Let's start a conversation with parents, students, and educators about ways to help and improve e-learning. This is the start. This episode is going to be about the student. I will have guest speakers. Please ask questions in the chat, Twitte

#eLearning Help

Dec 2nd, 2020 20m 32s

Let's start a conversation with parents, students, and educators about ways to help and improve e-learning. This is the start. I will have guest speakers. Please ask questions in the chat, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Twitter: https://tw

Suter Brothers Enjoyed PLTW Classes & Are Not Engineers

May 20th, 2020 33m 25s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with the Suter brothers. Riley and Ryan Suter talk about favorite memories at South Bend Riley High School, being involved in the engineering magnet at Riley, college, and not becoming engineers. Riley i

Adam Talks About Keeping the Tradition

May 1st, 2020 31m 5s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Adam Broadstreet. Adam talks about his favorite moments at Riley 🏊‍♂️⚾, enjoying engineering classes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and an internship with the Indiana Department of Transportation. Purdue Fo

Rylen takes his engineering & basketball to the next level

Apr 23rd, 2020 20m 30s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Rylen Grundy. At Riley High School, Rylen was involved in basketball, Project Lead the Way magnet, and clubs. Rylen is taking his academic and athletic skills to the next level attending Purdue Fort

The Walker Sisters Help & Compete in the Classroom & Pool

Apr 16th, 2020 40m 2s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Allison and Katie Walker. The sister combo dominated in the pool and classroom. We talk about their favorite classes, projects, and experiences at Riley High School. They were involved in many clubs

Tyler is on track to graduate from Trine University with his undergrad and masters in enginnering

Apr 8th, 2020 24m 38s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Tyler Mesler. Tyler graduated from Riley in 2017. He is attending Trine University. He will graduate in engineering undergrad and with his masters next year. Tyler is also on the Trine bowling team.

A Few EdTechHeroes Talk E-Learning Success & Tips for the Future

Mar 31st, 2020 52m 31s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with EdTechHeroes Kyle Kline (Delphi Schools), Marcus Painter (Twin Lakes Schools), and Chris Young (New Palestine Schools). Many years ago we met creating a curriculum for the Indiana Migrant Education

South Bend EdTech Coaches share great ideas for educators and parents

Mar 24th, 2020 33m 14s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with rock star educators 👩‍🏫 in South Bend Schools. Terra, Megan, Holly, and Alison are all district integration specialist at the elementary, middle, and high schools. We talk about the successes of e

Kyle talks about 3D printing a prothetic hand for a 1st grader

Mar 11th, 2020 13m 42s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Kyle Kirkpatrick. Kyle is a 2018 Riley grad who was involved in RSAC, swimming and diving, golfing, baseball, and national honors society. He also comes from a proud Wildcat family. Kyle is studying

Tess talks about combining her love for music and engineering at Notre Dame

Mar 4th, 2020 21m 10s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Tess Ngochi. Tess believes the Riley class of 2017 was one of the best ever. Tess attends the University of Notre Dame with a majoring in environmental engineering with a minor in musical theatre 🎭

A Home for a Raindrop with Colleen O'Rourke

Feb 26th, 2020 16m 34s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Colleen O’Rourke. Colleen is a published author of a children’s book- A Home for a Raindrop. Colleen was involved in sports and drama at Riley High School. She studied environmental management at In

Ricardo encourages students to try Co-ops at Purdue

Feb 19th, 2020 22m 30s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Ricardo Carbajal Diaz. Ricardo ran cross country and track, was in the band, & the PLTW engineering magnet. He is now majoring in mechanical engineering at Purdue University 🚂🆙 and working at Hone

The Worst First Day of School & Why Sam is an Industrial Engineer

Feb 12th, 2020 21m 22s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Sam Moran. Sam played baseball ⚾, tennis 🎾 , Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl & the PLTW engineering magnet. He is now majoring in industrial engineering at Purdue University 🚂🆙. Find out why industr

There is Something For Everyone in Engineering- Mila Shares he path

Jan 29th, 2020 16m 40s

This episode is with Mila Medich. Mila is attending St. Mary's College and the University of Notre Dame. Mila shares she did not want to attend Riley, become engineering and go to college in the same town she grew up. She is happy and excited s

Grit and Attention to Detailed is the formula for Vikas

Jan 15th, 2020 24m 50s

This episode is with Vikas Agtey. After attending the Riley engineering magnet, he attended Purdue University in West Lafayette. He enjoyed electrical engineering in the school of technology (now known as Purdue Polytech). When he changed major

Brandon's path from PLTW to the Air Force

Dec 18th, 2019 17m 7s

This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Brandon Schwing. Brandon was in the band 🎺, swimming 🏊 , & the PLTW engineering magnet. He is now in the United States 🇺🇸 Air Force. Find out why he joined and what he is doing in the military.

Andrew talks about PLTW Computer Science & Rose Hulman

Dec 11th, 2019 15m 21s

Andrew is a 2019 Riley alum who is attending Rose Hulman to study computer science and is a member of the football team. Thank you for sharing during Computer Science Education Week. #CSEdWeekAndrew's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkowskiAnd

NASA Space Engineer Sharon Njeri

Dec 4th, 2019 21m 24s

Sharon is Riley and Purdue alum who is now a space engineer at NASA. Sharon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonnjeri10/ Follow Riley High School PLTW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rileyhighpltw/ Twitter: https://twitter.

Riley High Spotlight with Wanja Waweru

Nov 27th, 2019 20m 53s

Dianne Waweru is a senior at the University of Columbia in New York City after attending Riley High School. Dianne shares her experiences in athletics, Project Lead the Way, and Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem. Follow Riley High School PLT

Grad Spotlight with Evans Scholar- Zach

Nov 21st, 2019 24m 7s

Zach Stewart is a 2017 Riley High School graduate who is attending Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN studying Political Science. Zach started the Riley Computer Science and Engineering Ambassador club and worked at Bowman Creek Educationa

Bonus

Make-A-Thon in South Bend

Nov 18th, 2019 9m 48s

Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 9 am to 3 pm at South Bend Riley High School. Come learn and build with Arduino, microbit, GoPro Fusion, coding, and more. Riley Make-A-Thon website: https://airsoarer.github.io/Make-a-Thon/html/index.htmlTi

Kyle Kline shares Desmos lessons

Nov 14th, 2019 20m 59s

Get to know Kyle Kline as he shows us a great teacher resource called Desmos. Desmos is an amazing graphing calculator and math lesson sharing platform. He even shows us some of his favorites. Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrKli

Educators share great ideas at Indiana Connected Educators Conference #INConnectEd

Oct 24th, 2019 12m 18s

Many great teachers and educators shared great ideas to use in the classrooms. Amanda Hanan said, "This conference is a play day." There were so many great ideas from amazing educators, coaches, and administrators. Indiana is full of great educ

Ponder Class Podcast October Episode

Oct 15th, 2019 8m 44s

October's monthly Ponder Class Podcast newsletter for students, parents, and South Bend community members. I share information about me and the Riley team, activities and fun happening in my class, the PLTW Engineering and Computer Science magn