Suzy Evans, Shane Saeed

Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education

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Vrain Waves seeks to provide teachers powerful professional learning anywhere, and anytime. We feature interviews with educational giants, successful professionals, and sought-after consultants to help teachers feel more informed, inspired, and connected. Join us each week as we highlight educational theory, strategies, and tools that all teachers can put to use in the classroom.

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Suzy Evans, Shane Saeed

Episodes

How to Rock the First Week of School: strategies, techniques, and activities for kicking off the school year right! 13.08.2018 18:42

** How to Rock the First Week of School** And we’re back!! Thanks for tuning in for Season 2 of Vrain Waves! In this episode Ben and Becky discuss and share activities to make this first week in your classroom the best one ever! Please share your ideas using the #makesomevrainwaves so that we can learn from each other! Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters |...

Make Some VrainWaves Summer Challenge 25.06.2018 13:52

End-of-Season Call to Action This time around, instead of standing on the shoulders of more giants, Ben & Becky reflect on the season with their simple next steps for action and invite you to do the same. #MakeSomeVrainWaves with us this summer and share your plans @VrainWaves on twitter or Facebook, or on our website at www.vrainwaves.com . Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Beck...

Formative Assessment Strategies and Moves with Dr. Duckor & Dr. Holmberg 18.06.2018 49:01

Episode 014: Dr. Brent Duckor & Dr. Carrie Holmberg, Mastering Formative Assessment Moves In the foreword for this book, Dr. John Hattie describes the work of Dr. Duckor and Dr. Holmberg as “[bringing to life] how to think of one’s self on a trajectory of powerful practices that unite instruction and assessment.” In many conversations, we tend to separate the two and don’t think deeply enough...

AJ Juliani on Genius Hour, PBL, Design Thinking and Student Inquiry 11.06.2018 52:28

Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Connect with AJ Juliani Twitter: @ajjuliani | Website: http://ajjuliani.com/ | Books: AJ Juliani on Amazon Links & Show Notes Skip to Minute 9 to get to the Interview with AJ Juliani What is Genius Hour? (01:33) Out of Our Heads and Into the Classroom (02:07) Structure (02:30) Getting Started wi...

Teaching Digital Natives with Screenwise Author Devorah Heitner 04.06.2018 47:01

Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Connect with Dr. Heitner Twitter: @DevorahHeitner | Website: https://www.raisingdigitalnatives.com/ | Book: ScreenWise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in their Digital World Links & Show Notes Virtual assistants (1:45) - Google conference virtual assistant preview video Smarter Than You Think...

Dan Meyer: If Your Content is The Aspirin, How Do You Create the Headache? 28.05.2018 44:40

Episode 011: Dan Meyer, Desmos Dan Meyer has been revolutionizing math instruction for years, and in this episode he shares with us the importance of mentors in his life, a few of his favorite teaching mantras, mathematics as storytelling, and how to notice and develop perplexity. Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Connect with Dan M...

Jennie Magiera on EdTech, Personalized Learning, ISTE, and Courageous Edventures 21.05.2018 50:38

Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Connect with Jennie Magiera Twitter: @MsMagiera | Website: teachinglikeits2999.com | Book: Courageous Edventures Links & Show Notes Reflecting on Learning technology in classrooms (1:46) Jesse Buetow - This 5th Grade Life Podcast Jennie Magiera intro - book: Courageous Edventures (6:30) Chief Pr...

Daniel Pink and Harnessing the Power of When 14.05.2018 47:26

Connect with Daniel Pink Twitter: @danielpink | Website: www.danpink.com | Book: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Links & Show Notes Daniel Pink Intro (00:46) ..* Drive (01:19) - Autonomy, Mastery, & Purpose Prime your brain (2:50) ..* “Timing isn’t the main thing, it’s the only thing.” - Miles Davis (3:50) Biological clocks in every cell of our body Time of day & standar...

Brain Based Teaching and Learning with Neuroteach Author Glenn Whitman 07.05.2018 54:59

Episode 008: Glenn Whitman, NeuroTeach Today we talk with one of the authors of NeuroTeach: Brain Science and the Future of Education, Mr. Glenn Whitman. His dedication to understanding neuroscience and learning in order to effect change at the school building level permeates policy at the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland. Glenn...

Learner-Centered Innovation: Spark Curiosity, Ignite Passion, and Unleash Genius with Dr. Katie Martin 30.04.2018 49:01

Connect with Katie Martin Twitter: @katiemartinedu | Website: katielmartin.com | Book: Learner-Centered Innovation Links & Show Notes Marigolds & Walnut Trees / companion planting - an analogy from The Cult of Pedagogy (02:05) ..* Check out our show notes for each episode at vrainwaves.com Katie Martin Intro (5:57) ..* Buck Institute of Education ..* Learner-Centered Innovation Why Katie w...

Critical Thinking and Creativity in the Classroom with Dan Ryder 23.04.2018 47:32

Connect with Dan Ryder Twitter: @wickeddecent or @intentionbook / #dtk12chat | Website: danryder207.com | Book: Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom ** Links & Show Notes** Out of Our Heads and Into the Classroom (02:30) Phrankenword: vocab mashup Give us a phrankenword for Vrain Waves!! Tweet it to us or send it on Facebook. 6-word story: Hemingway origin story (04:21) Dan Ryder In...

How to Teach Like a Pirate with Dave Burgess 16.04.2018 48:58

Get ready to sail the seven seas with this week’s guest, Mr. Dave Burgess. Using magic, humor, and a trademark level of enthusiasm to augment his already stellar content, Dave is a sought after speaker, well-known author, and high-quality publisher followed by educators around the world. In this episode we discuss how good teaching relates with good coaching, some of Dave's favorite hooks, and why...

Kim Scott (Giving and Learning from Feedback, Radical Candor, and more!) 09.04.2018 56:07

Links & Show Notes ( please note, some language bleeped using a horse sound ) Out of our heads and into the classroom: Feedback hacks from Ben & Becky (2:01) Errors & Misconception videos (3:15) Adaptive assessments with google forms (5:20) (Written Steps | Video) Real-time feedback during performances (6:50) Free up your time for face-to-face student conferences (8:55) Video yourself...

Elizabeth Green (Chalkbeat, Building a Better Teacher) 31.03.2018 51:55

Join us as we learn from Chalkbeat founder, journalist, and teacher advocate, Elizabeth Green. She talks with us about developing educational infrastructure and supporting teachers across the country.

Tony Wagner (Creating Innovators, Global Achievement Gap and more!) 31.03.2018 59:13

Don’t miss this incredible interview with Dr. Tony Wagner - widely respected author, educator, and speaker, helping us all reframe our thinking in order to transform education.

Mark Barnes (Hack Learning and the Results Only Learning Environment) 31.03.2018 1:03:42

In this episode, we talk hack learning and Results-Only Learning Environments with the original ed hacker - Mark Barnes. Mark challenges us to rethink some of our most fundamental systems - grading, feedback, peer observation - and empowers teachers to make revolutionary changes in their classroom.

About Vrain Waves 29.03.2018 8:18

Becky Bio (1:04) Ben Bio (1:58) Purpose & goals of the podcast (2:55) How to contact us (7:25) Twitter: @VrainWaves Blog: www.vrainwaves.com Email: becky@vrainwaves.com; ben@vrainwaves.com