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Teachers on Fire — 237 episodes

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Money and Financial Literacy in YOUR Classroom: Debra Kierstead

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Bringing the Everglades to Your Literacy Classroom: Jennifer Diaz

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Differentiation for High-Ability Learners with Alicia Schroeder-Schock

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Executive Functions in K-3 with Mitch Weathers and Sarah Oberle

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Retired but Podcasting: Martin Stuible and Roy Hunt from After the Bell

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Brokers of Hope, Cultures of Joy - with DEAN SHARESKI

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Are our schools TOO SAFE? Embracing risky play with Dr. Mariana Brussoni and Dr. Megan Zeni

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Are classroom AI tools doing more harm than good? with David Cutler

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ERIC SHENINGER: Navigating AI in Our Schools with Clarity, Intention, and Purpose

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Building School Culture That Lifts All Learners - with JOSH TOVAR

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3 Podcast Guests Who Inspired Changes to My Personal and Professional Life

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AI Optimism: What's the proper place of AI in the classroom? with BECKY KEENE

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Building Regenerative Schools - with RUTH POULSEN

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Dr. DANNY STEELE: Support Teachers FIRST to Serve Students Well

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How to Teach READING and WRITING - with Leah Mermelstein

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ATTENTION as CURRICULUM: Designing Schools as Walled Gardens - with Andrew Cantarutti

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How a Running Habit Transformed Life and Work - with EDMOND CHIN

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Powerful Productivity for School Leaders - with RICH CZYZ

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The Power of Direct Instruction - with Dr. Zach Groshell

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5 Boundaries for Teacher Flourishing - with RAE HUGHART

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Assessment Practices for Student Success - with KARLEY ALLEYN

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How to Humanize Parent-Teacher Conferences -- with JEFF SMITH

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Supporting Student Learning Beyond the Classroom -- with SCOTT NUNES

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3-Minute Leadership RESET: Rekindle Your Fire for Education -- with SEAN GAILLARD

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Rethinking Kahoot and Blooket - with MARCIE SAMAYOA

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Unit Reviews Without Kahoot or Blooket - with MARCIE SAMAYOA

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How to Review Content WITHOUT Kahoot or Blooket - with MARCIE SAMAYOA

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4 Ways to Lift up Our Students with MARCUS LUTHER

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5 Powerful Daily Rituals for Every Teacher

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Should Students Be FORCED to Apologize?

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CYBERBULLYING in Our Schools: Supporting Our Students with EVA HARVELL

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SAVING Our TEACHERS with ERIN TASHIAN and MICHELLE PAPA

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TEACHER FITNESS: How to Protect Your Fire with ERIC NELSON

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Dr. JOE SANFELIPPO: Lead from Where You ARE

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How to ENGAGE and EMPOWER STUDENTS in a World of Digital Distractions with Dr. MARC ISSEKS

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Bring the FREE Medal of Honor Character Development Program to Your School!

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HOPE for NEW TEACHERS: A Conversation with New Brunswick Resource Teacher LUCAS CLARKE

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The Impact of MENTORSHIP with LAUREN KAUFMAN

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STUDENT MAKERSPACE IDEAS: A Conversation with JESUS HUERTA

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GRADE LESS and GROW BEYOND GRADES with ARTHUR CHIARAVALLI

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TEACHING OUTDOORS with LAUREN MACLEAN

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DESIGN THINKING in the English Classroom with ADRIAN NEIBAUER

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How to LEAD Your SCHOOL to AWESOME Outcomes with Dr. DARRIN PEPPARD

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KYLE WAGNER and STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING

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A BLUEPRINT for BELONGING in Your School Community with MORGANE MICHAEL

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PLAY, COLLABORATION, and CORE COMPETENCIES with ASHLEY BODNAR

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SMARTPHONES and the PSYCHOLOGY of LEARNING: A Conversation with LISA GREEN

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JAKE MILLER is BACK: Duct Tape, Technology, and Personalized Learning

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DEFINE Your MISSION As An EDUCATION LEADER wth TYLER COMEAU

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DANELLE ALMARAZ: Building Schools of CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

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ALLYSON APSEY: What Makes a GREAT PRINCIPAL?

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FOOD, FRIENDSHIP, and FORMATION: A Conversation with Gabriel Carrillo from EdTech Bites

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STUDENT PRIVACY in the Age of ChatGPT with FONZ MENDOZA

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AI ISSUES in K-12 EDUCATION Today: A Conversation with TIM BELMONT

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LEAD an ASSESSMENT REVOLUTION: A Conversation with NATALIE VARDABASSO

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What Are LEARNING PROGRESSIONS? A Conversation with JENNIFER MOROZ

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ASSESSMENT in MATH and SCIENCE: A Conversation with MELISSA DEAN

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How to BUILD a LEGACY of IMPACT: A Conversation with CHIP BAKER

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TYLER RABLIN: How do our assessment practices impact student motivation?

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STEPHANIE HOWELL: Learn, Create, and Support

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SEL for TEACHERS: A Conversation with WENDY TURNER

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AI, Homework, and Advice for New Teachers: A Conversation with ALEX VALENCIC

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Is It TIME to QUIT TEACHING? A Conversation with ASHLEY PHILIPPS

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How to MAKE the MOST of Your SPRING BREAK: 3 Veteran Teachers Share Their Insights

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How to BUILD STUDENT AGENCY: A Conversation with STARR SACKSTEIN

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10 WAYS to SHOW YOUR STUDENTS YOU CARE: A Conversation with LAURA BOYD

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DRAMA Is for ALL LEARNERS: A Conversation with Sam Marsden

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MATH, ASSESSMENT, and the SCIENCE of LEARNING: A Conversation with PHIL STRINGER

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7 CREATIVE TOOLS That I'm Using with My ELEMENTARY DESIGN STUDENTS

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From CRIPPLING ANXIETY to HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING, and FULFILLMENT: A Conversation with KIM STROBEL

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This ONE THING Will DESTROY Your CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

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PE, HEALTH, and ASSESSMENT with JOSH OGILVIE

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17 Powerful Quotes from Essential Truths for Teachers

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DOK, INQUIRY, and STANDARDS: A Conversation with ERIK FRANCIS

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Should We BAN STUDENT PHONES in Our K-12 Schools? [DEBATE]

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How Do YOU DISPLAY Your STUDENT LEARNING? Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week

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ASSESSMENT, UDL, and ADST with LYNNETTE EARLE

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We Are ALL Math People: Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week

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SPIRALS of INQUIRY with ASHLEY AOKI

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AUTHENTIC AUDIENCE = STUDENT MOTIVATION: Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week

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TELL Your COMMUNITY's STORY! A Conversation with JOSH TOVAR

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HOW Do Your Students REFLECT on Their LEARNING? Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week

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Do We Want STUDENTS or LEARNERS? In Conversation with Jason Kennedy

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How Can We REDUCE TEACHER WORKLOAD and STRESS? Reviewing the Top Posts on Education X from the Week

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EMPOWER OUR LEARNERS - A Conversation with BRYAN GLOVER

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Issue a VOCAB THROWDOWN in Your Classroom: Reviewing the Top Posts from Education X This Week

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WRITING to FLIP the FEEDBACK: A Conversation with MELISSA BLACK

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How to OVERCOME the FALL ENERGY SLUMP: Top Posts on Education X This Week

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LEARNING and REFLECTION Make Life BETTER - A Conversation with JEREMY JORGENSEN

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These ASSESSMENT PRACTICES Have to STOP: Top Posts on Education X from the Week

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Why TEACHING CURSIVE WRITING is a BAD IDEA

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SCARE a TEACHER in FOUR WORDS: Top Education Posts on X This Week

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Is Giving Zeros UNPROFESSIONAL?

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How Do YOU Improve Your Mental Fitness?

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Where Are YOU on the TEACHER HIERARCHY of NEEDS Right Now?

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How many hours are you working OUTSIDE of SCHOOL each day?

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9 SURVIVAL TIPS for NEW TEACHERS

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The MAGIC and MISERY of STUDENT VIDEO SUBMISSIONS

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How I Learned a Lesson About STUDENT PRIVACY

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How I'm GETTING My FIRE BACK (When I'm not creating, it's not okay.)

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225 - MR. BEAST on LEARNING and CREATIVITY: 9 Lessons for Teachers

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224 - BOOST Your ENERGY with These Two RADICAL Phone Habits (And Why Scheduled Emails Don't Work)

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223 - You Can Love Teaching, Love Your Students, and Still Love Time Away

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222 - Two Years Later, It's a BREATH of FRESH AIR for a Pounded Profession

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221 - Here's Your Permission to STOP CHASING Missing Student Assignments

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220 - When a Middle School Student Goes ON STRIKE: Mapping Next Steps

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219 - What is the PURPOSE of ASSESSMENT?

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218 - COMPASSION Over CANCELLATION: Seeing the Humanity Across the Aisle

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217 - Why Schools MUST TELL Their STORIES

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216 - My BEST HACK for Memorizing Student Names

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215 - COFFEE with EDUPODCASTERS: A Conversation with Bryon Carpenter and Tim Stephenson

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214 - It’s OKAY to Be MESSY at the START

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213 - The OVERLOOKED SKILL That No One Is Talking About in Education

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212 - LEVEL UP Your SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS with This Checklist

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211 - We Are ALL Developing Learners

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210 - Are We Using TOO MANY APPS in Education?

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209 - My Students Are Actually Thinking About LEARNING TARGETS

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208 - A Tale of TWO SHORT STORY PROJECTS

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207 - VIRTUAL WHITEBOARDS: How can they support student learning?

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206 - Sail the 7 Cs of MICROSOFT EDUCATION with Becky Keene and Kathi Kersznowski

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205 - Defining Our SEESAW MISSION and VISION

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204 - Reimagining PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: Where can we go from here?

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203 - CHEY & PAV and The Staffroom Podcast

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202 - RURAL EDUCATION: What Lies Ahead?

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201 - CHALLENGE-BASED LEARNING: Redefining School with Glarea Elevated Learning

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200 - FIVE LATINA SUPERINTENDENTS: Building Equity During Times of Crisis

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199 - ASSESSMENT PRACTICES: Building Sustainability, Equity, and Literacy (with ACBC)

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198 - JAMAL CROOK: Coaching, Learning Standards, and Growth Through Adversity

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197 - DR. ERIC GUISE: Creation, Growth, and Collaboration

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196 - CHARLES WILLIAMS: Equity, Growth, and Leadership in Education

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195 - CUE the COMEBACK: Next Steps for Educators

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194 - The WAR of ART: 29 Essential Quotes

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193 - PASSION PROJECTS Remind Us What School Can Look Like

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192 - How I'm Making Student Learning VISIBLE in My Math Classroom

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191 - Can LIVESTREAM PLATFORMS Change PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?

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190 - The 3 CAFFEINATED COACHES: Coaching, Leading, and Connecting

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189 - Effective FEEDBACK and ASSESSMENT in the ENGLISH CLASSROOM

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188 - TEACHER WELLNESS and SELF-CARE: How to Avoid Burnout and Rekindle Our FIRE

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187 - 12 Reasons to Publish Student Podcasts to a Global Audience

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186 - GOOGLE MEET Changes, RECLIPPED Chrome Extension, and a TABLET for CHROMEBOOKS

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185 - EDU Podcaster Summit: Barbara Bray, Dr. Wesley Fryer, and Lainie Rowell

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184 - INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING: Why, Wins, and Best Practices

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183 - STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES: Why, How, and Best Practices

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182 - The EDU SISTERS: Women on a Mission to Change the World

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181 - Building a new WELLNESS HABIT: The 10,000 Push-Up Challenge

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180 - SPARK - My One Word for 2021: STREAM

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179 - What's Your ONE WORD for 2021?

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178 - RECENT AUTHORS Discuss Their Books and Best Practices for Writers

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177 - TAMMY BREITWEISER: Learning, Writing, and Embracing Rejections

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176 - EDTECH PODCASTERS Shout Out the Best Learning Tools of 2020

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175 - SCHOOL LEADERS Reflect on the Wins and Lessons of 2020

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174 - TEACHER FITNESS: How can we make it happen?

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173 - SPARK - Embrace Professional Comparison

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172 - Dr. Hayley Watson from Open Parachute: Mental and Emotional Wellbeing for School Communities

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171 - SPARK - We Already Have Google Classroom. Why Do We Need Seesaw?

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170 - Stephanie Edmonds: Passion, Engagement, and Content Creation

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169 - SPARK - Top Ten Learning Tools for the Digital Classroom

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168 - Gabriel Carillo: Family, Collaboration, and the Power of YET

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167 - SPARK - We’re About to Teach Our Students a Massive Lesson on Mindset

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166 - Brian Aspinall: Coding, Assessment, and Taking Risks

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165 - SPARK - It’s About the People Next to Us

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164 - Ann Kozma: Empower Every Voice with Flipgrid

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164 - Ann Kozma: Empower Every Voice with Flipgrid

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163 - SPARK - Inspiring Stories of Adversity and Triumph: How Great Educators Overcome

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162 - Erika Sandstrom: SEL, Green Screens, and Big Dreams

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161 - SPARK - 10 Productivity Hacks, Habits, and Mindsets for Teachers

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160 - Rebecca Gibboney: Coaching, Gamification, and Professional Development

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159 - SPARK - It’s Time to Embrace the Asynchronous Mindset

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158 - Bruce Reicher: Creation, Communication, and Collaboration

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157 - SPARK - Self-Reflection as Professional Development

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156 - Pawan Wander: Finding Your Voice, Lifelong Learning, and Building Relationships

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155 - SPARK - From Surviving to Thriving: How I’m Finding My Fire

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154 - Dr. Francois Naude: Content Creation, Growth Mindset, and Building Excellence

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153 - SPARK - Schools Should Look Like Their Students

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152 - Mike Washburn: Learning with Minecraft, Live Streaming, and Reimagined Professional Development

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151 - SPARK - So You’re Thinking of Becoming a Teacher

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150 - Evan Whitehead: Equity, SEL, and Wellness

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149 - SPARK - Remote Learning Must Get Horizontal

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148 - Shannon Schinkel: Drama, Equity, and Assessment

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147 - SPARK - Here is Your Permission to Stop Doing So Much

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146 - Andrea Ferrero: Equity, Entrepreneurship, and Financial Literacy

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145 - SPARK - We Need to Use Our Own Brains

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144 - Rabbi Michael Cohen: Creativity. Design. Innovation.

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143 - SPARK - 9 Ways That Corona Will Improve K-12 Education

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142 - Dr. AnnMarie Thomas: Playing, Learning, and Making

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141 - SPARK - Reflections from the Front Lines of Remote Learning

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140 - Elena Aguilar: Coaching, Equity, and Resilience

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139 - SPARK - A Corona Lament: Giving Shape to Our Struggle

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138 - Evo Hannan: Agency, Innovation, and Inspiration

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138 - Evo Hannan: Agency, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

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137 - SPARK - My Letter to Parents

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136 - Riley Dueck: Faith, Learning, and Creative Work

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135 - SPARK - Ohana: A Hawaiian Prescription for Education Communities

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134 - Jesus Huerta: 3D Printing, Entrepreneurship, and Inclusion

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133 - SPARK - Unbox the Learning

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132 - Kellie Bahri: MS Teacher, Podcaster, and Elevator of Others

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131 - SPARK - Stop Treating Grades as Wages

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130 - Wendy Turner: SDGs, Growth Mindset, and Social-Emotional Learning

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129 - SPARK - No, I Won’t Assign Homework for Your Family Vacation

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128 - Julia Fliss: ELA Teacher, Networker, and SDG Ambassador

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127 - SPARK - Why We Should Sit with Our Students

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126 - Andrew Canle: Podcasting, Writing, and Formative Assessment

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125 - SPARK - Assessment Should Be a Conversation

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124 - Chanel Johnson: STEMinism, #GirlDads, and Technology

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123 - SPARK - Shipped is Better Than Perfect

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122 - Marisa Thompson: Engagement, TQE, and the Joy of Reading

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121 - SPARK - Twelve Google Classroom Strategies to Start Using Today

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120 - Dr. Christine Younghusband: Assessment, Weaving, and Relationships

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119 - SPARK - Model That Metacognition

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118 - Kristin Merrill: Activity, Engagement, and the Joy of Learning

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117 - SPARK - My One Word for 2020: Write

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116 - Caitlin Krause: Wellness, Mindfulness, and XR Technologies

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115 - Jonathan Alsheimer: Grit, Relationships, and Next Level Teaching

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114 - Julianne Ross-Kleinmann: Diversity, STEM, and the Power of the PLN

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113 - Dr. Jennifer Pieratt: Crafting Authentic Learning Experiences

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112 - Daniel Bauer: Leadership, Vision, and Growth

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111 - Abigail French: Snakes, Assessment, and Community

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110 - Dr. Douglas Fisher: Literacy, Credibility, and Visible Learning

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109 - Vernon Wright: Connect, Impact, and Scale

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108 - Deanna Lough: Equity, Advocacy, and Assessment

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107 - Trevor MacKenzie: Inquiry, Assessment, and Lifetimes of Learning

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106 - Andrew Arevalo: Legacy, Design Thinking, and the Transformative Power of Experiences

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105 - Tiffany Ott: Mastery, Communication, and Relationships

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104 - Dr. Will Deyamport III: EdTech, Impact, and Entrepreneurship

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103 - Lisa Johnson: Creativity, EdTech, and Productivity

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102 - Dr. Jacie Maslyk: Creativity, STEAM, Leadership, and Maker Education

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101 - Nancy Frey: PLC+, Literacy, and Visible Learning

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100 - Celebrating 100 Episodes!

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99 - Dan Kreiness: Leadership, Growth Mindset, and Lifelong Learning

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98 - Chris Woods: STEM, Curiosity, and Relevance

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97 - Nina Pak Lui: Equity, Humanity, and Assessment

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96 - Jeffery Frieden: English Teacher, Author, and Podcaster

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95 - Justin Belt: Purpose, Podcasting, and Relationships

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94 - Janelle McLaughlin: Growth, Coaching, and Leadership in Education

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93 - Jorge Valenzuela: PBL, STEAM, and Robotics

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92 - Shane Lawrence: Artist, Teacher, and Podcaster

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91 - Latezeon Balentine: Empathy, Literacy, and Empowerment