166: Rhymes With Reason – Austin Martin chats with us about struggling in school, starting his own business, and how he’s making learning relevant using music.

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Creator and founder of Rhymes With Reason, and Forbes “30 Under 30” educator, Austin Martin, chats with us about struggling in school, starting his own business, and how he’s making learning relevant using music. Episode Highlights 2:50 – Chatting about our new 6-part blog series, “Coming Back Better.” 7:37 – Previewing the episode with Austin Martin. 11:45 – Austin introduces himself. … Read More

Gamification: Show Me The Evidence!

Teach Better TeamBlog, Classroom Management, Edtech, Innovation, Student Engagement

TL;DR: The difference between playing games and gamification. Elements of gamification… that are also best practices of pedagogy. Research & evidence that supports using gamification for student success. As a teacher of a fully-gamified class, I often hear phrases such as, “That’s really cool, but how do you know the system is working?”  Most of the time this involves a … Read More

165: Thankful, Intentional, and Energized – Amber Calderon chats with us about feeling thankful and intentional, always seeing the positive, and learning to let go.

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 Amber Calderon chats with us about feeling thankful and intentional, always seeing the positive, and learning to let go. Episode Highlights 5:10 – Previewing the episode with Amber Calderon. 8:20 – Amber introduces herself 9:52 – Amber’s failure: A series of failures. 13:42 – Amber’s success: Being connected to this strong teacher community. 15:57 – What’s keeping Amber excited … Read More