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164: The Elegance of the Gray Area
An argument for spending more time practicing subtlety and nuance and complication in our thinking.
This episode is sponsored by Kialo Edu and Kiddom…
5 years, 1 month ago
163: It's Time to Give Classroom Jobs Another Try
These fresh ideas for student jobs will invigorate your classroom and get you and your students excited about school again—even if you teach remotely…
5 years, 1 month ago
163: It's Time to Give Classroom Jobs Another Try
These fresh ideas for student jobs will invigorate your classroom and get you and your students excited about school again—even if you teach remotely…
5 years, 1 month ago
162: Up-Down-Both-Why: A Funds of Feeling Approach to Literature
Students often struggle to make meaningful connections to literature and put those connections into words. The Up-Down-Both-Why technique, which star…
5 years, 2 months ago
161: Six Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2021
The yearly roundup of tools includes an audio feedback tool, sites to combat racism and media bias, and an app that lets you Google things in mid-air…
5 years, 2 months ago
160: Fire Up Your Students with a Campaign Unit
Whether it's real or fictional, putting students to work on a campaign for a cause is a powerful way to get them writing persuasively. In this episod…
5 years, 3 months ago
159: Connecting Students in a Disconnected World
Breakout rooms, collaborative projects, games—whatever we do, it's crucial that we do something to get our students talking to each other. In this ep…
5 years, 4 months ago
158: How to Create a Self-Paced Classroom
In a self-paced classroom, each student is met where they are, is given an appropriate level of challenge, and grows at a steady pace throughout the …
5 years, 4 months ago
157: What's Possible with Green Screens in the Classroom
Green screen technology allows students to create videos where they travel just about anywhere, virtually. This simple, affordable method offers so m…
5 years, 5 months ago
156: Subversion: An Essential Tool of the Master Teacher
Sometimes, to do right by their students, good teachers have to break the rules. In this episode, I talk with Melinda Anderson, author of Becoming a …
5 years, 5 months ago