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Hack Learning

Summary: Learn quick and easy ways to improve education, leadership, and parenting: How to replace traditional homework; how to improve leadership; how to integrate new technology; how to assess for learning; how to eliminate useless meetings; how to engage even the most reluctant learners; how to inspire a lifelong love of reading; how to combine writing with the maker space; how to take learning mobile; how to improve social media strategies. Teacher/author/global influencer Mark Barnes, creator of the Bestselling Hack Learning Book Series, explains precisely what's wrong with education and what you can do about it, tomorrow; because you don't need a 5-year plan. Learn more at http://10publications.com.

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 132: Hacking School Policies That Harm Kids | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 553

Mark Barnes shares a story about a school district that makes students wear color-coded badges that label them as potential failures. We need better leadership in 2019, Barnes says, and we need to hack these policies that harm our students. Mark shares a hack from Hacking Leadership that supplies some what-you-can-do-tomorrow strategies for creating a school culture that embraces the opinions of all shareholders, helping leaders avoid mistakes like this badge fiasco.All episodes can be found at http://hacklearningpodcast.comFind Hacking Leadership at http://hacklearningbooks.com

 132: Hacking School Policies That Harm Kids | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 553

Mark Barnes shares a story about a school district that makes students wear color-coded badges that label them as potential failures. We need better leadership in 2019, Barnes says, and we need to hack these policies that harm our students. Mark shares a hack from Hacking Leadership that supplies some what-you-can-do-tomorrow strategies for creating a school culture that embraces the opinions of all shareholders, helping leaders avoid mistakes like this badge fiasco.All episodes can be found at http://hacklearningpodcast.comFind Hacking Leadership at http://hacklearningbooks.com

 131: The questions all teachers should ask themselves - Uncut | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 594

Mark Barnes shares some tough questions that, he says, all teachers should ask themselves. Are you ready to answer them?Browse the Hack Learning library at http://hacklearningbooks.comSubscribe to the show at http://hacklearningpodcast.com

 131: The questions all teachers should ask themselves - Uncut | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 594

Mark Barnes shares some tough questions that, he says, all teachers should ask themselves. Are you ready to answer them?Browse the Hack Learning library at http://hacklearningbooks.comSubscribe to the show at http://hacklearningpodcast.com

 130: How to Create Mental Velcro in Your Classroom | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 574

Mark Barnes shares Hack 7 from the new Hacking Instructional Design, in which the authors explain how to use mental velcro--must one of 33 extraordinary ways to create a contemporary curriculum. Grab the authors' 61-page free resource at http://hacklearning.org/designListen to more Hack Learning episodes at http://HackLearningPodcast.com

 130: How to Create Mental Velcro in Your Classroom | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 574

Mark Barnes shares Hack 7 from the new Hacking Instructional Design, in which the authors explain how to use mental velcro--must one of 33 extraordinary ways to create a contemporary curriculum. Grab the authors' 61-page free resource at http://hacklearning.org/designListen to more Hack Learning episodes at http://HackLearningPodcast.com

 129: How Experiential Learning Inspires Compassionate Learners | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 534

Teachers and school leaders want compassion in their classrooms and schools. Mark Barnes explains how Experiential Learning inspires compassion in students, with plenty of help from Hacking School Culture: Designing Compassionate Classrooms, by Angela Stockman and Ellen Feig Gray.Find Hacking School Culture and the entire Hack Learning Series at http://hacklearningbooks.comFor more podcast episodes, visit http://hacklearningpodcast.com

 129: How Experiential Learning Inspires Compassionate Learners | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 534

Teachers and school leaders want compassion in their classrooms and schools. Mark Barnes explains how Experiential Learning inspires compassion in students, with plenty of help from Hacking School Culture: Designing Compassionate Classrooms, by Angela Stockman and Ellen Feig Gray.Find Hacking School Culture and the entire Hack Learning Series at http://hacklearningbooks.comFor more podcast episodes, visit http://hacklearningpodcast.com

 128: Why do kids hate school and what can we do about it? Hack Learning Uncut | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 749

A concerned educator and parent writes: "My kids tell me that [their classes are] basically -- take notes, do worksheets, take tests. They don't really DO anything with the stuff they're learning. No discussions or projects or anything really hands-on. Just information in, information out." This sparked some remarkable conversation and evidence that many kids across the country are exposed to old-school practices that make them hate school. Mark Barnes shares the conversation and is asking you to help Hack this problem.Share this episode and comment on Twitter at #HackLearning and tag @markbarnes19Join the conversation on the Hack Learning Ambassadors Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HLAmbassadors/Improve your practice by browsing our library at http://hacklearningbooks.com Start your own conversation and ask for solutions.

 128: Why do kids hate school and what can we do about it? Hack Learning Uncut | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 749

A concerned educator and parent writes: "My kids tell me that [their classes are] basically -- take notes, do worksheets, take tests. They don't really DO anything with the stuff they're learning. No discussions or projects or anything really hands-on. Just information in, information out." This sparked some remarkable conversation and evidence that many kids across the country are exposed to old-school practices that make them hate school. Mark Barnes shares the conversation and is asking you to help Hack this problem.Share this episode and comment on Twitter at #HackLearning and tag @markbarnes19Join the conversation on the Hack Learning Ambassadors Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HLAmbassadors/Improve your practice by browsing our library at http://hacklearningbooks.com Start your own conversation and ask for solutions.

 127: How to easily build good habits and break bad ones, with James Clear | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 622

Popular author and speaker James Clear says, "Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement." That is, the effects of your habits multiply, when repeated, much like your money multiplies, as it sits in an interest-bearing account.Clear is the author of the new Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, and he has a simple formula for making your habits Atomic, which he shares with Mark Barnes in this episode.Learn more about Clear and Atomic Habits at http://hacklearning.org/habitsBrowse our library at http://hacklearningbooks.comCheck out the new uNseries at http://unseries.com

 127: How to easily build good habits and break bad ones, with James Clear | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 622

Popular author and speaker James Clear says, "Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement." That is, the effects of your habits multiply, when repeated, much like your money multiplies, as it sits in an interest-bearing account.Clear is the author of the new Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones, and he has a simple formula for making your habits Atomic, which he shares with Mark Barnes in this episode.Learn more about Clear and Atomic Habits at http://hacklearning.org/habitsBrowse our library at http://hacklearningbooks.comCheck out the new uNseries at http://unseries.com

 126: How Teachers Can Find Balance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 551

Veteran teacher, author, and presenter Chuck Poole believes that one of the keys to becoming an unforgettable teacher is to find your balance. In his book, uNforgettable: Your Roadmap to Being the Teacher They Never Forget, Poole says that balance "frees us from unnecessary responsibilities." But how can busy teachers find balance? Poole explains in an excerpt from the book, shared in this episode by your host, Mark Barnes.Read more at http://hacklearning.org/balanceCheck out uNforgettable here: https://www.amazon.com/uNforgettable-Roadmap-Teacher-Forget-uNseries/dp/1948212099/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

 126: How Teachers Can Find Balance | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 551

Veteran teacher, author, and presenter Chuck Poole believes that one of the keys to becoming an unforgettable teacher is to find your balance. In his book, uNforgettable: Your Roadmap to Being the Teacher They Never Forget, Poole says that balance "frees us from unnecessary responsibilities." But how can busy teachers find balance? Poole explains in an excerpt from the book, shared in this episode by your host, Mark Barnes.Read more at http://hacklearning.org/balanceCheck out uNforgettable here: https://www.amazon.com/uNforgettable-Roadmap-Teacher-Forget-uNseries/dp/1948212099/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

 125: Leave your gender bias at the door - Hack Learning Uncut | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 710

A tennis match was interrupted by, of all things, coaching and, possibly, a little gender bias, and Mark Barnes has some simple hacks to put a stop to this insanity. In a departure from his usual education hacks, Mark discusses the women's US Open tennis championship and an outburst from star Serena Williams that may have overshadowed a young player's victory but shed light on a big problem in sports and society. Share you thoughts on Twitter at #HackLearningVisit our episode library at http://hacklearningpodcast.comBrows books at http://hacklearningbooks.comphot by: y.caradec http://www.flickr.com/photos/10288162@N07/8883127266"

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