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Episode 37: Natalie Vardabasso: Overhauling Assessments

Natalie Vardabasso, a true assessment innovator and host of the #Educrush Podcast speaks with me about how we can move way beyond tests, quizzes and other traditional paradigms of assessing students to find creative and authentic ways for students to express their knowledge, actually understanding where our students are at and how we can move them forward.

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Episode 27: Mike Yates and Naphtali Bryant: Reinventing Schools and Homeschooling

We are tackling some big, possibly controversial ideas today. It’s all about calling into question everything we think about education. While I do that all the time on this show, we are going further this time. I have two incredible guests today, TedX speaker and an educator with Alpha, Mike Yates and Naphtali Bryant, founder of Spark-Ed University.

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Episode 26: Hans Appel: Creating Class and School Communities Online and Onsite

On today’s show, my guest educator and author Hans Appel, and I discuss how to build a strong school community onsite, but also online. We also talk about how to make learning joyful, experiential learning, going gradeless and much more! On In the Trenches, I’ll be sharing some ideas for creating classroom communities online, as well as in class, and I have a special announcement!

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Episode 22: Shannon Green and Vickita Bhatt: Going Gradeless: The Path Forward

My guests today, Shannon Green, Vickita Bhatt and Jim Hahn show how, now more than ever, we see the benefits of going gradeless. True educational equity, social justice, decreased anxiety, no cheating, eradication of bullying, and growth mentality are just some of the positive ramifications of providing meaningful feedback in place of the usual letters and numbers.

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