Hi Reader, I hope you are doing great today. Recently, I had the opportunity to take part in a few community calls for ISTE and I'm really excited about all that is being planned this year. In Todays Episode Digital Learning Badges Calling All ISTE Members New Podcast Episodes Recommended Newsletters to Check Out Stay Organized using Notion Today! Digital Learning Badges Recently, in ISTE Connects, the community forum for the organization, I posted about a new microcredential / badging...
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WHAT'S NEW PODCAST SHOP YOUTUBE CONTACT ME Hello Reader, I hope everyone is having a fantastic start to the new school year. Students in my school started last week. I love this time of year because everything is new and fresh and the classrooms are filled with a ton of possibility! How was your first day back with students? I'd love to hear about it. The podcasting studio has been busy over the last few weeks. I am excited this week to share a new partnership between TeacherCast and one of...
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Hello Reader, As I hit the send button on todays email, I am reminded that school starts back up in only a few short days. I have been busy getting myself organized in, rebuilding lessons, and spending as much quality time with the triplets as possible. I am excited to share that my podcast, Digital Learning Today, has a brand new cohost who will be joining me each week! She is amazing and wonderful and I can't wait to launch a brand new season of the podcast this coming Wednesday. In todays...
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Hello Reader, Many years ago, I worked at a local office supply store selling pens, staplers, and computer equipment. Each year around this time, they ran commercials where parents were in the store riding shopping carts singing the song "It's the most wonderful time of the year." To be honest, for many educators, this is the most wonderful time of the year. The school year is new, the class rosters are fresh, and there is a ton of potential for the upcoming school year. No matter if you are...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Hello Reader, What a great weekend here in Connecticut. The kids are wrapping up their summer programs, the weather has been wonderful, and I have spent a great deal of time having dad & triplet time building our new Harry Potter LEGO sets. I want to take a moment and send a big THANK YOU to all of you who have purchased my new Instructional Coaching Data Dashboard Notion template. It has been great meeting so many coaches, many who are new to the position and helping them get organized. I...
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Hello Reader, Let's face it, the summer is half over. As much as I don't want to admit it to myself, the clock is ticking closer and closer to that time of year where we go back into the classroom. I once heard the phrase, "If July is a Saturday, August is a Sunday" ... I must say .. Sunday is coming closer and closer. Where we don't want to think about it, it's time to think about how we are going to get organized this year. That's why I am thrilled to officially introduce my brand new...
3 months agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
Hello Reader, I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. In addition to having fun on a few adventures with the triples and updating all of the content from the ISTE Conference, I have been busy updating a few new articles and podcasts that I'm excited to launch this week. If you had the opportunity to check out my new Instructional Coaches Notion template and picked it up for your Coaching program, THANK YOU! I heard this week that Notion is coming out with some pretty awesome features...
3 months agoΒ β’Β 3 min read
Hello Reader, Today is July 11, 2024. Where this date might not mean much to many, for me, this date is always circled on the calendar each year. Yesterday when I sent out my ISTE Wrap-up, I mentioned that I would be sending a pretty special email today. I am excited to share that today, TeacherCast officially turns 13 years old. Thatβs right, on July 13, 2011, I woke up at 12:30 in the morning, sat down, registered the domain, signed up for my social media accounts, and built the first...
3 months agoΒ β’Β 5 min read
Greetings and Happy Summer! The last few weeks have been extremely exciting. ISTELive was simply fantastic and I am excited today to share my ISTE wrap-up below. Over the course of the conference, I had the opportunity to reconnect with dozens of close friends, present a half dozen times for companies such as Google Education and meet so many Instructional Coaches. ISTE Ignite Session One of the thrills of this year's conference was having the opportunity to stand on the MAIN STAGE during the...
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