Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education
Summary: Vrain Waves seeks to provide teachers powerful professional learning anywhere, and anytime. We feature interviews with educational giants, successful professionals, and sought-after consultants to help teachers feel more informed, inspired, and connected. Join us each week as we highlight educational theory, strategies, and tools that all teachers can put to use in the classroom.
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- Artist: Benjamin Kalb, Rebecca Peters
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Podcasts:
Catlin Tucker is the goddess of Blended Learning! She is a best selling author, Google Certified Innovator, international trainer, frequent Edtech speaker, and a former teacher of the year. In this episode we discuss blended learning basics, station rotations, student self-assessment, and much more!
When it comes to innovation in education, George Couros is simultaneously the man, the myth and the legend! The author of The Innovators's Mindset stops by Vrain Waves to discuss mindsets, guinea pigs, and what parents really want for their students...tune in to find out more!
Step into the classroom of one of Stanford's most engaging professors as we interview Dr. Denise Pope! Denise discusses the role that stress plays in our students lives, how we can work to decrease that cognitive takeover, and some digestible research we can both learn from and share with our parents.
John Hattie is one of the most acclaimed educational researchers on the planet! The author of 13 books, 300+ conference papers, and all around educational giant stops by this episode of Vrain Waves. We discuss why the type of feedback a teacher gives is more important than the quantity, what is visible learning, and why the mantra of every teacher should be "Know Thy Impact."
And we’re back!! Thanks for tuning in for Season 2 of Vrain Waves! In this episode Ben and Becky discuss and share activities to make this first week in your classroom the best one ever! Please share your ideas using the #makesomevrainwaves so that we can learn from each other!
This time around, instead of standing on the shoulders of more giants, Ben & Becky reflect on the season with their simple next steps for action and invite you to do the same. #MakeSomeVrainWaves with us this summer and share your plans @VrainWaves on twitter or Facebook, or on our website at www.vrainwaves.com
Today we talk with Dr. Brent Duckor and Dr. Carrie Holmberg, authors of the book Mastering Formative Assessment Moves: 7 High-Leverage Practices to Advance Student Learning. In the foreword for this book, Dr. John Hattie describes the work of Dr. Duckor and Dr. Holmberg as “[bringing to life] how to think of one’s self on a trajectory of powerful practices that unite instruction and assessment.” In many conversations, we tend to separate the two and don’t think deeply enough about the intersection of instruction and assessment. A highly recommended read from the 2 authors with publisher ASCD. Our conversation with them will give you a good summary of their perspective, valuable either before or after you read their phenomenal book.
AJ Juliani is THE founding father of 20 Time/Genius Hour. He's been writing books and inspiring teachers for years, and in this episode he shares practical advice for increasing choice and empowerment in your classroom!
In this episode, we interview Dr. Devorah Heitner, Founder and CEO of Raising Digital Natives. Dr. Heitner is an experienced keynote speaker, workshop leader, and consultant & policy advisor to numerous public and independent schools across the country. We talk to her about her books and her research, and dive into how to parent and teach a digital native.
Dan Meyer has been revolutionizing math instruction for years, and in this episode he shares with us the importance of mentors in his life, a few of his favorite teaching mantras, mathematics as storytelling, and how to notice and develop perplexity.
Jennie Magiera, ed tech guru and math education wizard, joins us for an interview about personalized learning, digital classroom practices, and courageous edventures in the classroom.
Daniel Pink is not only one of the most renowned authors in the nation, he has AMAZING advice for teachers! He is the author of 6 books and multiple #1 best sellers, and we are so grateful he stopped by Vrain Waves to discuss his newest book and how it impacts teaching. In this episode we discuss how to start and end the year, what you should be doing on your off period to come back stronger, and the most effective activities for you to do during your peak, trough and recovery times.
Today we talk with one of the authors of NeuroTeach: Brain Science and the Future of Education, Mr. Glenn Whitman. His dedication to understanding neuroscience and learning in order to effect change at the school building level permeates policy at the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Maryland. Glenn speaks to us about the ways in which learning about the brain can enhance our instruction.
Join us for another amazing interview with educational giant, Dr. Katie Martin. Her first book, Learner-Centered Innovation, discusses how to inspire lifelong learning, creativity, and innovation - both in our students and in ourselves.
In this episode we speak with Dan Ryder, co-author of Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom and purveyor of rigorous whimsy in classrooms around the world. Join us as we learn how critical thinking and creativity go hand-in-hand and discover easy ways to implement "critical creativity strategies" and become more informed, inspired, and connected educators.
