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Chris and AJ recently participated in the 2019 What Works for Kids Conference at Bergen Community College (NJ). This conference is a result of planning by Northern Ignite. AJ has been an active member of the group for a number of years. The main conversation features Chris, AJ, and guests Erica Ripston, Mike Andriulli, and Kim Dowling.

Topics

• What is the What Works for Kids Conference?
• Recap of some of the student projects on display.
• Encouraging Kim Dowling to leverage Twitter for professional development.

Connect with our guests!

• Erica Ripston – Elementary School Teacher
• Mike Andriulli – Principal – Check out Mike’s previous appearance on PodcastPD
• Kim Dowling – Curriculum and Instruction Supervisor

AJ: Full Count: The Podcast – To celebrate the release of Full Count: The Education of a Pitcher, authors David Cone and Jack Curry participate in a five-part podcast series, which chronicles Cone’s amazing career. In the series, Curry takes Cone from his early days playing Wiffle Ball in the backyard through to his playing for the New York Yankees and beyond. In each episode, Cone offers candid recollections of the events that helped make him the most respected pitchers in the game.

Chris: Locked On Podcasts – Locked On Podcast Network was created in June of 2016 by David Locke, the radio voice of the Utah Jazz. Originating with a single podcast, Locked On Jazz, the network has grown far and wide. Locked On now produces more than 100 different podcasts – providing in-depth coverage of NBA, NFL, MLB, and major college sports teams. Locked On publishes over 450 podcast episodes every week – generating 5 million listens a month and growing.

Stacey: The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine – Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted.

Kasey Bell is part sparkling smile, part witty personality and a whole heap of passion as big as a Texas! She is a disruptor of the boring. An engaging, innovative, from the heart sharer who inspires educators while transforming their teaching with original, timely and use-tomorrow ideas for student choice, differentiation, and technology integration.

She’s the co-host of the Google Teacher Tribe podcast and recently launched her solo ShakeUp Learning Show and she joins us now…

Topics

• Why start your own podcast?
• How have podcasts and podcasting added value for you?
• Value of PodcastPD?
• How to get credit for podcast listening?

Resources

• The Teacher’s Guide to Podcasts
• Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic

AJ: Lead to Win with Michael Hyatt – Destroy Distractions with These 9 Focus-Boosting Strategies. We’ve learned that we can’t do our best work sandwiched between meetings and phone calls. We need focused time for strategizing, writing, and working out difficult problems.

Chris: AOM #506: How to Improve Your Speaking Voice – When it comes to your personal presentation, there’s one aspect that often gets overlooked: your voice. 

Your voice is a big part of what makes you, you, and what makes you likable and influential. Yet you probably don’t think too much about it. Not to mention, my guest today argues, you’re likely not even using your true voice thanks to bad habits you’ve picked up throughout your life. Guest is Roger Love, he’s a voice coach who’s worked with some of the world’s most famous singers and speakers, and the author of Set Your Voice Free.

Kasey: Y’all Need This Podcast – https://yallneedthispodcast.com/ – The Biz Chicks Podcast – https://bizchix.com – The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast – https://www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast/

In this episode we let Carol Persin know we are sending her to ISTE and share our tips and tricks for successfully navigating (or surviving) and giant convention like ISTE. We look forward to meeting up with you in Philly!

We are celebrating our 5oth show and 4 years of PodcastPD! In this episode you tell US what show you couldn’t live without and we share our own must listens! Thanks for sharing your recs and thanks for spending the last four years with us!

We asked the internet, “If you could only subscribe to one podcast what would it be and why?” We’ve got a few responses to share with you so let’s get started…

• Kate Nesi (Twitter) – Freakonomics
• Richard Byrne, FreeTech4Teachers.com (Twitter) – The Joe Rogan Experience
• Donnie Piercey (Twitter) – Partial Credit Podcast
• EngageEducate (IG) – Cult of Pedagogy
• CPT_SwansonsClassrom (IG) – Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast
• Eric Guise, co-host GotTechED the Podcast  – Stuff You Should Know
• Tracy Enos (from our Voxer Group) – This American Life
• Craig Wealand, host Ingles Podcast – MFL Twitterati Podcast
• Chris Nesi – School of Podcasting
• Derek Larson – The Pen Addict Podcast
• AJ Bianco – Art of Manliness
• Carlos Garza – Stuff You Should Know
• Stacey Lindes – How I Built This

Need to unwind and recharge? Looking for some ideas on how to do that? Join us as we discuss 10 ways to unwind and recharge your educator batteries.

1. Read
2. Play with your own kids
3. Play Golf
4. Go for a run/walk outside – geocaching
5. Get lost in anything other than education
6. Watch sports
7. Meditate (use the Calm app or Calm.com-its free for educators!)
8. Journal/morning pages
9. Exercise/Work out
10. DO NOTHING

AJ: The Mindset & Motivation Podcast – Episode 559: You’re Not Lucky! – Do you believe in luck? Do you believe that some people are luckier than others? Well, I am going to talk about the subject of luck in today’s episode and tell you why you should worry about skill more than luck, because luck might not even be real…

Chris: Evan & Katelyn Podcast – A podcast about YouTube stuff, making stuff, and life! It will make sense once you start listening… hopefully. New episodes every Monday!

Stacey: Essential Oils Solutions with doTERRA—Podcast – The Essential Oil Solutions with doTERRA podcast is focused on providing education about new and fun ways of using essential oils. If you want to keep track of what you learned today, or to use this podcast in a class, download the accompanying worksheet by clicking the button below.

Our 50th episode is coming and we want you to be a part of the show! If you could only listen to ONE podcast for the rest of your life what is that podcast? What’s it about? Why is this your pick?

Let us know who you are, your role in education, and how people can connect with you! Go to podcastpd.com/feedback

Matt Daly from the Academy of Professional Teachers joins us to share the Socratic Oath that he and John Madden developed.

• Matt Daly has been teaching and coaching for over 15 years. He is an Instructional Leader, Educational Consultant, Writer, and Speaker. He holds degrees in English and Secondary Education from Providence College, an MFA in Creative Writing: Poetry, and has Supervisory Certification in Instruction. Matt lives in New Jersey with his wife, also a teacher, and his three daughters.
• Socratic Oath

1. I will design lessons and assessments that allow for personalization of learning for my individual students.​
2. I will promote learning experiences that consider the capabilities of my students, and challenge them to grow and develop their abilities. #SocraticOath #Teachers
3. I will be consistent in my dedication to the practice of teaching, and in upholding the ideals of competent and quality pedagogies.
4. I will build and model a sense of community within my classroom to help students become empathetic contributors to society.
5. I will seek equity and justice for my students, not only in their daily lives, but in the education they are provided, encouraging them to pay those ideals forward, and to advocate for both themselves and others.
6. I will ensure that my students are engaged in worthy pursuits, that foster curiosity, and take into account their own interests, experiences, and challenges.
7. I will remain an active learner, seeking out more effective strategies and implementing them in my classroom, observing colleagues and encouraging observation in my classroom as well, in order to collaborate and progress as teachers.
8. I will provide a safe environment for my students, at both an emotional and educational level, allowing them to develop the experimentation and resilience they will need outside of my classroom.
9. I will endeavor to retain my influence within my school, district, and department, adding my voice to the design and implementation of instruction and curriculum.
10. I will be open to the collaborative exchange of ideas with my colleagues regarding what we do in our classrooms, providing strong and useful feedback, for mutual gain.

• Academy of Professional Teachers
• Socratic Oath
• Matt Daly
• John Madden
• An End to the Quiet War by Matt Daly

AJ: Listening to Audiobook: The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell

Chris: Art of Manliness 479 – Becoming a Digital Minimalist

Stacey: 10% Happier with Dan Harris episode #15 Gretchen Rubin

Join us as we get into Pineapple Charts and the benefits of watching and learning from your colleagues.

Pineapple Charts & #ObserveMe

WHAT IS A PINEAPPLE CHART? – From the Cult of Pedagogy…

• A Pineapple Chart is a system that allows teachers to invite one another into their classrooms for informal observation.
• The chart is set up in some location where teachers go on a daily basis: the teacher’s lounge, the copy room, or wherever teacher mailboxes live in your school.
• On the chart, teachers “advertise” the interesting things they are doing in their classrooms, activities they think others might want to observe. The activities could be as complex as a science lab, a history simulation, or a Skype session with a school in another country. Or they could be as simple as a read-aloud or a lesson on badminton.

WHAT IS #OBSERVEME

• It involves educators making a sign that welcomes their colleagues to observe them and give feedback in specific areas they have listed. Then they ask their peers to come by and share their expertise.

Positives

• Pineapple charts do a great job of quickly informing staff members about what they could learn from their peers. It’s informal, so all you have to do is list what you are doing and when it’s happening. This makes it easy for everyone to participate in.
• #ObserveMe gives the teacher being observed specific feedback that can be used to improve her practice. So, both the observer and the person being observed gain insight that will help improve each other’s practice. Once you create the sign, you could leave it up for the entire year as long as those are the goals you still want to get feedback on.

Negatives

• Pineapple charts require regular updates so that people know what is going on in a classroom. That takes a little more maintenance. They also tend to encourage more of a one-sided flow of information: the observer is learning from the observed. Any feedback is shared informally.
• #ObserveMe requires more planning and work ahead of the observation. The teacher being observed needs to think of what he/she wants feedback on, use that information to create a sign, and display it in her room. Observers may also initially feel awkward giving anything but positive feedback.

Resources

• https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/pineapple-charts/ 
• https://robertkaplinsky.com/whats-difference-observeme-pineapple-charts/

AJ: The Big Leap – Most of us believe that we will finally feel satisfied and content with our lives when we get the good news we have been waiting for, find a healthy relationship, or achieve one of our personal goals. However, this rarely happens. Good fortune is often followed by negative emotions that overtake us and result in destructive behaviors. “I don’t deserve this,” “this is too good to be true,” or any number of harmful thought patterns prevent us from experiencing the joy and satisfaction we have earned. In The Big Leap, Hendricks reveals a simple yet comprehensive program for overcoming this barrier to happiness and fulfillment, presented in a way that engages both the mind and heart. The book describes the four hidden fears that are at the root of the Upper Limit Problem. The Big Leap delivers a proven method for first identifying which of these four fears prevents us from reaching our personal upper limit, and then breaking through that limitation to achieve what Hendricks refers to as our Zone of Genius.

Chris: The Rain Delay – Looking for advanced stats, game breakdowns, and game nuances? Welp, you’re looking in the wrong place. But if you want to talk mascots, memorabilia, and moments? We’re here from you. Each week, Cooperstown Kurt will welcome a guest from the world of baseball to talk about the lighter side of the game. Player interviews, movie breakdowns, and an “On The Road” subset are just some of the episodes you’ll hear.

First episode – “The Sandlot” Director David Mickey Evans

Stacey: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing – Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don’t know much about timing itself. Our lives are a never-ending stream of “when” decisions: when to start a business, schedule a class, get serious about a person. Yet we make those decisions based on intuition and guesswork.

Timing, it’s often assumed, is an art. In When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Pink shows that timing is really a science.

Drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology, and economics, Pink reveals how best to live, work, and succeed. How can we use the hidden patterns of the day to build the ideal schedule? Why do certain breaks dramatically improve student test scores? How can we turn a stumbling beginning into a fresh start? Why should we avoid going to the hospital in the afternoon? Why is singing in time with other people as good for you as exercise? And what is the ideal time to quit a job, switch careers, or get married?

In When, Pink distills cutting-edge research and data on timing and synthesizes them into a fascinating, readable narrative packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways that give readers compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.

Chris and Stacey interview Tony Keefer and Scott Jones, creators of March Book Madness (MBM), a bracket-style book competition that serves to engage students in conversations surrounding books from three areas, Picture Books, Middle Grades and YA. AJ was on special assignment during the interview, but joins in for the intro and shares his podcast recommendation.

Tony Keefer, a 7th-grade teacher by day and family man by night, and Scott Jones, 5th Grade teacher, reader, traveler, and 21st Century Teacher for 21st Century learners, are teachers in Central Ohio. In 2015, they decided to take their classroom versions of March Book Madness to the rest of the world. Now students, classrooms and libraries from as close as down the hall to as far away as Kuala Lumpur participate in March Book Madness.

During the interview, we ask about the origins of March Book Madness, how themes and books are selected, how MBM works, how educators and schools get get involved, as well as other questions. 

Resources

• http://marchbookmadness.weebly.com
• https://twitter.com/TonyKeefer
• https://twitter.com/escott818
• https://diversebooks.org/
• #2019mbm

AJ: 

Inspiring Teachers with Tavis and Danny  Episode 9

CJ Reynolds (Real Rap with Reynolds on YouTube) talks about Genuine Passion in Teaching and Giving Your All

Chris:

I want to become a master penman! – Art of Manliness (482) Power of Penmanship – Guest, Michael Sull, a master penman discusses what it takes to become a master penman and what exactly a master penman does for a living. The conversation explores the history of cursive handwriting, including insights into how culture has influenced handwriting styles throughout the ages and why penmanship has declined in the modern day.

Stacey:

I have been a fan of Techmeme Ride Home for a while now and was a bit wary when the host Brian decided to go 7 days a week by adding weekend interviews with guests, but the interviews conducted this weekend were amazing! NBC News’ Jacob Ward On Data Vs. Privacy and Mark Gurman Says Apple “don’t even know for sure” What Project Titan Is Building.

Chris shares his experience getting a grant funded through Donors Choose. He shares how his grant came to be, what equipment was included in the request, and his plans for the future.

Check out the Zebra Podcast Network to see how Chris is already putting his grant to good use!

AJ: 

• Throughline

Chris & Stacey:

• 5AM Miracle episode #273-Productivity Strategies to Master Content Creation with Pamela Wilson

Teachers on Fire Podcast – Profiling agents of growth and transformation in K-12 education. Hosted by Tim Cavey (@MisterCavey). #GrowthMindset #4Cs #IBL #PBL #DesignThinking #TLAP

Episode 24 – Nesi

Episode 60 – Bianco

Tim… connect with Stacey…and get her on your show!

https://teachersonfire.net/