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TRC Podcasts

The Texas Regional Collaboratives is exploring the use of Podcasting for distribution of online professional development content. We conducted a pilot with the Region 19 Collaborative and ten middle school science educators, funded by the El Paso Corporation. We learned about support issues, authored online resources, and developed and tested a publishing process. We are now implementing an expansion plan to reach educators statewide. The crew above is our first group of podcast specialists who will soon be delivering regional training. The TRC Podcast Network is supported by the Toyota USA Foundation. Bookmark this page for a master index of TRC podcasts. Clicking on any of the Subscribe buttons below will subscribe you to the associated podcast. Each time you launch iTunes, the latest podcast episode for each series will automatically be retried to your personal podcast library.
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Learn about Podcasting

 Your First Exploration of Podcasts
Step by Step

  1. Download iTunes 7
  2. Launch iTunes, select Podcasts in store (upper left col.)
  3. Browse featured podcasts, then select a category (left) such as Science and Medicine
  4. Browse content by New & Notable, Provider, Featured, or Top Podcast Groupings
  5. Select one by clicking on graphic or title
  6. Read description, click Subscribe if interested
  7. Navigate to your podcast library by clicking on purple Podcast icon (upper left)
  8. Expand Podcast Series title by clicking small triangle icon next to the title.
  9. Select episode that you just downloaded and click PLAY button (upper left)

 I Just Clicked a Subscribe Button, What Now?


  1. Clicking a subscribe button adds a podcast series to the list of podcasts to be checked each time you launch iTunes.
  2. To listen, launch iTunes and click Podcast in your Library (upper left)
  3. Locate the tile of the podcast series.
  4. If required click the small triangle to see a list of episodes.
  5. Select an episode and click the Play button at the top of the screen to listen.
  6. Choose from the View menu, show artwork to see slides or video associated with a podcasts.
  7. If an episode is listed but grayed out, you can add it to your library by clicking the Get button.
  8. Delete podcast subscriptions by selecting the Series title and using your delete key.
  9. Add a series to your iPod, by dragging the series title to the iCon of your iPod as displayed in iTunes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profound Understanding Of Children's Mathematics

by Debra Junk
This series of podcasts is devoted to the topic of understanding young children's thinking in mathematics. Three major components will be presented through these podcasts: 1) how children think about and solve math problems, 2) the kinds of tasks that elicit children's thinking and, 3) how teachers can build a deep understanding of the mathematics they teach. Each podcast will feature examples of children's work and a short assignment for listeners to do after they have listened to the podcast.






Choosing Test Items, by Virginia Malone

This podcast series features video content captured at a TRC professional development event on February 12 on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Virginia Malone is a recognized specialist in test design and item validation. Virginia's workshop was over 2 and half hours and will be published in its entirety as 5 to 10 minute podcast episodes.

Download Workshop Handouts






Earth Science

This podcast series features Earth Science content captured at TRC earth science professional development events. The first episode features Dr. Harold McWilliams, TERC. Dr. McWilliams is principal investigator and project director for Earth Science by Design, a professional development program for middle school teachers.




Rocks and Minerals

Keith Brownlee, a petroleum geologist shares his knowledge and experience in the field of Geology. Learn about minerals and rocks with a Texas spin.




TRC Presentations

This podcast series features presentations by TRC supporters and staff. Listen to comments by educators at the North Texas Honoring the Teachers Event, comments by state leadership at our 12th Annual Meeting, and presentations by Kamil Jbeiliy, Ph.D. founder and Executive Director of the Texas Regional Collaboratives.