Episode #250: Ryan Steuer

Dana GoodierOut of the Trenches Podcast

Ryan Steuer inspires educators across the country as the founder of Magnify Learning, a PBL professional development organization that equips educators to engage learners, tackle boredom, and transform classrooms. Prior to founding Magnify Learning, Ryan was an engineer for a Fortune 50 company, 8th grade English teacher, and missionary. He shares his education and leadership insights through PBL Simplified the book, which … Read More

Episode #242: Grayson McKinney & Zach Rondot 

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Grayson McKinney & Zach Rondot are co-authors of The Expert Effect: A Three-Part System to Break down the Walls of Your Class Grayson McKinney is an elementary educator from East Grand Rapids, Michigan who is known for his innovative approaches to teaching and learning and is a true agent for change. Co-author of The Expert Effect: A Three-Part System to Break Down the … Read More

Show 119: Let’s Stop Teaching and Start Designing Learning

Ken EhrmannpowerED Up Podcast

Jason has had the experience worth listening to, K-12, from teacher to administrator.  He encourages teachers to start to look at the classroom as a learning atmosphere, not a teaching stage. Stop planning lessons and start designing lessons. A lesson needs a clear learning target and objective students understand to strive for. Assess prior knowledge to make decisions about the … Read More

Ooch Your Way to PBL

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TL;DR: An ooch is when we conduct a small experiment to teach us more. Instead of jumping head-first into something new, take one small step first. Small steps to project-based learning can include connecting with community partners, giving students voice and choice, and utilizing structured grouping. Ooch Your Way to PBL Should you ooch?!?! The Heath Brothers say, “Yes!”’ In … Read More

Episode #121: Jorge Valenzuela

Dana GoodierOut of the Trenches Podcast

Jorge Valenzuela is an education coach, author, and advocate. He has years of experience as a classroom and online teacher, a curriculum specialist, and a consultant. His work focuses on improving teacher preparation in project-based learning, computational thinking and computer science integration, STEM education, and equity and SEL integration. Jorge is an adjunct professor at Old Dominion University and the … Read More