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I share insights on the 3 Ways How I Research for Non-Teaching Jobs. How I use Google and YouTube How I use LinkedIn How I use connecting (networking) with real people Bonus tip! We teachers, at least me, did not learn or have to use outside teaching job boards. We usually went on the district […]
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In this episode, I go over how I connect with important people in my life to get their insights on what they see around their part of the career world. I’m at a critical moment where I have to decide on taking a big risk or not. Stay in K12, or go beyond it, at […]
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After weeks of low morale and anxiousness, I actually did it. Please consider following this show as this is a journey of a veteran teacher navigating through all the uncertainties of the teacher lifestyle. **** ⭐ All of the recommended resources we share, we actually use and believe in. We do make a small commission […]
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In this episode, I share the number one thing teachers need to do now. As teachers are determining their next steps in their teaching careers, they may start to experience a lot of fear and uncertainty. The past three years have been tough on teachers and it is forcing us to reexamine ourselves. Before you […]
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Teachers welcome to our show! Join us as we figure out how to build a better, more enjoyable lifestyle. Whether you’re in the classroom or looking for a way out of it, follow us as we share valuable insights and ideas on how to do it the smart way. Check out this episode!
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Part 3 of our origin story: We screwed up more as we tried to get ahead. Check out this episode!
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We struggled when life hits us hard. But it has also found a way to nudge us forward into a new path that we weren’t truly ready. Check out this episode!
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We had everything going for us, but life has a messed up tendency to punch us in the face knocking us out. This is part 1 of our origin story. Note: This was originally part of a different podcast we had. We decided to not do that anymore and focus on TB’s Beautiful Struggle instead. […]
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After constant changes, iterating and wasting even more time, we’re finally putting our foot down and made a decision. Listen to this episode for the big change we’re doing for us, this show and for you. Let us know what you think! https://www.facebook.com/teachingbites Check out this episode!
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The new 2021-22 school year is off to an anxious start for as the new Covid Delta variant is spreading and smoke is suffocating Northern California. What can we do with all this? In this episode, we’ll share what we are facing, and what small things we can do to take care of ourselves. […]
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Many of us lose focus when we interview for a new teaching job. Even after anticipating the question, we start to go on tangents not really answering the question. This can be frustrating to you and to the principal or interviewing team. On this episode, we’ll dive in on how the S.T.A.R. Method of answering […]
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We look back at 2020, one of the worst years ever. Many were greatly affected and impacted by the COVID pandemic. In this episode, we share some of our losses and our small wins that you can hopefully do this new year. Subscribe and let us know what you think! F & S Amazon Kit […]
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Are you looking for something new in your professional career but you’re feeling stuck? Do you want to start doing something more meaningful at this stage in your career? Yeah, we did too and we were able to do it and we know you can do it too! Guest co-host Marissa Feliciano and I will […]
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This episode features my friend and former colleague, Caroline Zoba. She is a well experienced teacher and reading specialist who has worked in some of the top schools in the country. Caroline has a new website for busy families that promises to bring a new and exciting way to build children’s reading comprehension, a skill […]
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Are you sending out tons of resumés and getting rejected? Yeah, us too. It gets depressing knowing that you can do the job, but are getting rejected. The anxiety level is through the roof as we try to survive and thrive in the pandemic world. Raising kids just amplifies things. We completely understand what you’re […]
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Announcement: There is a new course for your family available now! On this episode, we discuss the hard work and the reasons why Sharon created this new course: Beginner’s Coding + Life Skills for 3rd grade and up! Get the first chapter for FREE here! Share this with any families that may be interested in […]
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In the last episode, we talked about the decision we were going with this fall’s new school year. As we turned in our choice, our state set guidelines on how schools will resume learning. Find out our reaction and the action we’ll be taking to get the best education for our family and yours. Subscribe […]
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We have to decide by 3PM today, on what we want for our kids’ back to school schedule. The pandemic continues to screw with our “normal” family life. On this episode, we struggle to decide which way will we have our kids attend school for the fall 2020-21 school year: hybrid/transitional or full on-campus. Find […]
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Parents! Check out this important message from our friends at The Getting It Together Summit If you need more information please contact kohila@mathcodes.com On this episode, we proudly share our new and unique Beginner’s Coding + Life Skills Course for kids. We’ll go over the what, why and how we designed this course for a […]
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Are you looking for a new teacher job or want to change careers? As schools/districts are sharing their plans for the new coming school year, teachers are heavily considering the potential consequences of returning to the classroom. Teachers are one of the most giving people around, but with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is forcing many […]
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How are we supplementing our income while on summer break especially during the COVID-19 pandemic? We break down some viable options you can do now. Links mentioned: www.vipkid.com/teach www.outschool.com archive.org Books for teachers Subscribe to our show and share with everyone! Join our Super Secret Facebook Group and on Instagram Music by Joakim Karud Check out this […]
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The past couple years have been a big struggle for us financially. There were many times that we felt so overwhelmed and frustrated that it put a lot of pressure in our family. Luckily, we hung in there and took necessary steps for the better. In this episode, we’ll share what we did/are doing to […]
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The past two weeks have been full of anger, anxiousness, confusion and more importantly hope. We react to the murder of #GeorgeFloyd, the #BlackLivesMatter movement, #covid19 #racism #hope Video referred in the show Books for teachers Subscribe to our show and share with everyone! Join our Super Secret Facebook Group and on Instagram Music by Joakim Karud […]
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This special episode, I assigned my high school students to react to COVID19 and how computer science can help find a cure or vaccine for the Coronavirus. Subscribe to our show and share with everyone! Join our Super Secret Facebook Group and on Instagram Music by Joakim Karud Check out this episode!
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Find out the results from the anonymous survey I sent out to my students soliciting their experiences and advice on Fred teaching and other teachers as well. You don’t want to miss this episode unless you don’t want to be a better teacher. Subscribe to our show and share with everyone! Join our Super Secret Facebook […]
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136: If Emergency Distance Learning Becomes the Norm, Would You Still Teach? We’ll explore this very real possibility of the future of teaching and learning. Plus, Sharon gives us an important update on Fred’s challenge! You can access our Teacher Tips to Teach Online document on Facebook. Subscribe to our show and share with everyone! Join […]
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As we’ve entered the fourth week of the COVID-19 shelter in place, its time to go beyond our little bubbles. You can access our Teacher Tips to Teach Online document on Facebook. Subscribe to our show and share with everyone! Join our Super Secret Facebook Group and on Instagram Music by Joakim Karud Check out this episode!
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Week 3 of Sheltering in Place and our kids don’t think we can teach them, even though we’ve taught grades K-12! We’re getting a touch of cabin fever with some anxiety mixed in. Links mentioned: The Kids Should See This TinkerCAD OpenMiddle Thingiverse 7 Minute Workout App Kim’s Convenience on Netflix You can access our […]
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UPDATE during the COVID-19 Pandemic! Don’t mind the apples as we just had lunch. Here are some tips and ideas that you can use when you teach online from home. As promised, you can access our Teacher Tips to Teach Online document on Facebook. Subscribe to our show and share with other awesome educators! Join […]
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On this episode, we find out about how you can make extra money teaching online! Sharon shares her experience with VIPKID, challenges of getting her mindset aligned and tips on how to succeed teaching online. Music by Joakim Karud Check out this episode!
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Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Play Mental health is a huge challenge among teachers. We talk about our journey on how and why The Happier Teacher Journal came about. Listen in to the whole show to find out what happened and how we did to pull through those tough days. You can find […]
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What is the Innovation Playground, and more importantly, why did we create this for families? Sharon and I dive in on why why created the Innovation Playground in our new home city and how we are uniquely different from the “playpens” out there. Links mentioned: Innovation Playground website MIT Lifelong Kindergarten Group Mariana Beyers […]
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We share the 3 simple and free ways you can find and validate your passive income business idea. Music by Joakim Karud – Enjoy Check out this episode!
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On this episode, we go through the 3 legit ways teachers can make extra money. We break down the Freelance Model, Audience Model, and the Expert Model. Music: Enjoy by JOAKIM KARUD Check out this episode!
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Have you ever looked at your direct deposit paycheck and wish that it was a little bit more? Yeah. Us too. Successful entrepreneurs today seem to get all the recognition and benefits. They solve problems. They work 60-80 hours a week. They are passionate. Hahaha! That sounds like what teachers do every day! This is […]
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After I participated in our democracy by voting on election day, the next day I did my civic duty of jury duty. I was one of the lucky 14! 12 jurors, 2 alternates. Listen in on how it went and what to do when you do get called in. Oh, I recorded this when I […]
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Which kind of teacher do you want to be? There are many kinds of K12 teaching jobs out there and on this episode, we go over some of the less popular kinds of teacher positions out there that you may be interested in.
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Stuck in traffic, Sharon and Fred share what happened at each of their new school’s back to school night! Even after many years of teaching, BTSN can still be nerve-racking.
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In this episode, we share our changes to our original changes to include a bigger positive impact on the Teaching Profession. Building a Youtube channel is part of our new strategy in reaching out to others. Subscribe to this podcast and to our Youtube channel, Teaching Bites TV.
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Summer is here and we want to share with you our favorite books that will help bring a new and inspiring perspective in your teaching practice and beyond. Now, some of these books are outside the realm of education, but offer so much for teachers to think outside the proverbial “box.” You’ll see a […]
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(Currently in the works with my middle schoolers. You can follow as I’m building slides for my middle schoolers. More to come!). I’m using Doug Neill’s Verbal to Visual awesome sketchnote resources. Please check his site out for more ways to use sketchnotes in the classroom
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Hi folks! Hope you are all well this mid-March. As many of you know, we’ve been exploring how to supplement our teaching incomes, in particular running our own little STEM enrichment program. So far, we’ve taught at least five 2-hour sessions that happens during the weekends. We’ve learned a lot, in particular, the business side […]
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On this podcast, my guest is Director of Edtech & Innovation, Jennifer Gaspar-Santos of St. Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco. We discuss the state of edtech, the Google Manifesto and Goldie Blox, design thinking, redesigning parent-teacher conferences, the importance of empowerment for girls (Girls Who Code), her own Grand Challenge and so much more. […]
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You can also listen to us on Apple Podcast for iOS here. Today, I chat with Teach Like A Girl. I found Christina on Instagram and immediately noticed that she is authentic and loves to have fun. I don’t follow a lot of teachers on Instagram, but I made sure that I followed Christina as […]
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A new school, a new grade level, a new class and a few new ways of teaching! Stop designing the Pinterest-picture-perfect-classroom! Let the kids design it!
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Moving into Sharon’s new school and classroom day! We record directly from her new classroom and we brainstorm ways how to use the room as best as she can. With Sharon’s latest experiences, we come up with possible ways on what her classroom might be. Definitely, it would look like a Picture Perfect Pinterest image! See […]
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Today, we go over Sharon’s new 6th grade position and figure out how to innovate the curriculum. Luckily, we have the new awesome books, Empower (AJ Juliani & John Spencer) and Spark Learning (Ramsey Musallam) to help lead the way for us. Or better yet, let the students lead the way. We lightly go […]
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We did it! After some frustrating and anxious times, we made the move! We find out first hand what it takes to find a teaching job in a new city. We moved from our beloved home city of San Francisco to the Sacramento area! It hot here by the way–averaging about 104 degrees! Thank goodness […]
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Wow! What a school year- time flew by and my 3rd graders finally presented their Dream City project! Whether or not you’ve been following my Math Specialist Journey, this is my 3rd graders’ year long project! The city was called HACPILA- the acronym for each girl’s name! Our year long project finally culminated into two parts: […]
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For this summer, we wanted to take our TpT journey to the next level. Since we started on that platform a couple years ago, we’ve never really been able to get really started. But that is about to change. We have had some small but inspiring success and we wanted to build on that. We […]
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Do you get butterflies when you have to give a presentation? Do you shy away from giving presentations or have a hard time engaging your audience? Well, this episode is for you! Jessica and I grew up together and have stayed dear friends ever since! We wanted to bring her on our show as she […]
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It’s my turn to surprise Fred this time with a new podcast episode! So, what’s the difference between problem-based and project-based learning and what should brand new teachers start with? We talk about their interchangeability and how no matter which one you do, teachers should be the head learners in an environment where they are […]
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Ok it’s word associate time- Theater teacher, ESL teacher, TpT, and prison. Stuck? Well, as a theater arts teacher, Donald Kinney, taught theater to inmates at a North Carolina prison, got kicked out of the prison and then went abroad to teach English in Japan! He couldn’t find materials he liked to teacher ESL, so […]
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Sharon and I talk about our recent Teacher Job Interview experiences and share some ideas and tips that you can use for your teaching job search. Music By The Passion HiFi www.thepassionhifi.com Music from Jukedeck – create your own at http://jukedeck.com
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On this episode, Sharon and I talk about our transition to a new city and what we need to do learn how to create a teacher resume and cover letter for job pools. Listen in to how we did it and secured interviews. This goes along with our Teaching Bites Lifestyle Template in the “Professional” Section. […]
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Living on two teacher salaries in the great city of San Francisco is a huge challenge. Though we love the City, it wasn’t sustainable and didn’t make sense for our young family. So, we decided to leave San Francisco and move to a new awesome community! Find out what spurred us to choose a new […]
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Our girls 5th grade science class designing and making a connected Rube Goldberg machine. #teachersofinstagram #teachersfollowteachers #teacherspayteachers #teacherpreneur #makered A post shared by Fred Jaravata (@eskrimador) on Mar 20, 2017 at 11:18am PDT
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In an attempt to teach my third graders time management, I had them set deadlines for their project. Then, we reverse engineered that by creating a schedule and listing goals for each date. Because I see them only once a week, it was quite difficult to find time for the two separate groups to meet as […]
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Imagine a festival that has great food, music, movies and designed for teachers. What am I talking about? Last week, during March 5-9th, 2017, Fred attended SXSWEdu that as you can tell, is for teachers. Set in amazing Austin, TX, Fred, along with his colleague, attended SXSWEdu to not only check out the latest good things […]
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Lessia Bonn started playing piano at 5 years old as she comes from a family of classical musicians. By the time she was 10 years old, she was soloing with symphonies! She uses her classical background to write songs for kids and sees herself as not only a counselor but a teacher as well. Her […]
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This is a fun episode where we figure out who would be our favorite student to teach at Hogwarts and why. You may not expect who we pick! Check out our latest resource at TpT! Animate & Code with Scratch the Easy Way! This subject was inspired by this Playbuzz article and John Spencer’s […]
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Before I started teaching, I substituted around the SFUSD to get a feel for the schools before I applied for a job in the fall. I vaguely remember subbing in many elementary schools around the city while trying to develop myself as a teacher. Then, once I started teaching in my own classrooms, I had very […]
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We’ve been sharing tips and ideas for you for the past 2 years and now we want to address the bigger picture! So, what is this bigger picture? We call it the Teaching Bites Lifestyle Template and we want you to reduce your stress, worry and health problems while increasing your joy, happiness and love […]
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Meet Rhoda Toynbee of Rhoda Design Studios, everyone! As a mom, wife and teacher, she pushed through 9 years in all different grade levels, taught herself to code and now is a 3/4 grade teacher and teacher author on Teachers Pay Teachers. We find out how she persevered through the constant shifting of classrooms and found a way […]
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THANK YOU for listening to us and now, 100 episodes later, we have a lot to reflect on! We are so humbled to know that 80 countries around the world listen to us and that teachers like Caroline have reached out to us for advice and tips! From our early episodes where we sounded so […]
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It’s time for an update with what’s happening with my 3rd and 4th graders! In my last blogpost, I featured a video of my 4th graders’ Election Prediction Presentation. And now, they are onto a new Scratch project in their respective groups as I’m running MOEMS (Math Olympiads for Elementary & Middle Schools) during lunch and […]
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While we were having our breakfast in the United States, our special guest, Charlee Iddon was about to have her dinner all the way across the pond in the United Kingdom! Charlee has been teaching for five years in Kent, near London, and has already established herself all over social media where she shares her […]
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This episode is all about what’s coming in the tech world and how it plays into education! Augmented reality (AR) like Google Cardboard, Pokemon Go, etc., virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR) are all here to stay and can be used to go on “field trips”, teach empathy and perhaps spark something big! Who […]
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We have a special guest on our show today and his name is James Lyas, aka Bond with James! He’s a high school biology teacher who has a lot of experience in education as he was an assistant principal, a master science teacher, a PLC leader, and an instructional specialist! He has a big following […]
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Today’s show is all about Claudio Enriquez, a teacher of 30 years who keeps up with all the new things education brings and a single dad of two boys, hence his branding name “Two Boys and a Dad Productions”. He’s been a mentor teacher, a bilingual resource teacher, a literacy coach, taught at the university […]
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We want to THANK YOU for bringing us with you to the gym, errands, and/or your commute! We are so humbled by teachers that have reached out to us to help them get into or back into teaching. Also, we hope that our teacher interviews have sparked ideas or reenergized your teaching career! There is […]
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We wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & all the best in 2017! Please take care of yourselves by sleeping in, going for a walk/run, enjoying some hot cocoa, binge watching your favorite shows and doing nothing. Look out for a future episode about what we have in store for you in 2017! From […]
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Over the Thanksgiving holiday, my seven 4th graders used Google Slides to create their presentation displaying results for the election prediction project. Thank goodness for Google Slides because they worked together without being in the same room and there wasn’t much time in school to work on it! They had used slides for a previous […]
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Contrary to typical sit and get curriculum PD’s that go in one ear and out the other, the Big Ideas Fest is my favorite PD yet! It’s life-changing and the founder and CEO of ISKME, Lisa Petrides and her team, carefully and intentionally curated amazing speakers who are making positive changes in our world. Weaved […]
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As a former elementary school teacher, math coach and now vice principal, Jon Harper hosts his own podcast show called “My Bad”. It’s part of the BAM Radio Network and it’s the show about how and what extraordinary educators learn by sharing their mistakes. Listen to how he empowered a student to mentor younger students, […]
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A first year teacher reaching out for help on a teacher forum: “I love teaching. But I am a first year teacher and I am always feel like I am drowning! Between meetings, paper work, planning, prepping, contacting parents, and managing a VERY difficult class… I feel like I can never catch up. I have […]
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To us, the “great lesson” is not a core curricular area but something that is more nuanced and intangible. This episode was inspired by a post from Quora, an on-line forum with expert advice. Fred thinks it’s hard to teach students to research online appropriately as they often cut and paste information without reading the […]
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What’s FREE, can help you create community & collaboration while hitting multiple curricular areas? It’s SCRATCH! It’s a visual programming and coding resource that you can use to take your projects up a notch. It’s designed by MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten Group and students use computational thinking, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity to create games, animations, stories and presentations. […]
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Here is a quick tip for you. This video quickly shows you how to select and/or de-select multiple files at once. For Mac use the Command key. For Windows, use the Control key.
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So, now that the election is over (phew!), my 4th graders compared our in-house election with that of the country and we were wrong as most students voted for Hillary Clinton. We reviewed the results (see pictures above!) and I told them that we’ll analyze the data using concepts such as ratios, percentages, decimals and […]
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I got into Pinterest from the urge to want to share and collect ideas as a teacher and mom. I use it to share our Teaching Bites podcast show and ideas as well as pin ideas for a variety of curricular areas. Needing a place to bookmark recipes and DIY STEM crafts for our sons, […]
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No matter who/what you are voting for in today’s election, we hope you get out there and make a well informed vote. Vote for our children’s future. Perhaps you did some mock debates in your classroom/school or an election? Now stop reading this and go VOTE! Maybe you are listening to this while you […]
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Besides Powerpoint and Keynote, there are other cloud-based apps out there! For example, Prezi is interactive as your audience can watch the presentation zoom in and out while Google Slides can be easily accessed using Google Apps for Education. You can create professional-looking presentations with Haiku Deck– take a look at my field trip prep deck! […]
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My 4th grade girls are still pumped about the Election Prediction project and decided to survey 4th-7th graders in both the boys and girls schools. We heavily discussed how we might pass out ballots to that many students while making it efficient and easy for all. Then, Fred gave me the idea of sending the […]
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It’s parent teacher conference season, so we thought it only fitting to bring back this episode! Need to revamp some ideas or just want to try something completely new? Check it out! Some points we share: In the beginning of the school year, I put a few pieces of student work into my students’ files […]
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We know we don’t teach for the money, but we need to live! We go over a few ways you can make extra money and broke them down into two categories: in-person and on-line. Select something you LOVE and depending on your situation, carefully decide the best method to get that extra cash you deserve! […]
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Hear it on iTunes or Google Play Music instead! Audio Title: 084 Designing an Effective PD for Faculty with Alexa Johnson Audio Duration: 0:40:25 Number of Speakers: 2 Transcript Fred Jaravata: Hi everyone. My name is Fred Jaravata and welcome to our show, the Teaching Bites Podcast, where we connect you with awesome people and […]
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How important is lighting in the classroom? Can it affect our brains and the way we learn? Maybe it has something to do with us being tired after a full day of teaching. Join in and we’ll get some enlightenment on this 🙂 UPDATE: Geoff De Santis, our Schools Operations Director, sent us some very […]
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If you’ve listened to a few of our podcasts lately, especially Episode 71: A Change Is Gonna Come, you know that I have taken a break from 14 years as a public school teacher to being a part time (1 day a week) 3rd/4th grade math specialist at Convent Elementary School here in San Francisco! I want to document/share my […]
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In this very personal episode, Fred and I discuss the challenges we face while trying to raise a family as full time teachers. Is there such thing as work/life balance? Does being parents make us better teachers? We are blessed to have two healthy and curious boys and have an awesome support system of grandparents, aunts […]
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In this episode, I interview Minika Lowe, a 2nd grade teacher at Clarendon Elementary here in San Francisco, who took my maternity leave when I gave birth to our second son, Ethan. As a fourth year teacher, she offers great advice for new teachers (ones that I wish I knew when I was in my […]
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A very inspiring video that you’ll need a box of tissue when you’re done watching it. Enjoy!
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Today, I used Google’s Search Challenge by Dan Russell, with the Question Focus Technique to great effect. My 5th grade students, for their Digital Citizenship time, and I discussed how searching is very important and it is a valuable skill in the 21st century. First, I used the Right Question Institute’s QFT where I made […]
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Let us reintroduce ourselves! Here’s Fred’s episode that you’ve been waiting for! What does he mean by living a life of more oh wells than what ifs? Listen to how a newspaper ad got him to where he is today! How can you save time as you write emails? Hear about his favorite tech tool (hint: […]
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In this episode, Sharon is reintroducing herself to you! Our very first episode was very basic and we think it’s time for you to get to know me even more! We’ve been so fortunate to be able to interview a variety of educators from our networks, so it’s time for a deep dive. Find out how my 6th […]
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This is our first episode with a parent of my former student! Kari Lantin is an industrial and shoe design instructor at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. She’s the one who helped with our shoe design unit that we mentioned in our 62nd Episode about how Fred and I team taught with our […]
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In this episode, we talk about a “controversy” that filled up our newsfeed on whether a teacher’s outfits are appropriate for school. Do you think she’s dressed appropriately? Do you have a dress code at your school? Have you ever been asked to tone up or tone down your outfit? On the one hand, give us […]
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Today, we breakdown what a teachers’ mastermind is and how it will help teachers grow, get the support they need and be accountable. Having experience being part of a mastermind and running a mastermind ourselves, we see the unique power it can have for our teaching profession. Join and and let’s see how this can be […]
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I challenged my 3rd grade boys on how to make an alarm system. They had to explore the different bits and what those pieces can do and how to combine them to make that alarm system. Watch as they demonstrated what they learned! littleBits is the fastest and most fun way to create with electronics. […]
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Listen up as we discuss why Flocabulary can help engage your students in various content areas with educational hip hop music and videos! The songs are professional (not corny!) and come with an abundance of extension activities such as quizzes, cloze passages, worksheets, projects, etc! This resource is not only helpful for your whole class but […]
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I introduced little Bits (that is an affiliate link at no extra cost. Also, the ‘l” is lowercase like in their website) to my 3-6 grade boys and girls today. Almost all of the students did not know what little Bits were. Only one student had any experience with little Bits as she has them […]
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In the spirit of the latest news that San Diego’s McKinley Elementary School did away with homework, here’s the article, we decided to ask the important question: Should We Get Rid Of Homework? We know teachers dread grading that homework packet and we’ve also heard stories of the parent/child battles at home. Is there value to […]
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On today’s show, we talk about the pros and cons of popular blogging platforms such as: Wix, Edublogs, Weebly, Tumblr, Blogger, WordPress.com, WordPress.org, Kidblog, and Google Sites. Why do I need a teacher blog? Which are the best to use on a budget? Which are the simplest if you’re new to blogging? Which platform is the most versatile […]
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Today, I chat with Patrick Rogers who teaches first grade. He has experience teaching high school as well as middle school. This former U.S. Marine shares how he takes the leadership qualities he has learned from the Corps and develops it within his students. Patrick is also a maker and tinkerer by heart and trains […]
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We love the Sam Cooke song “A Change Is Gonna Come”, so this episode announces significant changes in our lives! Find out why Sharon is on a personal leave from her teaching job, her new job opportunity at Convent Elementary School as a math specialist and what is coming up for Teaching Bites. Is change good? Oh […]
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Have you heard of Facebook Live? Well, we tried it out to connect with you on another level and it was so fun! Those of you who listen to our podcast (thank you!) only hear our voices and now you can see us in person! In the FB live session, I discussed some tips from […]
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How to use technology in the classroom Okay, you have the iPads or shiny new Chromebooks in your classroom. What do you want to do with them? How are you letting your students use them in their learning? Apps? Websites? Which ones are the cools ones today? Sharon and I share our thoughts on […]
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On this episode, we ask “Should Teachers Give Away Their Lesson Plans for Free?” What are the pros and cons of selling? Is it selling out? What’s our moral obligation? Isn’t teaching a noble profession and that our goal is to make the world a better place? Should money be at the center? Why […]
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Podcasting in the classroom is an incredible project that hits on all the 21st Century Skills and Higher Order Thinking Skills. Let’s discover how! [VOTING IS NOW CLOSED] Vote for our session idea to be included at SXSW Edu 2017! Go to http://www.teachingbites.com/vote and vote now! Our goal is to share our idea with other […]
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Get your FREE download of the 17 21st Century Skills Every Teacher Must Know Cheat Sheet here! These 17 skills help you organize your future self so that you can save time, know where all of your digital files are and learn how to efficiently search, gather and present your digital work. These are also […]
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Get your FREE PDF download on Ways to Have a Stress Free Classroom here In this episode, I break down the 13 topics and four parent bonuses on setting up your classroom for success in a student-centered community. You can follow along with the PDF as you listen! I delve deeper into each topic and provide […]
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Are you tired of the same old stuff and/or need some new ideas for classroom management, back to school nite, parent teachers conferences, routines, and parent engagement, etc? Get your FREE download here so you can start your class off right and keep it running smoothly all year long! This guide will help you create […]
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Why should teachers give a conference or workshop presentation? There are many reasons and in this episode, we share the top reasons why it is beneficial to share your passions and techniques with other educators. We must get over the imposter syndrome and share, share, share! Music by Jukedeck
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For only $5, Sharon went to Stanford University’s Design Thinking school, simply called the “d.school.” Why only 5 dollars for a design thinking PD? How did that happen and what is different this and the typically more expensive d.school workshops? Or, is everything the same? Tune in and let’s find out! Listen to our experiences […]
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We share our first experience team teaching together! As husband and wife! For two weeks! Can you imagine how that went? Yeah, it was weird. It was eye-opening and it was interesting. Sharon and I dive in our summer school experience as STEM Directors/Teachers of Take1Academy. Shout out to Ed & Connie Soriano, the founders […]
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Yep, Sharon and I are going to dive into a controversial topic in the classroom. Such a simple thing yet stressful as well! To allow students to sharpen their pencils or not?! This can be an irritating headache if you don’t have a system for the sharpening, borrowing and replacing of pencils. Yeah, pencils. Let […]
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We interview two very important teachers in our sons’ lives, Early Child Educators Eszter Ward and Natalie Borton. We dive in and find out what they actually do and how they do it. Sharon and I can’t imagine working in ECE, as it is a whole different way of teaching. And it takes a lot […]
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Well, do you eat the school lunch or not? And why? It’s a short episode where we tackle this light hearted question that can lead to many interesting takes on school lunches. Music by Jukedeck
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Today, we go over 6 simple ways to spark innovation in your classroom. We break down these easy to start and easy to do strategies so you can enhance your students’ 21st century learning. We talk about how to encourage and develop student questions, how to take notes differently, generate ideas every day, be on […]
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We dissect today’s question, “what will disappear from schools in 10 years?” We dive in and see what in our classrooms will be changing, or needs to be changed. Sitting in rows? Center of the classroom? Decorations? Oh boy, classroom decorations can be a biggie on this episode. Education, is notoriously slow to innovate. Even […]
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Today’s question is: How would you spend $1 Billion Dollars for Schools? Sharon and I try to think of the best ways we can use the money for schools. We dream big, and we dream small. Check out this thought provoking question on what our wish lists can be like.
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In Episode 55, I interviewed my principal at Commodore Sloat Elementary School, Greg John. Greg started as an English teacher, then eventually made his way to being a principal after being involved in various educational reform movements. Listen to the passion in his voice and gain an insight into what a principal’s job is all about! […]
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This is a very interesting question that I found online, where former Washington, D.C. Chancellor Michelle Rhee shared her story when she asked Billionaire Warren Buffet on how to solve the problems of Public Education. Join in as we discuss this very interesting question and we try to wrap our heads around this.
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What’s your favorite teacher movie? Which one inspired you and why? Today, we go over the ones we love and how they helped us in our own teaching careers.
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Should you get rid of your teacher desk? Why or why not? What can you use instead? We go over some of the reasons of getting rid of the teacher desk and how it will help you transform your room into a flexible maker space.
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Sharon found the question of the day (QTD), how do you motivate a failing student? We tackle this and try to simplify it into three major categories: Student Engagement, Parental help, Child Study Team (or the variation of). Though it can be more complicated to be sure, we try to get the possible ways on […]
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The question of the day (QTD) is: What do You do on the First Day, to Set the Tone for the Year? Well, there are several, wait, actually many ways on how to handle this. The first day of school is definitely important and can make or break your school year. Yet, can the tone […]
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I interview Kira Shaw. Kira has taught Kindergarten, 4th Grade and lead our school Drama and Musical plays this year. Kira shares how acting is a key skill for any teacher to have. We discuss the importance of staying positive and not worrying about making mistakes in the classroom. Kira then dives in and shares […]
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Sharon and I were able to get away from our boys with the help of our sister. (Thanks Carmela!). We then headed out to a restaurant as we were hungry and to reflect on the ups and downs of this past school year. We talk about our wins, our challenges and the tweaks and new […]
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Today, I talk with Geoff De Santis, our Plant Operations Director. We talk about his journey in education and how it pivoted taking a different but important round in education. Geoff, and his team are responsible for making our schools run safely and smoothly everyday. We discuss the challenges of needed physical changes happening in our […]
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In this mic drop episode, we chat with Chris Corrigan. Chris has extensive experience in teaching. He has taught graduate level credential classes, to high and middle school English classes. He’s currently the director of technology at a K-8 school. As you listen, you’ll notice the ambient noise. I interview Chris at San Francisco’s historic 7 […]
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Today, I chat with my former colleague Patricia Monticello Kievlan. She is a writer and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She spent eight years working in independent schools as a teacher and administrator, and she now works as the Program Associate for Community Building at The Sprout Fund, a nonprofit that enriches the Pittsburgh region’s vitality by engaging […]
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Sharon and I go over the biggest take aways I learned from presenting at the ATLIS 2016 conference in Atlanta a couple weeks ago. I share some things that happened, how I felt, and how it’s important to trust teachers in major changes like having a makerspace in schools. Ever have something called the Imposter […]
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You can find us and subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Coming live from Atlanta, GA at the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools Conference! On this special episode, I interview Leigh Northrup from the Cannon School in North Carolina and Nicholas ColeFarrell from the Brandeis School in San Francisco and we discuss what maker […]
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Good Morning! Today, Leigh Northrup, from the Cannon School in Concord, North Carolina, and I will be co-presenting at the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS) in Atlanta, GA this afternoon. Check out the schedule of awesome educational leaders presenting this week! Our deep dive talk can be found here and I’ve put […]
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We chat with Amabelle Sze, who I worked together with as teaching associates. Since then, she has extensive experience teaching in the lower grades and has attended several highly coveted PD projects (Lucy Calkins at the Teacher’s College at Columbia in NYC, and at Howard Gardner’s Project Zero at Harvard). Amabelle shares deep insights in […]
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Today, we’ll focus in on using WordPress as a teacher blog/portfolio. After using Blogger, Edublogs, Wikispaces and even Google Sites and Google Docs as my digital teaching platform, I’ve come to use and really like WordPress the best. Now, its not to say that the other platforms aren’t good, but its really that WordPress […]
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Imagine that it’s your very first formal observation as a new teacher and suddenly, a student throws up! What do you do? Listen in as Eliza Gee talks about why that was her “a-ha” moment. Eliza is currently our PE coach at my school, but has taught 1st, 3rd and 5th grades. Also, she is a teacher consultant for […]
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We’ve all watched movies and read books that have the ever familiar formula: the main character struggles through a problem, it all works out with the help of a mentor and then everything works out in the end. But have you ever thought of the name for this formula? Not me! It’s called the […]
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Today, our guest is Merve Lapus,Western Regional Education Director of Common Sense Media (commonsensemedia.org). I got to know Merve a few years ago, as my school was implementing a digital citizenship program. CSM goes way beyond from just being a program. It has become a trusted resource for schools and parents on all things digital […]
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Last week, we received a Ricoh Theta 360° video camera (it takes still pictures too) from Kawai Lai, Vice President, Education Technology and Learning Services of NAIS. This camera, should be able to work with Google Cardboard, where you can create and interact with videos/pictures you shoot interactive, augmented or virtual reality. Kawai is lending this out […]
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Today, our special guest is Kristin Monfredini. Kristin is the K-8 Spiritual L.I.F.E. Director Liturgy, Interiority, Faith, Engagement at Convent & Stuart Hall, Schools of the Sacred Heart in San Francisco Kristin shares her story from working at Tiffany & Company and her experience rising from being a teacher associate, stay at home mom and […]
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My former colleague, Caroline Zoba, is our guest on this episode. She and I chat about her teaching journey from public school, private school, single sex classrooms to co-ed classroom. An avid runner, Caroline also shares her experience teaching in Ghana, Africa for a summer. Join us to get Caroline’s amazing insights and valuable tips […]
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We’re excited to feature Alicia Tapia in this week’s episode! Teacher, Librarian and Pop-Up Library/Cyclist (so cool!) extraordinaire of bibliobicicleta.com We chat about the importance of connecting with your students, her passion project called BIBLIOBICICLETA and how her “Ta-Da” moment inspires her. She then shares that one of her “Ta-da” moments with students include helping her […]
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I was perusing Facebook, saw this article on TeachThought, 8 Characteristics of a Great Teacher, and immediately shared it with our FB Community Group. Next thing you know, the article was being shared multiple times and got many likes! So, the next logical thing was to create […]
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I reflect how the Big Ideas Fest was an amazing experience for me. In fact, it has rejuvenated my commitment in education. Listen in as I go over the fabulous guest speakers, incredible Action Collab experience and the meaningful deep dive I’ve experienced in this 3 day conference. http://www.bigideasfest.org http://www.bigideasfest.org/speakers Music from Jukedeck – create […]
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We talk about how to deal with a CRAZY co-worker who’s been mean to students, teachers, parents and even has has gotten administration involved without even talking to you! Here are some strategies we’d use in this delicate situation. What would YOU do? Remember to share, subscribe and leave an honest rating as this helps us […]
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[UPDATE: Kellie Mullin is now a Head of School in the Bay Area] Kellie Mullin is our guest today and she teaches 7th and 8th grade science. She does an amazing class project called the 20% Project. The students find a real-world problem and develop possible solutions using the Design Thinking process. We talk […]
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One thing that stands out with my time Rachel is her reference to Brene Brown, author of Daring Greatly: “Unused creativity is not benign.” Wow! Today we’re featuring Rachel McIntire who is the Visual Arts Department Chair and teaches high school. Rachel has over a decade of nonprofit management and curriculum design experience as the […]
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Corinne Corrigan is a fourth grade teacher who has a unique experience where she started in the classroom and moved to the computer lab, started her family, came back and established our maker space studio and is now back in the classroom–in a new grade. Whew! She has a wealth of teaching resources and tips […]
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Here is quick but very useful tutorial on how to take an existing pdf document and edit it with Google Docs. This is useful as you may want to update an old lesson plan, resumé, class list or worksheet that are in PDF form without recreating the whole document.
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[powerpress] Today, I interview Ryan Hui of CodeNinjaz.com. Ryan and I chat about what coding is and why its important to learn it in schools. We talk about the advantages of coding and how to teach students without a computer or tablet. Join us and share! CodeNinjaZ.org Music generated for you by Jukedeck.
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[powerpress] I interview a dear friend, who happens to be an ex-roommate who also happens to be an Associate Dean and Director of Academic Development and Technological Innovation at the University of San Francisco, Dr. Charlene Lobo Soriano. Charlene shares with us so much valuable information and stories that it was a mind blowing experience. […]
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We had the wonderful opportunity to interview Stef: our dear friend, former teacher, godparents to our boys, stay at home mom, awesome chef and knitter! Talk about talented! Fred met her in college and we become godparents to her two girls. She recommended me to her principal and I […]
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[powerpress] We reflect on our first year of podcasting. We go over the technical challenges and expectations of trying to produce a valuable resource for our fellow teachers. We then go over our 2016 goals and expectations so that we can be accountable so that we can deliver good stuff.
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[powerpress] On this episode, we chat with my colleague, Krista Inchausti. Like me, she is a K-8 Educational Innovation Coordinator, or what we call ourselves – an EIC. Krista who has over 17 years experience in education, shares valuable insights on the importance of relationships and what it means to be innovative. Krista shares her […]
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[powerpress] In this episode we talk about the issue of cursive in the classroom. Should we still teach it in our classrooms? Do teachers even have time to teach students when they are so pressed for time as it is? What are the pros of learning cursive? There are many as several research articles saying […]
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[powerpress] Fred participated in a world-wide webinar with the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools. With five other cutting edge schools, Fred shares his school’s experience on the transformation from the antiquated computer lab model to a more dynamic and hands on learning experience of a flexible maker space studio. We then talk about […]
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Want to make a presentation? Powerpoint too complicated? Prezi too dizzying? Keynote too weird? It’s one of our favorite online tools. Its also available on the iPad and its great! Our students love using this presentation tool as its very simple and fun. Haiku offers great looking templates so you don’t have to worry about design. […]
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makered Meeting of the Minds for #indyschools! Join now! https://t.co/aXABWLi0iI #isedchat #edtech #ATLIS2016 pic.twitter.com/vCRwuqvJ0B — ATLIS (@theatlis) October 26, 2015 Yesterday, I had the pleasure of co-presenting with five other pioneering independent schools around the country through a webinar by the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS). Last April, Krista and I had […]
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Day 2: Assign Chromebook partners, discuss behavior expectations, how to charge and handle Chromebooks, log into Gmail accounts Since I have one Chromebook for every two students, I assigned Chromebook partners. I made it on Google Sheets and also posted rules for them: always hold the Chromebook with two hands, share appropriately and always shut […]
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Sharon and I created a 9 video tutorial course called Google Apps For Education Made Easy. GAFE is one of the most powerful tools in education, its almost impossible to see how we can teach without it. The student – teacher worflow is key to have a smooth, collaborative learning environment that meetst he 21st […]
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Sharon, who teaches 3rd grade, was stuck trying figure out how to draw an arrow on an image on a Google Doc she was creating for her subsitute. She can easily do this on Mac’s Preview app. But in Google Docs, its not as intuitive. You need to use Google Draw first, then bring […]
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Hello fellow teachers! Hope your school year is going well! I was thinking of the best way to share my tech journey with you and…. Here it is: you get to follow me as I use cool tech in my classroom from day 1 until the end of the year! Keep in mind that these […]
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We received 8 of these for our 7th grade co-Ed Robotics class. We have 13 kids and we pair then up with one mBot each. I ordered this particular robot kit from Makershed as it offers quick building and expanability for future projects beyond the initial projects. We can add Lego parts to it to […]
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[powerpress] We discuss how limited technology resources in the classroom can be extremely frustrating. How the heck can you teach with one iPad in your classroom? Though we wish that every teacher has a full cart of iPads, or Chromebooks in her/his classroom, the reality of small school budgets can be a huge obstacle. But, don’t […]
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[powerpress] In this episode, we give an overview of the survey results we have gotten the past couple weeks. We’ve identified (and confirmed our suspicions) the problems teachers face using technology in their classrooms. Sharon talks about her incredible experience at the first inaugural Better Together CA Teachers Summit. She shares what made it so inspiring […]
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[powerpress] Hello! I go over the wins and challenges that I faced last school year. A lot has happened this year and it is a pivotal year physically and mentally. I go over the physical transformation of our computer lab into a “maker space” studio, the continued role of being a teacher, training my colleagues […]
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[powerpress] This episode, part 2 of 2, we breakdown our hugely popular FREE giveaway, 19 Tech Skills Every Teacher Must Develop This Summer. You can listen to part 1 here. There have been a lot of questions and Sharon and I clarify and add a lot of info to each of the points. Get the […]
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[powerpress] This episode, part 1 of 2 episodes, we breakdown our hugely popular FREE giveaway, 19 Tech Skills Every Teacher Must Develop This Summer. You can listen to part 2 here. There have been a lot of questions and Sharon and I clarify and add a lot of info to each of the points. Get […]
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[powerpress] We are back! We haven’t forgotten about you! With the end of the year busyness, we put this show on hold until now! Thanks for taking the time to listen to us- we really appreciate it, we are getting back in the groove! We have a lot of new listeners and followers on Facebook, so […]
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In one week, I’ll be done with the school year! Phew! I feel like I just published my Back to School blog posts! Here are some of the activities I’ll be doing with my class as well as tips to clean/prep for next school year. END OF THE YEAR ACTIVITIES Revisit Dream Quilt, New Year’s Resolutions and […]
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Teachers- need projects to keep your kids engaged after standardized testing? Their brains are already fried, so here are some fun, educational, and engaging ideas you can do with your class. Click on the link below for the PDF and be sure to click on the links! Several of those links are affiliate links. This […]
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[powerpress] First Interview! This is our first interview! In this episode, we ge together with our good friend and teacher, Elena Neufeld. Elena has taught 3rd, 7 and 8th grades. She and Fred worked at the same school and attended credential school together. Elena shares some great insights that can help our listeners take their […]
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We did a fairly big web design update as you can see. We weren’t too happy with the last design. Though we did want to hire a professional web designer, it wasn’t in our budget. The real good ones are $$$$ and it didn’t make sense for us to spend that kind of money on […]
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Today, we had an amazing opportunity to share and present with two other amazing educators today at the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools 2015 in San Francisco (April 16th and 17th). My colleague Krista Inchausti and I did a shared presentation with Dr. Julie McLeod and John Umekubo on Culture, Environment and Meaning: […]
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[powerpress] As a public school teacher, I love Donors Choose! I have gotten many materials through generous donors that I personally know to those that I have yet to meet. If you have ever wanted to know what it is about, how to submit a project, tips and tricks, […]
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[powerpress] Spring Break! It was such a long awaited and so very welcome time to take time off from teaching. This year, our breaks coincided perfectly. In years past, our respective schools had different weeks for Spring Break. This year, we took our young family to Hawaii. This is Fred’s first time there and he shares […]
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This tutorial is on Command+F aka “Command Find.” This will help you search for keywords on a webpage very quickly. Definitely one of my favorite shortcuts ever! Subscribe to get more tips like these in your inbox by filling out the subscribe box on the top right. Thanks!
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[powerpress] For new teachers, we’ll give you the tools so that you can teach on the fly. For seasoned teachers, this will be an affirming episode that recognizes the good work you do with your class OR give you some fresh ideas to keep your teaching moving forward. What is teaching on the fly? teachable […]
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[powerpress] In the spirit of sharing our favorite productivity tools in Ep. 11 & 12, we thought you’d like to know what furniture and equipment we use in our classrooms and why. Perhaps you need a classroom makeover or have been looking for easy solutions to make your teaching smoother? Well, we are here to […]
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[powerpress] In this episode, we continue with our favorite productivity tools that we use in our classroom and that our students use as well. Check out part 1 in Episode 11! We’ve got a real postcard from John G. in Iowa! You are awesome! This made us so humble and inspired to keep going. […]
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[powerpress] This is part 1 of 2 where Sharon and Fred share their favorite productivity tools. These tools in particular, are especially valuable for managing their own personal workflow. Join us now and see if these can work for you too! Have one or two tools that you like? Let us know! Please leave a […]
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[powerpress] We’re back! In this episode, we ask the question: Are Teachers Learners? You would assume “of course” they are! Yet, there are obstacles that get in the way of growing professionally and personally. Listen in now and we’ll get this all figured out!
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[powerpress] Bits & Pieces We call this episode Bits & Pieces as we put a little bit of everything from the past week and roll it into one! Fresh Sharon and I are very excited about the new TV show, Fresh Off the Boat as it explores challenges growing up as Asian Americans and how this […]
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[powerpress] Episode #8 This episode we share Our best Tips for a Successful & Efficient Parent Teacher Conference (and some new awesome ones too). We dedicate this eighth episode with some Fun Facts about the number 8. So, the second semester has started–the halfway point and usually that means every teacher will be prepping for parent conferences! […]
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[powerpress] In this episode, we share the struggles we’re currently facing and how we’re pushing through them. We discuss our attempts of using several strategies of taking the negative stuff and turning them into positives. Maybe you can relate with what we’re sharing, or maybe you’ve already turned your struggles into positives, join us and see if […]
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Here is the most updated version of Allan Carrington’s awesome iPad Pedagogy Wheel. I shared this originally in my personal blog and it has consistently been my most popular post! You’ll see the Bloom’s Taxonomy and SAMR Models connecting. Love the easiness of this visual. Fred
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[powerpress] Have you ever felt burnt out? Of course you have! We bet you’ve even read quite a few tips and strategies on how to prevent and deal with teacher burn out. Well, here is our take on teacher burnout and hear about The 6 Fingered Man! Check out this picture to give you some […]
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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” –Philip Pullman One of the coolest ways to use Scratch is using it as a story telling presentation tool. As Powerpoint, Keynote, Prezi are ubiquitous in almost every classroom, Scratch offers our our students (and adults!) to create interactive […]
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Wow! Sharon Jaravata and I made it to #iTunes’ NEW & NOTWORTHY K-12 podcasts! Join us at Teaching Bites Podcast, the unprofessional development resource where we share bite sized tips, ideas and news to take your teaching to the next level! – https://itun.es/i6Bp9Vn woohoo! Please subscribe and give us an honest rating, review and feedback […]
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[powerpress] HOW TO BECOME A TEACHER A good friend is considering a career change and wants to be a teacher. In this episode, we share our tips and experiences on what to do BEFORE credential school. These tips will help guide the aspiring teacher on what they need to do to help build their […]
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[powerpress] In this episode, we talk about the Hour of Code. What is it? What does it do? Why should we particiapte and more importantly, how do we integrate coding in school. We go beyond the hour and share how we truly integrate Scratch programming into student projects. Check it out and let us know what […]
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[powerpress] Episode #3 How to Engage Students Listening & Responding This is, the Teaching Bites Podcast. The Unprofessional Development We Need. Intro Question OR What’s this EP is About OR The Problem Do you ever have a hard time trying to get your S to listen & respond? Listening Ways Ask 3, Then Ask Me […]
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This TED-Ed animation scientifically breaks down stage fright and how to conquer it. Our Social Studies teacher showed this to his 6th grade students to help prep them for their presentations and they liked it. It does have good animation. Key points include practicing a lot and to relax, raise your arms and breathe deeply […]
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Our old computer lab TRANSFORMED into a Maker/Tinker/Design studio! As our campus offers “single-sex classrooms in a co-ed environment,” you can see this space shared by vairous grades and with students from both the boys and girls schools. Observe the motion of students and how the room is now flexible to meet their hands on […]
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[powerpress] Episode #2: Attention-Grabbers Show Notes What’s going on? Thanksgiving Bowling Fun Fact: Overhead Projector Opening our new flexible maker space Tables, Chairs, stools, beach pillows Building materials for fast prototyping Cain’s Arcade Friend and a colleague visiting to get ideas Storm/flood discussion & research teachable moment, went outside Attention Getters/Grabbers Survey! Reminder! Announcement! 1, 2 […]
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[powerpress] This is our first episode of the Teaching Bites Podcast. We introduce ourselves and go over our combined 30+ years of teaching experience and innovation strategies with you. UPDATED! Listen to our reintroductions of ourselves as this first episode didn’t dive as deeply as these interviews: Episode 79: I’m Going To Do Whatever It […]
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We had our conputer lab transform into a new shared makerspace studio. Above is a video my colleague recorded. It shows our first group of students, our kindergarten boys, playing and learning about the Cubelet robots. As we were still waiting for our new furniture, we were able to get beach pillows for our students […]
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Who wants more paperwork on their desk? Not me! Here are 5 ways to use Google Drive to engage parents. 1. Collect contact information using Google Forms to make a class roster I used to hand out a piece of paper to parents to fill out their names, address, email address, phone numbers, etc. I get […]
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Lyrics, Song and A Video Here is a great digital citizenship video that my 5th graders actually like! In a partnership with Common Sense Media, Flocabulary shares 10 tips for sharing on anything that has a newsfeed stream (i.e. Facebook, Instagram). One thing I like about this is the kids loved the song as its similar to […]
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Here are coding challenges that I integrated from Scratch’s tutorials for my 3rd grade. The objective is to have my students learn the basic skills of coding towards their Birds animation project in November, just in time for Parent-Teacher conferences.
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A 5-6th grade math colleague of mine put up some very cool math problems up on the hallway near her classroom. I keep expecting to see Good Will Hunting solving every problem. Love it!
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What is Email Apnea? Have you ever noticed how many times you check your school email during the day? Have you even noticed how you checked your emails? There is something strange happening when you do and you may not even know it-–its called “email apnea.” As teachers, we are constantly connected online. The need to constantly […]
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In my previous post, Back To School: Top 5 First Day of School Activities, I mentioned that I would try an open-ended assessment,#2 activity (Designing/writing). Well, I did it on the first day of school! I took six samples of my students’ work and found that they nicely fell into three categories: summer vacation (narrative), […]
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Here are 6 very good and timely videos for Back To School. These 1-2 min. videos from Common Sense Media talks about relevent issues that our students now face in a digital world. Issues like Multitasking is talked about. As I’ve been doing some informal research, it seems that we aren’t really multitasking, but we are […]
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Have you ever wanted to start a Donor’s Choose project but thought it was too much work? Believe me- it’s easier than you think. Here are some tips to get started and get the word out! First, some background. Ever since last year, I have been dreaming of getting Chromebooks for my students. So, before […]
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- Name Wave This is TRIBES activity so kids (and of course, me!) can learn each other’s names in a fun way using movement! You can tell right away which students are comfortable or uncomfortable with being in the spotlight or using their bodies to express themselves. Check here for the rules of the game. […]
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Here are six FREE K-12 Digital Literacy and Citizenship posters to use in your classroom, courtesy of Common Sense Media. They include how to act appropriately online, how to care for your devices, respecting privacy, being a standup citizen and more! https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/posters
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- Have a transition meeting with your students’ previous teachers How do you know where to seat your kids for the first day if you haven’t met them yet? Talk to their teachers to get you up to speed on their personality, behavior, academics, family, health, etc. so that you can be prepared and know […]
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Ahhh… the joys of summer. I was doing my Target run and guess what? You’ve probably already seen it- The Back to School section! I know all of you out there are enjoying your summer to recharge for the new school year, but I know, in the back of your mind, it’s time to start […]
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Oh boy its August. That means, a new school year is about to start. Well, let me share what I’ve learned after a solid full year of our 4th-8th grade students and faculty using Google Apps for Education (GAFE). Like anything else, we found what worked and what was challenging. Our students mostly used Google’s […]
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Are you thinking of getting a 3D printer for your school? Are you seriously ready to have your students create prototypes? You’ll find out that it isn’t as easy as printing out a pdf file. Yes, you can print out a very cool bottle opener and have it actually work (trust me, it does!). So, […]
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Every summer for the past three years, I’ve been extremely lucky to have attended amazing professional development programs being offered through my school. Our school has been extremely supportive of giving us teachers great opportunites to learn the latest educational theories and best practices. Our own faculty has lead these workshops as well. The three […]
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Took my colleague Tracy Sena!’s Haiku Learning Workshop today. Getting a jump start for the new school year in late August. Next up, Design Thinking tomorrow.
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WordPerfect??? Our amazing Latin teacher created her own curriculum book over 14 years ago for her Ph.D. She has over the years, shared this valuable resouce with her students in paper form. And it was created in WordPerfect. Yeah, remember WordPerfect? It seems there are a lot of organizations still using WordPerfect like law offices […]
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Our 8th Grader, Dan, kindly made another tutorial for our 7th graders to watch tomorrow morning. We skipped the docking with a space station challenge as its known to be “impossible” among our avid middle school players. So, we bypassed the docking challenge and set our eys on the Moon. Or in this universe, the […]
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I always loved Dr. King’s amazing speech. The power and the emotion that it brings is incredible. This video I found last night, really interested me. It shows how Dr. King created one of the most powerful speeches of all time. It anazlyzes the words, cadence and rhythm–visually! This blew my mind. Hope you […]
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Today, our school is excitedly hosting Design Thinking Symposium with featured speakers SV Angel’s Ron Conway, Sameer Gandhi of Accel, Kara Lind of Kara’s Cupcakes, Dana Heart-Stone of Stanford’s d.school and David Kopf of Remind101 Our goal is to have our 7-12 grade students go through the design thinking process in order to create something […]
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Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app At the request of the folks at Haiku Deck, here’s the field trip summary of the Angel Island Immigration Station field trip! This was so fun to make and sure beat my usual blog post with pictures and a caption underneath it. I hope my students’ […]
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Okay, after the first crash and getting some safety glasses, the boys were eager to continue testing their QC out. We finally secured an empty room in the rec center as its the perfect place where there isn’t any furniture and is big enough to do figure 8s. We hope to have its maiden flight […]
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As the 8th grade quadcopter crashed over the fence into the street, I realized that we needed to get safety glasses! The QC’s fast rotating blades are made up of hard plastic, and they can definitely take an eye out. So, Amazon came through again!
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First Flight Our 8th graders brought out the school’s first quadcopter (QC) on its first test flight. Inside the safety of the little greenhouse next to the science lab, the QC went airborne for the first time! All went well, until they lost control and it started to fly away on its own! It seems […]
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This week, our science teacher, Kellie Mullin has her class practice their 20% Project “Ted Talk” style presentation. More to come! I’ve got to learn how to use our booth (lights, wiresless mics), Anyone know about Behringer X32?
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Our Own Minecraft-Like Space Program In School? Our 7th graders have a new science project where they will be creating their own space program, a la NASA. Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is has been getting rave reviews and is favorably compared to other huge sandbox game Minecraft–but in space. Like MinecraftEDU, we will be using is KerbalEDU. Kerbal, is […]
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EMPOWERING STUDENTS Last Saturday, May 3rd, I was lucky to be part of this year’s EdREV 2014: Step Into a New Era of Learning by the Parents Educators Network (PEN) at AT&T Park. PEN’s mission is to be a grassroots resource to empower students with learning and attendtion differences. EdREV is a unique day where students, parents and educators […]
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There is a very interesting and powerful video going around the net that talks about social media connecting us to each other, yet actually takes us farther apart. This 5 min. video challenges us to turn off our displays for a bit, be more mindful and see what’s happening around us as we may miss things that can be important to […]
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There is a very interesting and powerful video going around the net that talks about social media connecting us to each other, yet actually takes us farther apart. This 5 min. video challenges us to turn off our displays for a bit, be more mindful and see what’s happening around us as we may miss things that can be important to […]
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Today, I introduced to our 8th grade students their new hands-on project: The Lord of the Flies! Their task is to recreate the island with all the signficant landmarks and events from the book that they just finished in their English class. In years past, the available options the students had were to use paper […]
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An exciting opportunity will be happening this weekend that I’m very honored to participate in. EdREV 2014 by the Parents Education Network (PEN) is happening this Saturday, May 3rd from 9-4pm at AT&T Park in San Francisco. EdRev “provides a unique day of interaction among students, parents and educators, exploring ways to create new educational environments that fit the […]
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16 officially chosen videos for the 2014 White House Student Film Festival. Check out the videos here. Here is A FUTURE CLASSROOM
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What’s All The Buzz About? One of the coolest things that has happened since getting a 3D printer is the buzz it has generated. Our K-8 students have all stopped by just to see it in action. Yes its true, we get the occasional want of immediately printing something that is pre-made–like iPhone cases. That is […]
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Class, Please watch these four videos to learn more about the sensors on your Lego Robots.
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Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app What’s Haiku Deck? Our 3rd graders just came back from the Angel Island Immigration Station and everything went smoothly, thanks to this Haiku Deck I created to get them ready for the trip! Haiku Deck is an alternative to presentation software such as PowerPoint and Keynote. […]
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MakerBot Has Arrived! Our MakerBot Replicator 2X has arrived! Woohoo! Let the making begin! What should my first object be? A rook piece to replace my chipped one on my chess set? How about some dice so I can study probability? How about a robot with an Arduino circuit board with customized parts? The possibilities […]
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Graphic Design One of the biggest and most powerful software for serious graphic designers is Adobe Photoshop Suite. Over the years, we’ve used Photoshop with success. Our students and teachers have made collages, photo albums, newsletters, flyers and more. The Photoshop Suite is so powerful, that you manipulate images and can make almost anything. And […]
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Yesterday, I’ve shared with our 5th graders their long awaited Lego Robotics project. Time was the biggest factor of trying to get the kits to the class during their Mondays. So many holidays and special events happen on Mondays. That can be a blog post series in itself in the future. Anyway, the project is […]
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The past few weeks, we have been exploring and learning more about the intricacies of our Lego Robotics EV3s. They have learned about various sensors by doing simple but important tasks such as: using the touch sensor to touch the wall and return to home base search for the predetermined line and doing a hard […]
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So , how many people? What other good questions can you ask?
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[Originally posted April 17, 2013] I found a very easy-to-follow infographic that helps determine which iPad Apps work well with Bloom’s Taxonomy and cover the different classifications of learning objectives. Disclaimer: I did not create this great graphic. This was found at Paul Hopkin’s site: http://mmiweb.org.uk/ NOTE: After some digging around, I found that this iPadagogy Wheel was created by […]
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Here are two videos from 2013, from two separate classes (6th grade boys, and 5th grade girls) using Minecraft to simulate historical events. Here, Mr. Moore narrating about his 6th Graders’ recreation of Ancient Egypt’s Mastaba. Ms. Layton’s 5th graders used Minecraft to simulate the founding of the Jamestown Settlement in America. Both projects […]
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An interesting look into the future of learning spaces.
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Here, I’m introducing Canva to our students as an alternative to Photoshop. They will try it out for their collage project.
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Today, we have another truck stuck on one of our adjacent hills to our school. There are many funny solutions we can make out of this image, especially since its beer! But a couple questions I can think for critical thinking: What would you need to know about this truck and its contents, in order to […]
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Very quickly, I wanted to share what was delivered to the Spark Studio. Our school quadcopter has finally arrived! The anticipation of starting the “Quadcopter Project,” has been tremendous! Everyday, a few of our 8th grade students have checked in with us to see if it has arrived. After some delays in getting one (they […]
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Our 8th Grade Quadcopter Project has started. After a long delay, it is here and our boys are super excited. I hope to get the boys to do a walkthrough of the various parts and document the process of building it. One of the biggest questions I have in this project, is: Why have a […]
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Here are three great videos on the Lego EV3 Touch, Ultrasonic and Color sensors. Click on the “Playlist” button on top of the video player to see all the videos.
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Our MakerBot Replicator 2X has arrived! Woohoo! Let the making begin! What should my first object be? A rook piece to replace my chipped one on my chess set? How about some dice so I can study probability? How about a robot with an Arduino circuit board with customized parts? The possibilities are endless! For […]
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Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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Here are two useful browser shortcuts: Command + up arrow, brings you to the top of webpageCommand + down arrow, brings you to the bottom of webpage
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Check this very quick presentation I did on Haiku Deck for our Parent Coffee Tawk:
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Hello, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “Can anyone guess what my next project is? #sheetmetal ” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hello, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “My first #3Doodler creation. Merry Christmas! #maker ” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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“My 3Doodler finally arrived. Think 3D printer–in a pen! #3Doodler #Kickstarter #3DPrinter” I’ll do a review on this lil cool piece of tech soon, but I think it’ll be a very compelling tool to have around…
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During the past couple of weeks, I’ve been learning how to program at Khan Academy. I like KA as it has so many videos on a lot subjects–from history to mathematics and programming. And, get this, its all FREE! Here is an intro to Variables: Intro to Variables Made using: Khan Academy Computer Science.
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Hello, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “#HourOfCode certified! :p” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Google commemorates their @GoogleDoodles to computer pioneer, In honor of Adm. Grace Hopper. @CSEdWeek #HourofCode pic.twitter.com/DBIs711uG9 — Fred Alexei Jaravata (@FredJaravata) December 9, 2013
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This new video includes more celebrities participating in the Hour of Code
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There are two exciting digital learning events happening at both of our elementary schools (boys school and girls school) this December and January. The first will be our participation in the Hour of Code 2013, which will happen during the week of December 9-15th 2013. Then on January 24, 2014, we will be conducting our […]
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The city of San Francisco is honoring 5 year old’s wish of being Batman today. This is possible by the good folks of Make-A-Wish Foundation and our city of SF!! Tweets about “#SFBatKid”
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Lego EV3 Robot —> BrickPi —> Python/C/Scratch
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I hope to watch all of these in the next couple of weeks.
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “Can’t wait to try out a new piece of equipment for school! #GoPro #BlackEdition” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “My new #chromebook let’s see how the user experience is. #Google” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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view full image “Best all around work gloves I’ve ever had. #mechanix #homeimprovement #gloves” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “Our new #Lego #EV3 #robots and expansion packs arrived! Whoohoo! #mindstorms” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “”Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” #Lego #backtothefuture #McFly #DocBrown #DeLorean #TimeMachine” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram video with you: play video “Continuing the #legotechnic #lego4x4 #LegoTechnic #Gears #GeekNerd” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “Okay, I think I’m ready to tackle all 1585 pieces. #lego4x4 #Lego41999 #LegoTechnic #LegoBoss #RC ” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “Google X trophy. #gafesummit” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “It begins! #gafesummit ” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “Badges! We got badges! #GAFESummit woohoo! #Google #Education #Learning” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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CES 8th Grade Weather Balloon from Krista Inchausti on Vimeo.
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Hi there, Fred Jaravata just shared an Instagram photo with you: view full image “Gonna play and #Make something today. ” Thanks, The Instagram Team
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Open our Scratch Studio here and play Discussion
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Made With Paper After the first couple of classes, I think it’s time to reorganize the team dynamics a bit. The girls were going off track qite a bit and not progressing towards the objectives as I had hoped. There is too much chaos and I believe they will end up like the real Jamestown […]
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Well, my students uploaded their Mother’s Day Scratch Project here. Most came out really well! Some are very “middle school boys.” I’ve gone through most of the projects, but it looks like they met all the expectations. A few, it seems even went above and beyond! Some were frustrated in the process as they thought […]
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Laying Down The Foundation from SSH Vimeo on Vimeo. The 5th grade girls have begun re-creating James Fort for their Jamestown Colony Project. Teamwork and historical connections are the key objectives.
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Ladies, Here is our Jamestown Project presentation for you to refer to when needed. Remember, teamwork! Help each other out and see if you problem solve with your classmates.
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Another very powerful video by Dove. I’m very impressed with their “campaign for real beauty.” I’d like to share this with our students soon.
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Class, Here are some very useful Scratch cards that will help you create your HMD/HFD project. These cards show you how to: Change Color Move to a Beat Key Moves Say Something Glide Follow the Mouse Dance Twist Interactive Whirl Animate It Moving Animation Surprise Button Keep Score
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Class, Here is the HMD/HFD Scratch project. We will work on this until the due date. If you finish the project before the due date, you have the option, and if time permits, to create another. [FULL SIZE PRESENTATION] Tutorials & How To’s M.I.T.’s Getting Started PDF M.I.T.’s Scratch Videos Get ideas here!
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CES and CHS’ STEM Summit 2013 I am very excited to have my sister, Dr. Carmela Jaravata, participating as a guest speaker at our school’s STEM Summit! Mr. J.’s sister, Dr. J.!
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Class, Here are video that will guide you in learning how to use basic Photoshop CS5. How to scan by Mr. J.: I found this video on PS’s Basic Tools Here is a good one on using layering Changing Colors using adjustment layers
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Class, Here are the words taken from last week’s Google Form survey and turned into a word cloud. Interactive map …which leads us to… Scratch Intro to Scratch from ScratchEd on Vimeo. Getting Started (PDF) Video Tutorials Objective for March 14 – Explore the interface and see what you can do with Scratch. – Scratch Project: […]
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions — and offers 3 powerful pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite. As the COO at the helm of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg juggles the tasks of monetizing the world’s largest social networking site […]
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A short tutorial on how to export a Noodle Tools bibliography to Word/Google documents
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I contributed to this Kickstarter project and I’m very excited to get this later this year. 3D Printers, 3D Drawings! “We wanted to design a 3D printing device that could be used within minutes, without needing any technical knowledge, software or computers. We also wanted it to be affordable as well as fun, so that […]
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Here is a short video on the progression of the re-creation of Djoser’s Pyramid of Ancient Egypt. *There seems to be an issue of Chrome not being able to embed Vimeo videos properly. Vimeo is working on it. Here is the direct video link
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An oldie, but goodie. Includes “the most astounding fact” by Tyson.
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An excellent introduction to the Arduino.
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