RISD Treasure Tuesday

Welcome back to the Treasure Tuesday Podcast. I'm your host Willie Thomas and I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Robinson ISD' Core Curriculum Specialist, Melissa Walls. Melissa shares with us a little bit about her session she did during the RISD Summit over the book, 50 Strategies to Boost Cognitive Engagement. Come hear some of her favorite strategies and how they can be applied to all content areas in any classroom. 

Melissa Walls - Email: melissa.walls@robinson.k12.tx.us

Welcome to part 3 of the Treasure Tuesday Podcast, "The Ron Clark Academy Recap." In this episode we sit down with Robinson ISD's district administrators, Superintendent Dr. Michael Hope and Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Colette Pledger. We get a deeper look into their experiences and take aways from the RCA experience as district leaders help to shape the culture of Robinson ISD. Stay tuned throughout the season as we talk with other RCA attendees about their experiences and integration of their learning at the Ron Clark Academy.

Welcome to part 2 of the Treasure Tuesday Podcast, "The Ron Clark Academy Recap." In this episode we sit down with Robinson High School Teachers, Allison Garrett and Kaitlyn Zoesch and hear about their experiences and reflect upon their take on the infamous house system. Stay tuned throughout the season as we talk with other RCA attendees about their experience and integration of learning from the Ron Clark Academy.

Welcome to part 1 of the Treasure Tuesday Podcast, "The Ron Clark Academy Recap." In this episode we sit down with Sara Laughlin, Robinson Intermediate Principal and Memie Turman, Robinson Intermediate 4th Grade teacher and get the low down on their experience and reflection on this PD event. Stay tuned throughout the season as we talk with other RCA attendees about their experience and integration of learning from the Ron Clark Academy.

Let's talk math with one of our Treasure Tuesday presenters, Elementary K-5 Mathematics Specialist Arash Abnoussi from the ESC Region 12 Service center. He walks us through the meaning of conceptual math and how vital it can be to the learning process. We had a great time picking his brain and learning about some conceptual math strategies that are sure to help keep math in a special place in your student's hearts.

Arash Abnoussi - Email: aabnoussi@esc12.net

We had a great conversation with a couple of our campus counselors, Mindy Hancock and Lindsey Richard from the Intermediate and High School, about anxiety and education. They take a deep dive into the more personal side of being an educator, parent, spouse and other high pressure roles that we live in during these times. They give practical ways to deal with anxiety and show us that it's ok to step back and breath.

I had a wonderful opportunity over the past two days to talk with several educators about their experiences at the RISD Learning Summit this year. I also spoke with a couple of presenters and got some in-depth insight into their presentations. If you did not get a chance to join us for this amazing event, you can listen to some of the takeaways that were shared from our amazing RISD educators.

We are extremely excited to bring you our first author conversation of our summer book series with the one and only Matt Miller, author of "Ditch That Textbook," and asked him questions about his newest book "Tech Like a Pirate." During this YouTube live event, lots of great ideas and insights were shared and we hope that they are of benefit to you and your classroom. Please check out the links below of some of the amazing resources that were shared during our conversation.

Welcome back to our 14th episode of the Treasure Tuesday Podcast. In this episode we sit down with James Hughes, Curriculum Integration Specialist, and take a look at WeVideo's new collaborative live editing feature. We look at some great use cases for the new feature and also touch on some best practices to consider when utilizing the live collaboration tools.

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In this first episode of 2021 I get the opportunity to sit down with Colette Pledger and talk about our last Treasure Tuesday session: GSuite Keyboard Short Cuts. This episode is packed with many different was you can utilize your keyboard productively across Google's Suite of educational productivity apps. 

Check out the PDF below with all the keyboard shortcuts that were shared during this podcast.

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In this episode I sit down with RISD Curriculum Specialist Leslie Rowe and talk about how you can utilize the creative coding features located within BrianPop to bring coding right into your content area. We talk about lesson creation and utilizing the lesson content that BrainPop already has for you in a clean easy to use user interface. 

If you have any more questions or would like some one-on-one coaching to help get this going in your classroom don't be afraid to hit us up on our social media platforms. Happy listening!

In todays episode, we will take a dive into the world of Digital Citizenship and how us as educators can play a positive role with our students journey in the classroom. I talk about the many different ways teachers can support the different aspects of Digital Citizenship: Cyber Bullying, Digital Downtime, Digital Equity, Digital Literacy, Digital Integrity, Internet Safety, Creative Credit & Copy Right.

In this episode, I sit down with 5th grade Math teachers, Heather Cain and Meredith Lutz as they take us on a treasure hunt through how they utilize the advanced features of Flipgrid in their classrooms. Learn about creating a Fliphunt, the new rubrics features and what it takes to become a Flipgrid Ambassador.

Meredith Lutz

In this episode, I sit down with my co-host, Leslie Rowe and the Science teachers who attended the Science CAST Conference this year. They share their experiences and learning from the conference with us and Science tools and resources that they shared during their Treasure Tuesday session. Check out the links below for helpful tips and tricks shared during this podcast episode.

In this episode we sit down with the Robinson Primary and Elementary principals, Missy Zacharias and Shelly Chudej as they share their TCEA 2020 Conference experience. They talk about the reasons behind the sessions they choose to go to that help support their campus goals. Check out all the different resources and tools that were shared during this episode.

Tools and Resources

Video can be engaging, time saving, and memorable. With the integration of video into your classroom, teachers can be interactive, personalized, and unforgettable as they deliver content to their students. 

In this episode, I go through some video integration tools that we shared at our first Treasure Tuesday of the year. Below you can click on the link to get the full presentation from that weeks session.

Let video help you reach beyond the four walls of your classroom and empower our students with the tools to explain their learning through their voice.

Treasure Tuesday Room Transformation presenters Anne-Marie Gladden, Cassidy Gibbs, and Amy Thomas share their experience at the national Get Your Teach On conference that they attended this past summer. They will also share how they have used the classroom learning strategy, room transformation to take their classroom learning and engagement to the next level.