The MCIULearns Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In the latest post from Cassie's series around SDIs in Virtual Environments, Brandon Langer and Cassie Brusch discuss accommodations and modifications and we can approach common SDIs in virtual learning environments. The third post of this series can be accessed on the MCIU Learning Network .

Send us Fan Mail We are hoping this podcast leaves you feeling pleasantly underwhelmed.  @DaileySuzanne from the Teach Happier Podcast sat down with us to share how small shifts provide big gifts to increase our happiness!

Send us Fan Mail In the latest post from Cassie's series around SDIs in Virtual Environments, Brandon Langer and Cassie Brusch discuss accommodations and modifications and we can approach common SDIs in virtual learning environments.  The second post of this series can be accessed on the MCIU Learning Network .

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you will hear from members of the Inglewood Elementary School UDL team debrief about their learning as part of the Introduction to UDL Professional Learning Community (PLC) run by the MCIU.  This team talks about the experience of participating in the PLC, the learning that they acquired, and their future plans to continue the work. If you are interested in learni...

Send us Fan Mail OPL Project Consultant, Cassie Brusch, discusses her upcoming post series "SDIs in Virtual Environments" and how modern educational toolkits can support everyone in the education system. The first post of this series can be accessed on the MCIU Learning Network .

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Ronald W. Whitaker speaks with members of MCIU's Office of Professional Learning about the role of love in his HELP Framework and how to build a sense of love in your spaces despite pandemic and social media barriers.

Send us Fan Mail Season 3 of the OPL podcast kicks off with Graham Fletcher, a mathematics teacher and clinician who will visit the MCIU in early 2022.  Click to listen to our conversation about problem-based learning, 3-act Tasks, and how to build procedural fluency and conceptual understanding in the elementary math classroom.   Graham's background in the areas of math progressions and prob...

Send us Fan Mail The Competent Learner Model (CLM) is a multi-component, research-validated, instructional package containing solutions for solving the major problems faced by educators and parents of children with autism and other significant learning challenges.  Today we sit with the creator Vicci Tucci and the director of the CLM Center of Excellence, Cathy Scutta, to learn more about the mode...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing our look into the acronyms of education, this week's Alphabet Soup focuses on a long-standing educational initiative, Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS).

Send us Fan Mail OPL Project Consultants, Kari Kessler and Carol Grubb, lead a discussion with Dr. Patrick McGreevy about his Essential for Learning program and how teaching through context is a path to success for students with autism and other intellectual disabilities. Additional Information: https://essentialforliving.com/

Send us Fan Mail Cabrini University and The MCIU Office of Professional Learning have fostered a strong collaborative partnership to support the development of inclusive and intentional learning environments.  Join us as the @UDLPartners share their journey with topics of equity, inclusion, and Universal Design for Learning.

Send us Fan Mail The OPL Podcast is back for the 20-21 school year and we are excited to start the conversations with Shavon Norris, a MCIU featured speaker and valued leader in the area of inclusion. Register for Insider/Outsider: Examining the Values/Cultures/Systems that Taught Us so We Can Be Intentionally More Inclusive and Expansive in Perspective, Language and Action When We Teach Our Stude...

Send us Fan Mail Education is filled with acronyms and frameworks that are intended to help educators and leaders provide the best learning experiences possible.  As a result, these tools and processes can have a language all their own and can be confusing for those who do not engage with them on a daily basis.  Enter "Alphabet Soup," an ongoing mini-series dedicated to explaining and un...

Send us Fan Mail MCIU is always excited to have Kristin Anderson on site.  Today, we discuss important characteristics of meaningful feedback and take a look at what drives collective efficacy in today's school systems.

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Send us Fan Mail Upper Merion Area School District has made tremendous strides to integrate STEM in their K-12 learning sequence.  Dr. Sean Gardiner and Ms. Shannon Lotz join the OPL team to discuss STEM education, what it can look like in Kindergarten and elementary environments, and how starting with Language Arts was the key to STEM success at Roberts Elementary School.

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