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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...
The differences between equality and equity in education are significant, and they matter on many levels. Equal treatment is insufficient. T...
Four teachers share their personal experiences and challenges as teachers of color in predominantly white educational settings. They cite sp...
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 are promising ways to manage disruptive student behaviors and recover broken relationships. The principles and strateg...
Research confirms that students learn better in environments where their teachers and classmates recognize and validate their identities. In...
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...
Despite all of the energy and intellectual horsepower we've applied to solve the big challenges of educating our students, we still have man...
Even constructive, positive feedback can be difficult to offer and receive. How can we make giving and accepting feedback more palpable and...
Getting comfortable speaking a foreign language in public is a hurdle most ELL students must overcome to participate in class. In this discu...
Tapping into our students’ intrinsic motivation is more important than ever in our post-pandemic classrooms. Join us as we share the insight...
We invited a panel of educators to discuss specific strategies they use to improve their mastery of the teaching craft. Follow on Twitter: @...
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...
Culturally responsive teaching tells students that their life experiences matter and helps students connect to the curriculum. The practice...
Join us as we define and clarify what culturally responsive teaching means in a social studies context. Our guests explain why culturally re...
The ranks of English language learners continue to expand rapidly. Some have no proficiency with the language, but many are intermediate Eng...
The middle school classroom is so unpredictable. In this episode, our guests share what they’ve learned works when teaching middle school st...
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...
New and veteran teachers generally agree that performance observations are just slightly more appealing than a root canal. In this episode,...
We are still struggling to come to grips with American slavery and now the heightened dissonance around the topic has spilled into our class...
Art has the ability to be a powerful tool for engaging, differentiating, and humanizing virtually any subject. Join us as we cover several p...
In this episode, we talk about the small ways we can adapt the way we teach that can have a big impact on students and their learning. We cl...
It’s hard to believe that we’re still talking about pandemic learning, but here we are. So how much of what we learned are we actually apply...
Most of us have never faced a pandemic on this scale, so there was much to learn and we did. Of course, there were mistakes made and some th...
As we gear up for another round of pandemic teaching and learning, we zero in on what will be needed to support students who learn different...
In this episode, I check in with four teachers on their expectations and plans for the new school year. What developments, challenges, and s...
Questioning is an essential part of any classroom. Often, teachers are the ones asking the questions and student questions are simple and ba...
We’ve become more effective teachers by leaving isolation behind. Support when we’re struggling, professional development, improved well-bei...
There is no shortage of opinions, suggestions, and advice on how to teach. What sources do you most and least trust for teaching advice? Fol...
For those teachers struggling with gender-neutral terms and wondering how to appropriately support LGBTQ students, this episode provides som...
We all know the many shortcomings of one-size-fits-all approaches to assessing student learning. In this episode, we focus on effective stra...
There is no shortage of advice for teaching and teachers. Among the recommendations, some are duds, some are cliches, and some are invaluabl...
How do we teach critical thinking when reason, evidence, and logic are increasingly displaced with an unwillingness to examine facts that co...
Join us for a discussion about how to make primary sources more engaging and relevant starting with a list of dos and don’ts. Follow on Twit...
The ranks of English language learners will likely expand under the new administration in Washington D.C. In this episode, we explore in-per...
Recalling information from memory when needed is a form of retrieval practice. Join us for a discussion on how retrieval practice helps enha...
In this episode, we look at what we've learned from pandemic teaching and learning that we will take forward and incorporate into our classr...
Most discussions about culturally responsive teaching are rarely discussed in the context of teaching science. In this episode, we talk abou...
Our guest shares the strategies her school uses to encourage students to own their learning. Join us as we look at strategies for encouragin...
Join us for a discussion about racism in the classroom and how educators can help. Our guests offer books, blogs, podcasts, resources, recom...
Data-driven? data-informed? data analysis? Join us as we unpack our thinking and use of data in education to separate what works from what d...
Our guests explore strategies to encourage kids to embrace the process of revising and refining their writing. Follow on Twitter: @jeremybba...
As our student ranks become increasingly diverse around culture and language, culturally responsive teaching is becoming more important. Her...
Hosting asynchronous online discussions is a well-established teaching strategy. In this episode, we look at the dos and don’ts of creating...
Creating the conditions that develop an intrinsic interest in reading is a longstanding challenge that is exacerbated by distance learning....
Today, the elephant in every classroom is politics: How are you managing the thorny issues that are present in your classroom, whether you d...
In the episode, we cover practical tips for avoiding the most common mistakes we often make when teaching English Language Learners. We look...
The number of Arab speaking ELL students has grown by 75 percent over the past eight years. Join us for a discussion on the evolving face an...
Now that students can quickly Google the wealth of data we used to keep stored in our heads, what is the use of memorization in the classroo...
In this episode, we talk about viable ways to make teaching in “the new normal” simpler, easier and more effective whether on-site or online...
What makes a great teacher’s aide or paraprofessional and how can we work more with them more effectively during remote teaching? Follow on...