InnovatED - Tomorrow's Education Innovations Today
by BAM Radio Network - The Twitterati Channel
InnovatED is your view into tomorrow's classroom innovations today. Your host Don Wettrick talks with students, teachers, education leaders and even business people who are working with tomorrows education innovations right now..
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Passion Projects: A Peek Under the Hood of How Passion Drives Learning
InnovatED is based on a real-world, high school innovations class in Indiana. The teacher and students in the class are pushing the envelope of classroom innovation and exploring next generation practices and tools. Tune in and get a glimpse of how passion projects drive student learning. Follow:...
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SAT: Students Collaborating Globally on Service, Art and Technology
In this segment students discuss an exciting project they've started that combines service, art and technology. Tune in as our guests share some of the real-world lessons they have learned so far. Follow: @donwettrick @Micthbrownoam @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Don Wettrick is an...
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Using Humor In The Classroom: Do This, Not That
Humor can be a big asset in the classroom when don't right. On the other hand... Follow: @donwettrick @Thrasymachus @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Charles Cooper is a life long educator interested in merging humor, technology and learning. He was the 2012 Humanities Texas Teacher of...
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Leaving the Classroom to Impact More Students
We are seeing an increasing stream of teachers leaving the classroom for the promise of greater impact. Here are the latest. Follow: @donwettrick @techminock @techbradwaid @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Drew Minock is an enthusiastic elementary teacher, technology trainer, and…
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Second Thoughts on The Maker Movement: The Promise and Pitfalls
Today we talk with our guests about the maker movement, it's connection to project based learning and the promise it holds for the future. Follow: @donwettrick @GingerLewman @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Sylvia Martinez is co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and...
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Introducing Very Young Students to Blogs
Today's guest is a teacher who introduced his students to blogging in elementary school and never looked back. Learn how student blogging is making a difference. Follow: @donwettrick @mrrexine @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Kelly Rexine is a K-12 Information Technology Specialist…
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Pushing the Envelope of Classroom Innovation
Our guest comes to us from halfway around the world to share the work they are doing with design thinking in the classroom. Follow: @donwettrick @rhyscass @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Rhys Cassidy is a Design, Film and English Teacher at Pimpama State Secondary College and Vice...
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Trend Spotting At ISTE
Our guest is a reporter who was assigned to go to ISTE, walk the halls and listen and look for trends. Here are his observations. Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Dave Guymon is a Technology Integration Specialist for the Blaine County School District in Hailey,...
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Plugging Into the Culture That is Revolutionizing Learning
Our guests in this segment share with us what they are doing to put their school culture on the path to revolutionizing learning. Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Kami Thordarson is the Innovative Strategies Coach for the Los Altos School District. Kami enjoys…
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Voxer: What is it? What Can It Do For Educators?
There is quite a bit of buzz about the app Voxer. Today we take a look at what all the talk is about. Follow: @donwettrick @Irv @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Irv Remedios is president of Voxer, leading the company's overall strategy and presence in the communications industry. He…
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Live From ISTE: Saying Yes to Innovation
Our guest today shares changes being made at his school to encourage educators to say yes to innovation. Follow: @donwettrick @ideaguy42 @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Dr. Robert Dillon serves the students and community of the Affton School District as Director of Technology and...
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What Is a Tech Coach, How Can a Tech Coach Help You?
Our guest plays a largely unknown and often misunderstood role in education. Today we explore what a tech coach can do for you. Follow: @donwettrick @cesteffen @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Christy Steffen Wife and mother of two, technology instructional coach, & former special...
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[Commentary] Second Thoughts on Social Media for Educators
In this segment our guest shares unvarnished first thoughts and second thoughts about social media for educators. Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Ginger Lewman, @GingerLewman, works at ESSDACK, a nonprofit educational service center. She is a Keynoter &…
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Project-based Learning With Limited Resources
In this segment we talk with a couple of middle school teachers, from an impoverished school, on the island of Puerto Rico about how they make PBL work for their students. Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Prof. Héctor Osorio and Profa. Carmen N. Escudero, Social...
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Game Changer: Purpose-Driven Project-based Learning
Our guest may have changed the game on project-based learning by requiring students to work on projects for an internal market -- other teachers. Learn more... Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Ray Chambers is the head of ICT at Uppingham Community College and has...
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Five Benefits of Teaching Coding Skills to Very Young Students
Our guest today is accomplishing some pretty amazing things with very young students and computer programming. He's part of a growing cadre of teachers who believe that coding should be core subject. Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork Bjørn S. Erga is from Osio, Norway. A Master in literature…
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Three Reasons Why Content Creation May Trump Content Consumption as a Teaching Tool
Our guest today didn't just filp his classroom and create short videos for students to watch at home. Instead he challenged them to create the video lessons. Tune in and find out what happens when a teacher moved his students from being content consumers to content creators. Follow: @BramFaems...
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Bringing the Outside World Into Your Classroom
This is the first in a series of interviews conducted live from Barcelona Spain. Our guest is a school superintendent who get the value of opening his classrooms. He is using technology to bring the world into his schools Follow: @ewilliams65 @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat...
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Three Cool, Crazy, Passionate Student Engagement Ideas
Our guest today has found ways tap into his student's passions to find creative ways to engagement them in learning. Learn more... Follow:@teachheath @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech "Teaching and learning is fun!" That's Jeromie Heath's philosophy which he's infused in…
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In Your Face: The Future of Teaching with Google Glass
There is both anticipation and trepidation about Google Glass in the classroom. In this segment we attempt to peer into the future see the good, the bad and the ugly of Google Glass. Follow:@coffeechugbooks @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Aaron Maurer, but most people…
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Instructional Design: Engaging Students With Creative, Authentic, Real-World Challenges
In this segment, our guest talks about how you can create your dream classroom through creative application of real world models and challenges. Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Patricia Ragan is a Career and Technical Education Business teacher at Canastota High...
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Three Ways to Get Your School Administrator's Support for Genius Hour
A growing number of teachers are embracing genius hour, along with many administrators. However, the benefit is not clear to all administrators and some see it as a waste of precious class time. In this segment we talk about how to connect genius hour to the priorities of your school…
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Second Thoughts on the Impact of Popular Culture on Education
Jamal Bowman is back to discuss the impact of rap and hip hop culture on education. He shares his observations on the distinctions between the two and offers innovative ways to teach using old school rap music. Follow: @donwettrick @bowmanstrong @bamradionetwork Jamaal Bowman is the founding...
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Free Will: Here's What Happened When I Gave Elementary School Students the Freedom Think, Try and Fail
There's a prevailing view that we've raised a generation of students who are preoccupied with passing tests, strugle with too much freedom in the classroom and are afraid to fail. Our guest is an elementary school teacher whose classroom is on the leading edge of turning this around. Learn…
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Combining the Seven Habits, Hip Hop and Video to Teach Character Development
Our guest today runs an inner-city, low-income school and is doing amazing work by employing some unconventional strategies. Learn how The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Hip Hop and video are changing students lives. Follow: @donwettrick @bowmanstrong @bamradionetwork Jamaal Bowman is…
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Student Voice and the Power of Authentic Audience Spotlighted in New Resource
In this special edition of InnovatED Don Goble joins Don Wettrick to talk about the teaching power of giving students a voice and an authentic audience beyond the walls of your school. They close with an exciting announcement. Follow: @donwettrick @dgoble2001 @bamradionetwork Don Goble is an...
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Sometimes The Greatest Lessons, Aren't Part of the Lesson Plan
This is an extraordinary segment about the profound difference that was made in the life of a student, in an unexpected way. The segment underscores the fact that often, the best lesson plans are not planned at all. Follow: @donwettrick Don Wettrick, @donwettrick, is an Innovations class and...
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Why Ending Math Homework Adds Up
In this segment we talk with a teacher who explains her decision to dump homework and why it works. Follow: @donwettrick @bamradionetwork Trista Camp has been a math teacher at Greenwood Middle School for 15 years. During that time she has taught 6th and 7th grade math along with 8th grade...
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A Radical Experiment With Pure Project-based Learning
In this segment we look at a school that turned its entire IT department over to students to maintain manage and grow. It was the quintessential experiment in project-based learning and the results were astounding. Learn more... Follow: @donwettrick @lzulli @bamradionetwork Lou Zulli Jr., has…
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The Power of Youtube as a Tool for Self-Directed Student Learning
Our guest today underscores how Youtube can be a powerful tool self-directed student learning. Don shares how he learns from his students and how his students learn from others on the Youtube site. Follow: @donwettrick @dylanlistner @bamradionetwork Dylan Listner is a Senior at Franklin Community...
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Encouraging Students to Connect to the World and Find Opportunities for Learning and Growth
Our guest today is a master at showing students how to use technology to make global connections, take responsibility for their learning and find opportunities. In this segment he shares how he is using broadcasting to engage and empower students. Follow: @donwettrick @dgoble2001 @bamradionetwork...
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Surprise: What Happened When My Student Created Her Own Online Personal Learning Network
Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) are not just for teachers. In this segment we speak with a high school student in Don's the Innovations class who started and PLN and was quite surprised to see where it led. Tune in and discover why encouraging your students to start a PLN is a very good idea....
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InnovatED Spotlights Tomorrow's Classroom Innovations in Use Today
InnovatED is based on a real-world, high school innovations class in Indiana. The teacher and students in the class are pushing the envelope of classroom innovations and exploring next generation practices and tools. Tune in and get a glimpse of tomorrow's classrooms today. Follow: @donwettrick...
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InnovatED is your view into tomorrow's classroom innovations today. Your host Don Wettrick talks with students, teachers, education leaders and even business people who are working with tomorrows education innovations right now..
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