Big Ideas in Education

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This week, Sarah and Mike bring in their big ideas, while Ryan provides his professional opinions.
Mike talks about one to one classrooms and how they have changed the learning landscape. Sarah chimes in this week with her research on how AR can improve student learning!

Want to read more about the big ideas discussed in today's show, click on the links below:

Mike: https://bit.ly/2FShITp
Sarah: https://bit.ly/2FGw8WM

This week on Big Ideas of Education, we change the format and discuss two big ideas. Tweet us your feedback on this format at @AcademicaMedia or use #BigIdeasinEducation.

On this week of Big Ideas in Education, Ryan and Mike present their big ideas while Sarah provides her educational opinion. Ryan talks about using inquiry-based learning approach in the classroom. Mike speaks about the increase of misuse of technology when it comes to student assessment. Want to read more about the big ideas discussed in today's show, click on the links below:

Ryan - https://bit.ly/2SZZpig
Michael - https://bit.ly/2qgHWYM

Ryan:

Mike:

Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair), Mike Hernandez (@edtechmichael)

Producer: Frankie Mestre (@frankiemestre14)

Hello Education Lovers! This week, the Big Ideas team has a new slate of stories for you. Ryan talks about a seventh grade teacher's interesting approach to teaching his students compassionate behaviors. Sarah discusses the most in-demand skill from employers in 2019 (creativity!) and how schools can encourage it in their students. Mike talks about Utah's recent innovations in tech education and how they can serve as a model for schools around the country.

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

Sources:
https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2018/12/18/want-your-students-to-be-kinder-try.html
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/01/07/the-most-in-demand-skill-of-2019-according-to-linkedin.html
https://venturebeat.com/2019/01/09/heartland-tech-weekly-utahs-approach-to-tech-education-could-be-a-model-for-the-nation/

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The team is back for the new year! This week, Ryan shares the story of GlassLab and its efforts to prove that games can assess learning. Sarah brings in her perspective on reducing stereotype threats in the classroom, and Michael brings in research on SEL initiatives with digital tools for the classroom

https://bit.ly/2Aa3jgV - Michael

https://bit.ly/2NC26HV - Sarah

https://bit.ly/2Lh5aoE - Ryan

Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@edtechmichael), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)

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This week, the team talks about giving teachers the same platform as administrators, to make school decisions. Michael brings in his big idea about using guided meditation in the classroom, and Sarah challenges teachers to learn again!

Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair), Michael Hernandez (@edtechmichael)

Articles:
Sarah - Learning in a Changing World by Katie Martin, featured in November/December 2018 (Volume 36, Issue 3) of Literacy Today; literacyworldwide.org
Michael - https://bit.ly/2PKlLSw
Ryan - https://bit.ly/2zZOVb0

The team is back this week with a fresh set of new ideas about teaching and education. This week, Sarah brings to the table the topic of personalized learning and how it's taking over education; Ryan discusses how a flexible grading system can actually foster a better learning environment; and Mike closes the show with his big idea: teaching through video conferencing. A lot of new ideas that you could use in your classroom.

Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair), Michael Hernandez (@edtechmichael)

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This week on the show, Ryan, Frankie, and Sarah are rounding up new developments in education research and school news. Sarah presents interesting new research about what the strongest studying practices are. Frankie introduces new experimental grade-mixing in schools and how they're producing better results than the traditional single-grade class. And Ryan talks about an amazing development this week from within our charter school network: the first high school SiriusXM radio station in America. Find the articles down below!

Sarah:
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/49750/a-better-way-to-study-through-self-testing-and-distributed-practice

Frankie:
https://www.districtadministration.com/article/breaking-age-barrier-in-k12-schools
https://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/bullying-less-common-in-schools-with-larger-grade-spans/

Ryan:
https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/slam-launches-studentrun-national-radio-channel

Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair), Frankie Mestre (@frankiemestre14)

Producer: Michael Hernandez (@edtechmichael)

Have a big idea in education that you want discussed on the show? Tweet #bigideasineducation and let us know about it! This week, the Big Ideas Team tackles how giving students on their assignment can actually foster better, more targeted schoolwork. Going outside the box, the team dives into how competitive video game scenes are actually benefiting the students' education. Rounding everything up, they share with us recent efforts in South Florida to shape students to be engaged community members.

Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@_infosecmike), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)

Have a big idea in education that you want discussed on the show? Tweet #bigideasineducation and let us know about it! This week, the Big Ideas Team discusses a very special classroom greeting program organized by Kindergarten students in Birchwood, Wisconsin. They also discuss a recent article in Education Week about homework in the Kindergarten level: How early is too early, and how much is too much? The show closes with a conversation about the recent announcement by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative about its new program to help teachers learn neuroscience.

Articles:
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/agree-kind-kindergartners-day/story?id=59129700
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/11/12/kindergarten-homework-too-much-too-early.html
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2018/11/chan_zuckerberg_initiative_educational_neuroscience.html

Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@_infosecmike), Frankie Mestre (@frankiemestre14), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)

Have a big idea in education that you want discussed on the show? Tweet #bigideasineducation and let us know about it! This week, the Big Ideas Team have three discussion-worthy topics for you from this week in education. First, Sarah, Mike, and Ryan discuss the increasing role of technology in homework assignments. Technology has the potential to make homework more enriching for students, but it might also be adversely affecting students who don't have the resources at home to complete tech-heavy assignments. Our hosts also discuss effective strategies for designing group projects that maximize student learning and minimize free riders on assignments. The show closes with a discussion of mental health in schools, and the innovative initiatives that some school districts are implementing to improve student wellbeing.

Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@edtechmichael), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)