This is our first episode with a parent of my former student! Kari Lantin is an industrial and shoe design instructor at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.  She’s the one who helped with our shoe design unit that we mentioned in our 62nd Episode about how Fred and I team taught with our friends Ed & Connie Soriano at Take 1 Academy!  She designed shoes and apparel for ESPRIT and Gymboree and fell into writing curriculum for design and then teaching.  Listen to her passion for design and her students as well as how technology is changing the design game.  We mentioned “lawnmower parents” and you can hear our dear friend Dr. Charlene Lobo Soriano define it in our 28th Episode!

If you’d like to contact Kari, email [email protected] and I’ll be sure to help you out!

 

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Today, we breakdown what a teachers’ mastermind is and how it will help teachers grow, get the support they need and be accountable.  Having experience being part of a mastermind and running a mastermind ourselves, we see the unique power it can have for our teaching profession.  Join and and let’s see how this can be the PD you are looking for!

Link mentioned: Jessica Chang Consulting

Please fill out the form below if you’re interested in joining a peer-to-peer mastermind group for teachers.

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On today’s show, we talk about the pros and cons of popular blogging platforms such as: Wix, Edublogs, Weebly, Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress.com, WordPress.org, Kidblog, and Google Sites.

Why do I need a teacher blog? Which are the best to use on a budget? Which are the simplest if you’re new to blogging?  Which platform is the most versatile and why would I want to pay to host my website?  How are blogs helpful in proactively opening up parent communication?  Which blogging platform do we use and why?

Check out our websites for examples: www.teachingbites.com, www.fredjaravata.com, www.mrsjaravata.com!

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