Flipped learning has become wildly popular in education. Unlike a traditional course setup, where content is delivered in class and students apply and practice their learning through homework, the flipped classroom turns that arrangement on its head: The initial content delivery happens at home, and then students and teachers re-converge in class to apply and practice their learning. In this episode, Mark Barnes identifies the biggest problem with the trendy flipped classroom and provides some

Jennifer Hogan tells Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes about her initial experience with the backchannel, which it turns out she may have unwittingly created decades ago. Hogan, an Alabama principal, #USedchat co-founder and global education consultant, conducted an online chat with her students, using, get this, an old AOL chat room, where she discovered some amazing things about teaching and learning in the digital world. In this episode, Hogan explains how that AOL chat turned a shy kid into a

Some of Twitter's most experienced live chat creators and moderators join Mark Barnes to discuss the influence of Twitter on teaching and learning, during live Twitter hashtag chats. Sharing their insights are Tom Whitby, co-creator of Twitter's oldest live discussion, #Edchat, Brad Currie, co-moderator of #Satchat, Connie Hamilton, moderator of #TMchat and Starr Sackstein, co-founder of #Sunchat. These Twitter facilitators reach millions of people weekly during their live chats, which feature

Teacher and student engagement expert Jim Sturtevant joins Mark Barnes in a discussion about the concept of the avatar -- no, not the movie. Sturtevant, author of You've Gotta Connect and Hacking Engagement, explains the power of the avatar for engaging kids and helping teachers and parents learn all they can about their most important target audience. Sturtevant details how he gets kids to open up about themselves with a simple online survey and then uses this information to discover the student

World renowned teacher/rapper and Youtube phenom Jason Levine, aka Fluency MC, shares three hacks for English Language Learning, including a surprising tip about using social media. Levine travels the world, demonstrating how to engage English Language Learners in ways most teachers and learners have never seen. An international Youtube star, whose unique ELL rap videos have been viewed millions of times, Fluency MC stops rapping just long enough to share some practical, yet powerful, tips for

Experienced educator and Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes explains three easy ways to create your own TQZ, or Teacher Quiet Zone, and escape the chaos of your hectic work day. Based on a concept from the bestselling book, Hacking Education: 10 Quick Fixes for Every School, Mark details what a TQZ is, where to find it, and how to start using it immediately. The Teacher Quiet Zone can be used by non-educators too and is a marvelous way to reduce stress and decompress from the craziness of your work

In the new Hack Learning Series book,Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love, Joe Sanfelippo and Tony Sinanis discuss how important it is for leaders to be present and engaged with all stakeholders. Hack Learning host Mark Barnes shares the authors' 5 strategies for moving beyond traditional leadership and engaging with all stakeholders daily. This is 5 Quick Tips for Becoming a Lead Learner.

School district superintendent Joe Sanfelippo and professor emeritus John Bennett explain how old-school mandates that stifle teacher autonomy can destroy school and work place culture. Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes rants about outdated leadership practices and challenges leaders to trust the people they hire to do the job the best way they know how. This is Hacking School Culture.

Mark Barnes shares 10 teaching strategies for amazing leanring in May -- a time when many teachers and learners shut down for the summer. Mark highlights some of the best ways to engage learners until the end of the school year and beyond, featuring 10 tweets from a live #HackLearning Twitter chat, facilitated by Jennifer Hogan, a co-moderator of the #LastBell movement. See all 10 strategies at HackLearning.org. This is Hacking the End of the School Year.

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 classrooms, based on conversation about learning and ongoing narrative feedback, report card time can be a struggle. If we're not assigning grades throughout the year, how do we suddenly assign a grade for a report card? Hack Learning creator and no-grades classroom advocate Mark Barnes provides 5 strategies for successful student self-grading at report card

Education hacker, Mark Barnes, never envisioned himself as a podcaster, believing that producing a podcast would be far too time-consuming and very difficult. After producing twenty-eight episodes for the Hack Learning podcast, in just over two months, attracting more than 7,000 listeners, Barnes explains how he records, uploads, and publishes Hack Learning episodes in just minutes a day. This is Hacking the Podcast.

With so many websites and mobile applications available and more cropping up daily, teachers sometimes struggle to find the right tool to engage learners. Longtime educator, author and Cult of Pedagogy publisher, Jennifer Gonzalez, shares simple strategies for finding the best EdTech for your students, as she discusses her new Teachers Guide to Tech -- an interactive library of hundreds of powerful tools and ways to use them in any classroom. Gonzalez reveals one shockingly simple hack for better

I've had some bad luck with Audioboom previously, so this was an experiment. It's an audible version of this blogpost: https://teachcomputing.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/innovating-conference-planning/

Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes shared the hashtag #TeachOneLesson on Twitter, and something amazing happened. If you had the power to reach every child in the world with one brief, simple lesson what would it be? Share it on Twitter and Facebook at #TeachOneLesson.

One classroom sign, shared on social media, shocked many teachers and parents, while inspiring others to cheer. The sign's message? "You cannot do extra credit to bring up your grade." This sign and the uproar it sparked on Facebook and Twitter encouraged author/speaker/educator Mark Barnes to continue the conversation with his own network and in this Hack Learning Podcast episode. This is Hacking the Message.

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. Quoting the advice of psychologist Karen Young and expert teacher and author Jennifer Gonzalez, Mark Barnes shares several quick fixes for your yelling problem. This is Hacking the Shout.

Educator, author and instructional design expert, Ross Cooper, explores inquiry based learning with Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes. Cooper explains what inquiry in the K12 classroom looks like and what teachers need to do to create an environment that encourages students to look beyond the surface and participate in a productive struggle that leads to deeper understanding of concepts. This is Hacking Inquiry Based Learning.

Inspired by a Washington Post article comparing the college admission process to the Hunger Games, Mark Barnes offers three hacks that can revolutionize this process. This is Hacking College Admissions.

Teacher, digital learning specialist, and mom, Kerry Gallagher, explains how a label after an in-class assessment gave her 7-year-old daughter a stomach ache. Then, Gallager and Hack Learning creator Mark Barnes suggest some simple ways that both teachers and parents can eliminate labels and inspire children to think about learning, without the hindrance of a grade. This is Hacking Assessment.

What if every single student in your class participated in your next discussion? Yes, even the most reluctant learners, the shy kids, and English language learners. Imagine the power of 100 percent participation. Teacher, bestselling author, and Hack Learning creator, Mark Barnes, shares 5 ways you can engage all learners tomorrow. This is Hacking Class Participation.