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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

ERT005: Statue of Liberty with Carrie Burke - Welcoming and Accepting all Students


Join us on our fourth stop on our EduRoadTrip as we view the Statue of Liberty with Carrie Burke and discuss welcoming all students to our classes. Carrie is a fantastic fourth grade teacher in Warren County, VA. Listen in to hear about our Travel Agent, Katrina Keene, and find all about Kahoot when we unpack it from our suitcase.

Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
Mari: @msventurino
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Join Remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code

Main Segment
Carrie Burke: It is important to value all students, and to honor and respect each as an individual. She models this for both her students and fellow teachers, and is a shining star to those around her. She discusses how having relationships with students benefits students personal, social, and academic growth.
Contact: cburke@wcps.k12.va.us
Twitter: @MrsBurkeTeaches
Blog: carrieseducorner.blogspot.com 

Travel Agent
Katrina Keene: Katrina Keene has spent the last 14 years in the K-12 technology education field and enjoys researching and integrating new technologies into classrooms. Her most recent experience as the Director of Innovation at a College Preparatory School, was dedicated to raising student achievement through technology integration. Her love for education is driven by her focus and awareness of effective classroom technologies.
Email: teachintechgal@gmail.com
Twitter: @teachintechgal
Website: http://www.teachintechgal.com

What’s In Our Suitcase
Kahoot:
Website: (teachers) www.getkahoot.it
(students)  www.kahoot.it
Twitter: @getkahoot
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

RS001: Rest Stop - Back to School Special


Join us for our first Rest Stop of the EduRoadTrip as we hang out and chat about the upcoming school year. These informal conversations are unedited and unscripted, and sure to make you laugh. We each shared our goals for the upcoming school year, including our latest classroom and school projects.  
Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher
Join remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code


Main Segment
Join us for our first Rest Stop of the EduRoadTrip as we hang out and chat about the upcoming school year. These informal conversations are unedited and unscripted, and sure to make you laugh. We each shared our goals for the upcoming school year, including our latest classroom and school projects.  
Mari’s Getting Techy BadgeList learning group: http://www.badgelist.com/getting-techy


Greg’s Flight School: coming soon!

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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

ERT004: Hollywood with Kayla Delzer - Being Connected and an "EduCelebrity"



We met with Kayla Delzer in Hollywood to discuss being an educelebrity. Although Kayla does not consider herself a celebrity, we see her as a teaching role model and example of a highly connected educator. Our conversation included Kayla’s journey to becoming connected, her experiences attending and presenting at conferences, and the benefits of being a connected educator. She just recorded a TEDx talk, which should be released early September 2015. Additionally, we featured Lindsey Lipsky as our Travel Agent and pulled EduCreations out of our Suitcase.

Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher
Join Remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code
Jeff Bradbury’s “Tech Educator” 100th Episode


Main Segment
We met with Kayla Delzer in Hollywood to discuss being an educelebrity. Although Kayla does not consider herself a celebrity, we see her as a teaching role model and example of a highly connected educator. Our conversation included Kayla’s journey to becoming connected, her experiences attending and presenting at conferences, and the benefits of being a connected educator. She just recorded a TEDx talk, which should be released early September 2015.
Twitter: @mrsdelz
Classroom twitter: @tweetingtopdogs

Travel Agent
Our Travel Agent this week is Lindsey Lipsky, a dyslexia advocate and former special education teacher. She co-moderates the weekly #TBookC (Teacher Book Club) chat on Thursday nights at 8pm CST.
Twitter: @lindseylipsky

What’s In Our Suitcase
This week we are featuring Educreations, a interactive whiteboard and screencasting app that is fun and easy to use.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

ERT003: White House with Mark French - Leadership in a 21st Century School




At our next stop on the EduRoadTrip, we met Mark French at the White House. The White House is a symbol of leadership in the United States, and we invited Mark to discuss leadership characteristics and development. Mark is the principal at Rice Lake Elementary in Maple Grove, MN. Be sure to listen in to hear about our Travel Agent, Mike Tempesco, and hear about TodaysMeet, an excellent backchanneling tool we pulled out of our suitcase.

Connect with Us

Twitter: @EduRoadTrip

Greg: @gregbagby

Justin: @mr_b_teacher
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Join remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code


Main Segment


Mark French, Principal at Rice Lake Elementary


Mark French discusses about what makes a good leader, including the top characteristics of leaders which are relationship-builder, curious learner, and effective communicator. He models these in his school, and encourages growth and leadership development of all teachers willing to step up to the challenge. Additionally, all leaders must be intentional, be prepared, and be a role model.



Travel Agent

Mike Tempesco: Mike is a graphic designer and friend of Justin Birckbichler, and he designed our EduRoadTrip logo.


What's in Out Suitcase?

TodaysMeet: Website for backchanneling, allows for real-time conversations during presentations. It is a great way to quickly communicate with staff for announcements, dismissal times, and snow-day updates.  

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

ERT002: Niagara Falls and Inspiration



Join us for our Edu Road Trip stop at Niagara Falls, where we discuss our inspirations for starting teaching, what keeps us going on tough days, and how we stay refreshed. We also talk about how our PLN has influenced us through our teaching journey. Be sure to listen for our question we have for you as the listener! We feature Jerry Blumengarten (@cybraryman1) as our Travel Agent, and we find Remind (@RemindHQ) in our suitcase.


Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher

 Greg Bagby: @gregbagby
Justin Birckbichler: @mr_b_teacher 
Mari Venturino: @msventurino


Main Segment
Listen carefully to our fun fact about Niagara Falls!
Why we got into education: 
Greg: Love of music, moved to leadership to be a positive impact on the school and community. 
Mari: Enjoyed working with kids and science, easily combined into teaching. 
Justin: Passionate about working with kids, pursued education at Shippensburg University because of lab school on campus. 
What keeps us going: 
Greg: Sees the power of education, and his kids are an inspiration. 
Mari: Seek out a great support system and mentors at school, always remember that students are still kids. 
Justin: Focuses on students and making a difference, even if it doesn’t feel like it in the moment. 
How we get refreshed: 
Mari: Puppy named Ollie, Twitter chats, reading, cooking, baking, and running. 
Justin: Reading, cat named Conner, cooking, visiting historical sites
Greg: Twitter chats, being part of a PLN, chatting with his children

 Travel Agent
Jerry Blumengarten: 
He’s currently cataloging education-related resources for parents, teachers, and students. His website features over 20k links.

 What’s in our Suitcase?
Remind: 
Website/app to schedule and send reminders to individuals and groups. It’s safe and simple. Reminders come as app notifications, emails, and/or text messages based on the user’s preference. 
Connect: www.remind.com, @remindHQ
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

ERT001: What is the EduRoadTrip?



Prepare for a road trip with your Edu Road Trip friends. The purpose of our podcast is to highlight the great things happening in education around the country, and tie them in to famous landmarks and historical sites.  In this first episode, we prepared for the journey by introducing the passengers, and introducing the listeners to our featured segments: “Travel Agents” where we give shoutouts to those who have helped our journey, and “What’s In Our Suitcase” where we share a tip or trick to make your life easier.

 Show Notes
Contact Us

Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Website: EduRoadTrip.blogspot.com
Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher

Main Segment

Greg Bagby

Mari Venturino

Justin Birckbichler

Travel Agents

  1. Chris Nesi, host of House of EdTech
    1. Twitter: @mrnesi
  2. Jeff Bradbury, host of many shows on TeacherCast.net
    1. Twitter: @teachercast
  3. John Mason, host of #BeardEDU
    1. Twitter: @jhnmason
  4. Sung Lee, Host of Inspiring Educators
    1. Twitter: @iesunglee
  5. Michael Tempesco, Graphic designer

What's in the Suitcase?

  1. @Point
    1. Chrome extension that allows you to annotate any website, similar to working in a Google Doc
    2. Use with students to collaborate on research
    3. Use with teachers to share important parts of webpages, have a virtual faculty meeting

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