Exploring eSports in Education: How Gaming is Shaping Educational Technology

Exploring eSports in Education: How Gaming is Shaping Educational Technology

In the evolving landscape of Educational Technology, we’re continually seeking innovative ways to engage and inspire our students. One rising trend that’s generating buzz is eSports in Education, a dynamic field that holds enormous potential for learning. Recently, I had an insightful conversation with Dr. Miles Harvey on the Shifting Schools podcast. Dr. Harvey has been a trailblazer in integrating […]

292: Skeptical about the benefits of gaming? Give this a listen.

292: Skeptical about the benefits of gaming? Give this a listen.

On this episode Dr. Rachel Kowert busts myths about gaming. If you are skeptical about what games can offer us, give this conversation some time. Meet this week’s special guest: ?? Rachel Kowert, Ph.D is a research psychologist and the Research Director of Take This. She is a world-renowned researcher on the uses and effects of digital games, including their […]

291: The Magic of Minecraft

291: The Magic of Minecraft

How is Minecraft a powerful tool for building community, fostering inclusion, and engaging learners? This week’s amazing guest Mashfiq Ahmed has an answer for that question and tons of wisdom to share. Meet this week’s special guest: ?? Mashfiq Ahmed (he/him) is a high school chemistry teacher at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn, New York. He has been playing […]

290: Esports as an engine for community building

290: Esports as an engine for community building

Our summer-long series on esports continues with a great conversation about aligning your curriculum with esports and leveraging esports as a way to build and nurture your school community. Meet this week’s special guest: ?? Mike Dahle is a Business Teacher at Elkhorn Area HS and President of the Wisconsin HS Esports Association.  He was a second-year teacher when he […]

289: Grappling with the great idea of gaming for good

289: Grappling with the great idea of gaming for good

????This is the first in our summer-long series on esports!???? Meet this week’s special guest: ?? Dr. Krista-Lee M. Malone is the Director of both the UW-Madison Game Lab and the game design certificate. Her past research has included MMORPGs massively multiplayer online role-playing games, the making of educational games in Taiwan (where she concurrently worked as a designer and […]

What does it mean to be a true library advocate?

What does it mean to be a true library advocate?

On this episode of the podcast Jeff and Tricia speak with Allie Cornejo who is a High School Librarian/Lead Librarian in Harlingen, TX. She is chair of the TLA Public Relations and Marketing Committee, as well as chair for TASL’s Legislative and Advocacy Committee, and co-hosts the Libraries Transform Texas Podcast. She is an enthusiast of YA lIt and graphic […]

287: One way to level up on your next book club

287: One way to level up on your next book club

Why do book groups need scaffolding? How can we make the facilitation of book clubs just a tiny teeny bit easier? That’s what we discuss in this special episode. To get the free guide explored in our conversation: https://shiftingschools.lpages.co/book-group-protocol/ Learn more about our AI offerings: https://www.shiftingschools.com/learn Follow us online and let us know what you are reading this summer On […]

286: Inspiring the next generation of fiction podcast creators

286: Inspiring the next generation of fiction podcast creators

On this episode, we talk with Zackary Grady about their award-nominated production Gay Pride and Less Prejudice. Learn all about that show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26518740/ Learn more about Zackary: https://www.thackarybinx.com/about Check out the books he recommended: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40779647 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60141378-nikhil-out-loud Take 25 dollars off the Media Literacy and Inclusion Shifting Schools Course: Use promo code ‘BABA25’ at checkout: https://www.shiftingschools.com/store-2/p/media-literacy-and-inclusion Check out this episode of […]

Episode 285: How Inclusive is Your School…and how do you know?

Episode 285: How Inclusive is Your School…and how do you know?

On the podcast today is Angeline Aow, one author of the book Becoming A Totally Inclusive School.  This conversation helps us think about what we mean when we use the term ‘inclusive.’ Would you like a discount on that book? Check out this special flyer. Learn more about the special guest by exploring her website and services. As mentioned in our […]

284: Seven ways to shift your relationship with social media this Summer

284: Seven ways to shift your relationship with social media this Summer

In this episode, we discuss our latest free on-pager to help you reimagine your relationship with social media this summer. Inside that one-pager, we have our B.A.L.A.N.C.E. framework: B – Boundaries: What is ONE new boundary you might set for your use of social media? A – Assign an Intention: Know what you are going online for L – Limit […]