Nefertiti Dukes leads the Professional Development team at Screencastify where they focus on what video makes possible for classroom educators, not what Screencastify makes possible. Before joining the Screencastify squad, Nef taught middle school and high school Humanities. And, she has worked with learners of all ages on speech and debate.

Today Nef and Natalie talk about how video can democratize education, empower students to take control of their learning, lead to more universally designed classes, and much more!

Timestamps

The educator’s desire to have a greater impact [2:08]

What is Screencastify? [3:40]

Why is Nef so excited about Screencastify? [4:18]

Bridging original content creation and pre-published videos [7:12]

Using video to make your classroom more equitable and accessible [10:03]

UDL and access [11:40]

What UHaul has to do with video instruction [12:51]

The Modern Classrooms Project partnership [15:28]

Tying screencasting and assessing together [17:26]

Two questions to ask when we’re working with video instruction [17:58]

What Nef more recently realized about assessment [19:33]

Hidden assessments [21:00]

How can on demand video get parents more easily involved? [24:54]

When time-bound communication doesn’t work [25:53]

Why we don’t get 100% attendance at back-to-school events [27:34]

What it means to democratize education [28:44]

Nef’s favorite teacher and personal friend [30:33]

 

Resources

Screencastify

TechLearning Screencastify Guide Article