Category: Podcasts

How Students Really Use AI (with Karle Delo from Michigan Virtual)

Michigan Virtual

Self-Efficacy, Culture, and the Path to AI Adoption in Schools (with Dr. Nikolas McGehee)

Michigan Virtual

AI Can Fix What’s Broken in Schools—If We Do It Right (with Aaron Baughman from Michigan Virtual)

Michigan Virtual

The Human Side of Systems Change (Part 2) with Dr. Tovah Sheldon

Michigan Virtual

3 ways to bring digital literacy into your classroom

Michigan Virtual

This Kalamazoo teacher is passionate about teaching digital literacy skills to the next generation.

3 tips for engaging students in the post-pandemic classroom

Michigan Virtual

This Michigan teacher is changing up her instruction to better meet the needs of her students in the post-pandemic classroom.

3 tips for bringing mindfulness into your classroom

Michigan Virtual

This media specialist is bringing mindfulness into the classroom to help students manage their mental health.

3 strategies for using AAC to foster student authenticity and self-advocacy

Michigan Virtual

This Michigan speech-language pathologist is fighting for every child’s right — regardless of ability — to fully communicate their thoughts and feelings.

3 strategies for reinventing learning in Your school community

Michigan Virtual

This former superintendent is leading the charge toward reinventing learning in Michigan.

3 strategies for making sure every student belongs

Michigan Virtual

This assistant superintendent of DE&I is on a mission to ensure every student in her district feels like they belong.

3 tips for managing behaviors in the classroom

Michigan Virtual

This third-grade teacher went on a quest toward better classroom management. Here’s what she found.

3 ways to bring computer science concepts into your classroom

Michigan Virtual

This ex-software developer is leading the way in Michigan K-12 computer science education.

3 strategies for coping with & preventing educator burnout

Michigan Virtual

This therapist from Alaska is exploring the relationship between boundaries and burnout. Check out Molly Davis’s top three strategies for coping with and preventing educator burnout!

3 tips for setting & tracking goals with students

Michigan Virtual

This instructional coach is pushing to make grades more meaningful to students. Check out Sam Sicilia’s top three tips for setting and tracking student goals in the classroom!

3 tips for coding with young students

Michigan Virtual

This technology teacher is showing her K-8 students how to code. Listen to Nicole Green’s powerful story and her top three tips for coding with young students!

3 strategies for providing culturally responsive education to Native American students

Michigan Virtual

What does it mean to provide a culturally responsive education to Native American students? As a teacher, where should you begin? Meet Tan-A Hoffman, a second-grade teacher at JKL Bahweting Anishnabe School and a 2020-21 regional teacher of the year, representing her geographic area in Michigan’s upper peninsula. Tan-A shares some incredible stories, a brief bit of history, and three strategies for providing culturally responsive education to Native American students.

What it’s really like to be an online teacher

Michigan Virtual

Meet Amy Smith, recognized as the Michigan Virtual 2020 Online Teacher of the Year, who shares her honest insights into a day-in-the-life of an online teacher, how it compares to face-to-face teaching, and what advice she has for those who are new to teaching in an online environment.

The fall of letter grades & the rise of comprehensive learner records

Michigan Virtual

Meet Bruce Umpstead, director of statewide programs for IMS Global Learning Consortium, who explains what comprehensive learner records are and why these digital transcripts will be a crucial step toward building a competency-based future.

Why online learning can be liberating for students with IEP and 504 plans

Michigan Virtual

Meet Lisa Rohde, special education and instructional support manager at Michigan Virtual, who shares some of the pros and cons of online learning for students requiring accommodations.

Bringing the world into your classroom with technology

Michigan Virtual

Meet Natalie Anderson, a fifth-grade teacher from Saline Area Schools and the recipient of MACUL’s 2021 Innovative Teacher of the Year award.