Next Level Learning Podcast

The Power of Reflection with a 360° Camera

Brea Baxter (@breabaxter) interviews Wes Palm for Keystone's sixth Authentic Learning Quick Win on the topic of The Power of Reflection. Wes Palm serves Western Dubuque Schools as a Technology Teacher Leader. Wes shares his experience using a 360° camera to reflect on his teaching. Check out the resources below that are mentioned in the podcast. Keystone's Authentic Learning Website Ricoh Theta SC 360° Camera (available for check out from Keystone’s media library)

Students as Co-Designers

Brea Baxter (@breabaxter) interviews Steve Peterson (@steve1peterson) for Keystone's first Authentic Learning Quick Win on the topic of Students as Co-Designers. Steve Peterson is a fifth-grade teacher at Decorah Middle School who teaches ELA and Science. Steve shares his experience using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to generate student questions and guide learning in his classroom. Check out the resources below that are mentioned in the podcast. Keystone's Authentic Learning Website Steve Peterson's Classroom Blog The Right Question Institute Annenberg Learner Essential Lens

Keystone's Be ALL In Conference 2019

Keystone combined KPEC and their Trauma Sensitive Conference for a 2 for 1 combo. The Be ALL In conference was held on June 25th and 26th in Dubuque, Iowa with Keynoters Hamish Brewer, Pete Hall, Kristin Souers, and Tricia McKale Skyles. Listen to the episode to hear from attendees including their big takeaways from the amazing two days of learning!

Personalized Learning at Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School Pt. 1

Jarod Bormann (@jbormann3) and Brea Baxter (@breabaxter) discuss their visit and interviews with Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School in Dubuque, IA. The school is initiating the SUMMIT Learning program for Personalized Learning. In our 1st part of the 3-part series, we talk with Katherine Frank, 6th grade EDGE teacher giving us the personalized learning perspective from the classroom.  Part 2 and 3 of this special series will be coming in the following weeks.  Are you or an educator you know in the Keystone AEA area working to move students into higher-order thinking? Nominate at our new website: bit.ly/nllpodcast.

ITEC 2017

Jarod Bormann (@jbormann3) and Brea Baxter (@breabaxter) broadcast from the ITEC Iowa conference and discuss Brea's learning experience from various sessions. Listen to how the variety of sessions provide great ideas for moving into the upper-levels of thinking.  Are you or an educator you know in the Keystone AEA area working to move students into higher-order thinking? Nominate at our new website: bit.ly/nllpodcast.