Episode 59: Jake Miller: Growing Your EdTech Integration Mindset
In this episode amazing educator and Ed Tech sage Jake Miller, host of the podcast Educational Duct Tape, and I discuss some great tech tools and how to make sure they enhance, not distract from, your lessons. We also laugh. A lot.
Episode 58: Nadav Zeimer: Overthrowing Transcripts and Standardized Tests
I have a pretty radical guest today, Nadav Zeimer, an educator with a strong background in education and digital media, who is definitely doing his part in trying to overthrow education. He talks about how to completely overhaul our flawed transcript system and he has a plan for eradicating standardized testing.
Episode 57: Mealey & Tudisco: Curating a Collegial Base for Better Teaching
In this really informative and fairly goofy episode. I chat with my Edu podcaster friends, William Mealey and Christopher Tudisco about how important collegial relationships are for educators and how to make them happen.
Episode 56: Charles Williams: Challenging and Changing Current Narratives in Education
In this episode, veteran educator and podcast host Charles Williams and I have a great conversation about the work we need to do to create true equity in education and the importance of challenging our current narratives. We also talk about problematic intrinsic biases that we all have and how to change them.
Episode 55: Loui Lord Nelson: Using Universal Design for Learning
This episode celebrates Overthrowing Education’s 2nd anniversary with Universal Design for Learning expert educator and author Loui Lord Nelson. Our conversation explores what UDL is and how to incorporate this important framework into lesson designs.
Episode 54: Clement Townsend: Media Arts Help Students Inform, Inspire and Impact
My guest on this episode is Clement Townsend who has been helping schools and teachers integrate media arts into their programs and lessons for years. Clement and I discuss how we can integrate media arts into all of our subjects.
Episode 53: Connie Hamilton: Asking and Getting Students to Ask Great Questions
Today’s episode with educator and author Connie Hamilton is so near and dear to my heart. We have a great conversation about the importance of not only how to ask powerful, more focused questions, but also how students can do the same.
Episode 52: Mike Kaechele: Combine PBL and SEL for Super-Powered Learning
In this episode, I have a great conversation with the wise and wonderful educator, Mike Kaechele, who clearly lays out why Project-Based Learning is such a natural partner for growing social emotional learning skills and when thoughtfully combined together can create an incredible education for all students.
Episode 51: Darcy Bakkegard: How to Get PD You Want, Need and Enjoy
On this episode, my wonderful guest is educator and co-author of The Startup Teacher Playbook, Darcy Bakkegard. We have an in-depth conversation about why so much of traditional professional development for educators isn’t working and how teachers can take charge of and design their own PD.
Episode 50: Aviva Levin: Transparency in Teaching Matters
My guest is educator and podcast host of Lesson Impossible, Aviva Levin, who joins me to discuss why teacher transparency is so important, and how to make it happen.
Episode 49: Lindsay Portnoy: Using Play and Game-Based Learning
Lindsay Portnoy joins me today to talk about why playing games, and playing in general are the best way to learn and how to incorporate games and play into any subject or grade.
Episode 48: Tara Martin: The Importance of Being R.E.A.L. & Taking Risks
On today’s show, I have a really insightful and inspiring conversation with master educator and author, Tara Martin. She digs deep in talking about her motivations for creating her books, Be R.E.A.L. Educate from the Heart and Cannonball In, and she shares so much wisdom for all educators.
Episode 47: Lorraine Connell: How to Develop Every Learner’s Student Leadership Skills
My guest today is Lorraine Connell. She first caught my attention with some great blog posts on her site Peers Not Fears and now she has a new podcast that features voices of students, as well as teachers called Unimagined. Among other things, she has been working with all students to help develop their leadership skills.
Episode 46: Chelsea Robberson: Moving Education Forward
Chelsea Robberson joins me on this episode for an entertaining and inspiring conversation. It’s a lot fun, but within all the laughs that we have on this episode, Chelsea drops some serious wisdom and help for all educators to move education forward.
Episode 45: Joe Dombrowski: Using Humor to Create Deeper Learning
In this episode, I have the hilarious, charming, passionate educator and professional comedian, Joe Dombrowski. We talk about not only why teaching with humor and playfulness is crucial for deeper learning, but also how to make it happen in your classes and lessons, even if you don’t consider yourself naturally funny.
Episode 44: Starr Sackstein: How to Go Gradeless and Assess Better
Prolific author and passionate educator, Starr Sackstein, is my guest again, this time for a great conversation about why and how to go gradeless and move beyond tests and quizzes for better assessments.
Episode 43: Starr Sackstein: Connecting Students to Their Curiosity
Prolific author and passionate educator Starr Sackstein is my guest for a great conversation about the power of questions and the importance of cultivating students’ curiosity.
Episode 42: Rachelle Dene Poth: Practical Tools for Unconventional Teaching
In today’s episode I have a great conversation about unconventional teaching with passionate educator, Rachelle Dene Poth. Click on “Read More” below to read more and listen to the episode.
Episode 41: Don Goble: Incorporating Filmmaking into Any Subject
My guest is Don Goble, and he is an awesome media specialist educator. Not only do we have a great conversation, but we give tons of tips and ideas for how you can incorporate film and video into your classes no matter what you teach.
Episode 40: Jared Magee: Impact Learning
Long-time educator Jared Magee, from the very cool The Winchendon School, shares what Impact Learning is, why it’s important, and how to make it happen for all educators.