07/22/25
Today, I looked into a unit on Podcast Circles, written by an old teacher of mine, Nora Havelaar! While I didn’t have Ms Havelaar for English (and thus did not do this unit in high school), I did have her as my grade 11 French teacher and she was awesome! I think that this podcasting unit makes great use of digital features, bringing in elements like Google Slides and digital articles.
I think I would’ve loved doing this unit in school. I was big into podcasts like Misfits and The Storage Papers during high school, and would’ve loved to take my interests and dive into learning in this unit.
What works the best in this unit is the variety of tasks. Students work through a one-pager, character analysis, find quotes, and connect with articles to deepen their understanding. The flexibility and scaffolding in this unit is amazing!