The Bedley Bros.

Dan Meyer is probably the best known math teacher on earth. His keynotes have brought audiences to their feet. Dan is one of the country's most innovative math instructors. If you teach math, this episode is a must-listen! Scott and Tim hit him with some challenging questions! Learn more about Dan's math techniques at his website http://blog.mrmeyer.com/ The Bedley Bros is sponsored by Rockin' the Standards, educational rock sing-alongs for grades 2 through 6. http://www.rockinthestandards.com

Matt Vaudrey and John Stevens are authors of the latest book from Dave Burgess Consulting entitled The Classroom Chef. Listen to this edutaining episode as Tim and Scott talk about how to improve your math instruction. Be sure to visit the Classroom Chef website http://www.classroomchef.com This episode of the Bedley Bros is sponsored by Rockin' the Standards, hard-hitting edurock songs for grades 2-6. Listen to song samples at http://www.rockinthestandards.com

BEDLEY BROS FLASHBACK: In this replay of episode 10 from May 2013, the incomparable Rick Morris shares practical strategies to develop independence in your students. Is your classroom part of the obedience culture? Listen to Rick debunk many widely accepted classroom practices. This episode of The Bedley Bros EdChat is sponsored by Rockin' the Standards, educational rock music for grades 2-6. Learn more at http://www.rockinthestandards.com.

New York Times bestselling author, Lynda Mullaly Hunt’s second novel, FISH IN A TREE, is the 2016 ALA Schneider Family Book Award winner, an ALA Notable Book, a Global Read Aloud Choice for 2015, a SLJ Best Book of 2015, and a Nerdy Winner. It is now being released in eleven languages. It will also be a stage show in NYC. Her first novel, ONE FOR THE MURPHYS (both published by Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin), is the winner of The Tassy Walden Award: New Voices in Children’s Literature, an ABA New Voices Pick, A Nerdy Book Award Winner, and an Editor’s Choice Book with Scholastic Book Clubs. It is being released in five languages. Lynda’s books have appeared on 32 state award lists thus far. For twelve years, she proudly directed the SCBWI-NE Whispering Pines Retreat and is a former teacher and FPS Scenario Writing coach. Lynda lives with her husband, two kids, impetuous beagle and beagle-loathing cat. Lynda tries to spell Scripps National Spelling Bee winning words to win one lucky listener an album download from Rockin' the Standards http://www.rockinthestandards.com

Sarah Thomas is a connected educator with a heart for making a difference beyond the walls of her classroom...and she does! Sarah and a few other connected educators started EdCamp Voxer in late 2015. This dynamic movement impacted hundreds of educators worldwide. Listen as Tim and Scott talk with Sarah about how teachers can grow their impact to a global level. Sarah will also try to overcome some of her phobias while playing a game to win a Rockin' the Standards album download for one lucky listener. You will be edutained for sure in this latest episode of The Bedley Bros EdChat. http://www.rockinthestandards.com http://sarahjanethomas.com bity.ly/edumatchvoxer http://www.twitter.com/sarahdateechur bity.ly/edumatchpodcast

Sharon Draper is the award-winning author of Out of My Mind and she's got a new book out called Stella by Starlight. Listen to this amazing story-teller as she shares with Scott and Tim about the inspiration for her new best-selling children's book. Dr. Draper also talks about all the wonderful resources for teachers available at her website http://www.sharondraper.com This episode of The Bedley Bros EdChat is sponsored by Rockin' the Standards, America's number one educational rock band for grades 2-6. Check out their new release at http://www.rockinthestandards.com And don't forget to register your class or entire school for Global School Play Day http://www.globalschoolplayday.com

Listen to Tim and Scott as they discuss how to be an innovative educator with one of the leaders of educational innovation, George Couros. Read George's book The Innovator’s Mindset; Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity, available on Amazon and wherever books are sold. This episode of the Bedley Bros is sponsored by Rockin' the Standards educational sing-a-longs for grades 2-6. http://www.rockinthestandards.com and by Global School Play Day. Register your class or school for the next Global School Play Day at http://www.globalschoolplay.com

Dr. Tony Wagner, expert in residence at Harvard Innovation Lab and best selling author of 6 books on education, shares some practical tips for teachers with Scott and guests hosts Bill Selak and Jon Samuelson. Dr. Wagner tells how teachers must change the way they view education in order to help students ready themselves for the careers of tomorrow. Learn more about Dr. Wagner by visiting his website http://www.tonywagner.com Follow the Bedley Bros @BedleyBros, Scott @ScotTeach, Tim @TBed63, Bill @BillSelak, and Jon @JonSamuelson on Twitter.

Scott and Tim interview two representatives from the George Lucas education foundation Edutopia. Elana Leoni and Peter Poutiatine share about the powerful video series "Schools That Work" and are joined by Pam Moran, the superintendent of schools in Albemarle, Virginia. Pam's district was featured in the Schools That Work series. Learn more by visiting http://www.edutopia.org. The show concludes with a lighthearted game where our three guests compete to answer George Lucas trivia questions. Who will win a Rockin' the Standards album download for their favorite educator? http://www.rockinthestandards.com Be sure to check out our upcoming show with Harvard Innovation Lab director Dr. Tony Wagner as he discusses his new book, Most Likely to Succeed. http://amzn.to/1O8tk1B

The 2012, 2013, and 2014 National Teachers of the Year join the Bedley Brothers to share cutting edge ideas for today's teacher. The biggest EduSuperStar podcast of all time features Rebecca Mieliwocki, Jeff Charbonneau, and Sean McComb. To finish things off, the Bedley Bros throw in a little twist: the three teachers of the year will compete in a 90's trivia game show with each teacher trying to win a Rockin' the Standards album download for one lucky listener of their choice. Which teacher will come out on top? Tune in to this entertaining episode to find out. Learn more about Rockin' the Standards at their website http://www.rockinthestandards.com.