Sarah Neitz, a seventh grade life science teacher who is taking part in the AVID Certified Educator program, shares what she has learned about establishing a positive classroom environment, what she is implementing, and the impact those strategies have had on her classroom.
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Improving Student Motivation Through Passion Projects New!
Consider bringing passion projects—where students choose the project focus, decide what they want to learn and create, plan out how they will achieve those goals, and work toward completion—into your classroom in an effort to increase their motivation.
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Creating Interactive Presentations with Curipod New!
Use Curipod to add additional interactivity to your teacher presentations while also leveraging the efficiency of AI.
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#357 – Improving Student Motivation Through Passion Projects New!
Explore how the integration of passion projects can improve student motivation.
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#356 – Inspiring Creativity, with Kevin Honeycutt New!
Kevin Honeycutt returns to the podcast and shares ideas for helping students discover their passions through play and creative opportunity.
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#355 – Classroom Podcasting
Explore steps that you can take to introduce podcast creation into your classroom.
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#3 – Savings and Investments: The Rewards of Efficiency vs. the Pitfalls of Shininess, with Steve Mendoza
Steve Mendoza, an Executive Director at JPMorgan Chase, shares his journey from Yale to his current career, emphasizing the importance of saving early and understanding investments.
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#354 – Happy New Year! Highlights of 2024
The Unpacking Education team reviews the highlights from top podcast episodes of 2024.
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#353 – Calendar Tools for a New Year
Explore strategies for using digital calendars to make your life more organized and efficient.
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Making the Most of Your Digital Calendar
Explore 12 ways to leverage the power of digital calendars to aid your efforts with organization and efficiency.
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Classroom Podcasting Guide
Review a three-step process for facilitating student podcast creation in your classroom.
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#352 – Happy Holidays: Gifts from Us to You
The Unpacking Education podcast hosts take turns sharing strategies and tools that can help to uplift educators during the holiday season.
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#351 – Holiday Tech Fun: Activities for Your Classroom
Explore 10 tech-powered activities that you can use to engage your students during the holidays.
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#350 – The Intersection of National Educational Standards and Game Development, with Lauren Summerford
We are joined by Lauren Summerford, Director of Brand Strategy at Super League, to discuss the importance of aligning national standards to the development of educational games.
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#349 – Amplifying Student Voices: Sharing Holiday Stories
Explore five ways to empower all students with opportunities to express their personal stories and traditions during the holiday season.
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