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Happy Thanksgiving from PodcastPD! We share three podcast recommendations you can enjoy while preparing your holiday meal!

Chris: The 5 AM Miracle Podcast with Jeff Sanders – 15 Effective Studying Techniques for A+ Students [Podcast #229]

AJ: Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers – 7 Ways Teachers Can Push Past Imposter Syndrome

Stacey: Google Teacher Tribe Podcast with Matt Miller and Kasey Bell

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• Derrick Crabtree – The reason and inspiration for this episode!

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App Smashing is the process of using multiple apps to create projects or complete tasks. Chris Aviles shares how he inspires student learning.

Stacey also recaps her EdCampHAT experience! AJ took his boys to PlayFair NYC!

Chris Aviles is the 21st Century Skills, Technology, and Innovation Coordinator for the Fair Haven school district in Fair Haven, New Jersey. As the leader of the Fair Haven Innovates program, his students combine social entrepreneurship and design thinking to sell real products and solve real problems as they run real businesses that turn real profits.

A few years ago Chris decided he was done with the traditional model of school as he stopped whole class instruction and started blending. Chris is passionate about the crossroads where education and technology meet because he has seen the amazing things that can happen when you tech-up teaching. Chris is considered an expert in Gamification, Game-Based Learning, Passion Projects, Project-Based Learning, School Gardens, Blended Learning, and Makerspaces. He is a Google Certified Innovator, Trainer, and GEG Leader.

Connect with Chris Aviles:

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• www.techedupteacher.com

• SAMR Model
• EdcampNJ
• Ednado
• House of EdTech ep 39 App Smashing with Casey Cohen
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Stacey: Podcasters’ Roundtable #97, 94, 96, 93

Chris: Art of Manliness – episode 351 – The Surprising Power of a “Useless” Liberal Arts Education

AJ: Wired Educator #92 with Todd Whitaker

• Laura McDonnel
• Derrick Crabtree
• Pam Hubler
• Tenise Smith
• Tracey Enos

The use of HyperDocs is on the rise in 1:1 classrooms across the country. as they allow for increased student engagement and student-directed work. Join us as we ease confusion between a HyperDoc and a Doc with Links.

• What is a hyperdoc?
• The term HyperDocs was coined by Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton, and Sarah Landis.
• Cult of Pedagogy episode 70 – Jennifer Gonzalez interviewed Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton, and Sarah Landis – https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/hyperdocs
• A HyperDoc is a digital document—such as a Google Doc—where all the parts of a lesson or multiple lessons have been pulled together into one main location. Within this single document, students are provided with hyperlinks to all of the resources they need to complete a variety of tasks and engage themselves in the learning.
• HyperDocs vs A Doc with Links
• How to Build a HyperDoc Lesson – Parts of a HyperDoc
• Many HyperDocs follow this basic template that takes students through six steps of a lesson:
• Engage: Hook your students, get them engaged, and activate prior knowledge. You might use a fun video, interactive website, or audio recording.
• Explore: Link resources, such as videos or articles, for students to explore more information.
• Explain: Clarify the learning objective for your students. This is where you could teach a whole group lesson with direct instruction, or add additional resources for students to explore.
• Apply: What do you want students to create to demonstrate their learning? Give instructions for the assignment.
• Share: Provide a way for students to share their work and receive feedback.
• Reflect: Pause for reflection (whole class, think-pair-share, etc.) or link them to a digital way to share their thoughts.
• Extend: This portion is great for early finishers. Provide extra activities, additional online resources, or challenge them with an extension assignment to extend their thinking.

• The HyperDoc Handbook: Digital Lesson Design Using Google Apps
• Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton, and Sarah Landis
• Cult of Pedagogy episode 70 – Jennifer Gonzalez interviewed Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton, Sarah Landis
• FB community
• hyerdocs.co
• English/ ELA Hyperdoc Power! via Tracy Enos
• SafeShare.tv
• PodcastPD Episode 11-where Stacey mentions “The Answers” for the first time
• PodcastPD Episode 12 with Rich Czyz
• PodcastPD Episode 16 with Adam Schoenbart

Stacey: I’m getting back into my running. In preparation for an upcoming half marathon, I am listening and learning a lot with Let’s Run Disney-October 2017, Another Mother Runner-ep 282

Chris: Fall TV is in full swing. ArrowSquad, Central City Underground, Maid of Steel, Tomorrow’s Legends, Gotham Undercover – Consider checking out a podcast about the TV shows you watch!

AJ: While looking into podcasts for a friend who is embarking on a principalship, and from a recommendation for Nesi – I found Episode 51 of Principal Matters w/ William D. Parker. The episode, title, The Shocking Truth About your Decision Making, was an excellent listen.

Stacey: Learning how to run again

Chris: Lessons we can learn from the 2017 New York Yankees. What Educators Can Learn From Yankees OF Aaron Judge

AJ: Things are hard! Balancing all aspects of life is proving to be a challenge. I need to focus.

Adam Schoenbart is the EdJusticeLeague's resident comic guru and in this episode of PodcastPD Adam provides insight and knowledge about the value of comics and graphic novels in education.

Adam Schoenbart is currently a Vice-Principal at Darian High School (CT). Schoenbart previously worked as a high school English teacher, technology coach, Google for Education Certified Trainer. In 2016, Schoenbart was named as a National School Board Association’s “20 to Watch” Educational Technology Leaders.

He is also the co-founder of The Education Calendar, a crowdsourced map, a calendar of education events worldwide.

Adam blogs regularly and his writing has been featured in Tech & Learning Magazine and in online publications like Guardian Teach, FreeTech4Teachers.com, and Amazon TenMarks Blog.

Connect with Adam through his website or on Twitter @AdamSchoenbart.

Stacey: Podsave America, Embedded

Chris: House of #EdTech 96-98 – Podcasting Mini-Series

AJ: Cult of Pedagogy, The Wired Educator – Chris and Stacey suggested: The Art of Manliness, The 5 AM miracle, Note to Self, and Magic Lessons

Back to school night is a sure sign that the school year is well underway and the gang shares their insight into approaching this event from the perspective of a teacher and as parents.

At Chris’ high school, BTSN is run as a fair where parents tour the building and the high school departments prepare presentations to overview their department. Parents and families are toured through the building via the school’s Peer Leaders and National Honor Society.

At AJ’s middle school, BTSN has parents move through their child’s schedule and AJ and his colleagues make 6-7 minute presentations to groups of parents.

For Stacey, she recalls her time in the 1st-grade classroom and how she was afraid of parents and can’t imagine repeating herself for multiple groups of parents.

• Tips for Improving Back to School Night
• Create stations in your classroom for parents to move through.
• Flip Back to School Night – create a video for parents to watch before they arrive.
• SMILE! Have energy and be warm and welcoming.
• Lose the slideshow and be authentic with parents.
• Be Funny. If you’re not – TRY!

Stacey: Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers episode 106

Chris: PodcastPD can also be heard on voicED.ca! Also, check out the #AssistLearning Podcast with Jennifer Cronk!

AJ: Inside Innovation from AJ Juliani & The Creative Classroom with John Spencer

This week we are joined by genius innovator Don Wettrick who shares stories about rebranding himself from TV production teacher to Innovation Specialist, helping students find their passions beyond 20% time, introducing the world to those who inspire and motivate him (check out his podcast StartEdUp), and a recent interaction with the most famous Jedi of all time!

Don gets real about what innovation is and imparts practical advice about starting our kid young when it comes to genius hour. We hope you enjoy our hour of genius with Don and then stick around to what we’re listening to and learning.

Don Wettrick is an Innovation Specialist at Noblesville High School, just outside Indianapolis, IN. He is the author of “Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level.” Don has worked as a middle school and high school teacher; educational and innovation consultant; and educational speaker. Don is passionate about helping students find their educational opportunities and providing them with the digital tools they need to give them a competitive edge. He has lectured across the US and Europe about collaboration, social media use, and work environments that enable innovation. He also creates and hosts a podcast, StartEDUp. But most importantly, Don works with educators and students to bring innovation and collaborative skills into education.

Connect with Don:

• Twitter
• StartEdUp Website
• Facebook Page
• YouTube
• Email

• Tina Seelig
• New York Times Article
• XQ super school
• Naveen Jain
• Tim Ferris
• Mark Cuban
• Elon Musk
• Gary Vaynerchuck (link to Don’s podcast episode with Gary Vee)
• Tucker Max (link to Don’s episode with Tucker)
• Seth Godin
• IOT – internet of things

Stacey: Just finished up a series on Hidden Brain called You 2.0 all about self-improvement. Episodes included Deep Work with Cal Newport, Dream Jobs, Embracing Chaos, WOOP, Making Decisions, and Getting Unstuck.

Chris: School started – back to listening to podcasts each morning and afternoon on the drive!

AJ: Revisionist History w/ Malcolm Gladwell: McDonald’s Broke my Heart AND StartEdUp w/ DW Ep 78 – Monday Motivation – Do We Want Student Leaders or Well Behaved Kids

Stacey: Instructional Coaching with Jim Knight-PEERS goals Powerful, Easy, Emotionally Compelling, Reachable, Student Focused

Chris: Miles’ loft bed is no more… Mom and Dad lost the ability to snuggle with their favorite oldest child.

AJ: HyperDocs Kate Baker – 9-11 hyperdoc

We turn back time and pull from the PodcastPD Vault in this 13th episode. In this conversation from June 2015 Stacey, AJ, and I talk about Stacey’s excitement about getting a grant for podcasting gear at the school she worked in at the time and AJ shares his interest in pursuing something similar while I support the conversation with great podcasting gear recommendations.

We also share random ideas for using podcasts in your classroom with students.

• Educational Podcasting Today (no new episodes, but still available)
• Apply for a Winning #EdTech Grant – House of #EdTech episode 83 (Bonus)
• Audio Technica AT2005
• Audio Technica ATR2100
• Microphone Windscreen
• Behringer XENYX Q1202USB
• Libsyn Podcast Hosting – Use promo code: NESI and get your first month FREE!
• Blubrry Podcast Hosting – Use promo code: NESI and get your first month FREE!

Stacey: Educational Podcasting Today, hosted by Jeff Bradbury

AJ: 5 Reasons for Starting Your Podcast

Chris: The Audacity to Podcast, hosted by Daniel J. Lewis

I've been wanting to have Rich Czyz on PodcastPD since Chris, AJ, and I re-launched the podcast in January 2017. An engaging PD facilitator and advocate for QUALITY professional development, Rich's voice, message, and ideas are a natural fit for PodcastPD. During the conversation, we discuss what makes PD relevant, how to create PD educators want to attend, and building habits for a writerly life. We know this episode will help you set some amazing PD goals.

Rich Czyz, author of The 4 o’clock Faculty site and book, shares strategies for creating meaningful and relevant PD for all educators. He discusses how to move beyond sit and get learning toward PD that is engaging, models best practices, offers voice and choice, and includes elements of fun (think ultimate rock-paper-scissors). The former fifth-grade teacher, come principal, shares his writing habits and what it really means to go ROGUE with your own PD. In the end, we hope that you create your PD cohorts/PLCs and schedule a weekly PD meeting.

Educator and author, Rich Czyz is on a mission to revolutionize professional learning for all educators. In The Four O’Clock Faculty: A Rogue Guide to Revolutionizing Professional Development, Rich identifies ways to make PD meaningful, efficient, and, above all, personally relevant. This book is a practical guide that reveals why some PD is so awful and what you can do to change the model for the betterment of you and your colleagues.

• 4 O’clock Faculty
• The Four O’Clock Faculty: A Rogue Guide to Revolutionizing Professional Development
• The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors
• World Rock Paper Scissor Society

Chris: StartEDUp with Don Wettrick – guest Gary Vee! – Followed up with watching A LOT of GV YouTube videos.

Stacey: 

• #PodcastPD
• UnGeniused Podcast
• The Yarn Podcast

Rich:

• Malcolm Gladwell – Revisionist History Podcast – McDonald’s French Fries
• Song Exploder Podcast

Chris… recently completed building a new loft bed for Miles. The plans came from Ana White – http://www.ana-white.com/2012/07/plans/camp-loft-bed-stair-junior-height

Stacey… had great success at a recent PD offering that was followed up with a great email of gratitude for making the training fun. Plans are to dissect the methods used during the four days of tech training/PD and offer similar types of sessions in the coming year.

Rich… is exploring and creating purposeful learning spaces. This includes asking for donations and improvising/repurposing less expensive items for standard classroom furniture.

Summer 2017 is more than halfway over. As the sun sets on our 2017 fun, Chris, AJ, and I share some updates about our Summertime learning and look ahead to what we plan to explore during the first quarter of the school year.

• AJ fills us in on his #10bks10wks challenge-so far he has read Drive, You Are a Badass, and Tribes. On deck is The Energy Bus. For more details about these books and why AJ picked them, listen to episode 10!
• Chris is dropping the pounds and is committed to improving his health, though waking up at 5 AM is no fun!
• Stacey is increasing her mileage and putting the run back into iruntech. She may or may not run the Perfect 10, and is already signed up for a half in 2018 (could there be more than one?). Stacey also vows to complete her creativity project by the start of the school year; end of August/beginning of September.

• Books:
• Drive
• You Are a Badass
• Tribes
• Energy Bus
• Perfect 10
• Kevin Carroll’s Hyperdoc Faculty Handbook

AJ: Cult of Pedagogy and getting excited about the StartEdUp Podcast

Chris: 30 for 30 Podcast from ESPN

Stacey: Thoroughly Considered Episode 12: The Conference Racket

AJ: #10bks10wks

Chris: How to build a charging station for his classroom

Stacey: Know Me Before You Teach Me and EdcampLDR-how to flip the faculty meeting and using hyperdocs instead of a faculty handbook

This is part three of our reflective and look-ahead series. We now turn our attention and conversation to Summer 2017 and what we anticipate learning in the time we have away from school.

• Reflect – Take time to think about your previous school year. Consider journaling about it and getting your thoughts on paper in order to make new things happen in the coming school year.
• Attend a Conference – Find a local conference to attend this summer. We’re attending and presenting at a number of local conferences this Summer and we’d love to hear about your learning adventures too!
• Grow by reading – Join AJ’s Ten Books in Ten Weeks Challenge! The challenge begins on June 26, 2017, and you can read the books that AJ is reading or choose your own books to grow from over the next ten weeks. Here’s AJ’s list:

1. Drive by Daniel Pink
2. Play Like A Pirate by Quinn Rollins
3. Gamify Your Class by Matthew Farber
4. Learn Like A Pirate by Paul Solarz
5. Hacking PBL by Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy
6. How to Personalize Learning by Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey
7. Lead Like A Pirate by Shelly Burgess and Beth Houf
8. Tribes by Seth Godin
9. The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon
10. You Are A Badass by Jen Sicero

• Listen to Podcasts – Find podcasts that fit your interest level!
• 15 Must-Listen Education Podcasts for Summer Vacation
• Personal Growth – Learn something OUTSIDE your profession. Grow as a person. Accomplish a goal.
• A Challenge For You. Do You Accept? – HoET065
• Chris is going to lose weight and get healthy this summer!
• Stacey is going to be working on some creative projects. They’re under wraps for now but stay tuned! She will also be training for a half-marathon!
• AJ is looking forward to playing golf!

• Breakout Edu
• BrainPop
• Kahoot
• Thinkfun
• Brain Quake
• Filament Games
• Classcraft

AJ: The Yankees are AMAZING and are becoming MUST WATCH TV!

Chris: Been watching a lot of YT videos on the Edison bulb and DIY lamps and sconces. What’s an Edison bulb? So in the not too distant future, I will be making new lamps for our living room as well as wall sconces for the stairway in my house. I also hope to add a retro-looking or steam-punk style lamp to the studio here.

Stacey: Stacey is getting out of her comfort zone!