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The Level Up Learning Podcast is designed for teachers and aims to explain, dispel, or clear up misconceptions about Curriculum & Instruction, Climate & Culture, and Leadership in Educationa...

Want to hold a PD that's entirely participant-driven, relevant, and potentially life-changing? Kate and Dave explore the EdCamp model, inclu...

Kate and Dave talk to Kelly Dee, music teacher specialist, about ways that every teacher can incorporate more arts into their classroom, bot...
Whether you loved or hated NCLB, certain changes are coming as we move into teaching and learning under the Every Students Succeeds Act. Kat...

There is a finite amount of time we have with students, and yet an ever-increasing expanse of curriculum. Dave and Kate look at how we can u...

Sitting all day isn't good for anyone--and it can have serious impacts for our students. Dave and Kate explore the consequences of too much...

Join us as Kate and Dave explore what makes formative assessment a powerful strategy, how we involve students in their own formative assessm...

We worry about our students failing their assessments--but are our assessments failing our students? Kate and Dave discuss the importance of...
There are so many factors to professional development...how do we know if it's been successful? Happy participants? More knowledgeable parti...

Tired of professional development that doesn't seem to make a difference in instruction? Join Kate and Dave as they discuss how the principl...
If you're on social media at all, then you probably saw news summaries claiming that a recent World Health Organization reports says bacon a...

You hear a lot about shortages of workers to fill science, technology, engineering, and mathematics jobs...but is there actually a shortage?...

It's that time of year again, when educators and students find themselves down for the count. What's the difference between a cold and the f...

Google Apps for Education, or GAFE, is growing in popularity across the country. In this episode, Kate and Dave explore the connection betwe...

Tired of hearing that a method is "research-based" and therefore you need to incorporate it into your classroom? Kate and Dave look at 4 rea...
Using Understanding by Design to plan a curriculum can be a powerful process--when done correctly. Kate and Dave explore the three stages of...
Quality teachers matter, but to get quality teachers, we need to retain teachers. In this podcast, Kate and Dave look at 6 things that cause...

Kate and Dave look at a growth mindset, unpacking the definition, examining how it's used in schools, and looking at why it's maybe not as e...

Kate and Dave use the work of Grant Wiggins and Denise Wilbur to explore Essential Questions in detail. What are the most common mistakes--a...

The SAMR model was developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura in the late 1980s, early 1990s, and it's original point was to help educators understan...

PBIS--Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports--is about more than just rewarding good behavior. Kate and Dave interview Katie Barbosa, Cli...

Kate and Dave explore Susan Brookhart's book How to Create and Use Rubrics for Formative Assessment and Grading , including the basic types...

Fifteen years into 21st century learning, and we're still trying to figure out authentic tasks and ways to assess them. In this episode, Kat...

With almost 3,000 education-related tweets per minute each day, Twitter might be the next up-and-coming way to grow and learn professionally...

With the popularity of 1:1 initiatives and BYOD programs, districts around the globe are shelling out a lot of cash for technology. But does...

Thinking you might want to start your own podcast? Kate and Dave discuss the steps for developing, writing, editing, and producing your own...

How smooth are your routines and procedures--and how does lost instructional time add up over the course of a year? This podcast explores th...

Want professional development sessions that are more engaging, meaningful, and likely to get participants asking for more? Try flipping your...

"Flipped classrooms" might be all the rage right now--but are they worth it? How much work is actually involved? What about kids who don't h...

You hear a lot of talk about inquiry and problem-based learning on both sides--those who claim it's the best way to teach and those who clai...

At some point, "Direct instruction" got a bad rap in the teaching world. In this episode, Kate and Dave look at the crucial steps that can m...
We know that music can affect the brain's ability to remember information, but can it also improve reading scores? Kate and Dave look at the...

Kate and Dave examine how the Senate's Every Child Achieves Act (ECAA) could potentially impact our schools.

Who knew there were so many types of curriculum? Kate and Dave explore all the different meanings of curriculum--and what it means for teach...

What role does motor control play in reading and writing? How does exercising help us process new learning? Why should we teach gestures whe...

Kate and Dave explore what service learning is and isn't... and how it can positively impact student achievement while helping our communiti...

Kate and Dave review research on whether homework actually impacts student achievement--including the type of homework, what the teacher doe...

The U.S. typically gets a bad rap when it comes to how our students score in mathematics. Kate and Dave explore whether we really deserve it...

Kate and Dave discuss the original purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act, whether it fulfilled those purposes and its impact, and current...

Kate and Dave examine three different psychological principles from video games: Artificial Advancement, The Zeigarnik Effect (part 1), and...

Kate and Dave examine the psychology behind why people love video games and relate it to techniques that can be used in the classroom.

Kate and Dave explore why developing lifelong learners might not be the answer we're after in education after all--examining curriculum theo...

Kate and Dave explore the science behind using questions to spark motivation for students, including brain research on curiosity and how to...

The Level Up Learning Podcast releases it's very first episode all about Twitter for educators. Kate and Dave, Level Up's hosts, examine res...