If you're like me and you see "Gamification", you may be immediately think, "nope, that's not for me, I never played games and it sounds like a lot of work." I promise you will get something out of this episode with Dee and Alex. There's also free resources available to help get you started with gamification in the classroom in the show notes.

I had so much fun recording this with Dee and Alex! Please listen and think about how you might get started with gamification in the classroom.

Learn more about using playlists in the classroom. I share why using a playlist is one of my favorite models of blended learning as well as ideas to consider when creating playlists for your students. Please share your playlist with the #BLinAction PLN on Twitter!

In this episode Tiffany Allen shares how her school transformed teacher professional learning with a Transformation Team. She shares how this shifted mindsets with teachers and students. This is such a positive example of teachers growing and learning even through the pandemic and how their understanding of blended learning strategies prior to school closures prepared them for remote learning. I'm excited to share this feel good episode with all of you!

Tiffany is an educator with NYC DOE in Staten Island. She has taught for the past nine years at the elementary level. She is also an Ed Tech Model Teacher at her school for the past where she hosts a model classroom and peer coaches other teachers with ed tech tools and blended learning strategies.

in this episode I talk with Angela Leiding from Columbus, OH about her experience teaching in a remote learning classroom. She is a French teacher at Mifflin High School in the Columbus City School District. We discuss why she felt prepared for teaching in a remote learning setting, what's working and what's not working. Angela's passion for her students is clearly demonstrated as she shares positive outcomes she’s seen in her students through their growth and resiliency during the pandemic.

Educators have had to make drastic shifts in their teaching practices to remote learning, hybrid learning and concurrent learning. Today I talk with Dr. Tucker about challenges with concurrent classrooms and strategies to use in your concurrent classrooms. Be ready to take notes! Listen for her ideas around creating equitable time for students with the teacher.

Welcome to The Blended Learning in Action Podcast! Enjoy this introduction to what to expect from this educational podcast!