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How to Transform the American High School

Dr. Sarah Fine on episode 484

Dr. Sarah Fine, co-author of  In Search of Deeper Learning, The Quest to Remake the American High School talks about her research into remarkable high school experiences. Scroll down to download the transcript for this episode.

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 Dr. Sarah Fine, Bio as Submitted

Dr. Sarah Fine is an educator, ethnographer, and the co-author of In Search of Deeper Learning: The Quest to Remake the American High School. She currently directs the High Tech High Graduate School of Education’s Teaching Apprenticeship Program and also serves as a Lecturer in Education Studies at the University of California San Diego. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, Education Week, and a range of academic journals.

 Twitter: @sarahmfine

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How to Give Effective Feedback that Works

Teachers spend hours giving effective feedback only to have students not respond or use it to improve. In this case, one could argue that the teacher isn’t giving effective feedback because it is not being used to learn. Twelve-year English teacher turned principal Jordan Catapano helps us have more effective feedback that actually works to improve learning.

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Jordan Catapano – Bio As Submitted

Jordan Catapano taught English for twelve years in a Chicago suburban high school, where he is now an Assistant Principal. In addition to being National Board Certificated and head of his school’s Instructional Development Committee, he also has worked with the Illinois Association of Teachers of English and has experience as a school board member for a private school. You can follow him on Twitter at @BuffEnglish.

 Twitter: @BuffEnglish

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3 razones para agregar cursos en línea a tu currículum y ​​cómo hacerlo

Al buscar un nuevo empleado, diferentes empleadores buscan cosas diferentes, pero todos intentan responder a la misma pregunta : ¿puede este individuo agregar valor a mi negocio? Puede ser una tarea difícil diferenciarse de la multitud pero mostrar el estudio de cursos en línea relevantes, es un excelente punto de partida. Con esto en mente, aquí hay tres razones por las que debe agregar esta educación a tu currículum:

1) Hace una mejor entrevista 

Los empleadores utilizan las entrevistas para evaluar el valor que puede agregar a su compañía, y es importante diferenciarse de los demás solicitantes. No todos los días un entrevistador ve un MOOC en un currículum (aunque es cada vez más común).

Agregar cursos en línea relevantes realmente puede ayudarlo a sobresalir. Se trata de una experiencia única que denota  experiencias e invita nuevas preguntas, por lo que es importante prepararse para responder a ellas. A continuación, algunas de las preguntas que puedes esperar:

¿Qué te llevó a inscribirte en estos cursos y mejorar tu educación?

¿Qué conocimiento obtuviste de los cursos?

¿Qué puedes hacer ahora que no pudiste hacer antes?

Uno de nuestros estudiantes de edX, Akshay, que consiguió un trabajo en Microsoft, explica cómo la discusión de sus cursos en línea lo ayudó a ser contratado: “Con la estrategia de cambio de Microsoft hacia la nube, la mayoría de las preguntas de la entrevista se referían a la computación en la nube y cuánto entendíamos…. Les conté sobre los cursos que había tomado y que también fui un asistente de clase durante el curso edX. Estaban tan impresionados que, mientras que otros candidatos fueron interrogados durante horas con preguntas técnicas, mis entrevistas fueron cortas y en su mayoría basadas en recursos humanos”

2) Muestra un conjunto relevante de habilidades

Los solicitantes a menudo tienen dificultades para transmitir lo que realmente pueden hacer por una empresa. Hablar con confianza sobre un conjunto de habilidades que ha desarrollado puede ayudar a guiar a los entrevistadores en la dirección correcta.

Akshay, por ejemplo, utilizó los MOOC para desarrollar un conjunto de habilidades valiosas que luego agregó a su currículum. Dio un ejemplo práctico de lo que podía hacer exactamente y pudo transmitir el alcance de su conocimiento durante la entrevista. Con un conjunto importante de habilidades relevantes, los entrevistadores sabían que era un buen candidato.

3) Muestra carácter

Perseguir la educación profesional no solo ayuda a desarrollar importantes habilidades, sino que también muestra un buen carácter.

Completar un curso en línea, en sí mismo, es impresionante. Demuestra motivación y disciplina personal, madurez intelectual, curiosidad y una gran voluntad de aprender: todo lo cual es importante para los empleadores.

Es difícil para los entrevistadores medir siempre estas cualidades, pero es lo que están tratando de hacer. Quieren ver que estás dispuesto a hacer un esfuerzo adicional, porque eso indica pasión, y pasión indica valor. Sin embargo, tenga en cuenta que esto solo se aplica si realmente ha completado el curso y puede hablar sobre lo que aprendió y cómo es relevante para la posición.

Por ejemplo, si está solicitando un trabajo de ingeniería de software, no mencione un curso que tomó sobre la Griego Clásico como experiencia laboral relevante. Algo como Programación en Java o Programación en C  es mucho mejor, siempre y cuando puedas hablar con conocimiento de lo que has aprendido. Si no puede hablar de ello, mejor es no incluirlo.

Pero, ¿cómo deberías agregar estos MOOC a tu currículum?

Una de las mejores maneras de incorporar MOOCs en tu currículum es mediante una carta de presentación. Este es un requisito bastante estandarizado en la mayoría de los países, que  además te permitirá conectarte con un reclutador o gerente de contratación a nivel personal.

La carta,  es un excelente lugar para analizar las habilidades profesionales que ha adquirido y cómo se relacionan con el puesto. Si está enviando su currículum de forma electrónica, incluso puede vincularlo a los perfiles del curso.

Una segunda opción es crear una sección completamente nueva, como “habilidades y objetivos”, “avance personal” o “desarrollo profesional”. Otra ruta sería incluir sus cursos en la sección de educación de su currículum. Esto puede ser especialmente útil si no ha completado un programa de grado, o si está solicitando un trabajo que no está relacionado con su título.

En cualquier caso, solo incluya los cursos que completó y las principales conclusiones de cada uno. No te vendas corto, pero tampoco exageres. Se conciso y asegúrate de que todo lo que incluyas sea relevante para el trabajo.

No olvides actualizar tu perfil de LinkedIn con todos los certificados de cursos que hayas obtenido. edX tiene una útil función que puedes utilizar para esto y que además está  incorporada en el panel de control; esta función te permitirá agregar certificados directamente a tu perfil. 

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Digital Equity: How to Understand The Problems Facing #Edtech

Nicol Howard on episode 482

Dr. Nicol R. Howard champions digital equity issues for children. What are those issues? How can we help? Today we take a dive into digital equity and the issues we should all consider — and it is not just those with poverty who may not have access. Hear the surprising thing realized at the end of the show.

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Related Resources

Closing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for Teacher Prep Programs,

Pre-order — Closing the Gap: Digital Equity Strategies for the K-12 Classroom

Standing in the Gap: Empowering New Teachers Through Connected Resources

Journal pubs:

Howard, N.R. (2018). EdTech Leaders’ Beliefs: How are K-5 teachers supported with the integration of computer science in K-5 classrooms?. Technology, Knowledge and Learning. doi:10.1007/s10758-018-9371-2

Howard, N.R. & Ifenthaler, D. (2018). Integrating STEM Opportunities for Young Learners. Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 23(2), 1-3. doi: 10.1007/s10758-018-9364-1

Nicol Howard, Ph.D. – Bio As Submitted

Nicol R. Howard, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of Redlands. She has served as an educator in various capacities over the past 19 years. She has taught at the high school level (9th – 12th grades and Special Education), grades K through 5, and she was a Program Specialist in Personalized and Blended Learning. Nicol has also taught in the College of Educational Studies at Chapman University.

Nicol is the outgoing co-chair for ISTE’s Digital Equity Network, and she is the past chair for the American Educational Research Association’s Technology, Instruction, Cognition, and Learning SIG. Her research foci are equitable uses of technology in K16 classrooms, STEM Education opportunities and achievement, and teacher education concerns. Her writing has appeared in the Corwin Connected Educators Series Standing in the Gap: Empowering New Teachers Through Connected Resources, Urban Education Journal, International Journal of Educational Technology, EduCause, Edutopia, and eCampus News.

Blog: https://www.nicolhoward.com

Twitter: @nicolrhoward

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How to Get Motivated This Monday Morning

Pat Hensley on episode 481 of the 10-minute teacher

Preventing burnout, finding the right colleagues, communication, the struggle with perfection… these topics are just some of the encouragements that 30-year special education teacher-turned-college-professor Pat Hensley has for teachers everywhere. Also author of The Successful Teacher’s Handbook, this South Carolina teacher has a message of hope and encouragement from her experience in education that will help all of us get motivated this Monday!

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Pat Hensley – Bio as Submitted

Pat taught students with special needs in public school for over thirty years. Now she teaches at the university level to preservice teachers and teachers getting their master’s degree in special education. She was nationally board certified in 2002 and in 2006 was Mauldin High School’s Teacher of the Year and a Greenville County School District Teacher of the Year Top 10 Finalist.

Blog: http://successfulteaching.net

Twitter: @looneyhiker

Book: The Successful Teacher’s Handbook

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How to Empower Students With Timely Knowledge Using “The Week”

The Week is a valuable current events resource with timely information that helps students build their knowledge of current events. As I’ve reviewed The Week, I believe this is a valuable resource for teachers to use because the week surveys a variety of news sources that students can access and read. Each week comes with a lesson guide to help you plan and select appropriate topics of conversation.

This blog post is sponsored by The Week. All opinions are my own.

As we work to integrate nonfiction texts into student reading, it is helpful to use reliable online tools for this purpose. Additionally, we need to build information literacy by exposing students to a variety of news sources. In my opinion, The Week does this very well.

If you haven’t heard of the week, it is structured like a “Presidential Briefing.” Instead of reporters going to “cover” events, they instead survey and read through many sources of news and summarize the most important into a simple-to-read 42-page document. Instead of one point of view, the news articles include multiple points of view so students can compare and evaluate sources and discuss a variety of opinions. If you want to look deeper into The Week, get the facts in the free Teachers’ Reference Guide.

Unique Features That Make Current Events Relevant

Several features of The Week that I think are particularly useful for building information literacy include:

The Main Three News Stories of the Week – The three stories getting the most coverage and a variety of articles to read on the topic along with a summary.

The controversy of the week – The top issue is shared along with multiple viewpoints.

How they see us – Commentary on how the international news organizations view US news.

Pick of the week’s cartoons – Open up a conversation on current events in a novel way from the best cartoons across a variety of news sources.

learn about other features…

How Do I Subscribe to The Week?

The Week subscription for schools comes to your classroom in both print and digital at $1.09 per copy (this is 78% off the single copy price.)

You can order several weeks or more of this valuable current events resource.

The Week includes multiple perspectives on today’s news articles from a variety of news sources.

Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored blog post.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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5 Things to Know About Gen Z Kids

Shalini Shankar or episode 480 of the 10-Minute Teacher

Shalini Shankar has been studying Generation Z. From spelling bee’s to sports, this generation seems to be professionalizing their childhood. Learn more about this generation so you can be a better teacher for them.

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Shalini Shankar – Bio As Submitted

Shalini Shankar

Shalini Shankar is Professor of Anthropology and Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of three books, including Beeline: What Spelling Bees Reveal about Generation Z’s New Path to Success. She is a cultural and linguistic anthropologist whose ethnographic research focuses on youth, media, language use, race & ethnicity, and Asian diasporas. She is the mother of two Gen Z children.

Blog: shalinishankar.net

Twitter: @shalini_shankar

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How Can We Help Lonely Kids and Improve School Safety?

Joe Fatheree on episode 479 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast

Joe Fatheree helped co-organize a recent national summit on school safety in the United States. In today’s show, Joe talks about the summit, what schools are doing nationwide on safety, and the need to help lonely children who are struggling.

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Joe Fatheree’s Bio as Submitted

Joe Fatheree is an award-winning author, educator, and filmmaker. He has received numerous educational awards, including Illinois Teacher of the Year and the NEA’s National Award for Teaching Excellence. He was recently named one of the Top 10 Teachers in the World by the Varkey Foundation. He has served as the Director of Strategic Projects for the National Network of State Teachers of the Year in Washington, D.C. and is the instructor of creativity and innovation at Effingham High School in Illinois.

Fatheree’s television work has aired nationally on PBS, The Documentary Channel, Hulu, and the MLB Network. He is the recipient of 3 Mid America Emmy Awards and a Telly.

Twitter: @josephfatheree

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The Talent Behind Acquiring Talent: Meet Rose

Welcome to the latest edition of edX Insider, where we introduce you to people behind the scenes at edX. Today, we sit down with Rose, Recruiter, to chat about her best advice for edX learners, what makes a good recruiter, and more.

Quick Stats: Name: Rose Sinclair Department & Role: Recruiter, Talent Acquisition Hometown: Northfield, Vermont (Go Marauders!) Favorite Song: Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

What do you think makes edX different? The work we’re doing is meaningful. One of the first things I noticed after starting here is that people bring their A-game to work every day and I think the mission drives that.

What’s your favorite part of working at edX? There’s a lot to be done as we are growing and scaling. This allows for edXers to have a core function but also dive into other areas that help us as we grow, and there’s opportunity for experimentation. I’ve been lucky enough to be empowered on my team to learn more about recruitment marketing, for example, and integrate it into my role.

What would you say are the top 3 most important traits of a recruiter? It’s important to be inquisitive and ask good questions. Recruiters should also be adaptable and resilient.

Best advice for edX learners? I’ve taken one course, Business Communication from RITx, and I think the best advice I have is to commit to a schedule. Block time on your calendar like you would an on-campus class.

One thing your colleagues may not know about you? I worked on a 30 acre wholesale organic farm in central Vermont throughout summers in college. We did it all – washed and packed hundreds of boxes of romaine lettuce for Whole Foods in Boston every week, planted Christmas trees, picked strawberries, and cut cilantro. Eat local!

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Standards-Based Grading: How to Start the Journey

Nicole Naditz on episode 478

Standards-based grading — where students are assessed by specific standards — is being discussed or implemented in many districts. Today we talk to an award-winning French teacher turned Instructional Technology Program Manager who can help us understand the pitfalls and possibilities of successful implementation. Nicole Naditz will also give us advice for getting started with standards-based grading as well.

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 Nicole Naditz – Bio as Submitted

Nicole has been a Program Specialist in Instructional Technology at San Juan Unified School District since 2018. Prior to that, she taught French for 25 years, winning numerous awards for her work designing authentic relevant learning experiences for her students. Her most notable awards include finalist for California State Teacher of the Year, 2012 and ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year, 2015.

Nicole is a sought after speaker and facilitator of professional learning on the topics of literacy, student voice, social justice, standards-based grading and more. You can see her 2015 acclaimed “TOY Talk” on standards-based grading here: https://youtu.be/UYQpqWwStCw.

Blog: http://www.3rs4teachers.wordpress.com

Twitter: @NicoleNaditz

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3 habilidades que necesitas para triunfar en el 2019

A medida que la tecnología revoluciona la economía digital, estamos redefiniendo lo que significa tener éxito en el trabajo. Aparte de las competencias técnicas, los estudios muestran que los empleados también necesitarán una combinación versátil de habilidades humanas o soft skills, habilidades para facilitar los negocios y habilidades Digital Building Block o de bloques de construcción digital. De hecho, de acuerdo con los resultados de una encuesta de edX del 2018, solo una quinta parte de los encuestados considera que la educación de su especialidad universitaria la llevan a su campo actual.

Pero, ¿qué combinación de habilidades significará el éxito? Burning Glass Technologies, en asociación con Business-Higher Education Forum, examinó 150 millones de ofertas de trabajo para determinar las habilidades que los empleadores buscan en el mercado laboral actual. En su investigación, encontraron que tres categorías clave de habilidades, llamadas “Nuevas Habilidades Fundamentales”, serán esenciales para la movilidad laboral y el éxito a medida que el mercado laboral continúe evolucionando. Tener elementos de uno o dos de estos conjuntos de habilidades es deseable, mientras que los tres son una combinación ganadora.

Las tres habilidades

1) Habilidades humanas  o “habilidades blandas”: son aquellas habilidades en las que se aplican el pensamiento social, creativo y crítico. Estas habilidades  son el camino hacia la innovación y la colaboración y le permite a los equipos trabajar de manera cohesiva.

Cursos para ayudarte a desarrollar habilidades blandas:

Comunicación efectiva para el líder actual

Liderazgo y comportamiento organizacional

Pensamiento crítico: toma de decisiones razonadas

Liderazgo para mandos intermedios

Gestión participativa: motivación y liderazgo organizacional

2) Habilidades habilitadores de los negocios: permite que otras habilidades salgan a relucir en situaciones prácticas. Este conjunto de habilidades permite a las personas conectar las capacidades de las tecnologías digitales con objetivos comerciales más amplios.

Cursos para ayudarte a desarrollar tus habilidades de habilitación empresarial:

Cómo implantar grupos de mejora de procesos

Introducción a la gestión de proyectos

Lánzate a la Innovación con Design Thinking

Diseño de Estrategias Exitosas y Acciones Incontenibles

3) Digital Building Block: estas habilidades son el enfoque de la mayoría de los programas destinados a cerrar la brecha de las habilidades digitales. Las habilidades digitales aprovechan la tecnología para agregar valor y alinearse con los dominios funcionales que son críticos para la economía de la información.

Cursos para ayudarte a desarrollar tus habilidades de bloques de construcción digital:

Aprendizaje automático y ciencia de datos

Big Data sin misterios

Transformación digital en las empresas

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

La versión original de este artículo fue publicada en Forbes.

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Transitioning from a ‘Teacher-centric’ to a ‘Student-centric’ Classroom through Digital Learning

“(Technology) is not making teaching obsolete. If anything, it is making the craft of teaching more important” … The Economist, 22nd July 2017

It all began in November, 2014 when I attended the edX Global Forum in Boston. All through the  dreary eighteen-hour flight from Bangalore (where I live and work) to Boston, I was restless and unsure, perhaps even skeptical, about MOOCs and the role of technology in education; would I ever tune in to that mode of teaching and learning?

Three days later, when I flew out of Boston at the conclusion of the edX Global Forum, that dilemma had vaporized. My mind was made up, digital learning and more specifically the ‘flipped classroom’ was the way to go! In hindsight, a panel-discussion at the edX Global Forum in which a group of students from edX partner institutions shared their experience about the flipped classroom and how they benefited from it was the ‘inflection point’!

During my flight back to Bangalore and in the days that followed, I chanced upon a few reinforcing statements (unable  to recall the source): (1) “Do not confine your students to your own learning, for they are born in another time” (Chinese Proverb?) and (2) “…today’s students are the YouTube  and What’s App generation. If their expectations are not met in the classroom, they will resort to the Internet and YouTube to learn!”  

Ever since my ‘tryst’ with edX in November 2014, I built and deployed three MOOCs on edX.org  in the ‘Banking and Financial Markets’ domain during 2015-16 based on the courses I teach MBA students at the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-Bangalore). By the winter of 2016 those three MOOCs had reached nearly 30,000 students from over a hundred fifty countries on the edX platform. The feedback from the learners was very flattering indeed!   

Buoyed by that experience, and recalling the panel discussion on ‘flipped classroom’ at the edX Global Forum in the winter of 2014, I decided to relaunch the courses I teach in the MBA Program at  IIM-Bangalore in the ‘flipped classRoom’ format, embedding my 100+ MOOCs videos into those courses. In the ‘flipped classroom’ pedagogy, students watch 3 to 4 videos each of 8 to 10 minutes duration before coming to class, to comprehend the concepts and theories in their own time and at their own pace. In the classroom session that follows, I engage in a Q&A interaction with the students for the first half hour to ensure that they have indeed viewed the videos and grasped the concepts and theories. In the following one hour, the deliberation in the class is taken to the next level when students apply those concepts and theories by solving problems, working on spreadsheets, discussing short cases, etc. I also revisit ill-understood concepts and facilitate peer- to-peer interaction and learning.

Students have, in their course feedback stated that their overall learning experience and knowledge intake had significantly enhanced in the ‘flipped classroom’ pedagogy.

This mode of teaching and learning won the ‘Teaching Innovator’ award from the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India in 2016.

Later, when edX launched with Professional Certificate Programs, my course team and I significantly enhanced the contents (and the rigor) in the original three MOOCs and turned them into a Professional Certificate Program titled ‘Risk Management in Banking and Financial Markets’ comprising five MOOCs and a proctored exam. The first run of the program was launched in August 2018 and successfully concluded in February 2019. Over 25,000 learners from around the world register for the program and 300+ cleared the exam which is testimony to the depth and rigor of the program, both in terms of contents and the evaluation process.  

A repeat delivery of that Professional Certificate Program commenced on 5th April 2019 and will go through to end-September, 2019.

If you are currently working in (or wish to get employed) in a bank, brokerage firm, mutual fund or an information technology company and would like to enhance your knowledge and skills in risk management, this Program will be of great value. Click Here for more details.

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11 Essential Chrome Extensions (And a New Browser)

Vicki Davis on Episode 477 of the 10-Minute Teacher

Extensions can be useful, helpful tools for parents and teachers. There are pitfalls and pluses from each extension and ways to use them in the classroom. In this show, I’ll share eleven essential chrome extensions and information on the new web browser, Brave, and why people are using it. In the show notes, I share the links. Enjoy!

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 Chrome Extensions and Software Mentioned In This Show

Extensity

Read Write Toolbar

Grammarly

3 Ways to ScreenGrab

Evernote

Google Keep

One Note

Notion (didn’t make it in time for press but I’m testing this one!)

LastPass

Color Pic Eyedropper

Tip: Use with Coolors.co

Gmail Notifier

Sending Screens to the board (3 ways)

Lightcast Sender

Airplay (no extension – part of Native iOS)

Miracast (no extension – part of Droid OS)

Screencastify

Too Many Tabs for chrome

Link Clump

The Brave Browser

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5 Tips to Help Students Feel Valued in the Classroom

Crystal Willis on episode 476 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast

Students need to feel valued. Today’s featured educator Crystal Willis from Instagram and TpT as “SunflowersandSped” shares five important tips to help students feel valued. From noticing strengths to not making a simple mistake that makes people feel dumb — Crystal has practical tips to help all of us better make children feel loved.

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 Crystal Willis Bio As Submitted

Crystal from SunflowersandSped is an educator with more than ten years of special education classroom experience. Her credential is in mild to moderate special education with a certification in ELA. She has taught in both public and private school settings for elementary, middle, and high school grades, and is currently helping to oversee the implementation of a special ed program at a private school in Southern California. Crystal uses her IG account to connect with other sped teachers, parents, and students. She has a passion for making sure all special ed students feel seen, valued, and loved. As a student who struggled with dyslexia herself, she shares her story to build connections and community with her students and their families.

What’s next? Crystal is releasing her very own SunflowersandSped podcast in May. The podcast will give multiple perspectives on special education from the students, teachers, parents, and community. She’ll be interviewing people representing each perspective, as well as sharing stories, strategies, and resources. The goal of the podcast is to inspire hope and community building.

Blog: https://sunflowersandsped.com/

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Glimpses from Crystal’s Classroom

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What Happened When I Deleted All My Social Media Apps

Productivity and Living an Epic Life

When is the last time you watched the sunrise? It is such an amazing experience to watch the Master Artisan spray His graffiti of joy upon the sky and reveal to our heart His vast horizon of hope! How about you?

Today we seem to be in such a rush as we accelerate our lives to stay ahead of the avalanche of duties and responsibilities.

When do we take the time to watch the rain drip into a puddle or to walk outside and listen to the creek bubble on its way?

Savoring the Sip

Notifications hang like a fishbone in our coffee-coated throats as we attempt to swallow life whole without taking time to savor the sip.

We eagerly engage with our online audience while ignoring the children sitting at our feet watching us laugh at the likes and emojis spinning past our stream. Their eyes eagerly gleam for the day they can have their own “precious” to which they can sacrifice everything of worth like a modern Gollum.

Recently, I watched the sunrise. If you look closely enough in this picture in the Smoky Mountains, you can see that the trees are budding. We sat on the back porch and watched the bud burst as some trees torpedoed their leaves and blooms into the sunshine. You could see it happening.

For me, nature seems to be the opposite of social media. It restores. It refills. It renews. And we reconnect as a family when we turn off social media and head outside.

No-tificiations

But it takes more than nature these days. It means saying “no” to everybody “out there” so you can successfully savor the relationships “in here.”

So, this spring break, I removed every social media app and email off my “smartphone” and made it go dumb and mute.

Lately, I’m not finding my phone to be smart at all. It interrupts me for the most pointless of reasons. So, recently, I’ve been grounding it to a place deep in my pocketbook so I can get meaningful work done. Staying glued to my “smart phone” is actually pretty dumb, in my experience.

Note: In case you didn’t know, when you delete an app, this is not the same as deleting an account.  The only problem I’ve seen with this approach is for those who forget their password and inadvertently set up a new account as if they re-download the app and set it up again.

Avoiding the Excesses That Can Ruin You

As I stumbled through our cabin at 5 am, instead of opening Facebook as I awoke, I faced “the Book” – my new chronological-archaeological Bible and realized that truly there is nothing new under the sun. Intrigued by Ecclesiastes 7:16,

“So don’t be too good or too wise! Why destroy yourself? “

Kip, my husband, and I started discussing and digging.

Too good? This verse doesn’t mean not to be good. Some other translations say “Be not righteous over much” or “Don’t destroy yourself by being too good or acting too smart.”

I believe that this is talking about excess. Not truly “being” good but acting “too good” – for your own good and that of others.

I know of some people who try to tell their friends what shows or movies they can and can’t watch.

Some people are overly “good” about the food they eat and are quite demanding that others agree with them. Others are overly “good” about their workout schedule and if you don’t work out an hour a day, you’re no good to them. You can be overly good with your religiosity, athleticism, or any other area of life, I suppose. I just watched an old Alan Alda movie called “the White Mile” where he is an adult bully who runs an ad agency and pushes these grown men to go rafting even when they don’t want to — and quite a few of them die. These “good” people exist trying to take their decisions and make them yours. Don’t fall for it.

I’m not sure I’d know but I’m sure in my life I’ve acted like a goody-goody. Most of us have.

Nowadays, I don’t feel overly good at anything except just looking at life and being thankful God put me here and uses me sometimes to do good.

I’d rather do something good than think I’m too good for something.

Too wise? Some people are so incredibly knowledgeable! And yes, we need knowledgeable people. But I think the verse is talking about the person who may know a lot but perhaps thinks they know it ALL.

Some people think because they know one subject so deeply that they are somehow an authority on everything else. This is why we have actors trying to tell everyone how to vote and we have business people trying to fix education.

Money in the bank does not always translate to sense in the head.

Fame does not always mean you deserve it.

This statement of being “too wise” is true particularly if you’re moving out of your field of expertise. (Listen to Harvard Business Review’s recent podcast on “Avoiding the Expertise Trap” for information on the research supporting this argument.)

Too connected?

Why would I quote these verses? Well, I think just as you could be “too righteous” or “too smart” perhaps there is such a thing as being “TOO CONNECTED.”

For example, I know some folks who always email back within seconds seem like some sort of Pavlovian inbox watcher salivating for the next email they need to answer. While some people have a job to answer email, most of us have a job to which email is our form of “correspondence.”

Just as the great authors would read their correspondence once or twice a day – a twice-daily amount of email checking suits me. (Note that I have set up that if my husband, children, or a family member or my headmaster messages me that it notifies me on my watch – some folks are worth the interruption!)

Did I miss social media during spring break?

So, I spent a few days with no social media.

My eyes ah-googling the elegant sunrise, ears enjoying the auditory delight of avian chirrups, nose discovering the delight of aromatic espresso, my feet ambulating through antique stores, and my arms rowing my river raft down the Nantahala.

You know what? I didn’t miss social media. Not one tweet.

What did we find unto these hills as we nestled away from the online barrage of likes, shares, and tags?

Laughter. Music. Books. Conversation.

Each other.

Back in social media but with limits.

I don’t plan to go back to my old ways. Now, I’m reading Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport. (On my trip home, I had read his book Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World and it has changed how I work.) I’m also reading Productivity for Indie Authors and several other books that talk about using social media instead of letting it use us.

Add to all of this conversation the spread of bad things. Right now our “local” news media is sharing stories of abuse, harm, evil, and sick things from around the country via their Facebook feed as if it is local news. I unfollowed. As a parent told me the other day on an unrelated matter, “I ain’t got time for that.” If you want to get sick, go to the doctor’s office. If you want to feel sick, go on social media and see what the news or political pundits are sharing. I’d rather read my news another way!

So, after going app-less for a week. Here’s where I stand.

Sharing on social media. Yes.

Engaging with real people on social media. Yes.

Do I want to be notified of everything? No.

Likes or ❤️ . No.

Retweets. No.

Direct messages. Yes.

Shares. No.

Comments and conversations. Only when I go in the app.

Social media should make us better, stronger, more informed, more stable, encouraged, and give us what we need to be a better person if it is worth the time we spend. But if my screentime report is truly right, I’ve got a whole lot of time I could use for other things that will bring more meaning to life.

 The question is — do you?

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5 Ideas for Helping Parents Read with their Kids (No Matter Their Age)

Amy Mascott on episode 475

Frederick Douglass said, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Reading is important. Today, the show features reading expert, Amy Mascott, about how parents and teachers can help older children develop a love of reading.

Advancement Courses

Sponsor: Advancement Courses, a 30-year leader in teacher PD, is kicking off their Spring Sale! Use the code COOL 20 to save 20% off each course.

Advancement Courses has over 240 graduate-level courses in 19 different subject areas. Topics include teaching foundational topics and emerging trends in K-12. The courses are all online and self-paced. Graduate credit is available with an official transcript from their CAEP and regionally accredited university partners. Thousands of teachers across the country become better at Advancement Courses.

My favorite thing is that you can work at your own pace, create things for use in your classroom today, and you can have six months to complete the courses. Right now, my listeners can save 20% off each course with code COOL20 at Advancement Courses.

Listen to Amy Mascott talking about Reading

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Amy Mascott – Bio As Submitted

Amy Mascott @teachmama is the creator of teachmama.com <https://teachmama.com/>, where since 2008, she has shared tools and resources parents can use to become the best teachers they can be for their children. A reading teacher, author, and influencer, Amy has truly expanded the walls of her classroom, lending her expertise at local and national events all around the country. Amy resides in the DC Metro with her three crazy-cool kids, a dog, a bird, and a hamster.

Book Releasing June 1:

Setting the Stage for Rock-Star Readers: Help Young Children Develop a Lifelong Love of Reading

Raising a Rock Star Reader

  Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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Girls and STEM: The Google 20% Project That Encourages Girls to go Into STEM

Komal Singh on episode 474 on the 10-Minute Teacher

Girls and people of color need role models who look like them. Today’s show is a team of people at Google who have done just that. Komal Singh is a Google Engineer and recruited other Google employees to participate in a powerful 20% time project that encourages girls to go into STEM. Learn about the project, the vision, and how you can share it with girls in.

Advancement Courses

Sponsor: Advancement Courses, a 30-year leader in teacher PD, is kicking off their Spring Sale! Use the code COOL 20 to save 20% off each course.

Advancement Courses has over 240 graduate-level courses in 19 different subject areas. Topics include teaching foundational topics and emerging trends in K-12. The courses are all online and self-paced. Graduate credit is available with an official transcript from their CAEP and regionally accredited university partners. Thousands of teachers across the country become better at Advancement Courses.

My favorite thing is that you can work at your own pace, create things for use in your classroom today, and you can have six months to complete the courses. Right now, my listeners can save 20% off each course with code COOL20 at Advancement Courses.

Listen to the Show

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Stream by clicking here.

 Komal Singh Bio as Submitted

Komal Singh is an Engineering Program Manager at Google, and creator of kids’ STEM bestseller ‘Ara The Star Engineer’. She has been featured on Globe & Mail, Forbes, Financial Post, CTV, BuzzFeed, Google, The Social, The Record, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, Geena Davis Institute, and more.

Her journey in tech. spans over 14 years. As a software engineer and tech manager at Accenture, she lead teams to design and launch systems for many Fortune 500 clients. She currently works at Google as an Eng. Program Manager working on ‘cool products and infrastructure’ that impact billions of people around the globe.  

Singh is also a keynote speaker, a mentor, a mother to two mini droids, a ceramicist, diversity & inclusion advocate [mango lover, zen seeker, globetrotter, overall good human].

Komal grew up in India and studied Computer Science at Delhi University and later moved to Canada to complete her Masters’ in Com. Sci. from Simon Fraser University. A globetrotter at heart, she has traveled to over a dozen countries, and currently lives in Waterloo, Canada with her husband and two little kids.

Singh debuted as an author with the release of her empowering STEM book “Ara The Star Engineer” (her 20% passion project at Google) that was a bestseller on launch day. The book is being translated to more than 10 languages and has been converted to many immersive experiences. The book series sets to inspire children (esp. minorities) to explore the magic of STEM by featuring real-life women engineering leaders of diverse backgrounds, with a storyline inspired by fantastical innovation lands (e.g. Googleplex) and engineering problem solving (e.g. code a robot to count stars).

Email: singh [dot] [email protected]

Twitter: think_oid@ & arastarengineer@

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/komals1/

Book Website: www.arastarenginer.com

Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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