Sps Digital Learning Hour

We're back! In the latest episode of the SPS Digital Learning Hour I met with Alyson Santerre from Milton Bradley Elementary School. Come and learn all about her journey with technology in the classroom and her growth as a classroom teacher to be a leader in her building with the use of technology. Hear some great ideas for teaching reading remotely and ways that you can continue to use best practices developed through COVID that you can use even when you are back. I loved chatting with Alyson and I think you'll love the conversation too. Tools mentioned: Schoology Dyknow OneNote for Teachers Padlet Promethean Boards Flipgrids Nearpod You can find me at: Website: Bearded Tech-Ed Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardedteched Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beardedteched Twitter: https://twitter.com/beardedteched Music: Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrument

With this week's episode we jump into module three of the very popular book, The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12: Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Hattie. With the SPS Digital Learning Hour podcast, we are talking our learning out loud. If you do not own this book, get it now and join us on the journey of discovery. You will also hear my thoughts and takeaways from each module.  This week's module was all about the relationships between Teachers and Students. We discuss each of the sections in this part of the book including Learning Intentions, Characteristics of Teacher–Student Relationships, Judgment and Will, Not Just Knowledge and Ability, Peer-to-Peer Relationships Are Influenced, Too, A “Chilly” Classroom, A View From the Early Years, Reaching the Hard to Teach, and Increase Your Touchpoints With All Students. Check out all my thoughts and admitted faults I felt I had in reflecting on my time teaching. Do we have some of the same takeawa

If you missed it in Episode 103 we meet with various teachers, students and parents from Liberty Elementary School in Springfield to discuss Minecraft in the classroom. When I was talking with everyone I quickly realized that I needed to share the whole interview with the teachers, as they gave me so much good stuff but I didn't want to make a 2 hour episode, I'm not Joe Rogan. So I am producing two separate podcasts with the full interviews of the teachers. This first episode features three teachers, Katie Peterson, Colleen Kutz and Elizabeth Walsh. What I loved about these interviews is that we hit the range of grades for K-5 and all levels of ability. In this episode you will hear each teacher's journey with Minecraft and how they are applying it in the classroom. If you are looking for some ideas on how to use Minecraft in the Classroom, then check out this podcasts. I will say that for parts of the interviews the audio is a little tough to hear but it was a great time anyways. Tools mentioned: Minecraft

In this week's episode we visit with Teachers, Students and even Parents at Liberty Elementary School to discuss how, as an entire community, they have adopted Minecraft Education. As a Microsoft district we provide Minecraft for Education for all schools, at a district level, we are thrilled with Liberty that they have taken advantage of our Microsoft Partnership. Liberty Elementary is also a Showcase School for Microsoft, so they are all well versed in all the tools Microsoft offers. When you are listening to this episode, you will hear about a lot of different ways to use Minecraft: Education Edition within your classroom! You'll probably need to listen to it at least twice. Tools mentioned: Minecraft for Education You can find me at: WeLearn Blog (available to SPS District Employees only) Website: Bearded Tech-Ed Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardedteched Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beardedteched Twitter: https://twitter.com/beardedteched Music: Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN ht

In the latest episode of the SPS Digital Learning Hour I met with Kristyn Brannigan, classroom teacher from Beal Elementary. Come and learn all about her journey, which took her from teaching in Springfield to all around the world and back again. Hear some great ideas for teaching reading remotely to younger students and ways that you can take care of yourself. I loved chatting with Kristyn and I think you'll love the conversation too. Tools mentioned: Schoology Dyknow SAMR Model: This is a great article on how you can integrate the SAMR model in your teaching You can find me at: Website: Bearded Tech-Ed Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardedteched Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beardedteched Twitter: https://twitter.com/beardedteched Music: Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumental Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IsDZxG0bExY

In this week’s episode we met with Catherine Murphy, a Kindergarten Teacher from Arthur T. Talmadge Elementary School. Catherine is doing some amazing work in the classroom. During this magical year, she introduces many students to what school is all about. As a CSForAll teacher, she integrates a lot of technology into her class pre-COVID, which excites her students throughout the year. If you have ever wondered how to teach Kindergarten remotely, this is an episode not to be missed. Tools mentioned: Schoology Class Dojo Ozobots BeeBots Dyknow I-Ready Scholastic Lit Pro You can find me at: Website: Bearded Tech-Ed Guy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardedteched Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beardedteched Twitter: https://twitter.com/beardedteched Music: Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumental Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IsDZxG0bExY

We did it! We've hit 100 episodes! This week we interviewed Arturo De Bourbon, technology teacher and Tech Coordinator at Samuel Bowles Elementary School. Listen to how he got his start in education and the way he is keeping morning messages going through this remote time. You can hear his inspiring story here at the SPS Digital Learning Hour Podcast. Tools mentioned:Flipgrid: https://info.flipgrid.com/Schoology: https://www.schoology.com/Class Dojo: https://www.classdojo.com/Music:Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyznCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumentalMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IsDZxG0bExY

With this week's episode we jump into module two of the very popular book, The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12: Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Hattie. With the SPS Digital Learning Hour podcast, we are talking our learning out loud. If you do not own this book, get it now and join us on the journey of discovery. You will also hear my thoughts and takeaways from each module. This week's module was all about the start of the new school year. We discuss Routines, Norms, Procedures, Classroom Set-Up (Digitally of Course) and more on this episode. Join us on this journey of learning.Do we have some of the same takeaway? Is there something else that you got out of the chapter? Follow us on this journey. Leave your thoughts in the comments or the future blog post.Links:https://resources.corwin.com/distancelearningplaybook/student-resources/reproducible-formshttps://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1941-1945-war-leader/give-us-the-tools/Show Credit

In this week's episode we met with Liberty Elementary Teacher, Karen Potter. Karen has been teaching for 20+ years now all at Liberty. Karen has taught 1st grade for most of her time. Come hear some marvelous stories about her time, things that she is doing now with her students and her strategies for taking care of yourself.Tools mentioned:Bee-Bots: https://www.terrapinlogo.com/bee-bot-family.htmlSchoology: https://www.schoology.com/Class Dojo: https://www.classdojo.com/MS PowerPoint: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/powerpointGoogle Voice: https://voice.google.com/u/0/aboutSeesaw: https://web.seesaw.me/OneNote Class Notebook: https://www.onenote.com/classnotebookWhiteboard.fi: https://whiteboard.fi/Music:Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyznCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumentalMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IsDZxG0bExY

In this week's episode we met with Sumner Ave Elementary Teacher Liam Bevan. Liam teaches Science to the entire school. Learn how he came to education and the ways he is finding success in the classroom.Tools mentioned:StemscopesBrightspaceUnified ClassroomSchoologyPeardeckNearpodClasskickMicrosoft WhiteboardZoomMicrosoft TeamsDocument Camera a la iPhoneFlipgridPHet SimulationMusic:Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyznCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumentalMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IsDZxG0bExY

With this week's episode we jump into a hot new book, The Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12: Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Hattie. With the SPS Digital Learning Hour podcast, we are talking our learning out loud. If you don't own this book, get it now and join us on the journey of discovery. You'll also hear my thoughts and takeaways from each chapter. Do we have some of the same takeaway? Is there something else that you got out of the chapter? Follow us on this journey. Leave your thoughts in the comments or the future blog post.Links:https://resources.corwin.com/distancelearningplaybook/student-resources/reproducible-formshttps://winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1941-1945-war-leader/give-us-the-tools/Show Credits:Tell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyznCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumentalMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IsDZxG

It's been so long and we are excited to be back for another season/school year. We know teaching is tough right now, but there is hope. Check out this interview with Brittany Blake-Franklin and learn how you can grow and teach well during this time!Tools Discussed:Episode 27Class DojoUnified ClassroomZoomThe Distance Learning Playbook, Grades K-12: Teaching for Engagement and Impact in Any Setting by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John HattieTell Me (instrumental) by RYYZN https://soundcloud.com/ryyznCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/tell-me-instrumentalMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/IsDZxG0bExY

After a short hiatus, we are back with a brand-new episode of the SPS Digital Learning Hour and we look at CSforAll Springfield. This is the third episode in the CSforAll Springfield series. I might virtually with Caitlyn Sayers and Aimee Baron, and we discussed CSforAll.We are also trying out a new format, getting you to the interviews earlier and our news and announcements afterwards! Let us know what you think!CSforAll Springfield is a four-year project which started during the 2018-2019 school year. UMass Amherst, in partnership with Springfield Public Schools (SPS), was awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation grant which aims to bring researchers and SPS teachers together for a common purpose–creating Kindergarten through 5th grade lessons integrated with computer science standards that all teachers can use, even if they don't have a computer science background.Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/Music: mantleeCorporate T

In what could very well be our last episode of the year, I met with Kaitlin Neilsen, an awesome first grade teacher. Learn all about what she is doing in her classroom!Links:https://www.springfieldpublicschools.com/Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/Music: mantleeCorporate Technology Innovation Backgroundhttps://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spsdigitallearninghour/message

This week we stopped by Mary M. Walsh for a chat with Principal Vinnie Regan to hear about what’s been going on at their school. During the interview you will hear all about how Principal Regan is helping his school take the next steps, moving towards Student-Centered Learning. This year, Walsh was selected as one of three Springfield School to be a part of the Kaleidoscope Collective for Learning pilot. For Walsh and Principal Regan, there is a strong focus on Project and Problem-Based Learning. Listen to our interview to learn more! Links:http://www.doe.mass.edu/deeperlearning/https://www.pblworks.org/https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/project-problem-and-challenge-based-learning-part-1-project-based-learning/https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/part-2-problem-based-learning/https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/part-3-challenge-based-learning/https://betterlesson.com/http://udlguidelines.cast.org/Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/Music: mant

This week we talk with Emily McKinley from Mary O. Pottenger all about her 5th grade class. Learn how she uses Project-Based Learning throughout the school year to enhance and enrich her students learning. I know you will walk away with great strategies for your classroom; I know I did!Links:https://wakelet.com/homehttps://my.springfieldpublicschools.com/welearn/Lists/Blog/DispForm.aspx?ID=112&Source=https%3A%2F%2Fmy%2Espringfieldpublicschools%2Ecom%2Fwelearn%2FSitePages%2FBlog%2Easpx&ContentTypeId=0x010400806F816B838E37459D9B1020784E7A0Ahttps://www.beardedtechedguy.com/project-problem-and-challenge-based-learning-part-1-project-based-learning/(Just because) http://rickriordan.com/series/the-trials-of-apollo/Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/Music: mantleeCorporate Technology Innovation Backgroundhttps://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotif

In this week’s episode of the SPS Digital Learning Hour we look at CSforAll Springfield. This is the second in the series of episodes all about CSforAll Springfield. This episode is focusing on our the researchers from UMASS Rick Adrion & Florence Sullivan and a few of our coordinators Rachel Chouinard, Melissa Zeitz & Scott Wohlers.CSforAll Springfield is a four-year project which started during the 2018-2019 school year. UMass Amherst, in partnership with Springfield Public Schools (SPS), was awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation grant which aims to bring researchers and SPS teachers together for a common purpose–creating Kindergarten through 5th grade lessons integrated with computer science standards that all teachers can use, even if they don't have a computer science background.Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/Music: BirdSoundTechnology Background https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738It

In this week’s episode of the SPS Digital Learning Hour we look at CSforAll Springfield. This is the first of two episodes for CSforAll. This episode is focusing on our CIO Paul Foster and teachers, Emma Bartlett, Jamiee Thomas and Danalyn Haynes.CSforAll Springfield is a four-year project which started during the 2018-2019 school year. UMass Amherst, in partnership with Springfield Public Schools (SPS), was awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation grant which aims to bring researchers and SPS teachers together for a common purpose–creating Kindergarten through 5th grade lessons integrated with computer science standards that all teachers can use, even if they don't have a computer science background.Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/Music: BirdSoundTechnology Background https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item mantleeCorporate Technology Innovation Backgroundhttps://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-tech

This week we are hitting the Wayback Machine to learn more about where we have come from on Gamification Learning. As you'll learn in this episode, we are looking back at Game-Based Learning and Gamification in both our blog and podcast as we gear up for a book study. Here are the descriptions from the three weeks that we had this conversation.Week1:This week Mike, Suzanne and Brendan begin a deep dive into Gamification within the classroom and the greater world. Many of us are participating in Gamification in our lives and we don't even realize it. Week 2:This week we continued our conversation around Gamification, we learn that Mike really loves his reward point programs. We also examine two ways that Gamification can go wrong.Week 3:This week we wrap up our conversation around Gamification. We discuss a few ways that you can use Gamification and Game-Based Learning in the classroom and something that we each got as a takeaway from the conversation and readings.Articles: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/gamifi

This week we are hitting the Wayback Machine to learn more about where we have come from on Game-Based Learning. As you'll learn in this episode, we are looking back at Game-Based Learning and Gamification in both our blog and podcast as we gear up for a book study. You'll also see how far we've come as a podcast since this was from Episode 10.Links:https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/FETC: https://wke.lt/w/s/0tXoYhBETT2020: https://wke.lt/w/s/7aFDqPhttps://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-05-30-how-game-based-learning-encourages-growth-mindset Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/You can find Suzanne Zarges at @SuzmadelizMusic: BirdSoundTechnology Background https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item mantleeCorporate Technology Innovation Backgroundhttps://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spsdigitallearninghour/message