The Story of Quirky Kid

Kimberley began her career in child psychology with young offenders providing therapy for juveniles aged 10 – 16 years. She gained skills in Developmental Psychology and Play Therapy before traveling extensively to acquire cross-cultural experience with non-English speaking children. Returning to Australia, in 2000, Kimberley established her first clinic as a sole- practitioner and later launched Quirky Kid in 2007 with her partner, Leonardo Rocker. Quirky Kid has since expanded to include two clinics and a creative team of ten, producing award-winning educational resources for classrooms and clinics worldwide. Kimberley, Leonardo and their two children, Olivia (11) and Ben (7) live in Sydney, Australia.

Kimberley O'Brien Show Highlights:

• Kimberley’s why for working with kids as a child psychologist
• Tips for getting people in the mood for talking
• Why Kimberley’s office CANNOT look like a principal’s office
• The importance of a name and what it communicates …
• The Best of Friends program, a great SEL program to consider for your school

 

Kimberley O'Brien Resources:

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• Biz Chix Podcast
• The Green School in Bali

 

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Jim Everett: Raised By Educators and High Expectations

Former NFL quarterback Jim Everett weighs in on hard work, exceeding expectations, investing, and esports. Raised by educators, Jim remembers his journey from New Mexico to Purdue University, where he led the Boilermakers to one of their most successful seasons ever. He also looks back on his success, and even gives a little nudge to "the Jim Rome incident." Most importantly, Jim recalls what it takes to succeed.

from StartEdUp Podcast https://soundcloud.com/don-wettrick/jim-everett-raised-by-educators-and-high-expectations
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S2 EP4 - Full of Apologies

In this episode, we share a message from a listener, and we talk about #SketchnoteFever, embedding Twitter in Sites, two Chrome extensions - one for accessibility amongst other uses, another for lesson delivery, some design tips, hiding pages in Google Sites, and making Docs temporary.

from Shukes and Giff The Podcast https://anchor.fm/shukesandgiff
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101: Thoughts for Teachers: Do Your Flaws Form a Foundation?

Today Episode is a Thought for Teachers episode, and in it i have a single thought for you to ponder that will hopefully give you something to reflect on as you go about your day. Todays thought is this: Do Your Flaws Form a Foundation? Often times what seems to be a blemish on the surface can actually be a transformational experience that sets the foundation for an even greater impact. When we take a moment to reflect on how our 'cracks' in our teaching road make us even better teachers, we can change the game entirely... lets talk about it...

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Google News and Updates

• Google Slides captioning (AMAZING!)
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Google Slides for Snapchat games in class

• Students LOVE Snapchat games! You can tie them into your class WITHOUT needing the Snapchat app. Just use Google Slides!

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• Use an image that connects to your content and adds speech/thought bubbles to show what the people involved would say or think. It’s a quick way to boost the Depth of Knowledge of your activity -- and it’s low-prep!

Create a low-cost, printed yearbook with Google Slides (by Jennifer Scott)

• Jennifer’s school created a full-color yearbook and designed the whole thing on Google Slides. It’s SUPER inexpensive and pretty easy to do.

Student collaboration in shared Google Slides

• This classic Google Slides hack is still effective! Share a slide presentation with every student. Each student gets his/her own slide and does his/her work on it. Then, they can comment on each other’s work. Easy collaboration!

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I frequently refer to Google Slides as the Swiss Army Knife of the G Suite tools because it is capable of being so much more than a presentation tool. In this course, you will learn how to use Slides in new and unexpected ways in your classroom that will engage your students and make learning more dynamic!

Google Teacher Tribe Mailbag

Ashley Morrison (Cincinnati, OH) - Love using Google Sites, showing teachers how to use them, have students use them to share work … Any other tools besides Padlet that can be embedded and work really well within Google Sites?

Ryan Gutsch (Owen, WI) - What process or app … wants to have kids and parents (?) watch a video and not give them control of skipping ahead … answer questions based on a video clip. Can’t progress until answer questions right. Google Forms? Sites?

On The Blogs

• Matt - Google Maps walking tours with Street View and Screencastify
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#61 - Three New Paranormal Releases & a Conversation with Pablo Cartaya (Marcus Vega)

 

Intro

Hello everyone! Welcome to Books Between - a podcast for teachers, librarians, parents, and anyone who loves middle grade books!

I believe in the power of stories to change our mood - make us laugh, cry, or… creep us out in the best possible way!  My goal is to help you connect kids with those fabulous books and share inspiring conversations with the authors and educators who make that magic happen.

I am your host, Corrina Allen - a mom of a 9 and 11 year old, a 5th grade teacher in Central New York, and spending a few hours each week phone banking!   

This is episode #61 and Today I’m booktalking three recent paranormal reads that will get you and your kids in the perfect fall mood, and sharing a conversation with Pablo Cartaya about his latest novel, Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish!

Before we jump into things, a few updates:

The Middle Grade at Heart Book Club pick for October is The Three Rules of Everyday Magic by Amanda Rawson Hill and The Hotel Between by Sean Easley is the November pick. And - I just got sneak peek at the first four MG at Heart picks for 2019 and they’re fantastic. In fact, one of the authors, was recently featured on the show.

 

Also remember to check out #MGBooktober to check out all the great discussions around middle grade and connect with other educators, librarians, authors, and fans.

 

And remember that Monday nights at 9pm EST is the #MGBookChat Twitter chat!  This month some of the topics are: Building Vocabulary with Middle Grade Books, and Taboo Roll Call: Does anything go in Middle Grade now?  We always have a great time a leave with tons of suggestions for the kids in our lives. And...of course, ourselves!

 

Book Talk - Three New Paranormal Reads

 

This week I am sharing with you three new paranormal releases that are perfect for the fall - or anytime, really! They are Edison Beaker Creature Seeker by Frank Cammuso, Sheets by Brenna Thummler, and Small Spaces by Katherine Arden.

 

Edison Beaker Creature Seeker

 

Let’s start with Edison Beaker Creature Seeker. This full-color graphic novel is the first in a new series by Frank Cammuso - author of The Knights of the Lunch Table series and the Misadventures of Salem Hyde series.  This book is about a young boy named Edison who has always been afraid of the dark. When his mom has to go out of town, Edison and his little sister, Tesla, go to stay with their Uncle Earl. Uncle Earl is an exterminator and he reluctantly takes the kids on a late-night “emergency” job where they end up going through a door to a shadowy other-worldly place where Edison has to confront his fears and lots of bizarre creatures!  Here are three things to love about Edison Beaker Creature Seeker:

 

1. Tesla’s hamster, Scuttlebutt! He is so stinking cute!! And gets into so much trouble - or rather, gets everyone else into trouble when he rolls away in his ball into the darkest, most dangerous corners.
2. How FUNNY this book is!  I was at the park with my daughters when I finished it last week, and I just could NOT help laughing out loud - even though I knew I was getting weird looks. The word play, especially, is so much fun. Already the names Edison and Tesla are awesome - but another example, the portal to the other realm is through the Night Door which is found in an old building called the Wherehouse. And so the creatures call their underworld - the UnderWhere. And as you can imagine - the conversations around that are THE BEST.
3. This intriguing little creature called Knox who is this fierce, cute little purple scavenger with a blue mohawk. I. LOVE. HER. She’s complicated and tough and vulnerable - and clearly has a much bigger part to play in future books.

 

Edison Beaker Creature Seeker is a fantastic graphic novel that you will definitely want to add to your collection. It’s sort of like a mix between HiLo and Amulet. So if you have kids who loved those two series, this is one to introduce them to next.

 

Sheets

 

Next up this week is another graphic novel - Sheets by Brenna Thummler. This story is about 13 year-old Marjorie who is responsible for running her family’s laundromat. She has a lot going on - dealing with her father’s depression, taking care of her little brother, middle school drama - and the horrid Mr. Saubertuck who is trying to close down the family business. And then, in floats Wendell - a ghost (sheet and all) who accidentally ends up in Marjorie’s laundromat and creates his own complications.  Here are three things to love about Sheets:

 

1. The ghosts! Even though they all wear a sheet, they each have their own personalities - some wearing hats, or glasses.
2. The parts about the laundromat business. I love stories that get you behind the scenes of how things run.
3. Brenna Thummler’s illustrations!  Such a gorgeous color palette in shades of blue, pink, and green. I love her backgrounds - the buildings, all the little details of the interiors, and especially her trees!  I noticed this in her illustrations for Anne of Green Gables, too - Brenna’s trees and leaves are stunning.

 

Sheets is a great suggestion for kids who might be looking for a realistic fiction graphic novel with a twist of paranormal that it’s too scary.

 

Small Spaces

 

And finally - a new middle grade novel you NEED to get your hands on - Small Spaces by Katherine Arden. It’s about a young girl named Ollie whose mother died under tragic circumstances last year, and understandably - Ollie is withdrawn and raw.  She ends up with this creepy book that tells the legend of two local brothers who come under the influence of The Smiling Man - with horrific results. When Ollie takes a field trip to a nearby farm, she and her friends Coco and Brian end up in an other-wordly fight to survive the lure of those mysterious forces. I love what Betsy Bird said about this book: “Are you afraid of scarecrows? No? Well, bad news bucko. You’re about to be.” And oh is she right!!  Here are three things to love about Small Spaces:

 

1. It’s so immersive and atmospheric!  I loved Arden’s lush descriptions of a gorgeous sunny autumn in Vermont that slowly turns dark and foreboding - scarlet sugar maples, the silvery gleam of the distant creek, and then fog descending over a broken-down bus.
2. It is straight up terrifying! And the pacing is perfect - taking the tension up a notch bit by bit.  Small things, then bigger and bigger. A thrown rock. A frightened woman at the watering hole. A mysterious book from 1895. The weird, bad story about the schoolhouse fire. And that’s only the first quarter of the book!!  
3. That twist at the END!!! Ahhh! It is SUCH a pleasure when a book truly surprises you!

 

If you have kids who like scary - kids who liked Stranger Things. Kids who liked The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street. This is the book to hand them next.

 

Pablo Cartaya - Interview Outline

 

Our special guest this week is Pablo Cartaya - author of The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora and his most recent middle grade novel - Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish. We talk about the people of Puerto Rico and their strength, we discuss why he included a character with Down’s Syndrome and the efforts he made to get that portrayal right, and we also chat about the proper storage of peanut butter - among lots of other things. And don’t forget that when you are done reading the book and you want to hear Pablo and I discuss the ending of Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish, just wait until the end of the show after the credits and that bonus section will be waiting for you.

 

Take a listen…

 

Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish

 

Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish is your second middle grade and has been getting all kinds of great buzz online!

For our listeners who have not yet read the novel, can you tell us a bit about it?

 

Would you mind reading a favorite passage?

 

One of the reasons I loved this book so much was that I felt like I was traveling through Puerto Rico right along with Marcus!

Can you talk a little bit about your research?

There is a fair amount of the novel that is in Spanish (a language I don’t speak) and yet somehow I never felt lost in the story.

What was your process like for deciding how much Spanish to include and where it would go?

 

In the novel, Marcus’ younger brother, Charlie, has Down Syndrome.  What made you decide to include a character with Down Syndrome and how did you make sure to get that representation as authentic as possible?

 

In your acknowledgments,  you thank your father for teaching you how to cook. What are some of your favorite things to make?

 

Where do YOU store your peanut butter?

 

**BONUS SPOILER SECTION: Pablo and I discuss the ending of the novel, and if you’d like to hear that conversation, I moved that part of the recording to after the end credits of today’s episode at the 59:50 mark.

 

Your Writing Life

 

I noticed that your first book was a picture book!

What lead you down the path of writing middle grade?

 

Do you think you’d ever write another picture book?

 

What are you working on now?

Your Reading Life

 

One of the goals of this podcast is to help educators and librarians and parents inspire kids to read more and connect them with amazing books.  Did you have a special person who helped launch your reading life as a child? And if so, what did they do that made such a difference?

 

What were some of your most influential reads as a child?

 

What have you been reading lately that you’ve liked?

 

Links:

 

Pablo’s website - http://www.pablocartaya.com

Pablo on Twitter and Instagram

Information about Kokila Imprint

 

Books & Authors We Chatted About:

 

Journey to the Center of the Earth (Jules Verne)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Jules Verne)

Roald Dahl

Things Fall Apart (Chinua Achebe)

The Color Purple (Alice Walker)

Sounder (William H. Armstrong)

The Poet X (Elizabeth Acevedo)

Stella Diaz Has Something to Say (Angela Dominguez)

Amal Unbound (Aisha Saeed)

Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring (Angela Cervantes)

 

Closing

 

Alright, that wraps up our show this week!

 

If you have a question about how to connect kids between 8-12 to books they’ll love or a suggestion about a topic we should cover, I would love to hear from you. You can email me at booksbetween@gmail.com or message me on Twitter/Instagram at the handle @Books_Between.

 

Books Between is a proud member of the Education Podcast Network. This network features podcasts for educators, created by educators. For more great content visit edupodcastnetwork.com

 

Thank you so much for joining me this week. You can get an outline of interviews and a full transcript of all the other parts of our show at MGBookVillage.org. And, if you are liking the show, please leave us some love on iTunes or Stitcher so others can discover us as well.

 

Thanks and see you soon!  Bye!

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That Time Ninja Called Our Classroom

I presented and attended the Indiana Connected Educators (ICE) conference, and I was surprised how many people remembered our presentation about #esports from last year. Then a bunch of people saw @Ninja on ESPN this weekend, and it got people thinking... maybe this Esports thing is real.

from StartEdUp Podcast https://soundcloud.com/don-wettrick/that-time-ninja-called-our-classroom
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Anastasis Academy with Kelly Tenkely Transformative Principal 248

 

Kelly Tenkely founded Anastasis Academy in 2011.

We visited this school in September 2018, and we want to make

Anastasis is a kindergarten through 8th grade innovative, non-denominational Christian school located in Centennial Colorado. Our Reggio-Emilia, inquiry-based approach challenges students to gain a deep understanding of concepts and skills. Experiential learning allows our students to explore the world through research and play. Students collaborate in small, mixed age classes with teachers who support learning. It's no wonder that our student love coming to school every day!

• Metanoia - greek the journey of one’s mind, body and spirit.

• The way we interact is a journey.

• Tie the morning time in with what is happening in our inquiry block.

• Community time.

• Mile walk together - all students and teachers all together.

• Disregulated kids get regulated by walking together.

• 3:10 time: we meet all together in the lobby.

• Daniel Pink’s book, When.

• The last thing that happens is the thing that stands out.

• Sometimes it is a dance party.

• Parent feedback about what these two things do.

• We have parents ask, “Who did you notice being kind today?” It’s not just about academics, but about caring at a human level.

• Kids feel judged when their parents ask about school because they think their parents ask about areas they are weak, so we coach parents to ask about social

• What did you do creatively today?

• The way we are shifting education is very different from what parents experienced in school, so we need to help parents see how the landscape has changed.

• Our parents are a little more open to that because they are choosing this education.

• My kids’ friends are memorizing 50 states.

• Table topics at back to school night.

• Getting to know people on a personal level. Cultivating community between parents and teachers.

• Meeting of the minds - parent teacher conferences.

• Sending postcards to parents as just in time information.

• Pull information from handbook and put it on the postcards.

• Making our handbook fun to read.

• Most challenging is hearing parents say, “Why can’t you just call it X?”

• People who aren’t in the space every day, don’t understand everything about why you need to call it something else.

• How to change perception of what we are based on people’s experiences.

• Start comparing yourself to what you want to look like.

• “We are a magnet school if a magnet school was run by Pixar!” Connect to something they are familiar with and connect with that.

• Assessment - means to sit beside.

• We apprentice students in the art of learning.

• Traditional assessment is a teacher making a determination of a grade. It’s never about a student understanding and reflecting on their own work.

• Different things focused on social skills became part of upgrade (their report card).

• Continuum of learning - Novice -> Apprentice -> Practitioner -> Scholar -> Changemaker

• So many more skills than just doing math facts in under a minute.

• 5sigma conference - See the kids’ activities first hand, then do breakout sessions.

• How to be a transformative principal? Get into the classroom and get to know students on a personal level.

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Designing Dream Schools with Ted Fujimoto

In this episode, entrepreneur and education transformer Ted Fujimoto offers insights on how to create sustainable change in schools through the replication of deeper learning design models with an emphasis on technology integration and intrinsic motivation. Ted serves as the co-founder of the Right To Succeed Foundation, a non-profit organization, dedicated to transforming at least 6,000 public schools into “American Dream Schools” within the next 10 years. Ted also shares his personal story as to how he went from a disgruntled student himself to ultimately becoming the co-creator and co-developer of a revolutionary new school model with the opening of the New Tech High School in Napa, California, in 1996. Twitter: @tedfujimoto. Website: www.consultlandmark.com. Become A Supporter You can now help keep the conversation going by supporting the Reimagine Schools Podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes. Thanks for your support! https://ift.tt/2RL8vPv About Dr. Greg Goins As the Founder/Host of the Reimagine Schools Podcast, Dr. Greg Goins has emerged as one of the nation's leading voices on visionary leadership and the path to transforming our schools. He currently serves as the Director of the Educational Leadership Program at Georgetown College (KY) and previously spent 15 years as a school district superintendent in Illinois. Dr. Goins is a passionate keynote speaker and is available to speak at your next education conference or school PD day. To book Dr. Goins, please send inquiries to drgreggoins@gmail.com. Twitter: @DrGregGoins. Website: https://ift.tt/2EkscLl. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/greg-goins/support

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Tiana Mudzimurema: Putting Myself Out There

Tiana had the honor to attend the eighteenx18 event hosted by @YaraShahidi and has EXPLODED with passion and ideas. Please take a listen AND follow her on LinkedIn at: https://ift.tt/2C4qZa4

from StartEdUp Podcast https://soundcloud.com/don-wettrick/tiana-mudzimurema-putting-myself-out-there
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