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222: Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools
Feb 19, 2024As our student population grows ever more diverse, many schools haven't been quite as successful as they'd like to be when trying to connect with students' families. If current efforts aren't working,...
221: The Photography Project That Showed Teachers Through a New Lens
Feb 04, 2024When high school English teacher Dan Tricarico started taking photos of his colleagues, he didn't expect them to create new bonds among his staff. Teachers rarely get an opportunity to have their huma...
220: What do we do about standardized tests?
Jan 21, 2024Standardized testing has, without a doubt, created a lot of problems in education, and far too often, our conversations about these problems end in statements like "we need to just get rid of them all...
219: Eight Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024
Jan 10, 2024It's a brand-new year, and to celebrate the launch of the 10th edition of our Teacher's Guide to Tech, we're exploring 8 tech tools that are worth a look in 2024. I'm joined by my team of ed tech geni...
218: How to Help Students Without Being a Savior
Dec 10, 2023As a teacher, you probably find yourself in situations pretty often where you're made aware of a student having needs or challenges that exceed what your school typically offers them. The list of stud...
217: How to Talk about Race in Your Classroom
Nov 12, 2023Our classrooms have the potential to be spaces where we learn how to have conversations about challenging topics with respect, curiosity, and kindness. Contrary to the voices that say race is not an a...
216: Your Teachers Need a Win
Oct 23, 2023I have no new strategies or tools or books to share with you this week. Nothing new to implement. Just a simple call to action for administrators to start giving your teachers more specific, genuine p...
215: Seventeen Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work
Oct 01, 2023Cooperative learning can be a powerful learning strategy, but only if it works well. In this episode Connie Hamilton, author of Hacking Group Work, returns to the podcast to share 17 small changes you...
214: Nothing's Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms Classrooms
Sep 18, 2023At a time when student behaviors and attitudes seem more troubling than ever before, we may need to approach their behavior in a different way, too. In this episode, Alex Shevrin Venet returns to talk...
213: Using Learning Stories for Student Reflection
Sep 03, 2023Giving students time for reflection on their learning is so good for them: It builds their metacognitive capacity, it teaches them to take agency for their own learning, and it helps them and YOU see ...