Rebel Teacher Alliance

Here it is. A new episode of your favorite education podcast! Well... a new episode of one of the ones you maybe subscribed to and forgot to delete from your podcast player. But we will take it! So thanks for listening! This week we talk about some boardgames Scott acquired for his classroom, why the game Secret Hitler just does not sit right with Fabian, what he learned so far from attending the...

Clocking in at about 50 minutes, you might think: That is quite long! However, if you consider how much great advice we packed into this episode with our special guest and permanent fixture Jamie Halsey, you will not want to miss a single second. Fabian and Jamie talk about what they've been up to. Scott shares his wealth of knowledge about Donor's Choose.   Please also check out our 9 episod...

Thanks for checking out another episode! This week, Scott shares his latest Donor's Choose project, talk about how to integrate boardgames into your classroom, what it is like to teach kind of like before with actual students in front of you during summer school, and we have some listener feedback! Please also check out our 9 episode sidepod project "Jedi in the Classroom" which we recorded with @...

This episode, we talk all about feedback surveys! How they can help us, what kind does not help us, how often we should give them, how to structure them. We also share some feedback we received positive and (gasp!) negative!  Please also check out our 9 episode sidepod project "Jedi in the Classroom" which we recorded with @MrsJamieHalsey . Find it in the feed! As always, please join us on Tw...

Summer has arrived for everyone on this podcast now, so we talk last week of school for Fabian. What was it like to celebrate the winners of his classroom game, playing Jackbox games with students, the game What Do You Meme, and some ideas on how to keep students engaged in your classroom game towards the end of the school year.   Please also check out our 9 episode sidepod project "Jedi in t...

A third episode this week! We can't believe it either! Please enjoy our conversation with Jeremy Sederquist ( @MrSederquist ), 8th grade Math Teacher from California, as he tells us about how and why he became a teacher and find out how bad Scott really is with numbers. We had a really great time with Jeremy and know you will welcome him with open arms to our Tribe. Please also check out our sidep...

Wow, we can't believe this is it! The last episode of our series has arrived and we are so proud of how it turned out! Please listen to this week's episode to learn about how the classroom game can ebb and flow and why that is ok, what a legacy wall is, why resetting the game sometimes can be very helpful, and how to end the game. Jamie, Fabian, and Scott also talk a little about what new things t...

Hi everyone! Sorry for the late episode, but our sound editor (Fabian) was sick and that made it hard to release on time. But, here it is. This time we talk about Minigames Fabian uses in his classroom. Hope these help! Scott and Fabian also talk about their plans on how to disconnect during the summer. We want to hear how you disconnect! Or do you keep at it? Let us know in a DM, Anchor message,...

Welcome back! Episode 8 features a second look at SideQuests, this time from Fabian. Then we also talk about Easter Eggs and why they are awesome! If you are new to this series, please check out our previous episodes by either going back in the feed or by going to our Youtube channel! Find the link below! Also, go to findingourtribe.net for other episodes! This series focuses on how Jamie Halsey a...

Welcome back to a more upbeat episode of our podcast. This week we have Scott debrief a little bit about his school year, why the last few weeks of teaching are even harder during distance teaching, why creating a positive and supportive atmosphere needs to be initiated from the top down in a faculty, and more! Please also check out our sidepod project "Jedi in the Classroom" which we recorded wit...

Welcome back to episode 7! This episode we talk about how we deal with assignments in our gamified classroom and how Jamie handles sidequests. If you are new to this series, please check out our previous episodes by either going back in the feed or by going to our Youtube channel! Find the link below! This series focuses on how Jamie Halsey and Fabian are using Star Wars in the classroom in bite s...

Whew... we are tired in this episode. In this episode Scott and Fabian talk about Scott's end of his classroom game, debriefed about our recording sessions with Jamie, what we do for our last week of school, and what the future will hold for our podcast. Don't worry, we are not going anywhere! We would love to hear from you and what you would like us to talk about in future episodes!  As alwa...

Welcome back! This week we are continuing our discussion on boss battles. Fabian explains how he started to use boss battles in his digital classroom. Also, we talk about some games we use for review in our classrooms. If you are new to this series, please check out our previous episodes by either going back in the feed or by going to our Youtube channel! Find the link below! This series focuses o...

Hi everyone! This week Scott and Fabian talk about how to get students to keep track of assignments for your classroom game in the last few weeks, why constructive criticism coming from students should definitely be considered, what a wall of fame could look like in your classroom, and more! Also, check out our sidepod Jedi in the Classroom on which we purely focus on gamification and how we apply...

Welcome back! We are so glad you are joining us this time as we dive deep into how to outline and run Boss Battles in your gamified classroom.  We talk about individual (mini) boss battles and then level up to a whole class Boss Battle. If you are new to this series, please check out our previous episodes by either going back in the feed or by going to our Youtube channel! Find the link below...

Thanks for listening this week! While we are super excited for our sidepod called Jedi in the Classroom, which drops every Tuesday, we do enjoy talking about what we have been up to. Scott is trying to figure out how to end his game and why he is so tired. Fabian talks about why an end of the game fake out is just really fun and why it feels weird to receive positive reactions to presentations giv...

Thanks for tuning in! This time we are talking about how you can use different ranks, leaderboards, XP, in game currency to spice up your gamified classroom! If you are new to this series, please check out our previous episodes by either going back in the feed or by going to our Youtube channel! Find the link below! This series focuses on how Jamie Halsey and Fabian are using Star Wars in the clas...

Welcome back! This week Scott and Fabian are talking about what it is like for Fabian to have students back on campus, what it is like to be recorded demonstrating the Swivl, Scott's game and why students are saving up for a special item card, why side quests should have a higher point value than regular assignments in a gamified classrooms, and more! As always, please join us on Twitter for our g...

Thanks for tuning in! This time we are talking about how you can use music, smells, ambient sounds, and  to enhance the gamified experience in your classroom. Check out the links below!  This series will focus on how Jamie Halsey and Fabian are using Star Wars in the classroom in bite sized episodes of about 20 minutes each. Please check out the YouTube video here (https://youtu.be/2C-j7...

Thanks for coming back and joining us for a new regular episode! This week Scott and Fabian talk about what’s been happening in their classrooms: Fabian’s school is starting to have students back on campus in a somewhat hybrid model and he also started an all digital QRBreakIn, Scott has a new class pet, and much more! As always, please join us on Twitter for our growing community. Follow us @find...

Thanks for tuning in! This time we are talking about how we can make our classroom a little more immersive, touch on using XP, and how to get the game started with students! This series will focus on how Jamie Halsey and Fabian are using Star Wars in the classroom in bite sized episodes of about 20 minutes each. Please check out the YouTube video here (https://youtu.be/2C-j7fBsiYg). The next regul...

Hello tribe mates! Thanks for tuning in this week! We have started a new series that we wanted to introduce you to. This series will focus on how Jamie Halsey and Fabian are using Star Wars in the classroom in bite sized episodes of about 20 minutes each. Please check out the YouTube video here ( https://youtu.be/2C-j7fBsiYg ). The next regular episode of our show will drop on next week! Please ke...

Hi everyone! Today we have Jamie Halsey on! She is our most favoritest guest and it is always so awesome to have her on! We talk all about how she is going back to full time with her students, what to do with an Oculus Quest 2 in the classroom, how to allow students to come back in your classroom game, about that one time Jamie was Teacher of the Year, and so much more! As always, please join us o...

Welcome back to another episode! We took the opportunity of Fabian being in Hawaii and record another episode on site! In this episode Scott shares how he launched his classroom, why he recorded a ridiculous SnapCam video for his mentor, why Fabian wants to start his classroom newsletter back up again, why Talking Points is amazing, and more! Join us! As always, please join us on Twitter for our g...

Back together again! Fabian travelled from California to Hawaii and was on site to record a new episode with Scott! This week we talk about our plans for the new quarter, Scott's ideas for starting his classroom game, how to foster inquiry in students and how to get them to ask questions beyond when the next period starts.  As always, please join us on Twitter for our growing community. Follo...