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Episode 48: 3 Things We're Leaving Behind This School Year Aug 29, 2019

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New year, new me...well, sort of! Danielle & Nicole debrief after the Total Teacher Summit 2019 and share how watching more than 20+ talks put on by experts from around the world really changed their perspectives as the new school year approaches. In hearing talks that ranged from best practices for teacher self-care to automizing systems in your classroom to ultimately take less work home with you, it's safe to say that there were many major takeaways from this weekend.

If you'd like to gain access to these talks and get your hands on exclusive content provided by each of the incredible Total Teacher Summit speakers, head to https://the-total-teacher-summit.heysummit.com/

So, what exactly are Danielle & Nicole 'giving up' this school year?

Well, for Nicole, she's using elements from her talk on Teacher Perfectionism to reframe how she encounters inevitable challenges throughout the school year, personal relationships, and inner dialogue. Many of these changes were inspired by Amanda Murtaugh's quote "Don't compare someone else's month highlight reel with your average Tuesday".

Danielle is working hard to relieve some of the self-inflicted stress and pressure especially when it comes to trying to control her students' decision making. She's learning to walk away from her instinct to "recreate the wheel", and stop creating more unnecessary work for herself.

Episode 47: How To Host a Virtual Summit In the Classroom in 9 Steps Aug 22, 2019

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Danielle & Nicole are here to discuss their favorite topic - virtual summits! Whether you're curious about the behind the scenes end of creating a the #totalteachersummit or you're seriously considering implementing a virtual summit in your classroom this school year, Danielle & Nicole are here to walk you through the "How-To" of virtual summit creation.

When you listen to episode 46 you know why a virtual classroom meet-up is worthwhile, and today we're building on that point, bringing you the how. In just 9 easy steps, we break down questions to ask yourself, factors to consider, and potential roadblocks to look out for.

Step 1: Pick a unit that makes sense to host as virtual summit

What unit is so large in scope that you always feel like you just scratch the surface with how you traditionally cover it? (Nothing comes to mind? In episode #18, we talked about how to teach topics you can’t stand— this very well might be one of them)

Step 2: Select what students will be responsible for in terms of creating the virtual summit. Think outside just the presentation itself. Student autonomy is key!

Name of Summit. You have the general topic/concept, but let students choose a name for more ownership and creativity. How can you make this happen— have students work in small groups to come up with their name and a pitch for why.

Step 3: Craft a corresponding rubric or rubrics to use for each of the requirements students must meet

Identify Common Core Standards you are looking to address
What you’ll probably want included for this rubric or to have separate rubrics for:

Presentation— creativity, accuracy, understanding audience
Networking/Engagement—how do they interact with others “in chat.” The quality and quantity of what is said, how it is said
The “extras”— do students need to create a corresponding PowerPoint for their talk? Do they need to create a virtual or physical thumbnail display of their talk

Step 4: Decide what technology you need to use to make this happen. When will students be viewing the presentations? How will they give their feedback?

Step 5: Determine how to model the concept and any related technology in your classroom

Don’t assume students know how to use a particular piece of technology. Time will probably need to be built in for students to learn this. Do students need to edit their videos? Upload them? These small logistics are things that can cause a lot of problems come the due date if you don’t plan for it as students are unlikely to know what they don’t know

Step 6: Get students HYPED

Step 7: Decide what students will need extra support with to create their virtual summit and select how much class time to devote to it

Step 8: How can the summit live on/be shared with others?

Grab our bulletin board print outs and utilize QR codes
Use Class Dojo to share with parents

Step 9: Reflection to help you iterate

Build in time for you and your students to reflect on the project, stay organized, student growth and ownership, make it even smoother next time or for next year

Episode 46: Are You Ready to Host a Virtual Summit? Here's Why This is Your Next Perfect Classroom Project Aug 15, 2019

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You know that you need to make your students give presentations. Being able to present is a lifeskill they need to have and it may even be part of your Common Core Standards. But oral presentations might inspire you with just as much dread as your students. Whether you are filled with trepidation knowing how anxiety-ridden some of your students will get at at the thought of standing in front of the class, exasperation at the monotonous subject matter that too often fills the speeches, or downright resentment as you watch the rest of the class tuning out the speaker from their desk, pleased to do the bare minimum as they skate by for the class period, oral presentations seem like a stale vestige of what education looks like.

In this episode, Danielle and Nicole discuss how reframing the traditional oral presentation as a virtual summit breathes new life into this tired assignment. Though virtual summits are only now gaining traction in the online education and entrepreneurship communities, we think they have incredible potential for the classroom setting as well. From having students practice soft skills to increased critical thinking and options for demonstrating that they truly know their audience, we dig into why we believe that a class-wide virtual summit would be a great addition to your the projects your planning for your students this upcoming school year.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

-How the typical oral presentations have the same pitfalls as essays

-How to save class time by using making use of the Flipped Classroom concept

-How using “Chat” makes for a more authentic way and engaging way for the “viewers” to participate

-How student ownership and virtual summits go hand in hand

Links mentioned

The Total Teacher Summit! Get your free ticket 🎟 https://www.edverything.com

Kristin Yann

Episode 27: Busting Boredom: Creating Choice Boards That Leaves Students Wanting More With Kristin Yann

https://www.instagram.com/schoolandthecity/

Haylee Harwick

https://www.instagram.com/hellomrsharwick/

Episode 12: A Teacher's Guide To Gift Giving

Episode 20: 5 Ways Your Students Are Cheating Right Now

As always, check out our free resource library! https://www.edverything.com/resource-library-opt-in This is where you can get a free bulletin board to help display your virtual summit offline as well!

Episode 45: How To Get the Most Out of Attending a Virtual Summit Aug 08, 2019

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We're back again to discuss our favorite topic...virtual summits! As you likely already know, the Total Teacher Summit is our all virtual, all free teacher conference chock full of 20+ presenters over 2 days covering 10+ categories! Today we're diving deeper into how to get the most out of attending any virtual summit, regardless of the subject area or topic.

Here are some key pieces to keep in mind:

Register and mark it in your calendar. We will also send you reminder emails about the talks/topics you said you were interested in!
Tell others about it so you can attend with friends. #TotalTeacherSummit is the hashtag to use! Consider having a watch party with one or two of your #teacherbesties
Follow the speakers that you are interested in—tell them you are excited about hearing their talk!
Fill out your virtual name tag and post it to start making connections with other attendees
Get your free goodie bag via email
Grab the freebie offered from the speaker -This should help you get even more out of the presentation
Join the private FB group for the event!
Close those other tabs -You tell your students multitasking doesn’t work so don’t be that person
Take notes (and post those too!)
Get in the chat and ask questions. -LiveChat
Tell others in the private FB group how you plan to use the new strategy! You are far more likely to make it happen
Don’t let it end when the conference ends! Stay connected with those that you’ve met and the presenters you’ve been introduced to and consider registering for the All Access Pass so you can listen again when you need it most and score some incredible extras in our bundle or exclusives/exclusive deals

Episode 44: Why Attend A Virtual Summit Aug 01, 2019

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We tackled many of the most common questions we’ve gotten in this episode of the EDverything Podcast, but we wanted to include some of those answers— and more— right here as well!

-Where is the summit taking place?

Online. Completely online. No hotel stay or plane ticket required! Enjoy all the summit has to offer from the comfort of your own home!

-I’ve never attended a virtual summit before. If the summit is all online, do I need a webcam to be an attendee?

Absolutely not! While you will get to see our faces as hosts and the faces of most of our presenters, you do not need to appear on camera in any way. Go ahead and attend in those pajamas if that is whatever makes you most comfortable!

-If the summit is all online, is there a way to connect with other attendees?

There sure is! We know that one of the biggest motivations behind attending a conference is networking. We are have a private Facebook group where you can connect with all those like-minded educators! All attendees will get invited to the group via email right before the summit begins on Aug. 24th.

If you want to go a step further, consider hosting a few of your closest teacher friends for a viewing party! Have everyone bring a dish, binge some amazing PD, and share a pic of the watch party on social using the hashtag #TotalTeacherSummit

-Do I have to watch all of the presentations?

Nope! You know what you need. Check out the talks that interest you! All attendees, including those who have registered for free, can watch every single talk if they so choose the weekend of Aug. 24-25th!

-Is this summit only for a specific grade level or discipline?

Our presenters are from a range of subjects and grade levels and the vast majority of the talks are designed in a way to be applicable no matter what age group or subject matter is your specialty.

-This sounds great…so why is it free to attend?

We are truly passionate about the idea of professional development, which is why we started our weekly podcast last year. We think outstanding PD is possible and should be readily available. We know that our fellow educators are some of our greatest resources, and we are so pleased to be able to offer these deserving educators a platform to share their talents, transforming teachers and classrooms around the country and around the world as a result.

-I love the mission of the summit! How can I support the summit?

We designed this summit to bring together like-minded individuals, and we truly appreciate your eagerness to give back. There are a few different ways:

-Help spread the word about the summit. Post about it to your social media channels so other like-minded teachers can find their way to this summit as well! Tag a friend or two (or 30) on Instagram. Retweet what comes in your registration email and follow us in both places.

-If you love the summit, we know you’ll enjoy our podcast as well. Subscribe to the EDverything podcast to receive even more free PD on a weekly basis, and if you like what you hear, leave us a review or rate the show.

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Episode 43: Summer Playlist Series: Organizing Seats, Stuff & Schedules Jul 25, 2019

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Organization is on the top of our minds—that is what we’ve been doing! The Total Teacher Summit is keeping us busy, and we are organization central! Scheduling talks, coordinating with our nearly 2 dozen speakers at this point—it can be a lot to manage.

But we know that we aren’t the only ones that have to think about organization…as we approach August, now is the time to start thinking about all the systems to put into place, because, honestly, if you think things will just fall into place…they won’t. You need to be intentional.

-Fitting for the final episode of the Summer Series Playlist— this is the logistics episode!

-When thinking about those first few days, don’t forget about the time before

Episode 31: Flexible seating with Nicki Dingraudo

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/flexible-seating-nicki-dingraudo

Kelly Jackson of @thesimplyorganizedteacher

Unpacking #allthethings — Season 4 episode 51

https://thesimplyorganizedteacher.com/simply-teach-podcast/

and keeping things where they belong once the year has started

https://thesimplyorganizedteacher.com/stay-organized/

Episode 8: Don’t forget to organize your time featuring Danielle & Nicole

https://www.edverything.com/podcast/2019/leaving-school-checklist

Episode 42: Summer Playlist Series: Creating Great Activities and Assessments Jul 18, 2019

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Playlist 4: Creating great activities and assessments

Do your classroom activities or assessments need a makeover for the 2019 school year? After you’ve considered how you will get to know your students in those first few days and weeks (listen to last week’s recommendations in playlist 3 for help with that), it’s time to think about how to create lesson plans and assessments that work for you and your students. Whether it’s how much class time to dedicate to a particular topic, how to give assessments that challenge each individual student, or how to make students care by making real world connections, Pam, Kristin, and Emily will inspire you to revamp the way you think of activities and assessments—and it’s sure to change the way your students think as well!

Ep 27 Choice Boards with Kristin Yann

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-27-Busting-Boredom-Creating-Choice-Boards-That-Leaves-Students-Wanting-More-with-Kristin-Yann-e3ish7

-Makes sure that you have a challenge suited for each student

-So you won’t forget any components, choice board checklist

Ep 21 Curriculum that Motivates with Emily Aierstok

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-21-Curriculum-That-Motivates-And-Reignites-Your-Passion-For-Teaching--with-Emily-Aierstok-e370bh

-interdisciplinary, connected to the real world

-you are more interested as well as the students (longevity in the classroom)

Ep 35 Breaking Down The Writing Process with Pam Olivieri

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-35-Reluctant-To-Rockstar-Writers-with-Pam-Olivieri-e46f0b

-what do you need to slow down in order to effectively teach

-how can you model each step

Episode 41: Summer Playlist Series: Getting to Know Your Students Jul 11, 2019

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With July in full swing, many teachers start thinking about the upcoming school year. As thoughts about the approaching school year, concerns about getting to know an entirely different group of students may start to creep in. Getting to know our students is one of our top priorities in those first days and weeks, but how can we do so in a way that is effective? Amanda, Janelle, and Kayla share what you need to know to get to know those new kiddos—and strategies that help you see what they really need right from the start

Amanda Murtaugh:

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-24-Sources-Of-And-Solutions-For-Student-Stress-An-Interview-with-Amanda-Murtaugh--LMHP-e3d370

- assess what students need

use invitational language from the very start
asking last years instructors for any tips for teacher

Janelle Everetts:

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-15-The-How-and-Why-of-Building-Meaningful-Student-Connections-with-Janelle-Everetts-e2sb31

Letting students get to know a bit about you to establish trust and shared interests
Seeing the decor in your classroom as an opportunity to get to know one another
Connecting with students through writing

Kayla Dessert:

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-29-Engaging-Transformations-Inspiring-Students-and-Teachers-To-Get-Started-with-Kayla-Dessert-e3n57d

Lists a bunch of ways to gain insights into what your students are into—and a reminder to make sure you know what is in right now
Infuse your own personality into your lessons
Let them share their “wins” and learn what that means to them

Episode 40: Summer Playlist Series: TpT Tips Jul 04, 2019

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Week 2 of the summer series has us turning our attention to TpT We've had a little bit of time to relax and recover from the end of the school year sprint Last week, we featured episodes about teacher wellness and getting routines down to help you stay happy and healthy, a great foundation for getting in a routine to work from home— which can be easier said than done If you aren’t working during the summer, your mind might be thinking about how to make a little extra cash Whether you have yet to open your TpT store or you have one that might as well not be open because it has gained such little traction, begin with Yari’s advice in episode 19. If you need some mindset work to get you started so you stop making excuses or some tactical tips for first steps in starting an account and picking your freebie, Yari has you covered. This is a perfect episode to pair with a crash course in branding from Amanda Thompson, episode 37 of the podcast. Amanda explains how branding is more than just colors and fonts— though she does provide some killer tips for making sure that you pick a name that will actually work for you long term. She will also help you get over that perfectionism that has been keeping you sidelined for too long Want to take your TpT game to the next level? Listen to Hayley’s second time on the show in episode 33. This TpTer has hit a number of impressive milestones and she shares her secrets behind it. Before spending your time uploading #allthethings you’ve ever created, listen to Hayley’s advice on product lines so you have repeat customers right from the start With trainings for budding teacherpreneurs as well as those more focused on strategies for the traditional classroom, make sure you save the date for The Total Teacher Summit! Aug 24-25! If you register for the talks and listen when they go live, it is completely free to attend, so make sure you join us for this virtual summit! Links mentioned: Yari's episode: https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-19-Why-You-Should-Be-on-TpT-and-How-To-Get-Started-Today-with-Yari-Aguilu-e32rve Hayley's episode: https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-33-Making-Success-Your-Business-TpT-Is-a-Business--Not-a-Hobby-with-Hayley-Cain-e41t58 Amanda's episode: https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-37-Genuinely-You-to-Genuine-Growth-Building-Your-Brand-Expertly-and-Authentically-with-Amanda-Thompson-e4attn

Episode 39: Summer Playlist Series: Teacher Wellness Jun 27, 2019

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Kicking off the Summer Series: Teacher Wellness

Summer is synonymous with taking it easy— but that doesn’t mean doing absolutely nothing. In fact, that is a recipe to leave you feeling completely exhausted when the school year does roll around

Start doing some of the prep this summer to get you into routines that will feel like second nature by the time the next school year begins

Ep 22 with Amanda Murtaugh

She explains why you might be feeling so exhausted—and it’s not just the hours of grading that could be taking a toll. Now is a great time to check in with yourself to evaluate if anything needs to be balanced by taking the Self Assessment she recommends—and picking times throughout the year to do it again!

Ep 9 with Michele Hamilton

In our very first interview, Michele talks about the habits she put into place that helped her fend off the burnout that had been creeping in. She talks about taking care of both mind and body in her episode, covering everything from affirmations to actually completing that workout you said you would do. I love her discussion of using a regular brain dump, and if you start putting that into practice during the summer, you are far more likely to stick with it during the school year (and get even more done this July and August!)

Ep 17 with Nicki

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, we will get sick during the school year. Nicki has a 20 minute sun plan that she uses as she copes with chronic illness. She explains what to put in place early so you can make changes from your phone when you are too sick to get out of bed—and now is the perfect time to put some of those frameworks in place

These episodes originally aired throughout season 1, but listening to them all together can make all this information that much more actionable. Want even more great PD on your schedule? Make sure to mark your calendar for August 24-25 so you can join us for the Total Teacher Summit—just like these episodes, we are putting together trainings that serve all parts of the educator’s life, from wellness to lesson plans and everything in between!

Links mentioned:

Amanda Murtaugh:

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-22-Time--Tasks---Trauma-Troubleshooting-Common-Teacher-Stressors-with-Amanda-Murtaugh--LMHP-e38ur9

Michele Hamilton:

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-9-Cultivating-Healthy-Routines-For-Life-Outside-The-Classroom-with-Michele-Hamilton-e2j66j

Nicki Dingraudo:

https://anchor.fm/nicole-clark/episodes/Episode-17-How-To-Make-A-Solid-Sub-Plan-in-20-Minutes-or-Less-with-Nicki-Dingraudo-e2vc9f