For many teachers, one of the staple components of the elearning experience is the video lesson. Whether you are a seasoned video creator or recording your very first video lesson, following these tips from REALity Check season 1 episode 18 will help you create videos that will maximize student engagement. Tip 1: Make a planContinue reading “S1 E18: 10 Tips for Creating Effective Flipped Lessons”
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REALity Check S1 E12: Differentiation, Part I
Welcome to Differentiation Part I: What is it? What isn’t it? This episode addressed a more philosophical approach to differentiated instruction in the regular education classroom, and the next episode will address more practical approaches and strategies. Let’s start here. If you’re reading along with me, do me a favor. Read this definition of differentiationContinue reading “REALity Check S1 E12: Differentiation, Part I”
REALity Check S1 E13: Differentiation, Part II
Welcome back! In the most recent episode of REALity Check, I talked about differentiation more philosophically. Here, I’d like to quickly address five specific, research-based strategies to addressing differentiation in the secondary regular education classroom. I think we all know that differentiation is key in providing quality, Tier 1 interventions for students, but it’s difficultContinue reading “REALity Check S1 E13: Differentiation, Part II”
S1 E11 Recap: Five Other Ways to Create in the Classroom
We have spent the last few episodes discussing how teachers and students can be using and creating videos and podcasts as learning tools. In Season 1 Episode 11 of the REALity Check podcast, we run through five other ways students and teachers can create and some questions to consider when planning. Use tools like Canva,Continue reading “S1 E11 Recap: Five Other Ways to Create in the Classroom”
S1 E10 Recap: Podcasts Part 3: Podcasts as a Product
In part III of our podcast series about podcasts as a learning tool, we explore having students create podcasts to share their voice and demonstrate their learning. Here is a quick recap of what was discussed in REALity Check Season 1 Episode 10. Getting Started Students need to listen to other podcasts. It is importantContinue reading “S1 E10 Recap: Podcasts Part 3: Podcasts as a Product”
S1 E9 RECAP: Podcasts as Texts
In Season 1, Episode 9, we discussed Podcasts as Texts. Creating a culture in the classroom of student choice and differentiation can be tricky. We want to keep instruction motivating and fresh but we still need to ensure we are providing quality resources. Let’s begin by reminding ourselves that text is more than words onContinue reading “S1 E9 RECAP: Podcasts as Texts”
REALity Check S1E8 RECAP
It is time to jump on the podcast bandwagon! You have probably overheard colleagues at some point or another talking about some podcast they listened to and maybe thought, “that sounds kind of interesting…?” We all know that time is precious and while we want to be able to spend time engaging in great conversationsContinue reading “REALity Check S1E8 RECAP”
REALity Check S1 E7 RECAP
In “Upping your Twitter Game, Part I,” I shared the three educators you should be following on Twitter. So today, in “Upping your Twitter Game, Part II,” I’d like to respond to my colleagues who expressed interest in participating in EdChats. Why EdChats? The purpose of EdChats is to connect you with people. Know thatContinue reading “REALity Check S1 E7 RECAP”
REALity Check S1E6 RECAP
Welcome to the recap of Upping Your Twitter Game, Part I. About five or six years ago, my goal was to get myself on Twitter and meet students where they were at. I tweeted homework every day at 3:00pm, shared articles I found, and narrated funny events that happened in class. And then students stoppedContinue reading “REALity Check S1E6 RECAP”
REALity Check Tech #1
Join us for our first REALity Check Tech Session on January 23rd. During this hands-on session we will be learning how to use many of the features in WeVideo so that we can not only assist students with their projects but become better content creators ourselves. We welcome everyone from first-timers to regular users; presentersContinue reading “REALity Check Tech #1”
