33 - Meeting the Diverse Needs with Dana Vermilya
Get to know one of our education consultants, Dana Vermilya, as she talks support for diverse learners in the virtual world.
Nov 20, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 33
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BLaST Intermediate Unit 17
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32- What's the Role of Assessment?
Feedback cannot happen without assessment. So, what is the role of assessment in the virtual setting? Tune in to find out.
Nov 18, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 32
31 - Feedback from a Distance
Learn how to provide feedback from a distance and, also, think about how often you ask students for their feedback. There should be a healthy balance.
Nov 16, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 31
30 - A Love or Hate?
What kind of relationship do you want your students to have with feedback? A love or hate relationship? This episode focuses on three simple questions to ask to guide feedback to make it human and build positive relationships.
Nov 13, 2020•8 min•Ep. 30
29 - Practice Makes Perfect...Correction Growth
We can all be coaches and facilitators in the classroom, no matter the learning environment, and our students can continually practice to improve over time. Find out how in this episode!
Nov 11, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 29
28 - Dialogue = Monologue
Today we will be discussing the importance of collaboration, no matter the learning environment. How can we still use the same pedagogy we used to use but in a remote environment? Listen and find out.
Nov 09, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 28
27 - More Than Show and Tell
Today's episode will focus on the instructional framework previously mentioned in episode 26. Specifically, we will focus on one of the blades of the pinwheel demonstrating.
Nov 06, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 27
26 - Engagement with Amy Pardee
During this episode, we will discuss student engagement and teacher best practices with Amy Pardee, a Special Education teacher for BLaST Intermediate Unit 17.
Nov 04, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 26
25.- Perfectly Imperfect
It's time we let go of perfection and embrace the imperfection.
Nov 02, 2020•6 min•Season 1Ep. 25
24 - Keep Them Engaged
Today, we are wrapping up our episodes focusing on engagement by taking a deeper look at intentional scheduling and development of engaging tasks.
Oct 30, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 24
23 - Teacher Clarity with Dan Coran
Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Dan Coran, Special Education Supervisor at BLaST Intermediate Unit 17. Specifically, we will be discussing the role teacher clarity plays in student and teacher success in all learning environments.
Oct 28, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 23
22 - Keep It Simple
We will be discussing technology tools. Is it the tool or is it the task? Is it the new or the old?
Oct 26, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 22
21 - Engagement
we will be discussing a common struggle among educators across the commonwealth: engagement. First, we must lay the foundation and define engagement to gain a better and common understanding.
Oct 23, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 21
20 - Relevance
Today, we will discuss how we bring relevance to the classroom. How do we get our students hooked? Engagement is a struggle in a virtual world, but together, we can find the answers.
Oct 21, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 20
19 - What's Your Intention?
Today, we will continue to discuss teacher clarity through learning intentions and success criteria. How explicit are we with learning intentions for students? Do our students even know what success looks like in our classrooms? What about in life?
Oct 19, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 19
18 - 3 Important Questions
Today we start talking about teacher clarity. How can we increase clarity in distance learning? Specifically, we will be taking a look today at standards and creating a flow that makes sense for you and your students. So, let’s start blasting the airwaves.
Oct 16, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 18
17 - Teacher Credibility with Meg Ralston
Today, we have the pleasure of speaking with Meg Ralston an Autistic Support Consultant here at BLaST Intermediate Unit 17.
Oct 14, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 17
16 - It Matters!
Today, during the episode, we will talk about immediacy with boundaries. We must continue to show up, relate, and be available for our students and families, but we need to keep it in perspective.
Oct 12, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 16
15 - Your Passion is Contagious!
Today, during the episode, we will talk about one my of most favorite things: passion. How well do you lead with passion? Is your passion contagious? We’re about to find out!
Oct 09, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 15
14 - Trust and Competence
Today, during this episode, we will continue to uncover the secrets of what it takes to build your teacher credibility. Trust and competence. How do we now build trust in the world we are living in? How can we show our competence when, maybe, just maybe, we feel like a first-year teacher all over again? You are not alone. These are questions that we all wonder.
Oct 07, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 14
13 - Beliefs
During this episode, we will start to uncover the secrets of what it takes to build your teacher credibility. How much do your students believe they can learn from you?
Oct 05, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 13
12 - What's On Their Mind?
During this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Johanna and Caroline, two students from our local region, and hearing their take on the school year so far.
Oct 02, 2020•21 min•Season 1Ep. 12
11 - The Vibes You Give
During this episode, we are going to talk about the vibes you give and how they influence your relationships.
Sep 30, 2020•12 min•Ep. 11
10 - Feel
During this episode, we are actually going to take a step back and feel. We are going to take the time to feel what you have been going through the past couple of weeks and try to understand why we are feeling the way we are feeling. It is not easy, especially now, amidst all the chaos to take the time to think about your feelings; but, why not take the time right now, today, on your drive to work, your drive home or perhaps during your walk around the block? So, let’s start blasting the airwave...
Sep 28, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 10
09 - You Had Me at 'Hola'
During this episode, we will discuss the importance of the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ in building positive teacher-student relationships. Teaching is so much more than the content; and, we also know that we will never get to the content if we first don’t build an authentic relationship with our students.
Sep 25, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 9
08 - First Weeks of School with Heidi Turi
During this episode, we will talk with Heidi Turi from BLaST Intermediate Unit 17 about her first weeks of school. We have spent the past couple of episodes discussing procedures and management. Why not hear from an expert in the field?
Sep 23, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 8
07 - Pinky Promise?
During this episode, we will discuss classroom expectations and how to define “done”.
Sep 21, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 7
06 - Save Your Sanity!
During this episode, we will discuss classroom procedures and the importance of having a plan. Speaking of plan, have you ever considered classroom jobs? Maybe a great time to start is now!
Sep 18, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 6
05 - Bag of Tricks
During this episode, we will discuss where we even begin in our bag of tricks. I mean, do we even have a bag of tricks? Of course, we do! You just might have to dig a little deeper this year in that bag of yours to find them. We have spent our first episodes discussing self-care, but now we are shifting gears to discuss how we plan for those first couple of days, weeks maybe even months of school.
Sep 16, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 5
04 - Compassion Fatigue
During this episode, we will discuss one of the toughest parts of education, especially for me, compassion fatigue. We have spent our first episodes discussing self-care, but now how do we find that balance between work and life so we avoid compassion fatigue? Why don’t we start blasting the airwaves to find out...
Sep 14, 2020•10 min•Ep. 4
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