Episode 1 - Welcome to the Instant Relevance Podcast

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In this first episode, Denis (@MathDenisNJ) and Ray (@blended_math) talk about the ways that teaching has changed in the past few years and how teaching in a more relevant manner can reach more students. Denis shares a relevant teaching moment from the wildfires in California and the hosts discuss different ways to incorporate this topic into the classroom. Finally, both hosts share a resource for instant relevance in your own classroom.

Todd Rose Keynote Speech:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxZC5e-CP8k

Educators for Excellence Teacher Survey:

https://e4e.org/blog-news/press-release/educators-excellence-releases-nationwide-survey-teachers-education-issues-4

California Wildfires:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/08/california-fires-mendocino-complex-fire/943899002/

Performance Assessment Resource Bank:

https://www.performanceassessmentresourcebank.org/

#MakeItReal Chat Archive:

http://denissheeran.com/makeitreal/

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