Teach and Wine About It

It's a pandemic and we should be focusing on many things to make sure our students are in the best place possible, which is why we decided to focus this episode on student mental health. We discuss some resources and strategies to make sure that our students are doing well while also protecting teacher well-being. Additionally, with the increase in online instruction, writing instructions/directions is more important than ever. We talk about ways to make sure that your students know what is expected of them- and how you can know if they know. 

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This week, we discuss the positive changes we've made over the past year and each detail some things we are excited to bring with us out of the pandemic. We also talk about literacy in the content areas and talk about quick ways to integrate literacy skills into classes that are not English or Social Studies-based. Math, science, and elective teachers, this one's for you! 

On another note- thanks for sticking with us and our semi-erratic upload schedule as we battle through this pandemic together. If you are not subscribed yet, subscribe on whatever podcast platform you enjoy. 

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This week, we're talking about the realistic outcomes of a year of nontraditional teaching. After a brief break to talk about a cider this time -- instead of a wine -- we look at grade validity and biases in classroom assessment. 

Welcome back for Episode 7 of Season 2! This week, we're sharing 10 power strategies for ramping up how you use films and documentaries in class.  Before that, we break down what to expect from President Biden's nominee for Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, as well as how we processed the Capitol Insurrection from a few weeks ago. 

As always, check out Edpuzzle for your video integration. 

This week, we're kicking off 2021 by dumping all those trinkets from our desks. In addition, we explore what we're taking with us in this new year both in the classroom and at home. Sean also makes the worst wine-related pun in the history of all puns. 

Check out Edpuzzle, Mote, and NoRedInk from this week's episode!

For this episode, we pulled an unpublished episode out of the vault. We were both living the winter break life and couldn't meet together to record, so Producer Eric spliced together some old content for us. 

In this episode, we explore teacher unions, discuss writing assessment, and talk about some Google add ons to check out. 

We will be back next week with a brand-new episode! 

In this episode, we talk about closing out 2020 in the best way possible: purging old student projects and having a fire-side beverage. We also discuss how a half hour of your time re-visiting a unit before the semester can help you re-connect with your content and re-build motivation.

Try out any of these beverage options to stay oh-so-festive.

In Episode 3 of season 2, we it's the holiday season! We talk about the variety of gifts teachers give (grades, grace, etc) and receive (unsolicited advice, countless notepads and teacher paraphernalia). We also finally talk about project-based learning, something that we've referenced many times but haven't tackled. Listen up to hear about some gifts you can give to your students and others for this holiday season. 

Talked about: 

Charities: 

Project-Based Learning

This week, we're exploring some of the upcoming challenges public schools will face as funding evolves. In addition, we'll check out some strategies to keep students -- and us! -- organized in a COVID world. 

Check out the following resources:

Counseling Not Criminalization Act

Planboard

PlanBook

After a break (during which we both had and recovered from COVID), we are back with a new season, a new format, and lots of laughs. This episode we talk about what's been going on, how we're surviving pandemic teaching, and strategies to make online video meetings easier.

What we talked about: 

Google Meet Extensions (these are all Chrome Web Store Links)