https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/ed_table_talk.xml http://www.ettworker.org Education Table Talk is a fast-paced education talk radio show dedicated to informing and invigorating our audience with issues critical to PreK-12 Education. Are you interested in learning about technology, standards, early childhood, and more? Then you’ve found the right place! episodic Ed Chair Talk hosted by Ed Chair Talk Ed Chair Talk Education Table Talk is a fast-paced education talk radio show dedicated to informing and invigorating our audience with issues critical to PreK-12 Education. Are you interested in learning about technology, standards, early childhood, and more? Then you’ve found the right place! en-us Copyright 2018 Ed Chair Talk podcast@blubrry.com (Blubrry Podcasting) Ed Chair Talk podcast@blubrry.com http://www.ettworker.org https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/34022.jpg Hot Topics Dished Up Fresh Blubrry Podcasting: https://www.blubrry.com/ no http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:13:12 -0400 Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:13:12 -0400 http://www.edtabletalk.org/?p=1111 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2728351/museums-are-no-dinosaur-museums-and-new-instructional-resources/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:13:12 -0400 May 2015, Museums are no dinosaur! Museums and New Instructional Resources   We’ve all experienced the museum as a place to go as a member of an elementary class or on a stormy weekend day. In the internet age, museums have an audience far beyond those who walk through the doors. Museums have a long history of creating resources to help teachers plan a class visit and materials for students that extend their visit into the classroom and home. In this show, we will explore a new generation of museums that provide rich experiences for learners that leverage the museums expertise and collections to extend their reach and impact on learners. We will hear how they plan and create those assets and discuss how they have or would like to work with publishers to increase the the reach and integration of their offerings into school practices. Guests at the table: Kris Wetterlund, Director of Education and Interpretation at Corning Museum of Glass Dr. Marjee Chmiel, Associate Director of Curriculum and Communications at Smithsonian Science Education Center Melissa Wadman, Manager of Program Evaluation at the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access Listen: 1:00:20 no Ed Chair Talk May 2015, Museums are no dinosaur! Museums and New Instructional Resources   We’ve all experienced the museum as a place to go as a member of an elementary class or on a stormy weekend day. In the internet age, May 2015, Museums are no dinosaur! Museums and New Instructional Resources   We’ve all experienced the museum as a place to go as a member of an elementary class or on a stormy weekend day. In the internet age, museums have an audience far beyond those who walk through the doors. Museums have a long history of creating resources to help teachers plan a class visit and materials for students that extend their visit into the classroom and home. In this show, we will explore a new generation of museums that provide rich experiences for learners that leverage the museums expertise and collections to extend their reach and impact on learners. We will hear how they plan and create those assets and discuss how they have or would like to work with publishers to increase the the reach and integration of their offerings into school practices. Guests at the table: Kris Wetterlund, Director of Education and Interpretation at Corning Museum of Glass Dr. Marjee Chmiel, Associate Director of Curriculum and Communications at Smithsonian Science Education Center Melissa Wadman, Manager of Program Evaluation at the Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access Listen: http://www.ettworker.org/?p=794 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2703854/play-to-learn-part-1-educational-games-as-mainstream-instructional-resources/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:52:48 -0400 April 2015, Play to Learn Part 1: Educational Games as Mainstream Instructional Resources  It is a quite common thing to say that anything that requires work is “not all fun and games”. Students often use this phrase to describe learning both in and out of the classroom. Parents responding to whining children who don’t want to do their homework use it too. So, if it is not all fun and games, how much of it can be? We know that most mammals learn through play, honing the skills that they will use to take on the challenges of adulthood. What is the role of play for humans? In our rather puritanical society is play a valid method to support learning or does it change the game? Will our cultural norms accommodate gaming or will communities respond by asking schools to engage in serious learning and dispense with this sort of learner engagement? Our guests on this show represent different perspectives in the business of gaming in education. Come join us at the Table and find ways that you can integrate game strategy into your products, instructional strategies, and marketing. Guests at the table: Lee Wilson, CEO at Filament Games Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Director of EdGe at TERC Mat Frenz, Producer and Business Development Lead at GlassLab Games Listen: 1:00:19 no Ed Chair Talk April 2015, Play to Learn Part 1: Educational Games as Mainstream Instructional Resources  It is a quite common thing to say that anything that requires work is “not all fun and games”. Students often use this phrase to describe learn... April 2015, Play to Learn Part 1: Educational Games as Mainstream Instructional Resources  It is a quite common thing to say that anything that requires work is “not all fun and games”. Students often use this phrase to describe learning both in and out of the classroom. Parents responding to whining children who don’t want to do their homework use it too. So, if it is not all fun and games, how much of it can be? We know that most mammals learn through play, honing the skills that they will use to take on the challenges of adulthood. What is the role of play for humans? In our rather puritanical society is play a valid method to support learning or does it change the game? Will our cultural norms accommodate gaming or will communities respond by asking schools to engage in serious learning and dispense with this sort of learner engagement? Our guests on this show represent different perspectives in the business of gaming in education. Come join us at the Table and find ways that you can integrate game strategy into your products, instructional strategies, and marketing. Guests at the table: Lee Wilson, CEO at Filament Games Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Director of EdGe at TERC Mat Frenz, Producer and Business Development Lead at GlassLab Games Listen: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2015/04/21/play-to-learn-part-i-when-will-educational-games-be-mainstream-resources http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682996/play-to-learn-part-i-when-will-educational-games-be-mainstream-resources/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:00:00 -0400 Play to Learn, Part I: When will educational games be mainstream instructional resources, or are they already?What is the role of play for humans? In our rather puritanical society is play a valid method to support learning or does it change the game? Will our cultural norms accommodate gaming or will communities respond by asking schools to engage in serious learning and dispense with this sort of learner engagement? Our guests on this show represent different perspectives in the business of gaming in education. Come join us at the Table and find ways that you can integrate game strategy into your products, instructional strategies, and marketing.Guests at the table: Lee Wilson, CEO at Filament Games  Dr. Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Director of EdGe at TERC Mat Frenz, Producer and Business Development Lead at GlassLab Games To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.orgIdeas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   1:01:00 no Ed Chair Talk Play to Learn, Part I: When will educational games be mainstream instructional resources, or are they already?What is the role of play for humans? In our rather puritanical society is play a valid method to support learning or does it change the game? Play to Learn, Part I: When will educational games be mainstream instructional resources, or are they already?What is the role of play for humans? In our rather puritanical society is play a valid method to support learning or does it change the game? Will our cultural norms accommodate gaming or will communities respond by asking schools to engage in serious learning and dispense with this sort of learner engagement? Our guests on this show represent different perspectives in the business of gaming in education. Come join us at the Table and find ways that you can integrate game strategy into your products, instructional strategies, and marketing.Guests at the table: Lee Wilson, CEO at Filament Games  Dr. Jodi Asbell-Clarke, Director of EdGe at TERC Mat Frenz, Producer and Business Development Lead at GlassLab Games To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.orgIdeas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   http://www.ettworker.org/?p=762 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2703853/education-canaries-can-data-rich-systems-predict-and-prevent-failure/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:39:58 -0400 March 2015, Education Canaries: Can Data Rich Systems Predict and Prevent Failure? One of the significant promises of big data in education is to predict and prevent student failure. Of course we want to see learners succeed and data can help us with that as well, however, catching students before they get lost or even drop out is essential. Some visionaries see technology as driving learning through increasingly intelligent prompts, assessments of learning, and directing learners to ever more complex and advanced concepts… all driven by models for learning driven by student generated data. More recently many educational leaders have a more holistic view of data and recognize that while we need to educate the whole child, we need to also look at information about the whole child to diagnose and address learning deficiencies and help students on a path where they can be successful. Beyond their inherent interest in helping children, educators and the institutions in which they work are being held accountable to show learner progress. In this show we will explore the many different kinds of data that can be used to monitor student progress, identify those who require assistance, and the systems that make sense of those data to support educators and parents in driving student success. Addressed in this episode.  What sorts of data do such systems use? How do we protect learner privacy while making good use of these data? How can products leverage these data to provide more effective solutions? Are educators and administrators being prepared to make use of these sorts of systems? What are the barriers to implementing these technologies. Guests at the table: Barbara S. Clements, Ph.D. Consultant, ESP Solutions Group Dan Ginsberg, VP Global Product Strategy at Pearson Bill Meade, Data Science Director at Neal Analytics Listen: 0:59:47 no Ed Chair Talk March 2015, Education Canaries: Can Data Rich Systems Predict and Prevent Failure? One of the significant promises of big data in education is to predict and prevent student failure. Of course we want to see learners succeed and data can help us wit... March 2015, Education Canaries: Can Data Rich Systems Predict and Prevent Failure? One of the significant promises of big data in education is to predict and prevent student failure. Of course we want to see learners succeed and data can help us with that as well, however, catching students before they get lost or even drop out is essential. Some visionaries see technology as driving learning through increasingly intelligent prompts, assessments of learning, and directing learners to ever more complex and advanced concepts… all driven by models for learning driven by student generated data. More recently many educational leaders have a more holistic view of data and recognize that while we need to educate the whole child, we need to also look at information about the whole child to diagnose and address learning deficiencies and help students on a path where they can be successful. Beyond their inherent interest in helping children, educators and the institutions in which they work are being held accountable to show learner progress. In this show we will explore the many different kinds of data that can be used to monitor student progress, identify those who require assistance, and the systems that make sense of those data to support educators and parents in driving student success. Addressed in this episode.  What sorts of data do such systems use? How do we protect learner privacy while making good use of these data? How can products leverage these data to provide more effective solutions? Are educators and administrators being prepared to make use of these sorts of systems? What are the barriers to implementing these technologies. Guests at the table: Barbara S. Clements, Ph.D. Consultant, ESP Solutions Group Dan Ginsberg, VP Global Product Strategy at Pearson Bill Meade, Data Science Director at Neal Analytics Listen: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2015/03/24/education-canaries-can-data-rich-systems-predict-and-prevent-failure http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682995/education-canaries-can-data-rich-systems-predict-and-prevent-failure/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 24 Mar 2015 14:00:00 -0400 One of the significant promises of big data in education is to predict and prevent student failure. Of course we want to see learners succeed and data can help us with that as well, however, catching students before they get lost or even drop out is essential. Some visionaries see technology as driving learning through increasingly intelligent prompts, assessments of learning, and directing learners to ever more complex and advanced concepts… all driven by models for learning driven by student generated data. More recently many educational leaders have a more holistic view of data and recognize that while we need to educate the whole child, we need to also look at information about the whole child to diagnose and address learning deficiencies and help students on a path where they can be successful. Beyond their inherent interest in helping children, educators and the institutions in which they work are being held accountable to show learner progress. In this show we will explore the many different kinds of data that can be used to monitor student progress, identify those who require assistance, and the systems that make sense of those data to support educators and parents in driving student success. Guests at the table: Barbara Clements,  Consultant at ESP Solutions Group Dan Ginsberg, VP Global Product Strategy at Pearson Bill Meade, Data Science Director at Neal Analytics To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.org Ideas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   1:00:00 no Ed Chair Talk One of the significant promises of big data in education is to predict and prevent student failure. Of course we want to see learners succeed and data can help us with that as well, however, catching students before they get lost or even drop out is es... One of the significant promises of big data in education is to predict and prevent student failure. Of course we want to see learners succeed and data can help us with that as well, however, catching students before they get lost or even drop out is essential. Some visionaries see technology as driving learning through increasingly intelligent prompts, assessments of learning, and directing learners to ever more complex and advanced concepts… all driven by models for learning driven by student generated data. More recently many educational leaders have a more holistic view of data and recognize that while we need to educate the whole child, we need to also look at information about the whole child to diagnose and address learning deficiencies and help students on a path where they can be successful. Beyond their inherent interest in helping children, educators and the institutions in which they work are being held accountable to show learner progress. In this show we will explore the many different kinds of data that can be used to monitor student progress, identify those who require assistance, and the systems that make sense of those data to support educators and parents in driving student success. Guests at the table: Barbara Clements,  Consultant at ESP Solutions Group Dan Ginsberg, VP Global Product Strategy at Pearson Bill Meade, Data Science Director at Neal Analytics To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.org Ideas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2015/01/27/summative-assessment-reformation-blurring-the-line-between-learning-and-testing http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682994/summative-assessment-reformation-blurring-the-line-between-learning-and-testing/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0500 Re-forming Summative Assessments: Blurring the line between learning and testing We will explore the following questions: What does a learning environment look like where learning and assessment are seamlessly integrated? What are the benefits and issues with this approach? Does this require technology or are there strategies that transcend the use of technology? How does this integration fit in a world of high stakes assessment? How can a content developer take advantage of this strategy to improve their existing and new products? Guests at the table: Elizabeth Greninger,  Managing Associate and Teacher Quality Specialist at edCount, LLC Stuart Kahl, Founding Principal and former CEO of Measured Progress Shawn Morgan, District Data Coordinator at CNY Regional Information Center To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.org Ideas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   1:00:00 no Ed Chair Talk Re-forming Summative Assessments: Blurring the line between learning and testing We will explore the following questions: What does a learning environment look like where learning and assessment are seamlessly integrated? Re-forming Summative Assessments: Blurring the line between learning and testing We will explore the following questions: What does a learning environment look like where learning and assessment are seamlessly integrated? What are the benefits and issues with this approach? Does this require technology or are there strategies that transcend the use of technology? How does this integration fit in a world of high stakes assessment? How can a content developer take advantage of this strategy to improve their existing and new products? Guests at the table: Elizabeth Greninger,  Managing Associate and Teacher Quality Specialist at edCount, LLC Stuart Kahl, Founding Principal and former CEO of Measured Progress Shawn Morgan, District Data Coordinator at CNY Regional Information Center To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.org Ideas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   http://www.ettworker.org/?p=743 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2703852/re-forming-summative-assessments/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 27 Jan 2015 06:00:02 -0500 January 2015, Re-forming Summative Assessments:  Blurring the line between learning and testing What if we could make that timeless question ‘Will this be on the test’ irrelevant? In today’s mainstream educational system we clearly differentiate between assessment and learning. Even when it comes to assessment meant to inform learning (formative assessment) we tend to distinguish between learning and showing that we learned new content and skills. What if we could bring the two much closer… so close that you can’t distinguish one from the other? In this show we will explore research and development efforts and products that move us closer to this seamless learning environment. We will examine what impact this has on products in development today and how this might change the way you think about your offering in the future. We will explore the following questions: What does a learning environment look like where learning and assessment are seamlessly integrated? What are the benefits and issues with this approach? Does this require technology or are there strategies that transcend the use of technology? How does this integration fit in a world of high stakes assessment? How can a content developer take advantage of this strategy to improve their existing and new products? Guests at the table: Elizabeth Greninger, Ph.D.,  Managing Associate and Teacher Quality Specialist at edCount, LLC Stuart Kahl, Founding Principal and former CEO of Measured Progress Shawn Morgan, District Data Coordinator at CNY Regional Information Center Listen: 0:59:50 no Ed Chair Talk January 2015, Re-forming Summative Assessments:  Blurring the line between learning and testing What if we could make that timeless question ‘Will this be on the test’ irrelevant? In today’s mainstream educational system we cl... January 2015, Re-forming Summative Assessments:  Blurring the line between learning and testing What if we could make that timeless question ‘Will this be on the test’ irrelevant? In today’s mainstream educational system we clearly differentiate between assessment and learning. Even when it comes to assessment meant to inform learning (formative assessment) we tend to distinguish between learning and showing that we learned new content and skills. What if we could bring the two much closer… so close that you can’t distinguish one from the other? In this show we will explore research and development efforts and products that move us closer to this seamless learning environment. We will examine what impact this has on products in development today and how this might change the way you think about your offering in the future. We will explore the following questions: What does a learning environment look like where learning and assessment are seamlessly integrated? What are the benefits and issues with this approach? Does this require technology or are there strategies that transcend the use of technology? How does this integration fit in a world of high stakes assessment? How can a content developer take advantage of this strategy to improve their existing and new products? Guests at the table: Elizabeth Greninger, Ph.D.,  Managing Associate and Teacher Quality Specialist at edCount, LLC Stuart Kahl, Founding Principal and former CEO of Measured Progress Shawn Morgan, District Data Coordinator at CNY Regional Information Center Listen: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/12/16/where-art-thou-moving-from-stem-to-steam http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682993/where-art-thou-moving-from-stem-to-steam/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:00:00 -0500 Where Art Thou?: Moving from STEM to STEAMSTEM is all the rage and rightly so. The skills our children need to learn regardless of their profession incorporate the skills that are taught in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes. With the emphasis on these studies one has to wonder what has become of a well-rounded liberal arts education. Schools in many cases have squeezed out fine and performing arts in order to make time for all STEM requirements. In the last five years however, many have come to understand, that arts incorporate complimentary processes to those addressed in STEM curricula. Things have started to heat up in moving from STEM to add the arts and move to STEAM.In this show, we will explore how the arts are integrated into a STEM centered curriculum and provide a vision of how arts can be better integrated to provide learning opportunities for all students.Join Host Michael Jay and ETT Guests ponder the following: What are some examples of the process of moving from STEM to STEAM? What benefits and trade offs are made in the process of incorporating arts into a STEM curriculum? How prepared are educators to engage learners in learning activities that incorporate the arts? What can publishers and curriculum developers do to incorporate more STEM into their arts curricula and/or more arts into their STEM curricula?To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.orgIdeas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   1:01:00 no Ed Chair Talk Where Art Thou?: Moving from STEM to STEAMSTEM is all the rage and rightly so. The skills our children need to learn regardless of their profession incorporate the skills that are taught in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes. Where Art Thou?: Moving from STEM to STEAMSTEM is all the rage and rightly so. The skills our children need to learn regardless of their profession incorporate the skills that are taught in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes. With the emphasis on these studies one has to wonder what has become of a well-rounded liberal arts education. Schools in many cases have squeezed out fine and performing arts in order to make time for all STEM requirements. In the last five years however, many have come to understand, that arts incorporate complimentary processes to those addressed in STEM curricula. Things have started to heat up in moving from STEM to add the arts and move to STEAM.In this show, we will explore how the arts are integrated into a STEM centered curriculum and provide a vision of how arts can be better integrated to provide learning opportunities for all students.Join Host Michael Jay and ETT Guests ponder the following: What are some examples of the process of moving from STEM to STEAM? What benefits and trade offs are made in the process of incorporating arts into a STEM curriculum? How prepared are educators to engage learners in learning activities that incorporate the arts? What can publishers and curriculum developers do to incorporate more STEM into their arts curricula and/or more arts into their STEM curricula?To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.orgIdeas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   http://www.ettworker.org/?p=728 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2703851/moving-from-stem-to-steam/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 16 Dec 2014 01:47:22 -0500 December 2014, Where Art Thou?: Moving from STEM to STEAM STEM is all the rage and rightly so. The skills our children need to learn regardless of their profession incorporate the skills that are taught in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes. With the emphasis on these studies one has to wonder what has become of a well-rounded liberal arts education. Schools in many cases have squeezed out fine and performing arts in order to make time for all STEM requirements. In the last five years however, many have come to understand, that arts incorporate complimentary processes to those addressed in STEM curricula. Things have started to heat up in moving from STEM to add the arts and move to STEAM. In this show, we will explore how the arts are integrated into a STEM centered curriculum and provide a vision of how arts can be better integrated to provide learning opportunities for all students.  Join Host Michael Jay and ETT Guests ponder the following: What are some examples of the process of moving from STEM to STEAM? What benefits and trade offs are made in the process of incorporating arts into a STEM curriculum? How prepared are educators to engage learners in learning activities that incorporate the arts? What can publishers and curriculum developers do to incorporate more STEM into their arts curricula and/or more arts into their STEM curricula? Guests at the table:  Michelle Cheng – Professional Development Manager at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Bob Barboza – Founder & CEO of Super School K12 International University  Daniel Barstow – Senior Science Educator at TERC Listen: 1:00:32 no Ed Chair Talk December 2014, Where Art Thou?: Moving from STEM to STEAM STEM is all the rage and rightly so. The skills our children need to learn regardless of their profession incorporate the skills that are taught in science, technology, engineering, December 2014, Where Art Thou?: Moving from STEM to STEAM STEM is all the rage and rightly so. The skills our children need to learn regardless of their profession incorporate the skills that are taught in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classes. With the emphasis on these studies one has to wonder what has become of a well-rounded liberal arts education. Schools in many cases have squeezed out fine and performing arts in order to make time for all STEM requirements. In the last five years however, many have come to understand, that arts incorporate complimentary processes to those addressed in STEM curricula. Things have started to heat up in moving from STEM to add the arts and move to STEAM. In this show, we will explore how the arts are integrated into a STEM centered curriculum and provide a vision of how arts can be better integrated to provide learning opportunities for all students.  Join Host Michael Jay and ETT Guests ponder the following: What are some examples of the process of moving from STEM to STEAM? What benefits and trade offs are made in the process of incorporating arts into a STEM curriculum? How prepared are educators to engage learners in learning activities that incorporate the arts? What can publishers and curriculum developers do to incorporate more STEM into their arts curricula and/or more arts into their STEM curricula? Guests at the table:  Michelle Cheng – Professional Development Manager at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Bob Barboza – Founder & CEO of Super School K12 International University  Daniel Barstow – Senior Science Educator at TERC Listen: http://www.ettworker.org/?p=709 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2703850/education-research-to-guide-product-development/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 18 Nov 2014 06:00:31 -0500 November 2014, More Than Just A Good Idea: Education Research to Guide Product Development Ideas abound for new teaching methodologies, and curriculum, and each claims to be innovative and effective. Governments throughout the world fund a wealth of research into educational strategies and instructional design every year, yet we find that these communities often don’t communicate well with each other. It is not unusual for popular educational solutions to lack research into their effectiveness and how best they can be applied. Equally unusual, many educational research programs, in which curriculum is developed, never see the commercial light of day, or broad distribution. We will examine what educational research brings to improving products today and in the future and how publishers can take advantage of research findings to improve their offerings. Host Michael Jay and our leading education thinkers will contemplate the following: How closely tied is today’s research programs to educational practice? Where are there challenges for the research community in working with commercial vendors? How are requirements at funding agencies changing to bring these communities closer together? How are our universities and research institutions working to accommodate the commercialization of products from their research? How can publishers reach out to the research community to improve their offerings and gain greater credibility with the educational community? Guests at the table: Jeremy Roschelle– Director, Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International Chad Dorsey– President and CEO, Concord Consortium  Tammy Sumner – Executive Director, Digital Learning Sciences  Listen: 0:59:14 no Ed Chair Talk November 2014, More Than Just A Good Idea: Education Research to Guide Product Development Ideas abound for new teaching methodologies, and curriculum, and each claims to be innovative and effective. Governments throughout the world fund a wealth of... November 2014, More Than Just A Good Idea: Education Research to Guide Product Development Ideas abound for new teaching methodologies, and curriculum, and each claims to be innovative and effective. Governments throughout the world fund a wealth of research into educational strategies and instructional design every year, yet we find that these communities often don’t communicate well with each other. It is not unusual for popular educational solutions to lack research into their effectiveness and how best they can be applied. Equally unusual, many educational research programs, in which curriculum is developed, never see the commercial light of day, or broad distribution. We will examine what educational research brings to improving products today and in the future and how publishers can take advantage of research findings to improve their offerings. Host Michael Jay and our leading education thinkers will contemplate the following: How closely tied is today’s research programs to educational practice? Where are there challenges for the research community in working with commercial vendors? How are requirements at funding agencies changing to bring these communities closer together? How are our universities and research institutions working to accommodate the commercialization of products from their research? How can publishers reach out to the research community to improve their offerings and gain greater credibility with the educational community? Guests at the table: Jeremy Roschelle– Director, Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International Chad Dorsey– President and CEO, Concord Consortium  Tammy Sumner – Executive Director, Digital Learning Sciences  Listen: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/10/28/school-is-where-your-brain-is-the-home-school-connection http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682991/school-is-where-your-brain-is-the-home-school-connection/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:00:00 -0400 School is Where Your Brain is: The Home-School Connection   Historically, learning took place throughout all aspects of a child’s life. Maybe not traditionally, maybe it’s in the distant past with the advent of school, but many made an assumption that that is where learning takes place as opposed to outside of school. Increasingly we recognize that learning really takes place regardless of where a child is. However, our educational institutions have been challenged to recognize learning, in less formal environments. In this show we’ll look at the connection between formal and informal learning and the relationship between the institution of school and other educational opportunities. Michael Jay and ETT Guests will contemplate the following questions: How has the nature of homework changed in the last decade? What is the present day relationship between formal and informal learning for pre-K 12 students? What role do Badges and other methods of recognizing performance outside of school play in making institutional change? For those institutions that are pursuing personalized learning what strategies are they using to incorporate the whole child into that process? How can publishers accommodate and take advantage of these shifts (changes) in the home-school connection in their products and other offerings?  To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.org Ideas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   1:01:00 no Ed Chair Talk School is Where Your Brain is: The Home-School Connection   Historically, learning took place throughout all aspects of a child’s life. Maybe not traditionally, maybe it’s in the distant past with the advent of school, School is Where Your Brain is: The Home-School Connection   Historically, learning took place throughout all aspects of a child’s life. Maybe not traditionally, maybe it’s in the distant past with the advent of school, but many made an assumption that that is where learning takes place as opposed to outside of school. Increasingly we recognize that learning really takes place regardless of where a child is. However, our educational institutions have been challenged to recognize learning, in less formal environments. In this show we’ll look at the connection between formal and informal learning and the relationship between the institution of school and other educational opportunities. Michael Jay and ETT Guests will contemplate the following questions: How has the nature of homework changed in the last decade? What is the present day relationship between formal and informal learning for pre-K 12 students? What role do Badges and other methods of recognizing performance outside of school play in making institutional change? For those institutions that are pursuing personalized learning what strategies are they using to incorporate the whole child into that process? How can publishers accommodate and take advantage of these shifts (changes) in the home-school connection in their products and other offerings?  To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at  edtabletalk.org Ideas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/621665_8v874RrH.jpg http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/09/16/on-the-make-moving-to-active-learning-through-design-and-creation http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682990/on-the-make-moving-to-active-learning-through-design-and-creation/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:00:00 -0400     Active learning is hard to leave in the classroom… if compelling, learners recount and rethink what they learned long after the lesson ends. The Maker movement embraces a “hands on, minds on” approach that links the tactile nature of learning with building and knowledge. This episode of Ed Table Talk explores the structure of the maker movement and asks the pivotal question: What is the importance of providing realistic context for students to apply their knowledge and become better learners? The Maker movement has a long history in how we teach and students learn. The movement helps to change the perception about how best to teach students and how we prepare educators to manage a rich learning environment. Anybody who used pipe cleaners and Popsicle sticks was a member of the Maker movement, so why is it that we often forego this teaching strategy as students get older? Research shows that kids who apply what they learn create more extensive knowledge that they can then apply in a variety of contexts outside of the classroom. This especially rings true for students who tend to be more visual learners. We will discuss ways that this strategy can be applied in your offerings and how it makes students better learners in their other academic pursuits — writing, math, science, social science, and the arts. Join host Michael Jay and guests as they discuss the popular Maker movement and its implications for preK-12 teaching and learning. Thank You to Follett for inviting us to broadcast from their headquarters in Oakbrook, IL!     To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at edtabletalk.org. Ideas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   1:01:00 no Ed Chair Talk     Active learning is hard to leave in the classroom… if compelling, learners recount and rethink what they learned long after the lesson ends. The Maker movement embraces a “hands on, minds on” approach that links the tactil...     Active learning is hard to leave in the classroom… if compelling, learners recount and rethink what they learned long after the lesson ends. The Maker movement embraces a “hands on, minds on” approach that links the tactile nature of learning with building and knowledge. This episode of Ed Table Talk explores the structure of the maker movement and asks the pivotal question: What is the importance of providing realistic context for students to apply their knowledge and become better learners? The Maker movement has a long history in how we teach and students learn. The movement helps to change the perception about how best to teach students and how we prepare educators to manage a rich learning environment. Anybody who used pipe cleaners and Popsicle sticks was a member of the Maker movement, so why is it that we often forego this teaching strategy as students get older? Research shows that kids who apply what they learn create more extensive knowledge that they can then apply in a variety of contexts outside of the classroom. This especially rings true for students who tend to be more visual learners. We will discuss ways that this strategy can be applied in your offerings and how it makes students better learners in their other academic pursuits — writing, math, science, social science, and the arts. Join host Michael Jay and guests as they discuss the popular Maker movement and its implications for preK-12 teaching and learning. Thank You to Follett for inviting us to broadcast from their headquarters in Oakbrook, IL!     To keep up to date, subscribe to the show at edtabletalk.org. Ideas for future show topics? Tweet us @edtabletalk.   http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/07/22/standards-standards-everywhere-the-technical-side-to-education-standards-1 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682989/standards-standards-everywhere-the-technical-side-to-education-standards/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:00:00 -0400 When someone mentions standards in education most people assume they are referring to curriculum or instructional standard. Get ready to delve into the world of technical standards that serve as the foundation of our digital offerings. We’ll take a look at a wide variety of such standards and examine how they impact your product implementation, platform support, and business development. For those of you who shy away from the technical, this is an opportunity to unwrap some of the jargon you hear but have been too embarrassed to ask about… xml, HTML5, APIP, Dublin Core, RDFa all sound familiar but you have no idea what they mean? Stop just nodding knowingly and learn what you need to know to engage in discussion about how to apply these standards to make the best products. For those propeller heads out there, we have a seat at the Table for you as well. Get up to date on the latest happenings on several different standards and join the online discussion. It’s a veritable technical feast! Knowledge is key to driving business and structuring your solutions so you can address the needs of your customers. Join host Michael Jay and guests as they explore the structure behind standards and answer questions such as: How are instructional standards continuing to evolve? What are the impacts instructional standards have on teaching and learning? What standards are used by publishers and development shops? What impact do standards have on my business? Experts and beginners alike can embrace the value of understanding more about standards, and the common misconceptions. Guests: 1. Bethann Canada, Director of Education Information Management 2. Jim Goodell, Senior Analyst at Quality Information Partners, Inc. 3. Matt Howard, Manager of Digital Experience Strategy at Zaner-Bloser 1:00:00 no Ed Chair Talk When someone mentions standards in education most people assume they are referring to curriculum or instructional standard. Get ready to delve into the world of technical standards that serve as the foundation of our digital offerings. When someone mentions standards in education most people assume they are referring to curriculum or instructional standard. Get ready to delve into the world of technical standards that serve as the foundation of our digital offerings. We’ll take a look at a wide variety of such standards and examine how they impact your product implementation, platform support, and business development. For those of you who shy away from the technical, this is an opportunity to unwrap some of the jargon you hear but have been too embarrassed to ask about… xml, HTML5, APIP, Dublin Core, RDFa all sound familiar but you have no idea what they mean? Stop just nodding knowingly and learn what you need to know to engage in discussion about how to apply these standards to make the best products. For those propeller heads out there, we have a seat at the Table for you as well. Get up to date on the latest happenings on several different standards and join the online discussion. It’s a veritable technical feast! Knowledge is key to driving business and structuring your solutions so you can address the needs of your customers. Join host Michael Jay and guests as they explore the structure behind standards and answer questions such as: How are instructional standards continuing to evolve? What are the impacts instructional standards have on teaching and learning? What standards are used by publishers and development shops? What impact do standards have on my business? Experts and beginners alike can embrace the value of understanding more about standards, and the common misconceptions. Guests: 1. Bethann Canada, Director of Education Information Management 2. Jim Goodell, Senior Analyst at Quality Information Partners, Inc. 3. Matt Howard, Manager of Digital Experience Strategy at Zaner-Bloser http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/621665_kz4940Dq.jpg http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/06/17/big-publishers-can-the-spanish-armada-transform-into-the-british-fleet http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682988/big-publishers-can-the-spanish-armada-transform-into-the-british-fleet/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:00:00 -0400 Big Publishers: Can the Spanish Armada transform into the British Fleet? Can big publishers change enough to address how today’s students learn, educator’s teach, and shifting business models associated with both? In the US textbook market we have three very large players. Big publishers have process, coordination, and business accountability issues which are far less of a hindrance to smaller organizations. The result is that larger organizations can’t change quickly. While all publishers are concerned with make quarterly numbers and hitting academic deadlines a large corporate infrastructure while necessary for a large organization limits the ability of that organization to adapt to market demands. How does the move from print to digital look different for large publishers versus smaller organizations? Schools continue to adopt instructional resources and either ask that the electronic version be included with the print, ask for a class set of print and a digital version for students, or only want the digital version… sometimes only a few chapters! We will discuss how publishers, small and large, can make it through this morass and emerge successfully in a digital first world. We’ll touch on tools and technical standards that can ease this transition. Take a seat at as guests take a bite out of questions like: What role are big publishers playing in the future? What opportunities does this leave for smaller organizations? Is it sustainable to provide both print and digital assets? Is it the job of the publisher to lead innovation or to reflect innovation and change? Guests: 1.Jaume Barceló, Director, Vicens Vives 2.Dick Casabonne, CEO, Cassabonne Associates  3.Dan Caton, President, Wittel/Morris Strategic Consulting 1:01:00 no Ed Chair Talk Big Publishers: Can the Spanish Armada transform into the British Fleet? Can big publishers change enough to address how today’s students learn, educator’s teach, and shifting business models associated with both? Big Publishers: Can the Spanish Armada transform into the British Fleet? Can big publishers change enough to address how today’s students learn, educator’s teach, and shifting business models associated with both? In the US textbook market we have three very large players. Big publishers have process, coordination, and business accountability issues which are far less of a hindrance to smaller organizations. The result is that larger organizations can’t change quickly. While all publishers are concerned with make quarterly numbers and hitting academic deadlines a large corporate infrastructure while necessary for a large organization limits the ability of that organization to adapt to market demands. How does the move from print to digital look different for large publishers versus smaller organizations? Schools continue to adopt instructional resources and either ask that the electronic version be included with the print, ask for a class set of print and a digital version for students, or only want the digital version… sometimes only a few chapters! We will discuss how publishers, small and large, can make it through this morass and emerge successfully in a digital first world. We’ll touch on tools and technical standards that can ease this transition. Take a seat at as guests take a bite out of questions like: What role are big publishers playing in the future? What opportunities does this leave for smaller organizations? Is it sustainable to provide both print and digital assets? Is it the job of the publisher to lead innovation or to reflect innovation and change? Guests: 1.Jaume Barceló, Director, Vicens Vives 2.Dick Casabonne, CEO, Cassabonne Associates  3.Dan Caton, President, Wittel/Morris Strategic Consulting http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/621665_IM1H6SnK.jpg http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/05/20/privacy-anonymity-and-instruction http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682987/privacy-anonymity-and-instruction/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 20 May 2014 14:00:00 -0400 Privacy today looks very different than it did 20 years ago… and the drive toward more personalized instruction from students, parents, and educators challenges privacy even further. Is it possible to build barriers to thwart data thieves and support general anonymity while providing educators with access to assessment and more nuanced qualitative information?  The ability to balancing these demands is essential if we are to realize the benefits that personalized learning can offer. Communities are trying to address the challenge of providing the infrastructure to support quality education, while still adhering to socially acceptable policies around data security and anonymity. With instruction, it’s not simply about assessment but providing substantial feedback that allows students to become masters of their own learning. In order to be effective, educators and educational environments need to know who the learner is, balance the trade offs between complete anonymity and provide access to information that informs instruction. Join Michael Jay and guests as they take a bite out of the hard questions like: How is technology outside of education progressing and how can we leverage it to improve our systems? How can we educate decision makers about the trade offs around privacy/anonymity and also set expectations with parents and the larger community? Guests at the Table: Tim Discipio, Founder, ePals Jeff Patterson, Founder and CEO, Gaggle, Inc. Francesca Venning, Learning Technology Consultant, Venning and Associates 1:00:00 no Ed Chair Talk Privacy today looks very different than it did 20 years ago… and the drive toward more personalized instruction from students, parents, and educators challenges privacy even further. Is it possible to build barriers to thwart data thieves and sup... Privacy today looks very different than it did 20 years ago… and the drive toward more personalized instruction from students, parents, and educators challenges privacy even further. Is it possible to build barriers to thwart data thieves and support general anonymity while providing educators with access to assessment and more nuanced qualitative information?  The ability to balancing these demands is essential if we are to realize the benefits that personalized learning can offer. Communities are trying to address the challenge of providing the infrastructure to support quality education, while still adhering to socially acceptable policies around data security and anonymity. With instruction, it’s not simply about assessment but providing substantial feedback that allows students to become masters of their own learning. In order to be effective, educators and educational environments need to know who the learner is, balance the trade offs between complete anonymity and provide access to information that informs instruction. Join Michael Jay and guests as they take a bite out of the hard questions like: How is technology outside of education progressing and how can we leverage it to improve our systems? How can we educate decision makers about the trade offs around privacy/anonymity and also set expectations with parents and the larger community? Guests at the Table: Tim Discipio, Founder, ePals Jeff Patterson, Founder and CEO, Gaggle, Inc. Francesca Venning, Learning Technology Consultant, Venning and Associates http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/621665_JxLGlHpC.jpg http://www.ettworker.org/?p=793 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2683073/science-education-the-next-generation/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 22 Apr 2014 18:46:28 -0400 April 2014 — Science Education: The Next Generation What does it take to implement a science standard at a national level? National scale standards in the US level have been controversial and the science standards are no different. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have taken an inventive approach to describe and represent the inherently complex process of how we engage learners in making sense of the world around them. Science benefits from having a degree of universality like mathematics making the content somewhat less controversial than language arts or the social sciences. However, helping educators understand what it looks like to integrate those standards into their teaching, engage their students in learning and develop understanding is no small task. The NGSS delves into the process and content of science, while incorporating other standards. How is this reflected in pre-service and in-service programs that will support educators and school administrator’s practices to embrace the intent of these standards? What are the expectations of publishers implementing the standard? How can educators use the standard to support their teaching methods, and how should parents expect that science teaching would look different? Join Michael Jay and guests as they discuss Science Education and how it will change science education for decades to come. Guests at The Table: Peter McLaren, Science and Technology Specialist, R.I. Department of Education Pat Shane, Ph.D., Executive Director, North Carolina Science Leadership Association (NCSLA) Ted Willard, Program Director, National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Resources Handouts of NSTA products, services, and additional resources. Link: http://ngss.nsta.org/nsta-products-and-services/#handouts Listen: Watch:  no Ed Chair Talk April 2014 — Science Education: The Next Generation What does it take to implement a science standard at a national level? National scale standards in the US level have been controversial and the science standards are no different. April 2014 — Science Education: The Next Generation What does it take to implement a science standard at a national level? National scale standards in the US level have been controversial and the science standards are no different. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have taken an inventive approach to describe and represent the inherently complex process of how we engage learners in making sense of the world around them. Science benefits from having a degree of universality like mathematics making the content somewhat less controversial than language arts or the social sciences. However, helping educators understand what it looks like to integrate those standards into their teaching, engage their students in learning and develop understanding is no small task. The NGSS delves into the process and content of science, while incorporating other standards. How is this reflected in pre-service and in-service programs that will support educators and school administrator’s practices to embrace the intent of these standards? What are the expectations of publishers implementing the standard? How can educators use the standard to support their teaching methods, and how should parents expect that science teaching would look different? Join Michael Jay and guests as they discuss Science Education and how it will change science education for decades to come. Guests at The Table: Peter McLaren, Science and Technology Specialist, R.I. Department of Education Pat Shane, Ph.D., Executive Director, North Carolina Science Leadership Association (NCSLA) Ted Willard, Program Director, National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) Resources Handouts of NSTA products, services, and additional resources. Link: http://ngss.nsta.org/nsta-products-and-services/#handouts Listen: Watch:  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/04/22/science-education-the-next-generation http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682986/science-education-the-next-generation/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:00:00 -0400 Science Education: The Next Generation What does it take to implement a science standard at a national level? National scale standards in the US level have been controversial and the science standards are no different. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have taken an inventive approach to describe and represent the inherently complex process of how we engage learners in making sense of the world around them. Science benefits from having a degree of universality like mathematics making the content somewhat less controversial than language arts or the social sciences. However, helping educators understand what it looks like to integrate those standards into their teaching, engage their students in learning and develop understanding is no small task. The NGSS delves into the process and content of science, while incorporating other standards. How is this reflected in pre-service and in-service programs that will support educators and school administrator’s practices to embrace the intent of these standards?  What are the expectations of publishers implementing the standard? How can educators use the standard to support their teaching methods, and how should parents expect that science teaching would look different? Join Michael Jay and guests as they discuss Science Education and how it will change science education for decades to come. Peter McLaren, Science and Technology Specialist, Rhode Island Department of Education Pat Shane, Ph.D., Executive Director, NC Science Leadership Association (NCSLA) Ted Willard, Program Director, National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) 1:01:00 no Ed Chair Talk Science Education: The Next Generation What does it take to implement a science standard at a national level? National scale standards in the US level have been controversial and the science standards are no different. Science Education: The Next Generation What does it take to implement a science standard at a national level? National scale standards in the US level have been controversial and the science standards are no different. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) have taken an inventive approach to describe and represent the inherently complex process of how we engage learners in making sense of the world around them. Science benefits from having a degree of universality like mathematics making the content somewhat less controversial than language arts or the social sciences. However, helping educators understand what it looks like to integrate those standards into their teaching, engage their students in learning and develop understanding is no small task. The NGSS delves into the process and content of science, while incorporating other standards. How is this reflected in pre-service and in-service programs that will support educators and school administrator’s practices to embrace the intent of these standards?  What are the expectations of publishers implementing the standard? How can educators use the standard to support their teaching methods, and how should parents expect that science teaching would look different? Join Michael Jay and guests as they discuss Science Education and how it will change science education for decades to come. Peter McLaren, Science and Technology Specialist, Rhode Island Department of Education Pat Shane, Ph.D., Executive Director, NC Science Leadership Association (NCSLA) Ted Willard, Program Director, National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/621665_lACCeKHX.jpg http://www.ettworker.org/?p=792 http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2683072/putting-the-person-in-personalized/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:58:03 -0400 March 2014 — Putting the 'Person' in Personalized Our education system is a one size fits some environment. What happens as we move towards personalized learning and what opportunities are available for educators, administrators, students and parents? Personalized learning has been constructed around our traditional beliefs of what it means to educate. Often times people think of it as a process that that we do to someone. What does a successful implementation of personalized learning look like? Does the learner take more responsibility for their learning? Inherently, as the role of the student changes, so does that of the teacher. What is the role of technology in mediating and moderating that process, as well as handling issues of accountability, resource identification and communication? Everyone’s buzzing about personalized learning, but how can we put the person in personalized learning? Join Michael Jay and guests as they discuss what personalized learning means for education and what steps we need to take today to support this idea for educating our youth. Guests at The Table: Shawn Bay, Founder, eScholar Barbara Bray, Creative Learning Strategist, Co-Founder of Personalize Learning Steve Nordmark, Chief Academic Officer, Knovation Listen: Watch: no Ed Chair Talk March 2014 — Putting the 'Person' in Personalized Our education system is a one size fits some environment. What happens as we move towards personalized learning and what opportunities are available for educators, administrators, March 2014 — Putting the 'Person' in Personalized Our education system is a one size fits some environment. What happens as we move towards personalized learning and what opportunities are available for educators, administrators, students and parents? Personalized learning has been constructed around our traditional beliefs of what it means to educate. Often times people think of it as a process that that we do to someone. What does a successful implementation of personalized learning look like? Does the learner take more responsibility for their learning? Inherently, as the role of the student changes, so does that of the teacher. What is the role of technology in mediating and moderating that process, as well as handling issues of accountability, resource identification and communication? Everyone’s buzzing about personalized learning, but how can we put the person in personalized learning? Join Michael Jay and guests as they discuss what personalized learning means for education and what steps we need to take today to support this idea for educating our youth. Guests at The Table: Shawn Bay, Founder, eScholar Barbara Bray, Creative Learning Strategist, Co-Founder of Personalize Learning Steve Nordmark, Chief Academic Officer, Knovation Listen: Watch: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/03/18/putting-the-person-in-personalized http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682985/putting-the-person-in-personalized/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:00:00 -0400 Addressing the needs of every learner: Putting the 'person' in personalized Today, our education system is a one size fits some environment. What happens as we move towards personalized learning and what opportunities are available for educators, administrators, students and parents? Personalized learning has been constructed around our traditional beliefs of what it means to educate. Often times people think of it as a process that that we do to someone. What does a successful implementation of personalized learning look like? Does the learner take more responsibility for their learning? Inherently, as the role of the student changes, so does that of the teacher. What is the role of technology in mediating and moderating that process, as well as handling issues of accountability, resource identification and communication? Everyone’s buzzing about personalized learning, but how can we put the U in pursinalized learning? Join Michael Jay and guests as they discuss what personalized learning means for education and what steps we need to take today to support this idea for educating our youth. Our guests at The Table: Shawn Bay, Founder, eScholar Barbara Bray, Creative Learning Strategist, Co-Founder of Personalize Learning Steve Nordmark, Chief Academic Officer, Knovation 1:01:00 no Ed Chair Talk Addressing the needs of every learner: Putting the 'person' in personalized Today, our education system is a one size fits some environment. What happens as we move towards personalized learning and what opportunities are available for educators, Addressing the needs of every learner: Putting the 'person' in personalized Today, our education system is a one size fits some environment. What happens as we move towards personalized learning and what opportunities are available for educators, administrators, students and parents? Personalized learning has been constructed around our traditional beliefs of what it means to educate. Often times people think of it as a process that that we do to someone. What does a successful implementation of personalized learning look like? Does the learner take more responsibility for their learning? Inherently, as the role of the student changes, so does that of the teacher. What is the role of technology in mediating and moderating that process, as well as handling issues of accountability, resource identification and communication? Everyone’s buzzing about personalized learning, but how can we put the U in pursinalized learning? Join Michael Jay and guests as they discuss what personalized learning means for education and what steps we need to take today to support this idea for educating our youth. Our guests at The Table: Shawn Bay, Founder, eScholar Barbara Bray, Creative Learning Strategist, Co-Founder of Personalize Learning Steve Nordmark, Chief Academic Officer, Knovation http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/621665_1YoM9Gez.jpg http://www.blogtalkradio.com/edtabletalk/2014/02/19/betting-on-11-odds-will-one-tablet-solve-our-education-headaches http://www.blubrry.com/ed_table_talk/2682984/betting-on-11-odds-will-one-tablet-solve-our-education-headaches/ Ed Chair Talk Podcast Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:00:00 -0500 Join us Wednesday, February 19th at 11:00am PT/2:00 PM ET at The Table for a lively and uncensored discussion on the topic Betting on 1:1 Odds: Will one tablet solve our education headaches? Guests at The Table: Elliot Soloway - Professor, Dept. of EECS, College of Engineering, Univ. of Michigan Eileen M. Lento, PhD - WW Director of Strategy and Marketing, Intel Education David Engle - Superintendent, Port Townsend Public School District Increasingly, districts are looking to 1:1 devices as a critical component of personalized learning and addressing mediocre student performance. Michael Jay and our guests will chew on hard questions like, is one-to-one the right model? Will implementation of tablets alone positively impact learning without accompanying changes in teaching practices and learner expectations? There are many different devices that can useful in supporting learning. Why is one the magic number? Listen, learn, and laugh with Ed Table Talk! Stay up-to-date on upcoming conferences, industry issues, and education news. Each show our guests make a special donation to an educator’s project of their choice on the Donor’s Choose website! 2014 features exciting segments as well as listener favorites like “You Can’t Handle the Truth!” where listener’s vote on which of the three rumors is actually true! 1:00:00 no Ed Chair Talk Join us Wednesday, February 19th at 11:00am PT/2:00 PM ET at The Table for a lively and uncensored discussion on the topic Betting on 1:1 Odds: Will one tablet solve our education headaches? Guests at The Table: Elliot Soloway - Professor, Join us Wednesday, February 19th at 11:00am PT/2:00 PM ET at The Table for a lively and uncensored discussion on the topic Betting on 1:1 Odds: Will one tablet solve our education headaches? Guests at The Table: Elliot Soloway - Professor, Dept. of EECS, College of Engineering, Univ. of Michigan Eileen M. Lento, PhD - WW Director of Strategy and Marketing, Intel Education David Engle - Superintendent, Port Townsend Public School District Increasingly, districts are looking to 1:1 devices as a critical component of personalized learning and addressing mediocre student performance. Michael Jay and our guests will chew on hard questions like, is one-to-one the right model? Will implementation of tablets alone positively impact learning without accompanying changes in teaching practices and learner expectations? There are many different devices that can useful in supporting learning. Why is one the magic number? Listen, learn, and laugh with Ed Table Talk! Stay up-to-date on upcoming conferences, industry issues, and education news. Each show our guests make a special donation to an educator’s project of their choice on the Donor’s Choose website! 2014 features exciting segments as well as listener favorites like “You Can’t Handle the Truth!” where listener’s vote on which of the three rumors is actually true! http://cdn2.btrstatic.com/pics/showpics/large/621665_ufmwOmMC.jpg