Reimagining Time

A Podcast for Educators

Reimagining Time is a podcast by Enriching Students. In each episode, we’ll dive into the creative ways educators are using time to transform their schools and classrooms, and better support students. Look for a new episode every two weeks!

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Recent Episodes

Episode 7: Time Impacts Students - Decide What's More Important

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.

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Episode 6: Give Students Voice

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

Episode 5: Defining Your Why

When it comes to making any changes in a school, the most important question to ask is ‘Why?’. That’s what one Principal did when his school went through a long, dramatic change process. What can other educators learn from defining their ‘why’, and keeping their students front and center? Listen to find out!

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

Episode 4: Competency Ed Pt. 2 - Responding to Student Needs

In part 2 of our competency-based education special, Brian Stack and Jonathan Vander Els discuss how they respond to student needs, whether that be when a student is struggling to learn something, or when they already get it.

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

Episode 3: Competency Ed Pt. 1 - Rethinking Grading Practices

We are excited to be releasing two special episodes all about competency-based education. In Part One, we’re sharing a conversation with two competency-ed experts who talk about what competency-based education is, and how it impacts grading practices to reflect more than just a percentage of how well a student understands something.

 

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

Episode 2: Time for Change - Building Buy-In

In this episode, learn how one school successfully implemented a flex period by getting staff buy-in and involving all stakeholders in the decision-making process. They will also discuss how their flex period has really benefited students.

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Episode 1: Genius Hour, Reinvented

Two educators from a STEM academy talk about how their school took the idea of Genius Hour and gave students an entire day during the school week for independent, flexible learning. Listen to find out how they did it, and the incredible opportunities for students that have resulted.

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

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Different types of flexible schedules

Are you considering adding a flex block/activity period to your school schedule? If so, how can you make it work? The idea of adding an extra block to an already busy schedule might seem like it’s going to be a lot of extra work for staff. But it really doesn’t have to be.

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5 Tips for Building a Flexible School Schedule This Year

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Designing a Master Schedule to Meet Student Needs

The projected ‘COVID Slide’, or tremendous learning gaps left as a result of this current crisis, means that when kids come back to school this fall they will need more support than ever before. Granted, some kids are actively engaged in, and even enjoying, online learning.

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