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Join AJ Bianco and Christopher J. Nesi as they explore professional development for educators, featuring expert insights on teaching strategies, technology integration, and educational policy.

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Average duration
45 minutes
Episodes
191
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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Happy Holidays 2021 - PPD111

Happy Holidays 2021 - PPD111

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We wonder through a conversation about the holiday season. We reminisce about our holidays of the past and we also discussed what holiday celebrations look like in our school and clas…

01:02:58  |   Wed 22 Dec 2021
Remote Learning Strategies That Still Work In-Person - PPD110

Remote Learning Strategies That Still Work In-Person - PPD110

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The COVID-19 Pandemic taught educators many valuable lessons. Teachers all over the world were forced to change how they taught students almost overnight. For months educators impleme…

00:54:27  |   Fri 10 Dec 2021
Student Teaching with Quinlan Van Es - PPD109

Student Teaching with Quinlan Van Es - PPD109

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Quinlan Van Es is pursuing a career in education as a social studies teacher. He is earning his teaching credentials through the Rutgers Graduate School of Education and his completin…

00:57:02  |   Wed 24 Nov 2021
Innovative Classrooms of the Future - PPD108

Innovative Classrooms of the Future - PPD108

Shout Out

AJ and former guest Dave Frangiosa co-authored an article, "Supporting ALL Learners with Collaborative Classrooms", on schoolrubric.com.


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After catching up Stacey, AJ, and Chri…

01:05:25  |   Wed 10 Nov 2021
Unlocking Talent within Every School Leader - PPD107

Unlocking Talent within Every School Leader - PPD107

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Daniel Bauer helps school leaders fight isolation and frustration via a leadership community in order to gain clarity and find solutions to their greatest challenges. He is the founde…

00:59:41  |   Wed 27 Oct 2021
Virtual vs In-Person School Roles - PPD106

Virtual vs In-Person School Roles - PPD106

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In this episode, Chris, AJ, and Stacey talk about teachers' desire to still perform some job functions from home vs having to return completely to the way things were.

Other topics inc…

01:00:01  |   Wed 13 Oct 2021
AJ Runs the Cafeteria - PPD105

AJ Runs the Cafeteria - PPD105

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In this episode, we candidly discuss some of our routines and AJ gets into the weeds about school lunch which leads us down a path of COVID protocols and procedures.

We were also joine…

01:06:15  |   Wed 29 Sep 2021
Reflections: First Days of School - PPD104

Reflections: First Days of School - PPD104

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In this episode, we candidly discuss and reflect on our first days of school for the 2021-2022 school year.

Stacey is entering 3rd year as a 5th-grade teacher after spending many years…

00:55:38  |   Wed 15 Sep 2021
Tips & Tricks for First-Year Teachers (Part II) - PPD103

Tips & Tricks for First-Year Teachers (Part II) - PPD103

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We continue the conversation to help the new, first-year, teacher. We’re going to share more tips and tricks.

Also check out episode 102

Topics Discussed:

  • Relationships
  1. with Colleagues
  2. wit…
01:04:12  |   Wed 01 Sep 2021
Tips & Tricks for First-Year Teachers (Part I) - PPD102

Tips & Tricks for First-Year Teachers (Part I) - PPD102

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Teaching is not an easy job. You will hear this from most teachers no matter how much experience they have. For many who enter this profession the first year is the toughest and most …

01:08:06  |   Wed 18 Aug 2021
Mini Genius Hour with Dani Kennis - PPD101

Mini Genius Hour with Dani Kennis - PPD101

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In episode 14 we spoke with Don Wettrick about Genius Hour and we’ve known for years how amazing this experience can be for students. But planning it and implementing it can be a daun…

00:44:15  |   Wed 30 Jun 2021
What Have We Learned from PodcastPD? - PPD100

What Have We Learned from PodcastPD? - PPD100

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What have we learned from creating PodcastPD?

  • Stacey, AJ, and Chris share, roundtable-style, the lessons they've learned through 99 episodes of creating this podcast.

Highlights

  • Stacey
  1. So…
01:04:36  |   Thu 10 Jun 2021
Educator Self-Care - PPD099

Educator Self-Care - PPD099

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Educator self-care is more important than ever and in this conversation Stacey, AJ, and Chris discuss what self-care means to each of them and share their experiences with self-care.

  • W…
01:08:59  |   Wed 19 May 2021
The Return of Students - PPD098

The Return of Students - PPD098

While some teachers have worked with students in their classrooms all year others haven’t at all and we’re talking about it.


What We're Listening To...

Chris - Art of Manliness - The Secrets of Public …

00:53:18  |   Wed 28 Apr 2021
Teacher PD: The Missing Link - PPD097

Teacher PD: The Missing Link - PPD097

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Students: The Missing Link In Teacher PD

James F. Nagle and Penny A. Bishop

Educational Leadership | February 2021 | Volume 78 | Number 5


  • Have you ever experienced PD where students were…
01:02:28  |   Wed 14 Apr 2021
Building Relationships and Engaging Students with SEL  - PPD096

Building Relationships and Engaging Students with SEL - PPD096

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Dani Kennis is a Special Education Social Studies teacher in Clarkstown, NY. Dani is passionate about professional development, building relationships & Social Emotional Learning (SEL…

01:07:13  |   Thu 25 Mar 2021
The Peg Doesn't Fit - PodStudy #2  - PPD095

The Peg Doesn't Fit - PodStudy #2 - PPD095

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Erich Stephen and Ryan D. Bartel, co-hosts of The Peg Doesn't Fit, join us for our second #PodStudy discussion. AJ recommended listening to episodes 15 and 17 of their podcast where t…

01:14:58  |   Wed 10 Mar 2021
We're Not Smart Enough - PPD094

We're Not Smart Enough - PPD094

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Pam Hubler is an Instructional Coach at Daniel Island School in Berkeley County South Carolina and a Google Certified Trainer. Pam has experience teaching K-8 special and general educ…

00:49:16  |   Wed 24 Feb 2021
Connecting Is More Important Than Ever - PPD093

Connecting Is More Important Than Ever - PPD093

As connected educators, we understand the importance of finding others that share our passions, but how do we connect and make meaning from and get value from being connected?

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  • Our stor…
01:10:06  |   Wed 10 Feb 2021
Mindful Educators #PodStudy Discussion - PPD092

Mindful Educators #PodStudy Discussion - PPD092

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Erin and Dave Tashian are the Mindful Educators and Stacey chose the first episode of their podcast, of the same name, as the first episode for our brand #PodStudy episodes.


Who Are Th…

00:59:11  |   Wed 27 Jan 2021
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