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A weekly recap of inspiration and innovation in your schools. Hosted by a panel of education experts, Big Ideas features fun and freewheeling discussion, interviews with influencers, and news items...
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A weekly recap of inspiration and innovation in your schools. Hosted by a panel of education experts, Big Ideas features fun and freewheeling discussion, interviews with influencers, and news items to inform and entertain education professionals and supporters.
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20 OCT 2018 · Welcome to Big Ideas in Education! Each week, the BIIE hosts will bring you their favorite topical stories of inspiration and innovation in your schools. But this show is more than just an education news show; our diverse panel of education professionals are to inform you, to motivate you, and to provide you with actionable tips to make you the best teacher, administrator, student, or education advocate that you can be.
This week, the show is broadcasting from the exhibit hall at the Florida Charter School Conference in Orlando. Our hosts discuss the latest insights in improving teacher recruitment, retention, and recognition. They also talk about the innovative model of the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School in Okeechobee, Florida. Pemayetv Emahakv was the talk of the Conference, both for its incredible program designed to preserve and strengthen the Seminole culture, as well as for the fact that its fourth grade math teacher Joy Prescott was recognized as the 2019 Florida Teacher of the Year. Ms. Prescott is the first charter school teacher in Florida to receive this honor (Congratulations, Ms. Prescott!).
Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez, Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
29 OCT 2018 · This week, the show is broadcasting its second and final episode from the Florida Charter School Conference in Orlando. We are back in the Academica Media Studio next week! First, Sarah, Mike, and Ryan talk about a recent article in Ed Week outlining actionable strategies that principals can employ to fortify relationships with their teachers and boost teacher retention in the process. Next, our hosts discuss Hispanic Heritage Month and what schools can do to avoid superficial celebrations of Hispanic heritage and embrace a deeper dive into the wide variety of cultures we celebrate in September and October. The show closes by talking about an Ed Week article by Rhett Oldham about how teachers can use smartphones to enhance classroom learning.
Articles:
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/17/what-principals-can-do-to-keep-good.html
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2018/10/4_ways_to_integrate_smartphones_into_your_classroom.html
Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez, Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
5 NOV 2018 · The Big Ideas team is back in the Academica Media studio this week, and they have some great education topics to share with you! First, Sarah, Mike and Ryan discuss National Novel Writing Month and the importance of getting students to do more personal, narrative-style writing assignments where they have the opportunity to find their unique voice as a writer. Sarah mentions the Veteran's Story Project and the American Creed writing project as great resources in this area. Next, our hosts discuss a recent Washington Post article by Professor Daniel Willingham discussing the controversial debate regarding the use of phonics versus a whole language approach to teach reading. Finally, the team talks about the emerging phenomenon of maker faires in schools and how students can benefit from having maker education in the school environment. The hosts give shout-outs to Joe Mazza (@makerdads) and Michael Lomuscio (@michaellomuscio), who are doing great things in this area.
Articles:
National Novel Writing Month: https://bit.ly/2gIvBp7
National Writing Project American Creed: https://bit.ly/2PBnugU
Phonics vs. Whole Language Article: https://wapo.st/2JAwlKj
How "Makers" Make the Classroom More Inclusive: https://nyti.ms/2Pw9Ziz
Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@edtechmichael), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
12 NOV 2018 · Have a big idea in education that you want discussed on the show? Tweet #bigideasineducation and let us know about it! This week, the Big Ideas Team have three discussion-worthy topics for you from this week in education. First, Sarah, Mike, and Ryan discuss the increasing role of technology in homework assignments. Technology has the potential to make homework more enriching for students, but it might also be adversely affecting students who don't have the resources at home to complete tech-heavy assignments. Our hosts also discuss effective strategies for designing group projects that maximize student learning and minimize free riders on assignments. The show closes with a discussion of mental health in schools, and the innovative initiatives that some school districts are implementing to improve student wellbeing.
Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@edtechmichael), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
19 NOV 2018 · Have a big idea in education that you want discussed on the show? Tweet #bigideasineducation and let us know about it! This week, the Big Ideas Team discusses a very special classroom greeting program organized by Kindergarten students in Birchwood, Wisconsin. They also discuss a recent article in Education Week about homework in the Kindergarten level: How early is too early, and how much is too much? The show closes with a conversation about the recent announcement by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative about its new program to help teachers learn neuroscience.
Articles:
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Family/agree-kind-kindergartners-day/story?id=59129700
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/11/12/kindergarten-homework-too-much-too-early.html
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2018/11/chan_zuckerberg_initiative_educational_neuroscience.html
Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@_infosecmike), Frankie Mestre (@frankiemestre14), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
26 NOV 2018 · Have a big idea in education that you want discussed on the show? Tweet #bigideasineducation and let us know about it! This week, the Big Ideas Team tackles how giving students on their assignment can actually foster better, more targeted schoolwork. Going outside the box, the team dives into how competitive video game scenes are actually benefiting the students' education. Rounding everything up, they share with us recent efforts in South Florida to shape students to be engaged community members.
Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@_infosecmike), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
3 DEC 2018 · Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.
This week on the show, Ryan, Frankie, and Sarah are rounding up new developments in education research and school news. Sarah presents interesting new research about what the strongest studying practices are. Frankie introduces new experimental grade-mixing in schools and how they're producing better results than the traditional single-grade class. And Ryan talks about an amazing development this week from within our charter school network: the first high school SiriusXM radio station in America. Find the articles down below!
Sarah:
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/49750/a-better-way-to-study-through-self-testing-and-distributed-practice
Frankie:
https://www.districtadministration.com/article/breaking-age-barrier-in-k12-schools
https://www.educationnews.org/k-12-schools/bullying-less-common-in-schools-with-larger-grade-spans/
Ryan:
https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/slam-launches-studentrun-national-radio-channel
Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair), Frankie Mestre (@frankiemestre14)
Producer: Michael Hernandez (@edtechmichael)
10 DEC 2018 · The team is back this week with a fresh set of new ideas about teaching and education. This week, Sarah brings to the table the topic of personalized learning and how it's taking over education; Ryan discusses how a flexible grading system can actually foster a better learning environment; and Mike closes the show with his big idea: teaching through video conferencing. A lot of new ideas that you could use in your classroom.
Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair), Michael Hernandez (@edtechmichael)
17 DEC 2018 · Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.
This week, the team talks about giving teachers the same platform as administrators, to make school decisions. Michael brings in his big idea about using guided meditation in the classroom, and Sarah challenges teachers to learn again!
Hosts: Sarah Fye (@readwithfye), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair), Michael Hernandez (@edtechmichael)
Articles:
Sarah - Learning in a Changing World by Katie Martin, featured in November/December 2018 (Volume 36, Issue 3) of Literacy Today; literacyworldwide.org
Michael - https://bit.ly/2PKlLSw
Ryan - https://bit.ly/2zZOVb0
8 JAN 2019 · Don't just listen, join the conversation! Tweet us at @AcademicaMedia or with the hashtag #BigIdeasinEducation with questions or new topics you want to see discussed.
The team is back for the new year! This week, Ryan shares the story of GlassLab and its efforts to prove that games can assess learning. Sarah brings in her perspective on reducing stereotype threats in the classroom, and Michael brings in research on SEL initiatives with digital tools for the classroom
https://bit.ly/2Aa3jgV - Michael
https://bit.ly/2NC26HV - Sarah
https://bit.ly/2Lh5aoE - Ryan
Hosts: Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye), Mike Hernandez (@edtechmichael), Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
A weekly recap of inspiration and innovation in your schools. Hosted by a panel of education experts, Big Ideas features fun and freewheeling discussion, interviews with influencers, and news items...
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A weekly recap of inspiration and innovation in your schools. Hosted by a panel of education experts, Big Ideas features fun and freewheeling discussion, interviews with influencers, and news items to inform and entertain education professionals and supporters.
show less
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