EduMatch Connect

Recorded on November 18, 2018

 

Sawsan is a student-focused educator of 18 years, lifelong learner, PHD candidate, NBCT candidate, and mother of 3 awesome kids. She is passionate about contributing to a better tomorrow! Follow her at @SJEducate.

 

Also check out:

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

EduMagic by Sam Fecich

DivergentEDU by Mandy Froehlich

Daddy’s Favorites by Elissa Frazier

Level Up Leadership by Brian Kulak

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Recorded on October 27, 2018

 

Inspired by his youth development and nonprofit work as a student at Morehouse College, Jason Green has dedicated his career to creating positive change in education. Co-founder of LINC (Learning Innovation Catalyst) and co-author of the best-selling book, Blended Learning in Action, Jason has helped hundreds of schools and districts reimagine and implement 21st century teaching and learning. Through an ongoing research partnership with Stanford University Graduate School of Education’s Dr. Arnetha Ball, Jason develops and implements professional learning experiences designed to help educators build their practice of blended and personalized learning. Jason holds an MBA from the Wharton School, a M.S.Ed from the University of Pennsylvania, and has spoken at leading universities and conferences around the world. Connect with Jason on Twitter @jasontoddgreen.

 

Also check out:

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

EduMagic by Sam Fecich

DivergentEDU by Mandy Froehlich

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Recorded on November 15, 2018

 

Mandy Froehlich is the Director of Innovation and Technology for the Ripon Area School District in Ripon, Wisconsin where she supports and encourages educators to create innovative change in their classrooms. Her passion lies in reinvigorating and re-engaging teachers back into their profession, as well as what is needed to support teachers in their pursuit of innovative and divergent thinking. She consults with school districts and post-secondary institutions around the country in the effective use of technology to support great teaching, conducts workshops as a Google for Education Certified Trainer and has presented on similar topics at conferences such as CUE, TIES, FETC and ISTE. Her first book, The Fire Within: Lessons from defeat that have ignited a passion for learning, discusses mental health awareness for teachers. Her second book, Divergent EDU, is based on an organizational structure she developed to support teachers in innovative and divergent thinking.

Also check out:

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

EduMagic by Sam Fecich

DivergentEDU by Mandy Froehlich

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Microcredentials in Professional Learning

Recorded on October 28, 2018

 

Moderator:

Irene Bal (@IreneAmelia1)

Irene Bal is a Lecturer in the Educational Technology Program at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, MD. She is a certified PreK-12th grade music teacher who has integrated technology in her classroom since her student teaching days.

 

Panelists:

Noah Geisel (@SenorG)

#badgechat on Mondays at 630pmET, #BadgeSummit June 22, 2019 in Philly

 

Damon Torgerson (@AlludoPlay)

Co-founder of Alludo - a gamified learning platform built for K12.

Check out:

EduMagic by Samantha Fecich

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Recorded on October 21, 2018

 

Moderator:

Brian Kulak (@bkulak11)

Father. Husband. K-5 Principal. @EdumatchBooks Author. Founder of http://leveluplead.com. Speaker. Stay relevant. Stay passionate. #leveluplead

 

Panelists:

Desiree Alexander (@EducatorAlex)

Desiree is an Ed. Consultant, SLLA Prep Coach, Google Certified Trainer/Innovator, PBS Innovator, Certified in Microsoft, IC3, Symbaloo, Edmodo, Remind, Nearpod.

 

Erin Kiger (@EBGTech)

Tech & Edu combined! CCSD | OSU | SEAS | SDSU Leadership Student #ebgtech #ebgtechteach #ebgtechadmin Insta: EBGtech

Check out:

EduMagic by Samantha Fecich

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Recorded on November 1, 2018

Nicol Howard, PhD is currently an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator in the School of Education (Department of Teaching and Learning) at the University of Redlands. Nicol has served as an educator in various capacities over the past 18 years. She has taught at the high school level (9th – 12th grades and Special Education) in the Compton Unified School District and grades K through 4 in the Corona-Norco Unified District and the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD), and she was a Program Specialist (Personalized/Blended Learning) in the Learning Innovation with Technology department at SAUSD. Dr. Howard has also taught in the College of Educational Studies at Chapman University. Nicol is currently the outgoing chair for ISTE's Digital Equity Network. Her research and practice interests are related to effective technology-use in education and equity issues in computer science, STEM Education, and professional learning for educators.

Also check out:

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

EduMagic by Sam Fecich

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Recorded on October 21, 2018

 

Explority is a web and mobile platform that makes it easy for educators and schools to manage engaging out-of-classroom educational experiences, from short field trips to longer multi-day/week group programs.

Teachers and schools currently using Explority report saving days of work, enhances the personal experience of students, while providing easy and seamless collaboration between a network of teachers, students, parents, administration, and student tour operators.

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

EduMagic by Sam Fecich

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Recorded on October 22, 2018

Sign up for today’s event at Globalmakerday.com!  

Connect virtually and watch makers discuss live (YouTube Live) about different projects, learning spaces, creations, coding, 3D designs, art lessons, etc. There will be a session each half hour and they each will have a connected challenge.  When you arrive to the landing page, you can view the schedule, challenges and watch the live presentations.

Don't forget to post your pictures and videos of student creations using #GlobalMakerDay on Twitter during and after the event!

One part of the event is participating in challenges with opportunity for your class to solve problems, be creative and PLAY. Challenges will be posted on the landing page and given in the sessions during the day of the event.

 

Also check out:

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

EduMagic by Sam Fecich

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Recorded on October 7, 2018

 

Panelists:

Martine Brown (@MMBrown_Brown)

Martine Brown is an Instructional Coach from Dallas County. In her spare time she enjoys running and spending time with family.

 

Misty Kluesner (@MistyKluesner)

Misty is a Digital Innovation ToSA for Campbell Union School District in California. She is an avid sketchnoter and is passionate about bringing creative thinking and design opportunities into the classroom.

 

Manuel Herrara (@ManuelHerrara33)

Manuel is an educator, a consultant, and a doodler. He currently serves as the Innovation Coordinator and Design Space Facilitator for the Affton School District, a suburban St. Louis school district.  

 

Rayna Freedman (@RLFreedM)

Rayna Freedman is in her 18th year at the Jordan/Jackson Elementary School in Mansfield, MA. She has taught grades 3-5 and is an ITS. Rayna is MassCUE's President Elect and has been presenting at their conferences since 2010. Rayna has also presented at ISTE, EdTech Teacher Summits, Tech & Learning, MassCUE Fall and Spring Conferences, Medfield Digital Learning Day, JumpStart at St. John’s Prep, and EdCamps. Rayna serves on the DESE Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards Panel. She is part of the #ditchbook crew and a certified educator for BrainPOP and Flipgrid. Rayna co-founded EdCamp SE Mass and is working on her doctoral degree at Northeastern.

Check out:

EduMagic by Samantha Fecich

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Recorded on September 16, 2018

 

Moderator:

Matt Farber (@MatthewFarber)

Matthew Farber, Ed.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Technology, Innovation, and Pedagogy program at the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Farber was most recently a keynote for UNESCO MGIEP in India, and he is the author of the new book Game-Based Learning in Action: How an Expert Affinity Group Teaches with Games.

 

Panelists:

Amy Heger (@DrAmyHeger)

Hi my name is Dr. Amy Heger and I am a School-Level Strategist and Administrative Coach. I help principals and other building administrators maximize their time and resources while also facilitating an empathetic environment for cultivating and retaining highly qualified teachers.

 

Stuart Claggett (@stuartclaggett)

Stuart Claggett is the COO/CTO at Dig-iT! Games, a mission based game developer and publisher that with a goal of having a positive impact on education by harnessing the power of game-based learning. He is currently leading the open-source GBLxAPI.org initiative to simplify and standardize how educational games collect meaningful data for developers, educators, and researchers.

 

Glen Irvin (@IrvSpanish)

Glen Irvin has been in education around 20 years and he currently works as a technology integrationist and instructional coach in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. He is an avid gamer with a passion for gamification, playful learning, and game-based learning. As a teacher, his classroom was a gamified, quest-based, mastery learning environment where students were given the time and opportunity to succeed.  

Check out:

EduMagic by Samantha Fecich

The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich

The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello

Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey

 

Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron)

Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)

 

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Join the movement: www.edumatch.org