Latest Student engagement Podcast Episodes
Equity Initiatives: What Works, What Doesn't and Why?
ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio - February 01, 2022 22:16 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 32 ratingsMany education leaders have discovered that equity initiatives are a lot easier to launch than to achieve. In this episode, we unpack the essential elements of successful equity initiatives and identify the common pitfalls that typically derail them. Follow on Twitter: @shiftingllC @a_rebora ...
Episode 84: Global Computer Science with Will Richardson
Teaching Python - January 31, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsContinuing on conversations about tech for good, helping our students build global competence, and preparing our children to be successful in an ever increasing digital world, Kelly and Sean speak with Will Richardson, founder of the Big Questions Institute. “Are we preparing students to identif...
Well-being: Engaging and Uplifting Students in a Volatile World
ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio - January 18, 2022 16:21 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 32 ratingsThe challenges of pandemic teaching and learning have sparked heightened interest in student well-being and engagement. Join us as we explore a new vision for organizing schools around what’s important and meaningful to students. Follow on Twitter: @hargreavesbc @a_rebora @ascd @ILascd @MASC...
Episode 83: 2021 Year in Review (or something)
Teaching Python - January 17, 2022 19:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThis week, Kelly and Sean look over all that happened in 2021 for Teaching Python and commit to some bigger goals for 2022. What were the highlights according to our co-hosts? From the great guests to the wins in the classroom, Kelly and Sean catch up and kick off the new year together.
Best Activities For Independent Work Stations
Rockin This Teacher Thing - January 16, 2022 13:00 - 13 minutesYou’ve set up your independent work station system in your classroom. The rotation chart is up. You’ve designated areas in your classroom for each station. Now you are asking yourself the hardest question of all. What are the best activities for my students to do during independent work stations...
Student Behavior During Independent Work Stations
Rockin This Teacher Thing - January 06, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutesStudent behavior issues during independent work stations can make your life miserable. If kids can’t behave then your role of teacher shifts to judge and jury. That’s no fun. But how can you get your students to behave? You have to teach it. We will talk about set-up/clean-up, rotation, no...
Episode 82: Helping Kids Navigate the Online World with Richard Culatta
Teaching Python - January 03, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWe sometimes make assumptions when it comes to students and using technology, that students are savvy tech users. Although coding curriculum lends itself easily to incorporating many digital citizenship (https://www.teachingpython.fm/articles/digital-citizenship) skills, even the best Computer S...
The Not So Obvious Basics Of Setting Up Independent Work Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade
Rockin This Teacher Thing - December 26, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutesThe Not So Obvious Basics Of Setting Up Independent Work Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade Setting up independent work stations in kindergarten and first-grade is might be a bit more complicated than you might think. We will talk about the basics of stations How big should each group ...
Stress Free Station Set-Up With These Supplies
Rockin This Teacher Thing - December 18, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutesWhat Do You Need To Set-up Stations in Kindergarten and First-Grade? If you want your students to be totally independent during station time you’re going to need to set-up your classroom with a few essential classroom supplies. You need a place where students can access the station materials....
Episode 81: Holiday Gift Guide
Teaching Python - December 13, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIt's the most wonderful time of the year as Kelly and Sean put together a gift guide for techie kids! From transformable robots to glowing toys to soldering stations, we cover the items on our lists for the holidays. Check the show notes for links that support the podcast!
Mistakes In Setting Up Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade
Rockin This Teacher Thing - December 08, 2021 22:00 - 17 minutesMistakes In Setting Up Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade I love stations. But it wasn’t always blue sky and sunshine. I’ve made all the mistakes when it’s come to setting-up and running stations. Avoid the mistakes I made by getting the first hand account of all my mistakes Get the in...
Mistakes In Setting Up Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade
Rockin This Teacher Thing - December 08, 2021 22:00 - 17 minutesMistakes In Setting Up Stations In Kindergarten and First-Grade I love stations. But it wasn’t always blue sky and sunshine. I’ve made all the mistakes when it’s come to setting-up and running stations. Avoid the mistakes I made by getting the first hand account of all my mistakes Get the in...
Episode 80: Reaching for the Stars with Dr. Becky Smethurst
Teaching Python - November 29, 2021 14:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThis week Sean and Kelly are joined by Dr. Becky Smethurst from Oxford to talk about code and science. Dr. Becky is an astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Each week, she publishes a video on her YouTube channel explaining a bit about space, Special Guest: Becky Smethurst.
Sustaining Emotional Energy and Resilience During an Extremely Tough School Year: What Works, What Doesn’t?
ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio - November 28, 2021 18:43 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 32 ratingsAs we all push through another exceptionally challenging school year, we pause to talk about proven ways to sustain our emotional energy and resilience. Join us as we separate what works from what doesn't. Follow on Twitter: @brightmorningtm @a_rebora @ascd @ILascd @MASCD @iowaASCD @TXASCD ...
Episode 79: Working with Student Data
Teaching Python - November 18, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThis episode is all about working with the data we generate for students, whether it's in the classroom, your school, or your district. Special guest star Rusti Gregory joins us to talk about his transition from the classroom to the data manager role. Special Guest: Rusti Gregory.
Prevention Interviews: A Strategy for Managing Student Discipline Issues (Before They Happen)
ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio - November 07, 2021 20:15 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 32 ratingsOur guest acknowledges what most of us know intuitively, punishing students is a marginally effective way to manage student discipline issues. Join us to learn about an approach that can encourage new behaviors and give us a language to talk with students about their efforts and their progress. ...
Episode 78: Python Hardware in the Classroom
Teaching Python - November 03, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsKelly and Sean revisit some of our favorite hardware that we use to teach Python. From the various versions of the BBC micro:bit to the ecosystem of CircuitPython boards, we talk about all the pros and cons! Whether you're just getting started with using Python in hardware or you're a seasoned t...
If We Are Positive and Ignore the Negative, Teaching and Learning Will Thrive, Right?
ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio - October 25, 2021 21:53 - 9 minutes ★★★★ - 32 ratingsIn this episode, we look at why ignoring what teachers are really thinking and feeling in the name of being unwaveringly “positive” can actually undermine school culture and create a toxic work environment. Listen in as we unpack why our collective efficacy requires school leaders to leave space...
Episode 77: The Power of Bots in the Computer Science Classroom
Teaching Python - October 15, 2021 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsKelly and Sean interview Tom Lauwers, founder and CEO of BirdBrain Technologies (https://www.birdbraintechnologies.com) about the role of robotics in the computer science classroom. We've used the Finch 2.0 robot, which is designed to use the BBC micro:bit as a foundation for coding and computer ...
3 Things Your Black and Brown Students Desperately Wish You Understood About Teaching Them — Especially This Term
ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio - October 07, 2021 15:22 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 32 ratingsAfter 18 months of pandemic-driven trauma, many of our students, are simply not okay. The social-emotional implications are often greater among black and brown students for myriad reasons. But the way we respond to these kids in our classrooms this term could make a profound difference in the tr...
Episode 76: Current Teaching Experiments
Teaching Python - September 28, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsKelly and Sean discuss their latest experiments in the classroom, including student peer code reviews, testing code for correctness, and creating comfy environments for coding.
How Our Instructional Mindset Evolved During a Year of Pandemic Teaching and Learning
ASCD Learn Teach Lead Radio - September 19, 2021 16:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 32 ratingsJoin us for a discussion on how pandemic-driven changes in our teaching practices shifted our mindset and how changes in our mindset may transform our instructional practices for the near future and beyond. Follow on Twitter: @Teachers_Lead @a_rebora @ascd @ILascd @MASCD @iowaASCD @TXASCD @...
Episode 75: Lunch with Kelly & Sean
Teaching Python - September 09, 2021 14:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA lunchtime livestream with Kelly and Sean talking about setting up learning environments for students, coaching and setting high expectations for students, and the new tools we're using this year for teaching code. Replit Teams for Education Daily Challenges for formative assessment Physical cla...
Behavior Management Help Is Here
Rockin This Teacher Thing - August 27, 2021 06:00 - 17 minutesGood Behavior Management, -it’s probably the most important skill you can have as a kindergarten or first grade teacher. If you aren’t the boss of your classroom then those little lovelies are going to make life very difficult. You want to be the best teacher, but how do you make sure you s...
Should You Send Them To The Principal's Office?
Rockin This Teacher Thing - August 25, 2021 17:00 - 17 minutesShould you send a student to the principal’s office? The frustration is real. Student behavior gets in the way of teaching. That’s a fact. Sending kids to the principal relieves the problem for a few minutes but then what? Today we are talking about the principal's office and how you can ge...
Should You Send Them To The Principal's Office?
Rockin This Teacher Thing - August 25, 2021 17:00 - 17 minutesShould you send a student to the principal’s office? The frustration is real. Student behavior gets in the way of teaching. That’s a fact. Sending kids to the principal relieves the problem for a few minutes but then what? Today we are talking about the principal's office and how you can ge...
Episode 74: Bringing CS Standards to Life
Teaching Python - August 06, 2021 02:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsWith the new school year upon us, we're talking about CSTA standards and how they can be applied to the classroom environment. Join Kelly and Sean as they talk through ways to plan, deliver, and assess CS student standards. The Computer Science Teacher Association (CSTA) (https://www.csteachers.o...
How Far Are You Willing to Go to Be a ‘Good Teacher’ and How Far Is Too Far?
My BAD - August 02, 2021 15:07 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratings“I really wanted to be a ‘good teacher’ so I said yes to almost every request just to get approval.” At the heart of it all was the feeling that “I wasn’t enough,” says Meredith Newlin. Our guest now knows she went too far and believes she’s not alone. As we head into another exceptionally deman...
Episode 73: Designing Curriculum with Quinten Sheriff
Teaching Python - July 23, 2021 15:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsThe Teaching Python podcast speaks with Quinten Sheriff from Concordia University , an Instructional Designer, e-learning implementation specialist, and curriculum developer with global experience on four continents. A systems thinker who uses instructional models such as ADDIE, AGILE, SAM, ARCS....
Episode 72: Catching Up
Teaching Python - July 06, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsIt's been a few weeks since we recorded, so this week's episode is all about catching up on listener questions and mail. Highlights include: * the new AWS machine learning course we're taking, * whether we'd rather be teachers or coders * the new Adafruit hardware we're trying * the Deep Compos...
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