Episodes
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Real World Business and CTE Learning Fueled by Students‘ Passions & Interests
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Peter Hostraswer, "The Unlearning Coach," shares all the ways that he, his team, and mostly his students are disrupting traditional models of learning, and manifesting their passions through student launched businesses. Peter is a business and finance teacher and business coach, as well as the founder of HallPass Education.
Resources:
Connect to Exploring Your Potential
Connect to Peter Hostrawser
Get a Hall Pass - College readiness, Gap Year & transition
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Building a Math Foundation That Doesn‘t Abandon Students in Middle School
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Nicholas Keith (Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction), and Jennifer Williams (Math Interventionist & Cross-Content Instructional Coach) share how Teach Transform has filled the learning gaps, shifted pedagogy, and engaged their learners in math.
Resources:
Connect to TeachTransform
Teach Transform's Elementary Math Content & Strategy Academy
(TAP) Teacher Advancement Program from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Changing the Story for Students with Disabilities: The Support & Resources You Need
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Join the founder and CEO of Bright IDEA Education Consulting, Dr. Rolanda Fabien, sharing her 20 years of experience and expertise in educational leadership and special education. Bright IDEA provides resources and support to students, teachers and families.
Resources:
Connect to Floreo
Connect to Dr. Rolanda Fabien
Connect to Bright IDEA Consulting
Bright IDEA on Facebook
Bright IDEA on Instagram
Bright IDEA on Twitter
Bright IDEA on YouTube
Bright IDEA on LinkedIn
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Math Strategies for Low Achievement & Math Anxiety
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Join math intervention specialist and founder of CollaboratEd Consulting, Juliana Tapper, to learn how to increase engagement, participation, and success of students who struggle in mathematics.
Resources:
Connect to Page a Day Math
Connect to CollaboratEd Consulting
Find Dr. Jo Boaler & her books
Which One Doesn’t Belong Images
Juliana's 10 Math Intervention Strategies Free guide
Juliana's digital course and community, Making Math Accessible for all, waitlist
Resources and community building for students who struggle with 6-12th grade math
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Achievement Teams Help teachers Collaborate Effectively to Raise Student Outcomes
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Steve Ventura, president at Advanced Collaborative Solutions, discusses his upcoming book on Achievement Teams™ -- an experiential and effective four-step protocol centered around Collective Teacher Efficacy (a shared belief that educators can have a greater impact on student achievement when they work together.)
Resources:
Connect to Future Holders
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Maximizing All Learning as Social Emotional Learning
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
Districtwide Manager of Social Emotional Academic Learning, Kim Price, shares the promising practices that are making classrooms more welcoming, safe, nurturing environments that empower students and staff to best attend to holistic learning and greater academic achievement.
Resources:
Connect to Vivensity
Reach out to Kim Price
Denver Public Schools support for the Whole Child
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
The Character Lab with Angela Duckworth
Friday May 28, 2021
Enhancing Learning Across Content Using Popular Media
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
Secondary math and finance teacher Eric Sigman, and 5th grade teacher Shon Villars, share how ClassHook captures students attention, makes ideas and concepts concrete and relatable, and keeps students engaged. This is an easily affordable and timesaving tool for every teacher.
Resources:
Connect to ClassHook
Thursday May 20, 2021
Arts Integration Increases Engagement and Achievement for All Students
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
Professional theater director and Ithaca college professor Gavin Mayer discusses the High School Arts Integration program he and his colleagues founded and how the arts make our students better, smarter and kinder human beings.
Resources:
Connect with The Art Docent Program
Find Gavin Mayer
Learn about the Pomona Arts and Humanities Program
Thursday May 13, 2021
Movement, Leadership and the Benefits of Gender Specific Education with Liz Wolfson
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
Entrepreneur,TED speaker, equity warrior, and GALS co-founder, Liz Wolfson discusses positive gender identity, integrated movement and the game-changing model of the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools.
Resources:
Connect with Unruly Studios
Connect with Elizabeth Wolfson
Thursday May 06, 2021
Adventurous and Beautiful Computer Science for Elementary Students
Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
Technology and Special Education teacher Lee Hollman, from PS 132 in Brooklyn NY, shares how Codemancer has filled a technology gap and energized all of his students to love coding, expanding their skills for al content areas.
Resources:
Connect to Codemancer
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Restorative Processes & Trauma Informed Instruction to Shift School Climate
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
District Managers for Restorative Process, Deanna Goodrich and Yeruwelle de Rouen share trauma-informed and Restorative Process Practices to help shift school climate and create safe, nurturing spaces to accelerate learning.
Resources:
Connect to Class Composer
Deanna & Yeruwelle's EdCuration conference session
Contact Deanna
Contact Yeruwelle
Intersectional Innovations Consulting
Denver Public Schools Restorative Process Guide
Oakland Unified Schools Restorative Justice Resources
Chicago Public Schools Restorative Process Guide & Toolkit
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Vocabulary study as a sport? Susan Holcomb tells you how.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Veteran Gifted and Talented teacher Susan Holcomb, shares how the national WordMasters Challenge competition keeps vocabulary alive through analogy and competition. She credits the program with developing autonomous learners who consistently end up as merit scholars. Each year, over 125,000 students from some of the best public and private schools throughout the United States participate.
Resources:
Connect to WordMasters Challenge
Read more about WordMasters & related research
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Cultural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader at St Andrew's Episcopal School, Baltimore Maryland, Dr. Kenneth Waters shares research, his own experiences, best practices and tips for supporting and improving outcomes for Black boys.
Resources:
Connect to Mini Money Management
Connect to Dr. Waters
Dr. Waters' EdCuration Conference session: Educating Black Boys in Today's Social Climate
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Addressing math gaps through personalized learning with Joel Rose
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Joel Rose, Co-Founder and CEO of New Classrooms, shares a whole new model for structuring learning that not only accelerates achievement and closes learning gaps in middle school math, but also improves classroom culture and increases student engagement.
Resources:
Connect to Snappet - individualized math learning for elementary students
New Classrooms
Teach to One
Read about The Iceberg Problem
Teach to One Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
New Classrooms Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Talking about race and other tough topics with Lana Hailemariam
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Educator, certified coach & trainer, and sought after speaker Lana Hailemariam shares stories and strategies for how to empower students' voices, facilitate tough conversations, and talk to kids about race.
Resources:
Connect with SPEAK
Lana's EdCuration Conference session: How to Talk About Race With Youth
contact StandUP
Celeste Headlee's TED talk - How to Have a Better Conversation
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Veronica Fiedler, Specific Learning Disability Specialist for the state of Colorado, discusses how to best support diverse learners and their teachers, and helps us better understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Resources:
Connect to IDL Solutions
CDE SLD Webpage: https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/sd-sld
How to join the CDE SLD Listserv:
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- If you have a problem, email Veronica Fiedler at fiedler_v@cde.state.co.us.
National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII):
- NCII’s Tools Chart: https://intensiveintervention.org/about-charts-resources
- NCII’s Taxonomy of Intervention Intensity: https://intensiveintervention.org/taxonomy-intervention-intensity
CAST UDL Guidelines: https://udlguidelines.cast.org/
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Integrate STEM, Coding, Movement & Content Learning! Christine Danhoff Tells You How
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Christine Danhoff, technology integration specialist at the Genoa School District, shares the Unruly Splats which have allowed her and her teachers to integrate STEM, movement and coding into pretty much any content area. I'm not even kidding. And it's FUN!
Resources:
Find Unruly Splats at EdCuration.com
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Jeremy Keeshin, CEO & Founder of CodeHS, discusses his new book--Read, Write, Code
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
In Read Write Code, Jeremy Keeshin demystifies the world of computers, starting at the beginning to explain the basic building blocks of today’s tech: programming, the internet, data, apps, the cloud, cybersecurity, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and more. As CEO and Co-founder of CodeHS, Keeshin has helped teach coding to millions of students over the last decade. This book is a must-read for modern educators and anyone who wants to understand why code matters today.
Resources:
Find ClassHook
Order Read, Write, Code
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion expert Dr. Aaron Griffen, shares his new book and more
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Dr. Aaron Griffen, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Denver Schools of Science and Technology, discusses his new role, his new book (Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations) and building DEI capacity in the midst of the current challenges.
Resources:
Dr Griffen's EdCuration Conference session: All The World's Become an Antiracist Stage
Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Michael Spencer Loves Cultural Music
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Michael Spencer, 8-year music teaching veteran, shares about the impact of cultural music on cross-content learning, community building and school climate.
Resources:
Find Michael at michael_spencer@dpsk12.net
Find QuaverEd
Michael Spencer's EdCuration conference session: The Critical Impact of Cultural Music in Public Education