bradshreff
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Appearances
Below is a list of locations and recordings where you can hear me talking more about education, technology, and professional development. And usually some ridiculousness […]
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Three Biggest Data Mistakes School Leaders Make
As school leaders, we know that data drives decision-making. From tracking student progress to identifying intervention needs, our spreadsheets hold the key to unlocking student […]
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Podcast Archive
All episodes of The Planning Period Podcast are still available to listen to. Listen to me interview some of the biggest and most interesting people […]
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My Mental Health Journey
To hear a recording of me reading this post, checkout the podcast episode. Today, I want to tell you a story. Spoiler Alert: I have […]
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#ISTE19 – Virtual Reality Activities that Engage, Enhance, and Extend Student Learning
My next session for the conference is by former podcast guest, and friend, Jon Spike presenting on VR. He started with an intro activity where […]
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#ISTE19 – Schools Often Perpetuate Inequity by Cheyenne Batista
Monday is here, my own presentation is done, so I can really enjoy and learn now! Cheyenne Batista is the founder of Firefly Worldwide, a […]
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#ISTE19 – IGNITE Round 1
IGNITE sessions are always my favorite part of ISTE. Seeing these typically polished, organized, and fast presentations are perfect for my general lack of focus. […]
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#ISTE19 – Digital Differentiation with Learning Menus with Kasey Bell
It’s #ISTE19 time, and that means I get to start learning from amazing educators back-to-back. I’m starting my learning journey this year with the amazing […]
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Master’s Program Paper – My Leadership Philosophy
Application Assignment To try to articulate exactly what makes a great leader is a complicated, if not an impossible task. From my experience, the job […]
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Master’s Program Paper – Professional Biography
As I announced on Episode 75 of the Planning Period Podcast, I have started a Master’s Program in Educational Leadership. As part of this process, […]
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Getting Personal – A Story of Life Meets Classroom
My mom died last week. I had just finished story time with my son and was prepping a slow cooker lasagna for tomorrow’s dinner when […]
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Students Will Never Understand Their Place
If you listen to my podcast, you’ve probably heard that I am going to a new school this year, and in my area, students are […]
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#ISTE18 – IGNITE Round 2
Kyle Bowen kicked off the session talking about Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching. He had some great points about what AI really is, […]
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#ISTE18 – IGNITE Presentations, Round 1
If you have followed my ISTE journey over the past few years, you know that I am obsessed with IGNITE sessions. This series of 5 […]
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#ISTE18 – Top Tech Tools for Teachers with Dan Kreiness
It is officially ISTE 2018, and that means I get to start learning from some amazing educators! My first session of the conference is Top […]
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My Time on A Word In Progress
After I asked him to be on my show (Episode 19), Derek Rhodenizer asked me to be on his show, A Word In Progress. This […]
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#MADPD Building Staff Morale as an Instructional Coach
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of presenting a session on building morale during #MADPD. MADPD (or Make a Difference PD) is an full day online […]
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Pursuing Survival… Guest Post by Kristen Iannuzzi
“For decades, terrorists and mass shooters trod their separate paths. Then Columbine. Eric and Dylan fused them. School murders had been done; Eric envisioned a […]
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Disconnected Day
Anyone who know me, knows I’m a technophile. I’m an instructional technology coach, a constant Twitter user, and podcaster. I Snapchat most of my life, […]
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My Time on the Personal Playlist Podcast
I had the amazing honor of being asked to be on Noa Daniel’s Personal Playlist Podcast (BTW, notice I didn’t say “recently”. Because this post […]
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Google Add-On: Class Folder Creator
As a teacher at a one-to-one school who uses G Suite and Canvas as an Learning Management System (LMS), few things are more annoying than […]
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On a Field Trip with My Son
My son’s kindergarten class went on a field trip to a farm recently, and I had the chance to chaperone the trip. First of all, […]
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I’m Done Holding My Tongue In Class
It only seems fair to start this post with an admission. I am a gun owner. In the past, I was even a member of […]
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I Am A Valuable Brand
Ok, so admittedly, that title makes me a little uncomfortable. It’s a strange statement, and gives me the impression of someone with an inflated ego […]
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I Know Just Enough To Fake It
I am an expert in nothing. Popular advice about building an online presence, a blog, a podcast, or even a twitter account, is to make […]
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VoicEd Gratitude Exchange and Holiday Special
Our VoicEd Family is celebrating the holidays by doing a gift exchange, and we are giving the gift of thanks! No money, no gadgets or […]
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Why The Teacher Moral Standard May Be Necessary
A few weeks ago, I learned that a teacher my little brother Travis had as a kid was arrested and charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend. […]
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Story Speaker – Part 1
On Google Teacher Tribe Podcast last week, I heard about a Google Docs Add-On called Story Speaker. In the description on the show and on […]
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Admin Balance Panel
Tomorrow on VoicEd Radio, I will be hosting a panel discussion on administrator balance with special guests Derek Rhodenizer, Brent Coley, and Mary Vetter. This […]
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My Time on APlusEdTech Podcast
A couple months ago (yes, I’m behind big time), I was interviewed for the APlusEdTech Podcast. This podcast is hosted by Ashley McBride, who I […]
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My “One Thing”
Recently, I had the chance to be on an episode of OnEdMentors on VoicEd Radio. I was joined this particular night by Sarah Anne Lalonde […]
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It’s About Time We Upset Some People
The admin team at my school (principal, assistant principal, and coaches/instructional support) are doing a book study of Rick Wormelli’s Fair Isn’t Always Equal. We’re […]
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NaNoWriMo Update
As I talked about in my recent post Why Teachers Should NaNoWriMo, I am embarking on the NaNoWriMo journey, and some of it will be […]
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Flipped PD Update – Not All Good News
When I started out on this endeavor, I had the best of intentions. I was full of energy and excitement. Even when the first online […]
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Why Teachers Should NaNoWriMo
There is only a week or so left in October, and that means National Novel Writing Month is just around the corner. NaNoWriMo is an […]
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Las Vegas Thoughts – Change We Can Make
58 people are dead in another of a myriad of senseless attacks on innocent people. And like every other time this has happened, we are […]
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Being a Parent at Open House
Last week, I attended my son’s Kindergarten Open House. For the first time in my career, I sat in the room while a teacher talked […]
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Automated Google Appointment Calendar Follow-Up Emails
Do you use Google Appointment Slots and wish you could have an automated thank you message with a survey link included each day? Well, you […]
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Flipped PD Update
It has been a week, and it is time for a Flipped PD update. When I last wrote about this, only 4 people had finished […]
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High School Football Fan – A Troll or a Patriot?
It’s the Friday Night Lights time of year, and among many of the “other duties as assigned” for me is being at the games to […]
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Flipped PD – Day 1
Today it started. This morning, I tweeted out my nervousness, because when I got to work, I published the first Flipped PD course and sent […]
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Sprint #1MillionProject
The digital divide is a real thing. Many students do not have internet access at home, and many do. It is easy, especially for anyone […]
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The Connected Educator Back-to-School Blues
Most teachers lament returning to work. While parents are ready for their little darlings to stop harassing them every hour of every day about going […]
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Lamenting the Loss of Audio
After Jennie Magiera talked so passionately during her ISTE Keynote about telling our students’ stories, and our true stories, I decided that I would make […]
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Flipped PD and The Future of this Blog
My summer is over. Let’s all lement that for a moment. Ok, moment is over. Time to talk about the future. Listeners of the podcast […]
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#ISTE17 – Flipping PD to Create More Powerful Face-to-Face PD Opportunities
This is my last session for today, possibly overall. I’m probably most excited about this, as throughout these last few months, knowing the role I’m […]
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#ISTE17 – EdTech Insights: Teacher Hacks
This session takes place in the middle of the Expo Hall, which is really odd. It’s loud and distracting. They are organizing the session into […]
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#ISTE17 – Tuesday Keynote Jennie Magiera
The keynote opened with things I didn’t see. There was a delicious breakfast involved and I regret nothing (Panchito’s for breakfast tacos…get the Lyft over, […]
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#ISTE17 – 5 Key Trends Transforming Teaching Today
If I’m being honest, I’m mostly in this session because Vicki Davis is hosting. She is a full time teacher who has a DAILY podcast […]