05 Sep 2019
Giving All Students Voice in the First Week of Class

Giving All Students Voice in the First Week of Class

Every year I do a project called Dear World, inspired by a photography project by Robert Fogarty of the same name. Students write their message or story to the world on their body and I take a video of it. I wanted to share a little bit of how I set it up, how to help students who don't know what to write, tips when taking and editing the video, and considerations to think through when sharing the videos publicly. https://youtu.be/ssrrGDw_6nE Video I show students to introduce them the the concept3 general guidelines for students struggling to write their messagePlace…
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28 Jul 2019
Giving Students Voice Through Socratic Seminars

Giving Students Voice Through Socratic Seminars

EPISODE SUMMARY: Having undistracted conversations about important ideas is where some of the most meaningful learning happens. It was the preferred method of education, all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Unfortunately, most education today is focused on student acquiring knowledge rather than exploring ideas. I chat with an educator today who is taking a different approach and and utilizing socratic seminars to give each student a voice and provide opportunities for them to explore important ideas. EPISODE NOTES: Join me as I sit in on Chalimar Chieza's 9th grade World Geography class as they dive into a socratic…
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09 Feb 2019
Dealing With STUDENT PUSHBACK | How To Debrief A Class

Dealing With STUDENT PUSHBACK | How To Debrief A Class

In this video, I share how I've dealt with student pushback in my classrooms. I'm looking at pushback as when students just aren't really digging what you're doing in the classroom. It's important to allow students to have a voice in your class, which I do through class debrief. I share how I conduct the debrief as well as times I've changed how I do things based on the feedback and times I stuck to the way I did things. Cliffs Notes version: 🍎Tell students why you're doing what you're doing 🍎Give them opportunities to give feedback 🍎Don't take the…
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