Get a CUE Podcast

Given recent events, and the ongoing pandemic, Brandon and Erika talk about mindfulness, staying in the moment, and how to best work on the social emotional health of yourself and your students. Tons of resources and plenty of laughs with GreenScreenGal, too. 

Brandon and Manuel sit down to talk for the second time, this time about Visual Thinking, his process as an artist, and the education social media landscape. They also talk about Manuel's upcoming Featured Speaker slot at the Virtual MassCUE Conference in February.

Brandon sits down to talk to Dr. Henry Turner, principal of Newton North High School, to discuss his upcoming presentation at the MassCUE Virtual Conference on Anti-Racism and Race in Technology. They touch on equity in the era of Covid 19, grading policies, adding seals to transcripts for civic action and social justice, steps to be more anti-racist. You can find Dr. Turner on Twitter @TurnerHJ, Instagram @Turner_HJ, and his website, henryjturner.com 

Brandon sits down with Ela Ben-Ur of Olin College and the Innovators Compass program. The Innovators' Compass is 5 powerful questions that help us get unstuck in any challenge, big or small—in one usable picture to share. It's a simple, powerful way to problem solve and Ela talks about ways to make it fit every situation (including a very difficult mental block that Brandon's golf team has!) Check her out at InnovatorsCompass.org and on Twitter @ElaBenUr

In the Season 2 premier of the Get a CUE Podcast, Brandon sits down with Norton PS Speech and Language Pathologist and MassCUE Board Member Kim Zajac. We talk navigating remote learning with diverse learners and the new look remote MassCUE Fall Conference. First we discuss connecting with students in a remote environment. Later, Kim, as Conference Committee Co-Chair, gives us some insight into what the "new-normal" Fall Conference will look like. 

Brandon sits down with New Bedford English and Research teacher Takeru "TK" Nagayoshi, the 2020 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. During their conversation, they talk about the process of becoming a teacher of the year candidate, anti-racist and anti-bias in education, recruiting more BIPOC into education and leadership positions, TK's advocacy work, and the upcoming MassCUE/WGBH/MASCD/MSLA Better Together workshop. You can find TK Nagayoshi on Twitter at @TK_Nagayoshi

This summertime episode features two interviews from the annual MassCUE Fall Conference. First, Brandon sits down with MassCUE Executive Director Shelley Chamberlain to talk about the role of MassCUE and the experience at the Fall Conference. In the second half of the episode, Brandon interviews Holliston Superintendent Brad Jackson, the President of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) and they discuss the role of tech in education and some legislation heading to the State House.

Ever heard of an escape room? Well Erin Foley, the digital literacy teacher at Hanover Middle School is going to tell us all about how to create digital escape rooms using some of the same concepts as a physical escape room, but with Google Tools. Erin and Brandon also talk about some of the great PD that's offered during the summer months through MassCUE. 

Laura Cahill of the Worcester Public Schools talks about her revolutionary professional development program using podcasts to create PD. Laura curates podcast episodes to assist teachers in remote professional development, a key strategy for engaging and assisting teachers in the current COVID crisis. We discuss her podcast PD format, our favorite podcasts, and try not to fall into Inception. 

On this episode of Get a CUE, Brandon Hall talks with Quaboag Regional High School teacher John O'Neill and students Liz, Madeline, and Josh. They've redeveloped the library in their high school and turned it into an Innovation Center, staffed by teachers and students, featuring a makerspace, green screen, 3D printer, and more. The students drove the bus on this project, and it shows throughout the episode.