The Educator Lens
Welcome to The Educator Lens. Have you ever thought about what goes on in the mind of your friends, who are educators? The main purpose of this podcast is to have people live vicariously through what an educator does in their school career. Such topics can range from the typical school day, educational pedagogy, better work habits, AI, you name it! Every podcast will end with a thought provoking question. Each podcast is designed be short, but some topics might be longer and have more thought in it. I hope you enjoy this podcast and please share with any fellow educator out there! :)
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Episodes
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
In this episode of The Educator Lens podcast, host Wilmer Bataclan talks about what is means to be proactive and reactive and discusses and example of how language plays big role as well.
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
Sunday Aug 11, 2024
In this episode of The Educator Lens podcast, host Wilmer Bataclan dives into the topic of productivity. He shares four key ideas he believes will help boost productivity at home or in the workplace.
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
Saturday Aug 10, 2024
In this episode of The Educator Lens podcast, host Wilmer Bataclan explains the strong importance of voice in the workplace, whether it is in hospital, corporate, or in the classroom. Wilmer discussed his game plan for implementing norms in the classroom with his AP Statistics class this year. Voice and elephants in the room? How are they connected? Watch this episode to find out!
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
In this episode of The Educator Lens podcast, host Wilmer Bataclan discusses the topic of accountability. Many workplaces have their employees accountable for various tasks. As an educator, Wilmer talks about his top three things that he should be accountable for this school year!
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
Thursday Aug 08, 2024
In this episode of The Educator Lens podcast, host Wilmer Bataclan refers to Brandon Burchard's book High Performance Habits. Specifically he discusses Habit #2: Generate Energy. But in order to generate energy, there are three key principles he followed to ensure he didn't burn out as an educator in the classroom.
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
In this episode of The Educator Lens podcast, host Wilmer Bataclan talks about the concept of mindset. He discusses the difference between the fixed mindset and the growth mindset. He even references Carol Dweck, who is a famous American psychologist that did a lot of research on mindset. Are you a person with a fixed mindset or a person with a growth mindset?
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
In this episode of The Educator Lens podcast, host Wilmer Bataclan talks about his journey and how he went from disliking math to majoring in it during his college career. He also talks about the purpose of creating this podcast and wants all listeners to live through his lens and sees what he sees.
About the Host
Wilmer Bataclan is a seasoned mathematics educator with 8 years under his belt. Graduating from the University of La Verne with a Bachelors in Mathematics and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Governors University, Wilmer teaches high school math in California. Being a podcaster was not on his to-do list; however, he was inspired by his life experiences and wanted to share it with the world.
His podcast, The Educator Lens, brings listeners in so they can see that the lives of educators are not any different from other professions. In fact, some of the podcasts will discuss topics that others will relate to.
When not teaching or podcasting, Wilmer aspires to go out and try food from many cultures to get a better appreciation of them. He is also an avid video gamer and is open to playing most RPGs, role playing games on various platforms.