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Shawn and Troy talk about returning to school (and parents who come back), why teachers succeed, and more. Dave waters down transparency.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about AI, summer, and more. Dave has a phenomenal section on phenomena.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy share some jokes, middle school endorsements, and more. Dave gets us thinking about Science education, the why, and the cost.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 630: No Boobs, Butts, or Bellies!
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Shawn and Troy talk about conferences, H5P, summer, and more. Dave sets the goal on Science education.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about summer plans, COVID impacts, and more. Dave takes on AI in Science.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 628: The Standards Are The Same
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Shawn and Troy talk about summer work, History Resources, and more. Dave shares the powerful advantages of Zoos and Aquariums.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 627: Ennui, Embarrassment, Envy, and Anxiety
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Shawn and Troy share summer plans, hint, Moodle is involved, resources and more. Dave goes National on the park.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 626: I Need More Information and Sometimes You Have to Check, Ya Know?
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Shawn and Troy talk about ending the year, summer plans, and more. Dave discusses the importance of Math in Science.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about the end of the year. Dave counts the caterpillars.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 624: Manassas? How Did We End Up In Manassas?
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Shawn and Troy are back. We chat about kid experiences, share some jokes, and lots of resources. Dave voices some change.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 623: Talking Tik-Toky and Spicy Bees
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Shawn and Troy return the Eileen Award, talk about student reflection, certainty-based grading, and more. Dave looks for climate justice.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about Moodle, Christmas Break, Public Domain, and more. Dave continues with the best books about Science.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 608: Bayardism - It’s Going to Hit This Week
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Shawn and Troy talk about the upcoming break, virtual school days, AI and more. Dave shares a couple of the best science books of 2023.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about student research in Moodle, some inquiry cubes, and more. Dave hears an Acoustician.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 606: What are you thinking about, The Roman Empire or AI?
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Shawn and Troy talk about AI in the classroom and education. Dave spotlights Joanna Haigh.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 605: A Precipitous Decline of Creativity
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Shawn and Shawn and Troy struggle with the jokes, review the web, hear voices (and create voices), and more. Dave has the concepts and practices of science.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 604: Hot Stuff Inside the Fish Bowl
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Shawn and Troy talk about YIG (Youth In Government), breaks, jokes, hacks, and more. Dave eclipses us all.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy channel Waldorf and Statler. Dave, has well, Beavers from Space.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 602: Unboxing the Runcible Spoon
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Shawn and Troy talk about Maine Events, finding joy, presentations, unboxing videos, and more. Dave takes Science Out the Door.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 601: Sad News, Hastings Has Posted An Obituary
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Shawn and Troy talk about State History Day, Parent Tech Night, and more. David is teaching through Virtual Reality.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about AI, ACTEM, collaboration, and more. Dave is cultivating collaboration.By Troy Patterson
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Troy and Shawn discuss AI quite a bit. We also have some fun with words and kids. Dave swings in with playground physics.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 598: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches!
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Troy and Shawn talk about AI, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, teaching strategies, and more.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 597: Goblin Tools, not just for the Cafeteria!
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Shawn and Troy talk about AI, tools, students, and more. Dave has Science, Science, Everywhere.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about starting of the school year. Dave plants the concept of an Agronomist.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy discuss back to school, AI in schools, Moodle and more. Dave names the Dinos.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 594: Brim’Tud Will Be Easier Than Puggle!
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Shawn and Troy talk about preparing for the new year, living at the school, and more. Dave brings in biomimicry with all its advantages.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 593: The Exact Right Size to Not Be Useful
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Shawn and Troy are back after a break. Dave has a total MEGA movie that eclipses all others (and you can get involved).By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about summer, microphones, ChatGPT, and more. Dave shines the light on the Great Eclipse of 2024.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about teaching kids to read, summer activities, and more. Dave takes a teachable moment with the sun not in his eyes.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about H5P, summer, socials, and more. Dave builds some science.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 589: The Most Organized Chaos I’ve Ever Seen
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Shawn and Troy talk about transitioning the year, organized chaos, moving and more. Dave has part 2 of Scientific Literacy.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 588: Easy Grader and Overhead Transparencies
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Shawn and Troy talk about the end of the year. Dave presents Scientific Literacy, Part 1.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 587: Meanderthals, or 7th Graders?
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Shawn and Troy talk about the end of the year, share lots of stories and more. Dave thunders in with a great activity.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about Genius Week, the end of the year, and more. Dave is a natural disaster, oops, talks about natural disasters.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy share jokes, resources, grading thoughts, influencers, and more. Dave frogs out, er, well, give it a listen.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 584: Pink Shirts on the Elevators
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Shawn and Troy talk about Washington D.C. trip, institutional knowledge, end of the year, beginning of the year and more . Dave brings some real-world problems.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about ISTE standards, Moodle data reports, and more. Dave reflects on NGSS.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 582: When Speaking in Spammish, Shouldn’t There Be An Accent?
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Shawn and Troy share testing, email woes, time markers, and more. Dave has some great books (and some feedback from last week’s show).By Troy Patterson
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MSM 581: Slinging the Slang Making Us Thirsty!
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Shawn and Troy talk about reading, SEL, and more. Dave has his (and student’s heads) in the clouds.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 580: I Get What They Are Trying to Do, But “Oh, My Goodness”
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Shawn and Troy talk about the impact of COVID on students, executive function, and more. Dave shares time management tips in Science.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 579: The Nintendo Effect - Brutally Honest!
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Shawn and Troy talk about break ,books, student perspective of a trip, and more . Dave gets salty with kids participating.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 578: There’s A Lot In That Question . . .
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Shawn and Troy discuss AI Art, Competencies, break, and more. Dave populates our Science brain.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy discuss presentations, Advisory, H5P, and much more. Dave is all Systems Technology Engineer Go!By Troy Patterson
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MSM 576: Teaching Chrome: Ipsedixitism
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Shawn and Troy talk about Moodle, Presentations, and more. Dave reviews the Pandemic Impact on Students.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about the week “off”, middle schoolers being middle schoolers and more. Dave heats up.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy talk about break, creating your own computers, interesting words and more. Dave tells us how kids can get involved with Marine Iguanas.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 573: Defenestrate Your Way To Safety
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Shawn and Troy discuss defenestration, AI, and more. Dave is statistically correct.By Troy Patterson
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MSM 572: That’s Great . . . Until You Get the Humans Involved!
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Shawn and Troy talk about Parent Conferences, Moodle Flow, AI and more. Dave is trading in some books.By Troy Patterson
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Shawn and Troy discuss AI in education, PD, and more. Dave has Ecosystem Dynamics.By Troy Patterson
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