New Year Renewal

Creative Educator, Creative Students

The goal of every lesson is a transfer of knowledge from the lesson to application. The method we select for assessment defaults to the method of our content delivery. If we instruct with a slide presentation narrated by us and sprinkled with questions, then our students default to a multiple choice test and essay. There is risk in trying a new lesson, and a greater risk in trying a new assessment. Join the conversation as we learn from Jeff Hampson, a high school history teacher, and the concept of the "unessay." Learn more at www.itcs4all.com [https://www.itcs4all.com/]  Ask a question/comment at ask.itcs4all.com [https://anchor.fm/itcs4all/message] Follow us at @itcs4all [https://twitter.com/itcs4all/] Follow Jeff at @hampsonapush [https://twitter.com/hampsonapush] Follow Dan at @MrNumero [https://twitter.com/mrnumero] Follow Katie at @KatieF [https://twitter.com/katief] Follow Biz at @BizzyITC [https://twitter.com/bizzyitc] Follow Billy at @MrBillyWatts [https://twitter.com/mrbillywatts]

New Year Renewal

We close out 2020 and the first semester. A new year full of opportunities awaits us. Teacher work days are a time to reflect, catch up, and adjust to  what's next. Join the conversation as we discuss what works, what failed, and how we adjust for 2021 and the second semester.

Finding Time for Self-Care

When your bedroom is your classroom, it can be hard to find time for self-care. Self care is about finding a school/life balance.  Join our conversation about balancing the never-ending school day. Share your ideas about cookie recipes, can't miss reality shows, and ways you find balance through self-care at ask.itcs4all.com [https://anchor.fm/itcs4all/message]

Podcasting with Students

Have you overheard your students discussing content and concepts with their peers? I know that can seem rare, but in these conversations, we have caught student mastery in its native habitat.  Live from ISTE20, Dan and Billy discuss podcasting as an assessment tool with students with special guest Ellaine Reyes. Listen and discover how we connect the the connect the content to our real life with podcasting.  Learn more about podcasting at https://www.itcs4all.com/podcasting [https://www.itcs4all.com/podcasting] and http://iste.itcs4all.com  [http://iste.itcs4all.com ] Share your ideas and questions about podcasting in the classroom at http://ask.itcs4all.com [https://anchor.fm/itcs4all/message]

Happy Conference Season

Education conferences offer opportunities for educators to share out and evolve our classroom practices. During the pandemic all education conferences have adopted a virtual experience, and while we will miss the networking and free swag, we also gain the luxury of on-demand professional development.  Join us in this episode as we share strategies, tips, and takeaways to the conference experience. Have an idea for an episode, a comment about conferences, or want to share your tips and takeaways, drop up as a message at ask.itcs4all.com [https://anchor.fm/itcs4all/message]