Ask Matt: Episode 14

In this episode “Teacher perspectives from a small charter school”, we'll hear from Elizabeth Brooking - a middle school science teacher who faces daily challenges supporting at-risk students during this period of remote instruction. Elizabeth shares her story and together with Matt, we'll discuss ideas for how teachers can make progress helping their students during these difficult times.

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Resources mentioned by Elizabeth in this episode:

• ClassDojo - School communication platform that connects teachers with students and their families to build a community by sharing what's being learned in the classroom

  • https://www.classdojo.com/

• Nearpod - Student engagement platform that creates interactive lessons and presentations for students

  • https://nearpod.com/

• Pear Deck - Google Slides add-on for formative assessments and interactive questions

  • https://www.peardeck.com/googleslides

• Edpuzzle - Platform where any video can be made into an interactive lesson for students

  • https://edpuzzle.com/

• Kahoot! - Game-based learning platform that makes it fun and engaging to learn new subjects

  • https://kahoot.com/

• Google Forms - Tool from Google that allows users to create surveys, quizzes, and more

  • https://www.google.com/forms/about/