EdCuration, in partnership with educators across the world, explores the tools, resources, practices and movements that are reshaping education. Learn about how to keep teaching and learning fresh, engaging, relevant and impactful in your classroom, school or district.
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Mohan Sivaloganathan is the Batman of Social Impact, as a nonprofit leader by day and hip-hop artist by night. He guides the work of Our Turn, the nation's leading movement of students fighting for education justice.
Mohan was awarded as a “40 Under 40 Rising Star” by New York Nonprofit Media and a “Next Generation Leader” by the Human Services Council, and was featured in Good is the New Cool, an Amazon Philanthropy & Charity #1 new release.
Visit Mohan Sivaloganthan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msivaloganathan
Visit Our Turn to learn more about the work of changemaking in education : https://www.itsourturn.org
Visit Ahmen's website to hear his music and learn about his music, speaking, events, and social impact: https://ahmen.us
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Learn about today's sponsor, Reading With Relevance.
Reading with Relevance is an evidence-based curriculum using high-interest diverse books to unite academic and social/emotional learning. Our intentional lesson plans inspire students to read deeply, think critically, talk openly, and write reflectively about topics that matter.
Reading with Relevance has been approved by CASEL as one of their few academically-integrated SEL programs — demonstrating evidence of effectiveness at improving student outcomes at the highest level by supporting students' academic, social & emotional growth.
Visit Mohan Sivaloganthan on LinkedIn
Visit Our Turn to learn more about the work of changemaking in education
Visit Ahmen's website to hear his music and learn about his music, speaking, events, and social impact
View Ahmen's new release, Love Letter
View Ahmen's song Troublemaker
View Mohan's speaker reel
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Stephanie Pratt, M.Ed. is a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist, explains the proven strategies to support students with dyslexia, and how the Science of Reading is essential tier one instruction for all learners.
Stephanie is Founder and Director of the Pratt Program for Students with Dyslexia at Bishop Walsh School in Cumberland, Maryland, where she has used the Orton-Gillingham approach to help hundreds of students in grades K-12, learn to read, write and spell.
She has taught a reading remediation course to graduate education students at Frostburg University and has many years of experience testing children with learning differences and guiding their families.
Stephanie joined Dr. Fran Levin Bowman in training educators in the Orton-Gillingham approach to reading intervention using Bowman’s Orton-Gillingham “Plus” Guidebook; she has trained hundreds of educators in public schools, private schools, as well as many private tutors and parents.
When Dr. Bowman passed away in 2021, Stephanie became Director of Bowman Educational Services. She is proud to carry on Dr. Bowman’s legacy of training teachers in the Orton-Gillingham approach, giving them the knowledge and tools they need to help struggling students become become competent readers.
Resources:
OgStar Reading follows the Science of Reading, and has a patented, multi-sensory learning approach. Their Orton-Gillingham app offers a home or school-based full structured literacy curriculum for early readers, dyslexics, English language learners, or struggling students from ages 4 - 13.
OgStar is currently offering a ten day free trial, and as a thank you for listening to todays episode, they are providing 10 free iPad apps and 10 free Chrome web-based apps. Visit OgStar, click the “Let’s Talk” button and type "EdCuration podcast" in the question field.
The Bowman Educational Services (Stephanie's Website - find information about upcoming trainings, resources, etc.)
Fumiko Hoeft, MD, PhD is Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Weill Institute for Neurosciences and directs the UCSF Hoeft Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory (brainLENS.org).
Nadine Gaab, PhD is an associate professor of Education, with degrees from University of Zürich, Stanford and MIT. She is the 2019 recipient of the LDA Award (Learning Disabilities Association America) for her work on learning disabilities.
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Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Middle School teacher, Julia Fliss, shares the resources, framework and trainings from The Institute for Humane Education, that have guided her students to become "solutionaries" in their classroom, school, families and the wider community.
Resources:
Get The Institute for Humane Education's Solutionary Guidebook
Learn about The Institute for Humane Education's Solutionary Micro-Credential
Zoe Weil, co-founder of The Institute for Humane Education, is the author of seven books including Amazon #1 Best Seller in Philosophy and Social Aspects of Education, The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionaries (2021/2016), Nautilus Silver Medal winner, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life (2009), The Power and Promise of Humane Education (2004), and Above All, Be Kind: Raising a Humane Child in Challenging Times (2003).
She has also written books for young people, including Moonbeam Gold Medal winner, Claude and Medea: The Hellburn Dogs (2007), about 12-year-old activists inspired by their teacher to right wrongs where they find them, and So, You Love Animals: An Action-Packed, Fun-Filled Book to Help Kids Help Animals (1994).
In 2010, Zoe gave her first TEDx talk “The World Becomes What You Teach” which became among the 50 top-rated TEDx talks within a year. Since then she has given five other TEDx talks: “Solutionaries”, “Educating for Freedom”, “How to be a Solutionary”, “Extending our Circle of Compassion” and “How will you answer this question?”
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Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Mike Daugherty, director of technology and Innovation at Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools, shares how Read&Write increases equity and improves outcomes for all students. The easy to access app helps with reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work.
Resources:
Read&Write is a text-to-speech literacy support tool for students at all reading levels -- especially effective for struggling learners and ELLs
OrbitNote allows you to transform and interact with documents in a completely different way. Create an accessible, dynamic and collaborative space that works for everyone.
Data Desk creates reports and tracks data for Read&Write and Orbitnote
You can find additional information on Texthelp pricing here. Read&Write is free for individual teachers. District's can purchase student licenses with pricing based on the total number of student licenses needed.
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Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Tuesday Jan 10, 2023
Join this inspiring and touching conversation with New York Times Learning Network editor, Katherine Schulten. Former high school English teacher and literacy consultant, she shares the process and creators of the NYT recently released book, Coming of Age in 2020: Teenagers on the Year That Changed Everything.
Resources:
Connect to Inquiry Partners for their Inquiry Five School Bundle
Connect to Katherine Schulten on LinkedIn
Get the book! Coming of Age in 2020: Teenagers on the Year That Changed Everything
Documenting Your Life in Extraordinary Times New York Times Learning Network Curriculum Unit with links to all the things: a step-by-step guide, mentor texts, writing prompts, the original call-out, and the 2020 winners.
Additional Articles:
- A NYT piece about a school system that adapted the project and how it became a cool community endeavor: "The Found Project': How We Built Community With the Coming of Age Unit
- A NYT piece from Katherine about teaching with the book: How to Teach With Art and Artifacts in our New Book, 'Coming of Age in 2020'
STUDENT CREDITS:
Intro Music: Here's to 2021 -- Thomas Kaufman, Lance Algabre, & Andrew Garcia, page 70
Violin Underscoring: original composition Until Tomorrow -- Tienne Yu, pages 20-21
"Borscht Recipe" -- Daniel Rykunov, page 66
"Trending in 2020" -- Piper Chase, page 71
"okay" -- Suhaylah Sirajul-Islam, page 62
"Letter to My Teacher" -- Andrew Badhwa, page 110
"Long Gone" - Brandon Yeo, pages 110-111
"Ashes to Ashes" -- Kaltun Mohamed, page 146
"A Farmer's Quarantine" -- Jadon Flinton, page 128
"Working During a Pandemic" -- Penelope Cardenas, page 126
"The Five Stages of Grief: Quarantine Bangs Edition" -- Anushka Chakravarthi, page 72
Self Expression - Abram Loya, pages 168-169
"Wait, Did I Just Join My Sister's Friend Group?" -- Schuyler Schmitt, page 93
"2020" -- Lauren Sanchez, Page 10
Outro Music: Pandemic Boyfriend -- Amelia Ross, pages104-105
The New York Times ran the contest again in 2021, and here were that year's winners.
This year's contest call-out: Coming of Age in 2022: Show Us What It's Like to Be a Teenager Now
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Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Paloma Mena-Werth, a teacher-leader and Middle School Band teacher, shares how GiveThx has built community among the staff and students at her school and is elevating relationships, overall school climate, and the work environment. It's quick, research-based, SO easy -- and it's free!
Resources:
Connect to GiveThx for their free pilot opportunity
Hear what teachers and students have to say about GiveThx
Book:
Making Grateful Kids: A Scientific Approach to Helping Youth Thrive by Jeffrey Froh, Giacomo Bono, & Jefferey J. Froh
Videos:
A Soul Pancake Presentation: An Experiment in Gratitude| The Science of Happiness
The Science of Gratitude & How to Build a Gratitude Practice
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Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
In Literature and the New Culture Wars, Professor Deborah Appleman addresses the contentious contemporary discourse around which books deserve a place in the classroom, breaking down practical strategies for teaching troubled texts while still confronting and dissecting the controversies they may invoke.
Resources:
Connect to ALEE, providing everything teachers need to teach novel studies effectively
@deborahappleman
Order Literature and the New Culture Wars
Order Deborah Applman's first book, Words No Bars Can Hold: Literacy Learning in Prison
Co-edited with Peter Williamson: School, Not Jail:How Educators Can Disrupt School Pushout and Mass Incarceration
Recommended articles:
Banning Books Won’t Make Students Safer by Miriam Poltinsky
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Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Veteran music teacher, Matthew Hall, shares how Moosiko's K12 guitar (& ukelele) platform has increased both student engagement and achievement by allowing for student choice. Flexible and systematic instruction, and easy tracking for the teacher allows for better connections in a flipped classroom.
Resources:
Connect to Moosiko and sign up for a full semester free pilot.
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Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Dr. David Bain, Sr. Vice President of Innovation & Analytics at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, helps us understand how advancing educational technology is shifting our approach to intervention from a way to address struggling learners to a way to provide targeted, personalized learning for all students.
Resources:
Connect to AnetaEd, allowing PreK - 5th kids navigate to websites, links and apps in the order and at the times that educators want for them, all on their own. Aneta enables differentiated learning pathways regardless of class size.
Connect to Dr. David Bain on LinkedIn
Resources from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Luke Butcher, Product Developer at International Dyslexia Learning Solutions, discusses dyscalculia research, helping us sort through, understand and address our students' math challenges. Learn about the tools for screening and addressing dyscalculia.
Resources:
Learn more about the IDLS Numeracy Intervention. Purchase through EdCuration and receive a 10% discount
Access the IDLS free Dyscalculia screener
Learn more about the IDLS Literacy Intervention. to address Dyslexia and other reading challenges. Purchase through EdCuration and receive a 10% discount
Access the IDLS Dyslexia Screener
Dr. Brian Butterworth's website
Judi Hornigold - Dyscalculia specialist
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Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Jonathan Hamilt, Executive Director of Drag Queen Story Hour, shares the literary and creative programming for kids and teens of all ages led by drag queens. Drag Queen Story Hour, often misunderstood, is a family friendly program working to create a world where all kids (and adults) can celebrate diversity and glamour.
Resources:
Connect to BeeReaders Español and inquire about a free pilot
See Angel Electra's Story on YouTube
Connect to Drag Queen Story Hour
Follow Jonathan on instagram
See the Drag Queen Story Hour's workshop from SXSW
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Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
In this episode we hear from Laura Benisch, the Director of Career Planning and Partnerships at the Lincoln Academy Public Charter School in Beloit Wisconsin, about real-world and career-focused learning, and the platform that is supporting all of the educators and K-12 scholars in the state of Wisconsin in career exploration.
Resources:
Connect with Xello, and learn more today
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Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Author and educator, Miriam Plotinsky, shares strategies for giving students more voice, more choice, more responsibility and more challenge. Having spent 20 years as a classroom educator, Miriam now writes for publications like Ed Surge, Ed Week, and Edutopia. Her first book (for teachers) is Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom.
Resources:
Connect to today's sponsor, Schoolytics, and sign up for a 30-day free trial
Miriam Plotinsky's website
Order Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom
Preorder Miriam's upcoming book Lead Like a Teacher
Find a list and links for Miriam's articles here
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Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Principal Melissa Barlow, English Teacher Hannah Hodge, and 11th Grader Kaleb, are enthusiastic to share how TutorMe has enhanced student achievement, empowered teachers, and is shifting the culture at Yukon High School in Oklahoma City. TutorMe provides highly qualified tutors, available 24/7, in 7 different languages.
Resources:
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Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Andrea Keith brings her background as a classroom teacher, professional developer and ed-tech leader, to her current role as the Executive Director of Let Grow. Let Grow is making it easy, normal and legal to give kids the independence they need to grow into capable, confident and happy adults. Learn about Let Grow's programs for schools.
Resources:
Read&Write from TextHelp
OrbitNote from TextHelp
- The Let Grow Play Club
- The Let Grow Project
- The Think For Yourself Scholarship
- Let Grow's Annual Independence Challenge
Free Range Kids by Lenore Skenazy
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Jonathan Haidt
Lots more recommended books from Let Grow
Daniel Shuchman, Chairman of the Board for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Dr. Peter Gray's TED Talks and Videos
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Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Middle school teacher, Thé Bui, inspires us with all the ways NexGen News has elevated student voice, brought continually new and engaging content to his curriculum, and built a culture of curiosity, creativity and student-led learning in his science and social studies classroom.
Resources:
Connect to NexGen News to learn more and take advantage of their free two-month pilot
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Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Adam Collins, PhD, the Statewide Bullying-Prevention Manager and MTSS Specialist for the Colorado Department of Education, and his colleague Jason Harlacher, PhD, Senior Researcher with American Institutes for Research are passionate about making schools safe and welcoming places for every student. They have co-written the book, Effective Bullying Prevention: a Comprehensive School-wide Approach, supporting educators to successfully create a bully-proof culture.
Resources:
Connect to The Wonder Project from myFace
Pre-order Effective Bullying Prevention: a Comprehensive School-wide Approach
Evidence Based Recommended Resources from Adam and Jason's book:
- PRAISE
- RULER
- Second Step
- Words Wound
- Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Support Curriculum Resource for Elementary Students
- Expect Respect from PBIS is a school-wide resource for secondary students
- Facing History and Ourselves
- Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)
- Positive Action
Article: From Ancient Greece to Iraq, the Power of Words in Wartime
More Resources:
Bullying Prevention and Education Resources from CDE
School Bullying Prevention Resources from CDE
Reducing the Effectiveness of Bullying Behavior in Schools from the OSEP Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
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Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Veteran administrator and teacher, Wendy Young, had 100% attendance at parent teacher conferences, twice a year, for two years in a row. She also had 100% student engagement for 98% of the time during remote learning, and she communicates with ease with families from her multilingual class. Listen to learn how she does it.
Resources:
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Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Jocelyn Pickford from CurriculumHQ and Josh Parrish from the Collaborative for Student Success, discuss how High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) transform classrooms, empower and retain teachers, and accelerate student learning and engagement exponentially. Learn how you as an educator or parent, can make a difference.
Resources:
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CurriculumHQ ‘Materials in My State’ Map
Resources on Implementing High-Quality Instructional Materials
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Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Educators, Dan Fouts & Eryn Sherman, share the transformative, inquiry strategies that bring spice, curiosity, engagement, and belonging to their classrooms. Hear how student-led learning hits all the standards and shifts school culture.
Resources:
Connect with Inquiry Partners
Get the book - Experience Inquiry: 5 Powerful Strategies, 50 Practical Experiences by Kimberly Mitchell
Chapters International - find workshops and conferences
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