Virtual field trips are an engaging teaching tool with many possibilities for differentiating instruction. Tune in and learn how to set one up.

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Ira Bickoff is a public high school science teacher at Rondout Valley High School in New York's Hudson Valley. He teaches physics, AP physics, earth science and marine science. His thirteenth year teaching, before that he was an environmental consultant for twelve years.

Our guest believes that testing mandates are sucking the life of schools and creating what one educator calls the testing sweat shop mentality. What is the right role of testing in education and how can we restore balance?

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Pamela Moran has served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools since January 2006. She oversees a division with an annual operating budget of $151 million, with more than 1,100 teachers educating 13,000 students in 26 schools.

Join us a for a fascinating discussion with a teacher, who has translated the concepts of multiple intelligences, into a format that is easily understood by kids.

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Laura Candler is the owner of Teaching Resources and a former 5th grade teacher from Fayetteville, North Carolina. She has presented educational workshops to teachers around the country for over 20 years. She's the author of 10 books for teachers as well as over 100 digital resources.

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In a recent survey the majority of creative people said that they were self taught. Less that 17% said that teachers had played a major role in developing their creativity. How can we best teach creativity?

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Amin Saberi is co-founder of NovoEd and a professor at Stanford University. His research focuses on the intersection of computer and social sciences and he is co-director of Social Algorithms Lab. Anne Trumbore directs design and implementation for online classes offered on NovoEd. She has taught in, and designed curricula for, online environments at Stanford since 2004 where she developed innovative interactive teaching techniques.

According to our guests, many teachers are unaware the substantial risks involved in their use of social media. In this segment we discuss rights, risks and the basics every teacher needs to know.

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Dr. Scott McLeod is currently the Director of Innovation at Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency in Pocahontas, Iowa. He blogs regularly at DangerouslyIrrelevant.org.

According to our guests, many teachers are unaware the substantial risks involved in their use of social media. In this segment we discuss rights, risks and the basics every teacher needs to know.

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Dr. Scott McLeod is currently the Director of Innovation at Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency in Pocahontas, Iowa. He blogs regularly at DangerouslyIrrelevant.org.

Our guest today walks us through the four stages of the SAMR model, an approach designed to help educators integrate technology into teaching and learning.

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Richard Wells has now taught for 10 years and has been Head of Technology in both private and public schools, currently residing at Orewa College, which became New Zealand’s first compulsory BYOD school in 2010. He specializes in student centered learning, educational use of social media, augmented reality and providing effective professional development that is centered on the individual teacher’s requirements and current skill-set.

Our guests today created a see judge, act model for teaching kids about people who struggle to get access to clean water.

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Maggie Lauder is in her tenth year of teaching theology at a Catholic high school and her eighth year at Servite High School in Anaheim. Joe Kim is serving as the Director of Campus Ministry at St. Francis High School in La Canada, CA. and pursuing a Masters Degree in Pastoral Theology from Loyola Marymount University, and run a graphic apparel company called PAL Campaign.

Our guest today created a site called Classtools which uses fake versions of popular apps to teach student a variety subjects. Tune in to learn more about this fascinating teaching resource.

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Russell Tarr is a teacher at the International School of Toulouse, France; author of www.activehistory.co.uk and www.classtools.net.

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Our guest is pushing the envelope of employing technology to teach STEAM. Tune in as we discuss the innovative program he helped to set up at his school.

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Vinnie Vrotny is the Director of Academic Technology at an Independent School

Palatine, IL. leading Quest’s STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Science) initiatives Vinnie's current project include both a 1:1 Chromebook implementation.