Shifting Schools: Conversations for K12 Educators

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290: Esports as an engine for community building Jul 10, 2023

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Our summer-long series on esports continues with a great conversation about aligning your curriculum with esports and leveraging esports as a way to build and nurture your school community.

Meet this week's special guest:

➡️ Mike Dahle is a Business Teacher at Elkhorn Area HS and President of the Wisconsin HS Esports Association. He was a second-year teacher when he learned how far PC gaming had come since his younger gaming days when a student gave a presentation on the League of Legends World Championship. Ever since that presentation, his interest in esports has grown exponentially. He started one of the first state associations that has since grown to 125+ schools around the state, serves as a Board Member for the Milwaukee Esports Alliance, serves as a Board Member for the Interstate Scholastic Esports Alliance, and is constantly trying to push esports to the next level in the state of Wisconsin.

🔦 Ready to connect with Mike?

Find him on Twitter

Connect with him on LinkedIn

Learn more about his organisation.

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289: Grappling with the great idea of gaming for good Jul 03, 2023

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🏁This is the first in our summer-long series on esports!🏁

Meet this week's special guest:

➡️ Dr. Krista-Lee M. Malone is the Director of both the UW-Madison Game Lab and the game design certificate. Her past research has included MMORPGs massively multiplayer online role-playing games, the making of educational games in Taiwan (where she concurrently worked as a designer and consultant) and using game design in the social sciences, especially anthropology, and for community outreach. Dr. Malone is currently working on designing game for prosocial communities as well as experimenting with pedagogical uses of Twitch.tv and Discord. Outside of academia she works in user research and consultation and is a board member of MKEsports, an alliance aimed at positively growing the culture and connectivity of regional esports groups, gamers, businesses, and community partners. If you want to geek out with her, she can be found on Twitter and Twitch under the tag "GamerAnthro."

🔦 Ready to connect with Dr. Malone?

Explore her university profile.

Find Dr Malone on Twitter.

As discussed on this episode check out this earlier interview via The Academy of esports

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Ready to continue your learning with Shifting Schools?

Connect with our pathways and continue your journey of learning.

Reach out to us with your questions and comments, we LOVE hearing from listeners:

info(at) shiftingschools (dot com)

288: What does it mean to be a true library advocate? Jun 26, 2023

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On this episode of the podcast Jeff and Tricia speak with Allie Cornejo who is a High School Librarian/Lead Librarian in Harlingen, TX. She is chair of the TLA Public Relations and Marketing Committee, as well as chair for TASL's Legislative and Advocacy Committee, and co-hosts the Libraries Transform Texas Podcast. She is an enthusiast of YA lIt and graphic novels, and can often be found reading them late into the night with her booklight.

Ready to connect with this week's guest?

Twitter - @allie_cornejo, Instagram & Facebook - @alliethelibrarian

More about Libraries Transform Texas:

https://txla.org/tools-resources/libraries-transform-texas/

Books recommended on this episode

Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel

The Weight of Blood

Indivisible

BookTubers Recommended

Hailey in Bookland

Jesse The Reader

Learn more about Shifting Schools

www.shiftingschools.com

287: One way to level up on your next book club Jun 20, 2023

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Why do book groups need scaffolding?

How can we make the facilitation of book clubs just a tiny teeny bit easier?

That's what we discuss in this special episode.

To get the free guide explored in our conversation:

https://shiftingschools.lpages.co/book-group-protocol/

Learn more about our AI offerings:

https://www.shiftingschools.com/learn

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286: Inspiring the next generation of fiction podcast creators Jun 19, 2023

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On this episode, we talk with Zackary Grady about their award-nominated production Gay Pride and Less Prejudice.

Learn all about that show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26518740/

Learn more about Zackary: https://www.thackarybinx.com/about

Check out the books he recommended: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40779647

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60141378-nikhil-out-loud

Take 25 dollars off the Media Literacy and Inclusion Shifting Schools Course: Use promo code 'BABA25' at checkout: https://www.shiftingschools.com/store-2/p/media-literacy-and-inclusion

285: How Inclusive is Your School...and how do you know? Jun 12, 2023

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On the podcast today is Angeline Aow, one author of the book Becoming A Totally Inclusive School.

This conversation helps us think about what we mean when we use the term 'inclusive.'

Would you like a discount on that book? Check out this special flyer.

Learn more about the special guest by exploring her website and services.

As mentioned in our conversation:

The Seven Is of Advocacy: What It Means To Be Intrepid

Our 3-Month Generative AI Cohort

284: Seven ways to shift your relationship with social media this Summer Jun 07, 2023

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In this episode, we discuss our latest free on-pager to help you reimagine your relationship with social media this summer.

Inside that one-pager, we have our B.A.L.A.N.C.E. framework:

B - Boundaries: What is ONE new boundary you might set for your use of social media?

A - Assign an Intention: Know what you are going online for

L - Limit Notifications: Can you try to decrease the number of apps and notifications you receive?

A - Arrange and rearrange: Move apps around on your phone and notice how it influences use.

N - Notice your emotions: How do you feel before, during, and after using an app?

C - Consider experiments: Might you make one meal a day a tech-free time?

E - Emphasize curiosity: how might you encourage more conversations?

Ready to get the free one-pager?

https://shiftingschools.lpages.co/summer-social-shifts/

Ready to check out the guide with more guidance on sparking conversations about our relationship with social media?

https://shiftingschools.lpages.co/exploring-social-media/

Learn more about the 3-Month Generative AI Cohort and lock in our early bird rate before June 10:

https://www.shiftingschools.com/store-2/p/3-month-generative-ai-cohort

283: Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals Jun 05, 2023

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On this episode we hear from Tan and Beth as they talk to us about the incredible new book:

Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals

"This practical, easy-to-implement, cross-curricular instructional framework includes strategies, implementation prompts, templates, and essential actions that create the conditions for experienced multilinguals to process content and clearly communicate discipline-specific ideas."

Learn more about our guests:

www.bethskelton.com

tankhuynh.com

And be sure to learn more about their book.

Use special code "Save20" on checkout to get a discount.

282: What's the Connection Between AI Literacy and LGBTQ+ Inclusive Schools? Jun 01, 2023

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How are your conversations about generative AI tools like ChatGPT centering and focusing on equity and inclusion?

On this episode, we dig into that and provide listeners an opportunity to go further with our latest free guide!

You can download AI LIteracy and LGBTQ+ Inclusion here

Did you want to enter to win a seat to the June 3rd Pride and Less Prejudice celebrity panel?

Download the guide by 9pm EST on June 1st to enter or email tricia (at) shiftingschools.com by that deadline using the email subject 'enter to win' and you'll be entered.

Learn all about the June 3rd fundraiser here.

Research discussed on this episode:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2023/ai-chatbot-learning/

https://ideas.ted.com/you-can-help-fix-wikipedias-gender-imbalance-heres-how-to-do-it/

281: Reflection that dignifies and honours the year May 29, 2023

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We are thrilled to share a free guide that will empower teachers and school leaders to capture meaningful reflections as they wrap up the academic year.

🤔✍️ Reflecting on the school year allows us to celebrate accomplishments, learn from challenges, and make valuable improvements for the future. 🎓💡

🔍 In this episode, you'll discover:

1️⃣ The benefits of end-of-year reflection that amplifies storytelling.

2️⃣ Strategies for facilitating reflective conversations with students.

3️⃣ A call to craft menus that dignify the work we do in education

Ready to get our free guide?

➡️ Crafting The Story of Our Learning is available to download free

https://shiftingschools.lpages.co/crafting-the-story-of-our-learning