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Building a tribe of virtual teachers to learn, explore, and connect. Be brave, take a risk, and have fun! Season 3 is all about innovation and collaboration! 1. Supporting teachers with their ideas to amplify their lessons is my passion! 2. Finding ways to improve a previous lesson is my strength! Visit the link in my Instagram Bio to submit an anonymous lesson idea or problem of practice OR use the send message button on the podcast anchor.fm page! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.s ...
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Laura-Sue Karl: Strong Communication
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Strong communication is key to any relationship. However, the most influential form of communication is non-verbal. However, in a virtual world, how do you express non-verbal communication through an email, in a newsletter, or a text? Nonverbal reduces conflict, promotes positive relationships, encourages communication, which makes you approachable…
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This week on the podcast I had the honor of speaking with Katy Pointer. She's a lead elementary teacher who also teaches 5th-grade math. She is the queen of formative assessments and she had so much to share. We also brainstormed many issues that virtual teachers have with formative assessments from grading and validity. After listening to today's …
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Kelly Wynn & Staci Dillon: Raising Morale
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Raising morale and building a community should not be a hard thing, but it’s often neglected. The value is sometimes lost within a school or classroom. As I think about my favorite jobs and classes, they all felt like a family or a community. I was seen and heard. Research proves that high job satisfaction leads to higher academic achievement (Keng…
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Lindsey Howe spent years teaching students the life skill of test-taking concerning the SAT/ACT. The aim is to support students to worry about the test less to show their knowledge and skills more. No one likes standardized testing, but unfortunately, testing is here to stay. I know I personally clam up with nerves at the idea of taking a quiz. Our…
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Chelsea Gill virtual RTI teacher at Oregon Virtual Academy. She has spent years perfecting her practice. During season 1 of the virtual classroom, Chelsea and I discussed several different reading strategies to support students who are struggling in reading. Today we spoke about the instructional strategy Flipped Classroom. The flipped classroom is…
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Dyslexia makes up 80% of learning disabilities, yet often teachers aren't given instruction or PD on how to support these students (Degirmenci et al. 2020, p 31). Dr. Lauren is a Dyslexia Advocate with a doctorate in Education. Her experiences range from being a Special Education teacher to a Learning Specialist/Instructional Coach. Her insight int…
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Nicole Bryson: Writing and Criteria for Success
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Nicole Bryson is an expert in ELA/Writing and a District Teacher of the Year winner. Last year alone, she received over 50 hours of professional development in writing. In the 21st Century, students need much more than content knowledge. There are specific skills required to be successful that can and should be taught through content. Skills that i…
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Kimberly Ring: Stories of Hope, Encouragment, and Empowerment
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As we finish season 1, I'm feeling so humbled and honored to be a part of something so awesome. I'm thankful for the teachers I spoke to over the past five months and excited to bring more teachers together in season 2. However, I want to end season 1 with stories from my classrooms over the past eight years. The three I share with you today I hope…
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Becky Fisher: Special Education in a Virtual Classroom
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Today's episode is with Becky Fisher. She has been teaching virtually for 12 years! I can't wait to reach that level of expertise. Currently, she is teaching High School ELA Special Education at Idaho Virtual Academy. Supporting a child's needs shouldn't neglect their talents and gifts. We should be pulling those in whenever possible to help them. …
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Ivana Grimsley: You Don't KNow What You Don't Know
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Imagine you are a first-year virtual teacher at a brand new virtual school! Can you even imagine? I can't. Being a first-year virtual teacher is overwhelming enough but to be a part of a brand new school... Wow! I'm impressed. However, what I'm most impressed with is how Ivana knows how to be real & blunt without being rude. I struggle with that. H…
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Have you heard of project-based learning? I have but not enough to really try it. It seemed like too much during the one training I went to. I also thought, "How am I suppose to do projects in a virtual classroom? How is that even possible?" Like most training I've attended, they are talking to you and normally without examples or hands-on experien…
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May is Mental Health Month. Although I am an ambivert that leans more to my extrovert side, I did live in depression for two years. I gave my husband an ulcer, I emotionally neglected my family and threw myself into activities that made me feel alive. Depression, anxiety, counseling are all words that have a negative stereotype attached to them. Al…
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Happy Mother's Day from The Virtual Classroom! You are amazing teachers and amazing mothers. However, I've been really struggling with schooling my son from school since schools shut down. I have a simple tip that has made a big difference. Full Disclosure, it hasn't solved all my problems. You are probably a great mom and already doing this with y…
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Lindsey Howe is the SAT/ACT specialist at her school. Unfortunately, this is NOT what we spend our time talking about. Instead, we talk about her beginning. What brought her to a virtual classroom, things she wishes she had known, her biggest success stories, and her secret sauce! During a time when teachers are thinking about going virtual full ti…
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Setting clear intentions can be very powerful - this short meditation will help you unleash that super powerBy Laura Wynne
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This week we keep moving through Chapter 1 of The Handbook for the New Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J. Marzano*. Most of us are definitely Celebrating Success but I can honestly say, I haven't been mindful and purposeful in how celebrating can raise academic achievement and effort. There are some things about this chapter that I'm still st…
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Jennifer Ratzloff isn't even sixty yet BUT she's been able to accomplish so much. She started off as a learning coach turned virtual teacher. She couldn't see her working for anyone other school but OVCA. I'm so glad she joined our team because she's taught me so much. What I love about Jennifer the most is that she's not afraid to keep learning. W…
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This week we start our new series where I work through The Handbook for the New Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J. Marzano*. Most of us have probably heard of the Marzano Scale but let me just tell ya, I haven't been doing them right or using them correctly! Today I share how I have used them recently and my students' response to them! The ch…
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Staci Dillon: Communicate Communicate Communicate
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Staci Dillon is a 5th-grade teacher at Alabama Virtual Academy! She absolutely LOVES teaching but she also LOVES her students and teachers. She's one of those people that doesn't care about the numbers of follows but more about the community that is growing! She simply just wants to be connected to teachers. She taught me so much during our short t…
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To gain students' love and respect, we must first give them love and respect. To be a powerful teacher in general, we must be lovable. Today's episode finishes up our series on the character traits of VIRTUAL teachers (in my opinion). Next week we start our new series where I work through The Handbook for the New Art and Science of Teaching by Robe…
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Katrina Schlenvogt is in her 4th year as a virtual teacher! However only ever taught Virtually!!! EVER. Period! This was also one of my first interviews. I'm just straight-up excited in this episode and it's apparent! Please forgive me for being such a newb :D But please learn all that you can from Katrina! She's incredible! Join the conversation o…
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To be a powerful teacher we must be ambitious. I'm not talking about teacher of the year or the next promotion. I mean helping out kids reach a high goal! To do that we must be their best coach! Research, set goals, train, etc. Seriously if you haven't read The Handbook for the New Art and Science of Teaching by Robert J. Marzano you need to! Yes, …
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Collaboration is a vital component of any teacher's success. However, sometimes when we feel like an island, we work as an island. Even though we are virtual teachers, we need to make every effort to collaborate and work together. In my experience, it is the only way for my ideas to go from good to great. Ashley is passionate about collaboration an…
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To be a powerful virtual teacher, sometimes it means understanding the unknown. Sometimes it means that you show grace to families experiencing the indescribable. What it does not mean is that you lower your expectations for every excuse under the sun. Hold true to your expectations but maybe show grace to those who need it the most. Furthermore, t…
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Julie Harley: Virtual Teaching Is Still Teaching
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During a time where everyone is being thrown into virtual education, it is Julie's (and mine too) hope that everyone will have a more positive mindset of virtual education. Teaching is Teaching no matter where it is happening. Julie Harley is a High School American Lit teacher at Ohio Virtual Academy and it is her mission to change the negative sti…
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Today is week 4 of our 7 Week Serius on the qualities I think it takes to be a powerful virtual teacher! This week is all about being a Teachable Teacher. Currently, virtual education is growing due to the COVID19 school shutdown. In my experience, the teachers who transition the best to virtual education are the teachable ones. Not the ones that s…
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There is no way that Jennifer and I could have foreseen the circumstances we would be in today. Even though this conversation took place back in December 2019, everything is still so relevant for the world we live in today March 2020. Jennifer is a middle school music teacher for Wyoming Virtual Academy, a K12 ambassador, a virtual school advocate,…
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Today is week 3 of our 7 Week Serius on the qualities I think it takes to be a powerful virtual teacher! This week is all about being a Reflective Teacher. There is so much peer-reviewed research out there on the idea of being reflective not only in the education field. In preparation for this week's episode, I was surprised to find something that …
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Erin Cogburn joined me on the podcast today and gave so many nuggets of inspiration and advice for teachers #newtovirtual. Whether you are brand new to the full-time world of virtual teaching or here temporarily due to unfortunate circumstances (covid19), the virtual teaching community is here to support you! Resources Discussed: Teach Your Monster…
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Today is week 2 of our 7 Week Serius on the qualities I think it takes to be a powerful virtual teacher! This week is all about being an Intentional Teacher. In 1976 Robert J. Menges wrong a book called The Intentional Teacher. Although in the 70s virtual teaching was not a thing yet, many of the principals still apply. How are you being intentiona…
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Battleship, Robots, Organization, OH MY!! Tracey Fuller is a 4th-grade teacher and the 3-5 Lead Teacher at Highpoint Virtual Charter Academy in Michigan! She is my most recent inspiration to all the new little games I do in my classroom and I knew I had to share! Her wisdom has already boosted my students' engagement (which was already really high)…
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Today starts a 7 Week Serius on the qualities I think it takes to be a powerful virtual teacher! The first quality I believe every virtual teacher needs to have is vehement. We all need to be passionate but the question is how? Let's start the conversation but please then head on over to our social media pages to keep it going! See you there! Join …
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Chelsea Gill acts as the gatekeeper for her students. She intervenes literally on her students' behalf. You see Chelsea is the RTI K-12 Coordinator at Oregan Virtual Academy. She serves her students by providing interventions to help make academic gains to help them reach grade-level proficiency. Furthermore, she serves her teachers by providing pr…
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Mini Monday PD: More Monitors More Efficiency
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Ever wanted to see more data, more computer tabs, more word documents, or a mixture of all of those all at once? However, you didn't have enough square footage on your one monitor screen? Yeah been there and did that. No more! Today I'm explaining why you need another monitor for your sanity and which ones I have! Follow The Virtual Classroom on In…
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Promising Practices Conference Spring 2020
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Today on the podcast, Cheyenne and Julie joined me for a round table recap of the morning sessions of the K12.com Promising Practices Mega Conference Spring 2020. We talked about two of their favorite sessions they attended during the morning. They shared some valuable insight on this subject and I found that what I thought COULD NOT apply to eleme…
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We've all been there! We've all had kids who log in and are never truly there or kids who wander off like zombies. Where do they go? How can we help our kids be more engaged? This week on the first edition of Mini PD Monday, Kimberly Ring shares her biggest strategies that have helped her raise her Tier 1 PBIS system which has helped increase her e…
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Shannon Crawford acts as the eyes in the sky both for her school but also specifically for military families and their students. Seeing as she is a military spouse with kids of her own, this passion is near and dear to her heart. Shannon helped me understand this demographic of students in a way that I'm not sure I would have ever understood and I'…
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Today's episode, I take a different side of the mic for a change. Although this is the first episode of this season, this was actually the last conversation I've had. I'm thankful for Shannon Crawford for sparking the idea during her time with me as she takes over playing "host" and asks me some questions about myself. What a great way to get a fee…
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Are you a K-12th grade virtual teacher looking for inspiration, community, and connections? You are in the right place. The Virtual Classroom Podcast is here to share stories, experiences, resources, and connections through the form of conversations. Each week I'll be sharing a conversation with a fellow virtual teacher and it's our hope that you w…
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Need some loving kindness in your life? For our 21 Days of Yoga Challenge, we are exploring how meditation for this can change your life. Enjoy. And love on someone today. ?Aruna Meditation Classes are Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:00PM, at Aruna Yoga Studio, Rathcoffey, Co. Kildare.www.arunayoga.ie For more great relaxation and healing podcasts follow me, A…
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Bring deep relaxation to your mind and body using this simple yet powerful ancient breathing technique. Its simplicity is its strength. Once learned you can bring it with you to all areas of life.For more great relaxation and healing podcasts follow me, Laura Wynne on Facebook and leave a like to support the podcast.…
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This is a new podcast bringing you a brilliant simple home practice ideal for first thing in the morning (or last thing at night). It begins slowly gradually building up to the complete sun salutation. Follow me on Facebook for more great yoga podcasts and mindful living tips.This is my first step into podcasting so all support anf feedback is much…
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