The DLC Blend

Show Notes - After a year of teaching in a virtual space and with increasing amounts of devices getting into the hands of students, teachers are able to design more and more interactive and authentic digital learning activities.  Knowing where to start in moving from a traditional paper and pencil environment can be challenging.  In this episode we talk about the how and why of creating...

It is powerful to hear about students that make connections to others in their immediate and global communities. Students spend quality time learning and acquiring content and knowledge and then they are given opportunities to synthesize the content along with their prior knowledge, experiences, perspectives, and opinions and they can express this through global collaboration. During this episode,...

Show Notes - During the podcast this month, we’re focusing on topics related to collaboration.  Every teacher knows how important collaboration is and every teacher has also had to completely rethink what collaboration looks like now that they’re teaching students online.  In this episode we talk about virtual collaboration so teachers can both increase and improve those opportunities.

In this special episode, Katie & Chris bring the most frequently asked questions from teachers about digital learning to a panel of Digital Learning Coordinators. The DLCs share their ideas and strategies for streamlining and improving online learning.

Show Notes - Podcasting is an exciting way to increase student voice and engagement in your classroom.  Join us as we talked to one teacher who started podcasting with her students and saw inspiring growth in her students.

Show Notes - The most commonly discussed topic right now among teachers is how to engage their students in online learning.  This is a critical discussion but when it comes to the idea of engagement, we also have to consider how we are engaging our families. This episode features two WCPSS staff members that share their experiences and expertise about family engagement.

Researching and presenting information are critical skills that are included in the standards for just about every grade level. There are a variety of ways and tools that students can use to share information they've learned.  In this episode an ELA teacher and an AIG teacher share how they modified a traditional research report into an engaging documentary project.

Show Notes - Backchannel communications enable a parallel conversation to occur during a live presentation or as a way to communicate outside of live Google Meet meetings. This episode explores a teacher's experience with using backchannels with her students and the resources that are available to use for backchannel communication.

Show Notes - A frequent discussion in educator circles is how to engage students in learning, especially in a virtual environment.  There's talk of authenticity, collaboration, and even how to make it fun.  Engagement is a critical component to get buy-in from students but what lies beyond engagement?  In this episode we discuss the idea of student empowerment and what that looks li...

Show Notes - During this time of comprehensive online learning, the number one question we have been hearing from teachers is how to engage students. In this episode we examine how personalized learning can encourage students to take a more active role in the classroom.

Show Notes - Student engagement looks very different when teachers are not in the same room as their students.  In this episode of Digital Learning, we get a teacher’s perspective about the strategies they use to engage students in an online environment.

Show Notes - This podcast episode features the discussion of using digital badges as a way of providing feedback to students.

Show Notes - John Spencer is our guest in this podcast episode about empowering students by providing them with flavorful feedback.

Show Notes - In this special episode of Digital Learning, the hosts of the WCPSS podcast Data Lit join us to discuss how to provide student voice and choice within assessments.  The DLCs, Barb Vinal and Jenny Conrad, then give an overview of how to use the rubric features in Google Classroom and Canvas.

Show Notes - This episode features 10 Digital Learning Coordinators discussing 10 applications that can be used for digital assessments. Access the show notes to vote for your favorite assessment app.

Show Notes This episode features two high school teachers sharing their experience with asynchronous instruction. Visit our Digital Learning Coordinators Website for show notes and other resources. You can visit our website at dlc.wcpss.net . 

Show Notes This episode discusses using choice boards for asynchronous activities.  

Show Notes This episode discuss the challenges and approaches to teaching concurrent face-to-face and remote classes. The show notes have several samples of how to approach this model of teaching. 

Show Notes This podcast features a conversation with Michael Meehan from West Lake Middle School. Michael shares several activities and approaches that he uses to engage students during asynchronous instruction. We also captured some of the work Michael has done in a video so that you can see some of the engaging content Michael has developed for his students. 

Show Notes - This podcast episode highlights what Discovery Education has to offer students and teachers. It also discusses how to integrate Discovery Education into online instruction and provides examples of how to use DE for synchronous and asynchronous instruction. 

Show Notes This is a special edition episode. We interviewed three teachers to ask them about their experience with live instruction. This episode features an elementary school teacher, a middle school teacher, and a high school teacher. They share their personal experience with live instruction and some best practices. 

Show Notes This episode continues the conversation about live instruction and discusses chunking instructional time, flipped instruction, station rotation, collaborative protocols, and sample lesson grids. 

Show Notes - This episode features discussion around live instruction. We discuss protocols that can be used , various models, and best practices.  

Show Notes (available at dlc.wcpss.net)  This podcast episode reflects on the deployment of Remote Learning and showcases some of the accomplishments that were achieved. 

Show Notes (Show notes can be found at dlc.wcpss.net) This episode explores building and connecting to a PLN with Twitter. Diving into the definition behind acronym, “PLN”,  to the real power that comes in the connectedness of a PLN. The question, “How does the tool Twitter and social media support connected educators?” will be answered.