EdTrex Rewind

While at SXSWEDU Week this past March, Quin and Matt met the national leader for the Hope Street Group. This nonprofit organization seeks “to ensure every American will have access to tools and options leading to economic opportunity and prosperity.” One of their main projects is to sponsor teachers across the United States to be Teaching Fellows and we were lucky enough to sit down with six of them to do a series of podcasts on a variety of subjects. This week we sat down with Megan Fairbourn and Denise Willmore, two of the Utah Teaching Fellows, to discuss being an advocate inside and outside the classroom and how advocacy changed their perceptions of education. Join us for this amazing conversation!

On May 5th, 2019 NASA launch the Insight Mission to Mars and Matt Winters was lucky enough to be on the NASA Social team. During his time at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, Matt was able to sit down with other members of the NASA Social team. Jaime Cordova was more than happy to sit down and discuss his work with the Griffith Observatory, his future in genetics, and how education allowed him to have diverse experiences in his life. You can feel our excitement about the Insight Launch while we talk.

Are students ready to enter the realm of higher education? In this episode we explored student preparedness with Brandon Burnett and Kimberlee Taylor.

Coaches draw up plays to play to the strengths of the team. So why not draw up courses that play to the passions of your students? Blake Pope shares how he does just that in his Sport Literature class.

Sometimes you feel all alone on your teaching adventure. Guess what? You're not! In this episode we connect with community building expert Jared Covili.

Augmented reality will let you literally bring elephants into the room! This week Kimberlee Taylor, a secondary education biology teachers, shares her experience of the Google Expeditions AR pioneer program and more.

How do you bring Art and Chemistry together? Join us as we find out first-hand from Weber State University Chemistry Professor Brandon Burnett.

How do you use comics, movies, and other pop culture in college writing courses? Join us as we find out first hand from Weber State University professor Scott Rogers.

Quin and Matt hit the studio to recap day 1 of #UCET18. Listen as they share their favorite moments and insights around the theme “Communication.”