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Episode #70 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Dr. Thomas Van Soelen, President of Van Soelen & Associates, joins Matt to discuss why schools chronically experience poorly-facilitated meetings, and shares strategies to effectively and efficiently use their time.You can connect with Dr. Van Soelen via Twitter @tvansoelen and his website www.vansolenassociates.com
Episode #68 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Ryan James, middle school teacher, and Milken Award Winner (VA '17), joins Matt to share his strategies on building positive relationships with students, setting goals for improvement, and self-reflecting tips to grow as an educator.You can connect with Ryan via Twitter and Instagram @aye_mrjames
Episode #65 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Yaritza Villalba, Educator Innovation Lead at Flipgrid, joins Matt to discuss the importance of culturally relevant resources being embedded in daily instruction, and share the impact on student development when they are not exposed to diverse literature.You can connect with Yaritza on Twitter @inc_yv or her website at www.mckenziesadventures.com.
Episode #64 is up! Check it out!!!I Choose To StaySpecial Guest Dr. Salome Thomas-EL, K-8 Principal, author, and national speaker, joins Matt to share his inspirational message and story behind why ‘he chose to stay' in education. Additionally, Dr. Thomas-EL discusses his thoughts on improving staff morale and capacity.You can connect with Dr. Thomas-EL via Twitter @Principal_EL and his website: www.principalEL.com
Episode #63 is up! Check it out!!!Is Financial Literacy Working?Special Guest Dr. Michael Thomas, Professor at the University of Georgia & Accredited Financial Counselor, joins Matt to share how we should conceptualize financial literacy, and discusses barriers students and families face.You can connect with Dr. Thomas on Instagram @modomsolutions or via email modomsolutions@gmail.com. Additionally, you can check out his financially themed t-shirts at www.blackfinancialculture.com
Episode #62 is up! Transforming Learning with TechnologySpecial Guest Ms. Debbie Tannenbaum, school technology specialist, joins Matt to share ways technology and associated routines can be used to promote student engagement in the classroom. Additionally, Debbie shares some of the strategies from her book, TRANSFORM-Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky.You can connect with Debbie via Twitter @TannenbaumTech or her website at https://www.tannenbaumtech.com
Episode #61 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Ms. Krista Leh, Founder of Resonance Educational Consulting, joins Matt to discuss the misconceptions regarding SEL, and how it should be addressed and implemented with fidelity.You can connect with Krista via Twitter @Resonance_Ed or her website at www.resonanceed.com
Episode #60 is up! Check it out!!!Transforming Systems through Equity, Inclusion & BelongingSpecial Guest Dr. Nikole Hollins-Sims, Educational Consultant, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Education in Pennsylvania, & 2021 PA School Psychologist of the Year, joins Matt to share ways on transforming systems in schools incorporating intentionality regarding equity, inclusion, & belonging for all.You can connect with Dr. Hollins-Sims via Twitter @DrNikoleHSims or her website at https://www.hollinssimsconsult.com/
Episode #59 is up! Leveraging Leadership: Three Keys to Successful School LeadershipSpecial Guest Dr. Robert Thornell, Director of Leadership Development in Lewisville ISD (Texas), & School Improvement Coach for NWEA, joins Matt to share the 5 distinct activities he recommends for all building leaders to be successful from his co-authored book “Inside the Principal's Office.”You can connect with Robert via Twitter @thornell5 or his website at www.intentionallybold.com His book, Inside the Principal's Office, published in 2020, reached #1 on the Amazon “New Releases” list and #8 on the “Best Sellers” list for Education Administration. It is available on Amazon & anywhere books are sold!https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Principals-Office-Leadership-Reflection/dp/1737864304
Episode #58 is up! Special Guest Ms. Tamera Musiowsky-Borneman, Professional Learning Facilitator at Plan Z Professional Learning Services, and co-author of the book, ‘The Minimalist Teacher,' joins Matt to discuss her career teaching abroad, and offers guidance to other educators interested in pursuing the same thing.You can connect with Tamera via Twitter @TMus_Ed & purchase her book at https://www.minimalistteacherbook.com
Episode #57 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Ms. Michelle Hill, Coordinator of Admissions & Strategic Marketing, & co-author of ‘Fired Up Teachership,' joins Matt to discuss what's happening in education right now with teacher vacancies at all levels, why everyone (educators & non-educators) should be concerned, & shares some long-term strategies for improvement.You can connect with Michelle via Twitter @HillMrispo or her website at https://firedupteachership.com Her book is available on Amazon and anywhere books are sold!https://www.amazon.com/Fired-Up-Teachership-Frank-Rudnesky-ebook/dp/B09MC3QJTQ
Episode #56 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Janelle McLaughlin, Education Consultant for Advanced Learning Partnerships, joins Matt to discuss her book, Leadership At Every Level: Five Qualities of Effective Classroom. School, and District Leaders. Additionally, Janelle shares tips for educators to grow in leadership capacities inside and outside of the classroom.Connect with Janelle via Twitter @Ms_Mac4 & her website www.innovativeeducationsolutions.net
Episode #55 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Steve Bollar, Speaker, Trainer, Consultant & Owner of Stand Tall Enterprises, joins Matt to discuss how educators & leaders can start to develop & maintain a positive culture & climate in their schools & classrooms.You can connect with Steve via Twitter @StandTallSteve or his website at https://www.standtallsteve.com
Episode #54 is up! Check it out!!!Special Guest Phil Echols, Sr. Administrator of Title I Programs (Wake County Public School System), joins Matt to discuss the importance of collaboration and team approaches to identifying & addressing challenges within school systems & organizations. Connect with Phil via Twitter @PhilEchols, & his website www.PhilEchols.com
How do you know what you do is impacting people in a positive way? Or are you just hoping it does? A short thought on how reflecting can help us move from hoping to knowing.
Talking with Pam Gildersleeve-Hernandez (@pgilders ) for even 2 minutes you understand she is like the Yoda of the EDU-World. She sheds a little light on the misunderstood world of superintendents, what she would change in education and her transition to the CEO of CUE.
It was a dark rainy day in Chicago, but the conversation was as hot as summer. I had the privilege to sit and chat with Keith Westman (@KeithWestman ) from Otus and meet his team at the Otus Offices in Chicago. It was great conversation about innovation, technology, why talking to a student is better than anything else and how Adam Levine could have been a teacher.
@sallyhoyt is one of those teachers you follow on Twitter because she looks amazing and hear from others that you would die to have your kid in her class. Well, I was lucky enough to win that lottery. Sally and I talk about what she believes is most important in the EDU-world, Safari Live and Global ReadAloud.
Sometimes it can be hard to reach a goal that seems so far down the road, but when we look at what is possible right next door, it can be a much more doable task.
I sit down with two brand new middle schoolers and listen to what they are excited about, what they are nervous about, their advice to 5th graders and advice for parents of new middle schoolers.
ClarksRoom has some changes coming to the podcast over the summer
Sometimes we can take lessons from mother nature, sometimes in the form of cute little monkeys. In this episode, I talk about how we are fine with what we have until we look at what someone else has. This is dangerous for our own mental health and for our relationships.
A carcast thought on conferences as I am on my way to Fall Cue.
A quick thought during my drive home on grading and the missing piece of pedagogy.
Something new on ClarksRoom. A podcast series on my drive...A CARcast. A little thought about your 5.
I jump way up onto a tall soapbox about how we can fail our tweens when it comes to smartphones and social media. This is an extremely important topic we do not talk about much.
Right now it seems so much gets blamed on social media, but Internet Trolls are not new. They have been around for a long long time. This is episode 1 of a 3 part series on how to navigate social media as an educator and parent.
My short thoughts on how to use and not use social media as an educator. Looking to @thebradmontague on Twitter for a great example of what to do. This is episode 2 of a 3 part series on how to navigate social media as an educator and parent.
DJ [@MrLatcham] and I sit down and chat for a little while about year one reflections. He just finished his first year as a VP after transitioning from the classroom. I just finished my first year as a VP at a new site after being a VP at his site for the previous 4 years. We talk about the goods, the bads, lessons learned and advice for other educators transitioning to an admin role.
In this extended episode, I spend some time chatting with Vernon Renwanz. He is a retired administrator who spent his entire career building up students and staff. Vernon shares his thoughts on what parents should know about the educational system, how to develop new leaders and his one big change of education. He is full of wisdom and this was one of my favorite episodes to date.
I sat down with Lucas Machado [@1LukeMachado] during an afternoon break in sessions at LEAD 3.0 in San Francisco. We talked about origin stories, being middle-management, the role of Ed Tech and how responsibility is much bigger than technology.
I sat down with Mr. Marc Welty, the principal of Kaseberg Elementary, during the Lead 3.0 conference for a quick conversation. We talked about the transition from teacher to administrator, being at a Title 1 school and about how we both are huge data nerds. You can find Mark on Twitter at @mcwelty
During the Lead 3.0 Conference, I sat down with Brandon Blom [@brandonkblom] and talked about his edujourney, the role of Director of Educational Technology, and what is his thoughts on big ideas in education.
I sat down with Mr. Field for a few minutes and talked about his journey to the classroom, what it means to teach inquiry-based history and how impactful WEB can be.
A short chat with Mr. Dunn on the importance of school culture and how a single teacher can make an impact. Follow Mr. Dunn on Twitter @mdunnster.
There is so much going on right now in the world and on school campuses. Shootings, walkouts, bullying, hatred, division to name some of the bad stuff. But simple kindness can cure a lot.
Sometimes we need to slow down for the benefit of long-term gain. A quick a thought on how accelerating academic (Honors, Pre-AP, IB, Advanced) courses in middle school can be a negative thing.
Episode 34 "Cue Jitters" Going to a conference- how do you prepare? Prep Before: Business Cards, make sure you bring them Something to take notes with, your choice analog/digital Chargers for electronic devices Twitter handle- if you don't have one make one. You miss half the conference without one. Comfy shoes and walking clothes Tools for going as a team? Meet before and decide on sessions. does it benefit you to split up to cluster into sessions? decide on a tool for communicating while at the conference text message, voxer, phone calls, emails Debrief each day and review the next day's offerings How can we continue to collaborate while in different sessions? Google slides OneNote Sketchnoting Take photos Etiquette for attending- Be active in your sessions, if you a have questions, ask. get the link or the handouts. Bookmark them in a folder so you can keep organized (or use google keep!) If you have a question that requires more than a one or two sentence answer, better to ask after the session, or by email/DM Documenting your journey Notes/handouts Photos Twitter handles and qr codes. Online resources
CUE news updates (Tom-Vista) We first went to Vista RockStar in June 0f 2016. I believe we did a review of this conference back on Episode 19. Digital Formative Assessment Options Microsoft Forms review (added quizzes) recently Microsoft Forms has added quizzes along side their survey. https://quizlet.com/teachers review. https://quizlet.com/livedemo https://getkahoot.com/ review. EdPuzzle- make video quizzes and get reports, free for teachers! Quizziz- easy and simple way to integrate tech Plickers with giveaway
In this episode, we get the second half of our interview with a surprise guest, Ryan O'Donnell, from the Check this out podcast. In this segment, we talk about personal PD, library books in the new tech world, Learning Management Systems, single sign on and why it is important, gradebooks, and out tech wished for the future. Mike and I also go over the nuts and bolts of podcasting, where to go when you need help/inspiration/guidance. We rely on Lifehacker Podcast Answer Man LibSyn (liberated Syndication, podcast hosting) Podcast Method Stitcher, podbean, spreaker, podify, spreaker, soundcloud
BUSD Happenings, A surprise guest, TOSA life, textbook talk, worksheets and podcasting, B4UT Categories
In this episode we review the three Adobe Spark Apps, Post, Page and Video. we also have two interviews from visitors to the BIC. Remember to subscribe and leave us a review on iTunes! Thanks for listening. Listen to the whole podcast for some surprises at the end!
go to www.tomtalksabout.com/tomtalking for the full list with links. We hope you enjoy!
BUSD FEEDDR Program, LEC-PLL with @thetechprofe, CUE News, and B4UT changes
What's featured in this episode? How to connect young people with what's happening in industry How to get teachers & students on board with technology within schools How to sense test tech innovation within a school environment How to overcome your fear as an educator and build confidence How to inspire students to go far in the world of technology How to overcome diversity issues within technology How to keep up with students' use of technology How to ask for help Where does Urban Teacher get his inspiration from? How to use your own struggles as inspiration for betterment Is profit seeking within Edtech at risk of undermining the benefits of Edtech? How to keep teacher training relevant in a fast paced world How will silo-isation of the internet effect the creativity of education? Tags: UKedchat, SLTchat, LTEHEchat, PodcastEdu, Podchat, Urbanteachers, Diversity, Computer Science, ICT, Microsoft, Techcity, upskilling, VLE, virtual learning environment, vlogs, youtube, innovation, TLA, coding, Code Academy, Mentoring, digital business academy, startups, prezi, bbc: microbit, IOT, gamification, pedagogy, SxSw Edu, higher education, google classroom, microsoft 365, show my homework, mastery, #GoogleEdu #GAFE #MIEExpert, Dalston Reading and resources: http://urbanteacher.co.uk https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8b-unRVRbkS3OBOWHtItIA https://twitter.com/urban_teacher http://www.sydenhamhighschool.gdst.net http://www.digitalbusinessacademyuk.com/home https://www.codecademy.com https://www.microbit.co.uk http://sxswedu.com https://www.google.com/edu/ https://products.office.com/en-gb/academic/compare-office-365-education-plans https://showmyhomework.co.uk
What's featured in this episode? How to launch a podcast for your education community; with multiple recommendations for apps, hosting platforms and equipment to use to keep things simple and effective. Which educational podcasts you should follow to gain the best insight What is app smashing and how can you get involved? Mandarin among the main languages to learn in the UK: French, Spanish, German Are exchange programmes dead? Why? What is guerrilla podcasting or citizen audio? Will the education revolution be podcasted? When? Tags: MFL, Langchat, Modern Foreign Languages, ELT, English Language Teaching, Edtech, UKedchat, SLTchat, LTEhe, PodcastEdu, Podchat, MFLTwitterati Reading and resources: Joe Dale resources: nodehillfrench.podomatic.com tinyurl.com/mfltwitteratiguide Podcasting: Audacity Podomatic Podbean Libsyn Feedly (Joe's preferred replacement when Google Reader was shut down ) Audio boom iPadio Pretty May Skype recorder Pamela call recorder Opinion Bossjock Jr app Adobe Spark Video Recommended Education Podcasts/contacts: EDUtalk David Noble (@parslad) & John Johnston (@johnjohnston) ; http://www.edutalk.info/show/radio-edutalk-17-02-2016-joe-dale-ios-audio-apps-podcasting-and-mfl/ Andy White, Brighton -podcasting help Ewan Macintosh - NoTosh Drew Buddie Wes Fryer; Shelly Fryer Claire Chalcraft @CMCinSwitz Mark Anderson MFL Events: Language World: @ALL4language The Language Show in London Bett National Languages Conference in Australia AFMLTA Etwinning conference IATEFL conference @iatefl NZALT - new zealand @_NZALT ACTFL - USA @actfl http://podcampuk.blogspot.co.uk Confucius classrooms Language Practice: Duolingo - (ps. you the ‘shit duo lingo says' twitter account is fairly amusing/philisophical @shitduosays) Busuu Memrise ELT Jam @jo_Sayers App Smashing: Greg Kulowiec Lisa Johnson paper by 53 my talking avatar free: explain everything Bloom's taxonomy SAMR model by Dr. Ruben Puentedura (34:37) App Smash Live Primary French Project Association for Language Learning Catherine Cheater French Institute Network for Languages
#CUE16 Spectacular Supreme Extravaganza Showcase #2 OMG Twitter! #tosachat and #connectedtl importance to this conference, and making us feel like insiders. Shout out to #SGVCue, our local affiliate and local CUE peeps. We discuss some more sessions we enjoyed from Friday and Saturday as well as some new manic minutes with @msbaker62, @techynana, @Bribriggs and @cogswell_ben. Lots of Fanboy adoration for all of the awesome educators we met and ways to continue to grow our PLC/PLN. Also, we talk about the CUE Karaoke, fun and good times had by all!
#Cue16 Spectacular Supreme Extravaganza Showcase #1 This episode is all about National CUE, and we had so much to say that we needed not 2, but 3 episodes to get this done. In this Podcast, we talk about day one, Thursday March 17th our #teambassett that went. Mad props to all of the crazy educators we met. If this conference was one thing, it was social! Yvonne Flores, Marlo Leon and Belinda Puente join us for our CUE-ReVUE, sharing their in-session and out-of-session gems. We also break up the podcast wih the Manic Minute, this time with Belinda and Marlo on the hot seat. Happy Listening Lots of name dropping this episode, with all of our new PLC connections. Thanks to the CTO Boys, Ryan and Brian, @edtechminded, @catetolnai, @cogswell_ben, @jcorippo, @lindseyblass1, @mindyahrens1, @bensonk49, @mrsjennarodgers, @techynana @msbaker62 #connectedTL #tosachat #podcastedu #cue16 Happy Listening!!
In this episode, Tom and Mike discuss Modification on the SAMR Model, Email Passwords and Etiquette, and two apps you should be using. Liquid Text- liquidtext.net Venn Diagram- https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/venn-diagram/id666981188?mt=8
This is a brief overview of what our podcast will be about, an introduction to the hosts, and a highlight of some of the tech we have in the district right now. There will be multiple segments in each show, Why we need tech, what we have now, Tips before you ticket, and some one minute tech tips before we close. We hope that you enjoy this podcast, and it provides useful information. Remember to tell your friends and fellow teachers. If you have questions or suggestions for the show, email us at edtosas@bassettusd.org. Happy Teching!