K-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education

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K-12 Greatest Hits: Your shortcut to what works in education episodes

January 05, 2016 Uncommon Makerspaces: Making It in the Hallway
Yes, you heard it right. Our guest set up a makerspace in the school hallway. Tune in to find out what became of this unconventional makerspace.
Follow: @Glennr1809 @travislape @nmhs_lms @bamradionetwork
#makercamp, #makerspace #worldsofmaking
Glenn Robbins is a Middle School Lead Learner/Designer @NCSNJ. Husband & Father. Ed.D Student. Organizer of Edcamps, @njpaecet2 & Ss led EdCamp period. 2015 MS Bammy EdVoice Award.
Twitter ID https://twitter.com/ @Glennr1809.com
12 min
December 17, 2015 7 Apps Every Teacher Should Put on Her Christmas Wish List
Our guest is doing amazing work with apps and art, and brings us a list of great digital tools to engage your student's.
Follow: @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork
#edtechchat #edchat #edtech
Meri Walker is a photographer who uses cameras to create both fine art and stories. She taught photography as art and practiced photojournalism for over four decades. Three years ago, she put down all her traditional camera equipment and now uses an iPhone 4S. Blog: http://iphoneartgirl.com
13 min
December 16, 2015 Smart Talk: 3 Ways to Stimulate High-Quality Classroom Conversations
Student interaction is good and desirable, but what should a teacher do when student chatter is off task or disruptive?High-quality conversations can drive learning on many levels, but stimulating great classroom discussion is a skill. Our guests share the ABCs of encouraging of smart talk with students.
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#edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf
Dr. Sonia Cabell is an education researcher at the University of Virginia. Her work focuses on ways to help preschool teachers improve the quality of their language and literacy instruction, in an effort to prevent later reading difficulties among young children living in poverty. Stephanie M Curenton is the director of the Ecology of School Readiness Lab at Rutgers University where she also serves as an associate professor and Chancellor Scholar. Heidi Veal currently serves students, families, and staff as an Assistant Principal in McKinney, Texas at her district's only Early Childhood School, Lawson ECS. Before life as an administrator Heidi served as an Elementary Instructional Coach and as a RtI Specialist.
Follow: @TeacherAdvice @vincent_kristen @bamradionetwork @raepica1
#edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf
11 min
December 05, 2015 Overly Talkative Students: What Can a Teacher Do?
Student interaction is good and desirable, but what should a teacher do when student chatter is off task or disruptive?
Follow: @TeacherAdvice @vincent_kristen @bamradionetwork @raepica1
#edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf
11 min
November 21, 2015 How the Fear of Being Wrong Limits Students and Teachers
One of the factors that limits risk taking in learning and teaching is the fear of being wrong. In this segment we explore this fear and offer solutions.
Follow: @suzieboss @ainissaramirez @PeterMDeWitt @Myers_Berkowicz @bodymindchild @bamradionetwork
#edchat #teaching #edreform #AskingWhatIf
Ainissa Ramirez is a scientist, speaker, and the author of two books (Newton's Football; Save Our Science). She co-hosts a science podcast called Science Underground. Peter DeWitt (Ed.D.) is a former school principal in Upstate, NY, and he is now a Visible Learning trainer. His syndicated blog Finding Common Ground is published by Education Week and he is a freelance writer for Vanguard Magazine. Jill Berkowicz Ed.D. works with school districts and building leaders facing the current challenges of evaluation for the improvement of teacher and leader performance, as they lead systems in service to children. She consults for Learner-Centered Initiatives.
12 min
November 19, 2015 The Deceptively Chaotic Look of the High Achieving Classroom
The regimented classrooms of the past are slowly giving way to an new classroom culture that can look pretty chaotic and unproductive to the untutored eye. Tune in and find out how classrooms that are appear chaotic are actually spaces where greater academic achievement is happening.
Follow: @pammoran @irasocol @mthornton78 @bamradionetwork
#edchat #satchat
Michael Thornton has been an elementary school educator in the Charlottesville, VA area for the last 10 years. He is a student-centered educator who encourages his students to be independent and creative critical thinkers.
12 min
November 18, 2015 Five Things You Should Know About Culturally Responsive Instruction
Teaching to and from different cultural perspectives is becoming increasingly important. Why does culturally responsive instruction matter? What is required to do it well?
Follow: @annaebaldwin @intoy2014 @mr_abud @bamradionetwork
Dr. Anna Baldwin teaches high school English at Arlee High School on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Western Montana. She has taught for 16 years and is the 2014 Montana Teacher of the Year.
11 min
November 05, 2015 If You Lose Control of Your Classroom, Try This...
Losing control of the classroom conjures up frightening images of students running amok. If classroom anarchy is one of your fears, you'll want to make sure you listen to this episode.
Follow: @sugatam @travislape @nmhs_lms @bamradionetwork
#makercamp, #makerspace #worldsofmaking
Sugata Mitra is Professor of Educational Technology at Newcastle University in the UK. He is known for his work showing that children in groups, unsupervised and allowed to use the Internet can learn anything by themselves.
12 min
October 27, 2015 The Four Qualities of Teachers Who Create World-Class Learners
Our guest offers a clear set of guidelines to help us create world-class learners. One principle is teaching the child versus teaching the subject. Tune in to hear more.
Follow: @YongZhaoUO @bradmcurrie@bamradionetwork
Yong Zhao currently serves as the Presidential Chair and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he is also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. He is also a professorial fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Health and Education Policy, Victoria University. He has published over 100 articles and 20 books, including Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon: Why China has the Best (and Worst) Education System in the World. Brad Currie is the co-founder of #satchat, a weekly Twitter discussion for current and emerging school leaders. Brad is a Vice Principal and Supervisor of Instruction for the Chester School District in Chester, N.J.
12 min
October 23, 2015 Creating Riveting Learning Experiences that Students Will Never Forget
In this premier episode of the new HookED, we talk about how to move beyond boring lesson plans to create learning experiences that students will never forget.
Follow: @burgessdave @jmattmiller @mrdearybury1 @bamradionetwork
Dave Burgess is the New York Times best-selling author of Teach Like a PIRATE and co-author of P is for PIRATE: Inspirational ABC’s for Educators. He received national recognition as recipient of the 2014 BAMMY Award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year presented by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. As an award-winning teacher from San Diego, he was recognized as Teacher of the Year, a Golden Apple recipient, and a faculty
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