Reimagining Time

What can you expect from the Reimagining Time®  podcast? Conversations with real educators like you, about creative ways to reimagine time and learning in the classroom. Find a new episode every two weeks!

In episode 6 we speak with Kenneth Williams. Ken nationally recognized trainer, speaker, coach and consultant in leadership and school culture. Ken discusses his thoughts on why we should stop ability grouping students. How schools can create equitable learning for every student. 

In our last episode, Why Create a Flex Period?, Assistant Principal John Weaver talked about the benefits of a flex period, that he's experienced at his school. But how do you create, and successfully manage a flex period? Learn all about it in this episode as John gets into the details of implementation, protocol, and how much administration should really be involved.

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Would you like to see your students take ownership of their learning? Would you like to give them opportunities, every day, that allow them to meet their needs? In this episode Assistant Principal John Weaver expresses how a daily flex period has benefitted students, teachers, and the entire school culture.
Link for Bloom's Taxonomy video

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In this episode Charles Williams talks about his school's number one motivation -- love for students. How has this impacted their approach to student learning amidst the pandemic, and what changes has it led them to make in their master schedule?

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In this episode we talk with Assistant Principal Cathy Gaschen, about how and what prompted her school to reimagine time. Learn about the thought process behind the school's unique schedule, why they value their 'flex day', and what challenges they've had to overcome along the way.


Intro track is entitled 'Roughcut' by the artist Tripwire, licensed under Creative Commons.
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Track and Artist page: https://sampleswap.org/artist/Tripwire

Often, PLC meetings are seen as a time waster. But is a PLC just a meeting? In this episode we talk with Chad Dumas about what a PLC actually is, how it can be effective, and what it does for students. 

Intro track is entitled 'Roughcut' by the artist Tripwire, licensed under Creative Commons.
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We're back with another season! We've spoken with educators who are bringing new ideas and perspectives to their work. They talk about lessons learned from the pandemic, how they repurpose time in their school day, how to improve collaboration and dedication to student learning. We can't wait to share the new episodes with you! Look for episode 1 on Friday, November 5th.

Time can be used a lot of different ways during the school day. Decisions about how time is used have a direct impact on students, for good or for bad. For one Principal at a High School in Florida, it was clear that time was not being spent in a way that helped students. At her school, there was a 35% failure rate. Learn how she and her fellow educators adjusted how they used time -- and were able to reverse this failure rate quickly and give students exactly what they needed.

Intro track is entitled 'Roughcut' by the artist Tripwire, licensed under Creative Commons.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/
Track and Artist page: https://sampleswap.org/artist/Tripwire

Do students feel heard at your school? Are their opinions valued? What happens when they feel like they don't have a say in decisions that are going to impact them? Usually, if they feel like they're not being given a voice, they'll find one. In this episode,  learn how one Principal learned the importance of student voice, how he turned around a tricky situation, and ultimately turned those who were opposing changes, into advocates. 

Intro track is entitled 'Roughcut' by the artist Tripwire, licensed under Creative Commons.
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/
Track and Artist page: https://sampleswap.org/artist/Tripwire