James Sturtevant Hacking Engagement

By James Sturtevant

What's James Sturtevant Hacking Engagement about?

It is my great pleasure to publish this weekly podcast that supplements my book "Hacking Engagement". Listen and get creative ideas on how to engage students tomorrow! Please visit my website: http://jamesalansturtevant.com/ And...for a cornucopia of teacher empowerment resources, visit: http://hacklearning.org/

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James Sturtevant Hacking Engagement episodes:

02.23.2023
161-Even More Hacking Engagement
Last summer, I got the writing bug again. There have simply been so many ideas that have emerged during my tenure as an Education instructor. In this episode, I introduce my brand new book Even More Hacking Engagement.
10.16.2022
Episode 160 Construct a Constructivist Classroom…Starring Kennedy Borcoman
This episode is about Constructivist Learning. Here’s a definition from the University of Buffalo:Constructivism is the theory that says learners construct knowledge rather than just passively take in information. As people experience the world and reflect upon those experiences, they...
07.19.2022
Episode 159 The Magna Carta Jigsaw
Summer vacation is getting long in the tooth. A number of years ago, I would’ve been staring down the calendar because football practice starts next week in Ohio. It’s sad to see summer wane, but it is what we do...
04.26.2022
Episode 158 Empathic Assessment…Starring Liz Jorgensen
Liz Jorgensen is an all star high school English teacher from Wisconsin. Her brand new book Hacking Student Learning Habits just hit Amazon’s virtual shelves. I’m confident that you’ll be inspired to check out this book after listening...
02.10.2022
Episode 157 Maybe, you should Keep Teaching...Starring Michael Brilla
It’s sad to hear reports of so many educators becoming discouraged. Some are considering leaving the profession. If that’s you, or you have a friend or colleague who's struggling, you selected the right podcast. In the last episode I interviewed...
01.17.2022
Episode 156 Don’t you Dare Quit Teaching Until you’ve Read this Book…Starring Jim Mahoney
It’s heartbreaking to hear about all of the talented educators who are strongly considering cashing in their chips and exiting the classroom. This is not a good thing. Their students need them and quitting may not be the right move...
01.01.2022
Episode 155 Rim to Rim to Rim at Age 60…Starring Marie Miller Bird and Sue Markovitch
It’s been a while since I published an episode. There’s a reason for that. I’ve been busy developing a new podcast. The Retired Teacher Coach Podcast debuted in the last week of 2021. It’s based on my coaching practice. My...
09.23.2021
154 Virtual Instruction Spinoffs...Starring Ethan Miller
One of my passions since the semi-return to normal instruction in hopefully the receding wake of COVID, is to retain successful aspects of virtual instruction and then to include them in-person instruction. I’ve heard a lot of students and instructors...
08.05.2021
Episode 153 Redefine your Normal...Starring Jennifer Burke-Hansen
Imagine a high school girl from Texas deciding to venture to Denmark as an exchange student. Talk about a culture and a climate shock. I’m describing the young Jennifer Burke-Hansen. What’s interesting about Jennifer is that she became enchanted with...
06.22.2021
Episode 152 Educator Consumer Feedback...Starring Collin Jewett
I’m going to describe a student. I’ll bet you can picture one similar. This kid seems unenthused by many of the prompts and activities that are issued or done in class. It isn’t that they are incapable, in fact just...
05.20.2021
151 Create a Positive Assessment Culture that Inspires Growth....Starring Aaron Cook
I think that every educator has heard the following, “I didn’t do well on this assessment because I have test anxiety.” The fact that every teacher has heard this should be a red flag. Certainly, a bit of test anxiety...
05.13.2021
Episode 150 Creating a Local Learning Experience...Staring Brent and Molly Watson
I went to grade school in a small town. Our school was right on Main Street in the town center. A few of my most vivid memories were the brief class excursions into town. On various days, we visited the...
04.15.2021
Episode 149 Get your Students out of their Bubbles Courtesy of the American Exchange Project...Starring David McCullough III
The bubblefication of the United States is much written about and much talked about. We tend to live around, interact with, watch media outlets populated, and are entertained by...people who think like we do and probably look like we do....
04.03.2021
Episode 148 Utilizing Assessment to Bond with Kids...Starring Layne Neuhart
This seems like a totally incongruent title. How in the world can you use assessment to forge strong relationships with students? And yet in this episode. My guest and I will attempt to answer this question. The key is student...
03.09.2021
Episode 147 Do your Kids Know CRAP about Evaluating Online Resources...Starring Kaylie Callihan and Josh and Hilgenberg
The attack on the capitol should be a wakeup call for educators. We have a moral obligation to help students evaluate online sources. Perhaps through our efforts, kids will develop a healthy skepticism about all sources. Unfortunately, many contemporary adults...
02.20.2021
146 Moving Past COVID...Starring Ryan Mocarski
I’ve always been fascinated as to how calamities, such as war, lead to innovations that benefit humankind long after the conflict abates. WWII, for example, sponsored all of the following:AntibioticsRadarJet AircraftComputersSatellitesThe old adage Necessity is the mother of invention could...
01.14.2021
145 The Legacy of a Lesson...Starring Ty DeLong
The best thing about social media is that it keeps you connected with significant people. It’s kept me connected to many former students. I’m going to talk to one today. Ty DeLong was a student in my Economics class almost...
12.05.2020
144 Middle School Science Teacher Shane Neiffer Explains HOW to Make Your Class Enthralling
Last week was exhilarating. My wife and I had become determined to install a subway tile backsplash in our kitchen. I thought to myself, There’s no way I’m going to pay someone to do that. I’ll learn how and do...
11.02.2020
143 Helping the Technologically Disadvantaged Student...Starring Jalen Wells
Covid has forced educators to take portions of their instruction, or all of their instruction, online. It’s quite an adjustment for all concerned. But imagine, and perhaps you’ve faced this, that a significant portion of your student’s home technology setup...
10.27.2020
142 Four Ways to Dramatically Improve your Next Zoom Call...Starring Bernard Johnson, Christian Manna and Emily Montgomery
The first time I was a participant in a Zoom call, I was so impressed. It felt so futuristic. I thought highly of it and was excited to do another.Covid however, like with many things we treasure, wiped out this...
10.15.2020
141 Veteran Music Educator Robert Trocchia Takes us to the Mountaintop
In the fall of 1979, I was a freshman in a college dorm trying to adjust to my new surroundings. One thing that I’ve always done to ground myself has been to play the music that I love. I grew...
10.15.2020
141 Veteran Music Educator Robert Trocchia Takes us to the Mountaintop
In the fall of 1979, I was a freshman in a college dorm trying to adjust to my new surroundings. One thing that I’ve always done to ground myself has been to play the music that I love. I grew...
09.24.2020
140 Formative Assessment that’s Engaging and Relevant...Starring Aurora Dollins, Brianna Pasco, and Alex Staton
Formative assessment is not done enough. I believe that part of the problem is that teachers simply don’t know enough about it, or how to do it. I was unclear on both of these counts a decade ago. It makes...
09.01.2020
139 Path 44...Starring Dr. Dorothy VanderJagt is Prompting you to Pause
Dr. Dorothy VanderJact and I have recently become friends. Dorothy is veteran educator from the great state of Michigan. She’s been a middle school teacher, an elementary principal, a central office administrator, and a college professor. That’s, a lot of...
08.24.2020
138 Path 9...David Crowell Talks Student Motivation
Path 9 in my new book Teaching in Magenta is about Venerating a Veteran. I’m going to read Path 9:One negative aspect of aging is the feeling that you’re losing relevance. I’m fortunate in that younger teachers sometimes reach out...
08.11.2020
137 What did you do During the Pandemic Path 40
Well–ready or not, school will be starting soon, For some of us, it's already started. My first day is next Wednesday. Many colleges, like mine, are in session for 3 months, they then adjourn at Thanksgiving, and then don't resume...
08.04.2020
136 Path 57 Close Your Door
For the next five weeks, I'm going to try an experiment. My new book Teaching in Magenta was inspired by Niki's gift. My book is divided into 5 sections based on qualities of magenta:CompassionOptimismBalanceAdaptabilityContentmentI'm going to read 1 path from...
07.29.2020
135 Teaching in Magenta–The Elevator Pitch
Imagine that you and I step into an elevator together. Secured under my arm is a copy of my new book Teaching in Magenta. You notice the book and ask me about it. Your question instantly makes me realize...
06.29.2020
134 Dr. Traci Tuttle Encourages you to Forge a Partnership with Higher Ed
I was a Poli-Sci and History major in college. My senior year, I made the decision to obtain a teaching certificate. I wasn’t certain what I was going to do, so I decided that I could teach a few years...
06.04.2020
133 Restorative Practices and Trauma Informed Teaching...Starring Dora Riggs
I enjoy conducting professional development, particularly when I’m commissioned to present on teacher wellbeing. I take the audience on a journey of various challenges a teacher faces during different stages of a 30 year career. Because I logged 34 years...
05.04.2020
132-Coach Mike Burgener and the Quest for Mentors
When I retired from teaching high school last year, I worried about losing all of the social interaction that I got from teaching 150 students daily. So, I secured an adjunct position teaching aspiring educators at Muskingum University. I also...
04.11.2020
131-Remind, Voxer, and YouTube have become my CoronaVirus Allstars
I just checked the human toll of Coronavirus before I wrote this sentence. The US is on the verge of 20,000 deaths and the world has surpassed 100,000. It’s been awful to watch these numbers climb. And I, like hopefully...
03.15.2020
130-If you’re Forced to Teach Online due to the Coronavirus–Here’s a Template that Embraces Bloom’s Taxonomy
Well, for at least the next 2 weeks, I’m forced to teach my class in a virtual fashion. All teachers in the great state of Ohio are in the same boat. A few years back, Columbus State Community College commissioned...
02.15.2020
129-How to Prevent Students from Reaching Their Quit Point...Starring Adam Chamberlin and Svetoslav Metijic
I always referred to February as the Dog Days of Education. The weather, at least for those of us who reside in the northeastern quadrant of these here United States, is pretty bleak. Any newness of the second semester is...
01.11.2020
128-Learn Progress Monitoring by Juggling Bean Bags...Starring Ryan McLane
The State of Ohio, where I’ve taught my entire career, is not unique. Students in certain classes that the state considers essential are subject to end of course exams. Student performance on these standardized assessments are a key ingredient in...
12.16.2019
127-Maybe, You Should Become an Instructional Coach...Starring Michael Brilla
When I was in my early 30's, I got the 7-year-itch. NO, NO, NO...not to split from the lovely Mrs. Sturtevant, far from it. I was questioning my commitment to education. I was an ambitious competitive young guy. My college...
11.08.2019
126-Joce McBurney-Buell Will Make you Feel a Lot Better About the Future of Education
I once had a veteran colleague lament about the state of teaching. He meditated, WIth all the that they're making us do, if I was in college today, there's no way I'd major in Education. Apparently, he's not alone in...
10.04.2019
125-The Remind App is Transformational...Starring Taylor Clemons, Rader Felumlee, and Macy McAdams
2 years ago, I was teaching high school and our building principal setup the Remind App for our staff. I must confess that at first I found the app annoying. The flurry of messages I was receiving from our fearless...
09.11.2019
124-Rethinking Deadlines...Starring Josh Frame
Last year, I was teaching high school and our administration assigned a book study to the staff. We read and collaborated on 15 Fixes for Broken Grades by Ken O'Connor. This iconic book is an interesting and provocative read. It challenges...
08.21.2019
123-The Landing Pad...Facilitate a Highly Collaborative Classroom
I wanted to produce an episode before school started and I wasn’t sure if it was going to materialize. Starting next week, I’ll be teaching all new classes, at a new school, and at the college level. It’s been a...
07.25.2019
122-Embrace the Marginalized...Starring Fatima Dahir
There's a significant potential that 2 things may happen when you return to school in a couple of weeks:1. Your classroom may be more diverse2. Donald Trump's Send her back tweet may just come up in class discussionIn terms of...
06.26.2019
121-Teacher Well-Being...4 Learning Targets for the Fall
Even though it's only June, start thinking about specific ways to create an outstanding school year next fall. That's what I've done throughout my career. Summer gives you breathing room. It allows you to reflect, adjust, and then speculate and...
05.20.2019
120-Where Will Sturtevant be Teaching Next Year?
In the late summer of 1985, I experienced my first day of teaching at Mount Vernon High School in North Central Ohio. That steamy summer day was the inaugural faculty meeting. You know...the one where all the veteran teachers stare...
04.17.2019
119-The Plickers Class Discussion Extravaganza
I remember late April of my rookie year as a teacher. I was toast! All my great teaching strategies were worn out. I was scrambling trying to find innovative and engaging ways to present lessons. It was a loooooong 6-weeks...
04.15.2019
118-Keeping it Fresh with Talking Sticks
03.22.2019
117-SCAMPER through your Next Teacher Evaluation...Starring Jen Wilson
I remember my first teacher evaluation. I was nervous! I tried to put on a great show. I felt I did okay. Then, a few days later, I remember walking toward the principal's office to hear the verdict. I wasn't...
02.26.2019
116-Deanna Hess Enthusiastically Turns the Car Keys Over to Her Kids
I stopped coaching football in the fall of 2000. That’s a long time ago. In the spring of 2018, Eric Myers, who’s the Track and Field Coach at our school, surprised me with an unexpected proposition, Jim…you need to get...
02.18.2019
115-Principal Mo Ross Describes what he's Looking for in your Next Evaluation
It's so gratifying when you had a student with whom you were close, they graduate, and then years later you learn that they've achieved much. Mo Ross is a marvelous example of this phenomenon. In college, Mo was an integral...
01.25.2019
114-BRAVO...Students in Monica Lewis' Class Practice Mindfulness Daily
Every morning, I spend some solitude on a meditation cushion. This has been an on and off again routine for many years. Over the past 6 months, I've been diligent. The rewards have been palatable:I sleep betterI eat betterI notice...
01.12.2019
113- Five Hacks for Bonding with REALLY, REALLY Challenging Kids...or, a Cure for Teacher Insomnia
Do you have a class that you probably should get a little extra in the paycheck for coping with on a daily basis? Do you have students who dominate your thoughts...and not in a good way, when you're away from...

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James Sturtevant Hacking Engagement episodes:

161-Even More Hacking Engagement

Episode 160 Construct a Constructivist Classroom…Starring Kennedy Borcoman

Episode 159 The Magna Carta Jigsaw

Episode 158 Empathic Assessment…Starring Liz Jorgensen

Episode 157 Maybe, you should Keep Teaching...Starring Michael Brilla

Episode 156 Don’t you Dare Quit Teaching Until you’ve Read this Book…Starring Jim Mahoney

Episode 155 Rim to Rim to Rim at Age 60…Starring Marie Miller Bird and Sue Markovitch

154 Virtual Instruction Spinoffs...Starring Ethan Miller

Episode 153 Redefine your Normal...Starring Jennifer Burke-Hansen

Episode 152 Educator Consumer Feedback...Starring Collin Jewett

151 Create a Positive Assessment Culture that Inspires Growth....Starring Aaron Cook

Episode 150 Creating a Local Learning Experience...Staring Brent and Molly Watson

Episode 149 Get your Students out of their Bubbles Courtesy of the American Exchange Project...Starring David McCullough III

Episode 148 Utilizing Assessment to Bond with Kids...Starring Layne Neuhart

Episode 147 Do your Kids Know CRAP about Evaluating Online Resources...Starring Kaylie Callihan and Josh and Hilgenberg

146 Moving Past COVID...Starring Ryan Mocarski

145 The Legacy of a Lesson...Starring Ty DeLong

144 Middle School Science Teacher Shane Neiffer Explains HOW to Make Your Class Enthralling

143 Helping the Technologically Disadvantaged Student...Starring Jalen Wells

142 Four Ways to Dramatically Improve your Next Zoom Call...Starring Bernard Johnson, Christian Manna and Emily Montgomery

141 Veteran Music Educator Robert Trocchia Takes us to the Mountaintop

141 Veteran Music Educator Robert Trocchia Takes us to the Mountaintop

140 Formative Assessment that’s Engaging and Relevant...Starring Aurora Dollins, Brianna Pasco, and Alex Staton

139 Path 44...Starring Dr. Dorothy VanderJagt is Prompting you to Pause

138 Path 9...David Crowell Talks Student Motivation

137 What did you do During the Pandemic Path 40

136 Path 57 Close Your Door

135 Teaching in Magenta–The Elevator Pitch

134 Dr. Traci Tuttle Encourages you to Forge a Partnership with Higher Ed

133 Restorative Practices and Trauma Informed Teaching...Starring Dora Riggs

132-Coach Mike Burgener and the Quest for Mentors

131-Remind, Voxer, and YouTube have become my CoronaVirus Allstars

130-If you’re Forced to Teach Online due to the Coronavirus–Here’s a Template that Embraces Bloom’s Taxonomy

129-How to Prevent Students from Reaching Their Quit Point...Starring Adam Chamberlin and Svetoslav Metijic

128-Learn Progress Monitoring by Juggling Bean Bags...Starring Ryan McLane

127-Maybe, You Should Become an Instructional Coach...Starring Michael Brilla

126-Joce McBurney-Buell Will Make you Feel a Lot Better About the Future of Education

125-The Remind App is Transformational...Starring Taylor Clemons, Rader Felumlee, and Macy McAdams

124-Rethinking Deadlines...Starring Josh Frame

123-The Landing Pad...Facilitate a Highly Collaborative Classroom

122-Embrace the Marginalized...Starring Fatima Dahir

121-Teacher Well-Being...4 Learning Targets for the Fall

120-Where Will Sturtevant be Teaching Next Year?

119-The Plickers Class Discussion Extravaganza

118-Keeping it Fresh with Talking Sticks

117-SCAMPER through your Next Teacher Evaluation...Starring Jen Wilson

116-Deanna Hess Enthusiastically Turns the Car Keys Over to Her Kids

115-Principal Mo Ross Describes what he's Looking for in your Next Evaluation

114-BRAVO...Students in Monica Lewis' Class Practice Mindfulness Daily

113- Five Hacks for Bonding with REALLY, REALLY Challenging Kids...or, a Cure for Teacher Insomnia