BLaST the Airwaves

33 - Meeting the Diverse Needs with Dana Vermilya

Get to know one of our education consultants, Dana Vermilya, as she talks support for diverse learners in the virtual world.

32- What's the Role of Assessment?

Feedback cannot happen without assessment. So, what is the role of assessment in the virtual setting? Tune in to find out. 

31 - Feedback from a Distance

Learn how to provide feedback from a distance and, also, think about how often you ask students for their feedback. There should be a healthy balance.

30 - A Love or Hate?

What kind of relationship do you want your students to have with feedback? A love or hate relationship? This episode focuses on three simple questions to ask to guide feedback to make it human and build positive relationships. 

29 - Practice Makes Perfect...Correction Growth

We can all be coaches and facilitators in the classroom, no matter the learning environment, and our students can continually practice to improve over time. Find out how in this episode!

28 - Dialogue = Monologue

Today we will be discussing the importance of collaboration, no matter the learning environment. How can we still use the same pedagogy we used to use but in a remote environment? Listen and find out. 

27 - More Than Show and Tell

Today's episode will focus on the instructional framework previously mentioned in episode 26. Specifically, we will focus on one of the blades of the pinwheel demonstrating. 

26 - Engagement with Amy Pardee

During this episode, we will discuss student engagement and teacher best practices with Amy Pardee, a Special Education teacher for BLaST Intermediate Unit 17. 

25.- Perfectly Imperfect

It's time we let go of perfection and embrace the imperfection.

24 - Keep Them Engaged

Today, we are wrapping up our episodes focusing on engagement by taking a deeper look at intentional scheduling and development of engaging tasks.