Tips and Salsa

In this episode of Tips and Salsa, we're joined by sixth-grade filmmaking phenom Calvin Catania!

Is scrolling getting in the way of schooling? In this episode, we sit down with Sue Thotz from Common Sense Education to talk about online safety, digital citizenship, and the growing push for phone-free schools. Tune in as we explore the challenges, the new California law, and what schools, parents, and students need to know!

How does our district stay connected and protected? In this episode, we chat with David Monaco, Director of Technology Services, about the challenges of managing IT, the importance of cybersecurity, and what's next for tech in our schools.

Join us as we chat with Karen Burk, our 2024 Garner Holt Teacher of the Year, about the amazing AniMakerspace Lab at Victoria, her favorite projects, and how it's inspiring students to create and innovate! Meet our student guests!

Join us as we dive into the California Science & Engineering Fair with teacher Colleen Duncan and standout student Michael Stodelle. Learn about the fair's impact and how to get involved, and hear how Michael's project last year reached the international stage! Google Classroom class codes: Elementary - cpdbbvo Secondary - mphc3gf

In this episode, we're joined once again by Redlands USD Superintendent Cabral for a “one year later” check-in. We first spoke with him as he began his journey with RUSD, and now he's back to share reflections on his first year, the challenges and accomplishments along the way, and his vision for the year ahead.

We're back! In this episode, we chat with Jenn Moore, President of the Redlands Educational Partnership Foundation, about REP's mission and the fantastic opportunities it offers RUSD teachers. After listening, check out rep4schools.com!

Join us as we reminisce about the past year, bid some heartfelt farewells, and explore the exciting possibilities that lie ahead.

Today, Canva's our guest, as we dive into the ins and outs of this fantastic tool for teachers and students!

Join us as Tiffany Feduska takes us behind the scenes of her incredible journey – from the airwaves to the classroom. What lessons has she carried from radio to education? Tune in to find out!

We're joined in this episode by all-star educator, Alan Aceto to talk about how he uses AI in the classroom and at home with his children. Give it a listen, then join us for our next RUSD AI Forum on January 18th! ChatGPT Poe MagicSchool Diffit

In this episode, we get a chance to sit down with our new Superintendent, Juan Cabral to talk about what drew him to Redlands, his views on educational technology, and his vision for great teaching and learning.

Join us as we wrap up a successful year in Ed Tech and say goodbye to one of our team members.

Join us as we visit with very, very special guests Dan Merrill and Victor Saeijs from LEGO Education to hear about their visit to Redlands USD classrooms to see our LEGO Education program IN ACTION!

What are the ramifications for education with new natural language chatbots like ChatGPT? Join us for a deep dive into the implications for educators, students, and the shape of lesson design with special guests Paul Macomber and Rachael Rehage.

In the second part of our interview with Charlie Fitzpatrick we chat about GIS and ArcGIS in the classroom and the value of students developing GIS skills.

Join us for part one of our interview with Esri's Schools Program Manager, Charlie Fitzpatrick as we talk about his background in education, GIS, Esri, and The Science of Where.

We're joined in this episode by Redlands High School's Katie Baker to talk about student podcasting, video production, Rapidmooc all-in-one studios, and efforts to track campus culture and student engagement through platforms like Five-Star Students.

In part 2 of our interview with Redlands USD Board President Jim O'Neill, we delve into some questions about advancements in ed tech and what we think the future might hold for teachers and students.

Join us as we talk with Redlands USD Board President Jim O'Neill. In part 1 of this episode, we talk with Jim about his background in education and technology, and get some insight into where we've been and how things have evolved.

We're joined in this episode by RUSD secondary librarians Gina Porter, Korrie Krohne, Jenann Elias, and principal Carli Norris to talk about the amazing transformations all of our high school libraries have undergone to make them modern, inviting, productive, and future-leaning spaces. Come listen to how these refreshed spaces will be used in new and innovative ways!

LEGOLAND here in Redlands? That's right! Redlands USD has been rolling out LEGO Education kits all across the district. Join us as we talk with innovation teacher Olivia Davison and Kingsbury Elementary 4th grade teacher Becky Shields to hear all about this initiative and what it looks like in action in RUSD classrooms.

Lessoncast's Nicole Tucker-Smith joins us for this episode as we dive into Universal Design for Learning, adjustable cars, starting small, and going farther together!

In this episode, we take a look at a thought-provoking article from Alyson Klein from Education Week entitled The Future of Blended Learning: What Educators Need to Know.

Privacy policies, terms of service, and user agreements - oh my! Your instructional tech department has you covered, though. Take a listen to find out how!

In our final episode of the season, we look back on this year of pandemic teaching and learning while also looking forward to what teaching and learning will likely look like in the future. We also unveil TWO new teacher cohorts and PLNs for next year!

Katie Gillespie joins us to talk about how she's starting using podcasts with students in her classroom and provides a couple of tips on how you can get started too!

Terrance Davis from Clement Middle School joins us to talk about his manufacturing program and one of the amazing projects his students have worked on, even in a distance learning environment! Clement Manufacturing Student Showcase

Your favorite tech friends are back! In this episode, we chat with Brian Rice to hear how he makes strong connections with his students, even over distance learning platforms. He also shares some of his tested strategies to help his students achieve and build upon their strengths.

The team gets back together for a socially-distance episode to discuss the abrupt shift to distance learning and some of the silver linings that may come out of this whole experience.

Devlinn Clinton joins us to talk about assessments and what Redlands teachers can do to help put their students in the best possible position for success.

Tech Services! So crucial to what we all do as 21st-century educators, but who are the people behind the scenes and how do they make it all work? In this episode, we sit down with Dave Massaro and Alex Tusbota from the RUSD Technology Services department to talk about I.T. administration, their experiences, and where they think things are going.

In our last episode of 2019, we wrap up the year by sharing highlights from the 2019 California STEAM Symposium and previewing some EduProtocol opportunities coming when teachers return in 2020. We hope you enjoy! ⚙️ California STEAM Symposium

Computer Science Education Week is just around the corner! Gear up for it with our coding and computer science extravaganza featuring special guests Allen Thoe, Ruth Thompson, and Deepika Srivastava. We'll dive into RUSD coding clubs, Redlands' C-STEM program, the Hour of Code, and other CS news and opportunities for Redlands students.

Dr. Steven Moore from the University of Redlands and Marissa Defratti from Esri join us in-studio to talk about Redlands USD, Esri, and U of R plans to celebrate GIS Day on November 13th.

All your best tech friends are back with special guests Lauren Holcombe and Brandy Major to talk about how they created an amazing HyperDoc activity for freshman students to tackle the daunting research paper project. Come hear what they did and check out some of the helpful links for you to get started on applying some of these ideas in your own class.

We're back and ready for a whole new school year! This episode includes a host of news and updates to get you going on all sorts of new features for the 2019-20 school year, PLUS a special welcome message from Superintendent Arellano. ❤️ Tech Coach website: bit.ly/rusdtech

Special guests Janelle Vecchio and Tricia Elton join your favorite tech friends to discuss the amazing treasure-hunter escape (class)room experience they facilitated for students at Mission Elementary. Join us for our last episode of the season and hear about all the ins and outs! bit.ly/rusdtech

We take the show on the road to Orangewood High School to interview members of the STEAM Team Dragons about their success in recent Rube Goldberg competitions, including a trip to Indiana for a national event. bit.ly/rusdtech

Your favorite tech crew gets together to brag about their awesome director, Jamie Cortz, and discuss the launch of this year's Redlands USD Innovation Grant program. bit.ly/rusdtech

All your favorite technology friends are back at it with special guests Rachel Rehage and CeCe Gaede to discuss their experiences presenting at the 2019 IACUE Tech Fair. Grab a snack and join us to hear about the topics they presented. bit.ly/rusdtech

Your favorite tech crew gets together to discuss all the great things happening across the district and all that we're thankful for at this time of year. bit.ly/rusdtech

In this episode of the Tips and Salsa podcast, we'll sit down with Jen Hunt and Olivia Davison and dive into their brand new RUSD innovation labs, zSpace devices, augmented reality, and virtual reality. Come learn what these labs look like and what kinds of experience students are already having! bit.ly/rusdtech

In this very first episode of the Tips and Salsa podcast we'll sit down with Camille Dahnke and ask her how she goes about putting her Prowise large format display to great use with her kindergarten students. bit.ly/rusdtech