Episodes of OnEducation Now! are special editions of our weekly podcast: OnEducation. OnEducation Now! gives you easy to listen to information on what's going on right now in Education. We'll tell you everything you need to know about an important issue happening NOW. It's April 19th 2019, and Mike Washburn speaks to Ontario's Opposition Critic for Education Marit Stiles.

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss the purchase of Flocabulary by Nearpod and the amazing first images of a black hole taken this week. We have two amazing guests this week Claudio Zavala Jr. and Amy Cooper

References:

Guest: Claudio Zavala Jr.Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaudioZavalaJrWebsite: https://iamclaudius.com/Guest: Dr. Amy CooperTwitter: https://twitter.com/amycooper100Website: drcooper.blog

Notes:#ChatOnEducation is a slow chat on Thursdays with questions at 9am, 12pm and 3pm join us to discuss the topics we talk about on this week's podcast. It's awesome, trust us!Nearpod buys Flocabulary (WHOA!): https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-04-08-that-s-a-rap-nearpod-buys-educational-hip-hop-creator-flocabularyImage of first Black Hole: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/event-horizon-telescope-black-hole-pictureKatie Bouman's TEDx Talk: https://www.wimp.com/dr-katie-bouman-the-woman-responsible-for-the-photo-of-the-black-hole/Claudio's Sing a Song: http://blog.flipgrid.com/news/singasongchallenge

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss what is going with education in Ontario, the student walkouts, and teacher protests that have happened over the last week. They will debate if there is a better way for companies to spend their marketing budget than giving away swag. Our guest this week is Dr. Chris Haskell from Boise State University.

References:

Guest: Chris HaskellTwitter: https://twitter.com/haskellWebsite: https://dochaskell.com/

Notes:#ChatOnEducation is a hit! - Thursdays - Questions at 9am, 12pm and 3pmOntario student walkouts April 4th: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-student-walkout-protest-education-1.5084024Is there a better way to spend conference marketing budgets? https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-04-04-tech-company-drops-conference-swag-in-favor-of-13-000-school-donations

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss the Apple Special Event held last week and the looming teacher walkouts in Oregon, North Carolina & Kentucky. We’ll talk about why instructional coaches work well in some districts while failing miserably in others. Our guest this week is friend of the podcast, expert in many educational areas, and all around amazing guy Noah Geisel.

References:

Guest: Noah GeiselTwitter: https://twitter.com/SenorGBlog: https://medium.com/@senorg/

Notes:Apple Special Event: https://www.apple.com/apple-events/march-2019/Destiny's Sword: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2019/03/31/destinys-sword-video-game-features-depression-addiction-ptsd-challenges/3277203002/More Teacher Walkouts Are Looming: https://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=25920011&item=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.edweek.org%2Fv1%2Fblog%2F62%2Findex.html%3Fuuid%3D78775Teacher's Fear Retribution: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/03/20/teacher-strike-sickout-kentucky-jcps-wayne-lewis-names-list/3223587002/Teaching: Just Like Performing Magic: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/01/what-classrooms-can-learn-from-magic/425100/

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss playing video games instead of taking the SAT, a university that has offered free tuition to lower-income students, should we include students in teacher professional development and our amazing guest this week is educator and instructional coach Nate Green. On our 50th episode we review the last year of shows and talk about some of our favorite moments.

References:

Guest: Nate GreenTwitter: https://twitter.com/MrShakedownWebsite: https://socmeded.blogspot.com/

Notes:YO, we have a SWAG shop! Check out https://www.cafepress.ca/oneducation to buy cool stuff!Play a game instead of writing the SAT: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-19/a-harvard-dropout-s-plan-to-fix-college-admissions-with-video-games?platform=hootsuiteUniversity of Tennessee offering free tuition for low income households: http://www.startribune.com/university-of-tennessee-to-be-free-for-lower-income-students/507193942/Students participate in teacher PD: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/03/13/these-students-are-doing-pd-with-their.htmlLogitech Crayon is as good as we thought it might be: https://www.cultofmac.com/612986/logitech-crayon-apple-pencil-ipad-mini-air/

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss the college admissions scandal, the education programs Trump wants to cut, why we should emphasize student growth over grades and we have two amazing guests: Brian Aspinall and Andrew Arevalo.

References:

Guest: Brian AspinallTwitter: https://twitter.com/mraspinallWebsite: http://www.mraspinall.com/Buy the Book!: https://www.amazon.com/Brian-Aspinall/e/B077WDVRV1/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1

Guest: Andrew AreveloTwitter: https://twitter.com/GameboydrewWebsite: http://www.gameboydrew.com/

Notes:College Entrance Exam Fraud: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/feds-uncover-massive-college-entrance-exam-cheating-plot-n98213629 Education Programs Trump Wants to Eliminate: http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2019/03/trump-education-cuts-29-federal-programs-teacher-after-school.htmlStudent Growth Over Grades: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-03-13-growth-over-grades-how-a-resubmit-policy-is-helping-us-build-a-culture-of-revisionSomething Big Is Coming from Google in Gaming: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/16/18268217/google-cloud-gaming-gdc-2019-announcement-event-hardware-newsIT WAS A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/19/18272678/google-gdc-2019-stadia-cloud-streaming-service-device-yeti

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss what high stakes tests are required by each state, how to go from building cities in games to building cities in real life and our guest this week is educator and author of the amazing book “The New Childhood” Jordan Shapiro.

References:

Guest: Jordan ShapiroTwitter: https://twitter.com/jordoshWebsite: https://www.jordanshapiro.org/Buy the Book!: https://amzn.to/2XPdxOb (buying the book with this link provides a very small amount of income for OnEducation)

Notes:What Tests are Required by State: https://www.edweek.org/ew/section/multimedia/what-tests-does-each-state-require.htmlStudent Improves Tech Tech - and Gets a Job!: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-03-04-a-student-improved-a-classroom-tech-solution-so-the-company-hired-himFrom Video Game to Day Job: https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-simcity-inspired-urban-planners-20190305-story.htmlStandardized Testing on Last Week Tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6lyURyVz7k

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss schools that are helping their teachers pay down their student loans, why charter  school graduation rates are so low, should we be giving zeros to students and our guest this week is an amazing educational technologist and author Lisa Johnson.

References:

Guest: Lisa JohnsonTwitter: https://twitter.com/TechChef4uWebsite: https://techchef4u.comBuy The Book!: https://amzn.to/2EJL9Fy

Notes:Companies will pay off your student loans: https://www.npr.org/2019/02/25/696355143/come-work-for-us-well-help-pay-down-your-student-loansCharter School grad rates are really, really, really bad: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/02/27/in-many-charter-high-schools-graduation-odds.htmlShould we give out zeros?: https://www.wimp.com/article/florida-teacher-fired-for-giving-zeros-to-students-who-dont-turn-in-their-work/The case against percentage grades: http://tguskey.com/wp-content/uploads/Grading-2-The-Case-Against-Percentage-Grades.pdfWhat are we measuring?: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/accurate-grades/

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss teacher-centric approaches to professional development, why teachers keep on striking, how to attract new teachers and our guest this week is the amazing Carl Hooker from Eanes ISD in Austin, Texas

References:

Guest: Carl HookerTwitter: https://twitter.com/mrhookerWebsite: https://hookedoninnovation.com

Notes:Teacher Centric Approach to PD: https://www.edutopia.org/article/teacher-centric-approach-pdFinancial Aid Income Share Agreements: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-02-15-so-you-want-to-offer-an-income-share-agreement-here-s-how-5-colleges-are-doing-itOakland and West Virginia Teacher Strikes: https://www.npr.org/2019/02/23/696573901/oakland-teachers-strike-and-west-virginia-teachers-say-trust-issues-persist

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In this episode, Mike and Glen discuss the one year anniversary of the Parkland School Shooting, how extra arts education is boosting writing scores, the results of the Denver Strikes and our guests this week are NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellows Sarah Merchlewitz Kuehner and Noah Zeichner.

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Guest: Sarah Merchlewitz KuehnerBUY 12 Lessons To Open Classrooms and Minds to the World: https://amzn.to/2BMfQbo (This link generates income for OnEducation)Twitter: https://twitter.com/marchewGuest: Noah ZeichnerBUY 12 Lessons To Open Classrooms and Minds to the World: https://amzn.to/2BMfQbo (This link generates income for OnEducation)Twitter: https://twitter.com/nzeichnerNotes:Obviously the real loser is Donald Trump Jr. but here's an article about it anyways: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/02/16/why-donald-trump-jr-loser-teachers-comment-was-a-chilling-moment-educators-around-world/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ea0dcc3cb174Mike meant Rebel Media is the Alex Jones (Infowars) of Canada - We aren't not linking to it.Bump stocks will be illegal soon thank god: https://www.npr.org/2019/02/04/691287471/bump-stocks-will-soon-be-illegal-but-thats-not-slowing-salesExtra Arts Education Boosts Writing Scores: https://chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2019/02/12/study-arts-education-boosted-compassion-and-writing-scores/The Denver teachers strike is over. BIG WIN: https://www.vox.com/2019/2/14/18224848/denver-teachers-strike-over-dealHere is the agreement: https://www.dpsk12.org/wp-content/uploads/DPS-DCTA-Agreement.pdfToday's podcast is brought to you by:Schoology: To learn more about how Schoology can help you advance what's possible, check out Schoology.com and sign up for a free teacher account.Classcraft: Visit classcraft.com and check out the Quest Marketplace to download the Questathon quests to contribute to the #teachersareprofessionals movement.