EdCuration: Where We Reshape Learning

Vocabulary study as a sport? Susan Holcomb tells you how.

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

Dr. Kenneth Waters discusses how to change the outcomes and narrative for male students of color

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

Addressing math gaps through personalized learning with Joel Rose

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

Talking about race and other tough topics with Lana Hailemariam

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

Lana's website

contact StandUP

Celeste Headlee's TED talk - How to Have a Better Conversation

Colorado State Specialist Veronica Fiedler discusses how to best support students with specific learning disabilities

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: 

To subscribe to the CO-SLD listserv: 

• Open a new email. 
• In the “To” field, type the email SLD-subscribe-request@cdelist.cde.state.co.us and send the message. 
• Once added, you will receive a confirmation email. 
• 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/ 

 

Integrate STEM, Coding, Movement & Content Learning! Christine Danhoff Tells You How

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

Jeremy Keeshin, CEO & Founder of CodeHS, discusses his new book--Read, Write, Code

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

Jeremy's LinkedIn

Jeremy's Twitter

Jeremy's Website

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion expert Dr. Aaron Griffen, shares his new book and more

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: 

The Axiom Dashboard

Dr Griffen's EdCuration Conference session: All The World's Become an Antiracist Stage

Prosperity Educators

Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations

The 90-Day Prosperity Journal

Michael Spencer Loves Cultural Music

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

Diedre Spicer Loves Actively Learn

Diedre Spicer, teacher and founder at of Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, California, shares how Actively Learn helps learners with all learning styles to engage, and find multiple points of access into texts of all kinds and levels. And it's so easy to use.

 

Resources:

Connect to Actively Learn

Keena Day Loves Culturally Responsive Literacy

Keena Day,  Senior Manager of Humanities at Denver Schools of Science and Technology enlightens us on best practices in culturally responsive literacy and encouraging critical thinking. 

 

Resources:

This episode was sponsored by Reading Plus

Find Keena at thesavvyurbaneducator.com

Find Keena's Day's EdCUration Conference Session: Critical Thinking in an Antiracist Environment

Anthony Chiles Loves building student relationships and MVPSpaces

Anthony Chiles, Student Support Coordinator at Burke County School District, discusses practical strategies for building positive relationships with students. 

 

Resources:

Building-Relationships-Toolkit.pdf

MVPSpaces.com

See Anthony's session from the Committing to Antiracist Curriculum and Instruction conference here

Connect to Carousel, for high quality & easy to implement social emotional learning

Find us at EdCuration.com, where you can filter searches, keep notes, save favorites and dialogue with resource providers.

Andrew Roberts Loves Inquiry-Based Math

Andrew Roberts, veteran math teacher, instructional coach, teacher trainer and data guy says that there is just no arguing with results when it comes to inquiry-based vs direct instruction.

 

Resources:

 Connect with Figure Math

Angela Duckworth's book - Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth's TED Talk on Grit

Carol Dweck's book - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Carol Dweck's TED Talk on Mindset

Becca Fenton Loves Mini Money Management

Middle school teacher Becca Fenton from John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy in Westminster Colorado has found an integrated, easy-to-implement, and highly effective system of classroom management that also teaches authentic life skills and financial literacy.

 

Resources:

You can learn more about Mini Money Management and connect to creator Lorne Jenkins at EdCuration.

Heather Eskridge Loves Quaver SEL (Social Emotional Learning)

Heather Eskridge, elementary school counselor in Franklin Tennessee, says that in her 23 years as a counselor she's never found a program more comprehensive, engaging and flexible than Quaver Social Emotional Learning.

 

Resources: 

You can learn more and connect with Quaver SEL at EdCuration.com

Angela Mangum Loves Quaver Music

Angela Mangum, a 26 year veteran of both elementary and secondary music, share the ways Quaver music has increased student engagement, made advanced skills and concepts accessible, and increased the fun and joy in her classroom and life.  

 

Resources:

Connect with  Quaver Music

 

Kelly Crowe Loves the Axiom Dashboard

School counselor, Kelly Crowe, shares how the Axiom dashboard allows her to easily track and communicate personally with students and their families in their language of choice--addressing questions, needs and concerns. It's a system that leaves no student behind.

 

Resources:

Connect to the Axiom Dashboard

Two High School Students SPEAK Out About Activism & Vocal Empowerment

Students Lerato and Eliza, from Boulder Colorado share their experience learning with SPEAK's Vocal Empowerment Curriculum. SPEAK supports students to empower their voices for self-advocacy and civic participation. 

 

Resources:

Connect with SPEAK

Mary Bonnetty Love CoSpaces

Mary Bonnety shares how her students are able to build their own 3D, interactive digital spaces, integrate them with different academic content areas, collaborate, and share their spaces during both in-person and remote learning.

 

Cindi Krebs Loves BoomWriter

Veteran teacher Cindi Krebs explains how BoomWriter allows students to collaborate on a story which can then be published into a softcover book.  Students also love group writing activities, skills lessons and journal activities.