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10 Things to Ditch in Education (and what to do instead)

4/28/2018

Date: Saturday April 28, 2018
Time: 9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

If you're looking for inspiration coupled with practical tips and great insights, look no further than our fantastic presenter, Matt Miller! I know all of us at one time or another have wished that we could "ditch" some of the things we are expected to do but we're not quite sure what to do instead. In today's presentation Matt is offering us a lifeline with "10 Things to Ditch in Education (and What to do Instead)" Matt is always inspirational, passionate, humorous and filled with emotion about his desire to making learning the best it can be for students everywhere, and we are thrilled to welcome him back on Classroom 2.0 LIVE!

Webinar Description
The world is changing, and education is changing with it ... very quickly in some ways and very slowly in others. When we aren't getting the results from "what we've always done" anymore, it's time to change. In this webinar, we will talk about several things you might consider "ditching" -- for a lesson, a week or the rest of your career. You'll come away with practical ideas to use in class tomorrow AND some great opportunities and resources. Don't miss it!

Matt Miller is a teacher, blogger and presenter from West Central Indiana. He has infused technology and innovative teaching methods in his classes for more than 10 years. He is the author of the book Ditch That Textbook: Free Your Teaching and Revolutionize Your Classroom and writes at the Ditch That Textbook blog about using technology and creative ideas in teaching. He is a Google Certified Innovator, Bammy! Top to Watch in 2016, and winner of the WTHI-TV Golden Apple Award. Onalytica named him one of the top 10 influencers in educational technology and elearning worldwide.

After trying to do the traditional “teach by the textbook” for a few years, he launched into a textbook-less path where learning activities were often custom-produced for his students as well as infused with technology. He likes the results a lot, and his students do, too.

Matt has presented to thousands of teachers at dozens of workshops on a number of topics related to educational technology, world language instruction and more. He combines a conversational, engaging speaking style with loads of resources, leaving teachers equipped and inspired to move forward.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/nativeplayback.jnlp?psid=2018-04-28.0919.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording: https://tinyurl.com/MattMiller-4-28-18
Recording Chat: https://tinyurl.com/MattMillerChatLog-4-28-18
Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2351230
(Note: Click on tab for "Matt Miller-Things to Ditch in Education" in the Livebinder).
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Hs3kYum2iswPd4ywAmy66f42YwBZ5H6_4EB1ryPoltQ/edit#slide=id.p (Matt’s presentation slides)
https://twitter.com/jmattmiller (Follow Matt Miller on Twitter)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/ (Ditch That Textbook web site)
https://www.facebook.com/ditchthattextbook (Follow Ditch That Textbook on Facebook)
https://www.youtube.com/user/ditchthattextbook (Ditch That Textbook YouTube channel)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/ditchbook/ (#ditchbook Ditch That Textbook Twitter Chat)
http://googleteachertribe.com/ (The Google Teacher Tribe podcast with Matt Miller and Kasey Bell)
http://anchor.fm/ditch (The Ditch That Textbook podcast)
https://www.amazon.com/Ditch-That-Textbook-Revolutionize-Classroom/dp/0986155403 (Ditch That Textbook on Amazon)
https://www.amazon.com/Ditch-That-Textbook-Revolutionize-Classroom/dp/0986155403 (Ditch That Homework on Amazon)
https://www.pinterest.com/ditchthattxt/ (Pinterest boards for Ditch That Textbook)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/04/20/ditch-those-excuses-helping-our-colleagues-break-barriers-to-change/ (Ditch those Excuses: Helping our Colleagues Break Barriers to Change)
http://ditchsummit.com/ (Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit: Free online conference in December with FREE professional development certificates of completion)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/04/09/8-quotes-from-matt-millers-ditch-that-textbook-keynote/ (8 Quotes from Matt Miller’s Ditch That Textbook Keynote at CUE 2018)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/03/05/inspiration-is-everywhere-20-creative-teaching-ideas/ (Inspiration is Everywhere! 20 Creative Teaching Ideas)
https://www.inc.com/carmine-gallo/jeff-bezos-bans-powerpoint-in-meetings-his-replacement-is-brilliant.html (Jeff Bezos Bans Powerpoint in Meetings. His Replacement is Brilliant!)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/sketch/ (Matt’s sketchnoting resources)
http://flipgrid.com/ (Flipgrid: Sign up and upgrade to Flipgrid Classroom for FREE for 45 days with Matt’s code: MATTMILLER)
http://pvlegs.com/ (PVLegs: teaching speaking and listening skills for better communication)
http://pvlegs.com/effectiverubrics/ (PVLegs: What are the keys to being an effective communicator?)
http://pvlegs.com/activities/ (PVLegs: Activities and Ideas-tools for improving student communication skills)
http://anchor.fm/ (Anchor: Free podcasting platform)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/02/28/why-your-students-need-a-podcast-how-to-do-it-fast-and-free/ (Why your students need a podcast: How to do it fast and free)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2017/11/14/five-questions-to-ask-before-assigning-homework/ (5 questions to ask before assigning homework)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/101 (Get Matt’s free ebook, “101 Practical Ways to Ditch That Textbook” and sign up for his insanely practical and useful newsletters!)
http://retrievalpractice.org (Tons of useful resources for the K-12 world on using cognitive science findings and, more specifically, the practice of retrieval)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/10/03/improve-retention-re-teach-less-with-this-learning-technique/ (Improve retention, re-teach less with this learning technique)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/04/11/classroom-tech-geekery-not-required/ (Classroom tech: Geekery not required)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2015/02/23/5-reasons-you-should-ditch-your-edtech/ (6 reasons you should ditch your edtech)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2014/08/11/the-reason-im-rethinking-my-digital-classroom/ (The reason I’m rethinking my digital classroom … and it’s the power of paper and pencil!)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2017/03/16/safe-teaching-is-risky-teaching/ (Safe teaching is risky teaching)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://bit.ly/cr20liveitunesu (This link will open iTunes so you can subscribe to our video podcasts.)
https://www.youtube.com/user/Classroom20LIVE (Subscribe to Classroom 2.0 LIVE videos on YouTube)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
https://news12.podiant.co/ (@wfryer Wes Fryer: @sfryer has a 3rd grade classroom podcast here)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/03/06/the-ditch-that-textbook-podcast-5-minutes-of-ideas-every-day/ (Karly Moura: GREAT podcast by Matt everyone should check out. It's only about 5 minutes and it's fantastic!)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00F1RE1MK/ (@wfryer Wes Fryer: Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds)
http://showwithmedia.com/visual-notetaking/ (@wfryer Wes Fryer: Resources on Sketchnoting / visual notetaking)
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/03/26/sketchnotes-a-mini-course-and-sketch50-challenges/ (Karly Moura: Check out Sketchnotes: A Mini Course and #Sketch50 Challenges)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/the-google-infused-classroom
Peggy George: Holly Clark and Tanya Avrith shared insights from their book Google Infused Classroom on Classroom 2.0 LIVE. Definitely worth going back to watch it in the archives!!)
http://googleteachertribe.com/google-infused-classroom-gtt041 (Sean Fahey (@seanjfahey): Holly, Matt, & Kasey discuss that quote on the GTTRIBE podcast)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/flipping-out-with-flipgrid (Peggy George: We had an awesome presentation about Flipgrid “Flipping Out with Flipgrid” by Karly Moura and Sean Fahey on Classroom 2.0 LIVE. Check it out!)
https://resources.flipgrid.com/s/Flipgrid-eBook-2nd-edition.pdf (Karly Moura: FREE ebook too!)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2301110 (Peggy George: The Livebinder for Karly and Sean's Flipgrid presentation is loaded with great examples and resources!)
https://web.seesaw.me/ (Rebecca: Seesaw gives you the opportunity to blog, vlog, annotate pictures, draw - great tool for student voice and student choice)
https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/16-greatest-suggestions-reinventing-homework?mc_cid=b486edf208&mc_eid=fd19f34182 (Peggy George: 16 Greatest Suggestions for Reinventing Homework)
http://theteacherandtheadmin.com/2018/02/12/homework-is-broken/ (Peggy George: Homework is Broken. Daniel Pink’s book is on that blog post.)
https://twitter.com/davidgeurin (Follow David Geurin on Twitter)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/unleash-the-science-of-learning-transform-teaching-with-strategies-from-cognitive-science (Peggy George: We had the fabulous Pooja Agarwal present on Classroom 2.0 LIVE a few weeks ago!!! Be sure to check out her presentation on retrieval practice!!! Resources and recording for Pooja Agarwal)
https://www.pinterest.com/ditchthattxt/twitter/ (Karly Moura: DitchThatTextbook Pinterest pins about Twitter)
https://www.amazon.com/Rocketbook-Everlast-Reusable-Notebook-Executive/dp/B06ZXWVZ3X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1524934440&sr=8-1&keywords=rocket+books (@plnaugle (Paula): love that Marcie shared hers with us - Rocketbook on Amazon)
http://showwithmedia.com/digital-story/ (@wfryer Wes Fryer: Digital Storytelling resources)
http://www.shellyterrell.com/digitalstorytelling.html (Peggy George:
Shelly Terrell has some fantastic resources for digital storytelling by students!)
http://www.pearltrees.com/shellyterrell/digital-storytelling/id5757232 (Peggy George: Great Pearltree of storytelling resources from Shelly Terrell!)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/190VJnqN5mttAyjF1P6kZKMjH6IVnnV7wh6Wy1Ga9Iys/edit (Karly Moura: Show what you know BINGO digital story telling from Lisa Highfill)
https://sylviaduckworth.com/sketchnotes/ (Sylvia Duckworth’s blog for sketchnoting)
https://www.pinterest.com/ditchthattxt/sketches/ (Karly Moura: DitchThatTextbook Pinterest pins for sketchnoting)
http://getmattsstuff.com (Karly Moura: Get Matt’s Stuff! This is a GREAT resource too!)

Jennifer Regruth, Featured Teacher

4/21/2018

Date: Saturday April 21, 2018
Time: 9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

On Classroom 2.0 LIVE we always look forward to our Featured Teacher presentations because we love getting a peek inside the classrooms and the inspiration shared! We are very excited to welcome Jennifer Regruth as our April Featured Teacher in this week’s presentation! Jennifer plans to share some of the things that fuel her passions and drive her teaching every day. She strongly believes in the importance of setting a climate for learners because the climate you foster in your learning environment will determine the success of it. Students and teachers are directly affected by the physical and emotional climates set in the room and you, as the teacher, largely have control of these. Making your workspace a safe, pleasurable environment in every way for both students and yourself will ensure growth for everyone.

Jennifer will be sharing about Classroom Champions and how it impacts so many kids. The organization pairs Olympic and Paralympic athletes with high poverty schools, (classroomchampions.org) With each monthly lesson, students learn life skills like, perseverance, healthy living and setting goals. Having a high profile athlete as a mentor is very motivating! Skype/GHO has completely changed how her students think about the world. To have a live video chat with scientists, Olympic athletes, other classrooms has been fun and inspiring. She also uses Twitter/YouTube/Instagram to help them connect globally. She continually assures her students that they have the world at the fingertips to learn whatever they want! Along with that comes Digital Citizenship, safety, and self-regulation and the importance of their digital footprint. She strongly believes that tech should be thought of as a tool for learning, researching and organizing ideas. Finding creative ways to get the kids motivated to learn, making global connections through Google Hangouts, Twitter, and online tools, being willing to try new things, and sharing new ideas with others are all priorities. She loves that she is in a profession that combines 3 of her favorite hobbies: people, technology, and learning and that she can use creativity to blend these together.

Jennifer Regruth teaches fourth-graders at Margaret R. Brown Elementary School in Seymour, IN. Her career started in the fall of 1990 when she began her student-teaching experience at Brown. The following school year, she was hired as a third-grade teacher and has been at Brown now for 27 years. The past 19 years, she has taught fourth grade. She was recently awarded Educator of the Year for 2018 by the Seymour Chamber of Commerce. She is a Google Certified Educator, Classroom Champions Educator since 2012, a co-moderator of #4thchat since 2011, a Seesaw Ambassador and a tech team coach. She is truly an inspirational teacher leader!
Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2018-04-21.0924.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording: https://tinyurl.com/JenniferRegruth-4-21-18
Recording Chat: https://tinyurl.com/JenniferRegruthChatLog-4-21-18
Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:  (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2351230
(Note: Click on tab for "Jennifer Regruth-April Featured Teacher" in the Livebinder).
https://twitter.com/jennregruth (Follow Jennifer Regruth on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/MrsRegruth4th (Follow Jennifer Regruth’s class on Twitter)
https://learnerbynature.blogspot.com/ (Jennifer Regruth’s blog)
https://www.youtube.com/user/jlregruth (Jennifer Regruth’s YouTube Channel. Find some great videos from her 4th grade classroom and Brown School here! Some are made by us and some are viewed and watched by us!)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/4thchat?src=hash (#4thchat)
http://www.tribtown.com/2018/03/09/03092018st_seymour_chamber_educators_of_the_year/ (Educators of year teach more than textbook lessons: Jennifer Regruth, one of 3 Greater Seymour Chamber of Commerce’s Educators of the Year, 2018)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rOqCqyKhTMx2iRHAU_xERJGYmcJ5hNuB/view (Video of Jennifer’s award and acceptance speech as 2018 Educator of the Year)
https://www.classroomchampions.org/ (Classroom Champions)
http://www.ncsilc.org/2015/01/05/before-and-after-thoughts-on-blind-people/ (Jennifer Regruth, Classroom Champions teacher: Before and After Thoughts on “Blind” People)
https://web.seesaw.me/ (Seesaw)
https://ideas.seesaw.me/hc/en-us/articles/115003559646-Become-a-Seesaw-Ambassador (Apply to become a Seesaw Ambassador)
https://jacsy.org/school-has-lesson-giving-bag (School has Lesson of Giving in the Bag)
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/jlregruth/seesaw/ (Jennifer Regruth’s Pinterest board for Seesaw)
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/jlregruth/class-champs/ (Jennifer Regruth’s Pinterest board for Class Champions)
http://timmcmorris.com/a-beautiful-life-lyrics/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTlXttQL_Yk&feature=youtu.be (Around the World in 360 Degrees - 3 Year Epic Selfie-”A Beautiful Life”
https://www.iste.org (ISTE website)
https://www.reallygoodstuff.com/ (Really Good Stuff)
https://goo.gl/bY97Ev (Endless flexible seating ideas on Pinterest)
https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/overview (Skype in the Classroom)
https://hangouts.google.com (Google Hangouts)
https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ (Make a custom QR code)
https://padlet.com/ (Padlet)
https://ozobot.com/ (Ozobot)
https://kahoot.com (Kahoot)
https://info.flipgrid.com/ (Flipgrid)
https://edu.google.com/k-12-solutions/digital-tools/?modal_active=none (Digital tools by Google)
https://goo.gl/ucquk9 (Jennifer’s new Google Site: Along the Way)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://bit.ly/cr20liveitunesu (This link will open iTunes so you can subscribe to our video podcasts.)
https://www.youtube.com/user/Classroom20LIVE (Subscribe to Classroom 2.0 LIVE videos on YouTube)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
Huge shoutout to @cybraryman1 for all of his amazing resources!
https://cybraryman.com/googlehangout.html   (@cybraryman1: My Google Hangouts page)
https://cybraryman.com/seating.html (@cybraryman1: My Flexible Seating links on My Seating page)
https://cybraryman.com/youmatter.html (@cybraryman1: My #YouMatter page has message about greeting students to let them know they matter)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c029qrM0L-A (@wfryer Wes Fryer: Jenn has over 1.1 million views on the YouTube video on her channel about "successful beehive removal" - wow!)
https://cybraryman.com/buildingcommunity.html (@cybraryman1: My Building Community in the Classroom page)
https://cybraryman.com/sel.html (@cybraryman1: My Social and Emotional Learning page)
https://www.cybraryman.com/classroomlibrary.html (@cybraryman1: Here is My Classroom Libraries page)
https://cybraryman.com/freeorinexpensive.html (@cybraryman1: My Free & Inexpensive Supplies and Equipment page)
https://flic.kr/p/UcU2kW   (Sheri Edwards: Connect: Reach Out with Open Hearts, Open Minds)
https://flic.kr/p/U7YEwP (Sheri Edwards: Connect kindly, Learn together)
https://twitter.com/chrisparadise (@wfryer Wes Fryer: I think our Oklahoma elementary teacher Christie Paradise has connected her students via classroom champions)
https://twitter.com/ClassroomChamps (Classroom Champs on Twitter)
https://cybraryman.com/mysterylocationcall.html (@cybraryman1: My Mystery Location page)
https://youtu.be/AhGUPSJrKrI (Paula Fehlinger’s class Skype call with a park ranger from Yellowstone Park)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/paula-fehlinger-featured-teacher (Paula Fehlinger’s presentation and resources on Classroom 2.0 LIVE: lots of great resources for connecting globally including the Global Math Task Twitter Challenge, Skype, Global Read Aloud & more)
http://gmttc.blogspot.com/ (Global Math Task Twitter Challenge created by Heidi Samuelson and Beverly Ladd)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/gmttc?f=tweets&vertical=default (Twitter feed for #gmttc-Global Math Task Twitter Challenge)
https://cybraryman.com/insects.html (@cybraryman1: My Insects page)
http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles (ncarroll24: Love watching those Decorah Eagles too! Amazing to watch nature as it happens.)
https://cybraryman.com/skype.html (@cybraryman1: My Skype page has Skype in the Classroom)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y5jyX7C8pBWNB3yjpl84mhY6a9HcqwR2/view (Educators’ Guide to Flipgrid: 2nd Edition by Karly Moura and Sean Fahey)
https://resources.flipgrid.com/ (Flipgrid Resources)
https://cybraryman.com/flipgrid.html (@cybraryman1: My Flipgrid page I am a big fan of Flipgrid!)
http://www.alicekeeler.com/2018/04/20/new-new-new-google-sheets-make-checkboxes/ (Alice Keeler: New New New Google Sheets Make Checkboxes)
https://cybraryman.com/padlet.html (@cybraryman1: My Padlet page)
https://spark.adobe.com/edu/ (@DrThomasHo (Indiana): I recently deployed Adobe Spark for Education on our domain. They use their G Suite credentials to authenticate to Spark so they don't have to create accounts)
http://cybraryman.com/learningfrommistakes.html (@cybraryman1: My Learning from Mistakes page)
https://cybraryman.com/qrcodes.html (@cybraryman1: My QR Codes page)
https://cybraryman.com/growthmindset.html (@cybraryman1: My Growth Mindset page)
http://showwithmedia.com/infopic/ (@wfryer Wes Fryer I really love InfoPics as a student media project!)
https://cybraryman.com/characterethics.html (@cybraryman1: My Kindness page)
https://clmooc.com/ (Sheri Edwards: CLMMOOC is the Connected Learning MOOC)
https://cybraryman.com/twitterpages.html (@cybraryman1: My Twitter Pages will help educators get started to connect, learn and share with a global network of passionate people.)
https://twitter.com/wfryer/lists/casady/members @wfryer Wes Fryer: We have 18 of about 170 faculty and staff on Twitter now at our school... I maintain this list, and enjoy following along with others' learning using Flipboard and this list)
https://cybraryman.com/seesaw.html (@cybraryman1: My Seesaw page. Digital Portfolio that was mentioned several times today’s webinar.)
https://cybraryman.com/bodylanguage.html (@cybraryman1: My Body Language page)
https://cybraryman.com/robotics.html (@cybraryman1: My Robotics page)
https://cybraryman.com/livebinders.html (@cybraryman1: My Livebinders page)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb0syrgsH6M (@wfryer Wes Fryer: TEDxNYED - David Wiley - 03/06/10)
http://www.digitalsharing.org/inspiration/ (@wfryer Wes Fryer: David Wiley’s TED Talk is linked on this page with other inspirational resources-Digital Sharing Project)
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin090.shtml (Peggy George: What Do Principals Do All Day?)
https://twitter.com/CindyGo75/status/982367202748792835 (Twitter post by Cindy Gonazlez for 3rd grade use of Ozobot robots for bringing Oregon Trail to life)

Unleash the Science of Learning: Transform Teaching with Strategies from Cognitive Science

4/14/2018

Date: Saturday April 14, 2018
Time: 9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are excited to welcome our special guest presenter, Pooja Agarwal, Ph.D, who will be sharing some fantastic information about the brain and memory! This is guaranteed to challenge all of our brains! She will be providing information about “retrieval practice” which is a learning strategy where you focus on getting information OUT of students' heads rather than trying to get it IN!

Webinar Description:
"Unleash the Science of Learning: Transform Teaching with Strategies from Cognitive Science"
There is a lot to learn in the world. Students can’t learn everything, and educators can’t teach everything. Especially not over, and over, and over again each time students forget. What can we do to improve learning and reduce forgetting? How can we use our limited amount of classroom time and make learning stick? Based on more than 100 years of research, cognitive scientists have established powerful strategies that substantially improve learning for diverse age groups, subject areas, and education rigor. In this workshop, Assistant Professor and Cognitive Scientist Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D., goes behind the scenes and illuminates key discoveries, teaching strategies, and classroom resources based on the science of learning. Armed with evidence-based strategies, it’s time to challenge our perceptions of learning and transform teaching in our classrooms.

Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D. is an expert in the field of cognitive science. She has conducted learning and memory research in a variety of classroom settings for more than 10 years. Passionate about evidence-based education, Pooja has extensive teaching experience in K-12 and higher education, as well as expertise in education policy at state and national levels. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, teaching psychological science to exceptional undergraduate musicians. Pooja leads RetrievalPractice.org, a hub of cognitive science research, resources, and tips for educators. Pooja's research is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, her work has been featured in the New York Times, Education Week, and Scientific American, as well as academic journals, books, and podcasts.
Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2018-04-14.0927.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording: https://tinyurl.com/PoojaAgarwal-4-14-18
Recording Chat: https://tinyurl.com/PoojaAgarwalChatLog-4-14-18
Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2351230
(Note: Click on tab for "Dr. Pooja Agarwal-Science of Learning" in the Livebinder).
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16xdBnTPLgBC5GQZDgDncydTWSCeKwjYFatxtMPCyYIg/edit#slide=id.p3 (Pooja’s presentation slides)
https://twitter.com/PoojaAgarwal (Follow Pooja Agarwal on Twitter)
http://www.poojaagarwal.com/ (Pooja Agarwal’s web site)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/ (Retrieval Practice web site. “Retrieval practice” is a learning strategy where we focus on getting information out. Through the act of retrieval, or calling information to mind, our memory for that information is strengthened and forgetting is less likely to occur. Retrieval practice is a powerful tool for improving learning without more technology, money, or class time.)
https://twitter.com/RetrieveLearn (Follow @RetrieveLearn on Twitter)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/library (Retrieval Practice Library)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/archive (Retrieval Practice Archive)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/strategies/ (Retrieval Strategies for Educators)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/websites/ (Retrieval Practice recommended web sites, blogs and podcasts)
https://www.facebook.com/retrievalpractice (Retrieval Practice on Facebook)
https://www.youtube.com/retrievalpracticeorg (Retrieval Practice videos on YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeKkLrXb65A (Retrieval Practice Introduction video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO8abw3DHxs (Retrieval Practice Overview video-focus on improving learning, not assessing learning)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UssOp0Xmp6s&list=PLovQVsmTEja84BR1Zq8d93iTxP14s-Qhn (Playlist for K-12 Retrieval Practice-31 videos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFIK5gutHKM&list=PLovQVsmTEja-OGM0jBwxqmB_O0l-cuEaE (Playlist for Make it Stick Reviews-13 videos)
https://youtu.be/rFIK5gutHKM (David Myers - Make Things Memorable video-how to make things memorable and study more effectively through the "Testing Effect." using the SQ3R study method)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/make-it-stick/ (Make it Stick-The Science of Successful Learning resources)
https://youtu.be/p60rN9JEapg (Video: The 9 Best Scientific Study Tips)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/hv8hn8pq1nb7xhv/Retrieval%20Practice%20and%20testing.pdf?dl=0 (St. Andrew’s High School: Retrieval Practice and Low Stakes Testing:The Testing Effect in Education)
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/retrieval-practice/ (Jennifer Gonzalez: Retrieval Practice: The Most Powerful Learning Strategy You’re Not Using-Interview with Pooja Agarwal)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/archive/2018/think-pair-share (Retrieval Practice-research-based tips for making Think-Pair-Share more powerful)
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/think-pair-share/ (Jennifer Gonzalez: In Praise of Think-Pair-Share with great infographic explaining Think-Pair-Share)
http://www.learningscientists.org/ (The Learning Scientists blog and podcast)
https://betterhumans.coach.me/the-complete-guide-to-remembering-what-you-read-1ffb74b4e04a (Niklas Goeke: The Complete Guide to Remembering What you Read)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/archive/2017/interleaving (Retrieval Practice: Mix it up with Interleaving)
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-interleaving-effect-mixing-it-up-boosts-learning/ (The Interleaving Effect: Mixing it Up Boosts Learning)
http://digitalpromise.org/ (Digital Promise: a non-profit that's committed to advancing education by increasing access to rigorous research, including findings from cognitive science--dedicated to developing practical tools drawn from excellent scientific sources)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/archive/2018/successive-relearning (Retrieval Practice: Push Beyond “One and Done”)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/archive/2018/top-5 (Top 5 Reasons: Why do we love retrieval practice)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/archive/2017/hot-off-the-research-press ("research roundup" of new peer-reviewed publications by experts in cognitive science. )
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
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http://bit.ly/cr20liveitunesu (This link will open iTunes so you can subscribe to our video podcasts.)
https://www.youtube.com/user/Classroom20LIVE (Subscribe to Classroom 2.0 LIVE videos on YouTube)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
http://nobaproject.com/blog/2017-11-08-retrieval-practice-the-what-why-and-how-for-classroom-instruction (Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D.: Retrieval Practice: The What, Why and How for Classroom Instruction)
http://bit.ly/2GYlwDJ (@plnaugle (Paula): Exit/Entry/Tweet Slips - Comprehension, reading and learning strategy handout)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pub_quiz (Pub Trivia Quiz explained)
https://twitter.com/LangOnCourse (Susie @shighley: Follow James M. Lang, author of Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/download (Pooja K. Agarwal, Ph.D.: Subscribe for more research, resources, and tips and receive a free Retrieval Practice Guide)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cerego/id688575194?mt=8 (Tammy Moore: I love, love Cerego for spaced practice - it is an app - both iOS and Android.)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cerego.cerego&hl=en
Cerego - Android Apps on Google Play: Cerego mobile is a convenient and easy way to stay on top of your courses and assignments. When you sign into your Cerego account the app will automatically sync all of your course content and display your progress with the material)
https://www.retrievalpractice.org/download (Retrieval Practice: Subscribe and download the guide)

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