Episodes
This week, Dustin builds a Commander deck live on the podcast. Well, live to tape...and edited down by about 10 minutes... Music by Joystock - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.joystock.org
Published 08/09/24
This week, Dustin Watson tackles the recent controversy concerning Secret Lair drops and a certain Modern Horizons 3 card's possible banning. Banned and Restricted List: https://magic.wizards.com/en/banned-restricted-list Nadu, Winged Wisdom: https://scryfall.com/card/mh3/193/nadu-winged-wisdom?utm_source=api Shuko: https://scryfall.com/card/bok/159/shuko? utm_source=api Music by Joystock - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.joystock.org
Published 08/01/24
Published 08/01/24
This week, Dustin Watson botches the intro, then talks about how to get into Commander, some staple cards for beginners, and rants about corporate greed. Music by Joystock - ⁠⁠https://www.joystock.org Prof's Cheap Commander Decks (Not Sponsored) - www.cardkingdom.com/tcc
Published 07/25/24
This week, Dustin Watson has a follow-up about Value Boosters, thoughts on Sheldon's Spellbook, and finally gets the sound right for the show!! MaRo Talks Value Boosters - https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/755777163568005120/hey-mark-why-was-it-decided-to-remove-the-draft Music by Joystock - ⁠https://www.joystock.org
Published 07/19/24
In this episode, Dustin Watson discusses updates to last week's dech tech, a deckbuilding contest entry, and shares his thoughts on the Value Boosters for the upcoming Bloomburrow set. Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org Krark and His Clones: https://archidekt.com/decks/8248389/krark_and_his_clones July Contest Entry: https://archidekt.com/decks/8305304/prosbloom_july_contest_entry Value Boosters Release:...
Published 07/11/24
In this episode, Dustin Watson talks about his newest deck, linked below. Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org Deck Link: https://archidekt.com/decks/8248389/krark_and_his_clones
Published 07/05/24
In this episode, Dustin recalls his first experiences at a cEDH event and offers a dech tech on Talion, the Kindly Lord. Music by Joystock - https://www.joystock.org
Published 06/30/24
In this episode, recorded with one mic on a cheap app, my Applied Communications II class interviews me. It was a very fun time, which I hope you enjoy!
Published 06/28/24
On this episode, I interview three of my seniors, who have had me in class four total times over their careers at my school.
Published 04/11/23
Back to the regular schedule! This week, Dustin Watson talks about some classroom management strategies to help teachers.
Published 04/03/23
This is a raw episode of the podcast. I'm tired of the garbage, I'm tired of games, and I had to get it out here.
Published 04/01/23
In this episode, Dustin Watson discusses Social Emotional Learning, and how to integrate its practices into your classroom. In the final segment, learn about a new award that Dustin's home district has recently won. Segment 1: Introduction and Overview In this episode, we will discuss what SEL is, why it's important, and how teachers can incorporate it into their classrooms. We will also talk about the benefits of SEL for students and provide examples of SEL practices that teachers...
Published 03/20/23
In this episode, Dustin Watson discusses what teachers can do to mitigate some frustrations from outside of the classroom sources, and what classroom teachers can do to help themselves. References Average salary in Missouri for someone with a Master’s Degree - Zip Recruiter - https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Masters-Degree-Salary--in-Missouri#:~:text=How%20much%20does%20a%20Masters,%2Fweek%20or%20%244%2C385%2Fmonth Public Education Funding Cuts - NPR: "States That Cut Education Spending...
Published 03/13/23
In this episode of the Nontraditional Teachers Podcast, Dustin Watson does an "interview" with ChatGPT's AI. Is this new technology going to end education as we know it? Or, is it just a tool that teachers and students can learn to use ethically and efficiently? Remember, you can interact with the show by sending an email to [email protected] References Radford, A., Wu, J., Child, R., Luan, D., Amodei, D., & Sutskever, I. (2019). Language models are unsupervised multitask...
Published 03/06/23
In this episode, Dustin Watson discusses the ups and downs of having snow days. Please rate, share, and subscribe to The Nontraditional Teachers Podcast on whatever podcatcher you prefer. If the show is not available there, let us know! Interact with the show by email at [email protected]. Thanks for listening! References Edutopia: This article discusses the pros and cons of snow days for students and teachers. It highlights the benefits of having a break from routine and the...
Published 02/27/23
On this week's show, Dustin Watson discusses the struggles that many teachers battle as the school year goes on: Am I being an effective teacher? Am I doing what's right for kids? Please send any questions or comments to [email protected], and please subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you are receiving it. 
Published 02/20/23
Ah, love! Valentine's Day is tomorrow, and love is in the air! On this episode of the Nontraditional Teacher's Podcast, Dustin Watson describes some of the educational experiences that he had as a student, and how they fostered a love of learning, teaching, and coaching in him. Please rate this podcast, and shoot Dustin an email at [email protected]  for future mailbag segments.
Published 02/13/23
In this episode, Dustin Watson discusses the nature of being real, and the ideas that help us to understand why kids may not be motivated to learn. 
Published 02/07/23
Coaches and teachers are both educators. But both tend to have very different views on their respective jobs. In this episode, Dustin Watson discusses what coaches and teachers can learn from one another.
Published 02/06/23
In this episode, Dustin Watson discusses his background, why you should listen to him, and offers some tips to improve the happiness of your students. 
Published 01/23/23