Teacher Prep with Dr. D

Build on students' funds of knowledge by bringing math games into your math practice.  Develop students computational fluency while playing classic math games, or use math games as a tool for remediation, support and to challenge your learners.  In this episode Dr. Dickenson talks about all the different ways to use math games and why you need to bring it into your practice.

Karen Snedeker 6th grade math and technology coach has been bringing Makerspace into her classroom practice for the past four year.  In fact she has received so many positive reviews from her students and parents that the school has expanded her space to include a summer Makerspace camp and resources and tools to expand her work with students.  She also supports other teachers across the disciplines utilize Makerspace in their practice.  In this podcast we hear from her how to get started and why you need to bring Makerspace into your practice 

Are you ready to build strength based psychological skills into your classroom instruction.  In this podcast with Dr. Laila Sanguras author of "Grit in the Classroom: Building Perseverance for Excellence in Today's Students" she highlights evidence based practices to support students in identifying their passion and combining perseverance for intentional classroom application of grit! 

In this episode of Teacher Tech Prep, Dr. Kimberly Butler shares the why and how teachers can bridge the digital door of planning and instruction with technology into their teaching practice.  From designing to management and instruction we discuss the ins and outs of teaching with tech and great ways to get started.

In this episode Kari Antonetti shares her experiences as a graduate student at National University.  She highlights the importance of reflection for new teachers, advice for fieldwork experiences and the importance of Universal Design for Learning. 

In this episode Dr. Dickenson interviews Will Franzell who is an Education Administrator for the Monterey County office of Education.  We discuss what an NGSS science classroom looks like.  The role of the teacher and the student is discussed and ways that teachers should approach teaching and planning with the NGSS.  We also discuss how teachers can support ELL's with the NGSS and Will shares a trove of tools and resources for science instruction. 

Dino Manganno discusses best practices to survive and thrive in the classroom.  He discusses what it's like the first year and how new and veteran teachers can manage the daily classroom grind and continue to thrive as a teacher.  Listeners will learn strategies to deal with parents and difficult students and we also discuss school culture and setting the tone and what you can do to maintain your sanity! 

In this inteview Dr. Dickenson interviews Scott Moss who is a Google Certified Teacher and Instructional Technology expert for the Los Angeles County Office of Education.  Scott unpacks coding and shares how and why teachers can bring this 21st century skill into practice no matter the grade or subject they teach.  

In this interview Dr. Dickenson interviews Dr. Chris Reeve national expert and consultant in the area of autism.  Dr. Reeve unpacks autism, shares insight on how to best support students and ways teachers' can effectively  create a positive learning environment

Classroom assessment strategies for all students are highlighted in this episode with Denise Phillips.  She shares how teachers can collect multiple forms of evidence   to make informed decisions about what students know and how to plan next steps for instruction.  She also shares how teachers can make adaptations and accommodations for students who are English Language Learners and have an IEP.