10 Ways the Pandemic Made Us Better Teachers
GotTechED the Podcast
Episode #88: 10 Ways the Pandemic Made Us Better Teachers
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Nick: Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode #88 called “10 Ways the Pandemic Made Us Better Teachers”. In this episode we’ll take a detailed look at 10 pandemic teaching strategies that we will continue to use in a post-pandemic classroom. This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.
Segment 1: Before and After
- Connections
- Zoom/Google Meet Team Building Activities
- Q of the Day
- Favorite ____
- Big News
- Grading System
- % before
- More mastery and standards based
- Grading (Work Flow, Quality vs Quantity)
- Less assignments, higher expectations
- Open notes assessments - does it matter?
- Instruction
- Flipped, Blended, and lots of Feedback
- Group work
- Flexibility (Due Dates)
- Meetings
- PLC’s
- Faculty
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- Tutoring
Segment 2: Teaching Strategies that Should Not Go Away After the Pandemic
- Real-World Experiences
- Flexible Demonstration of Knowledge
- E-Portfolios
- Google Sites
- Adobe Spark (Free)
- Choice Boards
- Student Pyramid Digital Choice Board
- Passion Projects
- Accountability
- Universal Design For Learning (UDL)
- Not a one-size fits all approach
- Identify needs of the students and provide choice and support based off of needs
- Living Agenda - recorded lessons so that students can go back and see what they missed from any given day
- Access and Equity
- Needs assessment
- Outreach
- EdTech Fatigue Management Strategy
- Have a edtech toolbox
- Guise’s Edtech Toolkit (Episode 75)
- https://gotteched.com/podcast-2/episode75/
- Screencasting- Screencast-o-matic
- Video Creation- WeVideo
- Audio Recording- Sodaphonic
- Graphic Design- Canva for Education
- Feedback- Mote
- Student Engagement/Feedback- Edjinotes
- Whiteboard (group)- Jamboard
- Whiteboard- Whiteboard.io
- Student/Class Management- Classroomq
- Formative Assessment: Blooket
- Allow students to choose outside the toolbox
- Curate resources:
- Wakelet
- Google Sites
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As experienced presenters and content creators, you can contact Nick and Guise to speak at your school, event, or conference. They can customize a workshop that meets your organization’s unique time and content needs. While no topic is out of bounds, GotTechED is best known for sessions on:
- 1:1 Chromebook Integration
- EdTech Throwdown
- TargetED Learning
- Gamification (Badge Systems)
- Game-Based Learning (Escape Rooms, Amazing Race, and more)
- Google apps and extensions
- Personalized learning and Choice Boards
- Teacher productivity (Lesson Planning, Online Grading. and Feedback)
- Digital content creation
- Student Podcasting
- Screencasting
- Flipped Classroom
- Student-Centered Learning
