The Shift Show EDU

The Shift Show EDU


Latest Episodes

Ep 014 - You Can't Not NOT Communicate
December 10, 2021

This week’s show is an excerpt from a conversation between Jesse Stommel and HDSB Educators on ungrading. In this section of the conversation, teachers and Jesse were discussing the many ways that tea

Ep013 - Ready, Set, SHIFT!
December 02, 2021

Do you have an idea that you have wanted to try, but you need the time and support? Well, we have an opportunity for you and a team to try something incredible and innovative in your school: Ready, S

Ep012- We need more "Yes, And..."
November 24, 2021

This week, we are talking about Yes, And! There have been a lot of NO’s or YEAH, BUT’s over the past couple of years, so we wanted to talk about a slight SHIFT in the language that we use to open ours

Ep011 - Must Do, Should Do, Aspire to Do
November 17, 2021

This week, we are discussing the idea of using lesson classifications from the Modern Classrooms Project (MCP) in real life. In the self-pacing structures module of the MCP free course, lessons are cl

Ep010 - Tiny Shifts for Quick Feedback
November 12, 2021

This week, we are chatting all about our recent Shift Pop Up event with the amazing Jesse Stommel and how we can focus on building quick and effective feedback into our everyday practices as educators

Ep009 - Shift Pop Up Meet - Ungrading with Jesse Stommel
November 06, 2021

In this special episode of the Shift Show EDU, we share the audio from our virtual pop up event on Ungrading with Jesse Stommel. This episode includes Jesse's talk walking through the philosophy and

Ep008 - Towards Ungrading: The Single Point Rubric
November 03, 2021

We’re back! Welcome to our first episode of the 2021-2022 school year. AND… we’re so excited to be joined by a new member of our team this year, Rebecca MacRae. We’re trying out a different format f

Ep007 - Celebrate The Good With Stuart Miller
June 21, 2021

In this episode, we are super excited to be chatting with Stuart Miller, the Director of Education at the Halton District School Board. Director Miller has had a long and successful career with HDSB w

Ep006 - Knowledge Building in the Classroom Part 2 - Student Voice
May 27, 2021

In the second part of this two part episode we talk to four secondary students who are learning in a knowledge building classroom, instructed by Pieter Toth, at Dundas Valley Secondary School (HWDSB)

Ep005 - Knowledge Building in the Classroom Part 1 - Educator Voice
May 27, 2021

In this two-part episode we talk to two educators who are using knowledge building in their classroom, Pieter Toth, teacher at Dundas Valley Secondary School (HWDSB) in Dundas Ontario and Christine Va