Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education

Episode 041: Making the Most of Your Summer A compilation episode highlighting advice on how to make the most of your summer, courtesy of the interviews from some of our amazing guests. Don’t let decision fatigue get you down! And share with us your summer plans at #makesomevrainwaves. Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twit...

Episode 038: Doris Kearns Goodwin & Michael Goodwin, Learning from History Connect with Doris Kearns Goodwin Website: https://doriskearnsgoodwin.com/ | Twitter: @DorisKGoodwin Connect with Michael Goodwin Website: https://riversc9.wixsite.com/riversandrevolutions/michael-goodwin-rivers Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben...

Dr. Robyn Jackson, School Leadership Reimagined Connect with Dr. Jackson Website: mindstepsinc.com | schoolleadershipreimagined.com | Twitter: @robyn_mindsteps Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes Dr. Jackson’s books on ASCD 4 Disciplines of Buildership Why leadership is insufficient (03...

Episode 038: Dr. Dan Willingham, Cognitive Scientist Connect with Dr. Willingham Website: http://www.danielwillingham.com/ | Twitter: @DTwillingham Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes Loving reading the most (05:07) Make it an easy choice (07:12) Rewards & incentives for reading (07...

Episode 037: Jennifer Gonzalez, Cult of Pedagogy It’s not a real cult. It’s a mindset, a family, a ton of free resources, a podcast, great blog posts, relevant topics, and, frankly, a security blanket for busy teachers. Many times it’s pushed our thinking, strengthened our practice, and given us solace. It’s the Cult of Pedagogy, and we had the privilege of speaking to the “Head Teacher Nerd”, Jen...

** Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism** Join us to learn from best-selling author & Computer Science professor Cal Newport as we talk to him about exploring the world of digital abundance, using technology with intention, and walking through life with purpose. Learn more from Cal on his website, at calnewport.com , where he has archived about 10 years of blog posts on everything from study habits...

Connect with Alyssa Gallagher & Kami Thordarson Website: www.inprogress-consulting.com/ | Twitter: @am_gallagher ; @kami_thor Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb

Connect with the Dream Team Websites: learningpersonalized.com , habitsofmindinstitute.org , nuatc.org | Twitter: @allison_zmuda , @benakallick Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Connect with ASCD Website: www.ascd.org | Twitter: @ASCD , @ASCDConf , #Empower19

Episode 035: Dwayne Reed, Welcome to the 4th Grade :) In the first of our mini-series highlighting the conversations at the ASCD Empower 2019 Conference (#Empower19 for more on social media as well…), we sit down with inspirational teacher Mr. Dwayne Reed from Chicago Public Schools. Please enjoy this quick discussion about getting to know our classroom by starting with ‘you’, then ‘them’, then ‘w...

Connect with Cornelius Minor Website: kassandcorn.com | Twitter: @MisterMinor | Book: We Got This Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes Cornelius’ Introduction & Background (02:05) Working through and reflecting on failure; teacher imagination (03:45) We Got This , the book, and the Teacher-as-Hero Narrative (...

Episode 032: Sylvia Acevedo, Girl Scouts & STEM In this episode, Girl Scout CEO Sylvia Acevedo shares so much wisdom and insight into how to reach learners at every level, especially girls. Her stories, both from her own life and from being the CEO of girl scouts and seeing the projects that students are working on, are sure to inspire! Stay tuned after the episode for more classroom tips and...

Episode 031: Design Thinking for School Leaders Co-authors Alyssa Gallagher and Kami Thordarson stop by Vrain Waves to share the 5 elements of design-inspired leadership. Alyssa & Kami “believe that educators can solve the challenges that face our schools faster and more effectively than any policy, top down mandate, or expensive commercial solution.” Tune in as they explain how design, creati...

Educated By Design with The Tech Rabbi In his new book, Educated by Design, The Tech Rabbi Michael Cohen shares his journey to education through design, while providing useful tools and resources for the reader to help expand students’ belief in their own creative ability. Today on Vrain Waves, he shares many of these insights with us! Connect with The Tech Rabbi Website: https://thetechrabbi.com/...

Episode 029, Dr. Robert Dillon: The Space We’ve covered what we teach, and how we teach, and why we teach… but we have never really talked about WHERE we teach. So today, enjoy the insights and inspirations of Dr. Robert Dillon. In this interview, we discuss the research behind where we learn, how we can put this research into practice by making small changes to our environment, and strategies for...

Episode 028, Into the Classroom For our first show of 2019, we decided to outsource for more tangible tips and creative ideas for your classroom to kick off second semester. We asked Vrain Waves listeners to give us a 2-3 minute voice clip of them describing something in their classroom or their practice that they wanted to share with a broader audience - an extended version of our Out of Our Head...

Number 5: Episode 5 with Dave Burgess : “Mediocrity doesn’t motivate.” Episode 11 with Dan Meyer : “Never assume anyone even cares.” / “Teach math as if it were an elective.” Episode 9 with Daniel Pink : “Time plays a much bigger role than we realize… we are temporal creatures.” “Pay careful attention to endings.” Number 4: Episode 14 with Dr. Brent Duckor & Dr. Carrie Holmberg : “Kids need to...

Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Connect with Start with Why Website: https://startwithwhy.com/ | Twitter: @steveshed , @simonsinek | Stephen's recent Discovery Ed Webinar Links & Show Notes Simon Sinek’s TED Talk summary (02:15) “People don’t buy what they do, they buy why you do it.” Why start with WHY? (04:12) What happens w...

Episode 025, John Couch: Rewiring Education In this episode, we speak with a former executive of one of the most influential companies on the planet! In addition to being a personal friend of Steve Jobs, John Couch was the Vice President of Education at Apple Inc. for 16 years. This giant in education enthralls us with stories from his book, Rewiring Education, explains the merits of challenge-bas...

Episode 024: Dr. Megan Sumeracki & Dr. Yana Weinstein - The Learning Scientists The Learning Scientists are cognitive psychologists who spend their time sharing research-backed study methods via their podcast, their blog, and their new book, Understanding How We Learn: A Visual Guide . Today, they talk to us about their research and how it translates into the classroom. Enjoy! Connect with The...

Connect with Dan Heath Website: heathbrothers.com **Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes Dan’s intro to Power of Moments (3:01) UPC scanner Bush surprise (4:15) Power of Moments in the classroom (5:58) Sign up for Heath Brothers Email Newsletter Ed examples from Power of Moments (06:49) What are peak moments (07:...

Connect with Allison Zmuda Twitter: @allison_zmuda | Website: allisonzmuda.com , learningpersonalized.com Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes To skip ahead to the interview, go to the 8 minute mark Out of Our Heads and Into the Classroom: (01:20) Students keeping track of mistakes & analyzing errors: Student...

Connect with Catlin Tucker Twitter: @catlin_tucker | Website: catlintucker.com Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes Out of Our Heads and Into the Classroom: Timesaving hack: Ctrl + Cmd + Shift + 4 = copy screenshot to clipboard instead of desktop The Box of Awesome Metaphorical Fashion - another great one from In...

Episode 020: George Couros, https://georgecouros.ca/blog/ When it comes to innovation in the classroom, George Couros is simultaneously the man, the myth and the legend! He stops by Vrain Waves to discuss mindsets, guinea pigs, and what parents really want for their students...tune in to find out more! Connect with George Couros Twitter: @gcouros | Website: https://georgecouros.ca/blog/ Connect wi...

Episode 019: Denise Pope, ChallengeSuccess.org Dr. Pope joins us on Vrain Waves to talk about the role that stress plays in our students lives, how we can work to decrease that cognitive takeover, and some digestible research we can both learn from and share with our parents. Enjoy!! Connect with Dr. Denise Pope Twitter: @chalsuccess | Website: http://www.challengesuccess.org/ , https://ed.stanfor...

Episode 018: John Hattie, Visible Learning We are so excited to share with you the conversation we were lucky enough to have with Dr. John Hattie - educational researcher, professor, Director of the Melbourne Educational Research Institute, and overall brilliant person. Please enjoy, and send your questions, comments, discussions to us @VrainWaves to keep this conversation going! Connect with Dr....