School Is Out: Decompress, Reflect, Consider What Matters
Chase Mielke is a writer, speaker, and award-winning high school teacher. He holds a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction and runs...
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20 of 35 episodesToo Many Demands, Too Little Time: Are We Ready To Adopt a Minimalist Approach to Education?
We're all struggling to manage more demands on our schedules and too little time to give those demands the attention they require. Have we r...
Five Strategies to More Effectively Develop Students’ Real World Thinking Skills
We’re seeing increased demand in the world and the workplace for complex thinking skills, but in education, we often struggle to teach these...
Are We Genuinely Stepping Closer to Equity in Education and How Do We Know?
Our guest shines a bright light on the connection between policies, practices, and mindsets when it comes to equity in education. Join us as...
Seven Keys To More Respectful, Supportive, and Impactful Instructional Coaching
Too often instructional coaching makes teachers feel diminished and undervalued. In this episode, we unpack the elements that produce more i...
Seven Keys To More Respectful, Supportive, and Impactful Instructional Coaching
Too often instructional coaching makes teachers feel diminished and undervalued. In this episode, we unpack the elements that produce more i...
Equity Initiatives: What Works, What Doesn't and Why?
Many education leaders have discovered that equity initiatives are a lot easier to launch than to achieve. In this episode, we unpack the es...
Well-being: Engaging and Uplifting Students in a Volatile World
The challenges of pandemic teaching and learning have sparked heightened interest in student well-being and engagement. Join us as we explor...
Sustaining Emotional Energy and Resilience During an Extremely Tough School Year: What Works, What Doesn’t?
As we all push through another exceptionally challenging school year, we pause to talk about proven ways to sustain our emotional energy and...
Prevention Interviews: A Strategy for Managing Student Discipline Issues (Before They Happen)
Our guest acknowledges what most of us know intuitively, punishing students is a marginally effective way to manage student discipline issue...
If We Are Positive and Ignore the Negative, Teaching and Learning Will Thrive, Right?
In this episode, we look at why ignoring what teachers are really thinking and feeling in the name of being unwaveringly “positive” can actu...
3 Things Your Black and Brown Students Desperately Wish You Understood About Teaching Them — Especially This Term
After 18 months of pandemic-driven trauma, many of our students, are simply not okay. The social-emotional implications are often greater am...
How Our Instructional Mindset Evolved During a Year of Pandemic Teaching and Learning
Join us for a discussion on how pandemic-driven changes in our teaching practices shifted our mindset and how changes in our mindset may tra...
Zombie Ideas: Research Killed These Teaching Strategies, But They Keep Coming Back to Life
In this episode, we explore teaching concepts and strategies that research has repeatedly discredited but are widely practiced in classrooms...
What Can We Do Now to End This Extraordinary School Year Well and Prepare for the Next?
As we move through spring break, we begin looking ahead to the end of the school year. Join us as we consider how to end this extraordinary...
Avoiding Equity Traps: If You’re Uncomfortable You’re Probably on the Right Track
Join us for a candid discussion about the traps, tropes, and pitfalls we often encounter as we work to support equity and inclusion in our s...
What We Need to Know to Manage the Pandemic’s Impact on Teaching the Whole Child
COVID-19 had increased the intensity of the needs students have, the range of needs students have, and the prevalence of those needs. In thi...
Learning to Challenge Racial Color Blindness in School
The idea that racism does not exist or is of little consequence has gained traction in the country. How does this belief impact schools, sch...
Managing the Ambiguity, Loss of Control, and Fatigue of Teaching in the Current Climate
Join us for an empowering discussion about managing the loss of control many of us feel about teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. What sp...
The ‘E’ Word: What Students of Color Need From Every Teacher
What do you generally think about students of color? How do our preconceived notions impact how we relate to some students and how those stu...