This week, Mike shares a resource that provides workshops, events, and techniques to help educators teach cyber security and include those concepts into curriculum. Ryan shares an article that talks about recent trends in math instruction such as building students’ problem-solving skills without including memorization of basic concepts. Tune in!

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Articles:

www.cyber.org

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-what-it-takes-to-actually-improve-math-education/2021/06?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit


Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Michael Hernandez (@edtechmichael)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan talks about the recent Supreme Court ruling in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. and discusses the extent to which schools can regulate student conduct under the First Amendment. Sarah talks about one school district’s unique approach to summer school and how it is helping students recover after a year of pandemic learning.

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Sources:

https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-255_g3bi.pdf

https://www.wbez.org/stories/after-a-year-of-pandemic-learning-a-different-kind-of-summer-school/ecc317f9-59ec-4a58-b0dc-8c4c4c60d1e1?utm_source=email&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Web-Share&player.ui=open



Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Sarah shares an article that talks about efforts made by school districts to diversify their teaching staff and boost recruitment. Ryan shares an article that talks about Juneteenth and outlines strategies that teachers can employ to celebrate this holiday in their classrooms.

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Articles:
https://www.k12dive.com/news/minnesotas-grow-your-own-programs-aim-to-diversify-teaching-staffs/601851/
https://inservice.ascd.org/juneteenth-a-time-to-reflect-and-educate/

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan shares an article that talks about giving students the liberty to experiment with other body positions to facilitate their listening and foster better cognitive skills. Sarah shares an article that talks about the current state of education through efforts made to return to in-person learning following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Articles:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-does-good-listening-look
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/us/schools-covid.html

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Sarah talks about accommodations for special education students in the online setting and potential opportunities for these students to engage in virtual classrooms to demonstrate mastery. Ryan discusses shifts to more relaxed teacher dress codes as schools return to in-person learning.

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Articles:

https://www.k12dive.com/news/decoding-the-divide-pandemic-highlights-struggles-silver-linings-digital-special-education/599878/

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/is-it-time-to-relax-teacher-dress-codes/2021/05?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=soc&utm_campaign=edit

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, This week, Ryan shares an article that talks about future of virtual classrooms by placing an emphasis on technology across curriculum to help fill the gaps for instructors. Sarah shares an article that talks about the importance of effective SEL instruction to address the individual needs of students and families.

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Articles:
https://www.k12dive.com/news/how-a-nyc-high-school-spread-sel-across-its-curriculum/600003/
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/remote-learning-is-changing-schools-teacher-preparation-programs-have-to-adjust/2021/05

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Sarah shares an article that talks about the presence of immigrant classmates with gains in academic performance for students born in the U.S. Ryan shares an article that talks about the possibility of ELA teachers using video games to teach literary devices and concepts.

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Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, we continue our Big Ideas in Education Technology Series for 2021 where we interview Ed-Tech innovators from the Future of Education Technology Conference. Sarah and Ryan interview William Glass and Luis Noriega of Terrapin, a provider of hardware and software to teach students to code. Our guests talk about the history of the Logo software program and how they are inspiring a new generation of future coders with the technology. They also provide their perspective on how coding can be taught to students as young as four and how it can be used to teach a wide range of subjects. Find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.terrapinlogo.com.

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, we continue our Big Ideas in Education Technology series for 2021. Our guest is Jenny Li, the President of the Education Business Unit at FoxIt Software. FoxIt is a leading PDF software provider that specializes in creating digital document solutions for K-12 schools. Ryan and Sarah talk to Jenny about the future of digital document software for schools and how digital document innovations are being used to supplement, and not replace, current document-based learning activities by teachers and students. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.foxitsoftware.com.

Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye); Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)

This week, we begin our Big Ideas in Education Technology series for 2021 where we interview education innovators from the Future of Education Technology Conference. Our guest on the program is Dr. Jeffrey Carpenter, the Co-Founder and EVP of VantagePoint Consulting. Jeffrey talks to Ryan and Sarah about the areas in higher education that are ripe for tech disruption and what that can mean for students, parents, counselors, faculty, and administrators. Jeffrey also talks about VantagePoint’s Return on College platform, which helps K-12 counselors demystify the college experience for their students. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.vantagepoint-inc.com and www.returnon.college.

Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye); Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)