Teaching Takeaways with Amanda

If you are ready to finesse your teaching craft with mini PD sessions on demand, this is the podcast for you! Amanda is a master educator with a variety of teaching experiences at the elementary as well as university levels. New episodes will drop on Tuesdays (most weeks)! Instant relevance on your time with your interests in mind! Visit www.teachingtakeaways.com for more information or to get the show notes.

Season 2/Episode 9: The Interactive Class with Joe and Kristin Merrill (Part 2)

In this episode Amanda shares a tech tip for organizing your desktop and chats with the authors of The Interactive Class, Joe and Kristin Merrill. Come grab a takeaway to use in your classroom the very same day!

08-29
27:43

Season 2/Episode 8: The Interactive Class with Joe and Kristin Merrill (Part 1)

In this episode Amanda shares a tech tip for organizing your desktop and chats with the authors of The Interactive Class, Joe and Kristin Merrill. Come grab a takeaway to use in your classroom the very same day!

08-10
37:37

Season 2/Episode 7: Using PBLs in ANY Classroom

In this episode, Amanda chats with Ben Bache from the PBL Project on all things PBL, STEM, Escape Rooms, and how you can use his resource in the classroom or virtually with students.  He even shares a way for you to try out his site for free. Abbreviated show notes can be found by visiting www.teachingtakeaways.com.

04-17
46:43

Season 2/Episode 6: Control Alt Achieve: Rebooting Your Classroom with Eric Curts

In the episode Amanda shares her conversation with Control Alt Achieve author and Google Trainer/Innovator, Eric Curts. Show notes can be found by visiting www.teachingtakeaways.com.

12-08
44:31

Season 2/Episode 5: Executive Functioning Skills in the General Education Classroom (note taking)

In the episode Amanda shares her experiences rolling out executive functioning skills in a general education classroom. She shares three different note taking strategies to use in ANY classroom. This is part 2 of the conversation. Show notes can be found by visiting www.teachingtakeaways.com.

11-20
19:25

Season 2/Episode 4: Executive Functioning Skills in the General Education Classroom

In this episode Amanda shares her experiences rolling out executive function skills in a general education classroom. She breaks down the process into 3 steps for beginning the journey. This is part 1 of the conversation. Show notes can be found by visiting www.teachingtakeaways.com 24 hours after the podcast is live.

11-04
24:14

Chemical Change Cafe...A Classroom Transformation Experience

In this episode Amanda shares her experience with doing a classroom transformation in science. She gives tips and resources for how to do the transformation on an almost nonexistent budget while keeping the prep time to 1 hour or less. Show notes can be found at: www.teachingtakeaways.com

10-15
31:10

Season 2/Episode 2: 6 Ways to Increase Engagement in the Classroom with Emojis

In this episode Amanda shares 6 easy to use ideas with emojis to increase student engagement across subject area. Sit back and enjoy a piece of instant relevance, a teaching takeaway you can use the very same day!

10-04
27:09

Season 2/Episode1: 5 EASY to Use Ideas in ANY Classroom

In this episode Amanda is BACK to welcome the new school year as a classroom teacher. She shares 5 easy to use ideas for the classroom regardless of school model (hybrid, virtual, or face to face). Sit back and enjoy a piece of instant relevance, a teaching takeaway you can use the very same day!

09-23
40:08

Season 1/Episode 16: Google Tools to Try this Fall

In this episode, Amanda shares a few Google tools you might not have heard about.  She gives ideas for implementation in a virtual setting as well as a traditional classroom.  If you are looking for ideas to mix up your teaching, this is a great listen!  Notes from the show can be found by visiting www.teachingtakeaways.com.  Thanks for listening!

07-15
20:44

Season 1 Episode 14: No Shame in the Book Game

Amanda sits down to briefly discuss action steps 2 and 3 for revamping the book desert while providing access to quality books for the learners in your classroom.

06-19
17:08

Season 1/Episode 13: Revamping the Book Desert Part 2-Fill the Missing Parts

In this episode, Amanda discusses the book formats striving readers need access to in our classroom libraries as well as must have genres to support a more inclusive classroom library. The book referenced is From Striving to Thriving: How to Grow Confident, Capable Readers by Stephanie Harvey and Annie award. Show notes can be found by visiting: www.teachingtakeaways.com

06-04
25:51

Season 1 Episode 12: Revamping the Book Desert

In this episode Amanda discusses ideas for revamping the classroom library after reading the first few chapters of From Striving to Thriving:  How to Grow Confident, Capable Readers.  A few perspectives from elementary students are shared. This episode is part of a series to help make your classroom library a more inviting space for the readers in the room.  Notes from the podcast can be found 24 hours after the episode drops by visiting www.teachingtakeaways.com.  Thanks for joining for another teaching takeaway!

05-27
29:08

Season 1 Episode 11: PLAY in ANY Classroom Part 3 of 3

In part 3, Amanda shares awesome ideas from Play Like a Pirate by Quinn Rollins. The focus of the episode is on section 3: Superheroes, Graphic Novels, and Comic Strips. Ideas are shared with how comics and graphic novels can be used in distance learning, as homework, or in the physical classroom.

05-06
27:21

Season 1 Episode 10: PLAY in ANY Classroom Part 2 of 3

In this episode Amanda continues to share out awesome ideas from Play Like a Pirate by Quinn Rollins. The focus of the episode is on section 2: Games. Ideas are shared with how games and play and can be used in distance learning, as homework, or in the physical classroom.

04-15
38:19

PLAY in ANY Classroom Part 1

In this episode Amanda shares ideas from the book, Play Like a Prate by Quinn Rollins. This episode gives ideas educators can use while virtual teaching and learning is happening as well as when everyone is back in the classroom on campus. Join Amanda for part 1 using toys.

04-02
34:55

Let’s Get Hyped About Hyperdocs!

In this episode Amanda sits down with Summer Pettigrew from Charleston County Schools to discuss Hyperdocs! Join us for an engaging conversation on how to integrate technology while differentiating the needs of your learners!

03-11
33:56

Season 1/Episode 7: Morning Meeting Must Haves!!

In this episode Amanda discusses five different must have books to use in morning meetings. All books and show notes can be found online by visiting www.teachingtakeaways.com

03-04
20:25

Season 1/Episode 6: Let’s Go to Reading Practice Kids!

In this episode, Amanda sits down with Dr. Andrew Johnson, literary professor at Minnesota State University Mankato to discuss a simple tweak teachers can make TODAY to reap BIG gains and finish the year strong with students.

02-25
25:07

Season 1/Episode 5: It’s ALL About The Wild Card!

In this episode, Amanda shares her experiences with reading The Wild Card: 7 Steps to an Educator’s Creative Breakthrough by Hope and Wade King. She also shares why this book is a MUST read for EVERYONE!

02-18
38:03

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