Presenters
Director of School Counseling
Claire Handville is the Director of School Counseling at Colgan High School in Prince William County, VA. She believes in embedding social emotional learning into school curriculum and culture so that students and staff can find meaning and belonging. Only when students and staff feel valued and supported can we improve school outcomes. Claire is intentional in finding ways to integrate technology and podcasting to enhance communication and connection leading to cultivated community. She is an avid reader and a die-hard Florida Gator fan.
Instructional TechnologyCoach
Daniel is in his 9th year as an instructional technology coach. Previously a math teacher and VSTE teacher of the year award winner, Daniel‘s focus now has largely been on the implementation of teacher tools in the classroom to change how students have access to and are assessed on content objectives. Finding ways for students to become content creators as a means of displaying their course knowledge has been an increased item of focus. Areas of concentration and expertise include: Khan Academy Ambassador, Common Sense Ambassador, Nearpod Certified Educator, Edpuzzle Certified Coach, Flipgrid Certified, & Google Certified Educator.
Student Success Coordinator
Mr. Billy is the technology coach at Colgan HS.His career began as a special education teacher at PACE West School, followed as the instructional technology coach at Ellis Elementary School, and opened Colgan High School, a school with a fine and performing arts specialty program. Mr. Watts is passionate about mentoring students to build healthy relationships, developing student voice through digital communication, and working with educators to connect the classroom to impact in the outside world. He is a giant AV nerd and does a decent Cookie Monster impression.
Session description
Learning is a communal experience built around the instinctual need to connect with others and share our story. Commercial podcasting has quadrupled in popularity among adolescents and adults. Discover how to podcast with all stakeholders to build an on-demand library of shared experience.
Purpose & objective
Purpose: Educators will participate as guests and listeners in a live podcast episode and experience recording a podcast episode.
Objectives:
- Listen to the stories about how podcasting facilitates school connectedness
- Engage attendees and participate in a live recording of a podcast episode
- Practice designing, recording, and editing a podcast
- Leave with resources to get started podcasting
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Outline
- Listen (25 min) to the stories from educators, students, administrators, and families of how podcasting increased school connectedness
- Engage (30 min) with other attendees in the creation lab to experience recording a live podcast
- Practice (30 min) designing, recording, and editing a podcast episode using provided templates, equipment, and software
- Leave (5 min) with resources on how to bring podcasting to your lessons, your community, or professional learning network
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Supporting research
CDC School Connectedness
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/school_connectedness.htm
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World
The Communication Bond Belong Theory by Jeffrey Hall
https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/21753/Hall_CBB.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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