In this episode we hear from Laura Benisch, the Director of Career Planning and Partnerships at the Lincoln Academy Public Charter School in Beloit Wisconsin,  about real-world and career-focused learning, and the platform that is supporting all of the educators and K-12 scholars in the state of Wisconsin in career exploration.

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Author and educator, Miriam Plotinsky, shares strategies for giving students more voice, more choice, more responsibility and more challenge. Having spent 20 years as a classroom educator, Miriam now writes for publications like Ed Surge, Ed Week, and Edutopia. Her first book (for teachers) is Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom.

Resources:

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Miriam Plotinsky's website

Order Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom

Preorder Miriam's upcoming book Lead Like a Teacher

Find a list and links for Miriam's articles here

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Principal Melissa Barlow, English Teacher Hannah Hodge, and 11th Grader Kaleb, are enthusiastic to share how TutorMe has enhanced student achievement, empowered teachers, and is shifting the culture at Yukon High School in Oklahoma City. TutorMe provides highly qualified tutors, available 24/7, in 7 different languages.

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Andrea Keith brings her background as a classroom teacher, professional developer and ed-tech leader, to her current role as the Executive Director of Let Grow. Let Grow is making it easy, normal and legal to give kids the independence they need to grow into capable, confident and happy adults. Learn about Let Grow's programs for schools.

Resources:

Read&Write from TextHelp

OrbitNote from TextHelp

Let Grow

• The Let Grow Play Club

Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy 

• Free downloadable chapter for educators

The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Jonathan Haidt

Lots more recommended books from Let Grow

Daniel Shuchman, Chairman of the Board for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

Dr. Peter Gray's TED Talks and Videos

• The Decline of Play

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Middle school teacher, Thé Bui, inspires us with all the ways NexGen News has elevated student voice, brought continually new and engaging content to his curriculum, and built a culture of curiosity, creativity and student-led learning in his science and social studies classroom.

Resources:

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Adam Collins, PhD,  the Statewide Bullying-Prevention Manager and MTSS Specialist  for the Colorado Department of Education, and his colleague Jason Harlacher, PhD, Senior Researcher with American Institutes for Research are passionate about making schools safe and welcoming places for every student. They have co-written the book, Effective Bullying Prevention: a Comprehensive School-wide Approach, supporting educators to successfully create a bully-proof culture.

Resources: 

Connect to The Wonder Project from myFace

Pre-order Effective Bullying Prevention: a Comprehensive School-wide Approach

Evidence Based Recommended Resources from Adam and Jason's book:

• PRAISE

Article: From Ancient Greece to Iraq, the Power of Words in Wartime 

More Resources:

Bullying Prevention and Education Resources from CDE

School Bullying Prevention Resources from CDE

Reducing the Effectiveness of Bullying Behavior in Schools from the OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

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Veteran administrator and teacher, Wendy Young, had 100% attendance at parent teacher conferences, twice a year, for two years in a row. She also had 100% student engagement for 98% of the time during remote learning, and she communicates with ease with families from her multilingual class. Listen to learn how she does it.

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Jocelyn Pickford from CurriculumHQ and Josh Parrish from the Collaborative for Student Success, discuss how High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) transform classrooms, empower and retain teachers, and accelerate student learning and engagement exponentially. Learn how you as an educator or parent, can make a difference.

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CurriculumHQ.org

CurriculumHQ ‘Materials in My State’ Map

Resources on Implementing High-Quality Instructional Materials

Curriculum A-B-C Blog

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Educators, Dan Fouts & Eryn Sherman, share the transformative, inquiry strategies that bring spice, curiosity, engagement, and belonging to their classrooms. Hear how student-led learning hits all the standards and shifts school culture.

Resources:

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Get the book -  Experience Inquiry: 5 Powerful Strategies, 50 Practical Experiences by Kimberly Mitchell

Chapters International - find workshops and conferences

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Artists, educators and researchers James Rees and Flavia Bastos share the powerful, nationwide digital storytelling project and research project, Who Is American Today. Hear student projects, learn about research findings, and discover how to participate with your students or host an exhibit. 

Resources:

Connect to NexGen News and ask about their free pilot opportunity

the Who is American Today website

       Gallery and Student Projects

       Education Package and curriculum resources

       Tutorial Videos to help you participate

James Rees' website - full of very cool art

Flavia Bastos' website

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