Relentless Educator's podcast

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I share what I've learned over the last few years presenting at Education Conferences. I was driving home from my first EdTechTeam Google Summit, you can probably hear some road noise.  I feel incredibly blessed to be able to share with educators and to work an EdTechTeam Summit.   If you aren't already, I HIGHLY encourage you to start presenting. You'll only get better the with deliberate practice.

Thanks so much for listening. I think this is my best podcast yet. I talk about what it means to hack your classroom and school. Hacking is a harsh word, but really it means restructuring. It's about rethinking and challenging our practices. I hope you enjoy and use some ideas to improve your students experience.

I discuss the merits of giving our students autonomy in the classroom. This episode was partly inspired from Dan Pink's Drive. 

John Miller and Chris Scott discuss using the Project Canvas in class. John Miller the founder of Right Shift learning is translating effective project management to use in the classroom. 

We pick up where we left off, talking about a scarcity mindset. As an educator it's easy to adopt a scarcity mindset when it comes to controlling the classroom. An educators scarcity mindset is "if I release control, I have less control" as if it were a zero-sum equation. It's like if I have 10 units of control and offer 5 to my students, I have 5 left. That mindset kills the classroom culture.  Agile offers a process to adopt an abundance mindset. If I offer my students control over their learning, the equation gets bigger. I'm not releasing control, but empowering students. It works and it's powerful.

I started using Agile in the classroom a few years back and LOVE it! John has been my mentor and continues to make tools and curriculum for teachers to use it in their classrooms.  I split this podcast in 2 as it was a long conversation. Please comment or email if you have questions or would like to use Agile in your classroom.

I talk about running a Minecraft camp. John Miller and I have run Minecraft camps over the last couple of years. I share about a recent camp in Bend Oregon that was for kids only.  Email me if you like more information about Minecraft camps. [email protected] For more on Minecraft camps: minecraftercamp.com