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Planning Period PodcastPaolo Tolomeo – Passion in the ClassroomHello, and welcome to Episode 118 of the Planning Period Podcast, part of the OnPodcastMedia Network. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Paolo Tolomeo. Paolo is a 4th grade teacher who is passionate about gamifying his classroom. He was also a 2020 PA Teacher of the Year Finalist. I heard him on Michael Matera's Well PlayED podcast talking about how he gamifies his class and had to have him on the show.Paolo and I talk about his ride as a PA Teacher of the Year F...
2020-03-2051 minPlanning Period PodcastDan Roeder – Clear and Honest CommunicationHello, and welcome to Episode 117 of the Planning Period Podcast, part of the OnPodcastMedia Network. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dan Roeder. Dan is an education specialist, performer, composer, and collaborator. He reached out to me to ask some questions about starting his own podcast, and after a little chat, I decided to invite him on my show.Dan and I talk about self-contained giving way to pull-in from outside, taking UDL to a bigger scope, the disconnects when we don't communicate the w...
2020-03-1356 minPlanning Period PodcastDr. Jacie Maslyk – Taking RisksHello, and welcome to Episode 116 of the Planning Period Podcast, part of the OnPodcastMedia Network. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dr. Jacie Maslyk. Jacie is an Assistant Superintendent for a school district in Pittsburg, as well as an author, presenter, and consultant. I heard her on an episode of OnEducation and felt like she would be a great voice to add to my show.Jacie and I talk about her work in the education field, the problems with assessment on systems and classroom l...
2020-03-0643 minPlanning Period PodcastKatelynn Giordano – Equity and Running 6th GradersHello, and welcome to Episode 115 of the Planning Period Podcast, part of the OnPodcastMedia Network. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Katelynn Giordano. Katelynn is a Middle School English teacher, blogger, and content editor for the Teach Better Team. I reached out to one of my Edu podcasting groups and said I needed to line up an interview for a specific night and time due to some travel issues coming up, and if I didn't, I wouldn't have an episode for this week. One of the members put m...
2020-02-2856 minPlanning Period PodcastDr. Monica Burns – Class Tech TipsHello, and welcome to Episode 114 of the Planning Period Podcast, part of the OnPodcastMedia Network. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dr. Monica Burns. Monica is an EdTech and curriculum consultant, author of multiple books, including Tasks Before Apps, #FormativeTech, and Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality. She is also the host of the Easy EdTech Podcast, which is a fellow member of the new OnPodcastMedia Network. Monica and I talk about her podcast and brand, how we need to look at i...
2020-02-2140 minPlanning Period PodcastDr. Andy Jacks – Questioning Your AssumptionsHello, and welcome to Episode 113 of the Planning Period Podcast, part of the OnPodcastMedia Network. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dr. Andy Jacks. Dr. Jacks is a nationally distinguished principal, and former Virginia Principal of the Year. I heard Andy on an episode of Vicki Davis' 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and was so impressed by some of his ideas for dealing with students who always get in trouble that I knew I needed to invite him on the show.Andy and I talk about c...
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Planning Period PodcastOnPodcastMedia Announcement – Mike Washburn and Tisha RichmondHello, and welcome to Episode 112 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Mike Washburn and Tisha Richmond. Mike and Tisha join me to make an awesome announcement about the future of my show, and honestly, the future of educational podcasting.We talk about the launch of OnPodcastMedia, why we joined the group and what it means for our shows, the face of each of our podcasts, what educational podcasting means to us, our podcasting life intersecting with our p...
2020-02-0759 minPlanning Period PodcastAndrew Canlé – Charter Schools and Constant QuestioningHello, and welcome to Episode 111 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Andrew Canlé. Andrew followed me on Twitter and when I saw his profile, I just reached out and asked him to be on the show. So, this is another of my podcasting blind dates. Andrew is an elementary Assistant Principal out of Long Island, in his first year in that role.Andrew and I talk about his path and how he became an AP, some of his charter school experiences, how the on...
2020-01-3147 minPlanning Period PodcastJoshua Katz – The Toxic Culture of EducationHello, and welcome to Episode 110 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Joshua Katz. I first heard of Joshua recently when a friend shared his TEDx Talk "Toxic Culture of Education." It was brilliant, and despite having over 1 million views and being over 5 years old, I had never seen it. I quickly found him on Twitter and asked him to come on the show.Joshua and I talk about what lead him to giving his talk, how the rankings of US Education are not...
2020-01-2457 minPlanning Period PodcastJenny Pieratt – Keep it Real with PBLHello, and welcome to Episode 109 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jennifer Pieratt. Jenny reached out to me to ask about coming on the show to talk about her book Keep it Real with PBL, and so became a sponsored guest on the show. She sent me a copy of the book, I read through it, and agreed to have her on to talk about the book and answer my three questions. Jenny and I talk about...
2020-01-1739 minPlanning Period PodcastDaniel Bauer – Better Leaders, Better SchoolsHello, and welcome to Episode 108 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.I want to start with some thanks for your understanding with the show hiatus over the last month. I'm happy to say that we figured out our living situation and my son will be at what is rated as a good school on all those measures that none of us in education actually believe in. Anyways, with that at least mostly behind me, it's time to get back to releasing the podcast.This week on the show I am joined by...
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Planning Period PodcastShow UpdatesHello, and welcome to this episode of the Planning Period Podcast, I'm your host as always, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show, I'm giving you some updates on some things happening with the show and with me personally. This is going to be a brief episode, just so I can keep you all informed of what's going on.Two days ago, I got a call from the company I rent my home from and they informed me that they would not be offering us a lease renewal when our current one is up. Which is at the...
2019-12-0606 minPlanning Period PodcastJennifer Casa-Todd – Bringing Your Whole SelfHello, and welcome to Episode 107 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jennifer Casa-Todd. Jennifer is a Teacher Librarian out of Ontario, Canada, and author of the book Social LEADia. On her website, she says "I am a learner, a leader, an author and a mom who is passionate about showing students that they can use technology and social media to make a difference in the world."Jennifer and I talk about social media and its value for adults and students, the Global Ed S...
2019-11-2251 minPlanning Period PodcastNoah Geisel – Digital BadgingHello, and welcome to Episode 106 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Noah Geisel. Noah is a self-described "educator, speaker, connector and risk-taker." He is currently a teacher at CU Denver, but spent the majority of his career as a high school Spanish teacher and was the 2013 ACTFL National Language TOY. He is also an expert in digital badges and micro-credentials and is a recurring guest on the OnEducation Podcast, so I knew he would make a great guest for the show.Noah and...
2019-11-151h 00Planning Period PodcastJen Giffen – Voracious Learner Part 2Hello, and welcome to Episode 105 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jen Giffen, for part two of her interview. If you haven't listened to part one with Jen, go back and listen to Episode 104 before you listen to this one. Jen is a 19-year educator and self-described "voracious learner." She is based out of Canada, the York Region School Board. She has done English, Math, Special Ed, Student Success, Literacy, Digital Literacy Consultant, and now teacher librarian. She has bounced around a lot, and...
2019-11-0857 minPlanning Period PodcastJen Giffen – Voracious LearnerHello, and welcome to Episode 104 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jen Giffen. Jen is a 19-year educator and self-described "voracious learner." She is based out of Canada, the York Region School Board. She has done English, Math, Special Ed, Student Success, Literacy, Digital Literacy Consultant, and now teacher librarian. She has bounced around a lot, and I knew she would have lots to add to the show and the conversations we're having.Jen and I talk about her raise in understanding about...
2019-11-0149 minPlanning Period PodcastSteve Isaacs – eSports and Gaming in SchoolHello, and welcome to Episode 103 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Steve Isaacs, a teacher of Game Design at the middle and high school levels, and one of the leaders of eSports in public schools. I heard him first on the OnEducation podcast and couldn't wait to get him on the show.Steve and I talk about eSports in schools, how to start an eSports team at a school, the problems with curriculum limiting us, the power of student choice, voice, and authentic...
2019-10-2549 minPlanning Period PodcastSpecial Announcement: TardEase!I do not have an interview for you all this week. WIth the Master's Program, end of term grades, my other non-education duties, and another big project I've been finishing development on, I have not had the time to get an interview scheduled and recorded. Fear not, we will be back next week with a new episode!However, I do have a very special announcement today that I am REALLY excited about.For the last year, I have been developing a new product for helping our school handle tracking of tardy students and assigning the consequences to those...
2019-10-1806 minPlanning Period PodcastNatalie Makulaski – How We Learn from GamesHello, and welcome to Episode 102 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Natalie Makulaski. Natalie is a doctorial student at Central Michigan University. Natalie reached out to me on Twitter after our mutual friend Jon Spike suggested I would be a good person to talk to for her doctorial research on Magic: The Gathering and how we learn. She told me about that much and said she wanted to interview me, and I said sure, as long as I can interview you too and record...
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Planning Period PodcastJake Miller – Why Educators Shouldn't Feel InadequateHello, and welcome to Episode 101 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jake Miller. Jake is the host of the Educational Duct Tape podcast, a tech coach out of Ohio, and THE #EduGIF guy. He and I met in person for the first time at ISTE and I asked him to be on the show. A few months later, we are both finally free and were able to line it up.Jake and I talk about his podcast, what it's like being a technology...
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Planning Period PodcastEpisode 100 – Bob Shreffler Interviews MeHello, and welcome to Episode 100 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by my dad, Bob Shreffler. You may remember him from episode 10 of the show, and since we're now in Episode 100, and he has listened to every episode, I thought it might be a good idea to hand the microphone over to him and let him interview me. So, that's what we did.Dad and I talk about how I ended up in education, the problems legislators cause for us, what I appreciate in...
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Planning Period PodcastStudent Voices and A New YearHello, and welcome to Episode 99 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.99 episodes of the podcast. That. Seems crazy. Almost as crazy as the last few weeks have felt, with the school year starting, finishing a very difficult term of my Ed Leadership Masters, and a hurricane messing with our school calendar already. So, this week we are going to be doing something a little different.I reached out to my Twitter followers a month or so ago and asked what they thought I should do for episode 100 of the show. One of...
2019-09-2020 minPlanning Period PodcastHenry Turner – Listening and EmpathyHello, and welcome to Episode 98 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Henry Turner, principal of Newton North High School in Massachusetts. I heard him speak at ISTE during an IGNITE session and immediately messaged him to be on the podcast. He talked about the amazing work his students did to bring equity into their school with an intense art installation, and I just knew I needed to have his voice on the show.Henry and I talk about the school's response to a...
2019-09-1350 minPlanning Period PodcastCheyenne Batista – Sitting In Our DiscomfortHello, and welcome to Episode 97 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Cheyenne Batista the founder and CEO of Firefly Worldwide, a new global education consulting firm. She is a former New York City teacher and moved into coaching teachers and then to the corporate world.Cheyenne and I talk about the difference between high-quality schools and high-quality instructors, how sitting in our discomfort "is the work" of fixing problems, especially with problems of inequity, the gap between what we need to prepare students...
2019-08-3053 minPlanning Period PodcastClaudio Zavala Jr. – #SingASongHello, and welcome to Episode 96 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Claudio Zavala Jr. Claudio is best known for creating the hashtag and movement #SingASong. He's also an instructional technology coach in Texas, focused on integration of EdTech for creativity and student voice. I did not get the chance to meet him in person at ISTE, but lots of my friends were talking about him and bringing him back into my mind, so I reached out and asked him to be on the show.
2019-08-2346 minPlanning Period PodcastScott Nunes – We Need To Work TogetherHello, and welcome to Episode 95 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Scott Nunes. Scott is an English teacher, site leader, district technology leader and host of the TNT EdTech Podcast. I met Scott at ISTE this year, and heard him on Jon Spike's LaughED Podcast and knew I wanted to talk to him on the show.Scott and I talk about podcasting, ISTE and our takeaways from the conference, the lack of working together between groups in education, what we can do to...
2019-08-1650 minPlanning Period PodcastMike Washburn – Overcoming Fear in EducationHello, and welcome to Episode 94 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Mike Washburn, Head of Curriculum and Training for Logics Academy in Canada. He is also the co-host of OnEducation, one of the top education podcasts out there. I had his co-host, Glen Irvin on the show recently and knew I wanted to talk to Mike. And I did, at ISTE. And it was lost. So this is talk number 2.Mike and I talk about the rise of OnEducation, the problems caused by...
2019-08-021h 06Planning Period PodcastBlair Mishleau – Windows and Mirrors in Our ClassroomHello, and welcome to Episode 93 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Blair Mishleau, an EdTech Consultant with a focus on equity and access. I heard Blair speak about Culturally Responsive Teaching at ISTE, and I sent him a message right away to ask him to be on the show.Blair and I talk about culturally responsive teaching and EdTech, the possible need for more selectivity in teacher training programs, issues with compensation, and how those might be connected, the need for more conversations...
2019-07-1951 minPlanning Period PodcastDouglas Konopelko – ISTE and Screen TimeHello, and welcome to Episode 92 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Douglas Konopelko. I heard Doug speak during an IGNITE session at ISTE, and instantly sent him a DM to invite him on the show. Coordinator of Digital Learning for Martin County School District on the East Coast of Florida. He focuses on the implementation, planning, and instructional use of technology in the school district. He's also a father and graphic designer.Doug and I talk about our thoughts on ISTE19, his IGNITE...
2019-07-051h 02Planning Period PodcastIn Loving Memory of Leanne HansonI was informed of the passing of Leanne Hanson, dedicated educator, poet, and #VoicEdFamily member. I am at a loss for words right now, but felt it was appropriate to remember her as I knew her best, a silly and deep-thinking podcast personality.For more of her work, please check out her poetry on her website, https://www.leannehanson.com.au/Also, this AMAZING poem by Chris Cluff in her honor is perfection. https://chrisjcluff.com/2019/06/13/leannehansen-follows-you/ Hello, and welcome to Episode 63 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This w...
2019-06-1445 minPlanning Period PodcastThaddeus Bourassa – What Do We Value in Education?Hello, and welcome to Episode 91 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.Before I get to this week's episode, I have an exciting announcement! Planning Period Podcast is participating in its first in-person meetup! I will be joining up with Chris Nesi, Stacy Lindes, and AJ Bianco of Podcast PD, and others at ISTE 2019 in Philly. The meetup will be on Sunday, June 23rd at 6 pm. We will be meeting at Pat's King of Steaks. We are going to do the Pat's vs. Geno's challenge, which means eat a cheesesteak at Pat's then go...
2019-05-311h 00Planning Period PodcastGlen Irvin – The Cycle of SchoolHello, and welcome to Episode 90 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.Before I get to this week's episode, I have an exciting announcement! Planning Period Podcast is participating in its first in-person meetup! I will be joining up with Chris Nesi, Stacy Lindes, and AJ Bianco of Podcast PD, and others at ISTE 2019 in Philly. The meetup will be on Sunday, June 23rd at 6 pm. We will be meeting at Pat's King of Steaks. We are going to do the Pat's vs. Geno's challenge, which means eat a cheesesteak at Pat's then go...
2019-05-2456 minPlanning Period PodcastDr. Brad Gustafson – Reclaiming Our CallingHello, and welcome to Episode 89 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.Before I get to this week's episode, I have an exciting announcement! Planning Period Podcast is participating in its first in-person meetup! I will be joining up with Chris Nesi, Stacy Lindes, and AJ Bianco of Podcast PD, and others at ISTE 2019 in Philly. The meetup will be on Sunday, June 23rd at 6 pm. We will be meeting at Pat's King of Steaks. We are going to do the Pat's vs. Geno's challenge, which means eat a cheesesteak at Pat's then go...
2019-05-1737 minPlanning Period PodcastJames Dean – The Gap Between Research and RealityHello, and welcome to Episode 88 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.Before I get to this week's episode, I have an exciting announcement! Planning Period Podcast is participating in its first in-person meetup! I will be joining up with Chris Nesi, Stacy Lindes, and AJ Bianco of Podcast PD, and others at ISTE 2019 in Philly. The meetup will be on Sunday, June 23rd at 6 pm. We will be meeting at Pat's King of Steaks. We are going to do the Pat's vs. Geno's challenge, which means eat a cheesesteak at Pat's then go...
2019-05-1055 minPlanning Period PodcastRob Alvarez Bucholska – GamificationHello, and welcome to Episode 87 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Rob Alvarez Bucholska. Rob is the third in my podcasting blind-date series, but he's also the host of the Professor Game podcast, and a professor at the IE Business College in Madrid, Spain. He specializes in creating interactive learning experiences and bringing gaming into the classroom.Rob and I talk about gamification in business and the classroom, how gamification is different than game-based learning, how teachers can start to use gamification principles...
2019-05-0352 minPlanning Period PodcastJessica Reed – EDS and Other AcronymsHello, and welcome to Episode 86 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jessica Reed. Jessica is the second in my series of podcasting blind dates. Jessica is an English teacher out of Alabama, a special ed teacher, and finishing her EDS at KSU.Jessica and I talk about doing grad work and what we can bring back to our classrooms, the problems with federal education leadership, what we can do about it, why teachers might need to speak business, the importance of using technology...
2019-04-2643 minPlanning Period PodcastJennifer Binis – Sitting with DiscomfortHello, and welcome to Episode 85 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jennifer Binis, Jenn is a former elementary special education teacher, an education historian (by passion), and an assessment design support for teachers. She is passionate about making people understand the reasons education became what it is, and the inequalities that are built into the system. I am truly loving her EdHistory 101 Podcast, so I asked her to be on the show.Jenn and I talk about how education came to be what...
2019-04-1953 minPlanning Period PodcastTyler Tarver – Social Process of LearningHello, and welcome to Episode 84 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Tyler Tarver, Dean of NLC College in Arkansas, YouTube, podcaster, and writer. I recently sent out a tweet and asked for podcast guests, and some awesome members of my PLN retweeted and tagged others, and a bunch of people replied. Tyler is the first in a series of podcast blind dates.Tyler and I talk about how he became a college dean, how he got into sharing content online, the damage that...
2019-04-1253 minPlanning Period PodcastMaire Cervenak – Owning Your StoryHello, and welcome to Episode 83 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Maire Cervenak, former elementary school teacher in New Jersey, now consultant and recent podcast host. I recently heard her on The Ed Podcast with Shane Lawrence, and after hearing her story, I immediately messaged her, about 20 minutes into the episode and asked her to join me on my podcast.Before you listen to this episode, I highly recommend that you take a listen to Conversation 84 of The Ed Podcast. Maire and I...
2019-04-0557 minPlanning Period PodcastMasters Program Update 1Hello, and welcome to Episode 82 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by me. I give an update on my Master's Program, talk about why you should consider starting your Ed Leadership Master's, and the importance of making class relevant and interesting.I also talk about MAD PD, or Make a Difference PD, an online free unconference happening May 5th. For more details, click here. If you have comments or questions about the show, you can always connect with me on twitter, @BradShreffler, a...
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Planning Period PodcastTisha Richmond – Magical TeachingHello, and welcome to Episode 81 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Tisha Richmond, Tech Integration Specialist, and Culinary Teacher, as well as author and speaker. She was connected to me by former guest of the show John Spike when the three of us met up at FETC a few weeks back. John said she would be a great guest for the show, and I trusted him.Tisha and I talk about going from culinary teacher to instructional technology specialist, finding joy and passion...
2019-03-1549 minPlanning Period PodcastDr. Will – The EdupreneurHello, and welcome to Episode 80 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dr. Will Deyamport. Dr. Will has been on the show before, but I asked him to come back on to talk about his documentary that he just finished making, The Edupreneur.This is a different episode for the show. Dr. Will is a friend and I'm really excited to see this movie. I'm not getting paid to share this, or any kind of affiliate program. I just think this movie is going...
2019-03-0830 minPlanning Period PodcastDr. Michael Armbruster – Power of Technical EducationHello, and welcome to Episode 79 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dr. Michael Armbruster, Associate Superintendent of Career and Technical Education in a large district in Central Florida, my district. Mike and I have a lot of mutual friends and he is always a great storyteller, so I knew he would make a great guest on the show.Dr. Armbruster and I talk about the shift in stigma around technical education, the benefits of those programs, the problems with our model of education...
2019-03-0153 minPlanning Period PodcastJackie Ihnenfeld – Parent Involvement and High ExpectationsHello, and welcome to Episode 78 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by the Curriculum Resource Specialist at my school Jackie Ihnenfeld. Jackie is one of the people that forced me into my master's program, but she is also one of the best instructional leaders and new-teacher mentors I have had the pleasure of working with.Jackie and I talk about being in an Education Leadership Master's, her path to coaching, the problems with the public perception of education, the need for parent involvement in...
2019-02-2251 minPlanning Period PodcastDene Gainey – Journey to the "Y" In YouHello, and welcome to Episode 77 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by teacher, author, and friend Dene Gainey. Dene and I know each other from various Edcamps in our area and from our local #coffeeedu group. He never fails to be uplifting and fun, so I knew he'd make an awesome guest, and we were finally able to line-up this interview.Dene and I talk about the importance of reaching kids, not just teaching kids, teaching in Tanzania, the lack of acceptance of life...
2019-02-1552 minPlanning Period PodcastRachelle Dene Poth – Passion and TimeHello, and welcome to Episode 76 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Rachelle Dene Poth, foreign language and STEAM teacher out of Pittsburgh, EdTech Consultant, author, and educator attorney. Sarah Thomas connected Rachelle and I, and after we chatted a bit, I knew she'd make a great guest on the show.Rachelle and I talk about the process of writing and publishing a book, being driven by your passions, the many demands on our time and what we...
2019-02-0841 minPlanning Period PodcastWhy I'm Going to Grad SchoolHello, and welcome to Episode 75 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show, it's just me. If you've been listening to the show for any amount of time, you've probably heard me say I would never go back to school, never get my masters. And yet, last week, I completed my application and signed the paperwork to get my Masters In Educational Leadership from National Louis University. Given that this is Episode 75 of my podcast (that is still insane for me to believe) and that...
2019-02-0111 minPlanning Period PodcastEducational Movie Review – Dead Poets SocietyHello, and welcome to Episode 74 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week is our second Educational Movie Review. On this episode, former guest, fellow education podcaster, and friend Dan Kreiness joins me to talk about Dead Poets Society.Dead Poets Society is the 1989 file staring Robin Williams as the unorthodox English teacher at a private, prestigious boys boarding school. Dan and I have a great chat about the instructional practices featured in the movie, the struggles between the goals different stakeholders see for...
2019-01-2549 minPlanning Period PodcastDr. Sam Fecich – A Hatred for Comfort ZonesHello, and welcome to Episode 73 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.Before we get into this week's episode, I want to ask a quick favor of you. I am putting together a session for #ISTE19 that will consist of me and 5 other Education Podcasters, including former guests Dan Kreiness and Dr. Will Deyamport, as well as Jeff Bradbury of TeacherCast, the OnEducation hosts Mike and Glen, and Gabrielle Carrillo of EdTechBites. It is being entered in the People's Choice category, which means we need people to vote for our session...
2019-01-1841 minPlanning Period PodcastDave Burgess – That Crazy Guy Dressed Like a PirateHello, and welcome to Episode 72 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dave Burgess, the author of Teach Like a Pirate and owner of Dave Burgess Consulting and Publishing. Truly, does he need more introduction?Dave and I talk about becoming THE Dave Burgess, teaching like a pirate, the over-emphasis on standardized test scores, balancing accountability and autonomy of teachers, the power of social media and sharing your story, the inequalities of curriculum in "high-need" schools compared to other schools, ways to improve homework...
2019-01-1145 minPlanning Period PodcastSPECIAL – Holiday AnnouncementPlanning Period Podcast will be taking a couple weeks off so I can spend time with my family over the holidays. Will return in January.Hello, and welcome to this special edition of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week, I just wanted to take a minute to say Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. I genuinely appreciate all of you for listening and supporting the show, and I hope that whatever you celebrate in the coming weeks, you enjoy it and it fills up your heart...
2018-12-2101 minPlanning Period PodcastSarah Thomas – Edumatch FounderHello, and welcome to Episode 71 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dr. Sarah Thomas, technology coordinator, public speaker, and founder of EduMatch. I am connected with Sarah on twitter and Voxer, and have heard her on a couple other podcasts, and I knew she would be a great guest on the show.Sarah and I talk about EduMatch and how it started, about talking to people, inequity in education, not just of technology but access to learning, the importance of including student voice...
2018-12-1442 minPlanning Period PodcastMichael Ralph of the Two Pint PLCHello, and welcome to Episode 70 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Michael Ralph, a STEM Teacher Trainer within the UKanTeach program at the University of Kansas. Focuses on the scientific process for others to be able to bring that into their own classrooms. He is also the host of the Two Pint PLC podcast, where he and his co-host Laurence Woodruff discuss educational research while drinking a pint of beer (how cool is that?).Michael and I talk about educational research and what...
2018-12-0755 minPlanning Period PodcastCarol Salva of the Boosting Achievement PodcastHello, and welcome to Episode 69 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Carol Salva, educational consultant specializing in teaching English Language Learners out of Texas. Carol and I have met a couple times, and while she has been on a couple panel episodes of the podcast, I haven't actually had a chance to sit down with just her yet, so I was really excited to get the chance finally in this episode.Carol and I talk about podcasting, working with ELL students, having high...
2018-11-3058 minPlanning Period PodcastDr. Bob Walker – Accepting EveryoneHello, and welcome to Episode 68 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dr. Bob Walker. Bob and I work together at the school I joined this year. He is our academic dean, and is a well read and learned educator with great ideas. Bob and I regularly have fascinating conversations on ideas in our field, and I knew he would be a great guest on the show.Bob and I talk about being inclusive with all students, the power of a Gay Straight Alliance...
2018-11-1650 minPlanning Period PodcastThomas Arnett – Jobs to Be Done with ChangeHello, and welcome to Episode 67 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Thomas Arnett, educational researcher and former middle school math teacher. Thomas is focused on disruptive change in K-12 education, and I recently heard him on the 10-Minute Teacher Cast with former guest Vicki Davis, where he talked about his research into instructional change. In that research, he connects the Jobs To Be Done theory with educators adopting new practices, and I was fascinated.Thomas and I talk about the positive side of...
2018-11-0953 minPlanning Period PodcastJennifer LaRocque – Culturally Responsive ClassroomHello, and welcome to Episode 66 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jennifer LaRocque, culturally responsive Kindergarten teacher. She was a fellow presenter at the Ignite session that I also presented at, and I knew she would be a great voice to add to the show.Jennifer and I talk about culturally responsive teaching, the future of educators, the danger of standardized tests, teaching kids to greet each other and adults respectfully, and how her mom is the best teacher she ever had....
2018-11-0232 minPlanning Period PodcastRamona Meharg – Special Ed is Never An ExcuseHello, and welcome to Episode 65 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Ramona Meharg, an ESE teacher out of Ontario, Canada. She is also a podcaster and member of the VoicEd Radio family, so I was excited to have her on the show.Ramona and I talk about the power of podcasting and the VoicEd Radio network, how political education has become, the changes in sex-ed curriculum in Canada, the effect of technology in the ESE classroom, taking risks and modeling growth mindset, and...
2018-10-2648 minPlanning Period PodcastKassi Gulliford – Progressive Band DirectorHello, and welcome to Episode 64 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Kassi Gulliford, a middle school band director out of South Eastern Virginia. She and I actually went to high school together, and played and marched in band together. She and I are friends on Facebook, and her posts constantly have me in tears or applauding on a regular basis, so I knew she would be a great guest on the show.Kassi and I talk about accepting our students appropriately, the damage...
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Planning Period PodcastLeanne Hanson – Healthy Skepticism and KoalasHello, and welcome to Episode 63 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Leanne Hanson, an educator out of Australia, or as she describes herself, a thinker who occasionally teaches. She has taught English, film and media, and now teaches career skills to primary students. She is also the co-host of the Edunauts podcast, a member of the VoicEd Radio network, which focuses on the Future We standards.Leanne and I talk about her unique position, the need for more future-forward thinking, the lack of...
2018-09-3041 minPlanning Period PodcastJonathan Spike – Going Macro with Game Based LearningHello, and welcome to Episode 62 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jonathan Spike, former high school English teacher, and now college level instructional technology coach. He and I met at ISTE as he presented an Ignite session during the group I presented in, on gamifying education.Jonathan and I talk about instructional technology at the university level, the differences between public school and university education, the need for students to struggle, and how they struggle at struggling, his Ignite presentation and what it...
2018-09-211h 01Planning Period PodcastRolland Chidiac Part 2Hello, and welcome to Episode 61 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Rolland Chidiac for Part 2 of his chat with me. Rolland is a classroom teacher, grades 4 and 5, and education podcaster out of Ontario, Canada and he is passionate about integrating technology into his classroom.If you haven't done so, make sure you go back and listen to Part 1 of this conversation first, which is Episode 60 of the podcast.Rolland and I talk about funding, the dreaded "them" and how "they" affect teachers...
2018-09-1440 minPlanning Period PodcastRolland Chidiac – Transitioning and ChangeHello, and welcome to Episode 60 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Rolland Chidiac, a classroom teacher, grades 4 and 5, and education podcaster out of Ontario, Canada. He is passionate about integrating technology into his classroom. I've known of Rolland since I started working with the VoicEd Radio network, but we haven't ended up being on a show together until now, and I knew his voice would be a great addition to the show.Rolland and I talk about the weird process of transitioning from...
2018-09-0746 minPlanning Period PodcastDaniel Brennick – VoicEd RadioThon LiveHello, and welcome to Episode 59 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Daniel Brennick. Daniel and I met at an EdCamp a couple months ago, and while I was looking for a guest to join me, so he jumped at the chance. We had some great conversations at the EdCamp and they continued onto this show. This was also part of the VoicEd Radiothon, and we aired it live last week. Because of that, the sound quality isn't as great as I would usually like...
2018-08-2455 minPlanning Period PodcastRandall Black – Edtech ExtraordinaireHello, and welcome to Episode 58 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Randall Black, from West Virginia, a Technology Systems Specialist. He focuses more on the technology side, and getting it working, but still finds value in being in the classroom. He is also the host of the Randall Black Show, an education interview show talking about issues in education, as well as Edtech Shorts, a show of quick and simple Edtech tools and tips.Randall and I talk about the value of reaching...
2018-08-1042 minPlanning Period PodcastEducational Movie Review – Star Wars The Empire Strikes BackHello, and welcome to Episode 57 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week is something totally different. Based off another podcast I love, Very Bad Wizards, I am going to be doing some movie reviews from an educational spin. The idea was to take the movies that are so quintessential to education and dissect them to see if there were real lessons for true classroom teachers in them, or if like much of the movie world, they were all smoke and mirrors.In my infinite brilliance, I thought Shane Lawrence of The...
2018-07-2146 minPlanning Period PodcastISTE18 Wrap UpHello, and welcome to Episode 56 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by a ton of people from my area as we do our ISTE 2018 wrap up. Throughout the International Society for Technology in Education 2018 conference, we tried to do little wrap up recordings to discuss what we learned that day. We were not as successful as last year recording every day, in fact we only did on Sunday, but some really good conversation came out of it. Chip and I also met up once we...
2018-07-0656 minPlanning Period PodcastBrad's IGNITE Talk at ISTE – #TheBigQInEDUHello, and welcome to Episode 54 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show, I'm bringing you the audio from my IGNITE talk at ISTE this year. I will be bringing you more ISTE content in the following weeks.For now, sit back and enjoy my IGNITE talk on #TheBigQInEDU. If you have comments or questions about the show, you can always connect with me on twitter, @BradShreffler, and now on Instagram @BradShreffler as well. I love to hear from you there. That's also a great place to c...
2018-06-2908 minPlanning Period PodcastAndrew Jackson – My New PrincipalHello, and welcome to Episode 54 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by my new principal Andrew Jackson. I have started at a new school, and I couldn't think of a better way to start my new journey than to sit down with the man who is now my boss, and in a lot of ways is the reason that I choose to change schools.Jackson and I talk about the importance of building a strong team, improving staff morale, the role of a principal...
2018-06-1550 minPlanning Period PodcastKristen Warskow – Art Teacher PerspectiveHello, and welcome to Episode 53 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Kristen Warskow, a middle school art teacher out of Central Florida. She is a friend of Sara who was on the anniversary episode, and when Sara told me I should interview her, I said of course!Kristen and I talk about support for teachers, from parents, government, administrators, and unions, why people don't always look at teachers as professionals, the value arts have in school, incorporating current material to engage students, how...
2018-06-0845 minPlanning Period PodcastNicole DeLuca, History Teacher ExtraordinaireHello, and welcome to Episode 52 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Nicole DeLuca. Nicole is a teacher at my school, and is constantly blowing me away with the things she does in the classroom. I always know that I can pop into her room on a day where visitors want to see the best we have to offer, or if I'm having a rough day and just need to see great teaching and amazing conversations.DeLuca and I talk about making history relate-able...
2018-06-0149 minPlanning Period PodcastRick Wormeli, Author of Fair Isn't Always EqualHello, and welcome to Episode 51 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Rick Wormeli, among other things, the author of Fair Isn't Always Equal, the quintessential book on the differentiated classroom. He is an educational researcher, presenter, and just educational genius.Rick and I talk about the problems with grading, integrity in our classroom, taking platitudes to action and reality, acceptable levels of hypocrisy, having courageous conversations, the divide between income of an area and schools, balancing standards, the importance of having discussions about...
2018-05-251h 04Planning Period PodcastEdcamp West Orlando Wrap UpHello, and welcome to Episode 50 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This past Saturday, May 12th, I hosted my first ever Edcamp, Edcamp West Orlando. It was many months of work between me and my two co-planners Kristen Iannuzzi and Nicole DeLuca, and a genuine labor of love. I can safely say that the event was a success in many ways, from the excessive amounts of food, the learning that happened, my students being totally awesome and showing it off, and, probably most importantly to any Edcamp, the attendees who brought their expertise...
2018-05-1811 minPlanning Period PodcastDan Kreiness, Host of Leader of Learning PodcastHello, and welcome to Episode 49 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Dan Kreiness. Dan is an instructional coach out of Connecticut, and also the host of the Leader of Learning podcast. Dan and I are connected through Voxer and Twitter, and from the things he says in both places, I knew he'd be a great addition to the show.Dan and I talk about the impact politics has on education, both internal politics and government politics, we talk about being a connected educator...
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Planning Period PodcastE48 – Anniversary Special, Featuring Me and My FriendsHello, and welcome to Episode 48 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.It is really hard for me to believe, but as of May 5th, my show has been around for a full year. It has been an absolutely unbelievable journey through the last year, and I have been joined on that journey by some amazing people. The guests on my show have all been truly awesome, and have given impressive answers to my silly three questions.As I sit at the anniversary moment, I am feeling reflective, wondering what the last year...
2018-05-0456 minPlanning Period PodcastE47 – School Board Member Pam GouldHello, and welcome to Episode 47 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Pam Gould. Pam is the School Board Member for District 4 in Orange County, Florida, not far from me. She has served on the school board since 2012, and from everything I have heard about her from other educators, she's really good at it. I met her at a community event she was hosting, and while I didn't think she'd agree to it, I took a shot and invited her on the show. Obviously, she...
2018-04-2745 minPlanning Period PodcastE46 – Critical Literacy with Meg JonesHello, and welcome to Episode 46 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Meg Jones. Meg and I met at Edcamp St. Augustine where she started a conversation about Critical Literacy. I was really impressed with what she had to say during the discussion in St. Augustine and I asked her to join me on the podcast. She is a PreK through 12th grade Technology Integration Coach, supporting instruction with technology.Meg and I talk about Critical Literacy, what we can learn from the Parkland...
2018-04-2050 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 45 – House of Edtech's Chris NesiHello, and welcome to Episode 45 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Chris Nesi. If you listen to any other education podcasts, you almost definitely know Chris. He is the host of the House of Edtech, co-host of PodcastPD, creator of the Education Podcast Network, and producer of a few other podcasts as well. He is passionate about education, technology, and all things edtech.Chris and I talk about podcasting, the many shows he's involved with, his years of work on House of Edtech...
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Planning Period PodcastEpisode 44 – Taylor Mali of What Teachers MakeHello, and welcome to Episode 44 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Taylor Mali. As I've talked to people about Taylor Mali, they usually reply "Who's that?" Then I say, have you heard of What Teachers Make? Then they say, oh yeah! So, the best way to intro this episode, I believe, is to open with Taylor himself performing that, and then straight into the interview.Taylor and I talk about education funding, poetry, teaching metaphors, his awesome new product now on Kickstarter Metaphor...
2018-04-061h 04Planning Period PodcastEpisode 43 – Matt MillerHello, and welcome to Episode 43 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Matt Miller. You may know Matt Miller from his successful book Ditch That Textbook, from his podcast with Kasey Bell Google Teacher Tribe, his online conference Ditch Summit, or any other number of online initiatives. I personally listen to the podcast and have copies of his book to start a book club with. I knew that he would make a great addition to the show, and he absolutely did.Matt and I...
2018-03-3052 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 42 – Flip The Script with Chip HarbinHello, and welcome to Episode 42 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show, I am the guest. During the VoicEd Radiothon last month, I invited Chip Harbin from Episode 34 of the podcast to join me for a live episode of my show. Our idea was to flip the script on my show, and put the guest in charge for an hour, and have me be the guest answering the questions.Chip and I focus a lot on digital curriculum, how to implement a one-to-one program, why you should embrace...
2018-03-2356 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 41 – School Safety PlanHello, and welcome to Episode 41 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week is a little different. Just over a month ago as I release this episode was the Parkland Shooting. As I write this, much of the restrained hope I felt that change was truly coming has dissolved. True, there was a bill passed in the state of Florida that is a start, and I continue to be amazed by the work and effort of the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but I also have to accept the fact that...
2018-03-1651 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 40 – Stephen HurleyHello, and welcome to Episode 40 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by a man who really needs no introduction on this podcast, Stephen Hurley. Stephen is the creator of VoicEd Radio, a retired teacher, and a generally awesome guy. He has conversations about education all day, everyday, and is still passionate about it, which amazes me.Stephen and I talk about his love of radio, the power of voice, the problem of looking for problems, trust people have in education, listening to voices that...
2018-03-091h 02Planning Period PodcastEpisode 39 – AJ BiancoHello, and welcome to Episode 39 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by AJ Bianco, self-described Father, Husband, Teacher, Leader, Tech Nerd, Weekend Athlete, Sports Enthusiast. He is also one of the three hosts of PodcastPD, one of my personal favorites to listen to in the are of education. Knowing some of AJ's views from listening to him regularly on his show, I knew he would be a great voice to have on the show.AJ and I talk about superheroes, podcasting, fear of change fr...
2018-03-0248 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 37 – Jethro JonesHello, and welcome to Episode 37 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Jethro Jones. Jethro is a principal in Fairbanks, Alaska (where they sometimes get as much as 4 hours of sunlight a day!), a fellow podcaster as host of the Transformative Principal Podcast, and a generally awesome guy who is focused on improving his fellow principals. Jethro and I are in a Voxer group together, and he always shares great stuff.Jethro and I talk about the importance of leaders being in classrooms and c...
2018-02-1657 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 36 – Trevor MacKenzieHello, and welcome to Episode 36 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by the final member of the Inquiry Based Learning Panel, and by the man who literally wrote the book (or as he would say, just a book) on IBL, Trevor MacKenzie. Trevor really knows his stuff about classes and about IBL, and we have a really fun talk.Trevor and I talk about the institutional nature of school, what it could look like if we stop that, the need for relationships beyond the...
2018-02-0950 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 34 – Chip HarbinHello, and welcome to Episode 34 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by a really good friend of mine, Chip Harbin. Chip is a former reading teacher, now behavioral dean. Chip is also one of the most personable, funny, and just ridiculous guys I know.Chip and I talk about a lot, including class size and school size issues, the problems with funding, the importance of building relationships with your students and your peers, and some interesting consequences of that, and the most unique answer...
2018-01-261h 05Planning Period PodcastEpisode 33 – Chantal LarivièreHello, and welcome to Episode 33 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Chantal Larivière, a 20 year educator out of Ottawa, Canada. Chantal is a phenomenal teacher, and just a generally fun person, and through hearing her on VoicEd, I knew she would be a great guest on my show.Chantal and I talk about the need to let students have a voice in their learning, the power of Inquiry Based Learning, and respecting our students.Before we get to that though, I wa...
2018-01-1937 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 32 – Dr. Lisa [NAME REDACTED]Hello, and welcome to Episode 32 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by a good friend of mine, and my former boss, Dr. Lisa. She didn't want her last name included on the show because apparently she is more concerned about her public image than I am. Shocking, I know. Lisa is easily the best boss I've ever had, and I am so excited to finally get her on the show.Lisa and I talked about our journey to launch the 1:1 program at our school, t...
2018-01-1253 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 30 – Dr. Will DeyamportHello, and welcome to Episode 30 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.When I started this show in May, I didn't think far enough ahead to plan out my year, figure out what weeks what episodes would release, or consider reaching the end of 2017. Yet, here we are. This is Episode 30, and will indeed be the end of the 2017 year (released on December 29th if you're listening on release day). I would like to start this episode by saying Happy New Year to all of you, and thank you all for joining me on...
2017-12-2951 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 29 – Rola TibshiraniHello, and welcome to Episode 29 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Rola Tibshirani. Rola is a Grade 6 French Immersion teacher out of Ottawa, Canada. She is a regular on the #ONEdMentors show on VoicEd Radio, and I was also on a panel show with her on Inquiry Based Learning for Sarah Anne Lalonde's show, Que Sera Sarah?. And, she is also my Thankee for the first ever #VoicEdGratitude week that we have been running all this week on twitter.Rola is a passionate...
2017-12-2245 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 28 – Joanna BullHello, and welcome to Episode 28 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Joanna Bull, a Digital Literacy Resource Teacher out of Ontario, Canada. Joanna and I were together on an Inquiry-Based Learning Panel for Que Sera Sarah?, and I loved what she shared at that time, so I had to have her on the show.Joanna and I talk about professional development models, experiential learning, the intricacies of being a coach, the impact, good and bad, a teacher can have on students, and the...
2017-12-1547 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 27 – Shane LawrenceHello, and welcome to Episode 27 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the show I am joined by Shane Lawrence. Shane is a teacher of drama, computers, film study, and film production out of Canada, as well as The Ed Podcast. As you might have guessed from his Canadian locale, I first met Shane through the VoicEd network, and we quickly bonded over our inability to be serious or stay on topic. I was recently on Shane's podcast, and he titled the episode "Two Squirrels in a Cage" which was truly...
2017-12-0856 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 26 – Admin Balance PanelHello, and welcome to Episode 26 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week on the podcast, I have something a little different. Like I wrote about in my last post on the blog, I had one of my assistant principals ask me about how to provide feedback without damaging the morale of the staff. We did a one hour live stream on VoicEd Radio, and this is that live stream.So, sit back and enjoy The Planning Period Podcast Episode 26, the Admin Balance Panel. I hope you got something out o...
2017-12-0159 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 25 – BONUS Edition – Chris Cluff Part 2Hello, and welcome to Episode 24 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! If you're listening to this episode on release day, and you live in the US, hope you aren't out shopping in the craziness that is Black Friday. Just use Amazon.Second, this is a special bonus episode of the Planning Period Podcast. Last week's episode was with me talking to Chris Cluff, an educator at an alternative site for suspended and expelled students, as well as change agent, presenter, and podcaster. When Chris and...
2017-11-2440 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 24 – Chris CluffHello, and welcome to Episode 24 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.This week, I am joined on the podcast by Chris Cluff. I first heard about Cluff on VoicEd Radio, and started listening to his podcast Chasing Squirrels. He comes from outside education originally, as a classically trained chef, and came into education after. He has worked in a lot of capacities, but currently works in what we would call an alternative school, specifically working with students who have been expelled or suspended.He is also just a mind-blowing guy. He is...
2017-11-1758 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 23 – Noa DanielHello, and welcome to Episode 23 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host Brad Shreffler.This week on the podcast, I am joined by the tremendously talented and brilliant Noa Daniel. I have been on shows a few times with Noa, most the panel show OnEdMentors on VoicEd Radio, and she never ceases to impress me. The last time we were on air, I tweeted out that listening to Noa talk always makes me feel calm and excited, like I imagine meditation or yoga must feel like. I meant it then, and I think you all will...
2017-11-101h 04Planning Period PodcastEpisode 22 – Kasey BellHello, and welcome to episode 22 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host Brad Shreffler.This week on the podcast, I talk to Kasey Bell of ShakeUpLearning.com and the Google Teacher Tribe Podcast. I've been listening to her show with Matt Miller, and I love their energy and excitement about the Google Suite, but more importantly, the way they pivot that excitement into practical tips. Knowing that, I was sure she would make a great guest on the show.Kasey and I talk about the game of school and following with what has always been d...
2017-11-031h 00Planning Period PodcastEpisode 21 – Mike ArnoldHello, and welcome to episode 21 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host Brad Shreffler.This week on the podcast, I talk to Mike Arnold. Mike reached out to me on twitter in response to a tweet I posted saying I was looking for guests, and especially college professors and math teachers, because he hit both. Mike is a math tutor, in fact runs his own tutoring business, Arnold Tutoring, and has recently started a professorship in Ontario.Mike and I talk about the problems with math and how it should be taught and ways we ne...
2017-10-2757 minPlanning Period PodcastEpisode 20 – Chuck PooleHello, and welcome to Episode 20 of the Planning Period Podcast, your #EdBreakroom. I'm your host, Brad Shreffler.Wow, episode 20. That feels like a big deal to me, and I have a special announcement to celebrate it, but I'm going to save that for the end of the episode.This week on the podcast, I talk with Chuck Poole. Chuck is a podcaster, blogger, teacher, coach and physical embodiment of positive energy. I first connected with Chuck through his podcast, Teachonomy Talks, which is an extension of his website teachonomy.com.Chuck and I talk about his unique...
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