Perfect Chaos

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on burnout, and more specifically the topic of burnout when it comes to educational technology.  We take several rabbit holes on this episode including a long conversation about what burnout is, and then we tie it to the ed tech.  Was COVID-19 the starting off spot, or did it just serve as a catalyst to picking up the pace, and how do we address it before it takes us out of our chosen profession and maybe a little further.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Ronda gets into conversations with those that are exhibiting inappropriate behavior.  Have a conversation, ask why, and see how we can help these individual reframe and get to where they were actually going.  

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

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Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - @Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the question, can you just send me your powerpoint?  Whether you are at a conference, or have a student that went on a school sponsored field trip and missed your class, do you give them what they ask for?  What about the key to the content, you?  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Don't forget to take time to thank your people.  

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

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Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - @Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the topic of Sage on the Stage...you remember what we are talking about.  Remember back to your first University 101 class with 300-400 of your closest friends, where the profession would lecture for an hour straight and walk straight off the stage.  Did you pick up some of that in your teaching style?  Is it a good thing, and if so when and where?  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Don't throw the baby out with the bath water...Seek balance. 

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

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Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - @Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the topic of educator perception and movement in the political arena.  How do you go from being an essential front line person to one that is having their processes and effectiveness questioned.  We would love any and all feedback on this episode.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Be a blessing to another teacher.  Doesn't mean that you have to buy them a gift, it may mean that you just write a quick note or just give them a fist bump and a positive message.  

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

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Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - @Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the topic of establishing your classroom technology plan.  This plan goes over a lot of the content of chapter 3 or Ronda's Textbook, but we help pass along the information about how to best integrate technology into the classroom to make it effective for the student, and efficient for the educator.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Do the dress up day!  If you have a day, a week, or just something random, do the dress up day.  We all know the homecoming week activities, but if they see you in the dress up, they will be more about to take down their guard.  

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

Find Us

Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - @Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David take on the topic of absences and preparing for how to get those students caught up.  After last weeks conversation about setting expectations, you should have a good foundation to going forward with absences.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Have you ever made it to the educational side of TikTok, if not, take a look and see what it has to offer.  Or maybe yet, create a TikTok like series to gain the interest and tease the next lesson.  Take a listen to Ronda's tip of the week.

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

Don't forget to go by the Pursue Company and see our line of Perfect Chaos Apparel.  Find them at www.thepursueco.com and click on shop and scroll down to find our gear.  They have comfortable apparel in long sleeve and short for your needs.

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Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - @Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast Ronda and David talk about setting the expectations of the classroom on day 1...yes, we just got done talking about packing up the classroom and being done.  So how do you create the expectations?  Creating classroom ownership will help designed partners to making the year a success.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Intentionality.  Ronda discusses what this means in the context of the start of the school year with students, admin, other teachers, and parents.  Take a listen to Ronda's tip of the week and let us know what you think.  

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

Don't forget to go by the Pursue Company and see our line of Perfect Chaos Apparel.  Find them at www.thepursueco.com and click on shop and scroll down to find our gear.  They have comfortable apparel in long sleeve and short for your needs.

Find Us

Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - @Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, we talk about packing up for the year.  Yes, we know that you just got done, but knowing you understand the rush and shove of packing up at the end of the year so the summer cleaning can commence.  In this episode we talk about that and preparing for returning it to normal in the fall.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Throw things away.  All of us have things that a former teacher has given to us, the item that they haven't used in their 25 year career and you probably won't either in yours.  Take the opportunity to throw it away and quit moving the empty pens.  Take a listen to Ronda's tip of the week.

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

Don't forget to go by the Pursue Company and see our line of Perfect Chaos Apparel.  Find them at www.thepursueco.com and click on shop and scroll down to find our gear.  They have comfortable apparel in long sleeve and short for your needs.  

Find Us

Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - @Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, we talk about all the extra stuff.  While we certainly can't get to each and every extra thing there is in P-12 and Higher Education, we do talk about many.  From the clubs, to the sports, debate, honor society, honor guards and ROTC to many of the others, what should you take into account before saying yes, and YES you can check things out before saying yes, and what are some of the things you need to be successful.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Student Numbers.  Have you ever had a Johnny in class, would about 2 or three.  Thing about putting student numbers into place.  Now, we don't mean calling them by those numbers, but looking at keeping things efficient for grading, marking who's extra pencils they are or even just in seating.  Take a listen to Ronda's tip of the week.  

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

Don't forget to go by the Pursue Company and see our line of Perfect Chaos Apparel.  Find them at www.thepursueco.com and click on shop and scroll down to find our gear.  They have comfortable apparel in long sleeve and short for your needs.  Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, we talk about how you can get involved.  From a little bit involved to a lot involved there are many different ways.  This podcast has the ability to be the first in a set of episodes, but alone it will talk about the legislative process when it comes to those that are making the laws that effect teaching.  Is it perfect, absolutely not, but we try to help you get involved.  Have you ever wondered why you know the name of the President, but not of your local representatives, check this episode out.  Let us know what you think.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Find your space this week. The one place (not your bed) that you can relax and where you will not do work. For me, I have a chair in our bedroom with a bookshelf, comfy blanket, nice lighting, a view out I love to sit here in the mornings and drink coffee or at night and color on my iPad or read a book (not an educational book) just to relax.

Don't forget, if you are in the Educational Technology realm, check out Ronda's book, Educational Technology, Big Ideas and Practical Application

https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

Don't forget to go by the Pursue Company and see our line of Perfect Chaos Apparel.  Find them at www.thepursueco.com and click on shop and scroll down to find our gear.  They have comfortable apparel in long sleeve and short for your needs.  Our Website is www.perfect-chaos.org | Twitter - @perfectchaos7 @drrblevins @dsblev | Instagram - @perfectchaos7 | Facebook - Aperfectchaos7 and our newly released TikTok at perfect_chaos_podcast.

Remain calm in your perfect chaos.