Episodes

  • Improve Your Teaching by Doing a Few Things Well

    Improve Your Teaching by Doing a Few Things Well
    Jan 30 2017
    Join us as our guest makes a compelling case for being a more effective teacher by doing more with less.

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    George Couros is an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant and the author of the book, "The Innovator's Mindset."
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    10 mins
  • Embracing an Open Culture in Your Classroom

    Embracing an Open Culture in Your Classroom
    Jan 30 2017
    Our guest believes that the days of teachers working in isolation behind closed classroom doors should be a thing of the past. Join us as we discuss the benefits of an open culture.

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    George Couros is an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant and the author of the book, "The Innovator's Mindset."
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    10 mins
  • Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences

    Creating Meaningful Learning Experiences
    May 20 2017
    At the heart of great teaching are meaningful learning experiences. Find out how to create and discover these opportunities.

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    George Couros is an Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant and the author of the book, "The Innovator's Mindset."
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    12 mins
  • Using Podcasting to Improve the Listening Skills of Your Students

    Using Podcasting to Improve the Listening Skills of Your Students
    Jan 25 2017
    Join us as we discuss the connection between listening and learning and how to improve both.

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    Tom Daccord is Director of EdTechTeacher and has worked with schools, colleges and educational organizations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
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    10 mins
  • How Teachers Can Find Time to Innovate

    How Teachers Can Find Time to Innovate
    Dec 17 2016
    Great teachers are constantly innovating, but where can busy teachers find time to try new things?

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    Leanna Prater, M.A. Ed., is a District Technology Resource Teacher for Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY where she conducts professional development and provides supports to educators in instructional technology. She is also a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems Design in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Kentucky, College of Education.
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    11 mins
  • Hidden Digital Minefields: Exposed Kids, Naive Adults

    Hidden Digital Minefields: Exposed Kids, Naive Adults
    Dec 16 2016
    Denying the dangers that lurk online puts kids at risk. In this segment, we explore the hidden ways students are exposed and how to protect them.

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    Shannon Mclintock-Miller is a mom of three wonderful children, a teacher librarian and technology integration specialist. She is an educational consultant for Mackin Educational Resources and Cantata Learning, and Executive Director of Library & Educational Services for Biblionasium. She is also the Skype Education Ambassador. In 2014, Shannon was named a Library Journal Mover & Shaker.
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    13 mins
  • How Skilled Teachers Cultivate Self-Motivated Students

    How Skilled Teachers Cultivate Self-Motivated Students
    Dec 10 2016
    Both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation can drive student learning and achievement. Tune in as we discuss how to best use each.

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    Larry Ferlazzo began teaching in 2003 after working as a community organizer for nearly twenty years. An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges.
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    13 mins
  • 4 Powerful Ways to Teach Your Students Through Play

    4 Powerful Ways to Teach Your Students Through Play
    Mar 31 2017
    Our guest provides powerful examples of how she uses play as an engaging, effective teaching tool in science, literature. math and history.

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    Leanna Prater, M.A. Ed., is a District Technology Resource Teacher for Fayette County Public Schools in Lexington, KY where she conducts professional development and provides supports to educators in instructional technology. She is also a doctoral candidate in Instructional Systems Design in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Kentucky, College of Education.
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    12 mins