In today's episode...

Allison and Emily get the chance to talk with Hollie Woodard about Actively Learn. Besides being the Legislative Chair for Decoding Dyslexia PA and the Advocacy Chair for PAECT, she is a rock star English teacher and technology coach in Bucks County PA. We were excited to have Hollie on because she also teaches a virtual version of her English class, and uses Actively Learn extensively in both of her class settings. This interview is about so much more than a program. If you want to learn about more how to build literacy and resilience in your students or empathy as an educator, this episode is for you!

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Hollie Woodard: @holliewood24

Allison Keefe: @AllisonKTeaches

Emily Sattler: @SattlerCyber

Next Episode:

Feb 18th - PETE&C preview*

*We are breaking from our usual order of episodes. Both Emily and Allison will be traveling to PETE&C and we wanted to share this episode before the conference happened.

Show notes available at https://www.bulbapp.com/u/episode-6-actively-learn-with-hollie-woodard

Music Credit to scottholmesmusic.com for use of the track "Hotshot" in our intro and outro.

In today's episode...

Allison and Emily reflect on their month of gamification! Get the inside scoop on the games the built, the challenges they faced, and the lessons learned. Was this quest a success or a fail forward? Listen to find out!

Follow us on Twitter at:

Allison Keefe: @AllisonKTeaches

Emily Sattler: @SattlerCyber

Next Episode:

February 4th - Actively Learn with Hollie Woodard

Show Notes at https://www.bulbapp.com/u/episode-5-gamification-reflections

Music Credit to scottholmesmusic.com for use of the track "Hotshot" in our intro and outro.

In today's episode...

Allison and Emily get the chance to talk with Rebecca Gibboney about gamification. Rebecca used gamification and game-based learning to engage and motivate students for many years, and now has taken those same games to professional development - using it to inspire, build culture, and encourage risk taking in the educators she coaches. Rebecca shares with Allison and Emily her tips for incorporating gamification in simple ways. They discuss the challenges of engaging all students in the game, creating buy-in, and building relationships. Let the games begin!

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Rebecca Gibboney: @BeckyLeid

Allison Keefe: @AllisonKTeaches

Emily Sattler: @SattlerCyber

Next Episode:

January 21st - Gamification Follow Up

Quote of the Episode:

As teachers we think gamification has to be this big drawn out thing, but it doesn't have to be. It can be as simple as a game of memory.

Resources Shared:

The Red Rubber Ball by Kevin Carroll - This book was shared by Rebecca as a resource. One of his theories is that work should be play. You shouldn't be able to tell when you are at work versus playing.

Goosechase - virtual scavenger hunt website. They have a free version and a paid version

Flipgrid - a free web based platform for teachers to create "grids". The grids are password protected, and students can then respond using audio/video to specific prompts posed by the teacher.

Danielson Connection:

Gamification fits into Domain 1, Planning and Preparation of the Danielson rubric. Domain 1 is all about how the teacher designs instruction. Domain 1 has several sub-domains: knowledge of content & pedagogy, knowledge of students, setting instructional outcomes, knowledge of resources, designing instruction, and designing assessments.

In order to design an effective game for the students, teachers have to know about their students. They also need to think about the outcomes desired. Both the outcomes of the game, and the instructional outcomes. Then, they can start to pull resources to design their game. While the games may not necessarily be content based, they pull from the content. Both Allison and Emily are not currently planning on designing a game around content-specific information, but designing the game will require knowledge of students, pedagogy, resources and outcomes. For those reasons, gamification fits with Domain 1.

Check out Episode 5 and the show notes to see examples of this in action!

Music Credit to scottholmesmusic.com for use of the track "Hotshot" in our intro and outro.

In today's episode...

Allison and Emily reflect on their month of video-feedbacking! Emily responded to student text-dependent analysis questions or TDAs. Allison responded to her students' personal narrative essay. Each tried different tools and techniques along the way. Listen to the episode to hear what they tried and how they thought it worked on this week's episode.

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Allison Keefe: @AllisonKTeaches

Emily Sattler: @SattlerCyber

Next Episode: January 7th - Gamification with Rebecca Gibboney

Quote of the Episode: I felt like I was better able to explain myself as the teacher doing it this way.

Screencastify - Emily stuck with Screencastify. This is one of the tools Sarah suggested last episode. She got around the 50 videos issue by recording some at the end of one month, and the rest in the next. The videos went right into her Google Drive, so she was able to paste the link into the gradebook for the students.

Cyberlink Screen Recorder - This is what Allison used to record her feedback. You do need to purchase this, but she thinks it was a worthwhile investment!

If you would like to see links to the videos Allison & Emily recorded as well as our connections to the Danielson Framework. Use this link: https://www.bulbapp.com/u/episode-3-feedback-reflections

Music Credit to scottholmesmusic.com for use of the track "Hotshot" in our intro and outro.

In today's episode...

Allison and Emily get the chance to talk with Sarah Rivera about video feedback. Sarah teaches high school biology and intro to STEM at a STEM school in Ohio. She's also a Google Trainer and Nearpod PioNear. Together, Allison, Emily, and Sarah brainstorm ways to give personalized feedback using screencasting. Sarah gives an overview of various programs to use for video feedback, and they all talk about the advantages/disadvantages of teacher-to-student video feedback as well as student-to-student video feedback (peer review).

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Sarah Rivera: @SarahRiveraSTEM

Allison Keefe: @AllisonKTeaches

Emily Sattler: @SattlerCyber

Next Episode:

December 17th - Feedback Follow Up

Quote of the Episode:

"There's so many ingredients to the feedback soup that you have to consider when you are giving the feedback."

Listen here:

Resources Shared:

Educational Duct Tape Podcast - While Emily has known Sarah for about a year, she first heard her talk about screencasting feedback on the #EduDuctTape podcast. If you're looking for another podcast to listen to, check it out here!

Screencastify - It's free! They run a "freemium" model, so there is a free version and a paid version. With the free version, you do have a 10 minute limit on your videos, and can only make 50 videos a month. It also has the Screencastify watermark. The advantage with Screencastify is that you can annotate on your videos.

Loom - Also free! Loom also has a freemium model. With the free version, you can make as many videos as you would like, but you only have access to 25. Loom gives you videos of unlimited time, and you can trim them. Unlike Screencastify, you cannot annotate on your videos.

Danielson Connection:

Giving feedback to students fits into Domain 2 of the Danielson Framework. Domain 2 is all about the Classroom Environment. Using screencasting to give feedback fits into almost all of the subdomains. Domain 2 has subdomains: (A) Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport, (B) Establishing a Culture of Learning, (C) Managing Classroom Procedures, (D) Managing Student Behavior, and (E) Organizing Physical Space.

By using screencasting, the teacher is able to create a stronger interaction with the student. Since both Allison and Emily have over one hundred students, it's hard to interact with all of them when giving feedback. Screencasting allows the teacher to give students individual feedback when the teacher has time to give it, and the student can watch it (and rewatch it) when needed. Once Allison and Emily practice giving screencasted feedback, this will become part of the classroom procedures, and student expectations. The students will know where to look for their feedback, and how to use that feedback to improve.

Check out Episode 3 and the show notes to see examples of this in action!

Music Credit to scottholmesmusic.com for use of the track "Hotshot" in our intro and outro.

In today's episode...

Allison and Emily introduce themselves and The Cyber Sisters Podcast - a year-long peer coaching project designed to challenge these cyber educators to try new things with the help of some special guests. Emily and Allison share their goals for the project and reveal some resources that they turn to on a regular basis. Keep connected with the Cyber Sisters by tweeting at them or leaving comments below.

Follow us on Twitter at:

Allison Keefe: @AllisonKTeaches

Emily Sattler: @SattlerCyber

Next Episode:

December 3rd - Feedback with Sarah Rivera

Quote of the Episode:

"Why do a normal peer coaching project when you can do a podcast?!"

Resources Shared:

PAECT website - Emily mentioned PAECT. You can join even if you don't live in PA! There is a free membership, but premium membership for $35 is a great deal! If you live in PA - choose the region for where you live.

Keystone Technology Innovator - a state-wide program that celebrates model teachers throughout Pennsylvania. These teachers bring new ideas, best practices and innovative ways of innovating with technology to capture the imaginations of students in classrooms

ISTE - ISTE inspires educators worldwide to use technology to innovate teaching and learning, accelerate good practice and solve tough problems in education by providing community, knowledge and the ISTE Standards, a framework for rethinking education and empowering learners

John Meehan - If you are interested in gamification, check out John Meehan's website! There's a ton of resources, even if you don't buy the book.

GamifyEd - Another resource for all things gamification!

Danielson Connection:

Each of our podcasts will be connected to the Danielson Framework. As educators, we use the Danielson model to guide our lesson planning. There are four domains to the Danielson model. Domain 1 includes Planning and Preparation. This domain includes subcategories such as knowledge of students, setting instructional outcomes, and designing assessments. Domain 2 includes the classroom environment. This domain includes everything in a teacher's classroom culture. Domain 3 addresses the instruction. This is the "meat" of a teacher's day to day life. What happens in a lesson and following the lesson is included in Domain 3. Finally, Domain 4 has professional responsibilities. Both Allison and Emily regularly grow their professional practice by participating in communities and attending conferences. This falls under Domain 4. Each episode we will outline how our chosen strategy connects to the Danielson Framework.

Music Credit to scottholmesmusic.com for use of the track "Hotshot" in our intro and outro.