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Matt and Courtney continue their critical thinking series with Annie Taranto, the Senior Lead Staff Developer for Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (aka Lucy Calkins project). Annie talks about why argument is so important, how to deal with controversial topics in the classroom, how teachers with limited resources can still bring a rich argument environment into the classroom, and much more. Thanks for listening, and don't forget to rate and review!
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Venn Diagrams Can Be BetterMatt and Courtney return to talking amongst themselves. In this episode, they discuss Venn diagrams (sorry Mr. and Mrs. Venn!) and how teachers can do something similar yet much stronger for our learners - comparison matrixes! They are so much easier than they sound, and the rigor is through the roof. They also involve all kids by meeting the target, but perhaps not in the same way - take a listen to find out! You'll also hear Courtney's dogs in multiple places throughout the episode. Everyone wants to be on Personalized Learning with Matt and Courtney!
Dan Meyer InterviewMatt and Courtney talk with Dan Meyer of Desmos.com in our critical thinking series. Dan is the Chief Academic Officer at desmos, and has been blogging at https://blog.mrmeyer.com/ for a very long time. Dan talks about personalized learning, proficiency, elementary level math, and much much more. Follow him on Twitter at @ddmeyer.
George Courus InterviewMatt and Courtney continue their critical thinking trimester series with an interview of author and education consultant George Couros. George is the author of two books: The Innovator's Mindset and Innovate Inside the Box (with Katie Novak). We discuss the elements of his Core of Innovative Teaching and Learning, what he's learned along his journey (and some things he used to do, but no longer does), and how to innovate inside the current system - inside the box, as it were. Follow George on Twitter at @gcouros and sign up for his newsletter at https://georgecouros.ca/blog/
Dr. Patrick Hardy: Principal, The Proviso East High School
Aurora Institute 2019 Student Panel Wendy Surr & Krissy Zeiser, Students At The Center Hub Dr. Derek Wenmoth, CORE Education Brandon Goon and Brandt Redd Julianna Finnegan, The Learning Barbara Bray and Rose Colby Dr. Brooke Stafford-Brizard, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Tony Monfiletto, Future Focused Education Kristen Beasler, North Dakota Superintendent of Schools Dr. James Lane, Virginia Superintendent of Public Education Jason Swanson, Knowledge Works Ken O'Connor New Hampshire Learning Initiative Brian Stack and Jonathan Vander Els Brian Kosena, Westminster Public Schools, CO Michael Lamb, Turnaround For Children Camille Farrington and Dr. Gisele Shorter Shawn Rubin, Highlander Institute Caitlin Scales and Ashlee Greenwood, OneStone Kankakee School District and Building 21 David Miyashiro and Ed Hidalgo, Cajon Valley Schools WHAT DOES CRITICAL THINKING HAVE TO DO WITH PERSONALIZED LEARNING?Matt and Courtney return from their travel break to start off trimester two - what does critical thinking have to do with personalized learning? We also talk about the Great Gatsby and Catcher in the Rye, and THEME!! (A++++++++++ for Matt)
Courtney mentions the criticalthinking.org site, check it out! Aurora Institute Symposium, (iNACOL) Interviews PreviewMatt and Courtney traveled to California to manage the VoicesHub at the annual iNACOL Symposium, and not only did they come away with a month's worth of episodes, they changed the name of the symposium while they were there! iNACOL is now the Aurora Institute, and the energy out of this gathering was evident in the amazing interviews Matt and Courtney wrangled from the attendees.
These interview episodes will be out every day Monday through Friday starting November 18. They are a collection of some of the leading minds in the personalized learning field, and we hope you will like listening to them as much as we had talking to them. Look for the pods in this feed, and check out the Aurora Institute Innovation Spotlight podcast, where Matt and Courtney host long-form interviews with the Aurora Institute's leaders. Mailbag!Matt and Courtney return from a small break attending the Aurora Institute Symposium in California (more on that soon) to do a mailbag in between our trimester formats! Four listener questions are answered, with a learner-centered focus.
JENNI DONOHOO INTERVIEW ABOUT COLLECTIVE EFFICACYMatt and Courtney interview Jenni Donohoo, the author of Collective Efficacy: How Educators' Beliefs Impact Student Learning. She discusses what collective efficacy is, how it helps learners, and what you can do to start today.
Follow Jenni on Twitter at @Jenni_Donohoo and engage with her! Follow us @plearnmc everywhere, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and our website plearnmc.com. Got a question or comment? Ask it on our Parking Lot! |
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