Ep013 - Ready, Set, SHIFT!

Ep 014 - You Can't Not NOT Communicate

This week’s show is an excerpt from a conversation between Jesse Stommel and HDSB Educators on ungrading. In this section of the conversation, teachers and Jesse were discussing the many ways that teachers communicate with their students and in the absence of grades, how students seek to fill the void with any information they can glean from their interactions with their teacher. Links Mentioned Ranking, Evaluating, Liking: Sorting Out Three Forms of Judgment - Peter Elbow: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lqeZOlHiwPOn48TGjZUGiDDhsxYEQnBi/view?usp=sharing [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lqeZOlHiwPOn48TGjZUGiDDhsxYEQnBi/view?usp=sharing] Connect with us on Twitter SHIFT: https://twitter.com/HDSB_TheShift [https://twitter.com/HDSB_TheShift] Rachel Johnson: https://twitter.com/dr_r_johnson [https://twitter.com/dr_r_johnson] Rebecca MacRae: https://twitter.com/RebeccaMacRae14 [https://twitter.com/RebeccaMacRae14]

Ep013 - Ready, Set, SHIFT!

Do you have an idea that you have wanted to try, but you need the time and support? Well, we have an opportunity for you and a team to try something incredible and innovative in your school: Ready, Set, SHIFT Innovation Grants! The big framing question for this grant is: How might we use innovative approaches to improve the student learning of transferable skills (global competencies)? We hope that this gives some like-minded teams the time and support to work together on something they are passionate about and get their mojo back! Check out https://hdsb-theshift.com/13 [https://hdsb-theshift.com/13] for more details, including how to apply.

Ep012- We need more "Yes, And..."

This week, we are talking about Yes, And! There have been a lot of NO’s or YEAH, BUT’s over the past couple of years, so we wanted to talk about a slight SHIFT in the language that we use to open ourselves up to new ideas and possibilities. In other words, we need more YES, AND in our lives, both personally and professionally, as we slowly emerge from COVID restrictions. So where does Yes, And come from? It’s actually taken from improv techniques and also used in Link Crew. The basic premise is to continue to move the story forward, providing total support for all of your team members and valuing all of the voices at the table. By using AND instead of BUT, you are signifying a willingness to problem solve and/or grow and add to ideas versus shutting down the conversation. We invite you to give it a try! Next time you find yourself saying YEAH, BUT why not try on YES, AND instead? Links Mentioned Two Words That Can Change Your Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1SK_qNLx5U&ab_channel=TEDxTalks [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1SK_qNLx5U&ab_channel=TEDxTalks] Link Crew - The Boomerange Project https://www.boomerangproject.com/ [https://www.boomerangproject.com/] Connect with us on Twitter SHIFT: https://twitter.com/HDSB_TheShift [https://twitter.com/HDSB_TheShift] Rachel Johnson: https://twitter.com/dr_r_johnson [https://twitter.com/dr_r_johnson] Rebecca MacRae: https://twitter.com/RebeccaMacRae14 [https://twitter.com/RebeccaMacRae14] Matt Coleman: https://twitter.com/MrColemanArt [https://twitter.com/MrColemanArt]

Ep011 - Must Do, Should Do, Aspire to Do

This week, we are discussing the idea of using lesson classifications from the Modern Classrooms Project (MCP) in real life. In the self-pacing structures module of the MCP free course, lessons are classified as either Must Do, Should Do, or Aspire To Do. Here on the SHIFT, we’ve noticed that these classifications are infiltrating our life in everything that we do. We are finding that we are using these classifications in our email inboxes, for our to do lists, and even for reimagining adult learning models. It’s a great way to create focus on the tasks that are most important and find those places where you can give yourself a break. Give it a try! Links Mentioned Modern Classrooms Project Free Course: https://learn.modernclassrooms.org/courses/hdsb [https://learn.modernclassrooms.org/courses/hdsb] How to set up must do, should do, and aspire to do notes in Google Keep: https://youtu.be/SCNaQfEbBuY [https://youtu.be/SCNaQfEbBuY] Custom Google Keep Headers Blog Post: https://edugals.com/how-to-create-custom-google-keep-headers-for-better-organization/ [https://edugals.com/how-to-create-custom-google-keep-headers-for-better-organization/] Connect with us on Twitter SHIFT: https://twitter.com/HDSB_TheShift [https://twitter.com/HDSB_TheShift] Rachel Johnson: https://twitter.com/dr_r_johnson [https://twitter.com/dr_r_johnson] Rebecca MacRae: https://twitter.com/RebeccaMacRae14 [https://twitter.com/RebeccaMacRae14] Matt Coleman: https://twitter.com/MrColemanArt [https://twitter.com/MrColemanArt]

Ep010 - Tiny Shifts for Quick Feedback

This week, we are chatting all about our recent Shift Pop Up event with the amazing Jesse Stommel and how we can focus on building quick and effective feedback into our everyday practices as educators. We discuss ways to leverage technology to save you time and build connections with your students, as well as having both students and families as active participants in the feedback cycle. Links Mentioned Did you miss our pop up event? Good news! We recorded it - check out our One Pager on Ungrading for all of the resources: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NbcoKsQZU9ep6idy9NOFN-82n9tEou967uiIlzhpY78/edit?usp=sharing [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NbcoKsQZU9ep6idy9NOFN-82n9tEou967uiIlzhpY78/edit?usp=sharing] Flash Feedback by Jennifer Gonzalez (Cult of Pedagogy) https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/flash-feedback/ [https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/flash-feedback/] Grading Student Writing: Making It Simpler, Fairer, Clearer - Peter Elbow: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GoE_wbnRD5ogyCSkyw95W11RSOtJsKV3/view?usp=sharing [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GoE_wbnRD5ogyCSkyw95W11RSOtJsKV3/view?usp=sharing] Connect with us on Twitter Rachel Johnson: https://twitter.com/dr_r_johnson [https://twitter.com/dr_r_johnson] Rebecca MacRae: https://twitter.com/RebeccaMacRae14 [https://twitter.com/RebeccaMacRae14] Matt Coleman: https://twitter.com/MrColemanArt [https://twitter.com/MrColemanArt]