124: Be a learner. – Jennifer Appel chats with us about the little things that can have big impacts, staying open-minded, and why we have to keep learning.

Teach Better TeamBlog

Instructional coach, and 21 year veteran teacher, Jennifer Appel, chats with us about the little things that can have big impacts, staying open-minded, and why we have to keep learning. Episode Highlights 4:10 – #TeachBetterTalk challenge for you: Reflect on the things you are thankful for. Use #TeachBetter and #TeachBetterTalk. 6:00 – Previewing the episode with Jennifer Appel. 11:51 – … Read More

Podcasts for Professional Development

Teach Better TeamBlog, Edtech, Innovation, Student Engagement

In This Post: Podcasts as convenient and timely professional development. Personalized your learning with podcasts. Ways to grow as an educator by listening to podcasts. Professional development for educators can take many forms. It can be a conference, an EdCamp, a Twitter chat, and even… a podcast. Effective professional development ignites educators. It sparks their passion for this profession. We … Read More

123: Personal and Authentic. – Thomas C Murray chats with us about being personal and authentic, and designing learning experiences that impact a lifetime.

Teach Better TeamBlog

Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, Tom Murray, chats with us about being personal and authentic, and designing learning experiences that impact a lifetime. Tom shares how we can create an environment where people actually want to be, the importance of taking care yourself, and why you are a leader no matter what your title is. Episode Highlights 1:38 … Read More

Why Your District Should Stop Worrying About Missed Days

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Mastery Learning

In This Post: The problem with time-based learning and why we should move away from it. A solution to make time more flexible and learning more important. How Mastery Learning can help you (and your school) make this shift & worry less about unplanned days off. Missed Days are Coming Depending on where you live (I live in the Northeast), … Read More

122: Find the moment and reflect. – William Illingworth chats with us about engaging in the hard topics, admitting when you fail, and the power of finding a moment to reflect.

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William Illingworth chats with us about engaging in the hard topics, admitting when you fail, and the power of finding a moment to reflect. William talks about how he is like a 3rd party reflection point, and shares a personal story of why we need to celebrate everything. More at www.teachbetter.com/podcast/williamillingworth Episode Highlights 0:58 – Chatting about the new book … Read More