Episode 85: Self Pacing in Non-Traditional Settings
Toni Rose is joined by Brandy Netherton and Pierce Woodward talk about how they use the model to facilitate the work they do in their (very different) non-traditional school settings.
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Show Notes
Toni Rose is joined by Brandy Netherton and Pierce Woodward talk about how they use the model to facilitate the work they do in their (very different) non-traditional school settings.
Outline and Show Notes
- Meet Brandy and Pierce
- The Edutopia video (plus MCP's new, elementary-focused Edutopia video)
- Brandy and Pierce's non-traditional teaching contexts
- Massachusetts Innovation Schools
- Google Voice
- Self pacing in non-traditional settings
- Brandy's post-lesson surveys:
- Celebrations and challenges of self pacing
- How students are responding to self pacing
- Brandy's automated solutions for keeping track of her 200+ students
- Pierce's strategies for motivating his students
- One tip for teachers in non-traditional settings
- Get in touch with Brandy and Pierce
- Google Brandy, or find her at her blog, on Twitter @bravinlife, and on Facebook
- Find Pierce's information on his school's website
- Read the takeaways from today's podcast on the blog
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