Through the Educational Looking Glass
By Courtney Eddleman and Don Sturm
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Through the Educational Looking GlassMay 24, 2024
Looking at Choosing Your Own Master Class with Beth Pandolpho and Katie Cubano
Join us as we talk with Beth Pandolpho and Katie Cubano about their book Choose Your Own Master Class. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Resources
Looking at the Illinois SLD Support Project
Join us as we talk with Tari Jansen and Lauren Brewer from the Illinois SLD Support Project. They share details about the organization including the free resources they provide for teachers and describe the role they will play in the upcoming 709 Always Learning Conference. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Power of Student Reflection with Marcus Luther
Join us as we talk with Marcus Luther about the value of student reflection in the classroom. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Finding the Right Fit for PD
Join us as we explore professional growth and opportunities for learning in our district. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Resources:
Truth for Teachers 171: Why You are the Teacher Your Students Need (podcast with Dr. Gravity Goldberg)
Looking at How to Find Your Access Point into SEL
Join us as we explore practical entry points to begin explicitly incorporating SEL skills within your classroom. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Value of Consuming and Creating Podcasts
Join us as we explore the value of both consuming and creating podcasts. This episode incorporates interviews with a number of people who advocate for the important role that podcasts can play in classrooms. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Value of Play with Stephen Reid
Join us as we talk with Stephen Reid, VP of Learning at the Endless Foundation, and former Game-Based Learning Lead for Microsoft, about the value of games in the classroom. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Power of Magic School
Join us as we explore Magic School and the power it can hold for educators along with the company’s Senior Community Strategist, Jeni Long. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Building Thinking Classrooms
Join us as we talk with a number of district teachers who have implemented the principles from Peter Liljedahl’s book Building Thinking Classrooms. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Today’s topic is Looking at The Knowledge Gap with author Natalie Wexler
Join us as we explore The Knowledge Gap and the impact it has on learners with author Natalie Wexler. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
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Looking at Reflection as an Intentional Practice
Join us as we talk with Sara Candela, Community Manager for Swivl, about what reflective practice looks like in today’s climate of education. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Value of Gratitude
Join us as we explore the value of gratitude. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Intent Versus Impact
Join us as we react to a recent podcast “Your Teachers Need a Win” by Jennifer Gonzales and reflect on the difference between intention and impact in the work that we do. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Being a Change Agent
Join us as we explore situations that call for change and the means we can use to be change agents. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Cornelius Minor Questions That Help Guide Change.pdf
Plan for Creating Change Quickly .pdf
“Reframing How To Think about Change in Public Education”
Cornelius Minor’s Guide to Making Classroom Change (blog)
Looking at Ourselves as Effective Collaborators
Join us as we explore our role in collaboration and strategies to be a better teammate. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Managing Conflict in School Leadership Teams
Looking at Student Engagement with Michael Matera
Join us as we talk with Michael Matera about what engagement looks like in his classroom and the motivation for EMC2. EMC2 is a collection of resources that Michael and his business partner John Meehan have developed to make engagement strategies accessible for teachers in their classrooms. District 709 is fortunate to subscribe to the collection, and we encourage our teachers to explore the vast resource library. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Classroom Behaviors and Not Going It Alone
Join us as we explore classroom behavior and the value of reaching outside of yourself. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the School Year as a Clean Slate
Join us as we explore approaching the school year as a clean slate. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thoughts is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
“Powerful Evidence-Backed Ways to Connect with Students in the First Week of School”
Looking at How Much Your Values Shaped Your Year
Join us as we discuss strategies for reflecting on the end of the year through a lens of our personal values. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Canva in the Classroom
Join us as we discuss the platform Canva and its use in the classroom. Our conversation with Canva learning consultant Tisha Richmond highlights the application of this platform for both teachers and students. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Value of Sketchnoting
Join us as we discuss sketchnoting in the classroom with the hosts of Doodle and Chat, Carrie Baughcum and Dr. Mandi Tolen. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Unlocking Student Creativity
Join us as we discuss creativity in the classroom with MHS teacher and now author David Getz. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Common Sense Media
Join us as we discuss Common Sense Media with expert Jennifer Ehehalt. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at How Digital Citizenship is Not Sufficient
Join us as we discuss media literacy with expert Julie Smith. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Preventing Polarization
Join us as we hear from District 709 teacher, and now author Brian Deters on how to combat polarization in our classrooms. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Power of a Single Word
Join us as we discuss the one-word movement: a powerful method of reflection and goal-setting. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Responsibility in the Classroom with Dina Emser
Join us as we hear from expert Dina Emser on how to offer opportunities for responsibility in our classrooms. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at How Others Experience the World
Join us as we explore the concept of empathy and how others experience the world. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Responsibility of Teaching the Students in Front of Us
Join us as we explore the impacts of Covid on education and how we can meet today’s students where they are. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Here is a link to some of the resources we consulted.
Looking at the Intersection of Reflection, Emotion, and Power
Join us as we explore the intersection of reflection, emotion, and power. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Complexity of Student Motivation and Engagement
Join us as we explore the complexity of student motivation and engagement. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Blogs:
Looking at Our Role as Leaders in the Classroom
Join us as we explore our role as leaders in relation to classroom management. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at How Our District Redefined Coaching
Join us as we introduce the new coaching team to District 709. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at How We Use Our Summer
Join us as we explore the choices we make with the time we have away from the classroom. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at Ourselves as Continual Learners
Join us as we explore the idea of educators as continual learners. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Resources:
Looking at the Current State of Motivation in the Classroom
Join us as we explore the complex state of motivation and apathy in the classroom and its connection to social emotional learning. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Resources:
Proof Points: What almost 150 studies say about how to motivate students
The Students Returned, but the Fallout from a Long Disruption Remained
Protecting Youth Mental Health: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory
‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens
Looking at Widening Your Circle of Connections
Join us as we explore the why and the how of widening your circle of connections. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Importance of Resetting
Join us as we explore the concept of resetting and its importance in the classroom. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Looking at the Complexity of Vulnerability
Join us as we explore what it means to be vulnerable and the challenges of this within our craft. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Episode Resources:
Looking at What Our Spaces Say About Us
Join us as we explore the concept of ghost walks and how they can offer a springboard for meaningful reflection. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
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Looking at What We Do Well
Join us as we explore why it is so difficult to focus on what we do well. As always, we would love to hear your feedback on the questions we pose or on the podcast in general. One way to share your thought is by filling out this Google Form. Thanks for listening.
Through the Educational Looking Glass: Teaser
Join us, Courtney Eddleman and Don Sturm, as we provide a simple introduction to our new podcast.