In this episode, we hear from Kyla Drammeh, Elementary 1st grade EL teacher. She'll speak to her experiences as an online teacher, share some tips for those of you in a distance learning situation, and provide some perspective on equity related considerations you should consider.

Tech tools she mentions:

In this episode, we'll discuss how Shakopee is approaching the pandemic this year with our Shakopee IHD and Online programs. Then we'll hear from Jackie Yego, 8th Grade English teacher, who is teaching online this year. Finally, we'll share some tips on how to make your live video classes interactive with some tech tools and discuss ways to model the use of technology to help support students. 

Tech Tools:

Padlet: A digital cork board for students to submit their ideas (potentially in an anonymous way). Lots of creative ways to use this tool!

Pear Deck: Display Google Slides and insert formative assessment questions.

Whiteboard.fi or Whiteboard.chat: Create a teacher whiteboard and give each student their own whiteboard that you can view on a dashboard.

References:

Edutopia - Strategies to Encourage Students to Turn Their Cameras On

*Episode Recorded on Friday, May 22nd.*

Resources/Ideas mentioned:

Call to Action: Reflect on what went well this Spring and what you can do better for Distance Learning. The summer is great for that!

For this episode, we are putting on our optimistic hats. We have Kara Osmundson, Shakopee Digital Learning Coach, giving us her take on how we can look on the bright side of this not-so-bright situation we find ourselves in. We'll examine the positive impact this situation has had on students, parents, teachers, and how we might see this being a catalyst for systemic change in our schools.

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Kara Osmundson on Twitter - @kosmunds

Eric Hills on Twitter - @MrEricHills

This episode is all about the tech tools we are using during Distance Learning. If you have any questions about anything mentioned on the podcast, be sure to tweet @shakopeedlc or email us at [email protected].

One Cool Thing:

Ditch that Textbook’s Explore Explain Apply strategy

Published on: April 08, 2020 at 7:13 PM

Interview: Jessica Flanagan, Social Studies Teacher from Hudson High School. We discussed how things are going in Hudson after a week and a half of Distance Learning and she gives tons of great advice for teachers! Note: this interview was conducted on Monday, April 6th, 2020.

One Cool Thing:

iCivics 

Teaching During COVID-19 (private facebook group)

Call to Action:

Stay the course!

Music:

Just Do It - RKVC

Victim to Victor - RKVC

Summary:

In the very first episode of Catching Creativity, we will explore the professional development implemented grades 6-12 in Shakopee Public Schools to prepare for Distance Learning. We will also introduce the “One Cool Thing” and “Call to Action” segments of the podcast.

Referenced in the Podcast:

One Cool Thing:

@bergjaso - Tweet about District 192 Distance Learning Schedule

Call Action:

Email us at [email protected] or tweet at us @shakopeedlc! Share your thoughts on how you plan to connect to your students as people, as children, at the start of distance learning.

Music Credits:

This episode will serve as a brief introduction to Catching Creativity. You'll learn about your host, hear what topics we'll be discussing, and get a breakdown of the format for each episode. We hope you are as excited as we are to capture and share all the amazing creativity happening in our schools!