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Tip #1 Where attention goes energy flows. Join Hip Hughes for several classroom-tested tips for grabbing and keeping the attention of your students every day.

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Keith Hughes is an educator, youtuber and innovator in the field of technology and education. He has a Bachelors of Science in Social Studies Education and Masters in Educational Technology. His channel has amassed over 6 million views and tens of thousands of fans worldwide. Keith has served as an adjunct professor of New Literacies and has also appeared on the History Channel’s “United Stuff of America” and AHC’s “America’s Most Badass” as an on air expert.

When a child in your care is injured who is responsible? How likely are law suits? what is the best way to report an injury to parents, administrators, relevant outside entities? what are the basics you need to know? Tune in and find out.

Julie Bullard is a professor and the director of the Early Childhood Education program at the University of Montana Western.

Tom Copeland is the nation's leading expert on the business of family child care. Since 1981 he has helped thousands of people understand complex legal, business and tax issues. Jason Flom is the Director of Learning Platforms at Q.E.D. He is also a former elementary school teacher and the Founding Publisher of Ecology of Education, a multi-author education blog.

Feelings of isolation occur with some regularity among educators. Teachers spend much of their day separated from peers in classrooms that can become silos. However, technology is providing new ways for teachers to connect with peers both near and far. Our guests today walk us through the process of getting connected.

Rob Mancabelli, co-author of Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education. Lisa Nielsen, author of the book Teaching Generation Text. Nicholas Provenzano is a high school English teacher that is passionate about integrating technology into the classroom. Second grade teacher, Erin Klein has her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction and is the technology co-chairperson for the Michigan Reading Association.

Many parents expect teaching and classrooms to look and operate as they did when they were in school. Bringing parents up to speed on the new ways teaching and learning are being approached can be challenging. Our guest offer practical tips.

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Jenifer Fox is an international award-winning author and a recognized leader of the Strengths Movement within our educational system. Suzie Boss is an education writer and consultant who focuses on project-based learning. She is the author of Bringing Innovation to School and Reinventing Project-Based Learning, a regular contributor to Edutopia, and a member of the National Faculty of the Buck Institute for Education. Josh Stumpenhorst is a junior high Language Arts and Social Science teacher as well as an active blogger

Though teaching handwriting to perfection may longer be needed, our guests say teaching handwriting is still important. Learn why...

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Susan Vachon is a Learning Resource Teacher and founder of Optimally Learning (http://www.optimallylearning.com), a business that supports the parents of children who have recently been diagnosed as Learning Disabled or ADHD. Gail Bauman, elementary education professor who teaches a correspondence course on handwriting instruction for pre-service teachers. Melanie Link Taylor teaches both general ed. and Special Ed.

I this segment we explore the need to amplify teacher voice and teacher leadership in education policy decisions.

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Phylis Hoffman is a NBCT 2nd grade teacher at Harry Bridges Span School in Wilmington, CA. She spent 10 years out of the classroom as a categorical program advisor and literacy coach. David B. Cohen is a NBCT at Palo Alto High School in California. A veteran of multiple teacher leadership projects, he is currently on leave from his teaching position, traveling around California to work on a writing project about public schools and teachers. Nancy Flanagan is a retired teacher, with 31 years as a K-12 Music specialist in the Hartland, Michigan schools. Flanagan is co-founder of the Network of Michigan Educators and her blog, Teacher in a Strange Land, is featured on Education Week's Teacher division.

I this segment we explore the need to amplify teacher voice and teacher leadership in education policy decisions.

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#echat #teachers #edreform

Phylis Hoffman is a NBCT 2nd grade teacher at Harry Bridges Span School in Wilmington, CA. She spent 10 years out of the classroom as a categorical program advisor and literacy coach. David B. Cohen is a NBCT at Palo Alto High School in California. A veteran of multiple teacher leadership projects, he is currently on leave from his teaching position, traveling around California to work on a writing project about public schools and teachers. Nancy Flanagan is a retired teacher, with 31 years as a K-12 Music specialist in the Hartland, Michigan schools. Flanagan is co-founder of the Network of Michigan Educators and her blog, Teacher in a Strange Land, is featured on Education Week's Teacher division.

The research is clear, moving enhances learning. Why then is the sit-still-and-learn model so pervasive? In this segment we explore this question.

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Dr. Aili Pogust is a literacy trainer, coach and consultant. Based on her study of educational kinesiology, she adds physical movement into the learning process for children and teachers during her work in schools. David Sladkey is a high school math teacher in Naperville IL. He is the author of the "Book Energizing Brain Breaks and Engaging Teaching Tools." Jessica Lahey, former teacher & author of article, "Why Parents Need to Let Children Fail."

It's been said that perfection is the enemy of the good. Why do some of us feel the need to be perfect? What drives this need? What is the impact?

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Mark Kessling is a former social studies teacher at and is an assistant professor of education at Penn State University. Sandy Merz is an NBCT (CTE) and teach algebra and engineering at Safford K8 IB Magnet School in Tucson and do teacher leadership work with the Center for Teaching quality and the Arizona K12 Center. Vicki Davis is an author, speaker and a classroom technology teacher and author of Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds.

Regretfully, school policies are too often counterproductive. What's an educator to do? Our guests offer some guidance.

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Lori Nazereno currently serves as Teahcer-in-Residence at the Center for Teaching Quality supporting teachers who want to start teacher-powered schools. Ariel Sacks teaches eighth grade English at a middle school in Brooklyn, NY. She has published articles about her work in Edweek Teacher Magazine and is a co-author of the new book Teaching 2030. Anthony Cody worked in the high poverty schools in Oakland for 24 years and writes the popular Education Week blog, Living in Dialogue.