EP359 How to reduce decision-making when lesson planning (with Jennifer Gonzalez)
Every lesson plan can feel like an endless series of decisions: What should students do? How should I teach this? How will they practice it?...
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The podcast designed to speak life, encouragement, and truth into the minds and hearts of educators and get you energized for the week ahead.
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EP358 The first time I questioned tradition vs what's best for kids
I had an experience when I was a new teacher that shaped much of what I believe about how educators should use their time and the most effec...
EP357 6 ways to prime students' brains for learning
You've probably heard the phrase "activate prior knowledge" a million times. It shows up in every lesson plan template, every observation ru...
EP356 The digital delusion: Is classroom tech hurting how kids learn? (with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath)
"My toaster has undergone more safety and efficacy testing than any piece of ed tech that's been put in front of our kids in the past 20 yea...
EP355 A short history of the 8-hour workday (and how to protect yours)
A third of your day (apart from work and sleep) is supposed to be yours. So where does it go? In 1817, labor movement activist Robert Owen c...
EP354 You don't have to teach like an influencer.
If you scroll social media right now, you'll probably land on a teacher revamping their reading corner like it's a home renovation reveal, t...
EP353 Think out loud: teaching the hidden skills of planning and prioritizing
You make dozens of invisible decisions every class period. Should I squeeze in one more activity or leave time for questions? Do I spend mor...
EP352 Why distress tolerance is the missing piece in classroom management
Do your students seem less and less able to sit with anything uncomfortable, whether that's boredom, confusion, frustration, or the feeling...
Stay Human in the Age of AI: Join me virtually July 13th and 14th
Right now, teachers are getting pulled in two completely opposite directions on tech use, particularly with artificial intelligence. Your ad...
EP351 What does learning science actually say about AI in the classroom? (with Erin Mote)
Everyone has an opinion about AI in classrooms right now, but very few of those opinions are grounded in what we actually know about how kid...
EP350 The power of regret: using hindsight as a tool for growth
Teaching gives you a lot of opportunities to look back and wish you'd done it differently, and most of us carry those regrets way longer tha...
EP349 Re-awakening kids' curiosity & connection to real food through sensory learning (with Bee Wilson)
Food writer Bee Wilson has been in classrooms across the UK, and what she's discovered is startling: many children have completely lost thei...
Join me for The Reset: a free at-home retreat for teachers (June 26-28)
You've been holding it together with caffeine and adrenaline, but your nervous system has been white-knuckling it for ten months and hit a b...
EP348 Stuck in survival mode? Here's how to calm your nervous system.
Most of us are walking around in a low-grade state of fight-or-flight all the time, and we don't even realize it. It looks like the tight ja...
EP347 An artful approach to exploring identity and fostering belonging (w/ Rebecca Bellingham & Veronica Scott)
When the world feels this heavy, this broken, it can feel almost frivolous to make space for art. And in the classroom with so much content...
EP346 Feeling tied to your phone? These 3 habits can help you take control.
I picked up my phone to check the weather the other day, and twenty minutes later I was still standing in my kitchen, having bounced from ap...
EP345 The brain isn't separate from the body–here's what that means for learning (with Caroline Williams)
We've been taught to think of the brain as the control center, the part of us that really matters for learning. But the body isn't just alon...
EP344 So what are we doing here? Expanding into retreats, video essays, mindfulness, and more
After 20+ years of creating exclusively for educators, I'm expanding into some new creative spaces. In this podcast episode, I share the "wh...
EP343 The truth about AI's environmental impact: Finding your ethical stance as an educator
Is AI using a bottle of water every time you make a query? Are you a bad person if you use it in your classroom? Should schools ban it entir...
EP342 The hidden curriculum: getting real about the values we teach
Each time we decide which history gets a full unit and which gets a mini-lesson… Each time we choose whose stories to showcase in classroom...