Learning to CLIMBE with Dene Gainey

 

Dene Gainey

Educator, veteran, podcaster, and author Dene Gainey talks with us about his classroom philosophy of C.L.I.M.B.E. Dene also discusses the resilience teachers develop as we have faced challenges and how that can translate into positive and powerful classroom activities.

 

CONTACT INFO

• Twitter: @dene_gainey 
• Website: denegainey.com 
• Podcast: The CLIMBE Podcast
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Build Intellectual Curiosity with Georgie Koenig

Georgie Koenig, Ed.D.

The COVID-19 global pandemic has required enormous changes in the ways students learn and the ways teachers support them. In this episode, Dr. Georgie Koenig shares her views on the effects of the pandemic on students’ reading and writing skills and offers ideas that teachers can use to help students build intellectual curiosity.

Contact Info:

• Web: www.performancelearn.com/ 
• Twitter: @perform_learn and @GeorgieKo 
• Instagram: performance_learn 
• Facebook: PerformanceLearning
• email: georgie<at>performancelearn<dot>com

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FLOOP Revisited

Image from www.floopedu.com

Enjoy this look back at our interview with the creators of FLOOP, and don't forget to use the info below to get your special discount on your first year of FLOOP! 

We had a great talk with Christine Witcher and Melanie Kong about Floop, an app that supports teacher and peer feedback in almost any classroom. Listen to their startup story and how Melanie and Christine have used their classroom experiences and action research to build student agency and efficacy. Then check out Floopedu.com to see how you can use it in your classroom.

Contact the Floop team via Email: team@floopedu.com 

Social Media

• Twitter: @floopedu
• Website: floopedu.com
• Blog: blog.floopedu.com
• Research Whitepaper: bit.ly/floop-whitepaper
• Student Feedback Literacy Curriculum: bit.ly/curr-download

Company Bio

Based on research and built by teachers, Floop is a web platform that helps teachers give meaningful feedback faster and teaches students how to use feedback to learn. Floop works on any internet-connected device (phones, tablets, laptops) to streamline the feedback process and give more agency to students. 

About the developers

Christine Witcher has worked in education for over 13 years, working with students from preschool age to high school seniors. She currently teaches middle school science, math, and innovation at Forest Ridge School in Bellevue, WA.



Melanie Kong is a high school engineering and entrepreneurship teacher at Tesla STEM High School in Redmond, WA. She has worked in education for 10 years as a classroom teacher, professional development trainer, and curriculum designer.

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Meet Author Adrienne Graham

Adrienne Graham

This episode highlights author and first-grade teacher Adrienne Graham and her first book, The Color of Friendship. Adrienne talks to us about the importance of this book, the process she went through to publish it, and how it can be used in the classroom. We are happy and proud to help amplify and support her voice and the message of The Color of Friendship. 

Contact Adrenne:

• Facebook: Author Adrienne C Graham
• Website: Adrie-Graham.com
• The Color of Friendship (Amazon)

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Meet Melody McAllister

Melody McAllister - Image from Twitter

As we open our second season, we are very happy to introduce you to educator and author Melody McAllister. Melody's book for children, I'm Sorry Story, helps students understand and respond to the feelings of others. In this episode, Melody discusses her book and how it might be used to support students' social-emotional learning. Melody also discusses her core value of developing relationships with students and families alike. 

Contact Melody McAllister:

• Book: I'm Sorry Story
• Twitter: @mjmcalliwrites

Mentioned in this episode: Parentcamp.org

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Holly Pantle on the Role of Libraries and Technology

Holly Pantle

Holly Pantle is the incoming Technology Director for the Charleston (IL) school district. During much of her career, Holly spent time supporting students, teachers and administrators as a Library Information Specialist. In this episode, Holly discusses the changing role of the Library Information Specialist, how she has supported students and teachers during remote learning, and some of the challenges she plans to tackle in her new role.

• Contact Holly via email

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The Learning Through Leading Podcast is produced in partnership with the Learning Technology Center of Illinois.

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Kristin Brynteson: OER, STEM, and so much more!

Dr. Kristin Brynteson

Dr, Kristin Brynteson, educator, podcaster and blogger from Northern Illinois University, discusses a variety of topics and programs with us during this interview.

Questions addressed in this episode:
What is Illinois OER, and how do OERs compare with the big-name publishers' works?
How can STEM, STEAM, and STEAM Read help kids, and how do I get started in my classroom?

• STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 
• STEAM: STEM + the Arts 
• STEAM Read: STEAM + Reading
• iOER: Illinois Open Educational Resources   

Connect with Dr. Brynteson: 

• Twitter: @kbrynteson https://twitter.com/kbrynteson 
• Web: ilsharedlearning.org, niu.edu/niusteam, hotpinktech.blog
• Podcasts: Failure Bites (https://soundcloud.com/user-935237992) and STEAM Read (www.northernpublicradio.org/topic/stem-read-podcast) 

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