So many guests, so little time. We have to admit we made our episode longer (just this once) to include nine wonderful guests, some new to the show and some familiar faces, who wanted to celebrate with us. We’ll be back to our regular 15 minute format with episode 101.
Our guests
Martin Cisneros (@TheTechProfe) shares some words of wisdom about how his district is handling the difficult times we are facing and thoughts about how best to meet the needs of students during this situation. He also turned us on to Canva’s new Zoom virtual background maker (it’s free!). Interested in Morning Fuel? Coffee – Mushroom Coffee with Chaga & Lion’s Mane & Laird’s Super food Matcha tea & Hot Chocolate
Rebekah Remkiewicz (@RemScience) gives us lessons inspired by travel, for example using real life situations to teach students about budgeting and financial literacy. She also shared a little-know fact about Nespresso pods. Visit her website at eduawesomeadventure.com. She also has a family Twitter at @EdtechFamily and an Instagram account at @edtechfamonthego.
David Platt (@herrplatt) reminds us that we always need to start with the pedagogy. He knows teachers around the country have been thrown into distance learning, and many feel unprepared. He shares how he is helping the staff he supports feel ready and able to provide engaging and meaningful instruction for students. One of the ways he is doing this is by using simple Hyperdocs, like the Explore Explain Apply version you can find on the Templates page of the Hyperdocs website.
Tim Costello (@beachwlkr2) is finding that the teachers who were tech-hesitant before are reaching out for help now. He is encouraged to find that many teachers are now interested in – and have time for – self-directed learning.
Brian Briggs (@bribriggs) turns the tables on us and asks us some questions about our most memorable moments during the past 99 episodes. Just what we would expect, and we love it! You can hear more of Brian and his podcasting partner, Ryan O’Donnell, on their podcast, Check this out!
John Miller (@johnmillerEDU) is a long-time proponent of games in the classroom. He discusses some of the ways that teachers and families can incorporate games into this new reality. He also shared some of the games families might want to play together: Pandemic, Horrified, and Ticket to Ride. We are still waiting to see the Instagram account for his dog, Lily.
Diane Main (@dowbiggin) has never been on the show before, and we are so glad she was able to join us today. Not only did she chat with us about self-care during this period, why it’s important, and ways to do it, she also joined in on some of the other interviews as well and definitely added to them. She shared her Zoom Best Practices doc with us, and introduced us to Grand Canyon by Andy Gullahorn. Watch a live version with the singer playing guitar here, or check out the studio version with piano and lyrics here.
Jen Roberts (@JenRoberts1) lets us in on the best ways to teach online, making it accessible for students, and allowing them to show her how they have met the standards. Need more Jen Roberts? You’ll definitely want to take a look at her blog and her book, Power Up: Making the shift to 1:1 teaching and learning.
Jon Corippo (@jcorippo) discusses the positives that came out of the need to change the Spring CUE conference from the exciting in-person learning experience it has been into an equally exciting virtual learning experience. We also chat about how to use Eduprotocols for distance learning.
So that’s our lineup! We hope you enjoy our special 100th episode. Here’s to the next 100!