Episodes (Page 22)

Unpacking Education June 9, 2021 • 27 min

Explore how to engage students in virtual field trips to provide rich learning opportunities, develop a broader perspective of the world around them, and a deeper understanding through shared experiences that may be otherwise unattainable.

Unpacking Education June 2, 2021 • 24 min

Our guest has experienced what it means to lead a school district through a year of unprecedented obstacles. Tune into our conversation with Dr. Dan Bittman, Superintendent of ISD 728 in Minnesota, for a discussion of how challenges became opportunities to provide care and support to the community.

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Unpacking Education May 26, 2021 • 26 min

Welcome to Teacher Insights! This week, our guest is Kaia Tomokiyo, a kindergarten teacher from Renton Unified School District in Renton, Washington. Kaia shares her strategies for introducing creativity and choice with our youngest learners.

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Unpacking Education May 5, 2021 • 23 min

While the past year resulted in disruption in schooling, as we look forward, can we shift the focus of the national dialogue from learning loss to accelerating learning? Join us as we talk with Dr. Lynn Kepp, Vice President of Executive Communication and Project Management Office at AVID Center, about how AVID is shifting the conversation to focus on student agency.

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Unpacking Education March 17, 2021 • 26 min

You are already doing so many great things, but what if you could make some adjustments and engage students in authentic, real-world problem-solving? Join us as we dive deep into project-based learning.

Unpacking Education March 10, 2021 • 18 min

Welcome back to Teacher Insights! Meet Annie Tremonte, a Digital Learning Coach and ELA/Social Studies Facilitator in the Renton School District in Washington. Annie talks about her experiences with project-based learning, sharing how she has learned to embrace the complexity and the messiness of the process to provide her students with real-world problem-solving opportunities.

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Unpacking Education March 3, 2021 • 26 min

Discover how to help students develop skills for living in a knowledge-based society through the implementation of project-based learning.

Unpacking Education February 24, 2021 • 24 min

Welcome to Teacher Insights! This week, our guest is Julie Beaver, a middle school and high school math and world language teacher from Zimmerman Middle/High School in Zimmerman, Minnesota.

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Unpacking Education February 17, 2021 • 24 min

Let’s explore how to make hybrid learning manageable through the use of six different methods that place student ownership of learning at the center of the practice.

Unpacking Education February 10, 2021 • 23 min

Welcome to Teacher Insights! This week our guest is Leif Voltz, a middle school Science Teacher from Elk River, Minnesota.

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Unpacking Education January 27, 2021 • 26 min

Welcome to Teacher Insights—a new series where we will regularly talk with teachers from around the country and beyond about their current classroom experience. Our first guest is Trentino Parcells, a fourth grade teacher from Medellín, Columbia.

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Unpacking Education January 20, 2021 • 21 min

Explore how three blended-learning models may help you provide structure to your classroom and inspire your students to succeed in a virtual or hybrid learning environment.

Unpacking Education January 13, 2021 • 21 min

Explore the four key elements of blended learning and how to apply them to your current teaching context to engage and motivate students.

Unpacking Education January 6, 2021 • 21 min

Reflecting on 2020: among the challenges there have also been many things worth celebrating. Let’s take a look at our 9 lessons learned.