Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, we continue our series of interviews with Ed Tech innovators from the Future of Education Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida. Our guest on the program is Raigan Irwin-McCabe and Ryan Ogle of Trox, a company that focuses on superior EdTech products and solutions for thousands of K-12 classrooms by walking you t...
Jun 29, 2020•18 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah shares an article from EdWeek that talks about what schools will look like in the fall by sharing recommendations on implementing social distancing routines. Ryan shares an article that talks about “microschooling” as a potential solution for many families navigating the post-COVID educational landscape. Tune in! A...
Jun 22, 2020•20 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah shares a few reputable resources that talk about racial inequities and ways to engage in meaningful conversation about race with students while raising awareness. Ryan shares an article from EdWeek and a study that discusses ways to combat implicit and explicit bias within the teaching profession. Tune in! Articles...
Jun 15, 2020•22 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, joining us on the program from the University of Miami is John Haller, the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Nate Crozier, the Assistant VP for Undergraduate Admissions and Marketing. John and Nate talk to our hosts about the factors that inspired the University to make the decision to join other universities i...
Jun 08, 2020•22 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah shares a series of articles that talk about academic integrity and the potential dangers of aggressive contract cheating in the virtual learning setting. Sarah provides suggestions on how to better serve our students through their academic journey. Ryan shares an article from the University of Miami that talks abou...
Jun 01, 2020•27 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah shares a few articles that talk about the teaching profession through the lens of a parent and how educators are being recognized for their remarkable work efforts during the pandemic. Ryan shares an article from Edutopia that outlines a number of helpful time management strategies for teachers to maintain work-lif...
May 25, 2020•20 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, we continue our series of interviews with Ed Tech innovators from the Future of Education Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida. Our guest on the program is Nate Shelley, the product marketing manager of Vernier Software & Technology. Nate talks about Vernier and the technological services they offer to help ...
May 18, 2020•13 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah shares a few articles that talks about the efforts that are being made to reopen schools in the fall while implementing social distancing guidelines. Ryan talks about Alexis Lovares, a 16-year-old student who has created popular online lessons on TikTok, and what this means for how lessons can be delivered by teach...
May 11, 2020•18 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah shares an article from the Washington Post that talks about a 23-million-dollar initiative that aims to ensure each K-12 student has access to high speed internet and a tablet to further distance learning in Detroit, Michigan. Ryan talks about an article from Edutopia that shares the different approaches being take...
May 04, 2020•23 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah and Ryan are joined by special guest Curtis Callands of LifeWorks Schools in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. Curtis is the Principal and Special Education Director of LifeWorks Schools. On this episode, Curtis talks about trauma-informed education and its impact on students. Curtis also talks about how to identify t...
Apr 27, 2020•26 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, we continue our series of interviews with Ed Tech innovators from the Future of Education Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida. Our guest on the program is Dan Cavalli, Chief Sales Officer at Flinn Scientific, Inc. Dan talks about the role that Education technology can play in bringing practical education and ca...
Apr 20, 2020•15 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah talks about student privacy and the dangers of sharing identifiable information about our students on social media platforms. The panel shares best practices and alternatives on how to respect student privacy. Ryan talks about an article that discusses how educators have found strategies and innovative ways to brin...
Apr 13, 2020•24 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Ryan and Sarah are joined by Mike Hernandez, IT Director at Academica. Mike shares an article about the role that education technology and online resources will play once students return to the physical classroom environment. Sarah shares an article that talks about the social and emotional wellbeing of students during s...
Apr 06, 2020•26 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, we continue our series of interviews with Ed Tech innovators from the Future of Education Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida. Our guest on the program is Zach Vander Veen, Vice President of Instruction and Co-Founder of Abre.io Inc. Zach talks about the start-up of the education management company Abre, the ap...
Apr 02, 2020•17 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Ryan and Sarah are joined by Mike Hernandez (IT Director at Academica) to talk about how schools are transitioning to virtual amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sarah shares an article about higher education institutions shifting to a pass/fail grading model and the hosts discuss the lessons that K-12 institutions and teache...
Mar 23, 2020•21 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Ryan talks about an article from EdWeek that discusses fostering better time management practices in students and how schools can play a vital role in making this happen. Sarah talks about teachers transitioning to virtual teaching in the midst of COVID-19 and our hosts provide resources and discuss the opportunities in ...
Mar 13, 2020•25 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah and Ryan talk about COVID-19 preparation in schools. They share also findings from a number of health experts discussing what schools can do if they have identified COVID-19 cases on their campus, which include procedures for working with local health departments and best practices for how to effectively dismiss sc...
Mar 09, 2020•21 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, we continue our series of interviews with Ed Tech innovators from the Future of Education Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida. Our guest on the program is Monica Burns, curriculum consultant and founder of Class Tech Tips. Monica shares her thoughts on the future of Ed tech integration and how it can enrich the...
Mar 02, 2020•15 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, longtime show fans will be happy to hear a familiar voice (Mike Hernandez from Academica) join us on the program. Sarah talks about an article discussing how teacher retention rates among teachers of color has reached crisis levels. Our hosts discuss strategies to address the issue. Ryan talks about a fun class activity ...
Feb 24, 2020•21 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Ryan talks about an article from Edutopia discussing how decision fatigue can increase the possibly of school leaders making undesirable behaviors and irrational decisions. Sarah talks about a study that focuses on professional development to help educators support students with learning differences to create an environm...
Feb 17, 2020•17 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah talks about an article from EdWeek discussing the underrepresentation of the ELL community in Gifted programs and steps that need to be taken to better identify, assess, and educate ELL learners in these programs. Ryan talks about copyright and legal procedures when playing movies in schools and gives tips to educa...
Feb 10, 2020•26 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week we continue our series of interviews with Ed Tech innovators from the Future of Education Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida. Our guest on the program is Eileen Belastock, the academic technology director from the Mount Greylock Regional School District in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Eileen talks about student...
Feb 03, 2020•19 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah talks about building relationships with students and how this sort of relationship building should be viewed through the lens of skill development to enhance teachers’ competencies in this area. Ryan talks about his recent experience judging the We the People competition and how the We the People program can make a...
Jan 27, 2020•27 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. New segment! Ryan and Sarah are bringing you the first in a monthly series of “Big Ideas in Education Technology,” recorded from the Future of Education Technology conference in Miami Beach, Florida. This series will bring you the hottest innovations in Ed Tech from the people making those innovations happen. This week, ur hosts ar...
Jan 20, 2020•16 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah talks about a study that incorporates scientific processes to create work that is more visible and that exists beyond the classroom. Ryan talks about an article that highlights the rise of e-sports leagues in K-12 education and some of the ways that schools are embracing these programs. Article: https://www.fairchi...
Jan 13, 2020•21 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. As we welcome the new year this week, Ryan talks about an article from EdWeek that discusses the importance of integrating student work into lessons and displaying student work in classrooms. Our hosts articulate specific strategies that educators can implement to put student work out in the open. Sarah talks about an article on th...
Jan 06, 2020•25 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah talks about an article that discusses improving access to computer science competencies for students and how this program can be replicated in other schools. Ryan talks about an article from We Are Teachers Blog that shares the idea of vacation breaks without schoolwork, but as a way to supplement other optional en...
Dec 16, 2019•21 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. BIIE has made it to episode 50! Thank you to all our listeners for your continuing support! This week, Ryan talks about an article from Edutopia that discusses best practices in adapting curriculum and the physical classroom space to better acknowledge and honor the size diversity of students. Sarah talks about an article introduci...
Dec 09, 2019•22 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Sarah talks about an article detailing the causes of teacher shortages and attrition. Ryan talks about an article from Education Week about a school shop class that does union simulation exercises as a mechanism to help resolve conflicts and communicate course goals effectively. Articles: https://www.wibw.com/content/new...
Dec 02, 2019•24 min
Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed. This week, Ryan talks about a recent article detailing effective literacy instruction and elementary reading classrooms are relying too heavily on commercial products and small-group instruction. Sarah talks about a recent article from the LA times that focuses on the three essential elements in math instruction. Hosts: Ryan Kairal...
Nov 25, 2019•22 min
