Episode 060: Grading for Equity with Joe FeldmanConnect with Joe Feldman Website: https://crescendoedgroup.org/ | Twitter: @JoeCFeldman Connect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Lindsay Laporte Twitter: @LaPorteLindsay |Oakley Schilling Twitter: @OakleySchilling| Ben KalbTwitter: @mrkalb  

Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education

Grading for Equity with Joe Feldman

Episode 059: Principal Kafele on Transformative ChangeConnect with Principal KafeleWebsite: https://principalkafele.com/| Twitter: @principalkafele| YouTube: School Leadership ThoughtsConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Shane Saeed| Instagram: @fantasticallyfourth Twitter: @saeed_shaneBen Kalb| Twitter: @mrkalb  

Principal Kafele on Transformative Change

Episode 058: John Spencer and the Sporky Food TruckConnect with John Spencer Website: http://www.spencerauthor.com | Twitter: @spencerideas| YouTube: Spencer VideosConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Violet  Twitter: @vhchristensen | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Violet hosts a podcast for instructional coaches called C3 (Connecting Coaches Cognition) and it can be found wherever you get your podcasts or here. 

Dr. John Spencer and the Sporky Food Truck

Katie Martin is a best selling author, an acclaimed keynote speaker, and a highly sought after educational consultant! Whether you are teaching completely in person, totally virtually, or in a hybrid environment, in this episode we discuss how you can thrive!Connect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Temple Hayles Guest Co-Host:  @haylessvvsd| Ben Kalb: @mrkalbConnect with Katie MartinTwitter: @katiemartinedu | Website: katielmartin.com | Book: Learner-Centered Innovation 

Dr. Katie Martin: Clarity and Purpose during a Pandemic

Connect with Zaretta HammondTwitter: @Ready4Rigor | Website: crtandthebrain.com | Book: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the BrainConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalbIntroRyan Holiday, Stillness is the Key, Stoicism, Blog post about habitsZaretta’s Current Conversations (05:05) Covid webinarsApollo 13 (09:47) Family / Parent Relationships (11:13) Trust Generators (other resources from the book here!)  Only learners learn (19:42) Ron Ritchhart, Project Zero, Making Thinking VisibleReady for Rigor FrameworkSchool of Rock movieThe achievement gap (28:11) Minimize threat, maximize connection (32:57) Standing, Certainty, Control, Connection, EquityCollectivist culture / Individualistic cultureRelationship-building (39:02)Jim Knight - Zaretta Hammond webinar on Facebook

Apollo 13'ing it with Zaretta Hammond

Connect with Kate MurphyWebsite: https://www.nytimes.com/by/kate-murphy | Book: You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It MattersConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalbIntro to Kate Murphy, her book (01:24) Best Nonfiction book of 2020Listening for a living (03:35)We all have megaphones in our pockets (05:34)The coronavirus pandemic is really showing us how we are not in control (07:15) Listening is a grand adventure (07:40)Courage & Curiosity (07:59)No one is boring (09:12)Nothing is black and white (10:45)How to listen to people you disagree with (12:08) Clinton impeachmentGinsburg and ScaliafMRI patterns during listening (17:46) Loneliness (19:15) Virtual Conferencing (21:00) Growing Better Listeners through education (23:49) How to listen well depends on the context (27:03)What if people aren't listening to you? (30:46)Takeaways (33:32) Libro.FM -- Educator downloadsBetty Crocker cake mixes focus group Give us feedbackvrainwaves.com

You're Not Listening with Kate Murphy

Episode 054: Coping with Covid, with Catlin TuckerAs we all try to wrap our heads around the implications the pandemic will have on our students, our communities, our families, and ourselves, we hope to provide some comforting guidance from an expert in remote learning. Catlin Tucker, whose original Vrain Waves interview aired back in Season 2 about her book Power Up Blended Learning, joins us again for a Sunday discussion about how we can approach these changes to our instruction. Connect with Catlin TuckerWebsite: https://catlintucker.com | Twitter: @catlin_tucker | Most Recent Book: Balance with Blended LearningConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalbIntro Episode 053 with Dr. Todd RosePoem: Pandemic, by Lynn Ungarhttps://www.createtocope.com/: “Creativity is the pathway towards healing.”Washington Post Simulation articleLenin quote: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Episode 045 with Dr. Jim AfremowEpisode 020 with Catlin TuckerStart of Interview (10:07) Setting schedules at home (12:00)Catlin’s blog with family scheduleSecurity and routine at home Fitting into family schedules (14:52) Schoology, Canvas, Google ClassroomVirtual Office HoursRemindTiming & Moving classes online (17:46) RetrievalPieces of our lessons can live online -- decide which ones work for you Work backwards from your objectivesAdd collaborative opportunities for students to engage with each other Combating Social Isolation (20:27) Catlin’s Blog PostCommunity of Inquiry Framework -- Teaching Presence, Cognitive Presence, Social Presence Informal conversations for development Stronger sense of social presence = better outcomes for online learningGoogle Slides Discussions Less is more, take new learning slowTenets of Online Learning (24:48)Backwards design stands trueWhat artifacts do I need for assessment? Which instructional strategies will work for this outcome? Many tools have more capacity than we even know about -- dig into the tools you already know ScreencastifyWhere should we be spending our energy? (27:15) Video instruction on concepts & new information, model processes, and move students forwardOnline discussions are a must Catlin’s Doctoral WorkPower Up Blended LearningVocabulary.com; NoRedInkOnline discussions (32:34) Catchy title as a hook Layer your questionsMedia is a mustGive students ideas for discussion responses (give a compliment, a recommendation, etc)Ladder of Feedback (Clarity, Value, Concerns, Suggestions) Online discussion tags on Catlin’s blog; [EduCause tips for online discussions]Empowering students to help us redesign the remainder of the school year (35:41) Ask for student feedbackFiltering through all of these ed tech resources (38:17) Think big but start smallFind your pedagogical challenge and then find the tool to address that challengeKami for annotationDon’t overestimate your students’ readiness to access tools for learning onlineCodex.svvsd.orgThe Balance, episode with Jason GreenBalance with Blended LearningBen & Becky’s Takeaways (47:12) Catlin’s home schedule for her kids during isolationJennifer Gonzalez’s Wakelet for isolation | Get on her mailing listDr. Bruce Perry

Coping with Covid: Catlin Tucker on teaching during a Quarantine

Episode 053: Ending Average with Todd RoseConnect with Todd Rose Website: https://toddrose.com | Twitter: @ltoddrose | Most Recent Book: Dark HorseConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalbIntro to Todd Rose (00:22) Episode with John CouchWWII cockpit storyEpisode with Natalie WexlerJagged profiles; Todd Rose’s TED Talk, The Myth of AverageEpisode with Cornelius MinorDark Horse CharacteristicsWhen are averages useful, when are they harmful? (10:16) Staying away from snowflake mentality (13:01) Jagged Profiles (14:16) What strategies work for you? (19:17) All performance is a combination of aptitude and strategy. Personality Tests (26:58)If-Then Signatures, Everything in Context (30:34) Dr. Yuichi Shoda, University of WashingtonThe game of judgmentChoice is the lifeblood of fulfillment (36:36) Ideal Classroom (39:45)Big data in Education (44:56) Takeaways (51:21) Dan Willingham TweetLast episode about language with Mike Anderson@VrainWaves on Twitterben@vrainwaves.com / becky@vrainwaves.com

Ending Average with Todd Rose

Aligning Words and Intentions with Mike AndersonConnect with Mike AndersonWebsite: https://www.leadinggreatlearning.com/| Twitter: @balancedteacher | Most Recent Book: What We Say and How We Say it MatterConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalbWhat We Say and How We Say It MatterTwo Year Podiversary (1:00)Presume Positive Intent (4:40) Aligning word choice and intentions (05:45) “Feedback is a gift” Kim Scott (6:00)What we Say and How We Say it Matter (6:45)Language has a huge impact on learning (7:30)Sometimes our habits don’t align with our intent (8:00)Our language impacts behavior (10:30)Mash and Cheers (11:45)Don’t be Sarcastic (12:45)What is the goal of our language: (13:20)Prove it! (15:40)Teacher Clarity (16:30)Relationship Building (16:52)Practical Tips (18:00)Single Task (19:00)Habits are how you embody your identity (21:20)Manipulative Praise (23:20)What Good Readers Do (26:20)Some day…(30:29)Motivation is not enough (34:20)Mike fixes our problems! (35:00)Guest Teacher (36:30)Directive Language (38:00)Intrinsic motivation (38:30)Engagement in school (41:00)Pet Peeves (45:40)Great Job (48:00)Instead of talking about how we feel talk about what we are doing (52:20)Website 55:00What we learned! (55:10)Do work with care (57:30) Follow us

Aligning Words and Intentions with Mike Anderson

Connect with Jimmy Casas Website: https://jimmycasas.com/ | Twitter: @casas_jimmy | Most Recent Book: CulturizeConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalbJimmy, Intro (00:32) Live your Interview (03:18) Elena Aguilar, Bright Morning“The biggest problem facing public education today is ineffective leadership.” (06:05)Winter CASE ConferenceThe importance of a strong culture (10:29)Todd Whitaker: The worst behavior that we're willing to tolerate in our organization will become the culture of our organization.Coaching for administrators (13:10)Iowa Principal of the YearRecognizing a toxic culture (15:39)Processes, Systems, Frameworks Being a lid (22:03) Importance of Forgiveness (28:04) Creating a strong classroom culture (31:10) “What we model is what we get.”Being a champion for students, families, and community (35:01) Collegial feedback & Learning from Failure (40:20)Optimism as a Leadership Style (50:00) Learn more from / with Jimmy (53:14) Wrap Up & Takeaways (54:28)

Live your Excellence with Jimmy Casas

Connect with Thomas Friedman Website: www.thomaslfriedman.com | Twitter: @tomfriedman | Most Recent Book: Thank you for Being LateConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalbImportance of Public Education (05:20) Thomas Friedman’s Educational Experiences (06:09) Mr. Friedman’s articles on New York TimesA beautiful tribute to Hattie Steinberg by Friedman Reshaping of our World (08:45) “Now is the time to understand more so that we can fear less.” - Marie Curie3 Climate Changes at once: Mother Nature, Market, Moore’s LawExponential growthMoore’s Law - Gordon Moore, co-founder of Intel (09:42) Friedman on Moore’s lawThe Second Machine Age, Brynjolfsson & McAfeeThe back half of the chessboard parable, ForbesFriedman on the chessboard parable and the acceleration of technologyQuantum computingVolkswagon Beetle storyTechnology accelerating at a pace that humans can’t adapt (13:40)Graph that Astro Teller, Google X, drew on Friedman’s wallMother Nature - Resilience & Propulsion (14:21) An Interview with Mother NatureQuestions for us to apply to education within these characteristics (17:32)#ClearTheAir on Twitter - from the amazing @ValeriaBrownEDU and team Teaching ToleranceEpisodes with Manoush Zomorodi / Cal Newport / Natalie WexlerFriedman’s CVLifelong Learning (21:45) Self-motivation divide: Owning Your Own Future - single most important competitive advantageAdvice to his daughters (23:12) Think like an immigrant - Paranoid Optimism Think like an artisan - from The Goldens @ HarvardThink like a starter-upper in Silicon Valley - Reid Hoffman - Always be in Beta (Skyline High School STEM Academy)CQ + PQ > IQThink like a waitress at Perkins Pancake House in Minneapolis - be relentlessly entrepreneurial Identity in the reshaped world (30:25)Friedman on the new gridBinary biasMyth of hemispheric dominance in the brainPersonality Tests (Myers-Briggs: Vox, Adam Grant)  The Golden Rule (33:16)Friedman on the golden ruleMarigolds, Jennifer GonzalezThe Eye People (34:13) Brandi Carlisle - The EyeRefrain: “I wrapped your love around me like a chain, but I never was afraid that it would die. You can dance in a hurricane, but only if you’re standing in the eye.”  Dynamic stability - Astro Teller on dynamic stability

The Reshaping of the World with Thomas Friedman

Connect with Manoush Zomorodi Website: www.manoushz.com | Twitter: @manoushz | Book: Bored and BrilliantConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalbManoush’s work (01:08)  Note to Self podcastZig Zag podcastTed Radio Hour podcastStable Genius ProductionsBored and Brilliant BookManoush’s TED TalkTechnology and our Brain, background of the book (02:07) Bored and Brilliant challenges, 2015Ways we ‘pay’ for ‘free’ appsTaking pictures and our memory (06:04)B & B Challenge 2: Photo Free DayMuseum studyPhoto-taking impairment effect  Self-regulation with technology (08:52) Stories from Bored and Brilliant challenges in the classroom (10:10) Skim reading v. long form readingMaryanne Wolf - researcher, language processing on screens vs in booksSherry Turkle's - Reclaiming ConversationBoredom in the classroom (14:15) Default ModeAutobiographical PlanningEmbracing boredom - positive constructive mind wanderingMemory for future imaginingDigital Minimalism Vrain Waves Episode with Cal NewportKnowing-Doing Gap for tech use (18:14) Cambridge-Analytica ScandalCalifornia’s new privacy law - Jan 2020The more tired you are, the more likely you are to get stuck in Facebook What Manoush is reading: Super Thinking (22:22) Gabriel WeinbergDuck-Duck-GoFarnam Street BlogWho are you online? (24:19) Manoush’s No Filter ProjectTakeaways (25:42) Bored and Brilliant challengesAdd a new behavior instead of taking away behaviorSeinfeld jokes calendarStreaks appBrainscape appBrainscape article on diffuse and focused modes of thinkingFarnam Street blog on diffuse and focused modeSubreddit: Shower Thoughts - Best of Shower Thoughts

Bored and Brilliant with Manoush Zomorodi

Episode 048: Knowledge Party with Natalie WexlerToday on Vrain Waves we have an exciting and somewhat earth shaking interview from Natalie Wexler, education journalist and author of The Knowledge Gap. She walks us through the contributing research and education history that led her to write the book, and some strategies for schools to set the foundation for student success. From her website: “Education journalist Natalie Wexler focuses on two ideas that have solid evidence behind them but have been mostly overlooked by schools and reformers: immersing children from less-educated families in knowledge about the world, and linking that knowledge to writing instruction.”Connect with Natalie WexlerWebsite: nataliewexler.com | Twitter: @natwexler | Books: The Knowledge Gap, The Writing RevolutionConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Intro (00:58)4 times less likely to graduate if not reading on grade level by 3rd gradeNYT Article: Reading Scores on National Exam Decline in Half the StatesTypical time spent in 3rd grade on reading: 2 hours; 16 min on social studies, 19 min on science (2012)Reading comprehension cannot be broken down into discrete skillsDaisy Christodoulou - Books; (bonus: Check out her stuff on Comparative Judgment for assessment!)Natalie Wexler’s view on the Promise of Public Education (5:25)Functioning democracy needs a citizenry that can understand events and how to edit and fact check the information that they’re exposed toWhat is The Knowledge Gap (06:55)We’ve treated reading like it’s a set of discrete skills while letting content knowledge take a back seatMost important factor for successful reading comprehension: how much background knowledge and vocabulary you already haveThe Baseball Study and reading comprehension (09:42)2 Parts of Reading: Decoding and Comprehension (11:27)Cognitive Scientists and Teachers have come to opposite conclusions - decoding needs direct and explicit instruction and comprehension will come along with more exposure to contentLanguage at the Speed of Sight, 271–274Dan Willingham (Vrain Waves Episode with Dr. Willingham)Whose knowledge? (16:13)Common core history and content knowledge (18:32)Supplemental materials language on content in common coreUnderestimating student ability and having high expectations (22:10)Student choice (24:13)Behavior and content knowledge (26:01)The Matthew Effect in ReadingCognitive Load theory - novices and experts - Slides from Daniel Braithwaite“Leveled texts lead to leveled lives.” - Alfred TatumHistory of the role of content in reading instruction (28:35)Alternatives to leveled groupings (31:08)Listening comprehension exceeds reading comprehensionWritten language is more complex than spoken languageThe importance of exposing struggling readers to grade level texts (34:07)The importance of facts and knowledge in the age of Google (36:42)Burden on working memory (see cognitive load theory)The Curse of Knowledge (38:19)Doug Lemov: “Those of us on the privileged side of the knowledge gap have no idea how we got here.”Importance of pre-assessmentMisinterpretation of Bloom’s Taxonomy (40:35)Taxonomy, not a hierarchySkipping lower levels is not appropriateQuote from the book: “That graphic has led many educators to conclude that the ‘lower-order’ tasks should be passed over as quickly as possible, or even eliminated, because they’re inferior to those at the top. In fact, Bloom meant that knowledge and comprehension are prerequisites for higher-order thinking, and that teachers should never ask students to start analyzing or evaluating a topic until first ensuring they have a solid understanding of it.”The Writing Revolution (42:33)Writing builds and solidifies knowledge as well as demonstrating knowledgeRetrieval Practice / The Testing EffectThe Protege EffectKnowledge is like velcroSentence frames with ending conjunctions for promptsBalance between free writing & content-based writing (47:40)Judith Hochman - The Hochman MethodRole of the teacher in the modern classroom, PD (48:54)Delivering curriculum instead of creating curriculumOngoing PD around content delivery, not skills in isolationProvide information and then guide them through thinking about that information with opportunities for desirable difficultyClosing & Take Aways (53:00)NatalieWexler.com / Forbes.com contributorQuote: “It’s not so much that particular bits of information are vital in and of themselves—although some certainly are. It’s more that people need to have enough facts in their heads to have what one commentator has called ‘a knowledge party’—a bunch of accumulated associations that will enable them to absorb, retain, and analyze new information. Education certainly shouldn’t end with facts. But if it doesn’t begin there, many students will never acquire the knowledge and analytical abilities they need to thrive both in school and in life.”Other Resources as well as some relevant citations from The Knowledge Gap:Amplify Science of Reading PodcastShanahan: Should We Teach Students at their Reading Level Why Minimally Guided Techniques Do Not Work, Kirschner et alTeaching Content is Teaching Reading - YouTube Video, Dan Willingham

Knowledge Party with Natalie Wexler

  Teaching & Advertising (01:30)  Episode 5 w/ Pirate Dave  Rosie the Riveter / Uncle Sam  This Girl Can (02:28)  Sport England  Missy Elliot, Get Ur Freak On  Authenticity over perfection (05:05)  Dove Real Beauty campaign  Commercial with sketch artist  Zaretta Hammond's book, Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (07:26)  Selective Vulnerability as a trust-maker  Growing a Fan Base (08:28)  Clif bars  Google Certified Innovators  Apple Distinguished Educators  Dr. Chris Emdin (09:53)  TED talk  Cogens  For White Folks Who Teach in the 'Hood (and for the rest of y'all too)  Dr. Lindsay Portnoy - start of interview (14:24)  Psychographics (15:00)  "Will your spreadsheets remember you in ten years?"  New York City Teaching Fellows  What educators can learn from marketing and psychographics (16:34)  Dr. Portnoy's dissertation (17:29)  Piaget (18:04)  Types of questions that kids were asking were largely dependent on the content itself  Slow trajectory of growth disproves ages & stages  Interdisciplinary nature of design (20:20)  Define learning (21:28)  Symptoms v. Root Cause (23:24)  Formative assessment (24:45)  Empathy = taking perspective (25:42)  Epistemology (26:57)  Andrea Henkel, Quest to Learn  AI & the future of learning (30:06)  Research is formalized curiosity (32:09)  Zora Neale Hurston  Design & formative assessment are iterative (33:20)  Effort versus Impact matrix  HEARTS = Home, Educational Experience, Activities they engage in outside the classroom, Reasons for Learning, Transformative life experiences, Special Attributes  Killer snails, cone snails / pain management properties (39:21)  Killer snails, the edtech company (39:44)  Contact Info for Dr. Linsday Portnoy: @Lportnoy, lindsayportnoy.com, l.portnoy@northeastern.edu (43:10)  Take aways (43:38)  John Spencer video on divergent & convergent thinking  Long May They Run Phish podcast with Trey talking about practice

Teach Like an Advertiser with Dr. Lindsay Portnoy

Episode 048: The Power of Joyful Teaching I know, I know - clips episodes seem overdone, but bear with us… in this show, we went through our interviews to this point and used Dr. Martin Seligman’s PERMA model for happiness to think through how we can be more joyful in our classrooms (and beyond). Links to all other shows can be found below!    Connect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb   Links & Show Notes  CAMLE - Colorado Association of Middle Level Educators“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.” - Haim GinottBrain Rules episode with Dr. John MedinaDr. Martin SeligmanPERMA ModelP = Positive EmotionTeaching from a Full Tank with Chase MielkeWebinar with Dr. SeligmanE = Engagement Real Engagement with Allison ZmudaLeadership Reimagined with Robyn JacksonThe Champion’s Mind with Jim AfremowR = RelationshipsTo classroom, colleagues, craft, contentJennie Magiera, Ed Tech TeamWe Got This with Cornelius MinorDwayne ReedCritical Creativity with Dan RyderPositive School Culture with Jenn GonzalezM = Meaning Start with Why with Steven ShedletskyA = AccomplishmentsKnow thy Impact with John HattieDigital Minimalism with Cal Newport

The Power of Joyful Teaching: A Compilation

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