Happy New Year! We ring in 2024 with Fabian and Scott living it up in Hawaii while Jamie is chilling in California. Fabian purchased a new toy from Galaxy’s Edge that will play a part in an upcoming scavenger hunt. We also talk about using Easter Eggs and Aurebesh in a gamified class. Jamie has acquired an Echo Dot and the crew brainstorms ways to use it at school. Scott has a deck builder idea brewing for his upcoming ancient civilizations unit. Finally, Jamie talks mystery games at her local game store and the game Anomaly in our ever popular segment “Whatcha been playin’...?”.

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Things mentioned on the show:

Sith Wayfinder images and  article

Aurebesh Language: website, app is also available for IOs

Echo Dot

Anomaly board game

Happy Holidays Rebel Teachers! The crew is officially on Winter Break and we reflected on the last few days of crafts, movies, and Secret Santa offerings. Scott made current events fun by doing an XP palooza for Chance Cards. Jamie had students research holidays around the world with a candy-themed Research Raiders project. Fabian gave his students a choice to either watch a documentary or play a game (strings attached though). It ended up being a relaxing mood in his class and now part of our ever-popular segment “Whatcha been playin’...?”.

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Things mentioned on the show:

Elfster

emc2learning.com

Patchwork Doodle

New episode is in the house! Today, the crew talks about the newest award given to one of the members (hint: he received one before), Jamie talks about how she engaged her student with a Station 2 Station activity which can be found on emc2learning, and Scott talks about how his son had to create a boardgame for class and how we might use this in our classrooms. Finally, Jamie talks about how she uses the boardgame Operation in her classroom in our ever popular segment “Whatcha been playin’...?”.

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Things mentioned on the show:

- Operation R2D2 edition (out of print)

- emc2learning.com

Welcome to the pod! On today’s episode, Fabian uses practical math lessons to help his students see the benefits of starting on time and turning in work. This created some lightbulb moments in his class. Jamie discusses an interactive presentation called Walk Thru California and uses one of Kevin Roughton’s History Mysteries to get students interacting with primary documents. Scott’s starting to get a class rhythm with starting his fourth year of teaching. With solid previous lessons and activities built into his year, he can start fine tuning and adding even more interactive elements to his classes…like a boss battle against Johnny. Plus, our ever popular series, “Whatcha been playin’?”.

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Things mentioned on the show: 

Scribe chrome extension

California Weekly Explorer

Teach with Magic- Kevin Roughton’s History Mystery Labs

Game: Just Wild

We are back after a short hiatus of sickness and surgery. In today’s episode, Scott gives us an update on his world river project and his largest funded item from Donor’s Choose. Fabian discusses his sub day woes but Sneaky Cell Phone Snoop saves the day with some high engagement from an unlikely student. Jamie was productive in her Covid quarantine and created an entire novel study with EMC2 resources. Plus, our ever popular series, “Whatcha been playin’?”.

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Things mentioned on the show: 

Rebel Teacher Alliance discord

Donor’s Choose

emc2learning.com

Wingspan App

Herd Mentality Freebie

Herd Mentality board game

Herd Mentality Canva Template

On this week’s episode, we had an on-the-spot brainstorm session about engaging students with homemade dice. We also talk about game resets, EMC2’s Triple Threat Throwdown, Story Dice Diaries and hooking students with a video to pique students’ interest in a side quest. Plus, our ever popular series, “Whatcha been playin’?”.

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Things mentioned on the show:

Cobra Paw game

Ravine game

Ravine Expansion

Rebel Teacher Alliance discord

Merch shop

This week’s episode features a friend of the pod, Tisha Richmond. Tisha discusses her new role at Canva, her latest podcast, her partnership with #Eduprotocols and a special project that will be coming out soon. Plus, she shares a fantastic game that sparks creativity in students and teachers alike. Join us for some laughs, joy and discussion.

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Things mentioned on the show:

Canva.com

Spark Joy in EDU podcast

Make Learning Magical

Eduprotocols Companion Guide

Happy Little Accidents game

Squiggle Your Way to Creativity blog post

Rebel Teacher Alliance discord

Merch shop

We are really excited to launch this episode. Today, we discuss the latest in our Rebel Teacher Alliance Community: we have a discord and a merch shop! Scott shares a hands-on activity that has brought his advisory class together. Jamie talks gradebook woes and challenging her students to create story dice diaries. Finally, Fabian flips the script on his class by gamifying productivity through dice rolls and mini focus challenges. Finally, our ever popular segment “Whatcha been playin?” conjures librarian in the catacombs vibes. Give us a listen and join us on Discord!

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Things mentioned on the show:

Rebel Teacher Alliance discord

Merch shop

Clank! Catacombs

The crew welcomes you back to a new episode. Scott just started fall break and shares what happened on the lead up to it. Fabian tells a story of how his students forced him to take some extreme measures. Jamie shares how she won a bunch of books and how she uses lit circles in her 4th and 5th grade combo class. Fabian also shares how he uses Jake Carr’s ChatGPT feedback idea with a project students are working. 

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Things mentioned on the show:

Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston: Twitter, website

Interested in Gamification? This is the episode for you! Boss battles, Wookie rescues and dice rolling plus we discuss the power of equity maps. As always, we end with our ever popular segment “Whatcha been playin?”.

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Things mentioned on the show:

- Star Wars Galaxy Maps

- Equity Maps

- Magic Maze