Unpacking Education & Tech Talk For Teachers

In today’s episode, we'll explore resources to help you find virtual guest speakers to bring to your classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, educator, thought leader, and best-selling author A.J. Juliani joins us to talk about all thing project-based learning. He discusses the benefits of PBL, examples of PBL in practice, and practical ways to get started implementing this student-centered approach to learning in your classroom. A.J. says, “Project based learning is the type of learning we do the rest of our lives, jus...

In today’s episode, we'll explore resources you can use to plan and set up virtual field trips for your students. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Kevin Honeycutt, a teacher, author, and motivational speaker, comes from a challenging childhood that included poverty and homelessness. Throughout his career, he has used these experiences as both motivation and inspiration. He draws upon stories, music, and unique experiences to help students and educators see a path forward, even when things feel dark and hopeless. Join us as Kevin weaves his s...

In today's episode, we'll explore five multimedia canvases your students can use to mash up multiple forms of media into one final product. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Teacher, author, and learning expert, Jon Bergmann joins us to discuss mastery learning. Our conversation ranges from the basics of mastery learning to its benefits, how it connects to flipped learning, and how to get started implementing this approach in your classroom.  Much of the conversation revolves around Jon’s new book, The Mastery Learning Handbook: A Competency-Based Approach to Student...

In today’s episode, we'll explore six ways that you can allow students to create with animation tools in your classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

The key to effective innovation is not to simply initiate change for the sake of change. Instead, it’s to initiate change that will result in something better than where you started. It’s innovation with a purpose, and this is true both whether we intentionally initiate a change or if change is forced upon us.  In this episode, we are joined by educational thought-leader and author George Couros t...

In today’s episode, we'll review seven ways that you can have students write creatively in any content-area classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Kendall Latham, a senior K-12 Education Strategist at Dell Technologies. We explore Girls Who Game, a free program intended to inspire and empower girls in STEM and computer science. With over 300 active clubs, Girls Who Game is built on three foundational pillars: authentic application, a girl-centric ecosystem, and mentorship. Through these core principles,...

In today’s episode, we explore five ways that students can create with images. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more. 

In this episode, Jorge Valenzuela shares insights and actionable strategies for how to identify personal passion, as well as how to design learning experiences that allow students to infuse their passions into their learning. Our conversation touches on ways to develop student–teacher relationships, questions that can be used to help students identify their passions, and student-centered instructi...

In today’s episode, we'll explore tools and strategies to inspire student creativity by integrating audio into your classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In today’s episode, we'll review video capture and production tools as well as seven flexible integration ideas you can use to bring video into your classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Kids today are more than just digital natives, “They’re mobile first,” observes our guest, Alefiya Master—a former teacher and the founder and CEO of MAD-learn. “That’s the first device that they learn how to use before they get to a computer. So let’s use that hook. Let’s leverage that hook to enable them to come into the computer science world, come into the world of creating as opposed to just...

Discover ten benefits of facilitating student creation in your classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

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In today’s episode, we'll explore ChatGPT, how it works, and some of the questions it has prompted in education circles. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Explore benefits, tools, and integration ideas for using online discussions effectively in a face-to-face classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In the spirit of reflection and growth, the podcast team recounts the themes that stand out from this past year in education and anticipates the topics and trends that they feel will be important in the year to come. The conversation is filled with insights, collegiality, and humor. Visit AVID Open Access for more great resources.

In today’s episode, we review four digital question-and-answer tools and six ideas for integrating these tools into your classroom. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, we look back on 2022 and recap some of our favorite moments, key topics, and best memories. Tune in for highlights, a few dad jokes, and a musical tribute to this past year as we count down the last 12 months of podcasts. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, Betty Gessesse from Amazon shares an overview of the Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship and program. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

In this episode, we explore four digital tools and strategies that you can use to provide your students with holiday-related brain breaks. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Explore ways that you can celebrate and honor the holiday traditions of all your students by empowering them to share their stories. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.