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3D Assessment

K12Science - April 12, 2024 16:01 - 4 minutes
I was recently reading the March/April 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the “From the Editor’s Desk” column written by Patty McGinnis.  She wrote an article entitled, “3D Assessment.” In the article she shared id...

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Boston School Committee: 4·10·24 Meeting Recap

Last Night At School Committee - April 11, 2024 21:35 - 26 minutes
The agenda for last night's meeting appeared to be rather light and straightforward, but the meeting proved to be much different. The meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report, where the majority of the discussion centered around the exam school admissions process. The Superintendent announc...

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Teacher Salary Regrets

The Beautiful Struggle | Get Unstuck in Life - April 11, 2024 21:01 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
On this episode, I share how I was so naive back when I started teaching so many years ago. I didn't know anything about how to save my low paycheck and how to make my precious dollars work for me so I could retire comfortably.  This will be a part of a series of episodes on the mistakes I ...

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AI Futures in Education with Serena Saks-Mandel, Global CTO for Education, Microsoft

Learning Counsel Report Podcast - April 10, 2024 23:01 - 35 minutes
What could happen when all the artificial intelligences converge?  That’s just part of this conversation between Serena Saks-Mandel, the Global CTO for Education at Microsoft, and LeiLani Cauthen. Starting of with introducing her not-associated-with-Microsoft new book, “Empowered: Frame your Nar...

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Creating Bravely

New View EDU - April 09, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Episode 55: Creating Bravely Create Bravely. That’s the mantra of dynamic twin brothers Peter and Paul Reynolds. Together, they have built a life of service to others through creativity, as authors, illustrators, designers, educators, bookstore owners, and digital media executives. They share t...

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205: A New Approach to Neurodivergent Learning (That Works For Everyone!)

Homeschool Unrefined - April 08, 2024 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
Join us as we talk about a new approach to neurodivergent learning (that works for everyone!).   We discuss the importance of meeting our kids where they’re at and cover learning practices that are good not only for neurodivergent kids, but for everyone!   To help kids with learning diff...

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House of #EdTech - April 07, 2024 07:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratings
Announcements: Welcome the newest member of the Education Podcast Network, the Resilient Teacher Podcast hosted by Brittany Blackwell! #EdTech Thought: Topic: The Role of Former Educators in Addressing the Teacher Shortage Discussion: A snarky yet thought-provoking commentary on how individ...

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Educators in the Legislative Process

UEN Homeroom - April 04, 2024 15:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Delve into the connection between education and legislation in Utah. Join Dani and Matt on this episode of UEN Homeroom as they chat with experts on how this process intertwines with the world of education and learn practical ways for educators to actively participate and have their voices heard...

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Making Thinking Visible

K12Science - April 04, 2024 15:05 - 4 minutes
I was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “The Science Teacher,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the “Editor’s Corner” written by Ann Haley MacKenzie.  She wrote an article entitled, “How Can We Make Our Students’ Thinking Visib...

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Virtual Reality as Learning Medium

No Such Thing: Education in the Digital Age - April 04, 2024 01:25 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
BackpackX is a new educational initiative from Women Rise which uses short film VR animations to create immersive experiences. BackpackX is designed to educate children (aged 8-14) from marginalised communities where the educational systems are broken or non-existent and focuses on important top...

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AI in Education: Current Outlook? What’s Coming Next? How Should Schools Respond?

Field Trip Podcast - April 03, 2024 09:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratings
Diving into the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in K-12 education, with a focus on its implications for educators, administrators, and students! Dr. Ellen Agnello, a former classroom teacher turned consultant and researcher, shares insights from her recent study on AI's integr...

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Do You Have A Learning Culture Or A Teaching Culture? with James Anderson Transformative Principal 593

Transformative Principal - April 03, 2024 02:19 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratings
In this episode, Jethro talks with James Anderson, who has been on the show three previous times:  The Learner Agency Model with James Anderson Transformative Principal 351 Learnership with James Anderson Transformative Principal 455  Learnership: The Skill of Learning with James And...

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Desparius - The Dragon that Battles Me Everyday

The Beautiful Struggle | Get Unstuck in Life - April 02, 2024 18:26 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
I didn't want to make this episode. I really didn't.  But I had to make this episode. I had to in order to move forward.  This episode may sound heavy and metaphysical.  But, I think once you listen to this, you might relate to it.   Come, let's hear how Desparius, my great resistance-drag...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Early Elementary School Students - Part 2

K12Science - April 02, 2024 17:09 - 5 minutes
I was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science and Children,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for elementary school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.”  The selections are a c...

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Creating Climates of Care

New View EDU - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Episode 54: Creating Climates of Care Wellbeing. Engagement. Belonging. These three values are the “trifecta” of attributes for healthy and productive learning, according to Denise Pope. But how do we design learning environments that put the focus on that trifecta, without diminishing the educ...

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How Do You Science | Meet an Ecologist (for the birds!)

Ask Dr. Universe - April 01, 2024 23:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Welcome back, young scientists. I’m Dr. Universe.  If you’re anything like me, you’ve got lots of big questions about our world.   Today we're talking about birds with Jennifer Phillips, an ecologist at Washington State University.  Learn about sensory pollution and the difference between a phe...

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Changing the Culture of Math Learning

Learning Counsel Report Podcast - April 01, 2024 21:05 - 45 minutes
Maybe math learning could be better if it was in sync with the current generation’s culture – that of Generation Alpha.  LeiLani interviews Brandon Smith, the Lead Mathematician and Product Director at MIND Education about how learning-by-doing is a key part of a new cultural address for math le...

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Using AI to break out of Boxes with Dr. Jayne Lammers Transformative Principal 592

Transformative Principal - April 01, 2024 06:20 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratings
Jethro welcomes Dr. Jayne Lammers to Transformative Principal. Although we're talking about AI tools, we didn't spend a lot of time talking about the mundanity and what other sources are talking about: the how to, which tool does what thing. Really, we give guidance for school leaders a...

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Boston School Committee: 3·27·24 Meeting Recap

Last Night At School Committee - March 28, 2024 22:01 - 24 minutes
Last night’s meeting concluded the district’s FY25 budget process, with a vote by the School Committee to approve the Superintendent’s budget proposal. Before the vote, the School Committee heard dozens of public testimony about three issues. There were about half a dozen public commenters speaki...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Early Elementary School Students - Part 1

K12Science - March 28, 2024 15:39 - 5 minutes
I was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science and Children,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for elementary school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.”  The selections are a c...

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204: 4 Homeschool Tentpoles

Homeschool Unrefined - March 26, 2024 19:39 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 180 ratings
Join us as we discuss 4 Homeschool Tentpoles!    These tentpoles help hold up our homeschooling structure. They’re like filters, helping us make decisions about what to prioritize and what to intentionally leave out.    These are top-tier life skills and serve as a guide for our homescho...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students - Part 2

K12Science - March 26, 2024 17:33 - 4 minutes
I was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for middle school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.”  The selections are a collaboratio...

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(Bonus) Cuban Missile Crisis - Wikipedia

Historic Voices: Global History and Culture - March 26, 2024 16:36 - application/pdf ★★★★ - 19 ratings
(Bonus) The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis in Cuba, or the Caribbean Crisis, was a 13-day confrontation between the governments of the United States and the Soviet Union, when American deployments of nuclear missiles in Italy and Turkey were matched by Soviet deployments ...

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(Bonus) Andrea Gromyko - Wikipedia

Historic Voices: Global History and Culture - March 26, 2024 16:33 - application/pdf ★★★★ - 19 ratings
(Bonus) Andrei Gromyko (18 July 1909 – 2 July 1989) was a Soviet politician and diplomat during the Cold War. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957–1985) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985–1988). Gromyko was responsible for many top decisions on Soviet foreign ...

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(Bonus) Adlai Stevenson Biography - Wikipedia

Historic Voices: Global History and Culture - March 26, 2024 16:28 - application/pdf ★★★★ - 19 ratings
(Bonus) Adlai Ewing Stevenson II ( February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democrati...

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Adalai Stevenson - Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962

Historic Voices: Global History and Culture - March 26, 2024 16:24 - 6 minutes ★★★★ - 19 ratings
S05-E-04 We feature Adlai Stevenson, who was the U.S. representative to the United Nations, and a brief speech to his Soviet counterpart concerning the Cuban Missile Crisis. 

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Transforming the Future of School

New View EDU - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
Episode 53: Transforming the Future of School “Knowing what we now know, we can no longer do what we now do. To do so is educational malpractice.” That provocative statement is one of the principles that guides Sam Chaltain through his work redesigning education for the modern era. In this epis...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for High School Students

K12Science - March 24, 2024 14:51 - 1 minute
I was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “The Science Teacher,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for high school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.”  The selections are a collabor...

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Questions to Get to Connection with Topaz Adizes Transformative Principal 590

Transformative Principal - March 24, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 100 ratings
Topaz Adizes is an Emmy-award winning creator who helps build the space between two people through deep and meaningful conversations. We have one of those for you today. Jethro and Topaz share how to listen better, ask better questions, and have intention in the conversations we have.  ...

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Outstanding Science Trade Books for Middle School Students - Part 1

K12Science - March 22, 2024 15:22 - 3 minutes
I was recently reading the January/February 2024 issue of “Science Scope,” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association, for middle school science teachers. In this issue, I read the section on the “Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students.  The selections are a collaboration...