Sustainable Teaching

I am honored to have Sean A. Thom join me to talk about his campaign to represent New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district in the US House of Representatives. Listen to us discuss his inspiration for running, what he believes in and my many frustrations with politics. References from the episode: Sean on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SeanAThom Sean’s Campaign Site: http://www.seanathom.com Sean’s BamRadioNetwork EdWord Blog Posts: https://www.bamradionetwork.com/edwords-blog/blogger/listings/seanathom

I am honored to have New Hanover County Schools ELA Lead Teacher Susan Hitt join me to talk English Language Arts. We talk about ELA in the modern classroom and educational technology. Listen to us discuss Silent Sustained Reading - yea or nay, and why. References from the episode: Susan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SusanHitt Susan’s Education Celebration ELA blog - http://educationcelebrationela.blogspot.com/ Edcampbeach (New Hanover County, NC) - https://sites.google.com/a/nhcs.net/edcamp-beach/ Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters by Kylene Beers - https://www.amazon.com/Disrupting-Thinking-Why-Read-Matters/dp/1338132903 Flipgrid for giving students a platform to share what they have learned - https://info.flipgrid.com/ ThingLink - https://www.thinglink.com/ Padlet - https://padlet.com/ The #TeacherTip Twitter hashtag - https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeacherTip?src=hash Keith Hughes, author of great #TeacherTip tweets - https://twitter.com/hiphughes

I am honored to have the great pleasure of speaking with one my favorite PE teachers, Carlos Galvez who joins me from Shenzhen, China. Carlos and I discuss the value of edtech for Physical Education. Listen has Carlos tells me about using technology with my students and melts my skepticism about 360° cameras in education. References from the episode: Look, Mom, I’m Writing a Term Paper on My Smartphone (The Wall Street Journal) - https://www.wsj.com/articles/look-mom-im-writing-a-term-paper-on-my-smartphone-1455729046 DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter (Carlos’s Drone) - https://www.amazon.com/DJI-CP-PT-000312-Phantom-4-Quadcopter/dp/B01CFXQZD0 HoloBuilder for making 360° digital breakouts - https://www.holobuilder.com/ ThingLink - https://www.thinglink.com/ ThreeSixtyEDU (educational resources for - 360° cameras) - https://www.threesixtyedu.com/ Carlos on Twitter - https://twitter.com/clos_gm

I am honored to have the great pleasure of speaking with one my favorite music teachers, Corey McPherson. Corey and I discuss the value of music in education and ways music teachers can use technology to light a spark in their students. References from the episode: Corey on Twitter - https://twitter.com/coreyonthekeyz Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - One of Mr. Mullaney’s favorite tools for teaching about Vietnam and Richard Nixon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1PrUU2S_iw Smart Music - Great app for teaching students music and assessment - https://www.smartmusic.com/ Soundtrap - Great for students to edit music. I edit this podcast in Soundtrap. - https://www.soundtrap.com/ Adobe Spark - https://spark.adobe.com/ Canva - https://www.canva.com/ Yousician - learn how to play guitar in an app! Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yousician.yousician&hl=en iTunes Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yousician/id959883039?mt=8 Corey on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/corey.mcpherson9

I am honored to have my former colleagues and married ELA teachers Cristie Watson and Tom Watson join me for episode 17. Cristie and Tom share great practices for the ELA classroom and how successfully manage marriage and working in the same school. References from the episode: Cristie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CristieWatson Tom on Twitter - https://twitter.com/UVMELON Google Expeditions - https://edu.google.com/expeditions/ My blog post about leading students (including Cristie’s) on Google Expeditions - https://tommullaney.com/2017/02/08/have-ipads-use-them-for-google-expeditions/ Google Classroom - https://classroom.google.com August 2017 Updates to Google Classroom blog post - https://www.blog.google/topics/education/10-ways-were-making-classroom-and-forms-easier-teachers-school-year/ KidBlog - https://kidblog.org/ Grammarly Google Chrome extension - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen?hl=en John Green - An Open Letter to Kids Returning to School - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x78PnPd-V-A Verso for class discussion - https://app.versoapp.com/ BreakoutEDU - https://www.breakoutedu.com/ Bitmoji Chrome extension (use for book talks and summaries) - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitmoji/bfgdeiadkckfbkeigkoncpdieiiefpig?hl=en TripAdvisor - Use the reviews to teach tone! - https://www.tripadvisor.com/ 9 Mistakes New Teachers Make by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2015/08/04/9-mistakes-new-teachers-make.html Key Questions for New Teachers and Their Schools by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2016/10/05/key-questions-for-new-teachers-and-their.html Fostering a Long-Lasting Love of Teaching by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/02/14/fostering-a-long-lasting-love-of-teaching.html