Yukon PD Podcasts

How do you teach 4th/5th grade students to become problem solvers- innovators- inventors and logical thinkers? Provide HEAT through STEM (Science- Technology- Engineering and Math)! Yukon Schools shares its journey to implement one of the first Oklahoma Elementary STEM programs that has impacted the vision, culture, attitude and learning. This is a 50 minute audio recording of this presentation shared by Dawn Danker‐Pearce, Dr.Fred Rhodes, Cecil Bowles, and Scott Hein of Yukon Public Schools at the OAESP Mid-Winter Conference (sponsored by CCOSA) on January 19, 2012, in Oklahoma City. Many thanks to Scott for making the recording!

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Podcast Shownotes:

1. 5th Graders Learn about Prosthetics from Veterans (district learning showcase post, 18 Jan 2012)
2. Lakeview Elementary School, Yukon Public Schools, Oklahoma
3. STEM Class Blog at Lakeview ES (Amy Loeffelholtz, teacher)
4. Independence Elementary School, Yukon Public Schools, Oklahoma
5. STEM Class Blog at Independence ES (Chris Simon, teacher)
6. Homepage of Yukon Public Schools

With the Common Core Standards rapidly moving to the forefront of education, where does grammar fit into our day? Traditional methods of teaching basic grammar simply aren't going to cut it anymore. This session will explore ways to teach grammar and writing in the context of literature and informational texts  outside of the traditional grammar book. Come grab some ideas on how to make grammar relevant to students' every day lives. (This presentation was shared for teachers in Yukon Public Schools, Oklahoma, on January 16, 2012, for a district professional development conference.)

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Show Notes:

1. Presentation Slides (shared as a Google Preso)
2. Follow Adam Zodrow on Twitter: @zodzilla

Interested in helping students become better readers, writers, and critical thinkers? We need to “play with media” to become more effective communicators and improve our media literacy skills as both learners and citizens. As you learn to play with digital text, images, audio and video, you will communicate more creatively and flexibly with a wider variety of options. Author and educator Wesley Fryer will inspire and empower you, as a creative person, to expand your personal senses of digital literacy and digital agency as a multimedia communicator! (This presentation was shared for teachers in Yukon Public Schools, Oklahoma, on January 16, 2012, for a district professional development conference.)

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Shownotes:

• Follow Wesley Fryer on Twitter: @wfryer
• Presentation slides and referenced resources: wfryer.me/improve

As we all begin the daunting transition to Common Core Standards, this workshop will assist teachers with the technology expectation of the standards. Teachers will walk away with ideas to implement immediately in their classrooms. Cross-disciplinary projects will be specifically discussed. (This presentation was shared for teachers in Yukon Public Schools, Oklahoma, on January 16, 2012, for a district professional development conference.)

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Shownotes:

1. Follow Jody Bowie on Twitter: @fzzxtchr
2. (link to Jody's Google Presentation coming)

Quickly and easily publish classroom podcasts using equipment from your school and YouTube.  A quick orientation to Garage Band and iMovie will provide the framework for exploring the possibilities of producing engaging content or supporting student projects with hands-on relevance. (This presentation was shared for teachers in Yukon Public Schools, Oklahoma, on January 16, 2012, for a district professional development conference.)

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Shownotes:

1. Follow Don Wilson on Twitter: @drwilson
2. (additional resource links coming)