This episode closes out our monthly theme of Universal Design for Learning.  Marisol Mallari, a classroom teacher in Everett and member of the Inclusionary Practices Technical Network, joins the episode to discuss the Action and Expression principle in the UDL guidelines. We discuss the importance of providing options for students to demonstrate what they know and can do and highlight some practical application examples.

Links:

• CAST - UDL Guidelines

• CAST Action & Expression

• UDL Tips for Assessment

• Formative Assessment Ideas

This episode continues our monthly theme of Universal Design for Learning.  Mandie Thompson and Angela Sawdye, two middle school instructional coaches, join the episode to discuss the Representation principle in the UDL guidelines. We discuss the importance of supporting your content with visuals and auditory scaffolds, providing and activating background knowledge, and giving students different access points.

Links:

• CAST - UDL Guidelines

• CAST Representation

• Full article: Effects of assistive technology for students with reading and writing disabilities

This episode continues our monthly theme of Universal Design for Learning.  Colleen Homola, high school math teacher at PHS and member of Washington's Inclusionary Practices Technical Network, joins the episode to discuss the Engagement principle in the UDL guidelines. We discuss the importance of connecting with student interests and providing different access points for students.

Links:

• CAST - UDL Guidelines

• CAST Engagement

• Desmos

• Pear Deck

This episode kicks off our new monthly theme of Universal Design for Learning.  Joan Fleming, member of Washington's Inclusionary Practices Technical Network, joins the episode to discuss an overview and introduction to UDL, or Universal Design for Learning.

Links:

• UDL Framework

• CAST - UDL Guidelines

• CAST - UDL

• Katie Novak - UDL Infographic

This episode is a special crossover episode with BG Cast! We joined our district's podcast to discuss technology in the district. Check out BG Cast linked below for the full episode and listen here for the technology part of the conversation.

Links:

• You can find the BG Cast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon and Google.

• Going Online website

• EdTech website

This episode continues our series of episodes for cybersecurity awareness month.  We check in with Angie Krant, a middle school teacher librarian, and we discuss cybersecurity with students. Angie shares her experience with teaching digital citizenship, internet safety, and cybersecurity with students and helping them build valuable digital and social skills.

Links:

• ISTE Digital Citizen Standard in Action

• Be Internet Awesome for Educators

• Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship

• Google Applied Digital Skills Digital Citizenship

• Google Internet Safety Videos

• Common Sense K-8 Cybersecurity Collection

• How to Use the GoGuardian Parent App

In this episode we continue our new monthly theme of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We are joined by Julie Peay with Homeland Security to discuss resources for protecting students online and things to be aware of as parents and educators. This is a sensitive topic and we do discuss things that may be challenging for listeners. We included a warning at the beginning of the episode and below:

Content warning: suicide, child exploitation, sexploitation

Links:

• iGuardian

• Netsmartz

• Take It Down 

• NCMEC - National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

• BGPS Online Safety Plan

• BGPS Student Online Safety

This episode continues our series of episodes for cybersecurity awareness month.  This is part two of the replay of our great conversation with Ian Moore, Washington's Cybersecurity State Coordinator/Advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security.  We discuss cybersecurity concerns for schools districts and future trends in this episode.  

Links:

• Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• CISA Cyber Essentials Starter Kit

This is a replay of our great conversation with Ian Moore, Washington's Cybersecurity State Coordinator/Advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security.  This is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and is our monthly theme. We discuss cybersecurity essentials and why it's important in this episode.  

Links:

• Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• CISA Cyber Essentials Starter Kit
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• NIST Cybersecurity

In this episode we finish out our monthly theme of meaningful technology integration. Our technology director, Scott McDaniel, returns for the conversation and we discuss SAMR. We highlight different ways to think about the SAMR model and how it can help us consider our technology integration in the classroom.

Links:

• TPACK/SAMR Lesson Plan

• What Is the SAMR Model?

• Flip Live Events