Mike Daugherty, director of technology and Innovation at Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools, shares how Read&Write increases equity and improves outcomes for all students. The easy to access app helps with reading text out loud, understanding unfamiliar words, researching assignments and proofing written work.   Resources: TextHelp Read&Write is a text-to-speech literacy support tool for students at all reading levels -- especially effective for struggling learners and ELLs OrbitNote allows you to transform and interact with documents in a completely different way. Create an accessible, dynamic and collaborative space that works for everyone. Data Desk creates reports and tracks data for Read&Write and Orbitnote   You can find additional information on Texthelp pricing here. Read&Write is free for individual teachers. District's can purchase student licenses with pricing based on the total number of student licenses needed.   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Join this inspiring and touching conversation with New York Times Learning Network editor, Katherine Schulten. Former high school English teacher and literacy consultant, she shares the process and creators of the NYT recently released book, Coming of Age in 2020: Teenagers on the Year That Changed Everything.   Resources: Connect to Inquiry Partners for their Inquiry Five School Bundle Connect to Katherine Schulten on LinkedIn Get the book! Coming of Age in 2020: Teenagers on the Year That Changed Everything    Documenting Your Life in Extraordinary Times New York Times Learning Network Curriculum Unit with links to all the things: a step-by-step guide, mentor texts, writing prompts, the original call-out, and the 2020 winners.   Additional Articles: A NYT piece about a school system that adapted the project and how it became a cool community endeavor: "The Found Project': How We Built Community With the Coming of Age Unit A NYT piece from Katherine about teaching with the book: How to Teach With Art and Artifacts in our New Book, 'Coming of Age in 2020'   STUDENT CREDITS:       Intro Music: Here's to 2021 -- Thomas Kaufman, Lance Algabre, & Andrew Garcia, page 70       Violin Underscoring: original composition Until Tomorrow -- Tienne Yu, pages 20-21       "Borscht Recipe" -- Daniel Rykunov, page 66       "Trending in 2020" -- Piper Chase, page 71       "okay" -- Suhaylah Sirajul-Islam, page 62       "Letter to My Teacher" -- Andrew Badhwa, page 110       "Long Gone" - Brandon Yeo, pages 110-111       "Ashes to Ashes" -- Kaltun Mohamed, page 146       "A Farmer's Quarantine" -- Jadon Flinton, page 128       "Working During a Pandemic" -- Penelope Cardenas, page 126       "The Five Stages of Grief: Quarantine Bangs Edition" -- Anushka Chakravarthi, page 72       Self Expression - Abram Loya, pages 168-169       "Wait, Did I Just Join My Sister's Friend Group?" -- Schuyler Schmitt, page 93       "2020" -- Lauren Sanchez, Page 10        Outro Music: Pandemic Boyfriend -- Amelia Ross, pages104-105   The New York Times  ran the contest again in 2021, and here were that year's winners.  This year's contest call-out: Coming of Age in 2022: Show Us What It's Like to Be a Teenager Now   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Paloma Mena-Werth, a teacher-leader and Middle School Band teacher, shares how GiveThx has built community among the staff and students at her school and is elevating relationships,  overall school climate, and the work environment. It's quick, research-based, SO easy -- and it's free!   Resources:  Connect to GiveThx for their free pilot opportunity Hear what teachers and students have to say about GiveThx   Book: Making Grateful Kids: A Scientific Approach to Helping Youth Thrive  by Jeffrey Froh, Giacomo Bono, & Jefferey J. Froh   Videos: A Soul Pancake Presentation: An Experiment in Gratitude| The Science of Happiness The Science of Gratitude & How to Build a Gratitude Practice   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

In Literature and the New Culture Wars, Professor Deborah Appleman addresses the contentious contemporary discourse around which books deserve a place in the classroom, breaking down practical strategies for teaching troubled texts while still confronting and dissecting the controversies they may invoke.   Resources: Connect to  ALEE, providing everything teachers need to teach novel studies effectively   deborahappleman.com @deborahappleman Order Literature and the New Culture Wars Order Deborah Applman's first book,  Words No Bars Can Hold: Literacy Learning in Prison Co-edited with Peter Williamson: School, Not Jail:How Educators Can Disrupt School Pushout and Mass Incarceration   Recommended articles: Banning Books Won’t Make Students Safer by Miriam Poltinsky   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Veteran music teacher, Matthew Hall, shares how Moosiko's K12 guitar (& ukelele) platform has increased both student engagement and achievement by allowing for student choice. Flexible and systematic instruction, and easy tracking for the teacher allows for better connections in a flipped classroom.    Resources: Connect to Moosiko and sign up for a full semester free pilot.   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Dr. David Bain, Sr. Vice President of Innovation & Analytics at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, helps us understand how advancing educational technology is shifting our approach to  intervention from a way to address struggling learners to a way to provide targeted, personalized learning for all students.   Resources: Connect to AnetaEd, allowing PreK - 5th kids navigate to websites, links and apps in the order and at the times that educators want for them, all on their own. Aneta enables differentiated learning pathways regardless of class size.     Connect to Dr. David Bain on LinkedIn Resources from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt HMH Science Dimensions Read 180 Into Reading Into Literature   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Luke Butcher, Product Developer at International Dyslexia Learning Solutions, discusses dyscalculia research, helping us sort through, understand and address our students' math challenges. Learn about the tools for screening and addressing dyscalculia.   Resources: Learn more about the IDLS Numeracy Intervention. Purchase through EdCuration and receive a 10% discount Access the IDLS free Dyscalculia screener Learn more about the IDLS Literacy Intervention. to address Dyslexia and other reading challenges. Purchase through EdCuration and receive a 10% discount Access the IDLS Dyslexia Screener   Dr. Brian Butterworth's website  Dyscalculia: From Science to Education Books about dyscalculia Judi Hornigold - Dyscalculia specialist   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Jonathan Hamilt, Executive Director of Drag Queen Story Hour, shares the literary and creative programming for kids and teens of all ages led by drag queens. Drag Queen Story Hour, often misunderstood, is a family friendly program working to create a world where all kids (and adults) can celebrate diversity and glamour.   Resources: Connect to BeeReaders Español and inquire about a free pilot   See Angel Electra's Story on YouTube Connect to Drag Queen Story Hour Follow Jonathan on instagram See the Drag Queen Story Hour's workshop from SXSW   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

In this episode we hear from Laura Benisch, the Director of Career Planning and Partnerships at the Lincoln Academy Public Charter School in Beloit Wisconsin,  about real-world and career-focused learning, and the platform that is supporting all of the educators and K-12 scholars in the state of Wisconsin in career exploration.   Resources:  Connect with Xello, and learn more today   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Author and educator, Miriam Plotinsky, shares strategies for giving students more voice, more choice, more responsibility and more challenge. Having spent 20 years as a classroom educator, Miriam now writes for publications like Ed Surge, Ed Week, and Edutopia. Her first book (for teachers) is Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom.   Resources: Connect to today's sponsor, Schoolytics, and sign up for a 30-day free trial Miriam Plotinsky's website Order Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom Preorder Miriam's upcoming book Lead Like a Teacher Find a list and links for Miriam's articles here   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events