Teachers on Fire Tim Cavey

🔥 What’s the purpose of assessment?

🔥 How can we rehumanize assessment through story?

🔥 What does it take to lead an assessment revolution in our schools?

Join me for this conversation with NATALIE VARDABASSO as she shares her insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Natalie has served as a high school and middle school teacher, instructional coach, and an assessment lead. Today, she’s an assessment speaker, consultant, author, and podcaster. She’s also the founder of The Empowerment Ecosystem, an online community that amplifies the impact of change agents in the K-12 education system.

You can follow Natalie on Linkedin, on X and Instagram @Natabasso, on her website at empowermentecosystem.com/summit, and on her podcast, #EduCrush.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

1:06 - The MOMENT that prompted Natalie's obsession with assessment change

3:57 - What is the MISSION of the Empowerment Ecosystem Summit?

6:18 - What is the PURPOSE of assessment?

7:34 - How can STORY be used to rehumanize assessment?

10:14 - Is this a CAN'T do or DIDN'T do situation?

13:50 - Natalie on BONUS WORK and bonus marks for students

15:48 - What is the EduCrush PODCAST all about?

17:48 - How can competent teachers PIVOT PROFESSIONALLY out of the classroom?

21:17 - Natalie's ultimate FAIL STORY

25:00 - OTHER PASSIONS that light Natalie's fire: dance, music, and entrepreneurship

26:03 - Natalie's productivity hack: MORNING PAGES

27:28 - Someone to FOLLOW on social media: Danelle Almaraz

28:19 - An EDTECH APP pick: @curipod163 

29:53 - A BOOK recommendation: 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

31:29 - What Natalie's STREAMING: Baby Reindeer

32:53 - How to CONNECT and FOLLOW Natalie online

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🔥 What do we need to know about Depth of Knowledge?

🔥 How can schools build inclusive cultures and improve student behavior?

🔥 What are learning progressions, and how can they support student learning?

Join me for this conversation with JENNIFER MOROZ as she shares her insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Jen is a BC educator who is proud to teach, collaborate with educators across BC, and offer professional development in assessment frameworks. She is a proud member of the new EVOXE Global Consulting as an Indigenous educator (Métis-Cree). 

You can follow Jennifer on X @jenniferlmoroz, on her website at https://www.jenmo.org, and on her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@assessmentsyndicate.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

0:26 - Who is Jennifer Moroz?

1:26 - The sheer horror and untenable nature of report cards

3:41 - What Jen's Cree-Metis ancestry means to her

5:39 - What are learning progressions and how can they add clarity?

12:03 - What learning progressions are NOT (proficiency levels)

15:46 - What teachers sometimes miss about Depth of Knowledge

21:27 - BC educators want evidence-based tools to teach the curriculum

24:02 - What is the Assessment Syndicate?

28:05 - How can our schools strengthen their cultures and improve student behavior?

35:32 - A passion outside of education: physical fitness, daily walking

38:44 - A productivity hack: reading on her Kindle

40:03 - A source of inspiration: Thomas Guskey

40:47 - An edtech tool pick: Canva

42:12 - A book recommendation: Implementing Mastery Learning by Thomas Guskey

44:22 - A suggestion for a future guest: Kelsey McDonald

45:22 - What Jen's streaming on her TV these days

46:58 - How to connect with Jennifer Moroz and her resources

Connect with Me:

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On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/

Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.

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🔥 Are we about tasks or learning?

🔥 How do our beliefs about assessment shape absolutely everything we do?

🔥 How has it become acceptable to do nothing in a classroom, and what can we do about it?

Join me for this conversation with MELISSA DEAN as she shares her insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Melissa is a high school math, science and ELA teacher who is passionate about reforming assessment and reimagining mathematics education. She is a developing inquiry and design thinking teacher who is constantly in reflection about her teaching practice and the state of education. She’s also the author of Unravel School: Reimagine Classrooms, Reinvent Assessment and Revive Learning. 

You can follow Melissa on X and Instagram @dean_of_math and on her website at  deanofmath.wordpress.com.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

1:12 - A pivotal STORY of futility in the Math classroom
4:20 - Assessment is EVERYTHING in education reform
10:37 - What's the difference between GRADING and ASSESSMENT?
13:44 - What's the PURPOSE of SCHOOL?
20:03 - Small assessment changes to make in MATH and SCIENCE classrooms
24:16 - What does INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING look like in upper level Math?
30:31 - Why is it okay for students to do NOTHING in a classroom?
36:53 - Areas of learning for Melissa OUTSIDE of the classroom
39:55 - Productivity hacks: waking early, walking
41:22 - Someone to follow: Natalie Vardabasso, Jessica Vance
42:31 - An edtech tool that Melissa favours right now
43:07 - A book pick: The Pi of Life by Sunil Singh
43:50 - A future guest recommendation: Monte Syrie
45:15 - Melissa talks about the mission of her book, Unravel School
47:06 - Where to connect with Melissa online

Connect with Me:

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On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)

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On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/

Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.

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🔥Is our influence making an impact?

🔥How can we live, work, and serve others in alignment with our assignment? 

🔥How can we clear away the clutter of our lives and move our personal mission toward success? 

Join me for this conversation with CHIP BAKER as he shares his insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Chip is a fourth generation educator who has now served as a teacher and coach for over twenty-four years. He is a multiple time best-selling author, Youtuber, podcaster, transformational speaker and life coach. Find more from him at The Success Chronicles. You can follow Chip on X @ChipBaker19.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

1:04 - How adversity has shaped Chip's journey and mission

2:14 - What Chip's legacy as a fourth generation educator means to him

4:04 - What are The Success Chronicles all about?

5:59 - Who and what are The Impact of Influence books about?

8:56 - How to set priorities as an education leader

11:18 - The power of consistency

12:31 - Chip's advice to the grads of 2024: the SHG Principle

15:55 - Another area of learning that sets Chip on fire: communication technology

19:44 - A productivity hack: prioritizing time

23:22 - Leaders that are inspiring Chip right now

24:03 - An edtech tool pick: the Google suite

24:18 - A book recommendation

24:56 - Chip's suggestions for future guests on the podcast

26:17 - What Chip's streaming these days

26:54 - How to follow Chip Baker on social media

Connect with Me:

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On Facebook @TeachersOnFire (https://www.facebook.com/TeachersOnFire/)

On YouTube @Teachers On Fire (https://www.youtube.com/@teachersonfire)

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/

Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.

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🔥 How can we reach bored students in the classroom?

🔥 How can our gradebooks better support individual student growth?

🔥 How should teachers be thinking about AI and evidence of learning?

Join me for this conversation with TYLER RABLIN as he shares his insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: Tyler is an award-winning instructional coach and former ELA teacher for Sunnyside School District in Sunnyside, WA. He is also the owner of Tyler Rablin Consulting, a contributing writer for publications such as Edutopia, EdSurge, and EdWeek, and has been a featured speaker at conferences around the U.S. for his work with assessment and instructional technology. His book, Hacking Student Motivation, looks at the intersection between our assessment practices and what we know about motivation to provide learning experiences that build student self-efficacy, confidence, and hope.

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

0:00:00 - How can our assessment practices better support student growth and learning?

0:26 - Who is Tyler Rablin?

1:34 - A story of student failure that changed Tyler's view of assessment

4:08 - How can traditional assessment practices negatively impact student motivation?

8:24 - How to redesign grade books to focus on student learning, growth, and interests

11:59 - How can we provide feedback that supports student growth and improvement

16:46 - If you couldn't average scores in your grade book, what would you do?

20:43 - Creating professional learning experiences that value teacher expertise and professionalism

24:56 - Are students more bored today than they've been in the past?

29:06 - How should teachers think about AI today?

34:14 - Tyler is passionate about nature photography

36:29 - A productivity hack: time blocking in his calendar

37:44 - Someone we should follow on X: Marcus Luther

38:05 - An edtech tool pick: School AI

38:33 - A book pick: The Willpower Instinct

39:03 - A guest recommendation: TG2 and Vanessa Ellis

39:54 - What Tyler is streaming: X-Men

40:12 - Where to connect with Tyler online

Connect with Me:

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On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/

Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.

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🔥 How can I control the chaos of my classroom?

🔥 What is Kami, and how can it support student learning?

🔥 What does it take to build an education YouTube channel?

Join me for this conversation with STEPHANIE HOWELL as she shares her insights.

ABOUT THIS GUEST: In education since 2014, Stephanie has been widely recognized as an education technology leader and has spoken at conferences around the globe. With a masters in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership, she is one of the founding members of Global Google Educators Groups (GEGs) and Gold EDU. 

Tune in for my regular Teachers on Fire interviews, airing LIVE on YouTube every Saturday morning at 8:00am Pacific and 11:00am Eastern! Join the conversation and add your comments to the broadcast.

In This Conversation:

0:24 - Who is Stephanie Howell?

1:28 - Stephanie's journey with a learning disability

6:58 - Building executive functioning skills for students

13:45 - How can technology support inclusion?

16:43 - What is Kami and how can it support student learning?

22:17 - New features coming to Kami

26:46 - Her motivation for creating and sharing content

29:30 - How to build an education YouTube channel

34:42 - Learning outside of school: parenting

35:19 - A productivity hack: monotasking

36:03 - Who to follow on X: Bobbie Grenier and the EduGuardians

36:40 - An edtech tool pick: Google Slides

37:12 - A future podcast guest suggestion: Ryan Collins

37:47 - What Stephanie's streaming: The Coach's Notebook

38:32 - Where to connect with Stephanie Howell

Connect with Me:

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On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timwcavey/

Visit the home of Teachers on Fire at https://teachersonfire.net/.

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