Why Understanding the Difference Between Equity and Equality Matters
The differences between equality and equity in education are significant, and they matter on many levels. Equal treatment is insufficient. T...
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An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: In this show La...
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20 of 270 episodesThe Path to Attracting More Teachers of Color Starts Here
Four teachers share their personal experiences and challenges as teachers of color in predominantly white educational settings. They cite sp...
Differentiated Instruction Done Well Looks Like This: Finding What Works for Each Student
Differentiating instruction can be a loaded term for many teachers. Some think it means creating a separate lesson plan for each student. Jo...
Restorative Practices Can Resolve Student Conflicts, When Done Well: Here’s How
Restorative practices are promising ways to manage disruptive student behaviors and recover broken relationships. The principles and strateg...
Practical Ways to Support Learning By Validating, Valuing and Showcasing Student Identity
Research confirms that students learn better in environments where their teachers and classmates recognize and validate their identities. In...
Applying What We've Learned to Tweak Our Approach to Self-Care
In this discussion, we acknowledge that some efforts at self-care hit the mark and are well received. Other efforts at self-care miss the ma...
What Are Some of the Big Unanswered Questions in Education?
Despite all of the energy and intellectual horsepower we've applied to solve the big challenges of educating our students, we still have man...
Accepting and Giving Classroom Feedback: What Works?
Even constructive, positive feedback can be difficult to offer and receive. How can we make giving and accepting feedback more palpable and...
Strategies to Help ELL Students Gain the Confidence to Speak English in Class
Getting comfortable speaking a foreign language in public is a hurdle most ELL students must overcome to participate in class. In this discu...
Sparking Students’ Intrinsic Motivation in a Post-Pandemic Classroom
Tapping into our students’ intrinsic motivation is more important than ever in our post-pandemic classrooms. Join us as we share the insight...
Experienced Teachers Share Strategies They Use to Improve and Master the Craft
We invited a panel of educators to discuss specific strategies they use to improve their mastery of the teaching craft. Follow on Twitter: @...
What We Wish We Could Share With Every New Teacher, Especially This School Year
We’re now a couple of months into a post-pandemic school year which for many teachers is their first. This week, what would you like to shar...
How to Teach a Culturally Responsive English Class and Respond to Those Who Say You Shouldn’t
Culturally responsive teaching tells students that their life experiences matter and helps students connect to the curriculum. The practice...
Demystifying the Myths and Misconceptions Around Culturally Responsive Social Studies Classes
Join us as we define and clarify what culturally responsive teaching means in a social studies context. Our guests explain why culturally re...
Strategies for Teaching Intermediate English Language Learners
The ranks of English language learners continue to expand rapidly. Some have no proficiency with the language, but many are intermediate Eng...
Teaching Middle Schoolers in 2022: A Shortlist of What Still Works and What Rarely Does
The middle school classroom is so unpredictable. In this episode, our guests share what they’ve learned works when teaching middle school st...
A Quick Primer: Using Arts and Crafts to Achieve Student Learning Objectives More Effectively
We all know that arts and crafts can just be enjoyable busy work or a tremendous way to activate student learning. In this episode, we explo...
How Can We Make Teacher Observations More Encouraging, More Productive, and Less Threatening?
New and veteran teachers generally agree that performance observations are just slightly more appealing than a root canal. In this episode,...
Why Teaching American Slavery With Integrity and Transparency Benefits All of Us and How to Do It Better
We are still struggling to come to grips with American slavery and now the heightened dissonance around the topic has spilled into our class...
Seven Ways to Effectively Use Art in Any Classroom, With Any Subject and Why You Should
Art has the ability to be a powerful tool for engaging, differentiating, and humanizing virtually any subject. Join us as we cover several p...