Hack Learning
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Journey of a First-Year Leader with Naomi Austin
10 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Missouri school principal Naomi Austin shares her journey as a school leader, just completing her first year. Austin explains a new leader mistake she...
Hacking Positivity: 3 Ways to Make Stakeholders Smile Ep. 55
03 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
These three quick teaching and learning hacks, based on the runaway bestselling book, Hacking Leadership, are awesome for improving education at any s...
Hacking Engagement with James Sturtevant
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Author James Sturtevant and I talk Hack Learning and student engagement.
How to Make Kids Love Math with Gerald Aungst- EP 53
27 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Gerald Aungst, author of 5 Principles of the Modern Mathematics Classroom: Creating a Culture of Innovative Thinking, knows how to turn math haters in...
Dawn Casey-Rowe Is De-standardizing the classroom - EP 52
20 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how Dawn Casey-Rowe, author of Don't Sniff the Glue, navigates the rough waters of standardization in her classroom. In Episode 52 of the Hack L...
Don Wettrick is Hacking Innovation - EP 51
13 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 51, Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes recruits guru Don Wettrick to Hack Innovation. Wettrick is a high school teacher in Indiana, popular ...
Hacking Live Streaming Video: Facebook Live, Periscope, and More
06 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Today's technology empowers teachers and learners to break down the walls of school and business. In Hack Learning Episode 50, Mark Barnes explains ho...
How Kindle Instant Preview Rescues Reluctant Readers
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Publishing giant Amazon developed a tool for publishers and bloggers to market books, but in the process it may have empowered teachers to turn non-re...
3 Ways to Improve Teaching and Learning Tomorrow
22 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Barnes shares the evolution of the Hack Learning model and says it's time to reframe your thinking and to change your attitude about problem-solv...
Creating Culture, Empowerment, and Collaboration in Schools
18 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned educators Joe Sanfelippo and Tony Sinanis are not your traditional school leaders. In fact, they prefer to lead from the middle, which is qui...
How to Use Social Media to Build a Powerful Learning Community
15 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to build an engaged, vibrant learning community at your school and in your school district, you need to connect with teachers, parents, an...
Hacking Homework Again: Tonight's Assignment -- Meditate, Volunteer, or Create
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Apple Distinguished Educator Peter Cameron dramatically changed his teaching methods. He created a new kind of homework, which he calls "home share". ...
Flipping the Flipped Classroom with the In-Class Flip
04 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Flipped learning has become wildly popular in education. Unlike a traditional course setup, where content is delivered in class and students apply and...
Hack Learning 101: How to Vox Your Way to Success
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What if you could build a small group of experts or like-minded people who answer your questions or respond to your rants 24/7. Mark Barnes explains h...
Hacking the Backchannel: Inspired Learning in the Digital World
31 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Hogan tells Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes about her initial experience with the backchannel, which it turns out she may have unwittingly ...
Hacking Live Twitter Chats with Four Popular Hashtag Creators
28 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Some of Twitter's most experienced live chat creators and moderators join Mark Barnes to discuss the influence of Twitter on teaching and learning, du...
Hack Learning 101: How Self-Evaluation Changes Practice
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In an under two minute hack, Mark Barnes is joined by Missouri principal and globally connected educator Naomi Austin, who shares her story of change....
How to Find Your Avatar
24 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher and student engagement expert Jim Sturtevant joins Mark Barnes in a discussion about the concept of the avatar -- no, not the movie. Sturteva...
Hacking English Language Learning with Fluency MC
21 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
World renowned teacher/rapper and Youtube phenom Jason Levine, aka Fluency MC, shares three hacks for English Language Learning, including a surprisin...
Hack Learning 101: The Power of Periscope
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes, one of education's top social media and digital learning experts, explains the power of Periscope. Mark provides fo...
How to Escape Chaos with a TQZ
17 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Experienced educator and Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes explains three easy ways to create your own TQZ, or Teacher Quiet Zone, and escape the chao...
5 Quick Tips for Becoming a Lead Learner
15 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In the new Hack Learning Series book,Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love, Joe Sanfeli...
Hack Learning 101: Breaking Down the Walls
12 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In another brief Hack Learning 101, Mark Barnes provides a quick tip for looking inside the lives of educators and schools, using Periscope live strea...
Hacking School Culture: Lead from the Middle
07 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
School district superintendent Joe Sanfelippo and professor emeritus John Bennett explain how old-school mandates that stifle teacher autonomy can des...
Hack Learning 101: Genius Hour for Passion Projects
05 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nashville teacher Mike Stein shares the power of Genius Hour with Hack Learning host Mark Barnes, who passes along some quick tips for starting your o...
Hacking the End of the School Year
02 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Barnes shares 10 teaching strategies for amazing leanring in May -- a time when many teachers and learners shut down for the summer. Mark highlig...
Hacking Report Cards: Successful Student Self-Grading
30 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
As long as report cards exist, teachers must supply a number or letter grade at the end of a grading period. For teachers who operate no-grades classr...
Hack Learning 101: Twitter Hashtags
28 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this 101 session, Mark Barnes explains the power of Twitter hashtags for creating your own tribe of like-minded teachers and learners. Mark, whose ...
Hacking the Podcast: Produce Yours in Minutes
26 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Education hacker, Mark Barnes, never envisioned himself as a podcaster, believing that producing a podcast would be far too time-consuming and very di...
Hacking EdTech: Making Sense of So Many Tools
24 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With so many websites and mobile applications available and more cropping up daily, teachers sometimes struggle to find the right tool to engage learn...
Teach One Lesson
16 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes shared the hashtag #TeachOneLesson on Twitter, and something amazing happened. If you had the power to reach every c...
Hacking the Message
11 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
One classroom sign, shared on social media, shocked many teachers and parents, while inspiring others to cheer. The sign's message? "You cannot do ext...
Hacking the Shout
05 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
When you shout out of anger, not only does it impede problem solving, shouting, especially at children, can erode trust and lead to even more battles....
Hacking Inquiry Based Learning
02 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Educator, author and instructional design expert, Ross Cooper, explores inquiry based learning with Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes. Cooper explains...
Hacking College Admissions
29 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a Washington Post article comparing the college admission process to the Hunger Games, Mark Barnes offers three hacks that can revolutioni...
Hacking Assessment
24 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher, digital learning specialist, and mom, Kerry Gallagher, explains how a label after an in-class assessment gave her 7-year-old daughter a stoma...
Hacking Class Participation
22 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What if every single student in your class participated in your next discussion? Yes, even the most reluctant learners, the shy kids, and English lang...
Hacking Classroom Management
20 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Barnes shares 5 classroom management tips that he says will work at any school. Learn more about hacking classroom management at www.hacklearning...
Hacking the Worksheet
17 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes enlists the help of seven experienced educators, who share various ways teachers can engage students in learning, wi...
Hacking Literacy
13 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
With more than 120 million illiterate children, it's time to put books in kids' hands. In this episode, Mark Barnes shares how one school built a Book...
Hacking Connected Education
10 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Two popular connected educators discuss the problem of the unconnected educator and share some Right-Now strategies for helping them plug in to incred...
Hacking the Test (Part 2)
03 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Hacking the Test (Part 1), Mark Barnes explains how a test is NOT assessment and how teachers can shift the conversation about learning away from t...
Hacking Digital Citizenship
01 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A simple tweeted picture ignited an ongoing conversation about education technology and its place in schools. Should we ban mobile devices in classroo...
The One Letter Hack
27 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Barnes explains how author/expert Mike Fisher reimagines teaching the Common Core, with his one-letter hack. Fisher replaces the "r" in "rigor", ...
Hacking the Late Policy
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to stop punishing students for turning in their work late. Author/educator Mark Barnes explains why late policies cripple learning and disco...
Hacking Professional Growth
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Learn 3 quick tips for improving your professional growth today. Bestselling author, educator, and creator of the Hack Learning Series, Mark Barnes, e...
Hacking Rapport Building
21 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Would teaching and learning change if teachers treated all students like they were your own children? Author/educator and Hack Learning Series book pu...
Hacking Leadership
20 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes leaders need to make decisions on their own. Author/educator Mark Barnes explains how one poor school principal decision can inhibit learnin...
Hacking the Workplace Meeting
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What if you had more time at work? Imagine an extra 2-5 hours on the job that are self-directed. Mark Barnes explains how every educator and private s...
Hacking Homework
18 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Barnes identifies 6 reasons that teachers assign traditional homework and explains how to circumvent each reason and eliminate outdated tradition...
Hacking the Test
17 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher/author/disruptor Mark Barnes explains why traditional testing and assessment are not the same. Barnes shares excerpts from Hacking Assessment:...
Hacking the Share
16 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how to easily record an audio, even on the go with mobile devices, and easily add it to a collection or show on Spreaker. You can be podcasting ...
Hacking Old School
16 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
5 ways to reimagine teaching and learning, so you can create a vibrant, student-centered learning environment.
Hacking the Pineapple
15 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
How to embrace the symbolic power of the pineapple and create Pineapple Charts that will revolutionize professional development at your school or in y...
Hacking the Education Podcast
15 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The simplicity of education podcasting, using the Hack Learning model, with @markbarnes19
Hacking Mastery Learning
15 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
One person said we need to help students achieve mastery learning. A hot debate ensued, and now it seems we may be completely off base about mastery. ...