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Welcome to the TeacherNerdz podcast. Joe and Ron are self-proclaimed teachernerdz geeking out on all things education. They are looking to move educational practices to a student-driven classroom full of globally aware, empathetic, creative, innovative, and collaborative students willing to take risks. Join them as they chat with educators from around the world, discussing educational tools, techniques, ideas, policies, & much more. Joe is a 5th-grade teacher and Ron a technology teacher, grades 3-8. Thank you for listening and becoming one of the TeacherNerdz. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/teacher-nerdz/support
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Dr. Dawn Fichera On How Design Thinking and Project Invent Empower Her Students To Think and Solve Real-World Problems. Episode 86
On this episode of the TeacherNerdz podcast, Joe and Ron chat with Dr. Dawn Fichera, a middle school language arts teacher and lover of design thinking from Cherry Hill New Jersey. Dawn shares unique ways students and teachers can use the design thinking mindset in the classroom. Dawn is also a Project Invent fellow and shares her and her student’s experiences working with Project Invent.
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How to Create More Engaging, 3D Virtual World, Interactive Learning Experiences, with Eric Tao and MegaMinds. Episode 85
On this episode of the TeacherNerdz podcast, Joe and Ron chat with Co-founder and CEO of MegaMinds Eric Tao. MegaMinds is a 3D virtual world interactive presentation tool for teachers and students. Many of today’s students interact in virtual worlds like Minecraft, Roadblox, and others. Learn about how a platform like MegaMinds will engage students in the learning experiences they crave. Why not meet and engage them where they live with MegaMinds?
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Building a Solutionary Generation: A Discussion with Zoe Weil (Re-release of Episode 67)
Joe and Ron are on a break for the month of July and hope you are enjoying your summer. Please enjoy this re-release of episode 67 Chatting with Zoe Weil. Zoe is an educator, author, president and co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education, and inventor of the term solutionary. Give a listen and learn exactly what a solutionary is and how you and your students become one!
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Lessons in Leadership Exploring 'Lead Like a Teacher' with Miriam Plotinsky - Epsiode 84
On this episode of the TeacherNerdz podcast, Joe and Ron chat with returning guest Miriam Plotinsky about her new book Lead Like A Teacher. In the book, Miriam discusses the empathy gap between teachers and administrators and provides tools to help administrators build and maintain collaborative leadership structures. During the show, Miriam shares some of her favorite tips for administrators and teachers. This is a great summer read for both administrators and teachers to get the new year taking off on the right path!
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How ChatGPT Can Make Teachers' Lives Easier - Nerdz Episode 83
On this episode of the TeacherNerdz podcast, Joe and Ron discuss using ChatGPT as a teacher’s assistant in the classroom. They discuss how they have used it and the time it has saved them.
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The Future of Education: Adapting to Generation Z and Alpha
On this episode of the TeacherNerdz podcast, Joe and Ron welcome back Shawn Young, founder and CEO of Classcraft. On Shawn’s last visit we discussed a bit about teaching and relating with Generation Z and Alpha and we dive deeper into this topic in this episode. We also end the episode talking about ChatGPT, what it means for education, and how educators can use it.
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