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60: How to Lighten the 20.2-Pound Backpack and Reimagine Homework
When Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes realized his daughter's school backpack weighed in at a portly 20.2 pounds, he decided to tell the world that it's time to reimagine traditional homework. In this episode, Mark...
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59: 3 Ways to Turn Failure into Success with Bestselling Author Jessica Lahey
New York Times bestselling author Jessica Lahey explains the struggles that parents and teachers have with allowing kids to fail. Author of The Gift of Failure, Lahey had an amazing epiphany a few years ago: She had...
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Hacking Master Teachers: 3 Habits of the Greats
Why do students love some classes and hate others? What makes a certain teacher every kid's favorite? How do master teachers become so great? The answer is simple: Master teachers have daily habits that make them...
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Hacking Relevance in Education with Denis Sheeran EP.57
When learning is relevant, students become enthusiastic and engaged. Denis Sheeran, math teacher and author of Instant Relevance, explains how he uses real life experiences to bring relevance to not only math but to...
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Journey of a First-Year Leader with Naomi Austin
Missouri school principal Naomi Austin shares her journey as a school leader, just completing her first year. Austin explains a new leader mistake she made and how she turned that apparent loss into a victory with her...
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Hacking Positivity: 3 Ways to Make Stakeholders Smile Ep. 55
These three quick teaching and learning hacks, based on the runaway bestselling book, Hacking Leadership, are awesome for improving education at any school. Better still, they make people smile, and thatā€™s a beautiful...
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Hacking Engagement with James Sturtevant
Author James Sturtevant and I talk Hack Learning and student engagement.
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How to Make Kids Love Math with Gerald Aungst- EP 53
Gerald Aungst, author of 5 Principles of the Modern Mathematics Classroom: Creating a Culture of Innovative Thinking, knows how to turn math haters into math lovers. In Episode 53 of the Hack Learning Podcast Aungst...
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Dawn Casey-Rowe Is De-standardizing the classroom - EP 52
Learn how Dawn Casey-Rowe, author of Don't Sniff the Glue, navigates the rough waters of standardization in her classroom. In Episode 52 of the Hack Learning Series podcast, Dawn explains how she engages students by...
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Don Wettrick is Hacking Innovation - EP 51
In Episode 51, Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes recruits guru Don Wettrick to Hack Innovation. Wettrick is a high school teacher in Indiana, popular education presenter and author of Pure Genius: Building a Culture...
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Hacking Live Streaming Video: Facebook Live, Periscope, and More
Today's technology empowers teachers and learners to break down the walls of school and business. In Hack Learning Episode 50, Mark Barnes explains how you can easily share teaching and learning with all stakeholders...
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How Kindle Instant Preview Rescues Reluctant Readers
Publishing giant Amazon developed a tool for publishers and bloggers to market books, but in the process it may have empowered teachers to turn non-readers into lifelong readers. Kindle Instant Preview is helping...
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