Perfect Chaos

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, we talk about Podcasts...what else?  Have you thought about bringing the podcast technology and experience to a classroom near you.  As we look at the content that is being created, could you take one of your standards and make the assessment result be a podcast?  If you do, we also discuss what it takes to get into the podcast realm equipment wise.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:  Try something new.  Can be a new recipe, a new book a new place, a new route back home (you should always vary this).  Whatever it is, just try mixing things up this week with something new.  

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

Have you been tasked with developing a new curriculum, revision a current curriculum or starting with a new institution and getting ready to start teaching?  At some point in your teaching career you will be faced with curriculum development.  In this episode, we talk about the considerations you must review prior to starting a development phase.  What latitude do you have in changing your curriculum?  Do you know where to get your standards from?  What students are you teaching?  If you haven't watched Kevin Hart in Night School, this is a great time to watch it.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:

In this week's tip, Ronda 

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

There is a lot that is swirling about education. Whose fault is it if kids are behind? Whose fault is it there is a shortage? What should teachers be paid? Why are teachers leaving at record numbers? Why should people want to be teachers? All of these things are questions being asked and talked about all over media and social media outlets, and yelled about in political battlegrounds. When we take a look at what we are doing individually, how do we balance a need to be realistic about what is going on and fight for better situations with the need to also have a positive outlook to help us keep on fighting the good fight?

Feel good/Tip of the Week:

In this week's tip, Ronda talked about setting boundaries.  Her what she says was a key lesson from her grandmother.  

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

Ronda and David get behind the mic in the Perfect Chaos Studios this week to record this week's episode of the show, and have a great conversation what is critical thinking, how we can use it in the classroom to develop it in the classroom and what it can do for us as educators and as students.  This is a great conversation that we would love to get your feedback on so please send us a message about your critical thinking thoughts! 

Feel good/Tip of the Week:

In this week's tip, Ronda mentioned her yearly word.  This is a great way to create focus throughout the year.  

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

All time

Ronda and David get behind the mic in the Perfect Chaos Studios this week to record this week's episode of the show, and have a great conversation about conferences.  Now that organizations are returning to in-person conferences, what are some of the barriers educators have to trying to attend conference, or even present.  

Feel good/Tip of the Week:

In this week's tip, Ronda mentioned Google Jamboard.  There are many things that you can do with Jamboard including finding many pre-made templates.  See what you can create in Google Jamboard.  

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

Ronda and David get behind the mic in the Perfect Chaos Studios this week to record this week's episode of the show, and have a great conversation about certifications.  While we focus on education, we recognize that this is something that can have relevance in other professions such as EMS and the Fire service, computer science, even retail.  Now we aren't talking about the role of initial licensure, and we aren't evening talking about the role of professional development and licensure renewal, this is talking about add on certifications.  Ronda makes mention of several to include KaHoot certifications, Microsoft and Google certifications and some from organizations such as ISTE.  We answer the questions, about why do certifications at all, what are the benefits of certifications, and are all certifications created equal.  

Here are some examples of certifications

Kahoot, Bronze, Silver and Gold Certifications: https://kahoot.com/certified/

Google Certified Educator: 

Microsoft Certified Educator: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/certifications/microsoft-certified-educator/

*These are just a few examples of educational certifications.  There are many and these are just some that Ronda referenced. 

Feel good/Tip of the Week: 

In this week's tip, David mentioned a big milestone accomplished by Ronda this week.  Her textbook Educational Technology: Big Ideas and Practical Applications for the Classroom has been completed.  This has been a labor of love, and now they move to the online content, but it will be ready for implementation this Spring.  

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Ronda reminded us about the need to be intentional.  Her 2020 word has led to continued internal self reflection about the need to be intentional in our lives.

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

In this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos Podcast, Ronda and David follow-up with the second half of the conversation about data related to the teacher shortage.  We talk about the change in war stories and how they are used, whether we can follow Justin Timberlake's advise and bring the sexy back and end with where do we go from here.  

Ronda brought up points from a recent seminar that we hosted about Stress, Mental Health and Chronic disease in how to increase about physical presence, but a lot of the topics help in other areas as well.  To see that seminar, you can view on the Mossy Creek Fitness YouTube at https://youtu.be/dsieSBWCUmI.  

In her tips of the week, Ronda mentioned her current project writing an educational technology textbook that will be available for Spring adoption.  You can find out more about Educational Technology: Big Ideas and Practical Applications for the Classroom by visiting this link: https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/educational-technology-big-ideas-and-practical-applications-classroom

David used his tip time to provide a dedication of the week and this week is to educators, whether active or inactive.  Over the past year and a half, you have done everything that has been asked of you and more.  Changed teaching methodologies, focused on making sure to take care of kids and how they were getting taken care of and much more...for each of you, thank you. 

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

Ronda and David take time on Labor Day to talk about the Teacher Shortage in the US.  The goal of this was to peel back the layers of the shortage and look outside the pandemic to see how the numbers stack up.  Looking at data published about certified teachers in the State of Michigan between the 2013/2014 and the 2019/2020 school years, we find out reasons that have been identified by this teachers, and whether this is surprise.  

What do you think about the shortage of educators? 

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

After summer vacation (not necessarily planned that way) Ronda and David return to the Perfect Chaos microphone as the podcast returns.  In this week's episode we talk about why do we feel the need to fill the need.  A conversation that both Ronda and David have a hard time, but saying no when it is so easy and filling to say yes.  

As educators we have a desire to help, and with most institutions from K-12 to Higher Ed, we already have additional responsibilities from bus and lunch duties, to committee assignments and professional development.  Then we add on sports coach, club leader, advisor, counselor and many others.  Hear our thoughts.  

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Remain calm in your perfect chaos.

On this week's episode of the Perfect Chaos we talk about the citizenship, and digital citizenship in the pre and post pandemic.  When we moved the entire aspect of our lives into the Digital verse, what happened to our interactions in the formal and informal sessions.   

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