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The Lights Of Wrigleyville

How to Finally Beat Procrastination

Back to School: Recess 101

Understanding Male Friendships

Kinder-Gardening

The Chipmunks: Ross Bagdasarian, Jr & Janice Karman

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, & Your Retirement

Should We Post Photos of our Kids Online?

Featured Content Burnout is defined as a complete loss of motivation; something that is close to a depression. As educators we all face it at some point of the year, it’s inevitable. In this episode, our conversation is based on episode 350 of the Art of Manliness Podcast – artofmanliness.com. On that episode host, Brett McKay speaks with Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness who co-authored the book Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive With the New Science of Success. They s...

Featured Content Happy Thanksgiving from PodcastPD! We share three podcast recommendations you can enjoy while preparing your holiday meal! Chris: The 5 AM Miracle Podcast with Jeff Sanders – 15 Effective Studying Techniques for A+ Students [Podcast #229] AJ: Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers – 7 Ways Teachers Can Push Past Imposter Syndrome Stacey: Google Teacher Tribe Podcast with Matt Miller and Kasey Bell Feedback and Shoutouts Contribute to AJ’s Movember campaign! Derrick Crabtree – The r...

App Smashing is the process of using multiple apps to create projects or complete tasks. Chris Aviles shares how he inspires student learning. Stacey also recaps her EdCampHAT experience! AJ took his boys to PlayFair NYC! Featured Content Chris Aviles is the 21st Century Skills, Technology, and Innovation Coordinator for the Fair Haven school district in Fair Haven, New Jersey. As the leader of the Fair Haven Innovates program, his students combine social entrepreneurship and design thinking t...

The use of HyperDocs is on the rise in 1:1 classrooms across the country. as they allow for increased student engagement and student-directed work. Join us as we ease confusion between a HyperDoc and a Doc with Links. Featured Content What is a hyperdoc? The term HyperDocs was coined by Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton, and Sarah Landis. Cult of Pedagogy episode 70 – Jennifer Gonzalez interviewed Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton, and Sarah Landis – https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/hyperdocs A HyperDoc i...

Adam Schoenbart is the EdJusticeLeague's resident comic guru and in this episode of PodcastPD Adam provides insight and knowledge about the value of comics and graphic novels in education. Featured Content Adam Schoenbart is currently a Vice-Principal at Darian High School (CT). Schoenbart previously worked as a high school English teacher, technology coach, Google for Education Certified Trainer. In 2016, Schoenbart was named as a National School Board Association’s “20 to Watch” Educational ...

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This week we are joined by genius innovator Don Wettrick who shares stories about rebranding himself from TV production teacher to Innovation Specialist, helping students find their passions beyond 20% time, introducing the world to those who inspire and motivate him (check out his podcast StartEdUp), and a recent interaction with the most famous Jedi of all time! Don gets real about what innovation is and imparts practical advice about starting our kid young when it comes to genius hour. We ho...

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This is part three of our reflective and look-ahead series

When you wish for PD...

As the end of the 2016-17 school years approaches our discussion turns reflective as we look back at our learning since the start of the school year.

Bring mindfulness into your classroom