UEN Homeroom

Dani and Jared are pleased to welcome Shannon Ririe Lyon, UEN Super Trainer and Computer Programming Guru,  to UEN  Homeroom this week.  During our conversation on the Hour of Code we discuss topics like: why the Hour of Code  is such a successful program, how teachers can get started with computer programming beyond Hour of Code, the benefits of having students get involved with computer programming, and how students can grow intellectually through programming.

Jared and Dani welcome Quinn Rollins to UEN Homeroom this week.  Quinn is a Social Studies teacher at Cyprus High School in the Granite School District and he is also the author of Play Like a Pirate in which he shares the importance of bringing play into your curriculum.  During our discussion we cover topics such as:  the importance of sharing your passions with students,  the need to give students choice in assignments,  how to bring pop culture into your lessons, and the Ten Commandments of 2020.

Dani and Jared welcome the eTwinz, Mario and Alberto Herraez- 5th and 6th Grade Spanish Immersion teachers from Davis School District, to UEN Homeroom this week.  Our discussion centered around the role that language has in expanding student perspectives and opening them to diverse cultures.  Topics this week include: the benefits of dual language programs in schools, how teachers can provide global experiences for their students, the role technology can play in building culture in the classroom, and how to get started using language and culture to engage students.

UEN Homeroom wants to help you get burned in with education. This week we welcome Amber Harper, the Burned In Teacher, to talk about teacher burnout and how to re-energize educators. Our topics include: the reasons that teachers suffer from burnout, the three types of burnout and their characteristics, how to overcome anxiety and frustration as a teacher and more.

This week Dani and Jared welcome Valentina Arismendi Chirinos to UEN Homeroom. Valentina is a student at the University of North Carolina who recently presented at the Adobe Max conference on the topic of Digital Literacy. Our conversation focused on topics such as: how young people define digital literacy, the role that digital literacy plays in developing critical thinking skills and how Adobe digital tools help students explore digital literacy through creating online projects.

Dani and Jared are excited to welcome Victor Karkar to UEN Homeroom this week. Victor is the CEO and cofounder of Scrible, an educational software that seeks to tackle the massive research and writing skills crisis among America’s students. During our conversation, we address such topics as: why it is vital that students are able to research effectively, how Scrible helps students determine what is good, relevant and correct information, and how schools can help students understand misinformation vs information.

This week Jared and Dani connect with Justin Anderson, an  educational technology team lead from the Canyons School District.  As part of the episode they explore what digital citizenship looks like for today's students.  We discussion issues such as:  What it means to be a good digital citizen. Beyond cyberbullying, what else does digital citizenship entail. How digital citizenship has changed in 2020.  How teachers can model digital citizenship and more...

Check out more from Justin on Good Morning Utah.

https://www.abc4.com/gmu/students-learning-to-be-tech-savvy-in-online-world/

This week UEN Homeroom is pleased to welcome Rushton Hurley, the founder and executive director of Next Vista for Learning, to the podcast.  In our conversation we focus on how teachers can effectively develop opportunities for students to create videos in class.  Topics included in the discussion are: How teachers can use student video projects to engage kids in learning. How film festivals promote student work. How much technical know-how teachers need to help with student video projects and the basic essentials teachers need to get started. How video projects  are  particularly effective during blended or online learning and more...

Check out the October 2020 newsletter from Next Vista for Learning.

In honor of International Podcast Day, Jared and Dani kick off season three of UEN Homeroom with a discussion on innovation during COVID.  They discuss topics such as:  the innovative ways in which Utah teachers are instructing students, what innovation looks like in our current classrooms, and how to help struggling teachers to adapt the "new now" they are facing in schools.