Episode description
Episode description
Kelly interviews educator, author, and speaker, Trevor Muir. Trevor makes amazing inspirational videos and is the author of the book The Epic Classroom: How to Boost Engagment, Make Learning Memorable, and Transform Lives. Kelly and Trevor talk about how to make your classroom epic!
Trevor is a teacher, author, speaker, and project based learning expert. He is the author of The Epic Classroom, a book about using the power of story to make learning engaging and unforgettable. Trevor is a faculty member for the Buck Institute For Education, and travels across the country to work with educators on how to bring project based learning into their schools. He is the host and creator for the We Are Teachers show, Teacher Helpline Live, and his writing has been featured in the Huffington Post, The Creative Classroom, and EdWeek. He also gave a TEDx Talk titled, "School Should Take Place in the Real World," at TEDxSanAntonio. Trevor's work can be found on his Facebook page, on Epic Classroom and on his blog at www.trevormuir.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
Trevor's book, The Epic Classroom: How to Boost Engagment, Make Learning Memorable, and Transform Lives.
The Buck Institute and Project Based Learning
Trevor recommends reading The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Stephen Pressfield.