13Dec 2019 by jmm7574
The Science of Happiness with Kim Strobel

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…
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13Dec 2019 by jmm7574
Self Care for Stressed Teachers with Dan Tricarico

Self Care for Stressed Teachers with Dan Tricarico

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Self-Care for Stressed TeachersDan Tricarico View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Dan Website: www.thezenteacher.com Books: The Zen Teacher Podcast: The Zen Teacher Experience Twitter: @thezenteacher Instagram: @ZenTeacher Facebook:  facebook.com/thezenteacher Dan has been a high school English teacher for over twenty-five years. He is also the author of The Zen Teacher:  Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom (DBC, Inc. 2015) and Sanctuaries: Self-Care Secrets for Stressed Out Teachers (DBC, Inc. 2018). In his spare time, he enjoys writing fiction, listening to music (especially Roots Rock and The Blues), reading mystery novels, staring out of windows, and watching movies.  One of his first loves is writing poetry, and he has published many poems both in print and on-line. {tcb_current_year} Thrive Landing Pages. All rights Reserved | Disclaimer
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13Dec 2019 by jmm7574
Filling the World with Wonder with Brad Montague

Filling the World with Wonder with Brad Montague

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Filling the World with WonderBrad Montague View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Brad Website: montagueworkshop.com Twitter: @thebradmontague Facebook: The Montague Workshop Instagram: @bradmontague Brad is the creator of Kid President. He speaks regularly about creativity and compassion to audiences young and old, big and small. His work has inspired and encouraged millions of people around the world as he’s worked to creatively communicate hope to children of all ages. His story of joyfully rebelling against how things are to create the world as it should be has led to collaborations with many different types of communities, classrooms, brands, and more. Each talk is built to fit the event and audience. Companies, colleges, creatives, churches, schools, and more regularly bring Brad in to bring a dose of imagination and inspiration…
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13Dec 2019 by jmm7574
What to Do When You Need to Recharge with Dr. Sheldon Eakins

What to Do When You Need to Recharge with Dr. Sheldon Eakins

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
What to Do When You Need to RechargeSheldon Eakins View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Sheldon Website: leadingequitycenter.com Podcast: Leading Equity Podcast Twitter: @sheldoneakins Sheldon L. Eakins, Ph.D. is the founder of the Leading Equity Center and host of the Leading Equity Podcast. With over 11 years in education, he has served as a teacher, principal, and Director of Special Education.  Dr. Eakins has a passion for helping educators accomplish equitable practices in their schools. He has earned a B.S. degree in Social Science Education, a M.S. degree in Educational Leadership, and a Ph.D. in K-12 Education.  {tcb_current_year} Thrive Landing Pages. All rights Reserved | Disclaimer
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13Dec 2019 by jmm7574
Simple Steps for a More Well Self with Crystal Chavez

Simple Steps for a More Well Self with Crystal Chavez

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Simple Steps for a More Well Self Crystal Chavez View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Crystal Blog: TeacherLoveTribe.blogspot.com Twitter: @MrsChavez_11 Crystal is currently a K-5 online teacher at a virtual school. She is a mom of two young boys. She is also a speaker, trainer, and advocate for social-emotional learning. {tcb_current_year} Thrive Landing Pages. All rights Reserved | Disclaimer
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13Dec 2019 by jmm7574
Teacher Life Balance with Adam Welcome

Teacher Life Balance with Adam Welcome

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Teacher Life BalanceAdam Welcome View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Adam Website: mradamwelcome.comTwitter: @mradamwelcome Instagram: ​@mradamwelcome Books: Kids Deserve It, Run Like a Pirate, and Empower Our Girls: Opening the Door for Girls to Achieve More Adam has been an elementary school teacher, Elementary Principal, Director of Innovation for a district with 35,000 students and enjoys pushing the envelope to always do what's best for kids!Adam was Principal of the Year for his region, a 20 To Watch for the National School Board Association, guest blogger for EdWeek, NAESP magazine, and many other publications. Adam also consults and works with many education companies as a way to improve their product for others!Adam is passionate about technology integration with all educators and a huge advocate of social media…
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13Dec 2019 by jmm7574
Go from Burned Out Teacher to Burned In Teacher with Amber Harper

Go from Burned Out Teacher to Burned In Teacher with Amber Harper

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Go from Burned Out Teacher to Burned In TeacherAmber Harper View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Amber Website: www.burnedinteacher.com Podcast:  Burned-In Teacher Podcast Twitter: @burnedinteacher Facebook: Burned-In Teacher Facebook Community Amber Harper is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer, and Innovator. She is also the founder of www.burnedinteacher.com and creator of Burned-In EdTech Consulting and Teacher Coaching where she has joined her two loves in her career: edtech and innovation in the classroom and her obsession with helping educators who are struggling to find their own passions within the education profession. As a former public elementary school teacher, she promotes the use of technology as a tool for transformation and efficiency in the classroom and is obsessed with helping teachers take themselves from burned-out to BURNED-IN! She specializes in technology integration…
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08Dec 2019 by jmm7574
Wellness for Leaders. (and Everyone’s a Leader) with Roni Habib

Wellness for Leaders. (and Everyone’s a Leader) with Roni Habib

2019 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Wellness for Leaders-- And Everyone's a LeaderRoni Habib View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Roni Website: eqschools.com Twitter:  @Roni_Habib Facebook: www.facebook.com/eqschools Roni is the Educational Technology Coordinator and a teacher of Positive Psychology at Gunn High School in Palo Alto, California. He is the Chief Happiness Officer of the Ed-Tech Team, as well as a Google Certified Teacher. In addition, he is consultant for Ed-Tech companies and has launched EQSchools, an organization that empowers schools through Emotional Intelligence training. Roni lived in Israel and Belgium before coming to the U.S. where he got his Masters of Education and teaching credential in Mathematics and History at Harvard. {tcb_current_year} Thrive Landing Pages. All rights Reserved | Disclaimer
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10Jan 2019 by jmm7574
Don’t Get Ready, Get Started with Noah Geisel

Don’t Get Ready, Get Started with Noah Geisel

2016 Ditch Summit
Don't Get Ready, Get StartedNoah Geisel View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Noah Geisel Twitter: http://twitter.com/senorgBlog: https://medium.com/@senorg/Stackup (a company Noah’s working with) … Get credit for what you read online: https://www.stackup.net/ ​ Noah Geisel has been teaching Spanish, English and Technology for 13 years. An addict of sharing and collaborating with other teachers, he is a constant on Twitter and was a contributing writer to the education blog TeachPaperless.com. Co-founder of the weekly twitter chat #BadgeChatK12, he is excited to be working with Aurora Public Schools on a Digital Badge system that recognizes students’ assets and unlocks opportunities. As a member of the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting, he is working hard to change the world through his Commitment to Action Plan, Recognizing Assets & Opening Opportunities. Noah represented ACTFL as the…
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10Jan 2019 by jmm7574
Launching Student Creativity and Design Thinking with John Spencer

Launching Student Creativity and Design Thinking with John Spencer

2016 Ditch Summit
LAUNCHing Student Creativity through Design ThinkingJohn Spencer View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About John Spencer Twitter: @spencerideas http://twitter.com/spencerideasJohn’s website: http://spencerauthor.com (includes FREE design thinking toolkit)Click here to check out John’s design thinking online course! ​ John Spencer is a full-time professor of instructional technology and the co-author of LAUNCH: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student with A.J. Juliani. He blogs about creativity, design thinking, inquiry and more at SpencerAuthor.com. John has shared his vision for creative classrooms at a White House Future Ready Summit, a breakfast keynote at the ISTE Conference, and with a TEDx Talk. John is passionate about seeing kids embrace creativity through design thinking. As a middle school teacher, this included murals, documentaries, STEM camps, and coding projects. As a dad, this has…
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