MTT039| Empatico, Connecting Classrooms Around The World - Wendy Turner
Release Date: 10/31/2019
MTT047| Flipgrid and Keeping Students Engaged Remotely and latest updates - Ann Kozma
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Imagine a tech tool that works for everyone from Pre K to PhD! Flipgrid is a great way to connect with your students and can be simple or sophisticated. Today we hear from Ann Kozma as she tells us the latest enhancements!
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MTT046| iCivics, Building Civic Knowledge in a fun way - Neil Wrona
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It’s an election year! Do your students understand how government works? What a great time to learn while it’s in the news every day! Today we speak with 7th gr teacher Neil Wrona, who shows students how government works in a very easy and fun way!
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MTT045| Ozobot, Mighty little Robots to code and create - Nikki Jones
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Have you seen an Ozobot but not sure how you would use them with your students? Join us as we speak with Nikki Jones, 3rd Gr Teacher. Hear how she uses #Ozobots for teaching not only coding, but math, SS and science too!
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MTT044| Podcasting with your Students - Brian Briggs
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Have you thought about podcasting with your students, but don’t know where to start? Join us today as we speak with fellow podcaster Brian Briggs. Brian shares why podcasting with your students is so beneficial and just how easy it is to get started.
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MTT043 Bonus| Seesaw with Distance Learning - Megan Madden
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Interested in finding a great resource for Distance or Remote Learning? Join us as we talk about why Seesaw works both in and outside the classroom! This is a follow up of Episode 43, Seesaw In The Classroom.
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MTT043| Seesaw in the Classroom - Megan Madden
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Looking for a way to manage all of your student's digital projects easily? Look no further than Seesaw. Join us as we talk about why you need Seesaw in your classroom!
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MTT042| Creating with Chrome - Ryan O'Donnell
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Your students already consume technology. Wouldn't it be great if they also created with technology? Join us today as we explore some fun options to get your students creating quickly using their Chromebooks!
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MTT041| Digital Design Strategies - Martin Cisneros
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Wouldn’t it be great if you could customize information that you want to give your students so that every student could understand at their reading level? What about being able to show websites to your class without pop-ups and advertisements? These are just a couple of the tech tools that are shared by our guest, Martin Cisneros.
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MTT040| Pear Deck, Creating Classroom Conversations - Kristan Morales
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Imagine if you could engage every student in your class, every day. What if you could instantly see who’s confused and who’s ready for more? That’s the power of Pear Deck.
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MTT039| Empatico, Connecting Classrooms Around The World - Wendy Turner
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Empatico gives teachers and students the tools they need to explore the world through experiences that spark curiosity, kindness, and empathy. Empatico combines live video with activities designed to foster meaningful connections.
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Empatico gives teachers and students the tools they need to explore the world through experiences that spark curiosity, kindness, and empathy. Empatico combines live video with activities designed to foster meaningful connections.
Wendy Turner teaches 2nd grade at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School in Wilmington, Delaware in the USA. She is passionate about connecting learning in the classroom to the real world in all areas of study. Deeply committed to social-emotional learning, she guides her students to embody respect, empathy, resilience, citizenship, and growth mindset through dynamic classroom experiences. She advocates for educating the whole child, trauma invested learning environments, equitable school breakfast practices and is committed to high quality science and STEM education. An associate with Education Hall, she provides professional development and training on social emotional learning and trauma invested learning environments.
Wendy was named a Compassion Champion by the Governor’s office in 2019. She is the 2017 Delaware Teacher of the Year, a 2016 Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Teaching Science, and a 3 time Empatico Empathy Project Fellow. She is also a 2018 NEA Foundation Excellence in Education Award Recipient, a 2019 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow and a No Kid Hungry School Breakfast Fellow, Wendy is a regular contributor to education blogs and positive conversations about education on Twitter.
Contact: Wendy Turner
Twitter: @mswendymturner
Wendy Turner’s Delaware Teacher of the Year 2017 Facebook Page
Items mentioned in Episode 39:
Daniel Lubetsky NEA Foundation talk
Fostering Resilient Learners by Kristin Souers and Pete Hall
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