Zach is joined by Kareem to talk about why summer is an important time for planning and innovations, how educators can engage with MCP over the summer through the Virtual Summer Institute, and a few other updates.
Read a recap of this episode here (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/using-summer-to-transform-your-teaching)
Read a transcript of this episode here (https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/a/ae516375-daf3-46a5-a06b-3ad8ec67c528/episodes/3/35b8e229-812e-4932-a49d-86494a9d3e31/transcript.txt)
Outline and Show Notes
Planning, innovating, and recharging over the summer
MCP's new animated, student-facing explainer video (https://youtu.be/vtylYUZ3fks)
Using the summer to plan for a Modern Classroom
Updates on Virtual Summer Institute 2022
Virtual Summer Institute 2022 (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/summer-institute)
Scholarship opportunities (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/scholarships) for VSI and the virtual mentorship program
Application deadlines for Virtual Summer Institute:
Session 1: Applications due 4/11
Session 2: Applications due 5/3
Session 3: Applications due 5/27
Summer ideas for teachers who have already completed VSI or the virtual mentorship program
TextExpander (https://textexpander.com/) - the snipped tool Zach mentioned (great for giving common feedback!)
Some new resources and updates from MCP and the podcast
Modern Classrooms at a Glance (https://discover.modernclassrooms.org/)
A few of the podcast recaps from previous episodes (this episode's recap and transcript will be available in a few days):
Episode 79 - Opening and Closing Routines recap (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/podcast-recap-opening-and-closing-routines) and transcript (https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/a/ae516375-daf3-46a5-a06b-3ad8ec67c528/episodes/2/2d807fb1-f1c4-4de6-853d-caef619f8dd5/transcript.txt)
Episode 78 - February Feedback and Q&A recap (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog/podcast-recap-feedback-and-qa-for-february-2022) and transcript (https://assets.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images/podcasts/transcripts/a/ae516375-daf3-46a5-a06b-3ad8ec67c528/episodes/e/e6ee2712-d078-4c0d-abaf-2841f6569b0c/transcript.txt)
Check the Modern Classrooms Blog (https://www.modernclassrooms.org/blog) for more recaps a few days after each episode publishes
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