My awesome guest on this episode is educator, author, and lovely, charming human being Lindsay Portnoy who joins me today to talk about why playing games, and playing in general are the best way to learn and how to incorporate games and play into any subject or grade. Lindsay has so many inspiring and wise approaches to education and we really geek out together on this favorite topic for both of us. As for the 5-Minute game show, Lindsay racks up lots of imaginary points as she slays it! And speaking of slaying, don’t forget to listen to the hilarious live radio drama that I’m in called The Last Day of School, which I also helped write with some really funny education podcasters. It’s all a part of Edupodlooza on June 27th. Follow me on Twitter @overthrowinged and/or @Batshevafrankel, because I will be tweeting all about it. Thank you so much to Lyndsay Portnoy and also to Yossie Frankel, the deep voice that joined me on the Edugamara fauxmercial. Resources: www.lindsayportnoy.com  Game On? Brain On!   Designed to Learn The episode that Lindsay mentions that has the singing game show, featuring the amazing voice of Barbara Heller: Kevin Stoller: Why Kids Hate Math and How to Fix it. The episode with Micaela Blie’s hilarious story about the Oregon Trail game she played with her students: Jon Cassie: Game-Based Learning Batsheva’s workshop on Deeper Learning Games (and other workshops): https://www.newlensed.com/workshops

On this episode, I have a really insightful and inspiring conversation with master educator and author, Tara Martin. She digs deep in talking about her motivations for creating her books, Be R.E.A.L. Educate from the Heart and Cannonball In, and she shares so much wisdom for all educators. Learn about the acronym R.E.A.L and how much better education would be if everyone followed Tara’s charge. Also, we talk about how teachers can cannonball in, and why it matters. At the end of our conversation, I made her play a really hard The 5-Minute Game Show and she did a valiant job! Resources: Be REAL: Educate from the Heart Cannonball In Twitter: @TaraMartinEDU @dbc_inc  daveburgessconsulting.com To learn more about EduPodlooza: Twitter @unprocast and check OverthrowingEducation.com soon.

My guest today is Lorraine Connell. She first caught my attention with some great blog posts on her site Peers Not Fears and now she has a new podcast that features voices of students, as well as teachers called Unimagined. Among other things, she has been working with all students to help develop their leadership skills. It’s a great conversation that includes questioning our pre-conceived ideas of what student leadership looks like to include all learners, dealing with implicit bias and going gradeless. And to top that off, Lorraine aces The 5-Minute Game Show.! Special thanks to my guest Lorraine and to my fauxmercial voice helpers Naftali Bookstein and Tuvia Frankel.

Chelsea Robberson joins me on this episode for an entertaining and inspiring conversation. It’s a lot fun, but within all the laughs that we have on this episode, Chelsea drops some serious wisdom and help for all educators to move education forward. She asks some great questions that all administrators and teachers should be thinking about, including examining how schools can actually fulfill their mission statements. Chelsea has been a great fan of this show, so she’s well familiar with The 5-Minute Game Show, but after her interview, I play a special edition with her and you don’t want to miss it. Lastly, my fauxmercial for “EduLax” was one of the most out there parodies I’ve ever written. I hope you think it’s as funny as I do. My special thanks to Chelsea Robberson and to Yossie Frankel for providing his dulcet tones to EduLax. Links and Resources: Twitter: @cnrobberson Lealyn Growth Galileo Online School Rae Pica

On this episode, I chat with the hilarious, charming, passionate educator and professional comedian, Joe Dombrowski. We talk about not only why teaching with humor and playfulness is crucial for deeper learning, but also how to make it happen in your classes and lessons, even if you don’t consider yourself naturally funny. You might know Joe from his many hysterical, viral YouTube Videos , or maybe you saw him on one of his appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which I made him tell me all about. And while I can’t say Joe was the most successful player of The 5-Minute Game Show, he was certainly one of the funniest. Don’t miss it at the end of the interview. I want to thank my special guest, Joe Dombrowski, and all my fellow education podcasters who helped with my fauxmercial today: Charles Williams, Host of The Counter Narrative Podcast, Traci Browder host of Intelligogy, The Podcast, and a recurring favorite, Shane Lawrence of The Ed Podcast, and also Yossie Frankel. See more of Joe’s great video’s and listen to his podcast: https://www.mrdtimes3.com/ Find Joe on Twitter: @MrDtimes3

Prolific author and passionate educator, Starr Sackstein, is my guest again, this time for a great conversation about why and how to go gradeless and move beyond tests and quizzes for better assessments. After our chat, Starr plays another awesome round of The 5-Minute Game Show. Don’t miss the special code I give out just to listener’s to save 20% on my Lenses of Questioning course. See below for more information. Special thanks to Starr Sacktein and my fauxmercial helpers, Ami Korn, Naphtali Bookstein, Tuvia Frankel and Yossie Frankel. Resources and links: Batsheva’s blog post 10 Amazing Assessment Ideas on the Ditch That Textbook website. Starr’s Books: Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective Blogging for Educators Teaching Students to Self-Assess: How Do I Help Students Grow as Learners? The Power of Questioning: Opening Up the World of Student Inquiry Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School Hacking Homework: 10 Strategies That Inspire Learning Outside of the Classroom co-written with Connie Hamilton. Peer Feedback in the Classroom: Empower Students to be the Experts with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). From Teacher to Leader: Finding Your Way as a First-Time Leader without Losing Your Mind in 2019 (DBC). Hacking Learning Centers in Grades 6-12: Teaching Choice and Providing Small Group Learning Opportunities in Content Rich Classes with Karen Terwilliger Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning (and What to Do Instead)  

Prolific author and passionate educator Starr Sackstein is my guest for a great conversation about the power of questions and the importance of cultivating students’ curiosity. We had so much to talk about that I have a second episode with Starr about better assessments and going gradeless on my next episode. She also slayed the super hero-themed The 5-Minute Game Show at the end of our discussion. On this episode, I also debut my new course, Lenses of Questioning, an approach I created to help students ask a wider variety of kind of question, and it helps teachers, too. In my course you’ll learn lots of activities and games you can do with your students to help them develop their analytical and critical thinking skills. Listen to this episode to get the discount code for the course. For more information, go to NewLensEd.com or write to me at Batsheva@newlensed.com My special thanks to Starr Sackstein and to the voice over talent that helped me with my Lenses of Questioning not-so-fauxmercial, Shane Lawrence, from The Ed Podcast, and Yossie and Tuvia Frankel from my family.

In today’s episode I have a great conversation about unconventional teaching with passionate educator, Rachelle Dene Poth. I spend a little time at the beginning of our discussion talking about some of her books which are helpful to all teachers. Then we dig into some practical ideas for unconventional teaching including loads of tech tools to make those ideas happen. Even if you aren’t so into tech, there are lots of ideas you can scoop. At the end of our conversation, I subject Rachelle to a very challenging The 5-Minute Game Show. And she plays valiantly. Thank my wonderful guest, Rachelle Dene Poth, and a shout out to my husband Yossie Frankel for help in today’s fauxmercial. Listen to Rachelle’s podcast ThriveinEDU available at https://anchor.fm/rdene915 Follow Rachelle on Twitter @Rdene915 and on Instagram @Rdene915 Purchase Rachelle’s books, ‘In Other Words: Quotes That Push Our Thinking,” “Unconventional Ways to Thrive in EDU” (EduMatch), “The Future is Now: Looking Back to Move Ahead,” “Chart A New Course: A Guide to Teaching Essential Skills for Tomorrow’s World" and “True Story: Lessons That One Kid Taught Us” (EduMatch). Rachelle’s Blog: bit.ly/Pothbooks

My guest is Don Goble, and he is an awesome media specialist educator. Not only do we have a great conversation, but we give tons of tips and ideas for how you can incorporate film and video into your classes no matter what you teach. If you aren’t already incorporating media into your lessons, this should inspire you to give it a shot. And if you are, I would LOVE to hear what you are doing! Please go to OverthrowingEducation.com and put a brief description of what you do into the comments of this episode. And don’t miss The 5-Minute Game Show at the end of the episode- it’s really fun!

Long-time educator Jared Magee, from the very cool The Winchendon School, shares what Impact Learning is, why it’s important, and how to make it happen for all educators. Jared and I discuss ways to take what he has learned from his experiences there and mine working for another non-traditional school, Arete Preparatory Academy , and apply them to other, more traditional school situations.