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Big Ideas in Education — 237 episodes

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BIIE 237: A Guide to Project-Based Learning with Bob Lenz and Dr. Lisa Mireles

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BIIE 236: Building Math Confidence in Students with Dr. Aditya Nagrath

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BIIE 235: Preparing the Next Generation of Students for the Workplace with Audrey Hametner

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BIIE 234: Empowering Children, Families, and Educators with Financial Literacy featuring Dr. Darla Bishop

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BIIE 233: Increasing Drug Awareness in School with Rachael Bischel

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BIIE 232: Effective Strategies for Principals to Succeed featuring Jorge Rivas

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BIIE 231: The Growth of Microschools with David K. Richards

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BIIE 230: What is ESTEAM® and How It Can Energize the Classroom with Scott Mann

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BIIE 229: Managing Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom and Beyond with Gerry White

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BIIE 228: Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Data Analytics with Emily Chase Coleman

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BIIE 227: Today’s Education Field and Advice with Dr. Jodi Blinco

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BIIE 226: Mentorship for K-12 Students with Jermaine Myrie

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BIIE 225: K-12 Risk Management and Insurance with Jonathan Schreter

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BIIE 224: Addressing the Teacher Shortage Today with Nicola Soares

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BIIE 223: Trauma-Informed Classrooms with Dr. Robyn Koslowitz

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BIIE 222: Supporting Students Through Reading Fluency featuring Lyn Wetzel

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Ep 221: Career Technical Education in High School with Dusty Moore and Dr. Jeffrey Crapper

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Ep 220: Empowering School Administrators with Ulysses Navarrete of ALAS

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Ep 219: Transforming Classrooms with Technology with Nate Moore

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Ep 218: Engaging Students in STEM through Real-World Applications and Innovative Tools with Eric Walters

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Ep 217: Advocating for Equitable Education Policies with Dr. Maria Armstrong

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Ep 216: Empowering Educators with Competency-Based Education featuring Dr. Sydney Schaef

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Ep 215: Global Citizenship Education; Education beliefs that are not backed by research

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Ep 214: Innovating Education with Literature and AI with Dr. Andi Morency

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Ep 213: 4-Day School Weeks; Tommy Orange visits Bronx School

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Ep 212: Revolutionizing Document Management in Schools with Marshall Simmonds

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Ep 211: AI in Math Education; Lockerless schools

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Ep 210: Exploring Project-Based Learning for Engaging and Effective Instruction

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Ep 209: Empowering Creative Minds Through Virtual Filmmaking with Chad Lewis

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Ep 208: Personal essays in language arts classes; CPR training in schools saves lives

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Ep 207: Khan Academy partnership to increase math scores; Effective Teacher Feedback

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Ep 206: Ending Legacy Admissions; Black History Month ideas for teachers

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Ep 205: Navigating the Path of College Financial Planning with Ann Garcia

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Ep 204: Capturing your students’ attention; Critical thinking in elementary schools

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Ep 203: Fighting chronic absenteeism; Cell phones in schools

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Ep 202: Fostering Optimism to Cultivate a Positive Mindset in Students and Teachers

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Ep 201: Math education in the wake of COVID-19 with Tammy and Marc Goldberg

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Ep 200: Empowering Education by Navigating Chronic Absenteeism with Joanna Smith-Griffin

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Ep 199: Transforming Education Through Systems and Design Thinking with Sheryl Cababa

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Ep 198: Team Quizzes; America’s Top Young Scientist

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Ep 197: Legislative advocacy in education with Sara Clements and Lindsay Hoyt

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EP 196: Helping schools and other education organizations navigate controversies with Braxton Padgett of Arnold Law Firm

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Ep 195: Managing the Coming ESSER Cliff with Alina Chester of Academica

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Ep 194: Supporting After-School Programs; AAPI Heritage Month

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Ep 193: Regeneron Science Talent Search; Chess in schools

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Ep 192: Bite-Sized tips for teachers to end the year strong; Using AI Chatbots to Assess Students

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Ep 191: The secret to student engagement may NOT surprise you; How Ector County is reducing teacher shortages

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Ep 190: Principal professional development in Missouri; Empowerment Programs helping students graduate

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Ep 189: The rise of intergenerational learning; Finding your daily “one good thing” as an educator

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Ep 188: Permitting students to re-do assignments; Investing in our teachers

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Ep 187: Future-ready public schools; Pickleball in schools

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Ep 186: Social media safety in Florida; Developing early childhood educators

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Ep 185: Getting high school students engaged in their communities; Should student school board members have voting rights

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Ep 184: Growth mindset in personal finance classes; Partnerships to fight food insecurity at the university level

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Ep 183: Parental leave for school events; What teachers do to make their school day easier

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Ep 182: Test-optional college admissions; Phonics for older readers

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Ep 181: Should we be teaching about AI?; How ChatGPT could revolutionize education

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Ep 180: Banning corporal punishment in schools; Helping food insecure students over winter break

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Ep 179: Re-imagining videos as a teaching tool; Will teachers stay on Twitter?

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Ep 178: High expectations bringing positive student outcomes; Team Teaching in Mesa, Arizona

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Ep 177: Advice for first-year teachers from veterans; Metacognition in writing

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Ep 176: Video Games and Cognitive Performance; Reflections on Teacher Observations

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Ep 175: School-based voter registration drives; Academica Media livestream preview

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Ep 174: Shifting the narrative around struggling schools; Effective handwriting instruction in schools

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Ep 173: Special Episode: Schools providing support following Hurricane Ian with Shirrie Barany of Academica

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Ep 172: Business apprenticeship programs for NYC high school students; Mental health wellness rooms in schools

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Ep 171: The enthusiasm of first year teachers; Giving students more control in the classroom

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Ep 170: Calculus courses in K-12; YouTube goes ad-free for educators

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Ep 169: Tips to reduce SAT/ACT stress; Advice for new teachers in five words or less

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Ep 168: The rise of “Free Agent Learning”; Fighting summer learning loss

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Ep 167: Financial literacy in Michigan; Why spelling bees and spelling education matter

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Ep 166: Bringing the ukulele into your classroom; Rising Hispanic graduation rates in Colorado

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Ep 165: Accelerated summer learning; Creating more engaging review sessions

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Ep 164 : OneGoal providing college support to low-income students; Taylor Swift’s honorary doctorate

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Ep 163: US Presidential Scholars; Handling end of school year behavioral issues

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Ep 162: End of school year projects; Teacher appreciation in 2022

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Ep 161: Is early retention for kids something to be scared of?; Productive struggle in the classroom

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Ep 160: National Teacher of the Year Finalist Profile —Joseph Welch

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Ep 159: National Teacher of the Year Finalist Profile — Kurt Russell

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Ep 158: National Teacher of the Year Finalist Profile — Autumn Rivera

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EP 157: National Teacher of the Year Finalist Profile — Whitney Aragaki

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Ep 156: Teachers sharing stories about effective administrators; Community Partnerships for Elementary School Students

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Ep 155: Spicing up your classroom lectures; “Move to Learn” in Laurel, Mississippi

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Ep 154: Culturally-enriching field trips; Helping your students process major historical events

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Ep 153: Early intervention programs in Tennessee; using heterogeneous student groups in math instruction

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Ep 152: Wordle in Classrooms; Myths about schools and the pandemic

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Ep 151: Enhancing Spanish learning through mentoring; SAT shifts to a digital format

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Ep 150: “Ungrading” in classrooms; National Award For Non-Teacher School Employees

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Ep 149: Developing special education teachers from within your campus; Asian American Studies in K-12

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Ep 148: Schools in the Metaverse; Thoughts on education in the new year

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Ep 147: Helping students through winter break; Educational Christmas traditions around the world

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Ep 146: Principal for a Day at Miami-Dade; Recruiting and retaining school leaders of color

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Ep 145: 50 Years of “The Oregon Trail” Game; Serving bilingual families during the pandemic and beyond

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Ep 144: Training and support for paraprofessionals; Year-round academic schooling

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Ep 143: California schools ditching traditional grading; Podcasters time to shine in education

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Ep 142: High-quality early child care and education; finding the balance in teacher mentoring

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Ep 141: Dads on Duty in Louisiana; a global perspective on parent engagement

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Ep 140: How educators can get started in Podcasting and Livestreaming (From FCSC 2021)

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Ep 139: Getting your baby an early start in math; Financial literacy in schools

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Ep 138: The Devious Licks Tik Tok Trend; Gunna’s Drip Closet

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Ep 137: SEL support for school administrators; Using reflection to address student misbehavior

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Ep 136: Demographic gaps in early college courses; A twist on the widening technology gap in education

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Ep 135: New proposals for high-stakes testing; Celebrating Constitution Day

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Ep 134: Student mental health days; Commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in schools

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Ep 133: STEAM Learning Partnerships; Has the Rise in Online Learning Driven Down Cyberbullying

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Ep 132: Using Technology to Teach Climate Change; Combating Toxic Positivity

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Ep 131: 99math’s new EdTech Gaming Platform; Putting mental health first in Back to School

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Ep 130: Improving Your Classroom Management; Boosting students’ sense of belonging

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Ep 129: Students showing pandemic struggles through art; Teaching STEM with the Olympics

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Ep 128: FEED DROP--Creating an effective student government on your campus (Charter School Superstars)

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Ep 127: Embracing smaller student activities; Learning styles

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Ep 126: Free cyber education resources; Different Approaches to Math Instruction

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Ep 125: First Amendment in Schools; A Different Kind of Summer School

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Ep 124: Diversifying your teaching staff amid teacher recruiting challenges; Celebrating Juneteenth in the classroom

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Ep 123: What does good listening look like; the beginning of the end of the pandemic in schools

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Ep 122: Special Education and the Digital Divide; Teacher Dress Codes

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Ep 121: Technology in teacher-prep programs; SEL Across the Curriculum

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Ep 120: Native born students exceling in diversified classrooms; Using video games to enrich ELA learning

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Ep 119: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 11): Coding at all ages and across the curriculum with William Glass and Luis Noriega

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Ep 118: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 10): Innovations in Digital Documents with Jenny Li of FoxIt Software

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Ep 117: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 9): Ed Tech Disruption in Higher Education with Jeffrey Carpenter of VantagePoint

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Ep 116: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 8): 21st Century Camera Equipment for K-12 with Eddy Boyette of Lumens

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Ep 115: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 7): Interactive displays in schools with David Naranjo and Bari Gersten of ViewSonic

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Ep 114: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 6): Digital skills certification programs with Mathieu Lillo and Daniel Bird of Isograd

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Ep 113: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 5): Future-ready teaching and learning with Eric Ogden and Troy Seefeldt of Trafera

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Ep 112: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 4): Student collaboration in and out of the classroom with Chris Mertens of Samsung

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Ep 111: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 3): Embracing digital books as learning tools with Angela Arnold of OverDrive Education

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Ep 110: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 2): Empowering teachers and schools through technology with Mark Jones of FrontRow

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Ep 109: What have teachers learned during virtual learning; Using read-alouds to boost students literacy skills

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Ep 108: Communication Between Parents and Teachers; Principal Quality and Student Achievement

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Ep 107: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 01): Keeping students safe online with Perry Roach and Luke Kasprzak of Netsweeper

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Ep 106: Encouraging collaborative learning; introducing the 1619 Project Education Network

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Ep 105: Resources to teach Holocaust Remembrance Day; How the pandemic is permanently changing education

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Ep 104: Ed-tech trends to watch; Changes to the SAT

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Ep 103: Actively engaging students during distance learning; cultivating effective friendships among educators

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Ep 102: Fostering healthy relationships with students online; the value of arts field trips

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Ep 101: Integrating computer science programing; Student engagement in the virtual classroom

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Ep 100: Education technology post COVID-19; Mental health impacts on students

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Ep 99: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 13): Innovation in education with Dr. Sonny Magana of Magana Education

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Ep 98: Mentoring teachers; Independent reading during the pandemic

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Ep 97: Chronic absenteeism in the age of COVID; Alex Trebek’s impact on education

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Ep 96: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 12): Integrating audio into curriculum with Audrey O’Clair and Meredith Allen of SoundTrap

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Ep 95: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 11): Global competencies in education with Nader Hamda of Ozobot

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Ep 94: Social emotional learning best practices; identifying students mental destress in remote learning

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Ep 93: Rethinking educational ambitions for the future; Removal of school discipline questions on the Common Application

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Ep 92: An innovative approach to bringing girls into STEM; Talking politics in remote civics classes

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Ep 91: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 10): Classroom management and monitoring with Justin Riley of Impero Software

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Ep 90: Digital Learning Ambassadors to bridge the technological gap

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Ep 89: School bands and choirs during COVID; Turning on webcams in virtual classes

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Ep 88: A stronger education system post-COVID; Student Voice in Discipline

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Ep 87: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 9): Integration of hybrid learning with Danielle Sullivan of Curriculum Associates

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Ep 86: Helping young learners engage in online learning; teaching reading using background knowledge instruction

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Ep 85: Building relationships while teaching remotely; School yearbooks in COVID-19

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Ep 84: Experiential nature education during COVID-19; Army of tutors in schools

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Ep 83: Reopening schools safely; integration of historical context in STEM instruction

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Ep 82: Reopening classrooms in the Fall; The role of memorization in student learning

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Ep 81: Fostering creativity in students; Summer enrichment activities for school aged children

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Ep 80: ELL Support for ELL students in distance learning; Copyright law for remote instruction

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Ep 79: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 8): Engaging and instructional videos using screencast with Christine Umayam

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Ep 78: Khan Academy closes the digital divide; 2020 National Teacher of the Year

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Ep 77: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 7): Bringing Esports into the K-12 landscape with Raigan Irwin-McCabe and Ryan Ogle

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Ep 76: Reopening schools in the fall; the rise of microschools

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Ep 75: Anti Racist Work for Schools Begins at the Top; Explicit and Implicit Biases in the Teaching Profession

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Ep 74: Piloting test optional college admissions for students with John Haller and Nate Crozier of the University of Miami

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Ep 73: Academic integrity; relaxing standardized testing for higher education admissions

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Ep 72: Recognizing the teaching profession and maintaining work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Ep 71: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 6): Incorporating software ingenuity and technology into the classroom with Nate Shelley

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Ep 70: Strategic efforts to reopen schools; the TikTok tutor

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Ep 69: Closing the digital divide; reimagining high school graduation

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Ep 68: Trauma-informed education and curriculum with Curtis Callands of LifeWorks schools

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Ep 67: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 5): Career and technical focused education with Dan Cavalli of Flinn Scientific

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Ep 66: Censoring student information; Incorporating applied subjects in online instruction

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Ep 65: The role of education technology post virtual learning; students wellbeing during social distancing

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Ep 64: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 4): Product market fit with Zach Vander Veen

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Ep 63: Pass/fail classes; we share our “wins” in our virtual classrooms

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Ep 62: Teaching students time management; transitioning to virtual instruction

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Ep 61: COVID-19 preparation in schools

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Ep 60: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 3): Ed tech integration with Monica Burns of Class Tech Tips

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Ep 59: Retention rates for teachers of color; historical figure résumé writing

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Ep 58: Reducing decision fatigue; Supporting students with disabilities

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Ep 57: Increasing ELL representation in Gifted programs; playing movies in schools

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Ep 56: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 2): We discuss student data privacy with Eileen Belastock

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Ep 55: Building student relationships; We the People competition

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Ep 54: Big Ideas in Education Technology (Segment 1) with SMART Technologies

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Ep 53: Citizen science experimentation in south Florida; E-Sports in K-12 education

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Ep 52: Powerful motivators for student work; implementing music education programs in schools

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Ep 51: Computer science for all; vacation breaks without schoolwork

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Ep 50: Body positivity in classrooms; providing ongoing support to students beyond high school

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Ep 49: Teacher shortages; empowering students through union simulation exercises

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Ep 48: Effective literacy instruction, striving for educational progress in mathematics

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Ep 47: Identifying personal fulfillment goals; curriculum alignment in math education

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Ep 46: Incorporating teleteaching in schools (recorded from FCSC 2019)

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Ep 45: Incorporating industry certifications in schools (recorded from FCSC 2019)

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Ep 44: Incorporating STEM competencies in JROTC programs; delaying school start times

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Ep 43: Conscious discipline in schools; extending school lunch

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Ep 42: NYC’s new “Student Voice Manager”; Shakespeare in English classes

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Ep 41: Growth mindset in math education; celebrating unsung heroes

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Ep 40: Authentic student learning with the California Innocence Project; teaching geography with Skype

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Ep 39: Measuring student competencies in civics; embracing student-centered technology

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Ep 38: Instruction in today’s math; the power of brief writing assignments

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Ep 37: Flipped classroom approach; preparing for weather emergencies in school

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Ep 36: Making effective instructional videos; Confronting cell phone usage in schools

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Ep 35: Should we “push” students?; stopping phishing attacks in schools

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Ep 34: Growth mindset approach; survival guide for first-year teachers

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Ep 33: Camp Know-Where at Microsoft; Excused absences for mental health

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Ep 32: Building reading proficiency; Innovations in education technology

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Ep 31: The best moments of the 2019 National Charter School Conference

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Ep 30: Task proficiency; Effective peer teaching strategies

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Ep 29: Citizen science; Technological literacy in schools

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Ep 28: Getting students involved in class; Incorporating visual arts into core subjects

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Ep 27: Making the world your classroom; Exploitation of marijuana and vaping in schools

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Ep 26: Getting effective student feedback; female representation in schools

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Ep 25: National teacher of the year; where are the ed tech innovations?

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Ep 24: Focusing on student strengths over weaknesses; student-run help desks in schools

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Ep 23: Decreasing stress levels in reducing homework; Critical thinking in standardize testing

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Ep 22: Fostering effective group collaboration in schools; increasing the number of women in cybersecurity

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Ep 21: Executive Functioning in School: OK GO's challenge for Teachers and Students

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EP 20: Learning Literacy by Teaching; An Unlikely Chat App for Teens

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Episode 19: High School Students attending PD classes; College Admissions Bribing Scandal

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Ep 18: Preparing students for their future, or our past?; Better approaches to participation, without the hand-raising.

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Ep 17: Retaining our Best Teachers with Helpful Services; Revering Black History Month

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Ep 16: Podcasting Isn't Just for Adults; Taking the Edge off Testing Anxiety

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Ep 15: What Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood can teach us about education; improving schools' information security

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Ep 14: Enrichment for all Students; Empowerment through Self-Directed Learning

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Ep 13: Discussion on One to One Classrooms, and Deepening Student Learning with AR

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Ep 12: Inquiry Based Learning, and the Misuse of Technology in Schools

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Ep 11: Teaching compassion in schools; employers value creativity; Utah's tech education leadership

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Ep 10: Reducing Stereotype Threats in the classroom, digital tools for SEL, and the downfall of GlassLab

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Ep 9: Teachers as Decision Makers, Self-Regulation for Students, and Learning in a Changing World

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Ep 8: Personalized Learning, Progressive Grading, and the Digital Touch

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Ep 7: The Best Ways to Study, Mixed Grade Classrooms, and the First High School SiriusXM Station

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Ep 6: Assignment-Choice, E-Sports, and Community Engagement

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Ep 5: Classroom greetings; homework in elementary schools; neuroscience for teachers

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Ep 4: Technology-infused homework; assigning groupwork effectively; improving mental health in schools

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Ep 3: Expanding narrative writing in the classroom; phonics vs. whole language debate; maker faires in schools

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Ep 2: Strengthening the principal-teacher relationship; celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month effectively; using smartphones in the classroom

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Ep 1: Improving teacher retention; how the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School is preserving Native American culture