Episode 026 features the amazing Megan Moffett, a talented teacher, education consultant, future administrator, and parent. She shares advice for parents struggling to "home school" their children, tips to improve school cultures, ideas about what the best early elementary education should include (reading and play!), school division organization, and much, much more. For more information, educational activities, and advice, follow Ms. Moffett's Facebook page for her education consulting business, Littles Love Learning (https://www.facebook.com/mylittleslovelearning/). She's also on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/mylittleslovelearning/.
The full episode PLUS six highlight clips are all available below. The ClassCast Podcast also streams on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and most other major podcast platforms. All highlight clips are also available on YouTube. Please comment and respond to let us know what you think about Ms. Moffett's ideas as well as what you want to hear in future episodes! Please subscribe/follow the ClassCast Podcast on your preferred streaming platform, 'Like' our videos on YouTube, and follow us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ClassCastPodcast), Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/ClassCastPod), and Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/classcastpodcast)! Episode 026 -- Megan Oyler Moffett
ClassCast Podcast Ep.026 features early elementary education expert Megan Moffett and host Ryan Tibbens discussing a wide variety of topics related to early childhood education, school at home, learning through playing, school climate, testing, teacher preparation, and much, much more. Ms. Moffett shares advice and tips to help parents educate their children at home, to help principals improve school culture, and to help us all achieve a better, more purposeful public education system.
Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! CLIP 026.1 -- MEGAN OYLER MOFFETT -- EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AT HOME
In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.026, early childhood education expert and teacher Megan Moffett talks with host Ryan Tibbens about the essential elements of education for preschool and early elementary students in hopes of helping parents navigate "homeschooling" and COVID-19 school closures. Ms. Moffett focuses on the benefits of purposeful play, guided practice, flexibility, stress-reduction, and -- above all -- reading. Several ClassCast listeners have requested an early-childhood episode just like this in recent weeks; this discussion should address the needs so many of us are experiencing. If you or someone you know is struggling with (or stressed about) helping young children to keep learning while staying at home, this highlight clip contains essential advice, research, and grace for parents.
Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 026.2 -- Megan Oyler Moffett -- The Ideal "Play" School
In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.026, early elementary education expert Megan Moffett describes her "ideal" school. A standard ClassCast question, Ms. Moffett responds with enthusiasm and a clear vision -- an elementary school that focuses on play, collaboration, social-emotional learning, age-appropriate skills, and reading. Her goals are lofty, but what makes them truly great is that they are practical and attainable -- nothing except stubborn stakeholders, cautious administrators, and dusty legislation prevent us from reinvigorating elementary education as Ms. Moffett envisions in this 6-minute clip. Let us know what you think!
Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 026.3 -- Megan Oyler Moffett -- Splitting Elementary Schools (& Organizational Creativity)
In this clip from ClassCast Pocast Ep.026, elementary education expert Megan Moffett and host Ryan Tibbens discuss the trend of splitting elementary schools, clustering grade levels, and other organizational creativity that can potentially save tax dollars and increase collaboration, though they also risk increasing transitions, anxiety, and homogeneity in the school. From "Kindergarten Academies" to upper/lower elementary schools and beyond, school divisions across the country are getting creative with how they organize and facilitate different groups and ages of students. Listen in to learn more, and let us know what you think!
Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 026.4 -- Megan Oyler Moffett -- School Administration & Creating Culture
In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.026, early elementary education expert and future administrator Megan Moffett talks with host Ryan Tibbens about the important roles school administrators play and how they can create, change, and maintain school cultures that promote student well-being and that foster growth for faculty and students alike. If you have an interest in school improvement, administration, or culture, this clip is for you. Let us know what you think!
Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 026.5 -- Megan Oyler Moffett -- Teacher Preparation & Education
In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.026, elementary education expert Megan Moffett and host Ryan Tibbens discuss teacher preparation, including their own college and student teaching experiences, course requirements, and what future teachers may need to be successful. One of the most important (and obvious) ways to improve the quality of instruction in public schools is to increase the quality of teacher preparation programs; that's a topic that could fill volumes, but this clip is a great place to start. If you are a teacher or administrator, or if you are considering becoming a teacher in the future, this clip is for you!
Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 026.6 -- Megan Oyler Moffett -- Project-Based Learning, Standardized Testing, & Pandemic Data
In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.026, early elementary education expert Megan Moffett and host Ryan Tibbens discuss benefits, drawbacks, and trends related to project-based learning, standardized testing, and data collection during COVID-19 school closures. So much school legislation and policy revolve around assessment, and so much school discussion revolves around assessment, that sometimes it all starts to sound alike. This clip is honest, direct, and refreshing -- why assessments are necessary, and why we can still do better. Let us know what you think!
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In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.026, early childhood education expert and teacher Megan Moffett talks with host Ryan Tibbens about the essential elements of education for preschool and early elementary students in hopes of helping parents navigate "homeschooling" and COVID-19 school closures. Ms. Moffett focuses on the benefits of purposeful play, guided practice, flexibility, stress-reduction, and -- above all -- reading. Several ClassCast listeners have requested an early-childhood episode just like this in recent weeks; this discussion should address the needs so many of us are experiencing. If you or someone you know is struggling with (or stressed about) helping young children to keep learning while staying at home, this highlight clip contains essential advice, research, and grace for parents.
Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)!
Episode 025 of the ClassCast Podcast features host and teacher Ryan Tibbens discussing four topics in relation to COVID-19 and school closures: 1) the need for more substitute teachers and blended learning, 2) teacher pay and new responsibilities, 3) Teacher Appreciation Week 2020, and 4) Grading. In each section, Tibbens identifies problems or concerns that all community stakeholders should consider and offers practical insights and solutions. In Part 3, Teacher Appreciation Week 2020, he takes a more personal approach than most ClassCast clips by thanking many of his own teachers and explaining their impacts on his life.
The full episode and all four clips are linked below; plus, as always, they are streaming on Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and other major platforms. Write a comment below to let us know what you think and what you suggest. (Note: The four clips cut from this episode contain some additional commentary and information that did not fit into the full episode upload. Most content is the same, but additional details, particularly related to Teacher Appreciation Week in Part 3, are available in the highlight clip.) Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 025.1 -- Tibbens -- COVID-19: Substitutes & Blended Learning Are Mandatory
In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.025, host Ryan Tibbens addresses one of the most significant challenges facing schools as they make plans to reopen -- substitute teachers. Most school divisions across the country already struggle to hire enough substitutes, and COVID-19 will exacerbate that problem next fall. Most substitutes are older, making them at higher risk of infection and serious illness. How many people are willing to risk their health for a crummy part-time job that pays $11-$14 per hour? As we plan to reopen schools, most people are thinking about separating desks, staggering schedules, and disinfecting buildings. Everyone seems to be overlooking the most obvious problem of all -- the teachers, not the students, are at greatest risk. What will we do when large numbers of teachers are out of work for two weeks or more (even if they are asymptomatic, a positive test will yield a required absence)?
All our preparations and contingency plans must address the need for substitutes and increased blended learning. Host Ryan Tibbens outlines those issues and a path forward in this clip. Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 025.2 -- Tibbens -- COVID-19 & Teacher Pay
This clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.025 features host Ryan Tibbens addressing the current problems facing teachers' compensation, largely resulting from the COVID-19 social distancing and business closures which seem likely to set off a recession. Many plans for reopening schools next year call for staggered schedules, more teacher cleaning duties, increased technology dependence, blending learning, and more -- and that's not even considering the health risks many teachers will face. Teachers, school boards, and tax-payers should all be cognizant of the pressures on teacher compensation and how those changes may affect both the short and long-term strength of the profession. With budget cuts coming, most teachers remember pay freezes, furloughs, and other problems from a decade ago; but the current changes in education may require different administrative and fiscal plans if teachers are going to be asked to do even more in the course of providing education and safety for the nation's youth.
Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 025.3 -- Tibbens -- Teacher Appreciation Week 2020
In this clip from ClassCast Podcast Ep.025, host and high school English teacher Ryan Tibbens offers some simple suggestions for this year's Teacher Appreciation Week and then reminisces about some of his most influential teachers, offering them thanks for their efforts along the way. If you want to hear more about how teachers impact future teachers, or if you ever attended school with Mr. Tibbens, this clip may have something special for you -- it is far more personal than most ClassCast Podcast discussions.
THANK YOU to all the educators working hard to help others! Support the show (http://paypal.me/TibbensEST)! Clip 025.4 -- Tibbens -- Grades: If Not Now, Why Ever?
This clip from ClassCast Podcast features host Ryan Tibbens examining grading and arguing for a variation of pass/fail grading at all times. "Any argument you make against grading right now works just as well any other time." Grades distract from learning; promote external, rather than intrinsic, motivation; increase anxiety; and waste time. During COVID-19 closures, many school divisions across the nation have adopted some variety of pass/fail grading, and where the works is made optional, people act amazed at the changes in student motivation and behavior. We need to re-examine our grading systems to increase true learning, student motivation, and equity.
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