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Kristy Vincent and Brian Brugger, along with their weekly guests, discuss all things education- providing a mix of professional development, encouragement, and entertainment to our community of professional educators.

Kristy Vincent, Brian Brugger, and Mark Cockrell


    • Sep 14, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 53 EPISODES


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    EduMatters #10 - Alternative Proposal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2012 59:39


    In this episode Kristy is joined by Beth Still, a Social Studies teacher at an alternative school in Nebraska, an expert in designing online curricula, and an all-around passionate educator.

    EduMatters #9 - Digital Citizenship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2012 47:38


    Brian and Kristy are joined by Tanya Avrith, an aspiring Google Certified Teacher and specialist in digital citizenship education to discuss the challenges and rewards of preparing today's children for tomorrows digital society.

    EduMatters #8 - No Barbie Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2012 50:13


    Brian and Kristy are joined by Jaime Vandergrift, Educational Technology Consultant, Educator, EdCampATL Co-Director & all around busy girl!

    EduMatters #7 - The Parent Trigger

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2012 51:29


    In our first episode after the summer hiatus, Kristy, Brian and Mark have a frank discussion about public schools, home schooling and charter schools. As you may have guessed, there is no shortage of opinions on the subject.

    EduMatters Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2012 4:44


    A quick update on the current status and immediate future of the EduMatters podcast.

    EduMatters #6 - The Tech Chef

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2012 52:35


    Brian and Kristy are joined by Lisa Johnson, an Instructional Technologist, blogger, podcaster, and self-described app addict.

    EduMatters #5 - 180 Days Down

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2012 49:02


    Brian and Kristy are joined by Krista Scott as she discusses the lessons learned during her first year as a public school principal.

    EduMatters #4 - Kindergarten Reflections

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2012 52:58


    Brian and Kristy are joined by Sue Holt, a kindergarten teacher from Washington state to talk about how she uses iPads and other technology tools in her classroom.

    EduMatters #3 - The Male Kindergarten Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2012 50:22


    Matt Gomez joins Kristy and Brian to tell us all what gangsta rap, Twitter and Arnold Schwarzenegger all have in common.

    EduMatters #2 - Collaboration Nation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2012 49:15


    Brian and Kristy are joined by Jill Galloway an Instructional Technology Coordinator and Google Certified Teacher as she discusses project-based learning, the Google Teacher Academy and more.

    EduMatters #1 - PD on Demand

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2012 43:02


    Kristy and Mark are joined by Peggy George, a 37 year veteran educator and co-host of Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinars.

    Tightwad Teacher #42 - Mobile 2012 Wrap-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2012 54:13


    Brian and Kristy are joined by Jon Samuelson (aka @ipadSammy), 4th grade teacher at Eanes ISD in West Austin, Texas to talk about his experiences at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference.

    Tightwad Teacher #41 - Engagement without Diamonds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2012 55:18


    Brian and Kristy are joined by Jerri Davis, a 14 year educator in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade classroom and a current Technology Integration Specialist for Eustace ISD to discuss preparing teachers for creating engaged classrooms of today and the future.

    Tightwad Teacher #40 - PD in 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2012 51:46


    This week Brian and Kristy share some ideas about mixing up the everyday to spark new excitement in the classroom.

    Tightwad Teacher #39 - Learning is Hard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2012 48:24


    This week Kristy, Brian and Mark stumble into a frank discussion about the seemingly ubiquitous tension between administration and classroom teachers in public education.

    Tightwad Teacher #38 - The Connected Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2012 54:44


    This week John, Brian, Kristy and Mark are joined by Sandy Kendell, a K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist for a discussion regarding the value of having a Personal Learning Network as a classroom teacher.

    Tightwad Teacher #37 - Do Grades Really Work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2012 54:46


    John, Brian, Kristy and Mark have a frank and somewhat impromptu conversation about the processes and procedures that are common in the current public school classroom, with particular focus on the way we assess effective teaching and learning.

    Tightwad Teacher #36 - Meet Krisy Vincent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2012 60:17


    John, Brian, and Mark welcome a new host to the show- Kristy Vincent, an Instructional Technologist and classroom teacher who'll be a regular member of the team in the weeks to come.

    Tightwad Teacher #35 - Flipping the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2012 56:46


    John, Brian, and Mark are joined by educational consultant Andrew Miller to discuss the concept of "flipping the classroom."

    Tightwad Teacher #34 - Fundraising with Donors Choose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2012 58:25


    John, Brian, and Mark discuss donorschoose.org and how it can be used by classroom teachers to supplement their classroom and project supplies.

    Tightwad Teacher #33 - Classroom Hashtag Chats

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2012 45:53


    John, Brian, and Mark learn about how twitter hashtag chats can be used to extend the classroom discussion.

    Tightwad Teacher #32 - 1-1 Computing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2012 77:25


    John, and Brian are joined once again by Shawn Kibel for a casual discussion about their individual experiences with supporting 1:1 initiatives in an educational environment.

    Tightwad Teacher #31 - Digital Citizenship

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2012 52:38


    John, Brian, and Mark speak with Marialice Curran of St. Joseph College about teaching students and their teachers how to be good citizens in the twenty-first century.

    Tightwad Teacher #30 - Beyond the Classroom Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2012 53:29


    John, Brian, and Mark speak with teacher Chris Baer about connecting and interacting beyond the physical classroom.

    Tightwad Teacher #29 - Selling Lesson Plans Online?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2012 58:24


    John, Brian, and Mark speak with Chadwick Harvey, a Language Arts teacher who supplements his income by selling lesson plans online.

    Tightwad Teacher #28 - Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2012 59:58


    John, Brian, and Mark discuss media literacy and its impact on the classroom and teaching standards with author, Frank Baker.

    Tightwad Teacher #27 - Bullying Support for Teachers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2012 55:45


    Brian and John are joined by Joe Bruzzese, founder of Sprigeo.com, a resource for teachers and schools to support anti-bullying efforts.

    Tightwad Teacher #26 - Technology Resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2012 56:13


    John, Brian and Mark take a light-hearted look at some education technology related resolutions that they encourage teachers to make for 2012.

    Merry Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2011 1:12


    Merry Christmas from Element Opie Productions

    Tightwad Teacher #25 - The Gift of Free Tools from the Cool Cat Teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2011 72:09


    Brian and John are joined by teacher Vicki Davis, aka Cool Cat Teacher, as she shares her top favorite free technology tools for teachers and how to integrate new technology into your classroom without stressing.

    Tightwad Teacher #24 - Common Core Standards

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2011 55:16


    John and Brian talk with teacher Suzie Nestico about the upcoming Common Core assessments, what they mean for teachers, and how they will affect learning and technology use.

    Tightwad Teacher #23 - So You Want to Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2011 51:49


    This week Brian and John discuss how to podcast and why it is value in the classroom. In addition, they also manage to go on a few tangents about Wikipedia, buying expensive gadgets, and why it's important to be nice to the school custodial staff.

    Tightwad Teacher #22 - Online Project-Based Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2011 54:19


    This week John and Brian speak with Jen Wagner, founder of projectsbyjen.com about the power of online projects and how it can connect students and teachers.

    Tightwad Teacher #21 - Technology Best Practices

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2011 58:54


    This week John and Brian speak with technology integrator Mary Beth Hertz as she share some of her experiences with technology in the classroom.

    Tightwad Teacher #20 - Wikis on the Read/Write Web

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2011 54:58


    This week John and Brian speak with teacher Barb Gilman about her experiences using wikis to connect students and teachers.

    Tightwad Teacher #19 - Raise Your Voice with Blogging

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2011 51:31


    This week John and Brian speak with Sarah Wu who anonymously wrote as “Mrs. Q” on her blog, fedupwithlunch.com. Her work has sparked national attention regarding the poor quality of school lunches, and has also yielded a book inspired by her blog.

    Tightwad Teacher #18 - Amazing Skype Lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2011 71:52


    This week John and Brian speak with 4th grade teacher, Paula Naugle, about her innovative and unique uses of Skype in the classroom.

    Teach #16 - Using Twitter in Higher Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2011 59:35


    This week John and Shawn speak with University of South Alabama professor Dr. John Hadley Strange about his use of twitter with his pre-service education students.

    Tightwad Teacher #15 - ShowMe App

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2011 49:40


    This week hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski take a look at the wildly popular “Show Me” app for iPad. Joining the conversation is Kika Gilbert, community manager for Show Me. This free app turns every classroom into its very own Khan Academy.

    Tightwad Teacher #14 - Computing at the Elementary Level

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2011 66:36


    This week hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski discuss technology at the elementary level with teacher Gina Marcel from THE SCHOOL at Columbia University.

    Tightwad Teacher #12 - The Real Teacher Workload

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2011 49:57


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by HS teacher Charles Ripley, creator of the "2000 Hours" blog as they discuss his effort to log all of the hours a teacher works in a year in an effort to raise public awareness.

    Tightwad Teacher #12 - Typewriters in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2011 52:15


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by teacher and typewriter enthusiast, Ryan Adney, as they discuss typewriters in general and how having one in your classroom can be beneficial to your students in several ways.

    Tightwad Teacher #11 - Linux in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2011 53:47


    Shawn and John are joined by Stuart Rushton, Education/Technology Administrator of the Lorien Novalis School in Sydney, Australia to discuss how he expanded his school's technology access through the use of Linux and open source tools.

    Tightwad Teacher #10 - Chromebook in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2011 58:57


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by Jaime Casap, Senior Education Evangelist for Google. They discuss Google's overall dedication to supporting education as well as Google's Chromebook and how they envision it fitting into the classroom.

    Tightwad Teacher #9 - Worldwide Postcards

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2011 41:20


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by Ana Campos, Community Manager for postcrossing.com- a community website enabling people from around the world to randomly share postcards via snail mail.

    Tightwad Teacher #8 - iPodsibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2011 73:15


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by 2011 Apple Distinguished Educator, Meg Wilson as they discuss the use of iDevices in the classroom.

    Tightwad Teacher #7 - Storybird

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2011 61:47


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by Mark Ury, CEO and Co-founder of Storybird.com

    Tightwad Teacher #6 - Free Web Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2011 68:56


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by teacher Richard Byrne to talk about some of his favorite, free Web tools for use in the classroom.

    Tightwad Teacher #5 - Communication Through Blogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2011 79:20


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by Brian Brugger to discuss the use of blogs as a method of communication between students, parents, and staff.

    Tightwad Teacher #4 - Tear Down Those Walls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2011 81:56


    Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by teacher William Chamberlain to discuss using online tools such as Skype and Ustream to open up the classroom to parents and the world.

    Tightwad Teacher #3 - Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2011 40:27


    Join hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski as they speak with Craig Kapp, President and founder of Zooburst, a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books.

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