Techpod PFT Episode 25
Techpod PFT Episode 25
Controversy, Learning and Budgets! Math, Science and Technology, Critical Thinking, Contradictions, and Thinking Further: From Funding to Advanced Student Learning through Student Robotics Teams! Increase MST, but Cut Tech! US ed tech funding cuts versus MST mandate? Careers occupational data disparaties across national reports. PDF Article on podcast website- Digital Media by Mark Gura. INTEL's Digital Media Think Tank to advance educational thinking, Center for Digital Education, report from Mark. The New Converge Magazine http://www.convergemag.com Available in print form including Mark's article about digital media, "Late to Class" (you can download this article in pdf form from the PFT website).
NYC-wide Student Robotics Competition report from Kathy: 135 teams, 2 days, and RETC award from First Lego League www.firstlegoleague.org.
Photos http://www.retc.fordham.edu/awards.html#press and Videoclips c/o PFT !!!
Interview with Norm Scott of FIRST, the First Lego League, 5,000 teams worldwide. Describing "Sporting event for the mind" - depth of student learning,team project assignments, support and excitement. Staff development support in Region 4 of New York City. RETC providing staff development in robotics in Region2 and NYC. Share your comments!
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PFT Episode 24
PFT Episode 24 Engaging, Enraging and Empowering! From Higher Ed's Frustration with the New Millennials to..... Career and Technical Education In Action!
Enraging The impact of Facebook.com, Myspace.com on higher education classrooms? And educators saying online learning is unproductive? Mark and Kathy discuss student, teacher, classroom and technology issues! Rants and raves abound.
Engaging -What are some choices? Changing teaching and learning? Voting with their feet? Engaging students about choices and technology use? Take a look within your classrooms and see how they compare to articles in the New York Post, Educause, Chronicle of Higher Ed, and Chicago Times.
Empowering: Interview with Dr. Susan Biro: Modeling integrating technology for students, teachers and parents: Students: Career and Technical Education day showcasing vibrant student learning workplace skills- virtual enterprise, business, engineering, journalism and media production. Parents and Teachers: RETC Computer Testing Center, Dept. of Justice grant to serve Bronx community in career awareness, technology skills and certification for teachers, parents and students (ComptiA, Prometric, A+, IC3, MOS, N+, etc.). Sharing resources among CTE schools and programs. Listen to clips from companion broadcast PFT Community Podcast interviews with students from the First Annual Bronx Business/Career and Technical Education Forum Breakfast hosted by Fordham University's RETC at www.podcastforteachers.org/community
Shoutouts to listeners: Susan Manning and the www.NCQTalk.com podcast.
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Episode 23!!! Extraterrestials? Podcast roadtrip, Powering-up your teaching with Web 2.0 dimensions!
Mark and Kathy guide listeners to more Free Resources for teachers and students
Putting the power of tech to work for Inquiry Based Learning, Ribit; History, Tielabs, and TaC Teaching and Curriculum Database (How to use primary sources, curriculum to use and add to)
Terrestrial radio meets podcasting possibilities! Extraterrestial radio/podcasting?
Is Mark's prophecy fulfilled? PFT listeners tell us about personal and professional discoveries- Shoutouts to Ginger and Jim!
KPK on the road- Introducing podcasting to educators- the Adult education state association community podcast- hosted by PFT- NYACCE PFT Community. GED and ESL programs go HITECH with PFT. www.podcastforteachers.org/nyacce
Interview with John Raymond, the man behind the creation of PowerIT ed tech tools- teaching and learning innovation unrolls! Guest interview with this ed tech educator and innovator, provider of www.PowerITSchools.com, classwebs.net for websites, schoolcms.net for school and district solutions along the theme of Web 2.0.
First PFT Video Episode released- (see below)
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