In this edition of the Roundtable, host Tim Cavey is joined by Becky Keene and Kathi Kersznowski, authors of Sail the 7 Cs with Microsoft Education: Stories from around the World to Transform and Inspire . Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. ⭐️ CONNECT with THESE INSPIRING EDUCATORS on TWITTER ⭐️ Kathi Kersznowski @Kerszi - https://twitter.com/kerszi Becky Keene @BeckyKeene - https://twitter.com/...
Sep 13, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 206
What’s our ultimate vision for Seesaw? We want to use Seesaw to help us strengthen our culture of growth, reflection, and learning. We want the Seesaw journal to be so informative that engaged parents and reflective students have a clear sense of their learning progress every step of the way. No surprises at report card time. We want the Seesaw journal to be a source of celebration, pride, and joy for every diverse learner in our community. We are ALL learners, after all: even as educators — esp...
Sep 10, 2021•8 min•Season 1Ep. 205
In this edition of the Roundtable, host Tim Cavey connects with educators who are passionate about improving the shape of professional learning: Mark Ryan, Vince Bustamante, Min Suh, Kate Stevens, and Jeffery Frieden. We discuss best practices for most powerful professional learning, asynchronous tools, how to capture in-house expertise, gamification, and more. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice....
Aug 25, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 204
In this edition of the Roundtable, host Tim Cavey connects with the well-loved Chey Cheney and Pav Wander, co-hosts of The Staffroom Podcast and The Drive with Chey & Pav. Find out what sets these two Toronto educators on fire and what motivates them to share their ideas. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. ⭐️ CONNECT with THESE INSPIRING EDUCATORS on TWITTER ⭐️ Chey Cheney @MrCCheney - https...
Aug 20, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 203
In this edition of the Roundtable, host Tim Cavey connects with guests Kevin Van Lagen, Nikki Lavergne, Melody McAllister, Tammy G. Neil, and Dr. Casey T. Jakubowski to discuss the state of rural education today. What are the WINS worthy of celebration in rural education? What are the biggest CHALLENGES that rural educators and learners face today? How is TECHNOLOGY changing the learning landscape? Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, ...
Aug 15, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 202
In this edition of the Roundtable, host Tim Cavey connects with Rita Rai, Nadia Irshad, and Peter Anderson from Glarea Elevated Learning ( https://glareaschool.com/ ), a school that is charting a unique path to learning and instruction. What is challenge-based learning, how does it help students, and how does it fit with inquiry and other approaches to instruction? You’re about to find out. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and igni...
Aug 06, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 201
In this edition of the Roundtable, host Tim Cavey connects with five Latina superintendents who are providing bold leadership to school districts in California (and now Texas). It’s a tremendous honor to bring you their stories. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. CONNECT with THESE INSPIRING EDUCATORS on TWITTER @AMRamsey13 - https://twitter.com/amramsey13 @RebecaJAndrade - https://twitter.com/r...
Aug 03, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 200
In this edition of the Roundtable, host Tim Cavey connects with five educators from the Assessment Consortium of BC. The purpose of ACBC is “To foster growth in assessment literacy for educators in British Columbia that will lead to sustainable and equitable practices, benefiting learners from K to post-secondary.” Whether you’re a British Columbian educator or not, if you’re interested in learning more about assessment practices in K-16, this conversation is for you. Welcome to Roundtables: liv...
Jul 15, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 199
JAMAL CROOK is an assistant principal in the Tampa Bay area of Florida and a co-host of the StartEdUp podcast with Don Wettrick. FOLLOW Jamal: On Twitter @JamalCrook ( https://twitter.com/JamalCrook ) On YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8I00930Uk5PQMocAIqv9WQ VISIT https://teachersonfire.net/ for all the show notes and links from this episode! FOLLOW Teachers on Fire on social media On Twitter @TeachersOnFire ( https://twitter.com/TeachersOnFire ) On Instagram @TeachersOnFire ( https...
Jul 13, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 198
Dr. Eric Guise is a teacher, technology specialist, doctor of education, podcaster, YouTube creator, lifelong learner, and I’m grateful to call him a friend. FOLLOW Dr. Eric Guise on social media On Twitter @GuiseGotTeched ( https://twitter.com/GuiseGotTechEd ) On Twitter @WeGotTeched ( https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED ) On Instagram @WeGotTeched ( https://www.instagram.com/wegotteched/ ) On Facebook @WeGotTeched ( https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED ) On his website at https://gotteched.com/ On...
Jul 12, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 197
CHARLES WILLIAMS has served in urban education for over 15 years as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal while working with students in grades PK - 12. He has developed innovative programs and structures that have resulted in successful schools in both Indiana and Illinois. He has also presented and spoken at numerous events. Charles is the founder of CW Consulting, an Educational Consulting Group, the host of the Counter Narrative Podcast, and the host of Real Educators Talk, a monthly...
Jul 08, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 196
If you found yourself in survival mode this year, I see you. Be kind to yourself. Accept what this year was. Take time to reflect. Release. Recover. Recharge and get well. Then revisit and reinvest. Then come the fall, you and I will once again leave the comfort zone. We’ll stretch ourselves. We’ll take risks. We’ll embrace the unfamiliar, and we’ll do it all for our students, because that is who we are and that is what we do. I’ll see you in September. Welcome to SPARKS: mini-segments intended ...
Jun 07, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 195
"Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It’s a gift to the world and every being in it." — Steven Pressfield Welcome to SPARKS: mini-segments intended to spark your thinking and ignite your practice. These short episodes are based on my written reflections, which you can find on the Teachers on Fire Magazine at Medium.com. Read the blog post featured in this episode at https://medium.com/teachers-on-fire/29-essential-quotes-from-the-war-of-art-7f96a1a...
May 27, 2021•10 min•Season 1Ep. 194
I do not enjoy learning how to assemble IKEA furniture. Or fix cars. Or cook. Or complete home renovations. These are tasks that I will do to the extent that I have to, but they don’t interest or inspire me. And although I want to remain curious about all of the world around me … perhaps they never will. What I’ve just described resembles the experience of school for many students. Some areas of learning motivate and inspire. Other kinds of learning feel like obligations at best, drudgery at the...
May 15, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 193
One of the things I’ve found about teaching Math is that it helps to have a regular, real-time sense of student learning. For ALL of my students. As we take on new skills (or scaffold off older ones), what is their current proficiency level? Do they really understand a concept, or are they just keeping their head down and bluffing, hoping to evade detection? Who are we leaving behind? Welcome to SPARKS: mini-segments intended to spark your thinking and ignite your practice. These short episodes ...
May 05, 2021•7 min•Season 1Ep. 192
How has COVID-19 changed professional learning? How have livestream platforms changed the face of professional development? Where are these tools taking us and what opportunities do they present? Join us as we discuss these and other questions around livestream platforms and professional development. CONNECT with THESE INSPIRING EDUCATORS on TWITTER Noa Daniel @IamNoaDaniel - https://twitter.com/iamnoadaniel Pav Wander @PavWander - https://twitter.com/PavWander Chey Cheney @MrCCheney - https://t...
Apr 25, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 191
The 3 Caffeinated Coaches are nothing short of inspiring. United by Twitter and hailing from different parts of the planet, these three education leaders collaborate on work around coaching, leadership, educational technology, and best practices. Join host Tim Cavey as he chats with Georgina Dean, Shannon Moore, and Becky Colling about their learning and mission. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practic...
Apr 14, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 190
How can we help our English students improve their reading and writing while saving our sanity? Are the iconic stacks of papers actually avoidable? Guests Marisa Thompson, Matthew Johnson, Tyler Rablin, and Gina Benz as we dig into these and other important questions for today’s English teacher. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. CONNECT with THESE INSPIRING EDUCATORS on TWITTER 🔥 Tyler Rablin ...
Apr 03, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 189
Is educator self-care even possible during a PANDEMIC? Can we actually do better than aim for SURVIVAL? How can we move from burnout to rekindled FIRE? Catch my conversation with Lindsay Titus , Dan Tricarico , and Dori Katsionis as we dig into all this and more. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. What are some practical self-care strategies that you can share for that teacher who has zero margi...
Mar 25, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 188
Recently I was asked how I could justify the publishing of student work. What was the educational value in sharing student content on podcasts that can be listened to throughout the world? That’s a fair question, and it deserves a thoughtful answer. Welcome to SPARKS: mini-segments intended to spark your thinking and ignite your practice. These short episodes are based on my written reflections, which you can find on the Teachers on Fire Magazine at Medium.com. Read the blog post featured in thi...
Feb 27, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 187
Are you a Google educator? Do you learn and teach with Chromebooks or in a Google-based school? Join host Tim Cavey and John Sowash from the Chromebook Classroom for the first edition of the Chromebook Classroom update, a monthly episode that explores the latest developments in the world of Google Chromebooks, Classroom, Chrome extensions, and cloud-based apps for learning. IN THIS EPISODE 1. Google Meet is introducing the ability to add custom backgrounds. 2. Native screen and video capturing i...
Feb 21, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 186
This edition of the EDU Podcaster Summit features Barbara Bray from the Rethinking Learning podcast, Dr. Wesley Fryer from the EdTech Situation Room podcast, and Lainie Rowell from the Lemonade Learning podcast. Welcome to EDU Podcaster Summits: livestreamed introductions to other educational podcasters and their work. QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED OUR CONVERSATION Who is LAINIE ROWELL, what is her context in education, and what is the name of her podcast? Who is DR. WESLEY FRYER, what is his context in...
Feb 15, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 185
In this edition of the Roundtable, Tim Cavey hosts a rich discussion of instructional coaching in the classroom: why, wins, challenges, and strategies for implementation. Guests included Victoria Thompson, Darryl Deboer, Dr. Dan Kreiness, Kathy Perret, and Dr. Rachel Johnson. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED OUR CONVERSATION Q1 - Who are you, and what does your current C...
Feb 08, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 184
In this edition of the Roundtable, Tim Cavey facilitates a conversation around student-led conferences: why, how, and best practices. Guests included Starr Sackstein, Melisa Hayes, Skylar Primm, Jeffery Frieden, and Victoria Thompson. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED OUR CONVERSATION Q1. Who are you and what is your current context in education? Q2. Let’s start with the r...
Feb 01, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 183
In this edition of the Roundtable, host Tim Cavey connects with four female educators united by passion, values, and a commitment to make the world a better place through education. Guests included Abigail French, Hedreich Nichols, Bonnie Nieves, and Kellie Bahri. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED OUR CONVERSATION Q1. Who are you and what is your current CONTEXT in educati...
Jan 25, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 182
On January 1, 2021, host Tim Cavey tweeted “All right, educators. Who’s up for the 10,000 push-up challenge this year? We’ll need to average 28 per day and track our progress together.” At the time, he hoped that maybe a few educators might join him. To his surprise, the tweet was liked hundreds of times, and over 170 educators joined him in a Google Sheet to track their push-up progress together. By January 16, 2021, challenge participants had combined for 66,357 recorded push-ups! As fun as th...
Jan 17, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 181
What’s YOUR One Word for 2021? This year, I want to simultaneously stream and be a stream: flowing with consistency, connecting others, and bringing life. Welcome to SPARKS: mini-segments intended to spark your thinking and ignite your practice. These short episodes are based on my written reflections, which you can find on the Teachers on Fire Magazine at Medium.com. Read the blog post featured in this episode at https://medium.com/teachers-on-fire/embrace-professional-comparison-5639cb9491fd?s...
Jan 11, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 180
What’s YOUR One Word for 2021? Join host Tim Cavey and seven educators for a heart-warming conversation of shared hopes and dreams for growth and transformation in 2021. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. HERE WERE the QUESTIONS THAT GUIDED OUR DISCUSSION Q1 - Who are you and what is your current CONTEXT in education? Q2 - As we say goodbye to 2020, what's one thing you're taking with you? Let's...
Jan 09, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 179
Have YOU got a book in you? Join host Tim Cavey and authors Rachelle Dene Poth, David Frangiosa, and Jillian DuBois for a conversation about inspiration, going for it, and best practices for publishing. Welcome to Roundtables: livestreamed conversations meant to warm your heart, spark your thinking, and ignite your professional practice. QUESTIONS that GUIDED our DISCUSSION Who are you and what is your current CONTEXT in education? Please introduce yourself. Tell us about your BOOK: why did you ...
Dec 28, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 178
TAMMY BREITWEISER is a primary teacher, prolific writer, and podcaster. Her commitment to the learning of her students is matched only by her dedication to personal growth; complacency is not a word you will ever associate with Tammy. On her Twitter profile, she writes “I am the Accidental Inspirationalist and a writer who is a Force of Nature.” After following her content for any length of time, you’ll see that she is exactly that. FOLLOW Tammy On Twitter @TLBreit ( https://twitter.com/TLBREIT ...
Dec 26, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 177
