With the new school year beginning for many teachers and students in a virtual environment, it will be critical to decide what usual beginning of the year classroom practices need to be consciously planned and implemented. What are the similarities in establishing respectful relationships among students and teachers and a task-focused environment with high learning […]

Mastery oriented learners are intrinsically motivated to learn for competency rather than to be driven by external rewards or fear of punishment. They are empowered learners who make conscious choices about effort to learn. Examine what practices you can implement to empower your student. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes […]

The closure of schools and the move to distance learning has made new learners out of all of us: students, teachers, parents, instructional coaches, and school administrators. I believe that we need to reflect now concerning our day to day decisions and begin to reflect on how our current learning will influence our future practices. […]

In this week’s episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve is joined by educator, Aimée Skidmore, to explore her insights and reflections of teaching students online. Get in touch with Aimée: aimee.skidmore@cdl.ch Find Aimée on Twitter here. Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to […]

In this week’s episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve is joined by associate professor at SUNY Empire State College, Dr. Rhianna Rogers, to look at how to best support teachers working online for the first time during the virus outbreak. Online Learning Best Practices and Resources from Dr. Rhianna Rogers  View […]