Unpacking Education & Tech Talk For Teachers

In this episode, the Unpacking Education team discusses assessment, including traditional testing and options that extend beyond. The dialogue includes conversations about student performance, creation, interaction, and expression. By opening up our assessment options, we can save time, measure success more accurately, and potentially increase motivation for our students. Visit AVID Open Access to...

In today’s episode, we'll explore how you can use Curipod to save you time and also make your presentations more engaging and interactive. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore how the integration of passion projects can improve student motivation. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, we are joined by Sarah Neitz, a seventh-grade science teacher who is taking part in the AVID Certified Educator program . As part of that learning experience, she is studying ways to establish a positive and effective classroom environment. Throughout the episode, she shares what she has learned, what she is implementing, and the impact that those strategies have had on her classr...

In this episode, we are joined once again by Kevin Honeycutt, a technology integrationist and staff developer, who talks about inspiring our students to create. He offers insights and ideas for creating space where kids can discover their passions through play and creative opportunities. This can range from low-tech cardboard activities to tech-rich creation projects. It can also be done during sh...

In today’s episode, we'll explore steps that you can take to introduce podcast creation into your classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, the Unpacking Education team reviews the highlights from top podcast episodes of 2024. Each host shares favorite moments, guests, episodes, and insights from a year that featured another lineup of fantastic local and national guests. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore strategies for using digital calendars to make your life more organized and efficient. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, the Unpacking Education hosts develop an extended toolkit for the holidays. They each take turns sharing strategies and tools that can help to uplift the holiday season. The episode is filled with insight, compassion, humor, and a little music. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore 10 tech powered activities that you can use to engage your students during the holidays. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, I'll explore five ways to empower all students with opportunities to express their personal stories and traditions during the holiday season. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore four digital tools that combine artificial intelligence with web search capability. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Kiki Prottsman, Director of Education for Microsoft MakeCode , joins us to talk about CSEdWeek . Taking place December 9–15 this year, CSEdWeek is an annual opportunity to promote computer science (CS) education in our schools. Throughout the episode, Kiki offers both the rationale behind the event as well as insights and strategies that teachers can use to meaningfully bring computer science into...

In today’s episode, I'll share four websites full of resources you can use for CS Ed Week, which runs December 9-15, 2024. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, our hosts give thanks for all the unsung heroes in our schools, the people who work tirelessly every day to keep things running smoothly. Even though these people may not get the recognition they deserve, they are vital to the success and daily operations of our schools. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we want to thank you for all you do. You make a difference. Visit AVID Open Acce...

In today’s episode, we'll explore three digital tools that you can use to effectively and efficiently create thank you cards and messages. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, Danielle Eisenberg, Chief of Assessment Design and Integration at ETS, joins us to discuss the future of assessment. She talks in depth about The Skills for the Future Initiative, a joint undertaking between ETS and The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. These two well-known leaders in assessment are collaborating to create improved methods of documenting and ass...

Explore two generative AI tools that allow you to create music tracks from text prompts. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, Ben Solomon joins us to discuss an exciting project focused on sharing stories from teachers who are supporting students with disabilities and learning differences in the area of career education and development. This project was made possible by the Educating All Learners Alliance who hosted a Community of Action that resulted in the funding of two projects. One of the projects s...

In today’s episode, we'll explore three powerful updates to Google's NotebookLM, a free AI powered digital notebook. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, well-known instructional technology expert, Eric Curts helps us unpack the power of technology in the classroom. Specifically, we dig into generative AI and how it can be used in K-12 classrooms. Eric shares specific examples of AI tools you can try as well as practical classroom activities that can make a real impact with your students. He shares ideas for those new to AI as well...

In today’s episode, we'll explore QuillBot , a writing assistant that works across apps and websites while leveraging the power of AI to help you write, edit, and revise. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, Eric Sheninger and Nicki Slaugh share insights from their new book Personalize: Meeting the Needs of All Learners . They discuss a wide range of perspectives on personalized learning, including why they are proponents of this approach, strategies for achieving personalization, and what it looks like in practice. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll explore ways for you to use technology to support student work with projects that are primarily offline. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, Dr. Federica Fornaciari, a professor in the Strategic Communication programs at National University , helps us unpack the topic of media literacy. She outlines the current state of misinformation and disinformation as well as strategies for discerning fact from untruth. As technology evolves, the skill set necessary to be media literate continues to become more complicated and req...