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Dr. Amy Zielinski currently serves the Ladue School District in St. Louis, MO as the assistant superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction. In our conversation, Amy talks about important considerations when planning professional development all the way from a district vision to best practices for planning individual PD sessions.
Best Practice for structuring PD: "10 and 2, chunk and chew" - for every 10 minutes of instruction, allow 2 minutes of processing time Amy Burvall's White Crayon video Amy's book recommendations: The Artisan Teacher by Mike Rutherford and Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom by Amy Burvall and Dan Ryder Amy's recommended Twitter follows: Jay McTighe, Rick Wormeli, Anthony Muhammad, and JP Prezzavento (that's me!) Give Amy a shout out on Twitter! Connect with her @dramy_z
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How can we utilize technology to amplify our students' thinking in math class?
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Selecting the right tool for the right task at the right time.
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Eva Rudolph serves Fox Middle School as a math and leadership teacher, along with helping students produce powerful and popular videos. Eva was recently recognized as the 2018 Fox C-6 School District Teacher of the Year. In our conversation, Eva shares how she implements design thinking in both her math and leadership class.
FMS SWEET's YouTube Channel Doug Deitz Ted Talk Eva's book recommendation: Mathematical Mindsets by Jo Boaler Eva's recommended Twitter follows: Manuel Herrera, Jimmy Fallon Check out The Edtech PodSquad'sreflection on ISTE 2018.
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Marcia Kish led an amazing ISTE 2018 session on Blended Learning Coaching Strategies. Learn more about Marcia and her company DSD Professional Development on her website.
Three phases of blended learning:
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Erin Lawson currently serves the Orchard Farm School District as the the District Technology Coach. Prior to this role, Erin taught 6th grade for 9 years. Erin is the founder of the #StudentPD conference, a Google for Education Certified Trainer, and was recognized as a 2018 METC Spotlight Educator honored with the 2018 Educational Technology Association of St. Louis’s V.C. McCluer award for outstanding contributions to instructional technology programs in the St. Louis area.
Erin's Technology Team lesson plans Strength Finder Test Erin's book recommendation: Before we were yours by Lisa Windgate Erin's recommended Twitter follows: Alice Keeler, George Curous Check out The Edtech PodSquad, another podcast where Erin and I, along with 3 other amazing educators talk teaching, learning, and technology! bit.ly/etpodsquad
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Check out The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast hosted by Jennifer Gonzalez. I specifically referenced episode 96.
Welcome to the Bits and Bytes of Education Podcast! I'm so excited to begin my podcasting journey with this short preview episode of my new show! The preview show will give an overview of what listeners can expect during this bi-weekly, 20-30 minute podcast.
For now, The Bits and Bytes of Education is available on PodBeam and Apple Podcasts, and look for it to be available on Google Play and other services soon! |
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