Tips and Salsa

Join us as we talk with Redlands USD Board President Jim O'Neill. In part 1 of this episode, we talk with Jim about his background in education and technology, and get some insight into where we've been and how things have evolved.

We're joined in this episode by RUSD secondary librarians Gina Porter, Korrie Krohne, Jenann Elias, and principal Carli Norris to talk about the amazing transformations all of our high school libraries have undergone to make them modern, inviting, productive, and future-leaning spaces. Come listen to how these refreshed spaces will be used in new and innovative ways!

LEGOLAND here in Redlands? That's right! Redlands USD has been rolling out LEGO Education kits all across the district. Join us as we talk with innovation teacher Olivia Davison and Kingsbury Elementary 4th grade teacher Becky Shields to hear all about this initiative and what it looks like in action in RUSD classrooms.

Lessoncast's Nicole Tucker-Smith joins us for this episode as we dive into Universal Design for Learning, adjustable cars, starting small, and going farther together! 👩‍🏫 UDL Guidelines 📖 Nicole's book: Supercharge Your Professional Learning 💬 RUSD UDL Community of Practice (2nd semester)

In this episode, we take a look at a thought-provoking article from Alyson Klein from Education Week entitled The Future of Blended Learning: What Educators Need to Know .

Privacy policies, terms of service, and user agreements - oh my! Your instructional tech department has you covered, though. Take a listen to find out how! 🔗 Tech Coach Website: bit.ly/rusdtech 🎧 Certified Listener sticker: bit.ly/certifiedlistener

In our final episode of the season, we look back on this year of pandemic teaching and learning while also looking forward to what teaching and learning will likely look like in the future. We also unveil TWO new teacher cohorts and PLNs for next year! 👩‍🏫 Post-Pandemic Playbook Cohort (bit.ly/PPPCohort) 🌎 ArcGIS Professional Learning Network (bit.ly/ArcGISPLN)

Katie Gillespie joins us to talk about how she's starting using podcasts with students in her classroom and provides a couple of tips on how you can get started too!

Terrance Davis from Clement Middle School joins us to talk about his manufacturing program and one of the amazing projects his students have worked on, even in a distance learning environment! Clement Manufacturing Student Showcase

Your favorite tech friends are back! In this episode, we chat with Brian Rice to hear how he makes strong connections with his students, even over distance learning platforms. He also shares some of his tested strategies to help his students achieve and build upon their strengths.

The team gets back together for a socially-distance episode to discuss the abrupt shift to distance learning and some of the silver linings that may come out of this whole experience.  🌎 ArcGIS Accounts and Resources ❤️ Tech Coach website: bit.ly/rusdtech

Devlinn Clinton joins us to talk about assessments and what Redlands teachers can do to help put their students in the best possible position for success. 🛠️ CAASPP Guide to Universal Tools, Designated Supports, and Accommodations ❤️ Tech Coach website: bit.ly/rusdtech

Tech Services! So crucial to what we all do as 21st-century educators, but who are the people behind the scenes and how do they make it all work? In this episode, we sit down with Dave Massaro and Alex Tusbota from the RUSD Technology Services department to talk about I.T. administration, their experiences, and where they think things are going. 👨‍💻 RUSD Technology Services ❤️ Tech Coach website...

In our last episode of 2019, we wrap up the year by sharing highlights from the 2019 California STEAM Symposium and previewing some EduProtocol opportunities coming when teachers return in 2020. We hope you enjoy! ⚙️ California STEAM Symposium 😃 Christopher Emdin | Ellen Ochoa | Tony Thurmond | Kareem's Skyhook Foundation 🎓 EduProtocols ❤️ Tech Coach website: bit.ly/rusdtech

Computer Science Education Week is just around the corner! Gear up for it with our coding and computer science extravaganza featuring special guests Allen Thoe, Ruth Thompson, and Deepika Srivastava. We'll dive into RUSD coding clubs, Redlands' C-STEM program, the Hour of Code, and other CS news and opportunities for Redlands students. 🎬 Hour of Code How-To 🌎 Code.org ❤️ Tech Coach website: bit....

Dr. Steven Moore from the University of Redlands and Marissa Defratti from Esri join us in-studio to talk about Redlands USD, Esri, and U of R plans to celebrate GIS Day on November 13th. 🎬 GIS introductory video 📝 GIS Day activities ❤️ Tech Coach website: bit.ly/rusdtech

All your best tech friends are back with special guests Lauren Holcombe and Brandy Major to talk about how they created an amazing HyperDoc activity for freshman students to tackle the daunting research paper project. Come hear what they did and check out some of the helpful links for you to get started on applying some of these ideas in your own class. 📄 Lauren & Brandy's research paper Hype...

We're back and ready for a whole new school year! This episode includes a host of news and updates to get you going on all sorts of new features for the 2019-20 school year, PLUS a special welcome message from Superintendent Arellano. ❤️ Tech Coach website: bit.ly/rusdtech 💻 Chromebook resources 🔎 GoGuardian resources 👨‍🏫 Workshops & trainings 📰 RUSD instructional tech newsletter

Special guests Janelle Vecchio and Tricia Elton join your favorite tech friends to discuss the amazing treasure-hunter escape (class)room experience they facilitated for students at Mission Elementary. Join us for our last episode of the season and hear about all the ins and outs! bit.ly/rusdtech

We take the show on the road to Orangewood High School to interview members of the STEAM Team Dragons about their success in recent Rube Goldberg competitions, including a trip to Indiana for a national event. bit.ly/rusdtech

Your favorite tech crew gets together to brag about their awesome director, Jamie Cortz, and discuss the launch of this year's Redlands USD Innovation Grant program. bit.ly/rusdtech

All your favorite technology friends are back at it with special guests Rachel Rehage and CeCe Gaede to discuss their experiences presenting at the 2019 IACUE Tech Fair. Grab a snack and join us to hear about the topics they presented. bit.ly/rusdtech

Your favorite tech crew gets together to discuss all the great things happening across the district and all that we're thankful for at this time of year. bit.ly/rusdtech

In this episode of the Tips and Salsa podcast, we'll sit down with Jen Hunt and Olivia Davison and dive into their brand new RUSD innovation labs, zSpace devices, augmented reality, and virtual reality. Come learn what these labs look like and what kinds of experience students are already having! bit.ly/rusdtech

In this very first episode of the Tips and Salsa podcast we'll sit down with Camille Dahnke and ask her how she goes about putting her Prowise large format display to great use with her kindergarten students. bit.ly/rusdtech