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The Good Life EDU PodcastSchool's Out! Lessons Learned and Looking Ahead: A Future Ready NE Conference PreviewThis is the third pod in our three-part series previewing the Future Ready Nebraska Conference that will take place from 9am-1pmCT on June 14 and 15th. In this episode, we are joined by Melissa Pilakowski, ELA teacher from Valentine High School and Mike Mohammad, physics teacher from Brookfield Central High School in Wisconsin. In this chat, Melissa and Mike reflect on their experiences over the past year, highlight their takeaways, and look optimistically to the future of education in the post-pandemic classroom.
Register for the Future Ready NE Conference at nefutureready.com2021-06-1235 minThe Good Life EDU PodcastFostering Relationships with Learners During Hybrid or Remote LearningAs the saying goes, no significant learning occurs without a significant relationship, and finding ways to foster and maintain those relationships may prove to be more challenging than ever this fall as more and more learning moves online. In this episode, Kindergarten teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator Dustin Carlson and high school ELA teacher Melissa Pilakowski share their ideas for how we might stay connected with our learners during a hybrid and/or remote learning setting.2020-08-1732 min
Board Gaming with EducationEpisode 68- A Teacher's Journey with Gamification and Game-based Learning feat. Melissa PilakowskiIn this episode of Board Gaming with Education, Dustin and Melissa talk about game-based learning and gamification, Melissa’s twitter chat, #Games4Ed, how she applies the techniques from other educators to her own classroom, her entry into gamification, and some of her favorite board games. Melissa Pilakowski teaches English/Language Arts to 11th and 12th graders at Valentine High School in Valentine, Nebraska. She uses games in her classroom to motivate and energize her students to not only learn but build relationships with each other. She launched the Twitter chat #Games4Ed to connect and help enthusiasts of ga...2019-09-1240 min
Professor Game PodcastMelissa Pilakowski, Games4Ed and Gamification! | Episode 081Melissa Pilakowski teaches English/Language Arts in a small rural high school in Valentine, Nebraska. An advocate of innovation and gamified learning, she also hosts #games4ed on Thursday evenings. She uses blended learning and coaches other teachers trying to integrate technology into their classrooms. In general, Melissa is interested in anything related to literacy, innovation, technology, and how students learn.2019-05-1335 min
VHS Theater/Speech ReadingsI am Human--Read by Summer MayhewRead by Summer Mayhew, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-2402 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsClick Clack Moo--Read by Rita WoodraskaRead by Rita Woodraska, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-2403 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsThe Giving Tree--Read by Rita WoodraskaRead by Rita Woodraska, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-2405 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsI'd Really Like to Eat a Child--Read by Madison Brackeen and Xandra ConroyRead by Madison Brackeen and Xandra Conroy, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1603 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsGiraffes Can't Dance--Read by Xandra Conroy and Madison BrackeenRead by Xandra Conroy and Madison Brackeen, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1607 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsKnuffle Bunny--Read by Madison Brackeen and Xandra ConroyRead by Madison Brackeen and Xandra Conroy, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1604 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsBear Snores On--Read by Calvin StoegerRead by Calvin Stoeger, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1303 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsYour Hand in My Hand--Read by Calvin StoegerRead by Calvin Stoeger, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1301 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsPandora--Read by Bradi LarabeeRead by Bradi Larabee, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1301 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsEven Monsters Need Haircuts--Read by Bradi LarabeeRead by Bradi Larabee, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1302 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsDoodleday--Read by Harlie Nolze and Chloe MayhewRead by Harlie Nolze and Chloe Mayhew, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1303 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsThe Three Little Pigs--Read by Chloe Mayhew and Harlie NolzeRead by Chloe Mayhew and Harlie Nolze, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1303 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsIf You Give a Pig a Party -- Read by Rita WoodraskaRead by Rita Woodraska, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1301 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsFlabby Cat and Slobby Dog--Read by Rita WoodraskaRead by Rita Woodraska, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1304 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsGlamourpuss--Read by Aleah JacobsRead by Aleah Jacobs, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1205 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsI'll Never Let Go -- Read by Aleah JacobsRead by Aleah Jacobs, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1201 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsThe Magic Hat -- Read by Aleah JacobsRead by Aleah Jacobs, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1201 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsLittle Tree--Read by Summer MayhewRead by Summer Mayhew, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1202 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsFroggy Gets Dressed -- Read by Mercy MaunuRead by Mercy Maunu, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1205 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsFerdinand--Read by Mercy MaunuRead by Mercy Maunu, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1207 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsDooby Dooby Moo--Read by Mercy MaunuRead by Mercy Maunu, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1206 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsHarvey Hare -- Read by Delaney RobisonRead by Delaney Robison, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1203 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsUgly Fish -- Read by Delaney RobisonRead by Delaney Robison, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1203 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsA Bad Case of Stripes -- Read by Lizzie HarveyRead by Lizzie Harvey, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1208 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsToday I Feel Silly--Read by Lizzie HarveyRead by Lizzie Harvey, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1203 minVHS Theater/Speech ReadingsAmelia BedeliaRead by Abbie Sandoz, 2019, for the Valentine Elementary School Library2019-04-1207 min