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The Ride Inside with Mark BarnesRiding Beyond Limits: Kandi Spangler on The Ride Inside with Mark BarnesKandi Spangler, a passionate motorcyclist and trainer, shares her journey from a novice rider to a two-time GS Trophy finalist with Mark Barnes, touching on overcoming physical limitations, her recovery from shoulder surgery and the importance of physical fitness in riding. She emphasizes the significance of training, skill development, and community support in the motorcycling world. Kandi also highlights her experiences in adventure riding, the role of coaching, and offers valuable advice for new riders. Send your questions to us via email: podcast@bmwmoa.org. The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by...
2025-04-091h 01The Ride Inside with Mark BarnesJames Carlisle on The Ride Inside With Mark BarnesJAMES CARLISLE: Building on Mark's recent "Stealership" essay, this discussion digs into what it's really like for somebody at a motorcycle dealership to work with the public, especially disgruntled people who show up angry at a real or perceived slight, with a broken motorcycle or just itching for a confrontation. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org. The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
2024-10-241h 07The Ride Inside with Mark BarnesShawn Thomas & Louise Powers on The Ride Inside with Mark BarnesSHAWN THOMAS & LOUISE POWERS: There is perhaps no two people more fitting the moniker of "dynamic duo" than Shawn and Louise. When they're not traveling around the world as ambassadors and product experts for BMW Motorrad, they're buried in motorcycle training - both for learners and as learners. Mark drills down into what makes them constantly want to learn more and then share that knowledge with othe riders. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org. The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is...
2024-10-1741 minThe Ride Inside with Mark BarnesTami Bakke on The Ride Inside with Mark BarnesTAMI BAKKE: Mark talks about the importance of training with Tami, who serves on the board of the MOA Foundation, one of the biggest proponents and supporters of motorcyclist training around. Send your questions to us via email - podcast@bmwmoa.org. The Ride Inside with Mark Barnes is brought to you by the BMW MOA Foundation and is on the web at BMWOwnersNews.com.
2024-03-091h 45
Hack Learning156: Educators fear they won't make it through this yearWe're in an education crisis, and many teachers fear they won't make it through this year. Some are begging for help; some are preaching self-care. Others are quitting--just walking out of their classrooms and schools and moving on to something else.In this episode of the Hack Learning Podcast, Mark Barnes is asking you to help solve this crisis. He shares a disheartening Twitter chat, in which educators from across the country share the issues:> teachers being told to "stick it out," no matter what> a massive substitute teacher shortage is pulling teachers from their...
2021-10-2112 minHack Learning156: Educators fear they won't make it through this yearWe're in an education crisis, and many teachers fear they won't make it through this year. Some are begging for help; some are preaching self-care. Others are quitting--just walking out of their classrooms and schools and moving on to something else.In this episode of the Hack Learning Podcast, Mark Barnes is asking you to help solve this crisis. He shares a disheartening Twitter chat, in which educators from across the country share the issues:> teachers being told to "stick it out," no matter what> a massive substitute teacher shortage is pulling teachers from their...
2021-10-2112 min
Hack Learning152: Tips and tools to identify anxiety and help students copeIn this brief excerpt from the Times 10 Roundtable, Mark Barnes talks with anxiety experts Christine Ravesi-Weinstein and Connie Hamilton about anxious students' triggers, while providing powerful tips and tools for helping our kids cope with anxiety, in a pandemic society and beyond.To view the entire hour-long, free webinar, visit https://www.10publications.com/webinarsFor more from the pod, visit http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2020-04-2711 min
Hack Learning151: Hacking Distance Learning in a Pandemic World and BeyondMark Barnes shares an excerpt of the Times 10 Roundtable Webinar--Hacking Distance Learning: How to Deliver Impactful Instruction When Teaching from Home.Times 10 teachers, school leaders, and authors unpack the problems educators face with distance learning, in a climate of uncertainty, and they provide sound, practical strategies and tools that will make you successful at any level and in any subject.To see the entire hour-long discussion or other Roundtables, visit 10Publications.com/webinarsFor more podcast episodes, visit HackLearningPodcast.com
2020-04-1714 min
Hack Learning150: Spare the rod, SAVE the childA school district in Texas is bringing back the paddle, because some parents okayed teachers hitting their children. Mark Barnes compares this to 1950s style discipline and shares the thoughts of Nathan Maynard, co-author of Hacking School Discipline, on the subject. There are better ways to handle behavior issues in class and hitting is never okay, Maynard says. In the end, Barnes says, "Spare the rod, save the child!" What do you say. For more from Times 10 and the Hack Learning Podcast, visit us at 10Publications.com
2020-02-2408 minHack Learning150: Spare the rod, SAVE the childA school district in Texas is bringing back the paddle, because some parents okayed teachers hitting their children. Mark Barnes compares this to 1950s style discipline and shares the thoughts of Nathan Maynard, co-author of Hacking School Discipline, on the subject. There are better ways to handle behavior issues in class and hitting is never okay, Maynard says. In the end, Barnes says, "Spare the rod, save the child!" What do you say. For more from Times 10 and the Hack Learning Podcast, visit us at 10Publications.com
2020-02-2408 min
Hack Learning149: How you can LEARN to be a Modern MentorThe focus and goal of mentoring is not to point out weak performance, but rather to shape a career and develop potential. Before you can be a mentor, you have to LEARN what it means to be a Modern Mentor. Mark Barnes shares the LEARN model from Modern Mentor and how you can apply it in your space, no matter what role you play.Find additional notes for this episode at http://10publications.com/learn-how-to-be-a-mentor
2020-02-1011 min
Hack Learning146: The Lead Forward MissionEncourage, evolve, empower. Mentor, move, motivate. Create, innovate, elevate. Always be listening. Always be learning.These are the qualities of someone who leads forward. They’re not just my words or those of the educators who write leadership books. The words belong to teachers, principals, parents, superintendents, and other education shareholders. Perhaps they are your words, too.Listen to the rest of this Foreword from the new Lead Forward Series, by Hack Learning Pod host Mark Barnes.Read the the rest at http://hacklearning.org/LFmissionBrowse our shelves at http://times10li...
2019-07-0809 min
Hack Learning145: Impactful leadership and the backwards bicycleWhy is impactful leadership like riding a backwards bicycle? It's actually quite simple, says award-winning school principal, presenter, and author of Be Excellent on Purpose, Sanée Bell. EduHacker Mark Barnes shares an excerpt from a conversation with Sanée about ownership over buy-in, empowering shareholders to reflect and create plans for success and other strategies for re-learning how to ride your bike and how to Be Excellent on Purpose.For details about the Lead Forward Series and how to Be Excellent on Purpose, visit http://weleadforward.com.Read all of the Hack Learning Series and ot...
2019-06-1109 min
Hack Learning143: Coping with the criminals in your classroom - UncutDisruptive students are criminals who must be put out of your classroom. So says one educator, who Mark Barnes is taking to task, in this uncut episode that comes with this disclaimer: Beware, Mark is angry, and one misguided teacher is going to hear about it. Of course, if you listen past the rant, you'll learn how to keep your "criminals" in class and teach them empathy and the kind of behavior choices that will make them successful in school and in life.Learn more about the hacks in this episode in Hacking School Discipline, at http://times10...
2019-05-0809 minHack Learning143: Coping with the criminals in your classroom - UncutDisruptive students are criminals who must be put out of your classroom. So says one educator, who Mark Barnes is taking to task, in this uncut episode that comes with this disclaimer: Beware, Mark is angry, and one misguided teacher is going to hear about it. Of course, if you listen past the rant, you'll learn how to keep your "criminals" in class and teach them empathy and the kind of behavior choices that will make them successful in school and in life.Learn more about the hacks in this episode in Hacking School Discipline, at http://times10...
2019-05-0809 min
Hack Learning141: If you can't teach empathy, you can't teach anything -- Hack Learning UncutPeople said they don't have time to teach empathy, compassion, and self-awareness. Mark Barnes responds, and you may be surprised at what he says. At first, you might say, "That's not Hack Learning." But if you listen till the end, you might agree that this attitude is what Hack Learning is founded on.
2019-04-1807 min
Hack Learning140: Take a breath, change your behavior, and model empathy for kidsHack Learning host Mark Barnes lost his temper recently. If only he had taken his own advice, which he shares in this episode, things might have been different.What's this earth-shattering advice? Three words: Take a breath!Sounds easy, right? It's not so simple, and in order to make it work, you have to be intentional about that purposeful pause. Take a few minutes, listen, and learn how to PLAN your breaths, change your own behavior, be a better professional and person, and model empathy for colleagues and for kids.This might be the...
2019-04-1608 min
Hack Learning137: Throw out your office referral; circle up insteadHanding out office referrals like candy to students who misbehave is like sending kids away from learning for a brief holiday, and Mark Barnes says, "It's time to throw out your office referral." Mark shares a powerful, simple hack from Hacking School Discipline, that will help teachers and school leaders change behavior, while keeping kids in class as valuable members of the learning community. Read an excerpt and learn one of 9 ways to create a culture of empathy and responsibility using restorative justice: http://hacklearning.org/circleupFor more episodes, visit http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2019-03-2608 minHack Learning137: Throw out your office referral; circle up insteadHanding out office referrals like candy to students who misbehave is like sending kids away from learning for a brief holiday, and Mark Barnes says, "It's time to throw out your office referral." Mark shares a powerful, simple hack from Hacking School Discipline, that will help teachers and school leaders change behavior, while keeping kids in class as valuable members of the learning community. Read an excerpt and learn one of 9 ways to create a culture of empathy and responsibility using restorative justice: http://hacklearning.org/circleupFor more episodes, visit http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2019-03-2608 min
Hack Learning136: How teachers and runners chase greatnessRunning a marathon seems crazy to Mark Barnes. Teaching is often crazier. But being both marathon runner and teacher is unfathomable. Still, these unique individuals are littered across race courses and classrooms worldwide. And, what Mark has learned, from teacher and marathon runner Mike Roberts, is that these seemingly crazy people will never stop Chasing Greatness. Listen to an excerpt from Roberts' new book, Chasing Greatness: 26.2 Ways Teaching Is Like Running a Marathon.Look inside the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Greatness-Teaching-Running-Marathon/dp/1948212129/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=chasing+greatness&qid=1551291347&s=gateway&sr=8-3...
2019-02-2710 minHack Learning136: How teachers and runners chase greatnessRunning a marathon seems crazy to Mark Barnes. Teaching is often crazier. But being both marathon runner and teacher is unfathomable. Still, these unique individuals are littered across race courses and classrooms worldwide. And, what Mark has learned, from teacher and marathon runner Mike Roberts, is that these seemingly crazy people will never stop Chasing Greatness. Listen to an excerpt from Roberts' new book, Chasing Greatness: 26.2 Ways Teaching Is Like Running a Marathon.Look inside the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Greatness-Teaching-Running-Marathon/dp/1948212129/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=chasing+greatness&qid=1551291347&s=gateway&sr=8-3...
2019-02-2710 min
Hack Learning135: The Best and Brightest TeachersFlorida is considering bonus pay for the "best and brightest teachers," but who are they? According to one plan, they are the teachers whose students perform well on standardized tests. This is a flawed system, for many reasons. Is there a better way to identify the "best and brightest?" Mark Barnes went to the Hack Learning audience for answers. If you think bonus pay for educators is a good idea, forget test scores, and consider this hacky plan instead.Subscribe and rate the show at http://hacklearningpodcast.comVisit our library at http://hacklearningbooks.com
2019-02-1210 min
Hack Learning134: How Social Media Perception May Forever Impact Our KidsMark Barnes is Uncut again, and he's wondering if teachers and parents hurt kids by NOT teaching them about perception, when it comes to social media. He recalls a Washington DC protest video going viral, and the perceptions people had about the kids in the video. Mark shares excerpts from Hacking Digital Learning Strategies, by Shelly Terrell, that explain how to help kids identify and understand fake news and the perceptions it creates. He shares some simple hacks adults can use to teach kids about perception and help them avoid damaging their futures. Look inside Hacking Digital Learning...
2019-02-0510 minHack Learning134: How Social Media Perception May Forever Impact Our KidsMark Barnes is Uncut again, and he's wondering if teachers and parents hurt kids by NOT teaching them about perception, when it comes to social media. He recalls a Washington DC protest video going viral, and the perceptions people had about the kids in the video. Mark shares excerpts from Hacking Digital Learning Strategies, by Shelly Terrell, that explain how to help kids identify and understand fake news and the perceptions it creates. He shares some simple hacks adults can use to teach kids about perception and help them avoid damaging their futures. Look inside Hacking Digital Learning...
2019-02-0510 min
Hack Learning132: Hacking School Policies That Harm KidsMark Barnes shares a story about a school district that makes students wear color-coded badges that label them as potential failures. We need better leadership in 2019, Barnes says, and we need to hack these policies that harm our students. Mark shares a hack from Hacking Leadership that supplies some what-you-can-do-tomorrow strategies for creating a school culture that embraces the opinions of all shareholders, helping leaders avoid mistakes like this badge fiasco.All episodes can be found at http://hacklearningpodcast.comFind Hacking Leadership at http://hacklearningbooks.com
2019-01-0809 minHack Learning132: Hacking School Policies That Harm KidsMark Barnes shares a story about a school district that makes students wear color-coded badges that label them as potential failures. We need better leadership in 2019, Barnes says, and we need to hack these policies that harm our students. Mark shares a hack from Hacking Leadership that supplies some what-you-can-do-tomorrow strategies for creating a school culture that embraces the opinions of all shareholders, helping leaders avoid mistakes like this badge fiasco.All episodes can be found at http://hacklearningpodcast.comFind Hacking Leadership at http://hacklearningbooks.com
2019-01-0809 min
Hack Learning131: The questions all teachers should ask themselves - UncutMark Barnes shares some tough questions that, he says, all teachers should ask themselves. Are you ready to answer them?Browse the Hack Learning library at http://hacklearningbooks.comSubscribe to the show at http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2018-12-0409 min
Hack Learning130: How to Create Mental Velcro in Your ClassroomMark Barnes shares Hack 7 from the new Hacking Instructional Design, in which the authors explain how to use mental velcro--must one of 33 extraordinary ways to create a contemporary curriculum. Grab the authors' 61-page free resource at http://hacklearning.org/designListen to more Hack Learning episodes at http://HackLearningPodcast.com
2018-11-2909 min
Hack Learning129: How Experiential Learning Inspires Compassionate LearnersTeachers and school leaders want compassion in their classrooms and schools. Mark Barnes explains how Experiential Learning inspires compassion in students, with plenty of help from Hacking School Culture: Designing Compassionate Classrooms, by Angela Stockman and Ellen Feig Gray.Find Hacking School Culture and the entire Hack Learning Series at http://hacklearningbooks.comFor more podcast episodes, visit http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2018-11-1308 min
Hack Learning128: Why do kids hate school and what can we do about it? Hack Learning UncutA concerned educator and parent writes: "My kids tell me that [their classes are] basically -- take notes, do worksheets, take tests. They don't really DO anything with the stuff they're learning. No discussions or projects or anything really hands-on. Just information in, information out." This sparked some remarkable conversation and evidence that many kids across the country are exposed to old-school practices that make them hate school. Mark Barnes shares the conversation and is asking you to help Hack this problem.Share this episode and comment on Twitter at #HackLearning and tag @markbarnes19Join the conversation...
2018-10-2612 min
Hack Learning127: How to easily build good habits and break bad ones, with James ClearPopular author and speaker James Clear says, "Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement." That is, the effects of your habits multiply, when repeated, much like your money multiplies, as it sits in an interest-bearing account.Clear is the author of the new Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, and he has a simple formula for making your habits Atomic, which he shares with Mark Barnes in this episode.Learn more about Clear and Atomic Habits at http://hacklearning.org/habitsBrowse our library at http://hacklearningbooks...
2018-10-1610 min
Hack Learning126: How Teachers Can Find BalanceVeteran teacher, author, and presenter Chuck Poole believes that one of the keys to becoming an unforgettable teacher is to find your balance. In his book, uNforgettable: Your Roadmap to Being the Teacher They Never Forget, Poole says that balance "frees us from unnecessary responsibilities." But how can busy teachers find balance? Poole explains in an excerpt from the book, shared in this episode by your host, Mark Barnes.Read more at http://hacklearning.org/balanceCheck out uNforgettable here: https://www.amazon.com/uNforgettable-Roadmap-Teacher-Forget-uNseries/dp/1948212099/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
2018-10-0509 min
Hack Learning125: Leave your gender bias at the door - Hack Learning UncutA tennis match was interrupted by, of all things, coaching and, possibly, a little gender bias, and Mark Barnes has some simple hacks to put a stop to this insanity. In a departure from his usual education hacks, Mark discusses the women's US Open tennis championship and an outburst from star Serena Williams that may have overshadowed a young player's victory but shed light on a big problem in sports and society. Share you thoughts on Twitter at #HackLearningVisit our episode library at http://hacklearningpodcast.comBrows books at http://hacklearningbooks.comphot by...
2018-09-1111 minHack Learning125: Leave your gender bias at the door - Hack Learning UncutA tennis match was interrupted by, of all things, coaching and, possibly, a little gender bias, and Mark Barnes has some simple hacks to put a stop to this insanity. In a departure from his usual education hacks, Mark discusses the women's US Open tennis championship and an outburst from star Serena Williams that may have overshadowed a young player's victory but shed light on a big problem in sports and society. Share you thoughts on Twitter at #HackLearningVisit our episode library at http://hacklearningpodcast.comBrows books at http://hacklearningbooks.comphot by...
2018-09-1111 min
Hack Learning123: Changing the conversation with parentsIs it time to reconsider parents' role in teaching and learning in your space? Parent and family involvement in education can now be so much more than a phone call, open house, or parent-teacher conference. In her new book, Hacking Early Learning, Principal of the Year Jessica Cabeen shares some practical strategies for engaging parents in daily teaching and learning, using 21-century technology. Mark Barnes shares an excerpt from Jessica's book, explaining how you can bring parents along for the entire journey in every school year.Read more at http://hacklearning.org/parentsBrowse our shelves at...
2018-08-0708 min
Hack Learning121: Turn Your Students into a Focus Group - Hack Learning UncutIn another uncut edition of the show, Mark Barnes challenges you to take a chance and ask students to rate your in-class presentations or lessons. Channeling Hacking Engagement author and podcaster James Sturtevant, Mark shares Hack 35 from Sturtevant's 50 Tips & Tools to Engage Teachers and Learners Daily, along with one nifty tech tool to easily empower your student focus groups. Listen now and learn how to leverage student opinion to be the best teacher you can be.Check out Hacking Engagement and the entire Hack Learning Series at http://hacklearningbooks.com.Listen to more podcast episodes at...
2018-07-1809 minHack Learning121: Turn Your Students into a Focus Group - Hack Learning UncutIn another uncut edition of the show, Mark Barnes challenges you to take a chance and ask students to rate your in-class presentations or lessons. Channeling Hacking Engagement author and podcaster James Sturtevant, Mark shares Hack 35 from Sturtevant's 50 Tips & Tools to Engage Teachers and Learners Daily, along with one nifty tech tool to easily empower your student focus groups. Listen now and learn how to leverage student opinion to be the best teacher you can be.Check out Hacking Engagement and the entire Hack Learning Series at http://hacklearningbooks.com.Listen to more podcast episodes at...
2018-07-1809 min
Hack Learning118: When Teachers Bash Teachers, Education SuffersAnd educator commented on a tweet, which ignited what someone called a "mob mentality." This Twitter conversation inspired Mark Barnes to share a scenario he envisioned, during what he says looked like teachers bashing teachers on social media. For more detail, read the show notes at http://hacklearning.org/bashingteachersFor more episodes, visit http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2018-05-3106 min
Hack Learning116: The Stupidest School Policy Ever - Hack Learning UncutMark Barnes says he used to penalize kids for insignificant things like using a pencil or putting their names in the wrong spot (a bad practice he now admits). But failing a kid for not printing a Google Doc? Mark argues that this is the stupidest school policy ever. He explains why and how this needs to be hacked ... immediately, while providing a few hacks from numerous Hack Learning experts.Check out the books referenced in this episode at http://hacklearningbooks.comBrowse the podcast archive at http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2018-04-2412 minHack Learning116: The Stupidest School Policy Ever - Hack Learning UncutMark Barnes says he used to penalize kids for insignificant things like using a pencil or putting their names in the wrong spot (a bad practice he now admits). But failing a kid for not printing a Google Doc? Mark argues that this is the stupidest school policy ever. He explains why and how this needs to be hacked ... immediately, while providing a few hacks from numerous Hack Learning experts.Check out the books referenced in this episode at http://hacklearningbooks.comBrowse the podcast archive at http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2018-04-2412 min
Hack Learning114: The Power of Unanswerable QuestionsEduHacker Mark Barnes admits that math has always eluded him, until he stumbled upon the Unanswerable Questions hack in Hacking Mathematics, by Denis Sheeran. Mark shares Sheeran's reasoning behind Unanswerable Questions and the power they hold over not just math students, but all teachers and learners.Read the excerpt at http://hacklearning.org/UQBrowse the library at http://hacklearningbooks.com
2018-04-0315 minHack Learning114: The Power of Unanswerable QuestionsEduHacker Mark Barnes admits that math has always eluded him, until he stumbled upon the Unanswerable Questions hack in Hacking Mathematics, by Denis Sheeran. Mark shares Sheeran's reasoning behind Unanswerable Questions and the power they hold over not just math students, but all teachers and learners.Read the excerpt at http://hacklearning.org/UQBrowse the library at http://hacklearningbooks.com
2018-04-0315 min
Hack Learning113: No, Mr. President, We Will NOT Arm our Teachers!Mark Barnes is angry and Uncut, as he unabashedly says No to the president's plan to arm teachers, in an attempt to stop school shootings. Not only does Mark say educators must say no to guns, he provides a few more ways to stop school shootings. Listen and comment on Twitter at #HackLearning.More from Mark Barnes and Hack Learning at http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2018-02-2511 minHack Learning113: No, Mr. President, We Will NOT Arm our Teachers!Mark Barnes is angry and Uncut, as he unabashedly says No to the president's plan to arm teachers, in an attempt to stop school shootings. Not only does Mark say educators must say no to guns, he provides a few more ways to stop school shootings. Listen and comment on Twitter at #HackLearning.More from Mark Barnes and Hack Learning at http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2018-02-2511 min
Hack Learning111: Homework mandates and politicians are undermining teachers and learners: Hack Learning UncutThe Mississippi State legislature wants to mandate nightly homework, including spelling, across the state. Mark Barnes explains why any homework mandate undermines teachers, learners, and parents. He also declares that politicians must stay out of education policymaking, unless they enlist the help of progressive-minded educators.Learn more at http://hackinghomework.comListen to more episodes at http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2018-01-2812 min
Hack Learning110: Why grading and evaluating are not parts of effective assessmentA reader pushed back hard against Mark Barnes' article about going gradeless in Education Week's 10 Big Ideas Special Report. As you may have expected, Mark pushes back against the pushback in this episode, sharing excerpts from the EdWeek article and the comments. Along the way, Mark explains why grading and evaluating are not the same as effectively assessing learning in the no-grades classroom. Check out an excerpt from the article, No, Students Don't Need Grades, on our show notes page here: http://hacklearning.org/10bigideasLearn about going gradeless and other progressive education ideas at http...
2018-01-1815 minHack Learning110: Why grading and evaluating are not parts of effective assessmentA reader pushed back hard against Mark Barnes' article about going gradeless in Education Week's 10 Big Ideas Special Report. As you may have expected, Mark pushes back against the pushback in this episode, sharing excerpts from the EdWeek article and the comments. Along the way, Mark explains why grading and evaluating are not the same as effectively assessing learning in the no-grades classroom. Check out an excerpt from the article, No, Students Don't Need Grades, on our show notes page here: http://hacklearning.org/10bigideasLearn about going gradeless and other progressive education ideas at http...
2018-01-1815 min
Hack Learning107: Why Google hates the GPA and the SAT - Hack Learning UncutMark cites a Psychology Today Blog post, in which the author references an interview with a Google executive who says the search engine giant does not use GPAs and SAT scores to assess potential new hires. Mark Barnes despises grades and tests, and he wonders why schools continue to use them when one of the most successful companies on the planet disdains them.Read the article at https://medium.com/the-mission/inverse-relationship-between-gpa-and-innovative-orientation-57e604e7112Listen to more episodes at http://hacklearningpodcast.comBrowse the library at http://hacklearningbooks.com
2017-12-0814 minHack Learning107: Why Google hates the GPA and the SAT - Hack Learning UncutMark cites a Psychology Today Blog post, in which the author references an interview with a Google executive who says the search engine giant does not use GPAs and SAT scores to assess potential new hires. Mark Barnes despises grades and tests, and he wonders why schools continue to use them when one of the most successful companies on the planet disdains them.Read the article at https://medium.com/the-mission/inverse-relationship-between-gpa-and-innovative-orientation-57e604e7112Listen to more episodes at http://hacklearningpodcast.comBrowse the library at http://hacklearningbooks.com
2017-12-0814 min
Hack Learning104: Teach Kids to Debate, not to DissLove him or hate him President Donald Trump isn't the best example for kids, when it comes to debating issues on social media. In this non-political episode, Mark Barnes shares an excerpt from Shelly Terrell's book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies, which tackles the issue of online debate and disrespect head on. Learn how to teach kids to debate issues appropriately on social media, with some right-now strategies you can use today to engage kids in a meaningful discussion about online debate. Read the chapter on Teaching Debate at http://hacklearning.org/debateCheck out all Hack...
2017-10-2616 min
Hack Learning103: When teachers ask for the finger - Hack Learning UncutEduHacker Mark Barnes explains the problem with rewards, gestures, and asking kids to give you the finger, when attempting to effectively "manage" students. Of course, he's got a hack for that.
2017-10-1013 min
Hack Learning96: Forget Politics and Teach ToleranceWhat happened in Charlottesville, Virginia should not be politicized, says Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes. Many people have made this despicable event about the president and what he said in the aftermath of violent protests of the removal of a statue.Teachers, parents, and school leaders are better served with a discussion about how the events in Charlottesville can lead to lessons about tolerance. But is teaching tolerance really a teacher's job? Mark says, Yes, and shares some What-You-Can-Do-Tomorrow strategies for teaching tolerance without politics.Learn more at http://hacklearning.org/toleranceLook inside every...
2017-08-1713 minHack Learning96: Forget Politics and Teach ToleranceWhat happened in Charlottesville, Virginia should not be politicized, says Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes. Many people have made this despicable event about the president and what he said in the aftermath of violent protests of the removal of a statue.Teachers, parents, and school leaders are better served with a discussion about how the events in Charlottesville can lead to lessons about tolerance. But is teaching tolerance really a teacher's job? Mark says, Yes, and shares some What-You-Can-Do-Tomorrow strategies for teaching tolerance without politics.Learn more at http://hacklearning.org/toleranceLook inside every...
2017-08-1713 min
Hack Learning93: Hacking your thin skin - Hack Learning UncutMark Barnes is unedited and Uncut again, discussing how he used to be the most thin-skinned SOB you'd ever meet. Mark provides 3 simple hacks that he learned help thicken even the thinnest skin. Mark shares several personal stories about the dangers of having thin skin, from an epic blog post you can find on the blog at http://hacklearning.org. Listen to more episodes at http://hacklearningpodcast.com. Grab some free hacks for innovative teaching and leading at http://hacklearningfree.com
2017-07-1011 minHack Learning93: Hacking your thin skin - Hack Learning UncutMark Barnes is unedited and Uncut again, discussing how he used to be the most thin-skinned SOB you'd ever meet. Mark provides 3 simple hacks that he learned help thicken even the thinnest skin. Mark shares several personal stories about the dangers of having thin skin, from an epic blog post you can find on the blog at http://hacklearning.org. Listen to more episodes at http://hacklearningpodcast.com. Grab some free hacks for innovative teaching and leading at http://hacklearningfree.com
2017-07-1011 minHack Learning87: #DraftEDU - With the Number 1 Pick Hack Learning SelectsWith sports fans abuzz over the NFL draft, Mark Barnes got to thinking, What if educators held their own draft? What positions would they fill. Mark selects his Top 3 in three key education categories. See how they stack up to your picks and share your favorites on Twitter at #DraftEDULearn more at http://hacklearning.org/draftEDUDownload Hack Learning Anthology for free at http://hacklearningfree.com
2017-04-2715 min
Hack Learning87: #DraftEDU - With the Number 1 Pick Hack Learning SelectsWith sports fans abuzz over the NFL draft, Mark Barnes got to thinking, What if educators held their own draft? What positions would they fill. Mark selects his Top 3 in three key education categories. See how they stack up to your picks and share your favorites on Twitter at #DraftEDULearn more at http://hacklearning.org/draftEDUDownload Hack Learning Anthology for free at http://hacklearningfree.com
2017-04-2715 min
Hack Learning84: How Jurassic Park Made Hackers HeroicAsked by a book translator if people would consider the word "Hacking" negative, Hack Learning creator and your host Mark Barnes explained that "hackers" can actually be heroic. Mark shares the story of how a fictional character from the famous movie Jurassic Park taught him why hackers and hacking are perfect for education.Download the free Hack Learning Anthology at http://hacklearningfree.comCheck out all podcast episodes at http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2017-03-0313 minHack Learning84: How Jurassic Park Made Hackers HeroicAsked by a book translator if people would consider the word "Hacking" negative, Hack Learning creator and your host Mark Barnes explained that "hackers" can actually be heroic. Mark shares the story of how a fictional character from the famous movie Jurassic Park taught him why hackers and hacking are perfect for education.Download the free Hack Learning Anthology at http://hacklearningfree.comCheck out all podcast episodes at http://hacklearningpodcast.com
2017-03-0313 minHack Learning83: How Moving Is Giving Our Kids a Real-World Learning ExperienceWorksheets and workbooks do not provide real-world learning opportunities. The best real-world teaching and learning comes from, where else, the real world. Mark Barnes explains how buying and selling a house gives his kids better real-world learning than they get at school and how teachers can carry their own real-word experiences back to their classrooms.For more episodes visit http://hacklearningpodcast.com. Download the free Hack Learning Anthology: Innovative Solutions for Teachers and Leaders today at http://hacklearningfree.com
2017-02-1517 minHack Learning80: Hacking Powerful People: Inspiration from Meryl StreepMeryl Streep, the three-time Oscar-winning actress, condemned the actions of a man she chose not to name and who shall remain nameless here on the Hack Learning Podcast.During her acceptance of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes, Streep stood as tall as ever, as she set her sights on the most powerful man in the world and fired back like no on has since the 2016 presidential election.Hack Learning Podcast host Mark Barnes discusses Streep's viral speech and supports her plea for people to speak up and fight back against...
2017-01-1112 minHack Learning80: Hacking Powerful People: Inspiration from Meryl StreepMeryl Streep, the three-time Oscar-winning actress, condemned the actions of a man she chose not to name and who shall remain nameless here on the Hack Learning Podcast.During her acceptance of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement award at the Golden Globes, Streep stood as tall as ever, as she set her sights on the most powerful man in the world and fired back like no on has since the 2016 presidential election.Hack Learning Podcast host Mark Barnes discusses Streep's viral speech and supports her plea for people to speak up and fight back against...
2017-01-1112 min
Hack Learning68: Hack Learning Uncut - How to do projects rightIn this episode of Hack Learning "Uncut"--the unedited, unbridled, under-eight-minute edition of the Hack Learning Podcast--Mark Barnes explains how to do projects right. Using a model of an uninspiring old-school project, Mark shares some right-now solutions for bad projects and emphasizes how to do projects and project-based learning (PBL) right.Want to build a fascinating, engaging project-based learning event? This brief, Uncut podcast episode is the perfect starting point. Then, read the book at http://hackingPBL.com.Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com and share your thoughts on the Hack Learning Facebook page...
2016-10-2106 minHack Learning68: Hack Learning Uncut - How to do projects rightIn this episode of Hack Learning "Uncut"--the unedited, unbridled, under-eight-minute edition of the Hack Learning Podcast--Mark Barnes explains how to do projects right. Using a model of an uninspiring old-school project, Mark shares some right-now solutions for bad projects and emphasizes how to do projects and project-based learning (PBL) right.Want to build a fascinating, engaging project-based learning event? This brief, Uncut podcast episode is the perfect starting point. Then, read the book at http://hackingPBL.com.Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com and share your thoughts on the Hack Learning Facebook page...
2016-10-2106 min
Hack Learning66: Hack Learning Uncut - Riffing on Rigor in EducationIn this episode of Hack Learning "Uncut"--the unedited, occasionally-interrupted, under-eight-minute edition of the Hack Learning Podcast, Mark Barnes riffs on the word "rigor" and its use in education. Referencing a discussion on the Teachers Throwing Out Grades Facebook group page, Mark shares a few members' thoughts on the pros and cons of rigorous instruction.One member asks: Does anyone else shudder when they hear an admin use the word "rigor"?Some say the word is misunderstood, while others contend it's something all kids need.Learn more in this edition of Hack...
2016-10-1406 minHack Learning66: Hack Learning Uncut - Riffing on Rigor in EducationIn this episode of Hack Learning "Uncut"--the unedited, occasionally-interrupted, under-eight-minute edition of the Hack Learning Podcast, Mark Barnes riffs on the word "rigor" and its use in education. Referencing a discussion on the Teachers Throwing Out Grades Facebook group page, Mark shares a few members' thoughts on the pros and cons of rigorous instruction.One member asks: Does anyone else shudder when they hear an admin use the word "rigor"?Some say the word is misunderstood, while others contend it's something all kids need.Learn more in this edition of Hack...
2016-10-1406 minHack Learning65: How to Discuss Politics and Other Sensitive Issues in SchoolDuring a presidential debate, a citizen asked Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump if they are appropriate for kids. In this episode, Mark Barnes expands on the question while explaining how to discuss politics and other sensitive issues in school and in your classroom. Mark suggests that teachers stop telling kids that their views on politics are personal. Rather, he says to tell students what you really think, which helps educators hack the problem of seeming too distant and unreal to kids. Learn two simple things you can do tomorrow, in order to discuss politics and other...
2016-10-1212 minHack Learning65: How to Discuss Politics and Other Sensitive Issues in SchoolDuring a presidential debate, a citizen asked Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump if they are appropriate for kids. In this episode, Mark Barnes expands on the question while explaining how to discuss politics and other sensitive issues in school and in your classroom. Mark suggests that teachers stop telling kids that their views on politics are personal. Rather, he says to tell students what you really think, which helps educators hack the problem of seeming too distant and unreal to kids. Learn two simple things you can do tomorrow, in order to discuss politics and other...
2016-10-1212 minHack Learning63: Hacking School Discipline: How to Throw Out Detention and Other Lame PunishmentsMark Barnes explains how one Baltimore school repurposed and rebranded its detention room, turning it into a Mindful Moment Room, dramatically impacting schoolwide student behavior and almost magically making suspensions disappear. In Episode 63 of the Hack Learning Podcast, Mark explains how meditation, specifically mindfulness, calms students and helps them focus less on chaos and more on learning. In the What You Can Do Tomorrow segment, Mark explains how to learn practical meditation techniques, recommends powerful resources, and shares his own experience with meditation, which reduced anxiety and helped this veteran educator better cope with his own student behavior...
2016-09-2816 minHack Learning63: Hacking School Discipline: How to Throw Out Detention and Other Lame PunishmentsMark Barnes explains how one Baltimore school repurposed and rebranded its detention room, turning it into a Mindful Moment Room, dramatically impacting schoolwide student behavior and almost magically making suspensions disappear. In Episode 63 of the Hack Learning Podcast, Mark explains how meditation, specifically mindfulness, calms students and helps them focus less on chaos and more on learning. In the What You Can Do Tomorrow segment, Mark explains how to learn practical meditation techniques, recommends powerful resources, and shares his own experience with meditation, which reduced anxiety and helped this veteran educator better cope with his own student behavior...
2016-09-2816 minHack Learning60: How to Lighten the 20.2-Pound Backpack and Reimagine HomeworkWhen Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes realized his daughter's school backpack weighed in at a portly 20.2 pounds, he decided to tell the world that it's time to reimagine traditional homework. In this episode, Mark tells the story of weighing his daughter's backpack and finding tons--okay, pounds--of workbooks, textbooks, notebooks, and many other unnecessary items that make up her nightly homework. Mark asks the questions that many educators and parents won't ask, and supplies easy right-now solutions for reimaginging homework, improving teaching and learning, and lightening the load for kids.
2016-09-0716 minHack Learning60: How to Lighten the 20.2-Pound Backpack and Reimagine HomeworkWhen Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes realized his daughter's school backpack weighed in at a portly 20.2 pounds, he decided to tell the world that it's time to reimagine traditional homework. In this episode, Mark tells the story of weighing his daughter's backpack and finding tons--okay, pounds--of workbooks, textbooks, notebooks, and many other unnecessary items that make up her nightly homework. Mark asks the questions that many educators and parents won't ask, and supplies easy right-now solutions for reimaginging homework, improving teaching and learning, and lightening the load for kids.
2016-09-0716 min
Hack LearningHow Kindle Instant Preview Rescues Reluctant ReadersPublishing giant Amazon developed a tool for publishers and bloggers to market books, but in the process it may have empowered teachers to turn non-readers into lifelong readers. Kindle Instant Preview is helping educators bring books to life for students, and Instant Preview just might inspire even the most reluctant readers to dive into a book, once they peruse it from their tablet or mobile device. In this episode, Mark Barnes shares the Secret Sauce inside Kindle Instant Preview, which gives website and blog administrators the ability to embed any book on a web page or blog, so a preview...
2016-06-2913 minHack LearningHow Kindle Instant Preview Rescues Reluctant ReadersPublishing giant Amazon developed a tool for publishers and bloggers to market books, but in the process it may have empowered teachers to turn non-readers into lifelong readers. Kindle Instant Preview is helping educators bring books to life for students, and Instant Preview just might inspire even the most reluctant readers to dive into a book, once they peruse it from their tablet or mobile device. In this episode, Mark Barnes shares the Secret Sauce inside Kindle Instant Preview, which gives website and blog administrators the ability to embed any book on a web page or blog, so a preview...
2016-06-2913 min
Hack LearningHacking Homework Again: Tonight's Assignment -- Meditate, Volunteer, or CreateApple Distinguished Educator Peter Cameron dramatically changed his teaching methods. He created a new kind of homework, which he calls "home share". After reading Cameron's blog post on this alternative to traditional homework and discussing it with him, Mark Barnes explains Cameron's home share strategies and expounds upon the value of Cameron's unique out-of-school assignments, in yet another assault on traditional homework. This is Hacking Homework . . . Again. Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com and follow Mark Barnes on Twitter @markbarnes19.
2016-06-1011 minHack LearningHacking Homework Again: Tonight's Assignment -- Meditate, Volunteer, or CreateApple Distinguished Educator Peter Cameron dramatically changed his teaching methods. He created a new kind of homework, which he calls "home share". After reading Cameron's blog post on this alternative to traditional homework and discussing it with him, Mark Barnes explains Cameron's home share strategies and expounds upon the value of Cameron's unique out-of-school assignments, in yet another assault on traditional homework. This is Hacking Homework . . . Again. Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com and follow Mark Barnes on Twitter @markbarnes19.
2016-06-1011 min
Hack LearningHack Learning 101: The Power of PeriscopeHack Learning creator Mark Barnes, one of education's top social media and digital learning experts, explains the power of Periscope. Mark provides four simple steps to help you get started with the live streaming video tool in 101 seconds or less. Listen to this brief episode and start sharing your message with the world, using Periscope today. This is Hack Learning 101: The Power of Periscope.
2016-05-1902 minHack LearningHack Learning 101: The Power of PeriscopeHack Learning creator Mark Barnes, one of education's top social media and digital learning experts, explains the power of Periscope. Mark provides four simple steps to help you get started with the live streaming video tool in 101 seconds or less. Listen to this brief episode and start sharing your message with the world, using Periscope today. This is Hack Learning 101: The Power of Periscope.
2016-05-1902 min
Hack LearningHow to Escape Chaos with a TQZExperienced educator and Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes explains three easy ways to create your own TQZ, or Teacher Quiet Zone, and escape the chaos of your hectic work day. Based on a concept from the bestselling book, Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes for Every School, Mark details what a TQZ is, where to find it, and how to start using it immediately. The Teacher Quiet Zone can be used by non-educators too and is a marvelous way to reduce stress and decompress from the craziness of your work day. This is Hacking Chaos with a TQZ.
2016-05-1708 minHack LearningHow to Escape Chaos with a TQZExperienced educator and Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes explains three easy ways to create your own TQZ, or Teacher Quiet Zone, and escape the chaos of your hectic work day. Based on a concept from the bestselling book, Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes for Every School, Mark details what a TQZ is, where to find it, and how to start using it immediately. The Teacher Quiet Zone can be used by non-educators too and is a marvelous way to reduce stress and decompress from the craziness of your work day. This is Hacking Chaos with a TQZ.
2016-05-1708 min
Hack LearningHack Learning 101: Breaking Down the WallsIn another brief Hack Learning 101, Mark Barnes provides a quick tip for looking inside the lives of educators and schools, using Periscope live streaming video. Mark also explains how to break down the walls of teaching and learning with monthly PassTheScopeEDU events--live streaming videos from more than a dozen educators, opening the doors to their classrooms and homes, in order to reveal exactly how they teach and learn. This is Hack Learning 101.
2016-05-1202 minHack LearningHack Learning 101: Breaking Down the WallsIn another brief Hack Learning 101, Mark Barnes provides a quick tip for looking inside the lives of educators and schools, using Periscope live streaming video. Mark also explains how to break down the walls of teaching and learning with monthly PassTheScopeEDU events--live streaming videos from more than a dozen educators, opening the doors to their classrooms and homes, in order to reveal exactly how they teach and learn. This is Hack Learning 101.
2016-05-1202 min
Hack LearningHacking the End of the School YearMark Barnes shares 10 teaching strategies for amazing leanring in May -- a time when many teachers and learners shut down for the summer. Mark highlights some of the best ways to engage learners until the end of the school year and beyond, featuring 10 tweets from a live #HackLearning Twitter chat, facilitated by Jennifer Hogan, a co-moderator of the #LastBell movement. See all 10 strategies at HackLearning.org. This is Hacking the End of the School Year.
2016-05-0211 minHack LearningHacking the End of the School YearMark Barnes shares 10 teaching strategies for amazing leanring in May -- a time when many teachers and learners shut down for the summer. Mark highlights some of the best ways to engage learners until the end of the school year and beyond, featuring 10 tweets from a live #HackLearning Twitter chat, facilitated by Jennifer Hogan, a co-moderator of the #LastBell movement. See all 10 strategies at HackLearning.org. This is Hacking the End of the School Year.
2016-05-0211 min
Hack LearningHack Learning 101: Twitter HashtagsIn this 101 session, Mark Barnes explains the power of Twitter hashtags for creating your own tribe of like-minded teachers and learners. Mark, whose tweets reach more than 3 million newsfeeds monthly, explains how you can create any hashtag you like on any subject of interest and find people who will tweet their thoughts and resources about the topic daily. Soon, you'll have your own expert tribe that you can learn from 24/7. Hack Learning 101 appears in your Hack Learning Podcast feed every Thursday, teaching you one amazing resource or skill in about 101 seconds.
2016-04-2801 minHack LearningHack Learning 101: Twitter HashtagsIn this 101 session, Mark Barnes explains the power of Twitter hashtags for creating your own tribe of like-minded teachers and learners. Mark, whose tweets reach more than 3 million newsfeeds monthly, explains how you can create any hashtag you like on any subject of interest and find people who will tweet their thoughts and resources about the topic daily. Soon, you'll have your own expert tribe that you can learn from 24/7. Hack Learning 101 appears in your Hack Learning Podcast feed every Thursday, teaching you one amazing resource or skill in about 101 seconds.
2016-04-2801 min
Hack LearningHacking the Podcast: Produce Yours in MinutesEducation hacker, Mark Barnes, never envisioned himself as a podcaster, believing that producing a podcast would be far too time-consuming and very difficult. After producing twenty-eight episodes for the Hack Learning podcast, in just over two months, attracting more than 7,000 listeners, Barnes explains how he records, uploads, and publishes Hack Learning episodes in just minutes a day. This is Hacking the Podcast.
2016-04-2611 minHack LearningHacking the Podcast: Produce Yours in MinutesEducation hacker, Mark Barnes, never envisioned himself as a podcaster, believing that producing a podcast would be far too time-consuming and very difficult. After producing twenty-eight episodes for the Hack Learning podcast, in just over two months, attracting more than 7,000 listeners, Barnes explains how he records, uploads, and publishes Hack Learning episodes in just minutes a day. This is Hacking the Podcast.
2016-04-2611 min
Hack LearningHacking the Test (Part 2)In Hacking the Test (Part 1), Mark Barnes explains how a test is NOT assessment and how teachers can shift the conversation about learning away from the test. In Part 2, Mark shares a story about how a second-grade teacher and his 7 year olds discover that a one-time test says nothing about learning, and they provide a better alternative to the traditional test. This is Hacking the Test (Part 2).
2016-03-0310 minHack LearningHacking the Test (Part 2)In Hacking the Test (Part 1), Mark Barnes explains how a test is NOT assessment and how teachers can shift the conversation about learning away from the test. In Part 2, Mark shares a story about how a second-grade teacher and his 7 year olds discover that a one-time test says nothing about learning, and they provide a better alternative to the traditional test. This is Hacking the Test (Part 2).
2016-03-0310 min
Hack LearningThe One Letter HackMark Barnes explains how author/expert Mike Fisher reimagines teaching the Common Core, with his one-letter hack. Fisher replaces the "r" in "rigor", to completely change the climate of today's classrooms, even in a standardized world. Barnes wonders if it's possible to change other areas of teaching and learning by shifting the language in other trendy education words. He suggests that major change is possible if teachers work together to come up with other one-letter or one-word hacks. Share yours at #HackLearning on Twitter and at http://hacklearning.org.
2016-02-2706 minHack LearningThe One Letter HackMark Barnes explains how author/expert Mike Fisher reimagines teaching the Common Core, with his one-letter hack. Fisher replaces the "r" in "rigor", to completely change the climate of today's classrooms, even in a standardized world. Barnes wonders if it's possible to change other areas of teaching and learning by shifting the language in other trendy education words. He suggests that major change is possible if teachers work together to come up with other one-letter or one-word hacks. Share yours at #HackLearning on Twitter and at http://hacklearning.org.
2016-02-2706 min
Hack LearningHacking the Late PolicyIt's time to stop punishing students for turning in their work late. Author/educator Mark Barnes explains why late policies cripple learning and discourage students. Barnes provides simple steps for encouraging students to budget their time and one step for Hacking the Late Policy. Wait till you hear how Mark Barnes suggests that you Hack your own late work policy. Learn more at http://hacklearning.org.
2016-02-2609 minHack LearningHacking the Late PolicyIt's time to stop punishing students for turning in their work late. Author/educator Mark Barnes explains why late policies cripple learning and discourage students. Barnes provides simple steps for encouraging students to budget their time and one step for Hacking the Late Policy. Wait till you hear how Mark Barnes suggests that you Hack your own late work policy. Learn more at http://hacklearning.org.
2016-02-2609 min
Hack LearningHacking LeadershipSometimes leaders need to make decisions on their own. Author/educator Mark Barnes explains how one poor school principal decision can inhibit learning, damage relationships, and cost a district a lot of money. Barnes then shares one simple fix for this big problem. This is Hacking School Leadership.
2016-02-2006 minHack LearningHacking LeadershipSometimes leaders need to make decisions on their own. Author/educator Mark Barnes explains how one poor school principal decision can inhibit learning, damage relationships, and cost a district a lot of money. Barnes then shares one simple fix for this big problem. This is Hacking School Leadership.
2016-02-2006 min
Hack LearningHacking HomeworkMark Barnes identifies 6 reasons that teachers assign traditional homework and explains how to circumvent each reason and eliminate outdated traditional homework. In this brief episode, Mark Barnes explains how to throw out homework, while inspiring independent learning. Join Mark in Hacking Homework.
2016-02-1811 minHack LearningHacking HomeworkMark Barnes identifies 6 reasons that teachers assign traditional homework and explains how to circumvent each reason and eliminate outdated traditional homework. In this brief episode, Mark Barnes explains how to throw out homework, while inspiring independent learning. Join Mark in Hacking Homework.
2016-02-1811 min
Hack LearningHacking the TestTeacher/author/disruptor Mark Barnes explains why traditional testing and assessment are not the same. Barnes shares excerpts from Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School, by Starr Sackstein, focusing on anecdotes from classroom teachers who assess learning through observation, feedback, reflection, and metacognition. Barnes challenges educators to find new paths to assessment. The conversation about assessment continues on Twitter at #HackLearning.
2016-02-1712 minHack LearningHacking the TestTeacher/author/disruptor Mark Barnes explains why traditional testing and assessment are not the same. Barnes shares excerpts from Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School, by Starr Sackstein, focusing on anecdotes from classroom teachers who assess learning through observation, feedback, reflection, and metacognition. Barnes challenges educators to find new paths to assessment. The conversation about assessment continues on Twitter at #HackLearning.
2016-02-1712 min