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84: How to Add More Science Into Your Online or Physical Classroom

Welcome to One tire teacher, Episode 84- How to Add More Science Into Your Online or Physical Classroom with Rene Heinrich. I'm excited today to have Renee on the show. She is a wealth of information. She is coming from the store Science schoolyard. So Renee does a lot of focusing on science. She is very passionate about science. I love to talk to people that are passionate about the subject in which they are speaking. It's just awe-inspiring and motivating. It's exciting. So I hope that you will find value today as we talk about specifically what it is like for elementary school teachers and how sometimes we have such a hard time really getting to those content areas. Science is so important, and Renee gives us some really, really good strategies to fit in science time and hands-on learning. I hope you stick around.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Whole Teacher EclecticCon 2020

Flipgrid

Seesaw 

Boom Cards

Google Slides

iPad

Chromebook

Next Generation Science Standards

Science Schoolyard on Instagram

Science Schoolyard on TpT

Science Schoolyard 

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83: How to Engage Students Online and How to Ensure Equal Access 

Today I sit down with Brian from the dynamic duo Wise Guys. Brian and I talk about how to engage students while online with connections, games, fun technology, and more. We also have a great discussion about the importance of providing equal access to education for all students. I hope you will join us. 

Key Moments in the Show:

Kids aren't a test score. Kids are not based on assessments. Kids are creative. Kids are unique, and they need time to be able to have that. If you start a school year by just going full core, It's going to be disastrous. From day one, you're going to lose kids right away and the kids that are doing okay are going to be stressed out from the workload. And I really worry for districts that just want to go back and throw everything at students right away. That's not what they need right now. If you look at childhood trauma that's going on right now it is really increased significantly. And we need to be there for the whole child. Yes, academics are important. I think we all want our students to succeed. But in order to get there, you have to have that commitment to community and that commitment to caring. If you don't have caring and community,  you can't succeed. ~Brian Wiltgen

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Whole Teacher EclecticCon 2020

Kahoot

Canvas

Gimkit

Online Scavenger Hunt

Distance Learning Bundle with 18 Resources

25 Culturally Responsive Teaching Cards

Oregon Trail Simulation

US Constitution Detectives

June Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade | Summer Reading Passages & Questions

Perfect for end-of-year learning, summer school, or preventing summer learning loss, these short, engaging reading passages help students continue to practice comprehension skills.

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82: The Magic of Hands-On Integrated Units in the Classroom

Today I have a special guest Amy Mezni from Teaching Ideas 4U.  And we are going to talk all about the magic of hands-on integrated units. Hope you stick around. 

I met Amy because we both are presenting at Whole teacher Eclecticcon 2020, which takes place at the end of July. July 27 Is the start date. This conference is going to be an amazing experience. It is focused on the whole teacher and all parts of teaching.  We very often talk about focusing on the whole child, we now are focusing on the whole teacher so every part of teaching will be addressed. We can sit back in our pajamas or by the pool and really take in this intentional focused professional development. It's also available for a full year, so you don't have to listen to all 60 sessions at once. That's a lot of sessions! You can kind of pick and choose what is appropriate for you and what's going to motivate and inspire you before the new school year. You can then save a couple for the next month and have some throughout the school year. You can have professional development all year, that would be pretty cool, wouldn't it? So I hope that you will join us at Whole teacher EclecticCon 2020. 

Immediately upon enrollment, you will receive my free download of podcasting exit tickets for distance learning. So I'm really excited to offer that. Not to mention, you also receive over $125 worth of freebies when you register for  Whole teacher EclecticCon 2020. So that's really cool. It is a $38 training and basically, you more than triple your investment for the materials that you receive. So hopefully you will join us. So let's get on with the show. 

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Whole Teacher EclecticCon 20

Teaching Ideas 4U

Teaching Idea

June Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade | Summer Reading Passages & Questions

Perfect for end-of-year learning, summer school, or preventing summer learning loss, these short, engaging reading passages help students continue to practice comprehension skills.

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Help stop the summer slide and help students love reading with Summer Reading Comprehension Stories written for 2nd grade with questions and response practice. 

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81: 5 Big Benefits of Using Podcasts in the Classroom Podcasts are a great piece of technology that you can incorporate into your blended learning environment. Podcasts are engaging and informative in the physical classroom as well as online from a distance. I hope you will join me today as I discuss the 5 benefits of using podcasts in the classroom. Links Mentioned In the Show:

80: Black Lives Matter Movement in Education

Whole Teacher EclecticCon 2020 

Bundle: Mysteries (Genre) Unit of Study Unit 3 AND A Mystery Celebration

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Today's show is uncomfortable. It is in the uncomfortable that we will disrupt white fragility and increase our capacity to sustain the discomfort of not knowing. I hope you will join me.

I know for me I want to do and be better in terms of being anti-racist. It isn’t enough to not be a racist. I need to be anti-racist. We don’t have to be a racist to benefit from the system of racism.

This is a hard conversation, but one that must occur to eliminate barriers for our students of color. I know I struggle to start this conversation, but it is one I hope will impact the necessary change we need in our educational systems and classrooms.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

Educating the Educator Facebook Group (Book Study)

Unconscious Bias in Schools: A Developmental Approach to Exploring Race and Racism by Tracey A. Bensen and Sarah E. Fiarman

What Educators Should and Should Not Do in Response to George Floyd’s Death (Education Week Teacher)

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79 Flipgrid 101

Fllipgrid is a free video response platform that allows kids to show what they know through a video. Flipgrid makes it fun and engaging. I hope you will join me.

Links Mentioned in the Show:
Flipgrid

78: Adding Flipgrid to Your Distance Learning Strategy

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Help stop the summer slide and help students love reading with Summer Reading Comprehension Stories written for 2nd grade with questions and response practice. 

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78: Adding Flipgrid to Your Distance Learning Strategy

Flipgrid is a FREE video response platform where educators can have online video discussions with their students and is a powerful platform for which to engage kids and offer alternative options for showing what you know. Today I talk all about Flipgrid and the power behind the video.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Flipgrid

77: End of the Year Distance Learning Activities

Would You Rather Digital Game

Digital Exit Tickets for ELA

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June Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade | Summer Reading Passages & Questions

Perfect for end-of-year learning, summer school, or preventing summer learning loss, these short, engaging reading passages help students continue to practice comprehension skills.

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Help stop the summer slide and help students love reading with Summer Reading Comprehension Stories written for 2nd grade with questions and response practice. 

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77: End of the Year Distance Learning Activities to Excite Your Students

The end of the year in the classroom can be stressful. Add distance learning to the mix and watch out! Today we talk all about ways to keep your students engaged, learning, and coming back for more. I hope you will join me.

Links Mentioned in the Show:
7 Ways to Survive and Thrive at the End of The School Year

A to Z Countdown to Summer for Distance Learning

Would you Rather On-Line Game

End-of-the-Year Distance Learning Surf Themed Unit for 1st and 2nd Grade

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Help stop the summer slide and help students love reading with Summer Reading Comprehension Stories written for 2nd grade with questions and response practice. 

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76: The Biggest Takeaways From STEM Con 2020

Over 4,000 educators came together to learn and grow around STEM education. The result was motivated, enthusiastic, inspired teachers ready to make a change in education!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

STEM Con 2020 Second Chance

72: All Things STEM With Kerry Tracy

73: Distance Learning, STEM, and Educational Reform Dr. Yen Verhoeven

74: The T in STEM with Anita Goodwin

Makerspace Moment in Literature

STEM Units of Study Grade 2

Elementary STEM Con 2020 was a 28 session conference based on STEM topics such as The Three Levels of STEM, STEM challenges, STEM assessment, Podcasting in the STEM Classroom, Every Classroom Needs a Makerspace, STEM Across Time, Green Screen, Coding, Stop Motion, and so much more! Plus, there were BONUS panels with experts in the education field, interviews, children’s book authors, and so much more.

If you missed this epic adventure, you have a SECOND CHANCE to snatch the content. Join today and download a free Makerspace Moment in Literature BUNDLE upon registering.

June Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade | Summer Reading Passages & Questions

Perfect for end-of-year learning, summer school, or preventing summer learning loss, these short, engaging reading passages help students continue to practice comprehension skills.

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Help stop the summer slide and help students love reading with Summer Reading Comprehension Stories written for 2nd grade with questions and response practice. 

 👉 Summer Reading Comprehension for 2nd Grade

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75-Virtual Classroom Management

An e-learning environment can be a shift for teachers who are used to a traditional classroom setting. Yet, there are some things that we need in both- classroom management. I hope you will join Leslie Dunn and myself as we talk about virtual procedures and routines.

Links Mentioned in the Show:

Gratitude Journal for Kids for Distance Learning

Would You Rather (Team Building) For Distance Learning

Attention Getters by Leslie Dunn (Teaching Dunn Simply)

Instagram: @teachingdunnsimply

Facebook: Teaching Dunn Simply

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June Reading Comprehension 2nd Grade | Summer Reading Passages & Questions

Perfect for end-of-year learning, summer school, or preventing summer learning loss, these short, engaging reading passages help students continue to practice comprehension skills.

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Help stop the summer slide and help students love reading with Summer Reading Comprehension Stories written for 2nd grade with questions and response practice. 

 👉 Summer Reading Comprehension for 2nd Grade

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