Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Brad discuss whether there is a standard we should meet for decorating our classrooms and our guest this week is educator, author, and friend of the podcast Matthew Farber. Guest: Matthew Farber Our guest this week is Dr. Matthew Farber, an Assistant Professor of Technology, Innovation and Pedagogy (TIP) at the University of Northern Colorado, and founder of the Gaming SEL Lab. His research is at the intersection of game-based learning (GBL) and social and emotional learning (SEL). He studies affinity spaces of educators who use games in classrooms and how they afford student agency while also teaching skills of empathy, design thinking, and systems thinking. He also works in youth initiatives around game design as a form of self-expression.Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatthewFarberMatt's Website: http://matthewfarber.comBuy the new book!: https://www.amazon.com/Gaming-SEL-Transformational-Emotional-Learning/dp/1433185954/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=matthew+farber&qid=1627307400&s=books&sr=1-5 Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanish PAX Panel VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1pv5ZLObv4&t=3sI quit my teaching job and now make more bartending...: https://twitter.com/abbynormansays/status/1416537955510915077?s=19 Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Brad share some show updates, videos obviously come up, the teacher shortage and why it exists, the future of Peleton, exercise, and gaming, and our guest this week is games in education expert Zack Hartzman. Guest: Zack Hartzman Our guest is a Social Studies teacher in New York City. He’s also the owner and proprietor of Hey Listen Games, probably the best repository of k-12 video game curriculum in the world. He’s a recipient of the game awards future class 2020 recognition.Zack on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeyListenGames_Hey Listen Games: https://www.heylistengames.org/Support Zack on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/join/heylistengames? Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanish PAX Panel VOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1pv5ZLObv4&t=3sI quit my teaching job and now make more bartending...: https://twitter.com/abbynormansays/status/1416537955510915077?s=19 Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen will discuss whether virtual conferences can have the same benefits as physical ones, whether most teachers earn their Masters degree and…. Our guest this week is… we’re not telling yet, stay tuned for a big announcement!   Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen debate whether teacher vaccinations should be part of the terms of employment, how one prominent political candidate believes that one teacher could teach 300-400 students at one time online and our guest this week is professor and author Jordan Shapiro. Guest: Jordan Shapiro Our guest is a father of two and stepfather of two more. He teaches in Temple University’s Intellectual Heritage program and is a senior fellow for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop. He’s also a nonresident fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution. His previous book, The New Childhood received critical acclaim, including from us, and has been published in eleven languages. This is his THIRD time joining us on the podcast.Jordan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordosh Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate The pollThese emails are being sent to teachers around the worldI can’t believe this is even being considered as a viable ideaIdiocy Continues Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

In This Episode of OnEducation Presents: Our guest needs very little introduction to many in our audience. He’s the founder and President of DBC publishing and the author of Teach like a Pirate Our Guest: Dave BurgessTwitter: https://twitter.com/burgessdaveWebsite: https://daveburgess.com/

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen discuss whether the new paid Twitter is worth the cost, how states are moving to limit how teachers can discuss race in their classrooms, and our guest this week is educator and co-founder of Together for Justice, Keturah Proctor. Guest: Keturah Proctor Our guest is a 6th grade Math and English Language Arts in the Elmsford Union Free School District. She’s a former graduate and current resident of the school district in which she teaches. This unique perspective has afforded her the opportunity to forge authentic relationships with the students, parents and community members she serves. She is the co-founder of the Community Action Alliance (CAA) which is an organization dedicated to serving students in the Elmsford Union Free School District whose families were directly impacted by Covid-19.  She also is a co-founder of Together for Justice. This group harnesses the power of community members to speak out against instances of social injustice, bias and racism. Keturah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kproctor1517 Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate Current movement to limit how public school teachers can discuss race in their classrooms Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen debate whether we should pay our student teachers, whether a large portion of teachers work second jobs during the summer and our guest this week is a rapper and educator Chad Harper. Guest: Chad Harper Our guest, known by stage name The Brooklyn Globetrotter, is an American rapper, songwriter, businessman, educator, and humanitarian. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and has been a resident of Brooklyn, New York for over twenty years. Hip Hop Saves Lives Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/Hip-Hop-Saves-Lives-241113031596/Website: www.bbfly.live Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate Should student teachers get paid while student teaching?In California they actually doTeachers working 2nd jobs during the summer Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen dive into student reflections on pandemic learning, debate whether TikTok delivers better quality content than most school based experiences, why teacher unions are in support of fully opening schools next fall and our guest this week is educator and president of YV educational resources Yaritza Villalba. Guest: Yaritza Villalba Our guest started her career teaching Social Studies to high school students in Brooklyn, New York.  Throughout the years she has developed curriculum materials and led professional development. She is currently a lead teacher of an alternative high school in teaching over -aged and under- credited students history through a critical lens.Yaritza on Twitter: https://twitter.com/inc_yvWebsite: https://www.yveducationalresources.com/ Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate https://twitter.com/bjfr/status/1393211184485179393?s=21https://twitter.com/obiwannickobi/status/1392982273167921154?s=21https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/us/reopening-schools-teachers-union.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20210513&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=cta&regi_id=101690839&segment_id=57952&user_id=7481238002195309d7cb3a2e861c93c1https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-how-a-toronto-principal-got-1400-people-in-the-surrounding/ Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen discuss how summer school has become a big business this year, whether “teaching to the test” is a silly phrase and our guest this week is educator and researcher Sherry Jones. Guest: Sherry Jones Our guest is a philosophy and game studies subject matter expert and instructor at Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, where she develops courses on the philosophy and psychology of game design, and on the use of digital games in education. She’s a researcher in open education and of the potential in using blockchain technology to secure open educational resources and to advocate for the design, research, and use of games for learning in higher education and in the gaming industry, Jones serves as the steering committee board member of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Learning, Games, and Education (LEG) Special Interest Group.Sherry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutnesWebsite: bit.ly/sherryjonesbio Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!Joke or Serious..either way it doesn’t help teachers’ causeI love Minnesota!Teaching to the test is a silly phrase: https://twitter.com/Scienergetic/status/1389054581083082753Summer School Is More Important Than Ever. But Teachers Are ‘Fried’ and Need a Break https://www.edweek.org/leadership/summer-schools-is-more-important-than-ever-but-teachers-are-fried-and-need-a-break/2021/04 Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen discuss what our Least favorite education words are, whether we believe it's important to get out and experience the world, keeping our kids safe while using EdTech and our guest this week is educator and author Kristen Mattson. Guest: Kristen Mattson Dr. Kristen Mattson is a wife, mother of three, former English teacher, and school librarian. She is currently an adjunct professor with the University of Illinois and a consultant. She partners with educators in all content areas to integrate digital literacy, research skills, creation, and innovation in the classroom. She’s the author of a new book Ethics in a Digital World and we’re thrilled to have her with us on the podcast!Kristen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrKMattsonWebsite: https://www.drkmattson.com/ Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate Least Favorite Education Related WordsExploitation on PadletStop calling it the “Lost Year”Do you think its important for people (our students) to get out and experience the world? Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen discuss how test publishers are making a huge profit from supposed “learning loss”, take a dive into the proposed curriculum in Alberta and our two guests this week are educators and authors Jared Cooney Horwath & David Bott. Guest: Jared Cooney Horwath & David Bott Jared Cooney Horvath is a neuroscientist, educator, best-selling author, and expert in the field of Science of Learning. He has conducted research and lectured at Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, the University of Melbourne, and over 250 schools internationally. He currently serves as Director of LME Global: a team dedicated to bringing the latest brain and behavioural research to teachers, students, and parents alike.  David Bott is the Associate Director of the Institute of Positive Education. As an expert in applied wellbeing science, David has supported thousands of educators from hundreds of schools around the world in designing and implementing system-level approaches to wellbeing. David sits on the Dubai Future Council for Education and has published in academic journals and industry periodicals. He currently serves on the board of the Positive Education Schools Association. Together, they’ve authored the book 10 Things Schools Get Wrong: And How We Can Get Them Right.Jared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JCHorvathDavid on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidbottWebsite: https://www.lmeglobal.net/Buy the Book!: https://www.amazon.com/THINGS-SCHOOLS-WRONG-them-right/dp/1913622355 Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipateHow Test Publishers are poised to profit from learning loss Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox

Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen discuss how teaching and politics are connected, why you shouldn’t use your advanced degree as a way to begin a social media tweet, and our guest this week is Educator and Author Josh Caldwell. Guest: Josh Caldwell Josh Caldwell develops tools and instructional materials to help bring the beauty of computer science to students and teachers across the world. He currently works on Computer Science learning and instruction projects for Google in Berlin. Prior to that, he worked on K-12 curriculum development at Code.org and was a middle school teacher in the Seattle area. He’s the author of Coding and the Arts: Connecting CS to Drawing, Music, Animation and More.Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrJoshidaWebsite: https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/search/author/%22Caldwell,%20Josh%22 Notes:ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrowOnEducation is now on YouTube! Subscribe to the channel and listen to prior episodes as they are released!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu2fkhy9cnZZbggW8_K3FgQMike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/misterwashburnGlen on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/irvspanishParticipate on Twitch: https://twitch.tv/insideparticipate Teaching and Politics: https://twitter.com/irvspanish/status/1373756505971949576?s=20I don’t have my masters so that kids in my class can read whatever they want: https://twitter.com/MatRyanELATeach/status/1373696014499119105?s=20 Today's podcast is brought to you by: Participate: The presenting sponsor of OnEducation is Participate. The Sandbox is creating a learning ecosystem where educators can learn in weekly streams, bring ideas into their classrooms, collaborate with other educators and become Sandbox ambassadors. Join the community to learn more at go.participate.com/sandbox