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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...
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156: Educators fear they won't make it through this year
We're in an education crisis, and many teachers fear they won't make it through this year. Some are begging for help; some are preaching self-care. Ot...
155: Note to angry, litigious, anti-mask parents and their friends
Angry, litigious, anti-mask parents are suing schools in Ohio, and Mark Barnes has Hacks you can share to stop this madness and solve one of education...
154: How to Hack Teacher Burnout
Sometimes teacher burnout is due to shame and blame and avoiding the problems. Mark shares some quick hacks from Hacking Teacher Burnout author Amber...
153: Preparing for Change in Education
Mark is joined by two national distinguished principals, Tony Sinanis, an administrator in New York and co-author of Hacking Leadership, and Jessica C...
152: Tips and tools to identify anxiety and help students cope
In this brief excerpt from the Times 10 Roundtable, Mark Barnes talks with anxiety experts Christine Ravesi-Weinstein and Connie Hamilton about anxiou...
151: Hacking Distance Learning in a Pandemic World and Beyond
Mark Barnes shares an excerpt of the Times 10 Roundtable Webinar--Hacking Distance Learning: How to Deliver Impactful Instruction When Teaching from H...
150: Spare the rod, SAVE the child
A school district in Texas is bringing back the paddle, because some parents okayed teachers hitting their children. Mark Barnes compares this to 1950...
149: How you can LEARN to be a Modern Mentor
The focus and goal of mentoring is not to point out weak performance, but rather to shape a career and develop potential. Before you can be a mentor,...
148: How to connect with introverts
James had what appeared to be some major problems. How did his teacher connect with this introverted student? You'll be amazed at how simple it was.
147 - Understanding your quiet kids
Teacher, author, keynote speaker Chrissy Romano Arrabito was the student who always raised her hand first, always had the answer, was eager to share,...
146: The Lead Forward Mission
Encourage, evolve, empower. Mentor, move, motivate. Create, innovate, elevate. Always be listening. Always be learning.
These are the qua...
145: Impactful leadership and the backwards bicycle
Why is impactful leadership like riding a backwards bicycle? It's actually quite simple, says award-winning school principal, presenter, and author of...
144: How to be a pinball wizard and spark mind-blowing conversation
Want amazing, even mind-blowing, conversation in your classroom? Throw out your ping pong questions, and become a pinball wizard. Mark shares--and SIN...
143: Coping with the criminals in your classroom - Uncut
Disruptive students are criminals who must be put out of your classroom. So says one educator, who Mark Barnes is taking to task, in this uncut episod...
142: It's time to kick the IDK bucket
In this excerpt from Hacking Questions, we learn how to set ourselves up to kick the IDK bucket by identifying the root cause for the “I don’t know” r...
141: If you can't teach empathy, you can't teach anything -- Hack Learning Uncut
People said they don't have time to teach empathy, compassion, and self-awareness. Mark Barnes responds, and you may be surprised at what he says. At...
140: Take a breath, change your behavior, and model empathy for kids
Hack Learning host Mark Barnes lost his temper recently. If only he had taken his own advice, which he shares in this episode, things might have been...
139: Are Teachers Doing Enough for Generation Alpha?
Are you teaching Generation Alpha with Baby Boomer content? Educators are faced with new challenges from the generation that may live into the 22nd ce...
138: How one restorative practice turned a troublemaker into a school leader
Mark shares a story from Hacking School Discipline, about Amarra, a troublemaker that many teachers might have given up on. Instead of quitting on her...
137: Throw out your office referral; circle up instead
Handing out office referrals like candy to students who misbehave is like sending kids away from learning for a brief holiday, and Mark Barnes says, "...
136: How teachers and runners chase greatness
Running a marathon seems crazy to Mark Barnes. Teaching is often crazier. But being both marathon runner and teacher is unfathomable. Still, these uni...
135: The Best and Brightest Teachers
Florida is considering bonus pay for the "best and brightest teachers," but who are they? According to one plan, they are the teachers whose students...
134: How Social Media Perception May Forever Impact Our Kids
Mark Barnes is Uncut again, and he's wondering if teachers and parents hurt kids by NOT teaching them about perception, when it comes to social media....
133: It's time to allow the F Word in your classroom
When someone asks how your day was, do you say, “It was very satisfying?” Do you exit a roller coaster and exclaim, “That was a very satisfying ride?”...
132: Hacking School Policies That Harm Kids
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 l...
131: The questions all teachers should ask themselves - Uncut
Mark Barnes shares some tough questions that, he says, all teachers should ask themselves. Are you ready to answer them?
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130: How to Create Mental Velcro in Your Classroom
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 extraordin...
129: How Experiential Learning Inspires Compassionate Learners
Teachers and school leaders want compassion in their classrooms and schools. Mark Barnes explains how Experiential Learning inspires compassion in stu...
128: Why do kids hate school and what can we do about it? Hack Learning Uncut
A concerned educator and parent writes: "My kids tell me that [their classes are] basically -- take notes, do worksheets, take tests. They don't reall...
127: How to easily build good habits and break bad ones, with James Clear
Popular author and speaker James Clear says, "Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement." That is, the effects of your habits multiply, whe...
126: How Teachers Can Find Balance
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...
125: Leave your gender bias at the door - Hack Learning Uncut
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...
124: Transform your school library
Instead of de-funding school libraries, it's time to transform them into the revolutionary space that can inspire all education shareholders to view t...
123: Changing the conversation with parents
Is it time to reconsider parents' role in teaching and learning in your space? Parent and family involvement in education can now be so much more than...
122: How can we teach kids to stand up for the oppressed? Hack Learning Uncut
When celebrities stand by and protect bullies, without punishment, how can adults teach kids to stand up? Mark uses a high-profile example of a celebr...
121: Turn Your Students into a Focus Group - Hack Learning Uncut
In another uncut edition of the show, Mark Barnes challenges you to take a chance and ask students to rate your in-class presentations or lessons. Cha...
120: Separating Evaluation and Feedback
Mark shares a story from author/consultant Angela Stockman about a student who asked for feedback from her teacher, only to be given judgement and cri...
What if You Knew Every Student's Quit Point?
What if educators knew their students so well, they could predict exactly when kids would quit? Imagine how easily you could propel learners forward,...
118: When Teachers Bash Teachers, Education Suffers
And educator commented on a tweet, which ignited what someone called a "mob mentality." This Twitter conversation inspired Mark Barnes to share a scen...
117: What if teachers could extinguish shame?
Shame permeates our schools and classrooms. Kids shame their peers and, sometimes, unwittingly, teachers shame their students.
Compassion...