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*daily warm ups - topic changes each day...add # for search capabilities *would you rather website: https://wodb.ca/ *flipgrid would you rather *music integrating content *flashcards during whole group bathroom breaks *Kagan: Quiz Quiz Trade (sample test questions) *writing components - opportunities to practice *Quizizz *keep it quick and engaging
On Air Coaching Session: Deep Dives
40 Ways to Inject Creativity Into Your Classroom with Adobe Spark Amazon Link by Monica Burns *Free *Chromebook | Apple | desktop | laptop *iOS | Android - components are split in different apps Spark Video - that’s what I use to create our podcast Spark Post Spark Page
Like the sour cream pouch versus the sour cream tub - it’s just a few seconds carved off of how long it takes, but oh, how it makes my heart happy to open, squeeze, and put back. And as a teacher, what do we overspend on to save time and make our teacher hearts happy? Amazon prime, pre cut letters, premade posters to use year after year, dollar store trips, the Crayola brand crayons, and all the TPT downloads!
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Virtual Field Trips - What are virtual field trips? An outstanding way to bring the world to your class when you can’t take your class to the world. How have you used virtual field trips in the past? Erin - They can integrate various subjects for a great project based learning activity. 6th graders were studying Ancient Greece, so I have them go to a series of tourist websites in Greece that offered virtual tours as a way to encourage people to book their vacations through their company. The students then had to plan a vacation with their budget based on where they wanted to stay and what they wanted to see. https://eduscapes.com/tap/topic35.htm https://ditchthattextbook.com/20-virtual-field-trip-ideas-and-activities-for-your-classroom/ https://www.discoveryeducation.com/community/virtual-field-trips/ https://naturalhistory.si.edu/about/virtual-tour https://www.symbaloo.com/mix/virtualtrips https://www.google.com/earth/ https://artsandculture.google.com/ https://explore.org/livecams https://www.tripsavvy.com/virtual-field-trips-for-kids-3129414 http://www.teachhub.com/how-plan-virtual-field-trip Joelle - Whether taking my class to the base of Chichen Itza or outside St. Basil’s Cathedral in Russia, we have explored the world from the comfort of our class. There is a great resource called Learn Around the World. There are scheduled virtual field trips that you can join. We have participated in visiting Abe Lincoln’s home as well as explored Mayan temples in Tulum and Tikal. All you need is a web connection and a webcam. I love virtual field trips because they generally are free, don’t require extensive paperwork, and allow you to bring your students around the world in a short amount of time. Ashley - Virtual Field Trips in a Virtual World Build suspense - send out an invite ahead of time Give clues along the way Create a KWL chart Build some background knowledge See the person, animal, or place live Refer back to KWL chart Themed activities
iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flipgrid/id756972930 Google app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vidku.app.flipgrid&hl=en_US What is it? According to Kayla Engle who wrote a blog entry for Flipgrid, she explained it as follows: AR stands for augmented reality, or the ability to “place” virtual elements in the physical world. With FlipgridAR, you can “stick” any Flipgrid video wherever you want by printing the video’s QR code and then scanning the QR code with the Flipgrid mobile app. Don’t have the Flipgrid mobile app? Just use the camera on any smartphone and scan the QR code. It will open the video in a web browser, just without the AR components. What are some classroom ideas? Community nights: students can record facts and families can view them as they walk through the halls Gifts for parents Student reflection Digital Citizenship: constructive feedback, positive feedback Show off awesome dance moves: just sayin’ PE or dance parties Asking questions Scavenger Hunt - scoot: Students record the questions or the answers depending on how you approach it.
What exactly is oneword? Many people have New Year’s resolutions, but how many of us really honor them for 365 days? The idea behind the one word movement is you choose one word that encapsulates or embodies your goals for the upcoming year. It can be for your professional goals, personal goals and of course a hybrid of both. It helps to focus or guide people as a reminder, and many have found success with identifying just one word. Joelle’s word: purposeful Erin’s word: why Ashley’s word: to be decided
The idea came from watching baking competition shows that my husband likes to watch Deconstructed desserts And watching Joelle transform her classroom repeatedly I was wracking my brain because I want to think of something fun and creative that I could share Then I started thinking about what it would look like if I did a classroom transformation I don’t feel confident so I was thinking what if I had kids do the classroom transformation This is where the deconstructed concept comes in Teacher picks the theme Allows for building background or focus on main topic Students break into groups Within group discussion on: Learning target for standards/content area Create the learning activity Day of transformation, students rotate through learning activities and can participate in the activity they created or not Students want to be engaged in their learning Students want their friends to like the activity they planned Teacher doesn’t have to pick the theme necessarily, but ensure that the theme is age-appropriate
Sam Fecich @sfecich Tell our listeners a little bit about yourself Prof of Edu at Grove City College Great education program Great outlets for shopping Teach preservice teachers Ed Tech Special Education Oversee Special Education Student Teaching EduMagic and EduMagic Shine On author EduMagic podcaster Mom of 3 year old, Summer, who loves Frozen What made you want to start podcasting? A need for preservice teachers Inspire, encourage, challenge, and support them Shine a light on the great stuff they are doing How do you integrate or do you integrate your podcast into your classes? Use the podcast to “Flip” the lesson Supplemental pieces that add to preservice and student teachers How long does it take you on average to produce an episode? Solo episode: 2 hours (includes all the pieces - social media, graphics, edits) Guest episodes: 4-5 hours (includes all the pieces - social media, graphics, edits, blog posts and/or resources) What is your go-to podcast to listen to? Education based 10 minute teacher podcast with Vicki Davis House of EdTech with Chris Nesi Not Education based Goal Digger Amy Porterfield When it’s not pumpkin spice season, what is your caff3inated drink of choice? Pike Place - 2 creams 2 sugars
All the things we need to know about Techmas: 12 slides, 1 released each day with tech tools, resources, implementation ideas, etc. How the Twelve Days came to be: Holly King made up the 12 Days of Techmas a few years ago and this year asked me if I wanted to collaborate. YES! So we’re sharing slides and creating our own based on the needs of our staff. How can we signup to see all the tech-goodness? DM me on Twitter @ebgtech or the link is already posted on Instagram @ebgtech DM Holly on Twitter @hollysking
Erin: Job hunt Focus on the “fun” stuff 12 days of techmas Book Podcast I did my nails! Audiobooks for inspiration Stopping at Starbucks WDW pass Ashley: Just make it through the day! Coffee/Tea Turning my computer/email off Disconnecting from social media Joelle: Concerts in my car Permanent smile that those who know me would know is faker than fake Pushing myself to do engagement strategies like room transformations to keep MY excitement going Read an atlas to plan dream trips Getting to sleep at a reasonable hour
John Martinez @jmartinez727 Dad to Daniel and Karina and married to Sonia Taught in Elem K-6 Admin for the last 12 years *How did you get into podcasting? John Staumont and John Martinez would listen to podcasts and discuss John Staumont wanted to do a podcast John Martinez was a dream crusher CUE 2018 in Palm Springs...they decided to do it! *Walk me through an episode? Do you know what you’re going to talk about ahead of time? How do you decide when you will get together? What does your tech look like? Frequency: aim for 2x a month, but it depends on schedules Topics: Focus on The “Why”, Leadership research - not necessarily just admin but leaders, journey of specific schools, technology, spin off show - Difference Makers *What is one tip you could offer someone who is looking to develop their own podcast? Number 1 thing is don’t stress about all the tech stuff. Just jump in and go. You’ll learn and figure things out as you go along, over time learn and grow and improve. *How do you juggle principaling and being dad and podcasting and the commute that I know you have? Each person needs to determine what balance looks like Give yourself grace *What is your guilty pleasure? Television: binge watching TV until way too late/early
Our trio takes some time to share what we’re thankful for. In addition, we have some friends and colleagues share what they are thankful for as well.
*Kyle Anderson @AndersonEdTech Special Education teacher Co-host on BeerEdu Podcast and Sons of Technology Moved to Reno from Las Vegas about a year and a half ago *How did YOU get into podcasting? Taking the conversations after work at the bar and turned it into a podcast *I know you also blog, where can folks find your blog? Do you have a preference between the 2 platforms? Andersonedtech.net Writing for about 4 years Talk about anything but often looking through the lens of education Can’t pick one *Family Husband Father of 2 *Vacation location of choice? Drummond Island in Michigan to go fishing *Social Media @AndersonEdTech on Twitter and Instagram @totheedgeedu - a book is coming out in a few months @beeredupod on Twitter and Instagram @sonsoftechedu on Twitter @bdicksonNV is Beer Edu podcast co-host @joemarquez70 is Sons of Technology podcast co-host
Kids Deserve It by Todd Nesloney and Adam Welcome Chapter 18: Never Stop narrated by Adam Welcome Things to Consider and Tweet: What’s a strategy you use to keep going when you want to quit? Joelle: Try reframing the hard year(s) as years of learning. Not every year is this difficult. Ashley: Remember that tomorrow always comes. Sometimes we just need it to be bedtime. Erin: Go ahead and look for other jobs. Looking doesn’t mean you have to apply.
Standards vs. Targets Standards are what we want students to be able to know and do. Targets are the “I can…” statements specific to the lesson/day. Ashley: “Leveled Learning Target” *Whole Group (Tier 1): online curriculum *“Small” Group (Tier 2): live instruction all students but done in smaller groups *Leveled learning targets utilized to teach specific skills based on students ability level *Advance: 1x a week ELA/Math *Proficient: 2x a week ELA/Math *Basic/Below Basic: 4x a week ELA/Math *No group has more than 20 students Erin: “Unwrapped Standards” *Look at standard across the grade levels *Break apart the standard into all the components and skills *Determine what needed to be taught IN ORDER TO teach the standard *What are the gaps in order for students to find success in grade level standard?
Chris Nesi @mrnesi *Tell me a little bit MORE about yourself By day a high school social studies teacher Adjunct at Rutgers University in the School of Communications Produce Partial Credit, The Assist Learning Podcast, The Infused Classroom Podcast, The Burned-In Teacher Podcast Run the Education Podcast Network Married with 2 small children Drinks diet Arnold Palmer for his small caffeine fix Interview Questions *How did you get into podcasting? Incredibly passionate about ed tech and my wife was tired of me talking about. She suggested that I learn about and start my own podcast. *What podcasts do you work on? Works as a host on The House of EdTech and as a co-host on PodcastPD Podcast PD: Chris and 2 friends in New Jersey with a passion for PD and who want to share their message *What is one tip you could offer someone who is looking to develop their own podcast? First step is to hit record. First question is what are you passionate about? What could you talk about at nauseam? *How do you juggle teaching and being dad and all the podcasting and producing that you do? “Keep one ball in the air and make sure that the one that drops isn’t your kid.” Prioritize *What is something outside of the professional life, that you love to do? Bake desserts Best Damn Brownies He’s sending them to the girls of Undrcaff3inated...we’re holding you to that Chris
What is it? Hybrid between Kagan 4 Corners and a classroom scavenger hunt; students move around the room to answer questions. How can it be used? It can be used for any content area, in any grade level, and it could be used for any component of a lesson. How can technology be integrated? QR Codes Google Forms | Break Out EDU Hyperdocs Quizizz | Kahoot SCOOT Template HERE! (Check the website for the link for a free, editable Scoot template.)
Joelle talks about some major take aways from the conference she attended with a team from her school. *Differentiated Conference - geared specifically towards your grade level standards and subject areas. *Practical ideas that could be implemented in the classroom the next day. *Increasing engagement AND rigor all at the same time. *Orlando in June for the National Conference - LA in January for a regional conference - Houston in February for a regional conference.
*Flipgrid Basics Students can use a video to explain their thinking *Taking it to the Next Level Copilots MixTapes Mystery Flipgrid AR *How can you do this in your own classroom? Joelle is partnered with a class in Canada for the Global Read Aloud Erin has partnered a 3rd grade teacher at her school in Florida and a teacher in Pennsylvania (Louie Soper @mr_middle_2) for a Mystery Flipgrid (Mr. Soper’s idea)
*Erin, you have some very exciting news to share! *I’m getting a book published by EduMatch Publishing *What was the inspiration for the book? *I wanted other educators to know that they weren’t alone in their struggle to balance life with education, but my story would not appeal to everyone. I decided an anthology would be the best way for a variety of educators to tell their stories so that a more diverse audience would feel like they weren’t alone. *What has the process been like so far? *I’m in the very beginning. I submitted my idea, I’ve had a meeting with Dr. Sarah Thomas, and a meeting with Mandy Froehlich, the Director of Author Success. Now I’m gathering contributors to tell their stories.
*Tell us about your presentation. *Using Wakelet to curate evidence for your evaluation docs *What would be your big one or two takeaways? *Soft start to the day with Tika Epstein (@tikaee) *Interactive Notebooks with Anita Thompson (@mstechie17) and Claudette Pantney (@cpantneytechie2)
What have been your experiences regarding expectations for lesson plans? Ashley: Reasonable expectations that allow for thoughtful lessons, but not overwhelming on details Joelle: Detailed plans allow for deeper thinking, and not necessary to look at again after that reflective process Erin: Good mix between basic requirements and extremely detailed What do you need to do for lesson plans personally? Ashley: Still go through the components of a lesson, just in a different way Joelle: Rhythm with Saturday to rest and relax and Sunday is more thoughtful plan generate Erin: As an instructional coach, doesn’t have lesson plans
Joelle’s Presentation - Diminishing the Digital Divide for At-Risk Students: Ways to implement DOK 3 & 4 with amplifying student voice Erin’s Presentation - GoogleLeader: Utilizing Google as a leader at your site Joelle’s Biggest Take-Aways from ISTE19 Building breakout rooms without using a breakout EDU kit. Erin’s Biggest Take-Aways from ISTE19 Podcasting sessions with great tips and networking!
What were the major steps to creating a podcast? *The unique concept *Our love of PD but bite sized pieces of it *Finding the balance between work and home *The name *Something we all had in common *Something other educators could relate to *Twitter accepted *The logo *Tailorbrand How can you use podcasting in your own classroom? *Students can report weekly learning targets and activities *Anchor *Alternating hosts/ script writers *Teachers/Principals using podcasts as audio newsletters
Our Story It was before ISTE17 when Erin encouraged Joelle and I to submit proposals to present. We were all coworkers at the time, working at a Catholic school, with a shared desire to continue our own learning. It was super exciting when we each received the alert that our individual poster session proposals were accepted. We worked together to pack supplies, make copies, set up, tear down, take pictures, tweet out with the #ISTE17 - all of it! We were an awesome support to one another and that was the beginning of our beautiful relationship. At ISTE17, we met some of the fantastic leaders of NCEA (National Catholic Educational Association) and they asked if we’d be interested in leading a series of webinars together. This successful collaboration led us to working together to present at district and state conferences in Nevada. It was at CUENV last October where Dr. Randall Sampson had a conversation with Joelle and complemented our trio and how well we work together. We had that feeling, but to know that it was seen from an outsiders’ perspective was huge! He told Joelle that we had something special and to keep it going. On the drive home from CUENV, we were all on Voxer and asked, “What if we started a podcast…?” And we were pretty much all in! Then the planning came along - coming up with a unique concept, and a name, our love of PD but bite sized pieces of it, finding the balance between work and home - we had a lot to figure out, but we were creating something that we are proud to be a part of today.
Undrcaff3inatED E125: Guest Series #6 w/ Matt Miller
Undrcaff3inatED E124: Guest Series #5 w/ Christia Osborn-Preston
Undrcaff3inatED E123: Guest Series #4 w/ Tika Epstein
Undrcaff3inatED E122: Guest Series #3 w/ Dr. Sarah Thomas
Undrcaff3inatED E121: Guest Series #2 w/ Heidi Carr
Undrcaff3inatED E120: Guest Series #1 w/ Scott Nunes
Undrcaff3inatED E118: Tech Tools for Tomorrow - GoFormative
Undrcaff3inatED E116: Using Quizizz for high stakes test prep
Undrcaff3inatED E115: Holly talks about her Girl Scout project dealing with early literacy.
Undrcaff3inatED E114: Ashley talks the science behind and how to make your slides visually appealing.
Undrcaff3inatED E113: Classsroom Transformations
Undrcaff3inatED E112: PD Books - Revolutionize Your Practice
Undrcaff3inatED E111: Tech Tools for Tomorrow - Bitmoji
Undrcaff3inatED E109: Reflections on Principal EL
Undrcaff3inatED E108: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel - Twitter
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