Shifting Schools: Conversations for K12 Educators

On the show we are so excited to host Dr. Gina Picha! She explores the strategies and insight inside her new book: Conferring in the Match Classroom. We explore what it means to help learners develop their math identity and to develop their capacity and confidence as problem solvers. This conversation reminds us of the power of building relationships with students and ways we can build more casual conversations into our practice. Learn all about Dr. Picha: Dr. Gina Picha's career in education began in Illinois where she earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a minor in economics and later a master's degree in education. Over the past fifteen years, Gina has worked as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, curriculum specialist and district math coordinator. In 2020, Gina graduated with a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Concordia University-Austin where she conducted research on teacher professional learning that includes time for teachers to reflect on their math identities. Follow her on Twitter Want to send us your feedback on today's episode? Head to www.shiftingschools.com and send us a voice memo! Special thanks to our amazing Sponsor: MackinVia With 20 national awards, including ISTE Best of Show and Product of the Year, and 7 MLA Platinum Awards, MackinVIA is an accomplished digital content management system. https://home.mackin.com/digital/mackinvia/

This short and sweet episode asks for YOUR feedback. It has now been a few weeks since we launched our learning opportunities for generative AI tools like ChatGPT. Specifically, we launched: Our 5-Day Generative AI Challenge and The Intersection of Equity and AI We are thrilled to have folks asking us for follow up challenges and courses and we want to get to work designing them. We want to do that with YOUR needs and questions in mind. So we are offering you a free pass if you agree to give us your feedback. Want your free pass? Please feel out this form by March 20th. Do you want to have a longer conversation about a bespoke training for your community? We love cultivating partnerships, book a discovery call with us free: click here to book your call. Learn more about our resources at www.shiftingschools.com Email us at info(at)shiftingschools (dotcom)

On this episode we explore what it means to 'be bold' in our personal and professional lives. This conversation features the research and insight of Shanna A. Hocking. Shanna A. Hocking is a leadership consultant, philanthropic advisor, author, and speaker with 20 years of experience raising hundreds of millions of dollars and leading large teams at organizations such as the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Alabama, and Duke University. Her clients include universities, national nonprofit organizations, global businesses, and family foundations. Shanna is the author of One Bold Move a Day: Meaningful Actions Women Can Take to Fulfill Their Leadership and Career Potential (McGraw Hill, November 2022), which was recognized as a November nominee of The Next Big Idea Club. Shanna's articles have been published on Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fast Company, The Muse, and Motherly, and her expertise has been featured in Bloomberg News, PIX11 News, Entrepreneur, Chicago Tribune, Today.com, Insider, and The Business Journals, among others. Learn all about her book, connect and follow her using the links below: Learn more about today's guest by clicking here. Ready to order her book? Click here. Connect with today's guest on social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannaahocking/ https://twitter.com/shannaahocking https://www.instagram.com/shannaahocking/ Special thanks to our amazing Sponsor: MackinVia With 20 national awards, including ISTE Best of Show and Product of the Year, and 7 MLA Platinum Awards, MackinVIA is an accomplished digital content management system. https://home.mackin.com/digital/mackinvia/

How are we helping parents and caretakers as they seek to learn more about digital literacy and social media? On this episode Jeff and Tricia discuss recent research that makes the link between too much unregulated screentime and anxiety. So what do we do to help one another be more mindful of our social media use? Jeff walks listeners through his PARENT framework and talks more about ways he can support your parent/caretaker audience and ways he can help your PTA sustain a conversation about social media in this ever-shifting landscape of digital literacy. Ready to learn more about that framework? Click here for more. You can reach out to him at jeff(at)shiftingschools (dot com)to schedule a conversation to explore any of those options. Tricia talks to us about the brand new free Shifting Schools resource "Exploring our Relationship With Social Media." Ready to check out that free guide? Click here for more. As always you can explore our full collection of free guides, and sign up for our free newsletter at www.shiftingschools.com Thanks to the show sponsor MackinVia for supporting us in making this podcast free for you! Do you have thoughts on how SEL Day and SEL more broadly connects with social media? Weigh in on this episode and send us a voice memo! You can find the voice memo share button on our homepage at www.shiftingschools.com

Often the cliche 'the library is the heart of the school' is heard in literacy circles...but what does it mean to listen to a library's heartbeat? On the podcast this week we hear directly from award-winning librarian Karina Quilantán about the journey she's explored in telling the story of her library. We also discuss the way librarians and educators can learn from one another through social media. If you are curious to learn more about what a 'future-ready' library is all about, Karina has stellar advice to share. Learn more about this week's guest: Karina Quilantán, also known as "Q.", is an award-winning library media specialist, international presenter, and keynote speaker from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. She has been an educator for over a decade and has earned array of digital credentials including Apple, Google, and Microsoft for Education certifications. Karina's love for educational technology has allowed her to expand her library programming beyond the classroom and she loves finding innovative ways to keep her students and staff engaged in the learning process. In addition to her love of librarianship and professional development, she maintains several social media channels and moderates a professional learning network called RGV Library Squad which earned her the Texas Library Association Media Virtual Presence Award. Karina currently serves on the Texas Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List Committee, TxLA Social Media Committee, and is the Libraries Lead for MagiKids. She was also a TCEA Library Media Specialist Finalist in 2021 and was named the 2022 Texas Library Association Librarian of the Year. When she is not learning and empowering her community, she can be found playing video games, Magic the Gathering, or reading comics on her very comfy couch. You can connect with Karina Q. on any social media outlet by following her @cuethelibrarian or following her blog cuethelibrarian.com. Be sure to also check out her amazing blogposts by clicking here. Did you love this week's episode? Be sure to send us a voice memo and tell us your thoughts: shiftingschools.com A huge thank you to this week's Sponsor: MackinVia A few other reminders: Save $50 at the upcoming NCCE conference here in the State of Washington March 21-23 by using the code shiftingschools50. It's always a great conference and I'll be there doing six sessions including two on ChatGPT and AI in education. We will also be recording a live Shifting Schoosl podcast with anyone who wants to join us in room 406 at 2:00 pm on March 23rd. Thank you to NCCE for sponsoring Shifting Schools and giving us a space to record an episode live. If you are going to the conference please make sure you stop by and say Hi and if you can join me at 2pm in room 406 and be a part of the podcast we'd love to have ya. Will be talking about trends during the conference, ah-ha moments, and just our takeaways. If you can't make it to the conference make sure you follow using the #ncce23 on Twitter and be listening for that episode after the conference. Again that's ncce.org and that offer code is shiftingschools50 of course it's all in the show notes as well. All podcast listeners can save $25 when they use the code SSPOD25 at checkout on any of our courses. Our 5-Day AI Challenge and Tricia's steller The Intersection of AI and Equity are both for sale at the moment. With that discount code you get either one for $74. We send you an email with a link to the slide deck that includes everything you need to implement it in your school. A built in reflective journal, a facilitator's guide and videos walking you through the process. In fact I just took our 5 Day Challenge and used it in a PD training at a school district. So many great ways to use these resources. Don't forget that's $74 for a site license you are allowed and encouraged to give every teacher in your building their own copy. You don't have to go to a website, there are no logins. We literally just give you the file to share within your school. It comes in both Google Slides and PPT format and of course, we're here to support you every step of the way. So use that code SSPOD25 and start supporting the shift in your school around generative AI. That's SSPOD25 at shiftingschools.com

Are you curious to learn more about what it might mean to become an International school educator? Have you ever considered an international move? Today's episode aims to help you dig into that curiosity and learn more about your potential next steps. On this episode, we're speaking with the creators of Educators Going Global, a community that aims to connect and bring focus to international education. Our guests today David and Audrey , who founded Educators Going Global. They share their vision for the website and podcast and discuss the resources and training opportunities it provides to teachers around the world. Throughout the conversation, we hear about the challenges and rewards of being an international educator. Whether you're an international educator looking to hear stories from others, or an educator interested in getting started on those next steps, our conversation provides you insight. Be sure to head over to https://educatorsgoingglobal.com/ to learn, listen, and connect even further.

Ready to get our new free guide "Exploring our relationship with social media"? Click here and head over to shiftingschools.com to see our 70+ free guides! Check out Jeff's recent episode about parenting and caretaking with social media and healthy digital habits in mind, you can read it here. Today's guest is Andréa Jones and she's here to talk about her journey in becoming a social media strategist. Andréa Jones is the creator and lead social media strategist at OnlineDrea.com They help businesses create an impact beyond their brand through authentic social media marketing strategies that focus on building a community of real and engaged followers She is also the founder of the Savvy Social Podcast and at the Savvy Social School. Learn more about her work at onlinedrea.com This episode hopes to help us think about the potential career pathways there might be via social media. Are your students interested in pursuing a career that you hope to learn more about? Reach out to us at info(at) shiftingschools (dot com). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just a quick reminder before we get to today's episode that you can save $50 at the upcoming NCCE conference here in the State of Washington March 21-23 by using the code shiftingschools50. It's always a great conference and I'll be there doing six sessions including two on ChatGPT and AI in education. We will also be recording a live Shifting Schoosl podcast with anyone who wants to join us in room 406 at 2:00 pm on March 23rd. Thank you to NCCE for sponsoring Shifting Schools and giving us a space to record an episode live. If you are going to the conference please make sure you stop by and say Hi and if you can join me at 2pm in room 406 and be a part of the podcast we'd love to have ya. Will be talking about trends during the conference, ah-ha moments, and just our takeaways. If you can't make it to the conference make sure you follow using the #ncce23 on Twitter and be listening for that episode after the conference. Again that's ncce.org and that offer code is shiftingschools50 of course it's all in the show notes as well. All podcast listeners can save $25 when they use the code SSPOD25 at checkout on any of our courses. Our 5-Day AI Challenge and Tricia's steller The Intersection of AI and Equity are both for sale at the moment. With that discount code you get either one for $74. We send you an email with a link to the slide deck that includes everything you need to implement it in your school. A built in reflective journal, a facilitator's guide and videos walking you through the process. In fact I just took our 5 Day Challenge and used it in a PD training at a school district. So many great ways to use these resources. Don't forget that's $74 for a site license you are allowed and encouraged to give every teacher in your building their own copy. You don't have to go to a website, there are no logins. We literally just give you the file to share within your school. It comes in both Google Slides and PPT format and of course, we're here to support you every step of the way. So use that code SSPOD25 and start supporting the shift in your school around generative AI. That's SSPOD25 at shiftingschools.com

In this episode, we are so excited to team up with fellow podcaster/educator Olivia Wahl. We discuss the emerging role of educational podcasts in inspiring, informing, and igniting curiosity in our educator communities. Are you excited to learn more about our special guest Olivia Wahl and check out her podcast? Twitter: Olivia Wahl & Schoolutions Podcast Instagram: Olivia Wahl, My Business Page & Schoolutions Podcast Facebook: Olivia Wahl, My Business Page & Schoolutions Podcast.LinkedIn: Olivia Wahl Ready to explore the run-down of podcast episodes we explore in this episode? Schoolutions Podcast with Host, Olivia Wahl S2 E1: We (still) Got This: What It Takes to Be Radically Pro-Kid with Cornelius Minor S2 E17: Spark Change & Make Your Mark in 2023 with the Refulgent Olivia Van Ledtje (@theLivBits) S2 E22: The Sharing Place: Supporting Children as They Process and Move Through Their Grief with Jill Macfarlane Be a Better Ally Podcast Episode 14: We are Ready (with Kathleen Naglee) Unhinged Collaboration Podcast Episode 7: What can music history teach us about collaboration? Nice White Parents Podcast Phenomenal Teaching Podcast (PEBC) Heavyweight Podcast This Week in Tech (TWIT) Podcast Manoush Zomorodi ZigZag Podcast Bridget Todd Internet Hate Machine Podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet Podcast Free resources mentioned in this episode: Download the free guide on leveraging the power of podcasts Revisit our free webinar on using fiction podcasts for creative writing

On this week we speak with Jody Matey who enlightens us on why a better understanding of our sensory system can be of serious importance in the early years classroom (as well as across our campuses). She expands on a blog post she wrote entitled "Self-Regulation & Understanding our Sensory Systems: An Inclusive Approach to Early Years PE" available on PhysEquity website here. Jody walks us through tried and tested strategies that are brilliant for learners of all ages when it comes to processes stress and dysregulated emotions. Jody goes into detail in ways schools can leverage her tips with their parent and caretaker audience. You can find her menu here. Ready to connect with Jody? https://jodymatey.com/ Do you have thoughts about this week's episode? Want to let us know about an additional tip to consider? Head to www.shiftingschools.com and send us a voice memo! Join Jeff at NCCE this year and save $50 when you register using code shiftingschools50 Use code SSPOD25 to save $25 on any course at shiftingschools.com

We asked our community of Shifting Schools newsletter subscribers to vote on this week's topic and they voted for a conversation on note-taking strategies. (By the way did you know you can also sign up for our free newsletter at www.shiftingschools.com?) Jeff and Tricia were so excited to discuss their nine favorite strategies in this week's episode: 1. Demystify the process: make space for learners to share what note-taking strategies they've developed by inviting students to so short share-outs or small group presentations. 2. Collaborative note-taking: invite groups or the entire class to collaborate on taking notes 3. Save the last word for me from Facing History: remember that you can use conversation as the catalyst for notes 4. Social silent reading: this might be Jeff's favorite--it is powerful for learners of all ages 5. Use protocols like those found in our free guide. 6. Use Jamboard-specifically our 'might mights' framework to gather questions. You can find that guide here. 7. Leverage annotation mentor texts using Genius.com 8. Invite students to record a video tour of their notes to be shared with others 9. Leverage ChatGPT to ask for a template and in small teams make improvements Also as discussed if you are registering for NCCE use our special promo code for a discount: shiftingschools50 Want to take 25 dollars off any of our Shifting Schools offers? Use special promo code SSPOD25 on checkout