<p>He outproduced NASA. Seven cameras to their four at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. And at the end of the year, he sat down and told me he didn&#39;t think he grew.This conversation with Billy Dunn from Albertville Innovation Academy is one of the most honest things we&#39;ve put on this podcast. Billy came from Fox 6 in Birmingham — gold standard broadcast — walked into a classroom, and is now three years in, running five jumbotrons across five sports, building a state-level AV teacher conference from scratch, and wondering if he&#39;s doing it right. The answer might surprise you.In this episode:- Why imposter syndrome in year three looks nothing like year one — and why that matters- What happened when Billy got a football jumbotron at 2pm for a 7pm game- How a student went from &quot;how long does this have to be?&quot; to defending a one-second strobe effect as her creative call- The Alabama AV Teachers Boot Camp — born from one honest admission: &quot;I don&#39;t know what I&#39;m doing. Let&#39;s have a conference.&quot;- Why Billy stopped asking when to teach frame rates — and what he&#39;s teaching instead- The HERC project and how covering a NASA moon buggy competition gave his students a real beat to workIf you&#39;re a few years into AV teaching and you&#39;re winning things while still feeling like you&#39;re losing, this one&#39;s for you.Teaching to the Test Pattern is a StreamSemester.com production. Subscribe so you don&#39;t miss the next episode, and head to StreamSemester.com for more resources built for AV and broadcast educators.<br></p>

Teaching To The Test Pattern

Teaching To The Test Pattern

EP 136: Billy Dunn from Albertville High School

JUN 3, 202630 MIN
Teaching To The Test Pattern

EP 136: Billy Dunn from Albertville High School

JUN 3, 202630 MIN

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<p>He outproduced NASA. Seven cameras to their four at the Huntsville Space and Rocket Center. And at the end of the year, he sat down and told me he didn&#39;t think he grew.This conversation with Billy Dunn from Albertville Innovation Academy is one of the most honest things we&#39;ve put on this podcast. Billy came from Fox 6 in Birmingham — gold standard broadcast — walked into a classroom, and is now three years in, running five jumbotrons across five sports, building a state-level AV teacher conference from scratch, and wondering if he&#39;s doing it right. The answer might surprise you.In this episode:- Why imposter syndrome in year three looks nothing like year one — and why that matters- What happened when Billy got a football jumbotron at 2pm for a 7pm game- How a student went from &quot;how long does this have to be?&quot; to defending a one-second strobe effect as her creative call- The Alabama AV Teachers Boot Camp — born from one honest admission: &quot;I don&#39;t know what I&#39;m doing. Let&#39;s have a conference.&quot;- Why Billy stopped asking when to teach frame rates — and what he&#39;s teaching instead- The HERC project and how covering a NASA moon buggy competition gave his students a real beat to workIf you&#39;re a few years into AV teaching and you&#39;re winning things while still feeling like you&#39;re losing, this one&#39;s for you.Teaching to the Test Pattern is a StreamSemester.com production. Subscribe so you don&#39;t miss the next episode, and head to StreamSemester.com for more resources built for AV and broadcast educators.<br></p>