Episode 121 - Finding Our TextQuest

Hi everyone! As we are winding down the school year, Fabian shares how he is reading a novel with students by doing a TextQuest, how Jamie was inspired by a Well Played episode, and what we are planning for our summer professional reading. Finally, Fabian shares a board game he bought at Star Wars Celebration in our ever popular segment “Whatcha been playin’...?”

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Hi everyone! This week we are talking about Scott’s incredibly magical experience in Walt Disney World as an award winner, how Jamie is ending her game, Fabian’s experience at Star Wars Celebration, and Scott talks about Parks in our ever popular segment “Whatcha been playin…?”. We also briefly share our thoughts about the Uvalde shooting.

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Before Scott takes off to the World of Walt Disney, we recorded an episode in which we talk about Fabian’s camping trip with over 130 students, Jamie’s really impressive progression for her students’ final project, and Scott’s experience with Canva and printing stickers for his students. Finally we have a quick “Whatcha been playin’...?” segment to get you excited about a new boardgame!

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This episode, Jamie returns with her voice and talks about her voiceless teaching experience, Scott talks about ending his school year a bit early, and Fabian reminisces about his time on Batuu. Jamie shares a game in our ever popular segment “Whatcha been playin’...”.

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Hi! Sadly, Jamie is out because of a cold, so Scott and Fabian went back to their roots and recorded an episode between just the two of them. They talk about reactions to Scott’s Disney Award winning life, Fabian’s boss battle he developed and based on @mrmatera’s idea you can find below, and in our ever popular “Whatcha been playin’...” segment, Fabian talks about the game Wingspan.

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Hello everybody! This week we talk about Jamie’s birthday celebration in her classroom, how Fabian and Jamie end their games, why Scott is now an award winner, how Jamie’s students don’t notice things, Fabian used Hero Builder and is having students create a text message exchange to show their understanding of the current unit. Finally, Fabian shares a game in “Whatcha been playin’...”?

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Hey! This week we talk about what to do when students steal from your classroom, why exit tickets can be an excellent way of getting students to turn in missing work, Fabian shares his #QRBreakIN as an introduction to his Middle Ages unit, and Jamie shares some news about her role within the EDUProtocol universe. Finally, Jamie shares a game in our segment “Whatcha been playin’…?”

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Bright suns, everyone! This week, Jamie debriefs her time on Batuu and how she built a lightsaber, we talk about why our game sometimes is taken very seriously, how we hide easter eggs in our classroom, and Jamie shares about her cross-over event with @mrcarlson’s class, and so much more! Jamie shares a cool Star Wars themed escape room game in our segment “Whatcha’ been playin’...?”

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We are so happy to have our magical guest Tisha Richmond! It was so delightful to have her on and tell us everything about her current role as a Canva consultant and how she helps other teachers improve their lessons with a home makeover style program she is offering with a team in her district in Oregon. Plus, she shares a game in our ever wonderful segment “Whatcha been playin’...?”. Follow her on Twitter @TishRich and check out her website www.tisharichmond.com

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We are back together and after a few episodes we recorded before we went to SpringCUE, Fabian and Jamie now have a reflection of the conference, Scott talks about how he re-booted his game, why it is a good idea to keep classroom games special, Jamie shares how she used giant playing cards in her class, and Fabian shares a fun game in our “Whatcha been playin’...” segment!

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