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Wrestling with Heart with Stanley Karr Wrestling with Heart episode 248: special guest Todd ChampionHad the pleasure of speaking with professional wrestler Todd Champion! On episode 248, we discussed his time in the business, training, favorite opponents, doing charity work, and more. Are you a pro wrestler and have done community service and/or charity work? E-mail the podcast at wrestlingwithheart@yahoo.com and tell us if you would be interested in being interviewed. Follow us on:Facebook: Wrestling with Heart with Stanley Karr Bluesky: @wrestlingwithheart.bsky.social Instagram: @wrestlingwithheart Threads: @wrestlingwithheart Hear Wrestling with Heart on Apple Podcasts...

2025-11-2634 min

Digital Trailblazer Podcast How He Built a 6 Figure Online Business After Losing His “Tech Guy” Job with Matt StanleyEpisode 194: Automate Your Lead Generation with our FREE online course: https://go.digitaltrailblazer.com/auto-leads-course-freeMany online business owners are stuck on a "hamster wheel from hell"—constantly chasing new customers while existing ones slip away, leaving you burned out and unable to step away from your business.In this episode, Matt Stanley shares his journey from getting fired during the 2008 recession to building a thriving marketing agency by focusing on retention and creating systems that work.Matt teaches us how to transform your messaging from commodity-based to value-driven, master the cr...

2025-11-1846 min

Aesthetic AF - MedSpa Marketing & Sales Podcast Real Estate Secrets Every Med Spa Owner Should Know | Aesthetic AF PodcastIn this episode, your host Sam Varner sits down with Todd Stanley, Partner at Practice Real Estate Group, to uncover what every medspa owner should know before choosing, leasing, or expanding their space. Todd shares insider strategies from years in healthcare real estate—so you can stop guessing and start growing smarter.If you're a medspa owner ready to expand with confidence (and keep more profit in your pocket), this episode is packed with expert insights, practical advice, and the kind of real talk you won’t hear from your average broker.00:00 – Intro & why real estate...

2025-10-0941 min

Orphans of God A Love Letter To A Band Called LoveSong | Part 1 | With Ron Strand & Jerry StanleyIn this episode of Orphans of God, Spun & Todd welcome filmmakers Ron Strand and Jerry Stanley, the creative team behind the upcoming documentary series A Band Called LoveSong The Music & Movement of the Jesus Revolution. Together, they retrace the story of the pioneering Christian rock band LoveSong, exploring how their music and message helped launch an entire movement in the early days of Jesus music.Ron and Jerry share what drew them to the project, the process of gathering stories and archival footage, and the unique challenges of capturing both the cultural impact and the deeply personal...

2025-09-1838 min

SafeGuardYourSoul Podcast with Todd Tomasella Is Charles Stanley in Heaven? [podcast]Send us a textWas Charles Stanley true or false? WHERE is Charles Stanley?HOMEPAGE: https://safeguardyoursoul.comMAKE PEACE WITH GOD NOW: https://safeguardyoursoul.com/peace-with-god/SUPPORT: https://safeguardyoursoul.com/donate/STORE: https://store.safeguardyoursoul.com/ABOUT: https://safeguardyoursoul.com/about/email Todd: info@safeguardyoursoul.comBackground Music by: Thad Fiscella https://www.thadfiscella.com/ Support the show

2025-05-131h 06

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - What are some good books to read about raising gifted children?What are some good books to read about raising gifted children? - as a parent of a gifted child you are probably discovering there are some different behaviors than might be in a typical child that parent books don't discuss. Luckily there are plenty of parenting books on how to raise a well-adjusted gifted child too. But how do you know which ones are worth reading? This Todd Talk discusses some of the parenting books used in book chats and the advantages they offer.

2025-04-2113 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - 5 Things Every Administrator Should Know5 things every administrator should know about gifted - like a lot of people in education, many administrators have not had a lot of training in working with gifted students so have some preconceived notions about them. After all, we don't know what we don't know. This Todd Talk discusses 5 things that every administrator should be aware of when working with this population of students.

2025-01-2505 min

Somewhat About Wine - The Podcast After Hours - Episode 20: Todd Stanley (Deadliest Catch)This episode, we speak to Todd Stanley, television producer extraordinaire, best known for his work on Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch". Join us as we talk to Todd about the ins and outs of producing television, his time as a raft guide, how he's gotten to the point he has in life, and so much more. We hope you enjoy!

2024-10-1646 min

The Healthy Church Staff Podcast You're Not Andy Stanley (and You'll Never Be)Feeling inadequate in your ministry compared to megachurches and celebrity pastors? Discover how to break free from the comparison trap and find fulfillment in your unique calling. Join me, Todd Rhoades, on the Healthy Church Staff Podcast, where we dissect the pitfalls of measuring your ministry against giants like Andy Stanley. Learn why size and fame don't define success, and how focusing on your own mission can lead to genuine impact and growth in your church community.In this episode, we uncover practical strategies to embrace your distinct gifts, prioritize discipleship over attendance, and invest deeply in...

2024-08-2805 min

Wonderful Works Talks - Accessible Faith Podcast Disability Parenting and Marriage with Todd and Kristin Evans"When it comes to supporting families affected by disability, how often do we start by investing in marriages?" Well, today, we are going to talk to authors, Todd and Kristin Evans, from disabilityparenting.com about why investing in the marriages of couples who are parenting children with disabilities matters for everyone. Find out what churches should know, how couples can build a marriage that thrives, even when life feels hard, and why knowing how many positive or negative interactions you have with your spouse might be more important than you realize. This is good stuff for everyone, so listen a...

2024-06-1447 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Task Initiation (EFS)Task initiation (Executive Functioning Skills) - you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink. Similarly, you can give a student a task, but it doesn't mean they are going to get started on it. How do we teach kids to avoid procrastination and to get started on their work in a timely manner? These ten strategies are ways you might consider deliberately teaching this skill to your students.

2024-04-0528 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Time Management (EFS)Time Management (Executive Functioning Skills) - you can plan and organize yourself all you want, but if you are unable to manage the time you are allotted, nothing is going to get done. Teachers either micromanage a student's time so much that the students do not learn to do this for themselves, or we give them a big block of time with no guidance for how to manage it. What if instead we gave them some guidance for how to manage their time and then the space to do so?

2024-03-0129 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Focus (EFS)Focus (Executive Functioning Skills) - none of the other executive functioning skills work effectively if a student is not able to focus. Developing this skill through setting the environment, having teacher clarity, and being aware of mindfulness are just some of the strategies shared in order to build the focus endurance of your students.

2024-02-0240 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Flexibility (EFS)Flexibility (Executive Functioning Skills) - all of the other executive functioning skills do not really work if you are not flexible with your thinking. Your plans change, the time management is wrecked by an assembly, and trying to keep your focus might be affected by circumstances beyond your control. You have to adapt and be flexible when things do not go how you intended them to. This is not just the classroom, this is life. How then do you purposefully teach children to have flexibility? Strategies, activities, and tips abound in this unfiltered and unedited Todd Talk tries to...

2023-12-0140 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Working Memory (EFS)Overview of Executive Functioning Skills - Executive functioning skills are the things that successful people do on a daily basis which leads to their achievement. It includes skills such as task initiation, planning, attention, and time management. These are skills we expect many of our students to possess, but how deliberately do we teach them? This will give you a basic overview of 10 executive functioning skills and how they might be taught in the classroom. This introduces a series of Todd Talks which will dive into each one of these in more detail.

2023-11-0336 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Overview of Executive Functioning SkillsOverview of Executive Functioning Skills - Executive functioning skills are the things that successful people do on a daily basis which leads to their achievement. It includes skills such as task initiation, planning, attention, and time management. These are skills we expect many of our students to possess, but how deliberately do we teach them? This will give you a basic overview of 10 executive functioning skills and how they might be taught in the classroom. This introduces a series of Todd Talks which will dive into each one of these in more detail.

2023-10-0641 min

Thoughts on the Market Todd Castagno: Rising Growth in Convertibles BondsHere’s why convertible bonds, an often overlooked asset class, are becoming more attractive as an alternative to common stock.----- Transcript -----Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Todd Castagno, head of Morgan Stanley's Global Valuation Accounting Research Team. Along with my colleagues bringing you a variety of perspectives, today I'll be discussing the increasing attractiveness of the convertible debt market. It's Thursday, October 5th at 10 a.m. in New York. Rising interest rates have increased borrowing costs for everybody, and that includes companies looking to...

2023-10-0503 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Trends (Depth and Complexity icon)Trends (Depth and Complexity icon) - trends are patterns that take place over a period of time. This period of time could be a month, could be a year, could be several years. By observing the patterns in this trend, we can try and predict where the trend will go next. By doing this you can take advantage of fortunate trends while avoiding negative ones.

2023-06-2113 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Multiple Perspectives (Depth and Complexity icon)Multiple Perspectives (Depth and Complexity icon) - It is often said that there are two sides to every story. In reality, there are as many sides to the story as there were people present. Yet the story is usually only told from one of these perspectives. If we are going to truly understand something, we have to consider more than our own perspective. Understanding another perspective doesn't mean you agree with them. It simply gives you a better view of the big idea. Considering multiple perspectives gives you a more rounded version of something for your to make a...

2023-05-3110 min

More Than A Worship Leader Podcast A Pastor’s Heart | Todd StanleyTodd Stanley began leading worship at the age of 15, and he has served in full-time ministry for over 28 years. The majority of those years were spent as a worship pastor, and leading worship continues to be a part of his ministry. He currently serves as the Discipleship Pastor at Summit Church in Indiana, PA. Todd's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t_oddsoul/ Todd's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tstanley1299 Back 40 Leadership Podcast: https://summitpodcasts.church/back40/ Gary's links: https://linktr.ee/gdurbin

2023-05-0533 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Unanswered Questions (Depth and Complexity icon)Unanswered Questions (Depth and Complexity icon) - Often in school, students are presented with questions that they are expected to find a correct answer to. This could be a math problem, how to spell a word, the name of a figure, event, or date in history, or how sounds waves work. In life however, sometimes there is no easy answer, and there are even times when there is no answer. How do we cope with these unanswered questions? And why do we ponder them when we know there is the likelihood that they will never be answered?

2023-04-2617 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Ethics (Depth and Complexity icon)Ethics (Depth and Complexity icon) - ethics are the gray areas we encounter when looking at a situation. For example, it is wrong to shout in the classroom. In fact, it is a rule. But what if someone injured themselves and you needed to yell for help? Wouldn't that make you action justified? A great way to learn about ethics is for students to take part in debates where they are arguing for or against something that doesn't have a clear answer.

2023-03-2920 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Rules (Depth and Complexity)Rules (Depth and Complexity icon) - rules are fairly simple aren't they? You either can do something or you can't. And if you break a rule, there are consequences or punishments that might follow. But it is not that simple. There are different rules that apply to different situations differently. There is the severity of the rule that was broken as well as the consequence for doing so. And then there are the ever pesky unwritten rules. These are rules that most people know and yet they are not written down anywhere. The only consequence is that the people...

2023-02-2816 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Big Idea (Depth and Complexity icon)Big Idea (Depth and Complexity icon) - what's the big idea? We often ask this question. The big idea is what you are supposed to get or be learning from something. These are sometimes called essential questions or learning objectives, but ultimately the big idea is what it all boils down to. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the book jacket of a novel. On this, the publisher has to include enough of the big idea to entice you to want to read it, but not so much that it ruins the story for you. We pick up...

2023-01-3116 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Patterns (Depth and Complexity)Patterns (Depth and Complexity icons) - in this video we will discuss how students can look for patterns in academics, in sports, and in their own lives in order to try and predict the most probable outcome. Sometimes these patterns can be obvious and easy to figure out, sometimes you need to look a little deeper to see the multi-layers of patterns occurring. Although not an exact science, recognizing patterns in order to determine what may happen can be a very valuable skill to possess.

2022-12-1920 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Details (Depth and Complexity)Details - the devil is in the details and this couldn't be more true. Details are what allow people to fully understand something and without them, something may get lost. This Depth and Complexity icon is all about getting students to explain themselves thoroughly so that whatever they are trying to communicate makes sense. These details are especially important when trying to teach someone something. If you leave details out that are needed, they will not know how to do it.

2022-11-3015 min

Find My Voice - A Voice Acting Podcast S1 E22: Award Winning Voice, Stage, and Film Actor, Sound Designer, Writer, Producer, Singer Todd GajdusekIn this episode the coaches at VAI chat it up with award winning voice, stage, and film actor, sound designer, writer, producer, and singer Todd Gajdusek. Todd shares his journey, how he handles wearing so many hats in the entertainment industry, his life in LA and New York City, his career with MGM, how he has kept his life balanced with his husband, and how our coaching has served him. You can reach out to us on any or all social medial platforms @voiceactinginstitute or visit us at www.voiceactinginstitute.com/ to learn more about who we ar...

2022-11-1125 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Over Time (Depth and Complexity)Over Time - 1 of the 11 icons in the Depth and Complexity thinking framework, this is a complexity icon that takes a look at how things change (and sometimes do not) change over a given period of time. This might be an hour, it could be years, it could be centuries. Because it is such a complex idea to grasp, using as many concrete and specific examples as possible can help students to see how over time works. This is especially important for those studying history in determining how and why things have changed (ideas, technology, beliefs) over time.

2022-10-3118 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Language of the Discipline (Depth and Complexity)Language of the Discipline - 1 of the 11 icons in the Depth and Complexity thinking framework, Language of the Discipline means helping students to understand the context of the language being used. What might mean one thing in one discipline might change in another. For example, if I use the term add in math, students would then add numbers together. If I used add in ELA, it would mean students would need to give additional detail or examples. This icon is designed to have students push past the surface level of meaning of a word and try to determine its...

2022-09-3012 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Depth and ComplexityIntroduction to Depth and Complexity Framework - this is a learning platform developed at the California Department of Education that centers around 11 icons designed to push the thinking of students to the next level. The icons are broken down into 8 focusing on depth; patterns, trends, details, big idea, rules, unanswered questions, ethics, and language of the discipline. There are also 3 complexity icons; across disciplines, over time, and multiple perspectives. This Todd Talk walks you through these icons and how they may be used in the classroom to increase the depth of thinking as well as its complexity.

2022-08-3132 min

The Danny Toddcast #169 - The Fun Facts: Lord Stanley's CupOn this episode I talk some fun facts about NHL's Stanley Cup. From catching the trophy on fire, eating wings out of it to its origin back in 1892, the Stanley Cup has seen/been through SO much. How would you celebrate winning THE cup? Also, BIG congrats to the Colorado Avalanche on winning the Stanley Cup! - Hockey Hall of Fame Journal: [Click Through Link] 22 Things you might not know link: www.mentalfloss.com Stanley Cup Fun Facts: www.nbcsports.com - Danny on Instagram: @its...

2022-06-2940 min

This Conversation MENTAL HEALTH -- A COUNSELOR'S PERSPECTIVE w Todd StanleyTodd Stanley is a Licensed Professional Counselor and the Director of Counseling Services at Emory & Henry College. In this interview, he talks about the issues he sees with college students and his stories give insight into taking care of your own mental health. At the time of this recording, the Counseling Center was looking for a new employee.

2022-05-2428 min

Thoughts on the Market Todd Castagno: Should Shareholders Care About Stock-Based Compensation?Stock-based employment compensation has gained popularity in recent years, and even investors who don’t receive employment compensation in stock should be asking, is SBC potentially dilutive to shareholders?-----Transcript-----Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Todd Castano, Head of Global Valuation, Accounting and Tax within Morgan Stanley Research. Along with my colleagues bringing you a variety of perspectives, I'll be talking about the interesting conundrum around stock based compensation. It's Friday, May 13th at 2 p.m. in New York. I don't need to...

2022-05-1303 min

Wired Educator The Gifted Guy an Interview with Todd Stanley on How to Teach Gifted StudentsIn this 211th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I interview Todd Stanley on how we can best teach students, especially gifted students. Todd Stanley is a National Board teacher and the author of many teacher-education books including Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students (2nd edition), Promoting Rigor Through Higher Level Questioning, and his latest How the Hell Do We Motivate Theses Kids? from First Educational Resources. He served as a classroom teacher for 18 years where he worked with all grade levels in all subject areas in all types of service. He is currently the gifted s...

2021-11-0458 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Student ChoiceStudent Choice - One way you can certainly challenge students in the classroom is to provide them with choices. This could be a choice in topics learned, choice in how this is learned, choice with who you learn it with, and choice in how you are going to determine mastery. By providing students with this choice is allows them to A) challenge themselves because they know their potential better than anyone, B) teaches them independent learning and how to manage their time, and C) takes the ceiling off of the learning because students are no longer limited to your...

2021-09-0120 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - STEM ChallengesSTEM Challenges - STEM is more than just putting science, technology, engineering, and math together, it is about using the engineering design process which is 1) Ask, 2) Imagine, 3) Plan, 4) Create, and 5) Improve. A good way to learn this process is to have students work on STEM design challenges. These can last 15 minutes, they can last a few days, they can take a month depending on how you set them up. This ToddCast walks you through three examples which are available for free at www.thegiftedguy.com/resources.

2021-08-1823 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Projects vs. Project-Based LearningProjects vs. Project-Based Learning - sometimes we use these two terms interchangeably in education when there really is a large difference between them. This PD tutorial walks you through what the major difference are and what these look like in your classroom.

2021-08-0412 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Pre-AssessmentPre-Assessment - this an excellent method for determining what a student does and does not know. Often times though, we use this information to close gaps and provide intervention, but how often do teachers use it to figure out ways to challenge students, especially our gifted ones? This Todd Talk takes you through formal, informal, and body of work pre-assessments and how they can be used to give the teacher information for how to challenge these students.

2021-07-2122 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Mentors/MentorshipsMentors/Mentorships - Even though teachers are expected to be the experts in their subject area, often times there are things that we don't know. This is especially true with gifted students who might come with a lot of prior understanding and need to be challenged at a level the teacher cannot provide. One strategy for overcoming this is using mentors/mentorships to provide students with access to a unique learning experience that is going to grow their understanding. There are various things a mentor can provide 1) expertise, 2) experience, 3) exposure 4) educational, 5) emotional. Finding the right mentor to work with...

2021-07-0713 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Differentiated CentersDifferentiated Centers - Learning centers are various stations set up around the classroom that gives students specific tasks or skills to work on independently. In a classroom with gifted students however, you must differentiate these centers so that there are different levels to the same station depending on what challenge the student needs. How do you set these up? What advantages is there to doing differentiated learning centers? These questions and more will be answers in this ToddCast.

2021-06-2325 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Independent ProjectsSetting Up Independent Projects - when you have a student who already knows the material you are going to be covering, why make them sit through something they have already learned? Isn't there something they could be doing to go deeper into the learning and learn important skills as well? That is what allowing students to work on independent projects when they have pre-assessed out of a unit of study is a great option. This ToddCast walks you through how to set up the independent project with students using the structure of a contract, calendar, and rubric.

2021-06-0938 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Enrichment ClubsEnrichment Clubs - One way to enrich your students is simply by providing a place for them to enrich themselves. This can be accomplished with enrichment clubs. These can be held before or after school, or worked into the school day. It is important that you as the coordinator of this club do three things 1) pick something you yourself are passionate about 2) provide resources for students depending on the club 3) provide them space to work on their own.

2021-05-2615 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Bonus OpportunitiesBonus Opportunities - these are just as the name implies; opportunities for students to stretch their thinking about something they are learning. This is not extra credit or bonus points, it is about expanding the learning of the student. It is important that these are opportunities where students choose to do them or not rather than assignments. It is also important that students are not extrinsically rewarded with better grades or bonus points but rather see them as opportunities to push their intrinsic learning. There are various ways you can present bonus opportunities to students in the classroom.

2021-05-1214 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Choice BoardsChoice Boards - When trying to enrich our students, one way to do this is to provide student choice. But how do you guide this choice into the lesson you are teaching? You can provide choice boards which are menus that students can choose various activities from. These choice boards can be subject-specific, they could be grade-level specific, they could be skill specific. Regardless, they need to be designed so that students are able to take their learning to the next level. You can do this by having scaffolding activities on your choice board. This ToddCast talks about 8 various...

2021-04-2817 min

Tracking The Storm Canes Flourishing Down the Stretch, and Special Guest Eric Todd of NCSU HockeyThis week, Matt and Brandon talk local hockey and give their weekly rundown on the Carolina Hurricanes Topics discussed: Eric Todd on NCSU Hockey and the "club" mantra Alex Nedeljkovic pushing for the one slot Hurricanes response to Tampa's physicality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2021-04-231h 02

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Board Games that EnrichBoard Games that Enrich - You don't always have to be directly enriching students. Having resources in your room that enrich them without them even knowing is one way to provide opportunities for learning. An example would be having board games students have access to either during indoor recess, free time, or as a reward. This ToddCast provides tons of examples of games to use with different grade levels and that enrich certain subject areas.

2021-04-1427 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - 20time20time - this is a strategy that can be used with gifted students and high ability children where students are given time in school to work on projects that are generated by their own interests and passions. It is learning for learning sake. The basic idea is you come up with a wicked problem, something that is not easily solved if at all, and you try and create a project where you are helping others who are faced with this problem. This PD video provides the basic structure of doing 20time with your students as well as providing possible...

2021-03-3123 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Bulletin Board EnrichmentBulletin Board Enrichment - You can have simple in-class options on your bulletin boards for students to use in order to enrich themselves. Having a problem of the week on a bulletin board, providing brain teasers and trivia, having a book club to engage in once their complete their regular schoolwork is going to challenge students as well as enrich their learning. This Todd Talk seeks to answer the common question of "what do I do with a student who finished his/her work early"? These bulletin board enrichment provides students with options.

2021-03-1724 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Grading the ProcessGrading the Process - We traditionally grade students at the end of learning, usually in a summative assessment designed to determine whether students have mastered what it is we wanted them to have learned. What if instead you could assess them when the actual learning takes place? Would that not be more meaningful? This ToddCast discusses how this can be done and some of the tools for doing so.

2021-01-2013 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Students as TeachersStudents as Teachers - What can make an assessment meaningful? By having students involved in the process. The more you include them in the learning process, such as having them act as the teachers of what is to be learned, the better change students will reach an enduring understanding. There are other advantages as well which can be found in this ToddCast.

2021-01-1309 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - CapstonesCapstones - Capstones are an excellent way to assess students meaningfully by reflecting on what they have learned. They can be set up various ways but are typically long-term projects that encapsulate what was learned which is usually presented to an authentic audience. It is a great way to teach 21st century skills and for assessing what students truly learned.

2021-01-0615 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Advisory GroupsAdvisory Groups - Sometimes the best way to discuss the social and emotional needs of students is to actually sit down and talk about their social and emotional needs. This requires carving out some time in the school day/week to do this. This can be something as simple as Morning Meeting where you take 15 minutes once a week to ponder open ended questions. It could be more formal such as advisory groups that meet every other week for 45 minutes with each week having a theme. This ToddCast will provide plenty of examples as well as a complete curriculum...

2020-12-3010 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Teaching Public SpeakingTeaching Public Speaking - A valuable 21st century skill for any student to possess. How do you teach public speaking though? 1) You provide exemplar speeches to learn from as well as poor ones. 2) You provide students with the space to practice and refine their public speaking ability. 3) You give them chances to present to authentic audiences.

2020-12-2312 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Teaching LeadershipTeaching Leadership - With many 21st century skills, we provide students with engaging lessons and hope for the best. We need to be more purposeful about the teaching of 21st century skills. Take leadership for example. How do we put students in situations where they are able to develop leadership skills? We try to find authentic situations where they have to show initiative to collaborate, adapt, and use grit. This is a skill that can definitely be practiced in the classroom.

2020-12-1614 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Self/Peer EvaluationsSelf/Peer Evaluations - How can you get a better idea of a student's contributions to his group when collaborating? Ask those who are working with him to tell you. The use of self and peer evaluations gives you many other sets of eyes looking at whether the students are living up to the norms they set and producing high quality work as a result of the group effort. It also helps to balance the grade and make things more fair for those working in groups.

2020-12-0912 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Roles in Group WorkRoles in Group Work - When students are tasked to work in groups and accomplish a task, we often worry more about equity rather than fairness. Equity would be that everyone in the group does the same type of work and the same amount of work. Wouldn't it make more sense to take student strengths and have them contribute that to the group to ensure the product that is created has the best people on the various parts? That is what this ToddCast proposes to tell you about you, how to allow students to identify strengths and then match...

2020-12-0214 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Forming Group NormsForming Group Norms - It is essential that everyone is one the same page and has the same expectations while working together in a group. One way to ensure this is to have the class or group form norms. Norms are the expected behavior of people in the groups. These are formed not by the leader/teacher, but rather by the participants by answering the essential question of what is needed to work effectively in a group. Then you cluster together similar answers to discover what is most important for the group as a whole.

2020-11-2512 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Student CollaborationStudent Collaboration - When working in groups, students can create wonderful things, things they would not have been able to produce on their own. But working in groups can also be a pain. How do you get students to successfully collaborate while working in groups? The key is finding their strengths and what they bring to the group. This also creates an awareness of others and what they bring as well.

2020-11-1814 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Creating RubricsCreating Rubrics - Rubrics are a valuable way for teachers to assess students in non-traditional, performance-based assessments, many of which require students to employ 21st century skills. The argument some people make against them though is that rubrics are often subjective because they are based on the teacher’s opinion rather than an objective multiple-choice question where there is a single correct answer. What if you could create rubrics that are objective, evaluating students on a consistent basis?

2020-11-1114 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Using Calendars to Maintain FocusUsing Calendars to Maintain Focus - It can be difficult for students to maintain focus, especially on long-term projects. One of the tools you can use to help keep students on-task is the use of a calendar. This ToddCast will show you how you can use backwards building to create a calendar as well as how these can be used to teach students valuable time-management skills.

2020-11-0411 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Student ContractsStudent contracts - Student contracts can be useful for a few reasons. It keeps students organized, it makes them part of the learning process, and it helps them to maintain focus, especially on long-term projects. Contracts can break down a big picture project to make it more palatable to handle and easier to manage time. Used in conjunction with a calendar, rubric, and syllabus, it can keep students focused on what it is they are supposed to be learning.

2020-10-2811 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Creating an Effective SyllabusCreating an Effective Syllabus - Often on long term projects it can be a challenge to keep students focused on what it is they are supposed to be learning. One tool to help with this is the use of a well written syllabus. This can be used with students when going over the project as well as being used throughout as a reference for students. It also communicates to parents what their child is going to be working on.

2020-10-2113 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Case-Based LearningCase-Based Learning - Concluding the theme of inquiry learning, this ToddCast looks at case-based learning, a method used widely in the medical and law professions but not used very commonly in US primary schools. Learn about the benefits of case-based learning which are having a relevant subject matter to engage students and being able to apply what you learn to a real world situation.

2020-10-1412 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Problem-Based LearningProblem-Based Learning - One of the strategies under the inquiry-based learning umbrella, problem-based learning seeks to make the learning authentic for students and to help them see the context of what it is they are learning. The students are the ones driving the learning and the teacher acts as a facilitator, helping them find resources and asking questions meant to get them thinking.

2020-10-0712 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Project-Based LearningProject-Based Learning - Projects put students in a real-world setting and ask them to complete a task meeting the requirements as laid out by the project. Projects teach students how to learn for themselves. It also has other advantages such as collaboration, public speaking, and organization, all 21st century skills that would benefit any student. By using projects in your classroom you will be building maximum capacity to the point that you will have 30 teachers in the classroom rather than 30 students.

2020-09-3015 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Learning StylesLearning Styles - In this edition of ToddCast, I talk about Kolb's 7 different learning styles and how knowing which ones are your students' strengths is very important to teaching them effectively. For every learning style there are suggestions for how to practice this in the classroom.

2020-09-2310 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Organized ChaosOrganized Chaos - Which classroom do you think has the most learning going on; the one where students are compliantly sitting in rows, being talked to by the teacher, or the one where they are involved in the learning process but are loud and it seems like chaos? The second one in my experience results in the most creative and meaningful learning. But how do you organize this chaos? This ToddCast provides 5 strategies for helping the chaos to be somewhat organized but still giving students the freedom to create.

2020-09-1612 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Classroom setupClassroom setup - Are you being purposeful about the way you physically set up your classroom? Is this setup conducive to your students being able to best learn? This ToddCast will look at ways to set up your classroom and the reasonings for doing so.

2020-09-0911 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Probing QuestionsProbing or Follow-Up Questions - Asking a good question is essential, but even more important is the question you follow it up with. This is a good way to raise the rigor in your classroom and get students thinking beyond just the most obvious answer or the surface level one. By asking these follow-up questions it allows you to become the meddler in the middle, having conversations with students and asking them to think about what they are doing in a different way. This is how we challenge students, by challenging their thinking.

2020-09-0215 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Asking Higher Level QuestionsHow to ask higher level questions - if you want to raise the rigor in your classroom and ensure that you are teaching to the level of the standard, you need to be able to ask higher level questions of your students. You can use a structure such as Bloom's Taxonomy to help in the construction of these questions because there is usually a specific verb associated with each of the different levels. This helps you to identify better at what level the question is being asked at. You can then use question stems to help you in the...

2020-08-2618 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Teaching to the Level of the StandardTeaching to the Level of the Standard - As teachers we are charged with teaching students the content standards as determined by Common Core, Next Generation Science, or state created standards. Often times we teach to the noun of the standard, making sure students are getting the content, but how often are we paying attention to the verb which determines the level of thinking the standard is asking students to demonstrate mastery? This ToddCast asks you to consider whether you are asking questions to the level of the standard, and whether you are raising the rigor by asking questions...

2020-08-1913 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Raising the RigorRaising the Rigor - We often talk about raising the rigor in the classroom but do you really know what that looks like? This ToddCast will help you to distinguish between a hard question and a rigorous one as well as providing a framework for how to raise the rigor for your students.

2020-08-1210 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Performance AssessmentPerformance Assessment - When it comes to measuring what students have learned, there are more choices than the traditional assessments of multiple choice. There are performance assessments which include but are not limited to oral presentations, journals, exhibitions, role playing, debates/speeches, essays, interviews, and research papers. These performance assessments allow you to measure difficult to capture 21st century skills such as collaboration, public speaking, critical thinking, and problem solving. They also are of higher interest for students so the learning will be more enduring.

2020-08-0513 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Purposeful ReflectionReflection in the Classroom - The traditional method of teaching is introduce something, have students practice it until they get it, and assess whether they have gotten it or not, then move onto the next something that has to be taught. What is missing here is the additional layer or step of reflecting upon what was learned. It is here where students explore what they truly learned and provides the teacher with feedback on how effective the learning was. In order for reflection to be meaningful, the class much be set up where this is part of the environment...

2020-07-2913 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Creating an Environment Where It's OK to FailIt's OK to Fail - Some of life's biggest lessons comes from the mistakes we make. We do something, it does not work, and we learn what to do differently the next time. In classrooms though we do not always provide the space for students to make mistakes because when they do, they are punished either with a bad grade, told it is the WRONG answer, or made to feel as though they should be embarrassed by other students. FAIL should be First Attempt In Learning. We should be creating a classroom environment where students are encouraged to go...

2020-07-2210 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Teaching EmpathyTeaching Empathy - How do you teach empathy in your classroom? That is the question for this week's ToddCast. Strategies as complex as community service projects and reading books about sympathy, to more simple ones such as having students work in groups or modeling kind behavior yourself, can be used to help students understand what empathy is and to practice using it.

2020-07-1510 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Social and Emotional LearningSocial and Emotional Learning - Sure, schools do a pretty decent job of addressing the academic needs of their students, but how much attention is paid to helping these children meet their social and emotional needs? We need to be more intentional and transparent when it comes to showing students how to manage their emotions and social issues, otherwise they will not be able to work up to their potential.

2020-07-0816 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Problem SolvingTeaching Problem Solving - The ability to problem solve is a skill that is greatly valued in the real-world because that is what life is, a series of problems that must be solved. From mundane problems to what are we having for dinner to those on a global scale such as hunger, we spend much of our personal and professional lives trying to solve problems. Those who are good at it, like Steve Jobs and Bill Gates, find lots of success. Equipping your students with the confidence to make mistakes and the freedom to try all sorts of solutions...

2020-07-0113 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - CreativityTeaching Creativity - We ask students to be creative all of the time but are we explicitly teaching our students how to be creative by giving them assignments that lets them access their creative thinking? This ToddCast will provide 5 practical strategies that can be used in the classroom that allows students to tap into their creativity.

2020-06-2414 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Goal ValuationGoal Valuation - The best way to combat student underachievement is to have a good understanding of what goal valuation is. Goal valuation is the value a student puts on three goals to determine whether they are going to achieve at the level they are capable of. The three goals are interesting, important, and attainable. For some students, just having one of these is good enough for them to give it a good effort. For other students, they might need a combination of two of these in order to try. The ones most likely to be underachievers are the...

2020-06-1711 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Gifted Pull OutGifted Pull Out - Another method of grouping gifted students is the use of a gifted pullout or resource room. This is when you take a group of students identified as gifted in a certain area and pull them from the regular classroom in order to work with a gifted specialist. It is this teacher's goal then to challenge these students in a way that they are not getting in their regular classroom. This could be with acceleration, enrichment, or other strategies designed to help these students to reach their potential.

2020-06-1113 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Magnet ProgramsMagnet Programs - There are lots of different ways to group gifted students. One of these is through a magnet program where students are pulled from all over to one location. There are several advantages to this including making it easier for the teacher to meet the needs of similar ability children, putting your professional development and collaboration in one spot, and gathering like-minded children together.

2020-06-0415 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Cluster GroupingCluster Grouping - Cluster grouping is a method for gifted services where you cluster all of the gifted students in a particular subject area into one classroom. You then fill the rest of the classroom with above average and average students. What this does is narrows the gap of abilities in the classroom, making it easier for the teacher to differentiate and meet the specific needs of students. This ToddCast shows how and why this might be done.

2020-05-2813 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Push-In or Co-Teaching GiftedPush-In or Co-Teaching Gifted - Another strategy for the grouping of gifted students is the use of the gifted specialist as a co-teaching where they push into the regular education classroom, providing specialized services for gifted students. In order for this to work, it has to be a true co-teaching set up where the regular education and the gifted specialist are not only teaching together, but planning together and learning from one another.

2020-05-2111 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Inquiry-Based LearningInquiry-Based Learning - What if we let the students be responsible for most of the learning in class? That is the basic premise behind inquiry-based learning where the content is not given to the kids by the teacher but rather generated and discovered on their own. This teaches students self-efficacy and empowers them to be learners with the idea of taking this skill into their own lives.

2020-05-1310 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Exercising the BrainExercising the Brain - The brain is just like a muscle that needs exercised regularly if it is going to develop and get stronger. How you can exercise the brain is by cognitively challenging it using puzzles. Puzzles such as SuDoku, brainteasers, logic puzzles, cryptograms, and riddles can cause one to think and thus exercise the brain. This tutorial introduces five different types of puzzles you can use with students to cognitively challenge them.

2020-05-0611 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Bloom's TaxonomyBloom's Taxonomy - Benjamin Bloom created a taxonomy for the various levels of questioning and thinking back in 1953. Now, 70 years later his taxonomy still very much resonates in the classrooms of the 21st century. Learn how to use the various levels of Bloom's and the advantage to doing so.

2020-04-2910 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - The Caring FactorThe Caring Factor - In this ToddCast I talk about one of the most important things teachers can do to make an impact on their students and that is to show you care. I call this the caring factor and it displays itself not only in academics, but in social/emotional needs as well.

2020-04-2212 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Right v. Left BrainRight Brain vs. Left Brain - We have two sides to our brain and although everyone uses both sides, most tend to lean to one side or another. If you are left brained dominant you typically are a logical learner and prefer math and science. If you are right brained, you are a visual learner who likes to your imagination. This person prefers writing and other arts. Figuring out which side of their brain your students are can be helpful in determining what teaching strategies to use in your classroom.

2020-04-1813 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - OverexcitabilitiesOverexcitabilities - Overexcitabilities are when someone becomes overwhelmed with their social and emotional needs. This may present itself in psychomotor, sensual, intellectual, imaginational, and emotional. This can lead to all sorts of difficulties when it comes to learning. If a student is worried about something happening to people half way across the world or if she cannot concentrate because the class is too noisy, this is going to affect academic achievement. This ToddCast discusses what overexcitabilities are, how to look for them, and strategies that can be used to help with them.

2020-04-0818 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Bright vs. GiftedBright vs. Gifted - There are students who are bright and high achievers, there are students who are gifted, and there are students that are both. But we need to keep in mind not all gifted students are high achievers and not all bright students are gifted. Knowing the difference between these two can be very important in understanding how to teach these children. This ToddCast discusses the major differences in these two as well as creative thinkers, and what you could be doing in the classroom to challenge each one of these.

2020-04-0116 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Don'ts With Gifted KidsDon'ts with Gifted Kids - Many times we do things with gifted students because we believe it will be of benefit to them when actually it has the opposite effect. Examples would be giving them more work when they finish the assigned work, or having them help a student who is struggling when they get a concept quickly. We have to remember that gifted kids are kids who have specific needs that need to be met in a variety of manner. This means challenging them with appropriate strategies rather than trying to figure out something to do with them...

2020-03-2509 min

The Todd Cast - Teaching Theory into Teaching Practice The ToddCast - Myths of Gifted ChildrenMyths of Gifted Children - There are myths about gifted children that prevent us from addressing their needs and helping them to reach their potential. Myths such as they love school and get straight A's or that they are good at everything, cause some to believe gifted students will be OK without any specialized services. The truth is, many will not as nearly 25% of all high school dropouts are gifted. As teachers, administrators, and parents, it is important for us to understand that these myths are not true so that we can do what's best for our gifted children.

2020-03-1810 min