Teaching To The Test Pattern: EP109

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Written By Tom White

Are you a teacher or a trainer?

Do you wonder why your students can not remember how to properly set up a tripod? Do your students shut down when they face any type of adversity? Are your students struggling with their comfort zone and it’s affecting their growth? It may not be their fault. They may have been trained and not taught. In this episode of Teaching To The Test Pattern, Tom discusses what you can do to change the tone of your room as well as what you can expect to happen when you make the change.

Meet the Author, Tom White

Tom White is the Broadcast Engineer at Grady College of Journalism and Communication at the University of Georgia. Prior to that role, Tom taught at Morgan County High School and Rockdale Career Academy where he and his student produced thousands of live streams for sports, news, and community events.

Tom’s program at the Rockdale Career Academy received the NFHS Network Program Of The Year in 2016 and his program at Morgan County High School received the New Program of the Year title in 2018.

Tom has been a long time contributor to many publications and is the host of Teaching to The Test Pattern Podcast.

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POV: SkillsUSA Technical Chair
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My preparation for this contest started several months ago - actually over a year ago. We were on site at the SLSC as a sponsor last year. I already had a relationship with some of the AV teachers in the state but I was intent on meeting more. As I met more teachers, I found out that many weren’t happy with the VNP contest. They had a lot of questions and most importantly, they felt it didn’t match what the students experienced at the national contest. 


I have known the SkillsUSA national tech chair for VNP for many years and last year was the first time that I got to work the national contest as a judge - I had been to 3 as an advisor. My eyes were opened. The teachers here had a point, what they experienced was nothing like nationals. As a matter of fact, it was so far different from nationals that it was almost not the same contest!

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This month, there are a ton of great things to celebrate, cereal, tamales, Oreos, and more…. they aren’t all food but there is a lot this month.

Check out the list of ideas to create content every day in March.

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Black History Month is not only an American institution, it is also celebrated in Canada and the United Kingdom - though the UK celebrates in October. 

Below you will find 28 ideas aligned to dates to help you and your students get a plan together for how to incorporate Black History Month into your program. I highly suggest that you bring in other people, programs, and community organizations to help your students tell these amazing stories. 

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