Student-Led Classrooms with Paul Solarz

Student-Led Classrooms with Paul Solarz

2016 Ditch Summit
Student-Led ClassroomsPaul Solarz View/Record Flip Videos from illinois? Get official PD credits About Paul Twitter: http://twitter.com/PaulSolarzWebsite/blog: http://www.learnlikeapirate.com/Book: Learn Like a PIRATE Paul Solarz has been teaching at Westgate Elementary School in Arlington Heights, Illinois, since 1999. He advocates for student-centered teaching practices and a focus on 21st Century skills attainment. Fortunately for Paul, his school and district administration have given him plenty of autonomy to take risks and be innovative over the years. This has led to his unique style of teaching and the motivation to share his strategies with the broader education community. In 2015, Paul was named a Top 50 Finalist for the Varkey GEMS Global Teacher Prize. The Global Teacher Award seeks to do for education what the Nobel Prize has done for science, literature, and peace. He was also…
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12 Must-Have Items to Make Your Classroom Rock with Deanna Rice

12 Must-Have Items to Make Your Classroom Rock with Deanna Rice

2021 Ditch Summit
12 Must-Have Items to Make Your Classroom RockDeanna Rice View/Record Flip Videos from illinois? Get official PD credits About Deanna Twitter:  @DeeSTEM_Teach  Deanna is a 7-12th STEM teacher in Toledo, OH. She is currently working as an instructional coach. She is currently working as an instructional coach and evaluator. Deanna earned her Master of Chemistry and Education from the University of Toledo and remains focused on making STEM accessible for all students. {tcb_current_year} Thrive Landing Pages. All rights Reserved | Disclaimer
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How to Energize Your Students with Games and Play with Dr. Lindsay Portnoy

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…
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How to Create Authentic Student Interaction with Esther Park

How to Create Authentic Student Interaction with Esther Park

2020 Ditch Summit
How to Create Authentic Student InteractionEsther Park View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Esther Blog: Welcome to Mrs. Park’s Blog Twitter: @MrsParkShine Email: mrs.esther.park@gmail.com Instagram: mrsparkshine Website: mrspark.org Esther Park is a passionate English as a second language educator and a firm believer that every-kid-can-shine. ❤️️She has taught both in private and public school system for 15 years, and had the privilege of meeting students from all around the world with different language proficiency levels. Currently, she teaches newly-arrived and SLIFE (Students with Limited and/or Interrupted Formal Education) English language learners in Virginia. Esther was born and raised in South Korea and moved out of her motherland at the age of 9. Growing up, she lived in four different countries including Dominican Republic and El Salvador. Once…
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Creating Memorable Class with Techy, Pirate Teaching with Matt Miller

Creating Memorable Class with Techy, Pirate Teaching with Matt Miller

2019 Ditch Summit
Create a Memorable Class with Techy, Pirate TeachingMatt Miller View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Matt Website: DitchThatTextbook.comBooks: Ditch That Textbook, Ditch That Homework ​and Don't Ditch That Tech: Differentiated Instruction in a Digital WorldPodcast: ​Ditch That Textbook Podcast and Google Teacher TribeTwitter: @jmattmiller / #DitchBookFacebook: Ditch That TextbookYouTube: Ditch That Textbook channelMatt Miller is an educator, speaker/presenter and blogger. He’s the author of two books: “Ditch That Textbook,” a book about revolutionizing the classroom with innovative teaching, mindsets and curriculum, and “Ditch That Homework,” a book full of strategies to help teachers become less reliant on homework to the point they can ditch it. He has infused technology and innovative teaching methods in his classes for more than 10 years. Matt is a Google Certified Innovator, PBS LearningMedia…
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Using Your Personal Passion to Electrify Teaching with Toney Jackson

Using Your Personal Passion to Electrify Teaching with Toney Jackson

2019 Ditch Summit
Using Your Personal Passion to Electrify Teaching Toney Jackson View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Toney Website: toneyjackson.com Twitter: @HeRhymesWithMe YouTube: ​https://www.youtube.com/user/iknowtoney/videos​ Toney Jackson began performing in the spoken word/‘open mic’ scene he helped to foster at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. Since then, he has been recognized by the Academy of American Poets, won several poetry slams, and been a featured reader, performer, and workshop leader, at schools, theatres, and other venues across the country.Toney hails from New Jersey, where his love of words, learning, sharing, and community involvement led him towards a career in education. He is currently in his 12th year of teaching at Nellie K. Parker elementary school in his hometown of Hackensack. He is passionate about helping kids enjoy learning, and promoting creative self-expression.…
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Teach with Passion Like a Pirate with Dave Burgess

Teach with Passion Like a Pirate with Dave Burgess

2016 Ditch Summit
Teach With Passion and Engagement -- Like a PIRATE!Dave Burgess View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Dave Burgess Twitter: @burgessdave http://twitter.com/burgessdaveBlog: http://daveburgess.comBooks/consulting website: http://daveburgessconsulting.com ​ Dave Burgess is the New York Times Best-Selling author of Teach Like a PIRATE, co-author of P is for PIRATE, and the president of Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. which delivers powerful, inspirational, and innovative books, keynotes, and professional development. He specializes in teaching hard-to-reach, hard-to-motivate students with techniques that incorporate showmanship and creativity. At a ceremony in Washington, D.C., he was awarded the BAMMY for Secondary School Teacher of the Year by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. Dave delivers the ultimate professional development experience for your teachers that is perfect for all circumstances from truly inspirational opening keynotes to full-day hands-on workshops. It is…
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Solid Teaching Craftsmanship for EVERYONE with Jon Corippo and Cate Tolnai

Solid Teaching Craftsmanship for EVERYONE with Jon Corippo and Cate Tolnai

2018 CUE Craft Ditch Summit
Solid Teaching Craftsmanshipfor EVERYONEJon Corippo & Cate Tolnai Educators can tend to shy away from the word "pedagogy," but it isn't only reserved for the academics and the untouchable great teachers. By putting some basic, fundamental ideas into place, it can transform teaching and learning. CUE's Jon Corippo and Cate Tolnai share ideas for making pedagogy open and accessible.The CUE Craft #DitchSummit is sponsored by Adobe Spark. Use the button below to get Spark for free to create stunning graphics, webpages and videos. View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits Go to CUE Craft DitchSummit Home / Go to CUE Inc. / Go to Ditch That Textbook
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Make Learning a Game with Michael Matera

Make Learning a Game with Michael Matera

2017 Ditch Summit
How to Make Learning a GameMichael Matera View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Michael Matera Website:mrmatera.com and explorelikeapirate.com Book: Explore Like a Pirate Twitter: @MrMatera and @xplap  Instagram: Mvmatera/ Google +:  MichaelMatera YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/mrmatera Michael Matera has taught for more than a decade using interactive play, passion and purpose-driven learning to transform the classroom in international, public and private schools. He is a pioneer in the field of education, using gamification and technology to increase authentic student engagement and content acquisition.  Along with being a full time teacher at University School of Milwaukee, Michael is also a nationally-known presenter and international consultant of game-based learning. Additionally, he is the author of Explore Like a Pirate: Gamification and Game-Inspired Course Design to Engage, Enrich and Elevate Your Learners. He was named one of ASCD Emerging Leaders in…
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Work Smarter, Not Harder with Edu-Protocols with Jon Corippo

Work Smarter, Not Harder with Edu-Protocols with Jon Corippo

2017 Ditch Summit
Plan Smarter, Not Harderwith Edu-ProtocolsJon Corippo View/Record Flipgrid Videosfrom illinois? Get official PD credits About Jon Corippo Twitter: ​@jcorippo Jon Corippo is the Interim Executive Director for CUE, leading CUE throughout California and Nevada. Jon keynotes, leads and designs professional learning experiences all over the country. Jon's core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, common core, project based learning, social media skills and lesson design. Jon is the creator of the CUE Rock Star Camp Series, The CUE Rock Star Admin Camp Series and planner for the CUE Super Symposium and JET Review Program.   Under Jon's Leadership, and with his CUE Professional Learning Team, CUE PL has trained over 32,000 teachers during 2015-2017. Jon is a Google Certified Innovator (#GTAWA 2011), has been a Lead Learner for a…
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