A Meaningful Mess

By Andi McNairEducation

A Meaningful Mess episodes

November 30, 2021 4 Questions to Consider While Designing an Experience
In this episode, Andi shares 4 simple questions that you can ask, as an educator, to be sure that what you've designed is meaningful and will give you a return on your investment.
20 min
October 14, 2021 5 Mistakes I Made When I Started Genius Hour
In this episode, Andi shares 5 mistakes she made when implementing Genius Hour and what she would do differently today.

SHOW NOTES:
Feedback Questions:
What's going well?
What's not going well?
On a scale of 1-5, how would you rate your project progress?
What questions do you have?
Documentation of Learning Slides:
bit.ly/6pslides
25 min
September 28, 2021 Signs of Engagement
How do we know if our learners are being compliant or if they are actually engaged in the learning? In this episode, Andi shares what engagement looks like and three practical questions you can ask to make engagement a priority every single day.
24 min
September 14, 2021 Meaningful Implementation of Technology
Listen as Andi shares three questions we should ask to determine if technology is meaningful, as well as a framework that provides different lenses to consider as we explore and investigate technology to utilize in our classrooms.

SHOW NOTES:
TPACK.org
Sustainable Change Blog Post
26 min
August 25, 2021 Effective Intervention: What It Is and Is Not
In this episode, Andi shares three things effective intervention is and three things effective intervention is not.
Show Notes:
Blog Post (What Effective Intervention Is)
Blog Post (What Effective Intervention Is Not)
Daniel Pink's TED Talk
The Value of Self-Assessment
24 min
August 17, 2021 Beyond the Label
In this episode, Andi shares 4 ways that we as educators can look beyond the label to identify and address what every learner brings to the table.

SHOW NOTES:
Blog Post: Click HERE
Thrively - www.thrively.com
Design for Depth
26 min
April 19, 2021 Purpose Statements
Learn how one simple sentence can be used at the end of an experience to help the learning stick and help our learners make connections.

SHOW NOTES:
Blog Post - Purpose Statements
14 min
April 06, 2021 G/T Awareness Week: 5 Myths about Gifted Learners
In this episode, Andi shares 5 myths that we often assume to be true about gifted learners. Learn why they are myths and what we can do to move beyond the myth to acknowledge the reality.

SHOW NOTES:
G/T Awareness Week - TAGT
A Meaningful Mess - Facebook
DMLE Framework
21 min
February 03, 2021 Adventure Mindset
Listen as Andi shares how adventure mindset has the potential to help shift our perspective as educators. Learn six ways that we can plan for and experience adventure as we explore this new educational landscape that lies before us all.
24 min
January 26, 2021 Creating the Perfect Bite
In Episode 41, Andi shares how a shift in mindset can help us organize our teacher plates in a way that is manageable for us and meaningful for our learners.

SHOW NOTES:
Creating the Perfect Bite Blog Post
CASEL
18 min