Dr. Natasha Rachell - Engaging Instruction with Student Choice and EdTech

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Soapbox Moment: “We Are Michael Jordan
Playing Baseball”

Contains a quote from this article by Michael Baumann
from The Ringer

Contains a quote from Terry Francona from Episode VII of
The Last Dance




Today’s Guest: Natasha Rachell

Dr. Natasha Rachell is a former high school science
teacher, serving as a Digital Learning Specialist. She is one
of the authors of The Microsoft Infused Classroom & one
of the creators of the Minecraft Good Trouble lessons &
believes you can live in both Google & Microsoft! Natasha
is passionate about exploring your "why" & teacher
self-care. 

Contact Info: Twitter: @apsitnatasha IG: @natashabrachell

Website: www.natasharachell.com




2 Truths & 1 Lie


Educational Duct Tape Question: 
How can I develop engaging instruction?

Meet students where they are

Consider using Choice boards or Student choice

Linda Darling-Hammond quote: “Providing students with
multiple ways to demonstrate knowledge and skills increases
engagement and learning, and provides teachers with more
accurate understanding of students' knowledge and skills.

Alfie Kohn Quote from
alfiekohn.org/article/choices-children: “When second-graders
in Pittsburgh were given some choice about their learning,
including the chance to decide which tasks they would work on
at any given moment, they tended to “complete more learning
tasks in less time.”

Flipgrid Discovery Library -
blog.flipgrid.com/news/discovery

Microsoft Sway - sway.office.com

Students should be “Visualizing and verbalizing thinking”

Wakelet

Buncee - app.edu.buncee.com

Mentimeter - 3 word response - word cloud

Drive by Daniel Pink (autonomy, mastery, purpose)

book, TED Talk



Minecraft Good Trouble - Felisa Ford, Ken Shelton, social
justice lessons, John Lewis, “good trouble” movement

Education.minecraft.net - free

Google teachers and students get free access to
Microsoft Suite






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