At Volume 100 of the Classroom Chronicles, I told you things were going to be different. Here's how: Out now are the first five episodes of our new podcast, Imagine This.
Imagine This is a podcast about what's possible in classrooms and the real world project that educators are building.
Each episode, I chat with educators about the creative ways they are inspiring their learners and how they're integrating meaningful technology use into their practice.
I've already had some incredible educators join me, and I want to tell you about a few of them.
Assessment Pays for the Party 🎉
In our most recent episode, I spoke with Assessment Practitioner and Educator Jennifer Moroz (@jennifer_moroz_). She helped me understand how assessment pays for all the creative, ambitious projects we support — and it expanded the way I think the depth of curricular competencies. If you work in BC, there are resources and strategies in this one that are genuinely useful.
Turning D&D into a Classroom Storytelling Adventure 🎲
Patricia walks me through the D&D-inspired lesson she ran with her Grade 7 class and how it connects back to the first time she sat down to play a tabletop roleplaying game with the Classmate team. (Dungeon Mastered by yours truly 🐉)
What 300 Classrooms Taught Us about Meaningful Tech Integration 💻
I got to chat with two of my favourite people — and coworkers — Jen and Carlo about our jobs as EdTech Coaches and how we think about meaningful tech integration. Did you know we've support almost 300 classrooms?!
When Field Trips Become Field Work 📍
Jen and I also dig into one of her most ambitious projects yet. Turning field trips into field work and taking Grade 6 students to the Vancouver Aquarium as documentary filmmakers.
Finding Your Voice: How One Kindergarten Class Uses Nature and Technology to Tell Their Stories 🌱
I spoke with Kindergarten Teacher, Caterina Gabriele, about how she scaffolds language and ADST skills for an outdoor learning project at a local park. Listening to her talk about bringing iPads to a park with 5 year olds is a joyful experience. I challenge you not to smile!
You'll have to subscribe if you want to hear Carlo's take on Place-Based Education.
New Episodes every other Tuesday.
I hope you're as excited about this as I am. We'll be posting new episodes all summer.