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Featured Content The beginning of another school is upon many of us and some teachers do amazing things on the first few days while others either don’t know how or can’t or think they can’t make the first few days of school engaging and less about the rules and regulations. In this episode, we discuss and explore a number of ideas you can implement at the beginning of the school year. Our conversa...

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Featured Content This episode is the second part of our conversation about  George Couros’  published an article on his blog titled,  ‘4 Reflection Questions for the End of the School Year’ . In this conversation, we address questions three and four. This Episodes Questions: What things will I challenge myself with next year? How will all of these answers impact the learners I serve...

Featured Content Recently,  George Couros  published an article on his blog titled, ‘3 Reminders for the End of the School Year.’ In his call to action, he had readers share their suggestions. He ran with one person’s suggestion about the value of reflection, in his next post,  ‘4 Reflection Questions for the End of the School Year’ . Four Reflection Questions: What did I do well th...

Featured Content Jay Billy  is an elementary principal in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Jay received his master’s degree in educational leadership from The College of New Jersey in 1997. He first served as supervisor of behavior at the high school before moving to the principal of the Joseph Cappello School in 2000. He has worked for Lawrence Township Public Schools since 2007. He maintains his...

Featured Content Matt Larson  is a wonder-er, a family man, an animal lover and true believer in education. He’s a physical education teacher from New Jersey who LOVES to read and through his love of reading, he harnesses his talent for connecting people. Through  Voxer , Matt has lead a number of virtual book studies, continues to lead conversations around great education texts, an...

Featured Content Nerd Camp  is an EdCamp inspired conference with an exclusive focus on literacy instruction. The workshop board is built prior to the conference, but the spirit of collaboration and flexibility remains strong. Teachers, librarians, administrators, teacher educators and local authors come to Nerd Camp to present and attend workshops for FREE. Our guest today is  Oona Abra...

Featured Content #TryPod is all about sharing and discovering new podcasts via Twitter or anywhere you use hashtags. Stacey embarked on a 30-day quest to share at least one recommendation between March 10th and April 10th 2018. She Periscoped her recommendations each day and we’ve collected them all here for your listening, learning, and podcast discovering pleasure! Another Mother Runner – E...

Featured Content One the ways we love to take control of our learning is by attending un-conferences. Our favorite format is the classic EdCamp model. Here are 10 tips for making sure your event is successful. Build a Strong Team Broaden you planning committee so it helps in getting the word out about the event to more than just a couple of buildings/districts. District planning team Location, Loc...

Featured Content Co-host Stacey Lindes began her career in education as a primary grade, elementary school teacher and was then encouraged to apply for a position as a technology coach in her district. AJ and Chris pepper her with questions about the day-to-day life of being a coach in education. What We’re Listening To AJ:   Weird Heat  Episode 1: Optimism: w/ Brian Altano and Max Scovi...

Featured Content As a result of the very idea of PodcastPD and the good ‘ole days of our conversations on Twitter and Blab.im Chris has been teaching at Rutgers University in the DCIM Program since January 2016. Our conversation with Chris focuses on his teaching experiences at the college level and we believe there are some basic teaching concepts that should be seen in classrooms regardless...

Featured Content The  flipped classroom  is an instructional strategy and a type of blended learning that reverses the traditional learning environment by delivering instructional content, often online, outside of the classroom. It moves activities, including those that may have traditionally been considered homework, into the classroom. Co-host AJ has been using flipped strategies for a...

Featured Content Joseph Dziuba  is a passionate 4th-year educator certified in mathematics (K-12) who works diligently to meet the needs of each individual that crosses his path. His passion for teaching and learning coupled with his vision of developing a community of leaders fuels his mission of cultivating a positive school culture and climate for all students and staff, built upon ideals...

Featured Content The new year is a natural time to go ahead and reset a number of aspects of our lives. One of the ways people have been doing this of late has been through the idea of #OneWord. In this episode, we try to guess each other’s one word for 2018 and give our thoughts on each others words as well. Stacey word is GOALS Chris is guided to his word of FLOW AJ is going to FOCUS Links/Resou...

Welcome to day 12 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's final recommendation comes from Stacey. Podcast: Note to Self Host: Manoush Zomorodi Episode:  The Privacy Paradox Description: Feel like you'v...

Welcome to day 11 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from Chris. Podcast: Criminal Host: Phoebe Judge Episode:  Any and All! Description: Criminal launched January of 2014 and is b...

Welcome to day 10 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from AJ. Podcast: The GaryVee Audio Experience Host: Gary Vaynerchuck Episode:  Any and All! Description: On Gary’s global...

Welcome to day 9 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from Stacey. Podcast: Pod Save America Host: Various Episode:  Have Some Crullers, Bureaucrats Description: Republicans don’t ye...

Welcome to day 8 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from Chris. Podcast: ESPN 30 for 30 Host: Various Episode:  The Lights Of Wrigleyville Description: When the Tribune Company bought t...

Welcome to day 7 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from AJ. Podcast: Art of Manliness Host: Brett McKay Episode:  Episode 356 - How to Finally Beat Procrastination Description: Pr...

Welcome to day 6 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from Stacey. Podcast: Wow in the World Host: Guy Raz Episode:  Back to School: Recess 101 Description: How in the world does rec...

Welcome to day 5 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from Chris. Podcast: Art of Manliness Host: Brett McKay Episode:  #360: Understanding Male Friendships Description: It’s a common tro...

Welcome to day 4 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from AJ. Podcast: Hidden Brain Host: Shankar Vedantam Episode:  Kinder-Gardening Description: Many parents think they can shape their...

Welcome to day 3 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from Stacey. Podcast: How I Built This Host: Guy Raz Episode:  The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. & Janice Karman Description:&n...

Welcome to day 2 of the 12 Days of Podcasts! Between December 25, 2017, and January 5, 2018, we are recommending one podcast or podcast episode per day! All of our recommendations will encourage you to laugh, think, cry, or do. Today's recommendation comes from Chris. Podcast: StartEdUp Host: Don Wettrick Episode:  #122: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, & Your Retirement Description: There h...