To be a #teacherontiktok (and basically, a teacher on social media) is tricky. How can teachers navigate social media? If students say that they cringe when they see their teachers on Tiktok, should teachers then stop using the app? What delineates personal from professional in the ethics of being a teacher on Tiktok? John Paul Viernes, an edtech expert and education leader, joins our conversation on the tricky ethics of #teachersontiktok.

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Do you want to write your own fictional story or publish a personal blog but you don't know how to go about it? Have you experienced writer's block? Are you a teacher who's having a hard time getting your students to write? 2022 Global Student Prize finalist Leah Angela Cioco joins our podcast and shares how, as a young published writer, she learned that knowing oneself can be one incredible way of becoming a better writer, whether professional or for personal development.

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Reports of cheating in tests during remote learning reached an all-time high! Since students were not with their teachers and on their own, the temptation to cheat was much stronger. Ma. Angelica B. America, Economics teacher in Senior High School (Xavier School) and college instructor (Ateneo de Manila University) joins us as we reflect if we can really stop students from cheating in class. The discussion revolves around the areas of assessment design, using technology tools in assessment, and values formation in students. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2kHX53u or Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kEpabQ.

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In this episode, Imran Hassan, EdTech Trainer for Asia and the Pacific at EdPuzzle, joins us as we rediscover and re-learn flipped learning and how it helped learners during the pandemic lockdown and how teachers can integrate flipped learning into their daily learning experiences. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2kHX53u or Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kEpabQ.

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Pre-season 9! This is empowerED Podcast, a podcast for interviews, discussions, and most of the time, chill and candid conversations with insightful thought leaders, inspiring educators, and courageous change-makers who help transform, elevate, and celebrate teachers around the globe. Let’s get empowered.

In this third episode of the special hybrid or hyflex learning mini-series, we examine recurring challenges in Hybrid/Hyflex Learning and find ways to address them. We survey the following areas: learning and assessment, teacher readiness, space and infrastructure, and most importantly, safety, support, and equity.

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In this second episode of the special hybrid or hyflex learning mini-series, we dive deep into UNESCO's three-step approach into designing the school's Hybrid/Hyflex Learning Program, focusing on the importance of understanding context, needs, and capabilities of the school community.

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We continue to witness recurring surges of covid infection in our communities that affect schools. The education systems need to be ready with a resilient learning continuity program. In this first episode of the special hybrid or hyflex learning mini-series, we examine hybrid or hyflex learning and its role in ensuring that learning continues amidst recurring school lockdowns or restricted on-site or in-person learning.

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2kHX53u or Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kEpabQ.

If you have questions, connect with me:

m: [email protected]; w: francisjimtuscano.com; t: @jimtuscano

How can a student win a US $100,000 Award and help change the world? A special and surprise episode drops today before lunch!

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Global Teacher Prize 2021 Finalist Steven Kolber (Australia) shares how the universal design of learning and AI can be tapped to elevate learning, explaining how UDL and AI can help teachers to be more effective educators to provide better learning experiences to students. 

Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2kHX53u or Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2kEpabQ.

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