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Paul, Aaron, Tom, Julie, and Maurice used an Edutopia article entitled "What an Experienced Teacher Notices in the First 5 Minutes of Class *Edutopia*, October 9, 2026 [https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-experienced-teachers-notice-first-5-minutes-class](https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-experienced-teachers-notice-first-5-minutes-class) as the inspiration for Beginnings: What We Do During the FIrst Five Minutes of class. See the full show notes at https://tisfortraining.wordpress.com We have to give our people permission to be brilliant.

Paul, Mark, Tom, Aaron, and Jared talked about what they would tell conference organizers and how they can encourage learners to see conferences are essential learning tools. Complete show notes on tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show on October 15th @ 9 Eastern.

Maurice, Paul, and Aaron talked about how we can recognize our learners' needs and adapt in the moment. And some Presenting 101 tips and tricks. Look at tisfortraining.wordpress.com for the latest show notes and information.

Maurice, Paul, Aaron, Mark, and Tom are the usual suspects. We started talking about the importance of the arts in our work based on the book Art Cure, by Daisy Fancourt and went from there. Look at tisfortraining.wordpress.com for the latest show notes and information.

This was a very special episode of the show. Show number 400!!!! We had old friends, current usual suspects, and some surprises wrapped in stories and appreciation for the program. On the call were Maurice Coleman, Paul Signorelli, Julie Strange, Jill Hurst-Wahl, Andrea Snyder, Janie Hermann, Aaron Blumberg, Dorothy Stoltz, Diane Huckabay, Jennifer Koerber, Mark Corbett Wilson, Jared Bendis, Lori Reed, and Tom Haymes. A big special thanks to Paul and Julie for pulling this off and to Dorothy for a wonderful poem. Many stories were shared. Complete blast from the past photos and minor notes on tisfortraining.wordpress.com The next show is Thursday, August 20th, @ 9 Eastern.

Maurice, Paul, Aaron, Tom & returning Julie S. are joined by Sam Helmick, Immediate Past President of the American Library Association. Full notes on tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show Thursday, August 6 @ 9 eastern

Tonight, Paul, Maurice, Tom, Aaron, Jared, and Mark discussed the role of AI in education and how students, faculty, staff, and the institution are being slowly challenged and changed by AI. We started the show based on Tom’s Substack post about Never Ask a Chatbot Question [https://augmentingintelligence.substack.com/p/never-ask-a-chatbot-one-question](https://augmentingintelligence.substack.com/p/never-ask-a-chatbot-one-question) Find the full notes on tisfortraining.wordpress.com ``

T is for Training 397 - John Henry Dies in the End - Maurice, Jared, Aaron, Mark, and Tom. Talked about human interactions and AI. Why burn the books, when you can close the buildings…We discussed Pope Leo's encyclical and MIT's closing their libraries. Then went different places. Show notes and links at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Jared, Mark, and Aaron disucssed a learning challenge that started with a photo of a winged pig. A conversation happened. It was excellent. Full notes, photos and links at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next show May 28th likely on Talkshoe.

Join Paul (subbing again), Mark, Aaron & Tom for show number 395 - Kill the Wizards. A story told by T is for Training Usual Suspect [Mark Corbett Wilson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markcorbettwilson/) during the recording of Episode #394 inspired us to circle back to that story for a conversation centered on the question “What is learning, and how do we know when it has been successful?” Full notes on [tisfortraining.wordpress.com/](https://tisfortraining.wordpress.com/)

Paul, Tom, Jared, Aaron and Mark discussed mastery-based learning, what learning is, and how training and higher education succeed and fail in preparing learners for when they leave the learning space. Thanks to Paul again for being a better host than the regular guy. Full show notes with links to stuff at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

Paul, Aaron, Maurice, & guest, Jimmy Glanos, “The Volunteerist,” President Elect of ATD South Florida, discuss fostering Leadership and Creativity. Show notes and more at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

With T is for Training Host Maurice Coleman away for the evening, we were faced with a simple choice: persevere with a substitute host or pull the plug. The fact that you’re reading this and about to listen to the recording tells you that substitute host Paul Signorelli—along with Regular Suspects Jared Bendis, Aaron Blumberg, Tom Haymes, and Mark Corbett Wilson—persevered with a conversation centered on “Persevering or Pulling the Plug in Training-Teaching-Learning.” Among the ideas bubbling up during the conversation: the nature of heroism in learning and persevering, helping learners persevere by making things crystal clear, engaging learners to produce, and peer learning as the highest level of learning. Hope you enjoy the conversation. Full notes (and links!) on tisfortraining.wordpress.com

T is for Training 391- Mad Lib Framework for the Breakroom Wall. Maurice, Tom, Jared, Mark, and Aaron talked about the Department of Labor’s AI Literacy Framework Full notes and show information at tisfortraining.wordpress.com

We had the pleasure of a full house today – Paul, Mark, Jared, Tom, Aaron, Dorothy & Maurice. Premise: Let's look at our own communities of learning (including T is for Training), how they have changed over the years, and identify what makes them work in our blended onsite/online world. Find notes (mostly) at tisfortraining.wordpress.com Next Show on March 5th at 9 pm Eastern on Talkshoe. Seeds: Priming the Pump: "What Is a Learning Community?' California Learning Resource Center (real or memorex or ai) February 11, 2025 https://www.clrn.org/what-is-a-learning-community/ "Learning, Innovation, and Instagram: Building a Community of Leaning" Paul Signorelli /Building Creative Bridges blog February 10, 2020 https://buildingcreativebridges.wordpress.com/2020/02/10/learning-innovation-and-instagram-iitb-building-a-community-of-learning/ "Learning Community' Wikipedia Accessed February 19, 2026 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_community