Freshly Sharpened

In the first episode after the annual Patriot Tech Camp, the DLCs discuss some of the happenings of the event and some of the feedback from a great day.  Following that, is the recording of Unscripted: Teacher Edition - recorded live from Patriot Tech Camp! (15:15)

The DLCs are back for another episode! Powered by Michael's love of movie quotes and his incessant insertion of them into conversation, the Coaches talk about their favorite movie quotes that relate to education. But first, the THIRD Annual Patriot Tech Camp is on March 1, 2025....the Coaches spend time talking that event, as well as the history of Ed Camps in Schenectady, dating back to the COVID...

The Digital Learning Coaches take on the topic of having FUN in class, reflecting on how a little laughter goes a long way toward creating an environment conducive to learning. For this week's game, Michael and Rick team up to see if they can solve "Two Truths and AI", trying to pick out AI generated news stories among actual news from schools around the country.

The DLCs are back for another episode! Andy updates us on the AI Roundtable from the NERIC Model Schools meeting, and then the three of us have a "fantasy app draft" and go back and forth picking apps and programs we would be happy getting stuck on a desert island with.

The DLCs are back behind the mics - for another episode! Rick, Andy and Michael share what they have been up to, what they are looking forward to...and then a round of the "Best Friends Ed Tech Game", a Newlywed-type game where Andy and Michael try and guess details about the other.

Freshly Sharpened: Literacy! is back with a new episode, taking the show to a 1st Grade Classroom to chat with Diana Tabares and Jennifer Fox. Rick chats with Rebecca Gleason, the Assistant Director of English-Language Arts, Diana and Jennifer about co-teaching, routines, scaffolding and how it all comes together for literacy instruction. Intro produced by SUNO with prompt written by Rick DeCarr.

Freshly Sharpened is proud to kick off a new series where we take our show on the road - or into the classroom! Rick sits down with Rebecca Gleason, the Assistant Director of English-Language Arts, and Samantha Shaw, a 4th Grade Teacher, to take a closer look at curriculum, classroom environment, first year teacher experiences, and most importantly relationships with students and colleagues. Intro...

Freshly Sharpened is back with a full episode! In this episode, Michael, Andy and Rick look into the future of Freshly Sharpened, AI, Wayfinders, Summer Plans and more!

It's May! The Tech Coaches are back to talk about moving from consumption to creation, and the tools and ease it can be done!  We have the tools to make the move...now let's get started!

The Tech Coaches are back to talk Fair Use in the classroom today -what it means for teachers, students and administrators. And what about Artificial Intelligence - what does that mean for the future of usage rights? 

The Tech Coaches sit down for five minutes to talk about the many, many facets of Digital Citizenship, the importance of it in ALL of our lives, and how teachers can begin to implement it in their classroom.

In this episode, the Tech Coaches spend five minutes talking about the upcoming Computer-Based Testing and what teachers can do on a daily basis to help students prepare for the upcoming online assessments.

Welcome back! This "short" version is the start of something new - a quick, five-minute listen that will accompany our Tech Shorts 2.0 newsletter!

In the first episode of Freshly Sharpened, Andy, Rick and Michael discuss the importance of differentiation and scaffolding within the educational landscape.  Educational technology can assist teachers in identifying differences in the way our students learn and use data to meet students where they are.