Bell Ringers

Listen in as Young reflects on his first year in the classroom. Maybe your first year of teaching is just around the corner, hear how slow and quick it went for Young. Learn about using Eduprotocols in your classroom and how many you might introduce at a time. What can you do to avoid that section review assignment? And how can you use Eduprotocols and Roadmaps to avoid lecture and how might you "teach" instead. And of course, there is still time to dive into the free course to learn more about Modern Classrooms!

Thanks for listening, maybe we'll see you next year. 

Show notes: https://wke.lt/w/s/ZTA2uG 

Looking for some techy tools that might enhance student learning in the new school year? Check out our much-delayed part two! 

Show notes: https://wke.lt/w/s/lcRuFQ

What are the must have edtech tools to get students creating and thinking critically? Tune in to find out! Show notes: https://wke.lt/w/s/ituIL3 

In this episode we chat about how roadmaps and Eduprotocols helped us through some unexpected turns in January. Young had to switch to a week of virtual, asynchronous learning and Kaelyn got called in to sub for a third grade class for a week. Show notes: https://wke.lt/w/s/UuM26c 

In this episode we follow up with Young on his experience using roadmaps with students in his classroom. We also shout out the tech tools PearDeck and EdPuzzle. 

Find link to resources mentioned in the show notes. https://wke.lt/w/s/ocDTdu 

While we love Eduprotocols here at the podcast, we also have been loving the Modern Classroom Project and Gold EDU. Today we talk about using student roadmaps to help students self-pace their learning. And tune in for the next episode when we take time to reflect on how it went. 

Find out more about roadmaps and find the templates here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25tpNUmaU0s&t=85s

Thanks to @mrshowell24 and @Gold EDU for the awesome inspiration!

Check out https://www.modernclassrooms.org/ to learn more about the Modern Classrooms model.

Listen in as Young and I discuss our recent experiences implementing Eduprotocols in the classroom.

Please let us know your thoughts on Twitter @BellRingersShow

Young emailed wanting to revisit gamification with Kaelyn. But upon further reflection, comes to a different conclusion. Links to gamification resources: https://wke.lt/w/s/783I_T

Young has his first teaching job! Let's talk about how you might start the school year. What's the right mix of relationships and routines? And can anyone have a perfect first year of teaching?

Show links: https://wke.lt/w/s/YPnTZV 

We are joined by international guest, Paul Alberts. He was my student teacher several years ago, while Young was my student. We reflect on student teaching as whole. Then we discuss our different experiences with remote learning and what we think this all means for the future of education.

We discuss the Coronavirus from the perspective of a new college student, student teacher, looking for jobs, and working in a school district. Then we think about how this pandemic might bring change to the education system. Maybe the answer is to remove subject silos and integrate learning using Newsela and CommonLit. Our biggest breakthrough is that we may be able to literally solve the world’s problems from home using PBL and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Enjoy!

Listen to our musings about seating in the classroom. 

Why should new teacher (and all teachers) join Twitter? Listen to find out why and pick up a few job search tricks. Try #ntchat and look for an #edcamp.

Bell Ringer Question: How do you motivate students?

We discuss gamification and hooks to engage students. 

Books mentioned: The Multiplayer Classroom by Lee Sheldon, eXPlore Like a Pirate by Michael Matera, Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess, and EDrenaline Rush by John Meehan.

EdTech tools: Kahoot, ClassCraft, Edmodo, Schoology, Flipgrid, Google Classroom

Things we love: QRBreakIN, EduProtocols

Former teacher (Kaelyn B) talks to her former student (Young K) about the world of teaching. We discussed flipped learning, classroom management, and unit planning and Young navigates his student teaching.