Get a CUE Podcast

Brandon talks to Jed Stefanowicz, digital learning coach at Old Post Road Elementary School in Walpole about drones and programming, computational thinking, his awesome blog, and of course the 4 C's. 

Catie Nasser of the Middleton Public Schools calls in to talk to Brandon about digital art, project-based learning, and her Artovation class where she and her students solve problems using STEAM principles and build some really cool stuff in the process. There's tiny houses, outdoor art installations, robotics, and more! Check Catie out on Twitter and Instagram at @CatNasser

Kim Keith, the Library Media Specialist from Dennis-Yarmouth, calls in to talk about Coding for Littles, including PBS Scratch JR and Scratch JR. Brandon and Kim talk about the changing landscape of libraries in schools, and upcoming events for MassCUE. They also find out a bit about where Kim went to 6th grade!

On this episode, Brandon Hall and Erika Sandstrom talk all things green screens in education. Erika describes how she has students set up multimedia projects, how mindfulness and social emotional learning fit in with green screens, and how a wrong turn led to a long afternoon at MassCUE.

You can find Erika Sandstrom online @GreenScreenGal on Twitter and @GreenScreenGal44 on Instagram

Check out the first ever LIVE taping of the Get a CUE podcast! Chris Gosselin and Beth Hughes stop by the 2019 MassCUE Fall Conference broadcast booth at Gillette Stadium for an interview about student voice, Flipgrid, and passion blogs. Hilarity ensues. 

Jared Perrine, the Director of Innovation, Technology, and Digital Learning at the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School in Cambridge, calls in to talk to Brandon Hall about all things Active Computing.

Tech.Ed.Gov website for all educational technology tools available from the US Department of Education. The seven areas of Active Use Computing are found here. 

Check out the Benjamin Banneker School's excellent professional development resources at https://www.banneker.org/pastpd

Christopher Bugaj is an assistive technology specialist, speech-language pathologist, ISTE author, app author, international presenter, online mentor, and host of the ATTips Podcast, which is a podcast about using technology to help students meet their educational goals. Chris is the featured keynote speaker at this year's MassCUE Fall Conference, taking place October 24-25 at Gillette Stadium. 

Chris and Brandon talk about his keynote for the conference, assistive technology, and how assistive technology has been mainstreamed to help all students.

Sheila Slawiak calls in to talk with Brandon about EdPuzzle, teaching computer science and digital literacy, and the development of her TEDTalk on the reason why every school should teach computer science. 

You can find Sheila on Twitter at @WMSTeachingTech

You can find EdPuzzle at www.edpuzzle.com 

Brandon talks to Rayna Freedman, MassCUE President and also a 5th grade teacher at the Jordan/Jackson Elementary School in Mansfield, MA. She has taught grades 3-5 and is an Instructional Technology Specialist. Rayna discusses great ways to engage students in the first few weeks of school and enhance student voice. 

Sketchnoting, also commonly referred to as visual notetaking, is the creative and graphic process in which an individual puts thoughts on paper through the use of illustrations, symbols, structures, and texts. Manuel is a pioneer in the field of SketchNoting, and in this special double-episode, Brandon and Manuel talk about SketchNoting, the SketchNoter's Cafe at the MassCUE Fall Conference, and previews the work he's doing in his home school district outside of St. Louis.