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Distance THINKin' Podcast

Distance THINKin' w/ G.W. Van Slooten

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Episode One: "Beginning of Distance Learning"

Episode Two: "Looking Forward: Planning Online Instruction"

  • Review Hangouts Meet and Zoom (w/ Anthony Funari and Ismat Shari)
  • Unit Planning w/ Erin Flanagan
    • How to Think and Plan
      • Backward Planning
    • Tips
    • Alternative Assesments
    • Audience Response
  • Easing Grading and Improving Learning with Peer Feedback
    • Why use Peer Feedback?
    • How to Implement it
    • Guidelines for Students
    • Tools and Tricks
      • Are you down with the PQP?
    • Common Questions
    • Audience Discussion
  • FREEDOM
    • What are we doing to manage online teaching?
  • Weekly Challenge
    • Student Feedback/Hyperlinlinking
  • Closing Discussion
    • More tools? Too may tools?
    • Questions for Administration (Erin)
      • What to expect from grading moving forward
  • Our Librarian
    • Here to help?
    • Can Hangout
    • Not just issues and problems, but suggestions and SUCCESS STORIES
      • want to add a here to brag section.

 Episode Three: "Adapting Our Teaching Style and Having Fun"

  • Introduction
  • Guests
    • Laura Burg, Rob Farina, Mike Garzio
  • Review Peer Feedback w/Laura and Rob
    • Implementing New Practice
    • From the physical classroom to the virtual
  • Structuring Fun in Online Learning Environment
    • Adapting Your Teaching Style
    • Chemistry and Cooking
    • Type A English
  • Weekly Challenge Hyperdocs w/Mike
  • Closing Discussion
    • Balance between old and new
    • Student Rigor and Participation
    • Achievement and Difficulties
  • Good Bye
    • Enjoy the Time Off
    • Up to the Challenge

Episode Four: "Research Process and Research Products"

  • Introduction
    • Welcome Spartans and Northstars
    • Review how Podcast Works
  • Review HyperDocs
  • Guest Introductions
    • Renee Rogers (Hamilton East) and Ruth Quiles (Hamilton North)
      • walk around the town with "real librarians"
      • Struggles and Successes
  • The Research Process and Products
  • The Product
    • Product Recommendations
  • Tips/Tools of the Week
  • Free or Useful Resources
    • 30 Seconds
    • Teacher Requests?
  • Book Talk
    • Audiece: What are we reading?
    • Librarians: What are we reading
    • Essential Reads
  • Closing Remarks
    • Future Episodes
    • Teacher Intervention

 Episode Five: "Google Meet and Alterative Assessments"