This episode we continue our monthly theme on executive functioning. Mandie Thompson, instructional coach, returns to the podcast to discuss the specific executive functioning skills that relate to self-regulation. We also highlight supports and scaffolds as well as technology tools to help teach these skills in the classroom.

Links:

• Classroom Expectations Matrix
• GoNoodle
• EdPuzzle
• Blooket
• Gimkit
• Pear Practice

This episode we continue our monthly theme on executive functioning. Mandie Thompson, instructional coach, returns to the podcast to discuss the specific executive functioning skills that relate to managing time and resources. We also highlight supports and scaffolds as well as technology tools to help teach these skills in the classroom.

Links:

• Silent Superpowers Lessons
• Organize Your Life with Google Course
• Pear Deck Goal Setting
• Pear Deck Life Skills Templates
• Classroomscreen
• Blooket
• Gimkit

This episode we kickoff our new monthly theme on executive functioning. Mandie Thompson, instructional coach, returns to the podcast to discuss the importance of explicitly teaching executive functioning skills in the classroom across grade levels and subject areas. We discuss how valuable these skills are and the difference they can make with things like engagement and motivation.

Links:

• UDL Framework
• Silent Superpowers Lessons

This episode finish our monthly theme on supporting student needs. We connect with Erick Suksdorf, our district's assistant director of Project AWARE. We hear about the awesome plans for the AWARE grant to support students, staff, and families in the district as well as supports already in place. We discuss how students and families can get support and how we are working to make sure needs are met and barriers are removed via universal screeners and an advisory committee.

Links:

• Access the SEL Hub through the Staff Portal
• Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship
• Be Internet Awesome

This episode continues our new monthly theme on supporting student needs. We connect with Felisha Sandberg and Kari Koller, two awesome members of our district's Prevention and Intervention Team. We hear about the great work this team does to support students across the district especially around mental health and with substance abuse prevention and intervention. We also share some great tech tools that they use in their work and that can be used to help support social emotional learning and mental health strategies.

Links:

• Blooket
• Gimkit
• Pear Deck
• Pear Deck SEL Templates
• Flip
• Flip SEL Topics
• Classroom Expectations Matrix

This episode continues our new monthly theme on supporting student needs. We connect with Heidi Lammers, our district's learning support program coordinator, and discuss ways to use support reading intervention and literacy through the Science of Reading and some technology tools. We highlight some current programs in the district and ways to think about Science of Reading to support student needs around reading instruction.

Links:

• Effects of assistive technology for students with reading and writing disabilities
• Vocaroo
• Getting Started with Flip
• Pear Deck Templates for Littles
• Pear Deck ELA Quick Checks
• Pear Deck ELA Templates

This episode kicks off our new monthly theme on supporting student needs. We connect with Stephanie Welniak, our district's coordinator for our multilingual department, and discuss ways to use technology and best practices to support ML students. We highlight current options for translation supports as well as other ways to scaffold and build connections for language learners.

Links:

• How to Use the Microsoft Translator App
• How to Join a Microsoft Translator Conversation
• Helpdesk Support Portal
• How to Split Your Screen
• GoGuardian Teacher Shared Scenes
• How to Use Captions/Subtitles in YouTube
• How to Change the Language on a Chromebook
• How to Translate a Google Doc

This episode we finish up our monthly theme of AI in Education with a mailbag episode. Scott McDaniel, our technology director, joins as co-host. We discuss the big topic requested on AI and academic integrity and highlight a student code of conduct.

Links:

• AI Literacy Lessons from Common Sense Media
• Leveled Decision Making Rubric
• Decision Making Rubric

This episode we continue our monthly theme of AI in Education. Scott McDaniel, our technology director, joins as co-host. We discuss AI literacy and some tips and tricks for understanding and using generative/multimodal AI effectively. We also discuss the importance of discussing AI literacy topics with students.

Links:

• AI Literacy Lessons from Common Sense Media
• How AI Works Lessons - Code.org
• Teaching Students How to Use AI Responsibly
• Large language models can do jaw-dropping things. But nobody knows exactly why. - MIT

This episode we continue our new monthly theme of AI in Education. Scott McDaniel, our technology director, joins as co-host. We discuss artificial intelligence, or AI, tools to support teachers and ways to use AI to help with teaching with topics like personal productivity and differentiation. We also discuss important considerations when using AI in education.

Links:

• OSPI Human-Centered AI Guidance for K-12 Public Schools
• Magic School
• Diffit
• Brisk
• Practice Sets