Unpacking Education & Tech Talk For Teachers

Latest Episodes:

Virtual Field Trips Mar 14, 2023

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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.

Igniting the Fire: Inspiring Students and Educators, with Kevin Honeycutt Mar 08, 2023

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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 stories into meaningful messages of inspiration, purpose, and difference-making. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Creating With Multimedia Mar 07, 2023

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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.

Mastery Learning, with Jon Bergmann Mar 01, 2023

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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 Achievement. Jon believes this is his best work and says, “Everything I believe about education is in that book more than any other book I’ve ever written. And I think that the way to teach is mastery learning.” He also adds, “If you talk to people who’ve done this, they all say, I could never go back.” Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Creating With Animation Feb 28, 2023

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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.

An Innovator’s Mindset: Empowering Students and Educators, with George Couros Feb 22, 2023

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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 to discuss the importance of continued school improvement and the power of having an innovator's mindset. Join us as we discuss innovation, change, creativity, and the importance of empowerment in the innovation process. We delve into both current topics as well as past experiences to provide insights into what can lead to successful innovation and change in our schools.

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Creating With Writing Feb 21, 2023

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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.

Girls Who Game, with Dr. Kendall Latham Feb 15, 2023

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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, girls use Minecraft to work together, develop global skills, and solve local problems. Kendall explains how the program works, its benefits, and how a school can get started. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.

Creating with Images Feb 14, 2023

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

Strategies for Youth to Align Passion to Purpose and Education, with Jorge Valenzuela Feb 08, 2023

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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 instructional strategies that can allow students to see themselves and their passions in their learning. Visit AVID Open Access to learn more.