Ryan and Howie are excited to welcome, all the way from his home planet of Tatooine, Thomas Riddle to the podcast. Ok Thomas may not be from Tatoonie but with the level of force and good that he has been bringing to education, we wouldn’t be surprised. Thomas has been in education more than twenty years and has served as a teacher, coach, principal, adjunct college professor, educational consultant, textbook publisher, and served on the South Carolina Department of Education. If this wasn’t enough Thomas regularly conducts professional development and instructional methodology at all levels across the country.
On today’s show, Thomas shares with us how he and his long-time friend Wes Dodgens were able to partner up with Lucasfilm,Ltd. to create “Adventures in Learning with Indiana Jones” (indyintheclassroom.com). Indyintheclassroom.com provides teachers with interdisciplinary curriculum and lesson ideas based upon Dr. Jones aka Indiana Jones. In 2012, Thomas and Wes launched a sequel to Indiana Jones called “Star Wars in the Classroom” (starwarsintheclassroom.com). This site provides engaging lessons in all subject areas using the power of the force found in Star Wars movies.
We hope you enjoy today’s show as Thomas takes us through ways to incorporate the movies that we love into our classrooms.
