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07Dec 2021 by Karly Moura

Powerful Visual Learning Through Sketching for Students & Teachers with Jen Giffen

2021 Ditch Summit

Powerful Visual Learning Through Sketching for Students and TeachersJen Giffen View/Record Flip Videos from illinois? Get official PD credits About Jen Website: Virtualgiff.com Podcast: Shukes and Giff the Podcast Twitter: @VirtualGiff Instagram: @VirtualGiff TikTok: @VirtualGiff Jen is a Teacher Librarian & EdTech Consultant. She has a M. Ed from the University of Toronto and a specialist in Education Technology. Google Innovator, sketchnoter, host of #ShukesAndGiff the podcast, student voice ambassador, mom of three boys and dad joke aficionado. Former player of the game of school, she now seeks to ensure learning is authentic and relevant, especially for struggling students. She wants you to know that while at first, the hokey pokey is hard, eventually you turn yourself around. #Ginger #Canadian #HashtagLover. She can be found @VirtualGiff – everywhere. {tcb_current_year} Thrive…

14Dec 2020 by Karly Moura

How to Energize Your Students with Games and Play with Dr. Lindsay Portnoy

2020 Ditch Summit

How to Energize Your Students with Games and PlayDr. Lindsay Portnoy View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Lindsay Blog: Game On? Brain On! Twitter: @lportnoy Email: l.portnoy@northeastern.edu lindsayportnoy.com Website: Dr. Lindsay Portnoy is a cognitive scientist, educator, and author. Her students at Northeastern University where she is an Associate Professor call her Dr. P. Lindsay's mission is to translate the science of learning into more authentic and empowered learning for each student. She does this through the courses she teaches, the workshops she provides, the research she conducts, and the books she writes, including the triple award-winning book Designed to Learn and her latest book Game On? Brain On!As a former classroom teacher, entrepreneur, and researcher, she draws from a deep knowledge of cognition and instruction working…

26Dec 2019 by jmm7574

Using Powerful Teaching to Remember to Thrive with Pooja Agarwal and Patrice Bain

2019 Ditch Summit

Using Powerful Teaching to Remember and ThrivePooja Agarwal PhD / Patrice Bain EdS View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Pooja and Patrice Website: RetrievalPractice.org and PowerfulTeaching.org Books: Powerful Teaching Twitter: @RetrieveLearn Facebook: Powerful Teaching YouTube: Retrieval Practice channel On a sunny Wednesday in August 2006, Pooja and Patrice met for the first time – just inside the school’s entrance, near the cafeteria, next to the principal’s office. Shaking hands and walking up the stairs to Patrice’s classroom, the momentum was unmistakable; Pooja would be one of the first cognitive scientists to conduct full-time research in an authentic school setting and Patrice would be one of the first K-12 teachers to partner with cognitive scientists in the classroom.This initial meeting of the minds became a powerful teacher-scientist bond that…

13Dec 2019 by jmm7574

The Science of Happiness with Kim Strobel

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit

The Science of HappinessKim Strobel View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Kim Website: www.strobeleducation.com and kimstrobel.com Twitter: @HappyStrobel Facebook: Women Rising Kim isn’t just the owner of Strobel Education. She’s its driving force. She is a licensed ELA teacher for grades K-12, Kim has taught in classrooms at all grade levels during her almost 20 years as an education professional. She began her career teaching fourth grade, during which time she served on numerous committees devoted to improving the curriculum and culture of the schools. Throughout her career, Kim has been recognized at the state and local level for her achievements and contributions to the education field. In 2010, she was awarded a grant from the Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship, which she used to study the practice of meditation…

22Dec 2018 by jmm7574

Building Habits to Be the Most Efficient, Effective You with James Clear

2018 Ditch Summit

Building Habits to Be the Most Efficient, Effective YouJames Clear View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About James Twitter: @JamesClear Website: JamesClear.com Instagram: instagram.com/james_clear Book: Atomic Habits James is an American author, entrepreneur, and photographer. He believes the best way to change the world is in concentric circles: start with yourself and work your way out from there. If you get yourself sorted out, then that is one less person for the world to worry about. You'll be in a position to contribute rather than consume. You will add order rather than disorder. James writes about the art and science of how to live better. Science because he is concerned with the root causes of our behavior and the data behind high performance. Art because he wants to…

20Dec 2018 by jmm7574

Using Visual Thinking to Unlock Powerful Learning with Manuel Herrera

2018 Ditch Summit

Using Visual Thinking to Unlock Powerful LearningManuel Herrera View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Manuel Twitter: @manuelherrera33 Website: alearningmanuel.weebly.com Instagram: instagram.com/manuelherrera33 Manuel is an educator, a consultant and doodler. He currently serves as the Innovation Coordinator and Design Space Facilitator for the Affton School District, a suburban St. Louis school district. He is an adjunct professor at Webster University teaching Digital Video for Educators and Designing Ed Tech Facilities. In addition to these roles, Manuel is the Communications and Design Lead for Connected Learning, an educational non-profit located in St. Louis. Manuel has presented and lead workshops at educational conferences like SXSWEdu, ISTE, TCEA, MassCUE and FETC. In 2018 he became a Google Innovator at LAX18 and in 2016 he was named the Midwest Education Technology Conference…