SOS Podcast

This week Chris Butler and I chat with Adam Polluck an IB International Teacher working in Hangzhou, China at a school that focuses on a Project-Based Learning approach. Adam walks us through how he and his colleagues structure 32-week in-depth PBL experiences for students. Links: Adam Polluck: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-pollock-3b5b006/ Enter to win a free copy of Classroom Management in the Digital Age by sharing your thoughts on this week's question: What structures do you put in place in your own Project-Based Learning environment to make sure students are successful?

This week Chris Butler and I chat and have a first look at the newly released Common Sense Media Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens. Links: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/the-common-sense-census-media-use-by-tweens-and-teens-2019

A reflection on trainings I have been giving recently and the use of student monitoring software in a 1:1 classroom. Let's use the software to start conversations, not as a punishment for opening a tab.....BTW....that doesn't change behavior.

This week while working at the International School of Luxembourg (ISL) I sit down with my good friend Ashley Sawyer and we talk about her 3rd-grade classroom and some of the units she has done with her students that use technology in authentic ways. We also discuss the new portfolio system we are setting up here at ISL and are looking for ideas and suggestions if you have been using Google Sites with 3rd Graders as portfolios.

Thanks to Katy McKee a technology coach in the Royal School District for sending this article to me that has me thinking and reflecting on the idea of engagement. Worth a read: Link: What is engagement in a learning experience? https://www.goguardian.com/research-and-insights/state-of-engagement-2019/

How do you assess learning when it happens in the process of creating not the product? All too often we assess the product but that is not where the learning occurred. How can we assess learning when it is actually happening...in the process of creating. I invite you to leave a FlipGrid comment over at sospodcast.org and join the conversation on assessing learning. Link: Great video to share with your students as well. Obvious to you. Amazing to Others.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcmI5SSQLmE

Here you go! My top Chrome Extensions for Students to start the new school year. My goal is for you to hear my 5 and then share your favorite chrome extensions that you like to use with students either at #sospodcast or at our Flipgrid at flipgrid.com/sospodcast. Links: Flipgrid: flipgrid.com/sospodcast Share to Classroom Screencastify Selection Reader Mercury Reader Grammarly

To kick off August and a month of 1:1 Summer of Fun we start with my reading of the peer-reviewed article I wrote along with Doreen Keller that was published in May 2019. We start with the Connectivism Learning Theory, a theory that talks about the connected ways in which we learn. It's the foundation for my own thinking in changing classrooms and schools. Links: Critical Questions in Education - Volume 10, Issue 2, Special Issue on the Digital Academics

As we continue on our August theme of 1:1 Summer of Fun I break down two of the major mind-shifts I believe need to happen before we worry about the actual technology in the classroom. Understand that we are redefining what it means to be "Knowledgable" and how we must shift to helping students organize their own learning in a decentralized knowledge world. I hope you enjoy! Links: White Paper: gg.gg/juconnectpaper Flipgrid: flipgrid.com/sospodcast

A fantastic way to end our conversation with Enumclaw Educators taking to Steve Murphy a High School Social Studies Teacher who's real passion right now is connecting his students to the world outside his classroom. Steve is always looking for new connections around the world to bring into his classroom. Feel free to hit him up on Twitter if you would like to connect with this great teacher and his class of global citizens. Links: Steve's Twitter: https://twitter.com/murphyhusky1 Steve's Blog: https://murphyhusky1.wordpress.com/

This week a conversation with Rebekah Cheney a secondary science teacher who using the real world as her platform to teaching science. Links: https://www.zooniverse.org/

A great conversation with Tom Riddell a Middle School History Teacher who focuses on bringing current events into his classroom to help students make connections in history.

This week I have a conversation with Jen and Bob the two tech coaches at Enumclaw School District as they reflect on this year working with educators, the PD trainings that we ran what results did they see from the trainings in their schools. Tech Coaches... this one is for you! Links: Bob's Instagram: beaver_Knievel Jen's Twitter: jenlongmire1 Jeff’s Paper: http://gg.gg/juconnectpaper Jeff’s Webinar: http://gg.gg/jumicroweb

A great conversation with Allison a High School Science teacher who talks about her classroom, what's important to her as a teacher and some fun projects she did with her students this year. Also I personally had two projects released this last week. A peer-reviewed article I wrote was published as well as a Webinar Interview I did with Microsoft. You'll hear more about those in this weeks podcast and links below to watch and read. Links: Mammals Suck Blog and Mammals March Madness Plans: http://mammalssuck.blogspot.com/ School in the Cloud: https://www.theschoolinthecloud.org/ Jeff's Paper: http://gg.gg/juconnectpaper Jeff's Webinar: http://gg.gg/jumicroweb

This week I have a conversation with Nicole a Middle School and High School Music teacher who talks about using technology in the music classroom. Links: Nicoles Blog: https://nicolelaborte.wordpress.com/

This week a great conversation with Dan, a Middle School Art Teacher, who teaches 3D Animation using the open-source program Blender with his 6-8 grade art students. Links: Dan’s Blog Blender 3D Animation Software

What a fantastic show talking science with Bobby and Julie from the Enumclaw School District. Two Middle School teachers who are using something called a "Learning Tracker" that they have created for their students to self-assess throughout the year. Julie was kind enough to share some templates and examples with me to share with you. So have a listen to the podcast and then go view some amazing examples of structuring learning in the science classroom. Links: Bobby's Blog Julie's Blog Blank Learning Tracker Template (So you can create your own) Learning Tracker Template Master created for Force and Motion Unit (So you can see how Julie create's it for students) Learning Tracker Student Example: (View Only) Julie writes "I actually don't grade them on their tracker because I want them to feel like they have the freedom and autonomy to record their learning however it works best for them."

This week I have a great conversation with JB Blair a Middle School English teacher who talks about his philosophy and creating learning experiences that adhere to the 3Rs. Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships. You're going to love hearing some of the ways he uses technology to bring relevance to his classroom. Links: JB's Blog Blog Post on Mission Statement Vlog on persuasive texting assignment Enumclaw Case Study

This week I get to kick off my exit conversations with Enumclaw Educators with a conversation with Gunner Argo. Gunner is a High School English Teacher at Enumclaw HS how has been involved in a year-long blended-learning PD experience with me. You're going to enjoy hearing from this thoughtful teacher about his classroom, his approach, and what he learned from his big project this year. Links: Gunner's Blog Enumclaw Case Study

This week I go over some questions I was recently asked by a school district as they get ready to launch there 1:1 program next year. I hear very similar questions all the time, so thought I would just turn my responses into this week's podcast. Let me know if you agree or disagree with anything I say. Leave a comment on our Flipgrid or reach out to me personally if you'd rather. Links: Now booking August Keynote and PD sessions. Will out the contact form here at sospodcast.orgjeffutecht.com The Mirage: An in-depth look into teacher professional development and what does and does not work Andragogy: The adult learning theory