The ITCs4All Podcast

The goal of every lesson is a transfer of knowledge from the lesson to application. The method we select for assessment defaults to the method of our content delivery. If we instruct with a slide presentation narrated by us and sprinkled with questions, then our students default to a multiple choice test and essay. There is risk in trying a new lesson, and a greater risk in trying a new assessment. Join the conversation as we learn from Jeff Hampson, a high school history teacher, and the concept of the "unessay."

Have you overheard your students discussing content and concepts with their peers? I know that can seem rare, but in these conversations, we have caught student mastery in its native habitat.  Live from ISTE20, Dan and Billy discuss podcasting as an assessment tool with students with special guest Ellaine Reyes. Listen and discover how we connect the the connect the content to our real life with podcasting. 

Education conferences offer opportunities for educators to share out and evolve our classroom practices. During the pandemic all education conferences have adopted a virtual experience, and while we will miss the networking and free swag, we also gain the luxury of on-demand professional development. 

Over the last decade, digital citizenship is a recurring topic in education. The conversation has transitioned beyond rules for keeping kids safe online to being citizens of a global community because being a digital citizen is being a global citizen. Listen to Dan and Billy share their passion for inspiring teachers to be digital leaders and empowering students to leverage their voice online. 

What is an A? What is a zero? What is the purpose of an NHI? 

Educational practices, like grading, evolved from the industrial needs of the early 20th century. Four times a year, schools send home progress reports to students and families, similar to a job evaluation given by an employer. Today technology enables every student and family the opportunity to partner with their teacher in the learning feedback process, so in the year 2020, is it time to rethink the purpose of our grading system. 

Welcome to ITCs4All, a podcast hosted by Daniel Nemerow, Billy Watts, Biz Summers, and Katie Fielding. We are four instructional technology coaches helping teachers and students reach their goals in the classroom. What began as a collaborative learning team amongst the four of us, evolved to become a movement towards the belief that together as educators we will inspire one another to connect our classrooms to the world.