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Season 4, Episode 4: We Made a Thing

The Big Reveal is here! And I can finally let the cat out of the…

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  • Distance Learning

We Made a Thing

  • by John
  • Posted on March 1, 2021March 1, 2021

PS: Dig this comic book-like presentation? It’s a fully editable Google Slides template, and just…

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Season 4, Episode 3: Setbacks Take Mee to School

Last week’s podcast talked all about my recent run in with the Coronavirus. But there’s…

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Season 4, Episode 2: Where Have You Been Man?!

Hey — isn’t this podcast supposed to drop new episodes EVERY MONDAY? Where have you…

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Season 4, Episode 1: Good Game, Good Game

Our winter sabbatical is at an end! So welcome back for a new season of…

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Season 3, Episode 77: The Wright Way to Success

Hi from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina! This week’s podcast takes us up, up, up and…

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Season 3, Episode 76: The Magnificent Seven of Virtual Instruction

Greetings from an unexpected spell of virtual instruction in sunny Corolla, North Carolina! Today’s podcast…

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Election Coverage Template

  • by John
  • Posted on November 4, 2020November 4, 2020

It’s a Race Right Down to the Wire! Looking to get caught up in the…

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Season 3, Episode 75: Looking Back and Going Forward

Elections! Anxiety! Mental Health Professionals! Oh My. This week’s episode offers a closer look at…

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Season 3, Episode 74: Student Engagement is “Among Us”

This week’s episode takes an in-depth look at the hottest video game on the mobile…

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Season 3, Episode 73: Election Season is Upon Us

DUMP TRUMP! SLEEPY JOE! BUILD A WALL! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! LOCK HIM UP! FAKE…

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Season 3, Episode 72: Can I Be Honest With You?

American humorist Mark Twain once famously said “if you always tell the truth, you’ll never…

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Season 3, Episode 71: Going the Distance

Just because we’re teaching from behind a one dimensional computer screen doesn’t mean that we…

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Season 3, Episode 70: Iteration and Imagination

Fun fact: “iteration” and “imagination” aren’t quite the same thing. Yet to the untrained eye,…

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Season 3, Episode 69: Back to School Night: Pandemic Edition

Back to school night one of the most time honored traditions in all of teaching,…

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Season 3, Episode 68: Do You Wanna Send an Email?

You laugh, but there’s a sweet science to sending and receiving emails — particularly when…

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Season 3, Episode 67: Pelotons of Fun in Quarantine

As a sucker for video games and outdoor activities in a job that typically demands…

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Season 3, Episode 66: Kialo Kicks Butt!

Looking for a new favorite teaching tech tool? Then let me welcome you to the…

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Season 3, Episode 65: Lemonade Out of Chicken Sh…

This year’s return to school will look a lot different than any year we’ve seen…

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Season 3, Episode 64: That Back to School Spirit

Let’s face it, gang. Capturing the same spirit of a physical classroom can be an…

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Season 3, Episode 63: End of Summer Stock Up

It’s getting to that time of year again. Mid August means the dog days of…

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  • Distance Learning

Get To Know Me Slides

  • by John
  • Posted on August 10, 2020August 8, 2020

Doing the virtual teaching thing this fall? Take your “About Me” survey to the next…

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Season 3, Episode 62: The Supermarket Experiment

“Teachers are essential workers.” To me, this sentiment is equal parts humbling and terrifying. The…

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  • Awards

The Force is Strong with Edutopia

  • by John
  • Posted on August 2, 2020August 2, 2020

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away… (Easter 1993: Sweatpants under shorts.…

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  • #QRBreakIN

Class is Lava!!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 28, 2020

Ready to add a little heat to your sleepy back-to-school syllabus? Then watch your step!…

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  • Awards

Big News from BookAuthority!

  • by John
  • Posted on July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

File this one under “WHOA!” Well done @MeehanEDU! Your book “EDrenaline Rush” made it to…

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Season 3, Episode 61: From Setbacks to #SuperBetter

Can setbacks be the first step towards tapping into our inner hero to become #SuperBetter?…

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Season 3, Episode 60: On Faith and Friendship

Sad news this week, as a dear friend and mentor of mine Rev. Brad Heckathorne,…

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Season 3, Episode 59: Teacher Safety

What does it look like to reopen schools safely? And shouldn’t teachers concerns be taken…

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13. Why Do The Heathen Rage?

Everything That Rises is a weekly passion project podcast series dedicated to the short stories…

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Season 3, Episode 58: Sooner or Safer?

Last week, The American Academy of Pediatrics released a statement indicating that it is their…

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12. Sweet Potato Pie – Eugenia Collier (Part 2)

Everything That Rises is a weekly passion project podcast series dedicated to the short stories…

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Season 3, Episode 57: Watering the SPICE Flower with Summer R&R

This week, we’re enjoying some much-needed summer R&R with a podcast dedicated to just what,…

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11. Sweet Potato Pie – Eugenia Collier (Part 1)

Everything That Rises is a weekly passion project podcast series dedicated to the short stories…

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  • Conferences

Join The Great Plains Virtual Summit!

  • by John
  • Posted on June 22, 2020

SO EXCITED to formally announce my participation in this year’s Great Plains Summit: Quarantine Edition!…

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Season 3, Episode 56: Scarcity, Surplus and Cancel Culture

In today’s podcast, we’re taking a closer look at how teachers can approach curriculum (re)design…

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10. A Stroke of Good Fortune (Part 2)

Everything That Rises is a weekly passion project podcast series dedicated to the short stories…

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  • Catholic Schools

In Defense of Flannery O’Connor

  • by John
  • Posted on June 16, 2020June 23, 2020

A few months back, I took the COVID-19 shutdown as an opportunity to launch a…

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Season 3, Episode 55: The Power of the Podcast

Here’s a radical idea for an original podcast episode: how can teachers use original podcast…

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09. A Stroke of Good Fortune (Part 1)

Everything That Rises is a weekly passion project podcast series dedicated to the short stories…

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Season 3, Episode 54: Checking Privilege & Having Hard Conversations

What is the role of a modern educator in starting classroom conversations about systemic racism?…

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08. Greenleaf (Part 2)

Everything That Rises is a weekly passion project podcast series dedicated to the short stories…

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  • Coronavirus

Keeping Busy During Quarantine

  • by John
  • Posted on May 29, 2020June 22, 2020

Hi folks! Like many of us during these uncharted times of the COVID-19 shutdown, I’ve…

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07. Greenleaf (Part 1)

Everything That Rises is a weekly passion project podcast series dedicated to the short stories…

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Season 3, Episode 53: Summer Training or Some Are Training?

The Coronavirus pandemic has propelled educators everywhere into uncharted waters and the very real likelihood…

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Season 3, Episode 52: Wrapping Things Up

The Coronavirus pandemic has propelled educators everywhere into uncharted waters and the very real likelihood…

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Season 3, Episode 51: Threat Level Green – a.k.a. “It Was All a Dream”

The Coronavirus pandemic has propelled educators everywhere into uncharted waters and the very real likelihood…

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Season 3, Episode 50: Threat Level Yellow… It’s Me.

The Coronavirus pandemic has propelled educators everywhere into uncharted waters and the very real likelihood…

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06. Revelation (Part 2)

Everything That Rises is a weekly passion project podcast series dedicated to the short stories…

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Season 3, Episode 49: Threat Level Orange You Glad?

The Coronavirus pandemic has propelled educators everywhere into uncharted waters and the very real likelihood…

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