Special Episode ft. Meredith Johnson, #BookCampPD Moderator

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-nuu5i-90fdd9 Special Episode ft. Meredith Johnson, #BookCampPD   Recorded on May 7, 2018   Meredith seeks out others to work collaboratively within the integration of 21st Century Learning skills. She loves working with adults, guiding them in developing their academic skills, and using technology as a tool to help them achieve their goals. She is […]

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Content Creation

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-c2gnv-90d247 Content Creation   Recorded on May 5, 2018   Moderator: Seth Bridges (@saarbris)   Panelists: Patrick Harris II (@President Pat) Mandy Froehlich (@froehlichm) Will Deyamport, III, Ed.D. (@iamdrwill) Desiree Alexander (@educatoralex) Crystal Morgan (@Morgansmathlete) Bill Chapman (@classroomtools) Barbara Cotter (@BcCotter)   Resources Mentioned: Watch Page Sign Up to be Person of the Day Journey […]

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Special Episode ft. Shawn Young, CEO of ClassCraft

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4bdwb-90c5d0 Special Episode ft. Shawn Young, CEO of Classcraft   Recorded on May 5, 2018   Shawn Young is a co-founder of Classcraft (@Classcraftgame). With a unique background in physics, education, gamification and web development, he’s interested in how we can create community in the classroom and how games can make learning fun and interactive. […]

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Special Episode ft. #PasstheScopeEDU

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-n2ge6-90ae50 Special Episode ft. PasstheScopeEDU   Recorded on April 22, 2018   About Brian R. Smith, Sr: Brian Smith is currently a Digital Learning Consultant with the responsibility of providing personalized PD and digital culture changing opportunities for teachers and administrators in regards to meaningful, pedagogically driven technology integration within the learning Environment. He is […]

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Robotics

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hszii-9060b7 Recorded on April 29, 2018   Panelists: Lawrence Totty (@MrTottyMath) Traci Bonde (@tr_bo) Nicholas Clayton (@crikeypotter) Gino Tagaytay Resources Mentioned: Watch Page Sign Up to be Person of the Day Project Lead the Way Scratch MakerFaire Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello   Music: Ron […]

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Guest Post via @SwinehartJulie: Design Thinking and Choice in Summer Reading

Summer reading assignments are a hotly debated topic this time of year, especially when it’s tough to reconcile the workshop model’s foundation of student challenge and choice with something like a required reading program. What’s a teacher to do? It’s a given that students need to read over the summer. When teachers and students have built a […]

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Guest Post via @mrsbreisacher: How Far Do We Still Have to Go?

Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending my first EduCon conference.  For those who are unfamiliar, EduCon is a huge conference for educational professionals hosted in Philadelphia, PA at the Science Leadership Academy.  This year, in EduCon’s 10th year, everything was focused on sustainability in education.  People from all across the educational spectrum, from […]

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Guest Post via @dr_riina: What real learning looks like…

can sometimes surprise me. I have a student, Stan, who is a self-admitted lazy person.  This kid is SMART.  Like what-are-you-doing-in-my-class-instead-of-advanced-English smart.  He writes well, reads well, thinks abstractly, and does most of the work. But he is lazy.  He often turns in work that minimally meets the requirements, represents superficial thinking, or is illegible. […]

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