Authentic spaces and resilient teachers, with Piper Nichols
What are the habits we know that enable teachers to be effective no matter the environment? And how do we build and sustain professional and...
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The Continuing Educator
A math teacher and a professional learning pro bring a blast of fresh air to educators everywhere, every week! Here's what makes this teaching podcast different: We have big ideas about educ...
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20 of 38 episodesThe Alaska Certified Facilitator Program, with Moon McCarley and Ashley Cruz
Today, Jacob is joined by an Alaskan and a Texan: Moon McCarley, Principal at Nondalton School and District Testing Coordinator for The Lake...
Resilient teachers, now and for the future, with Robyn & Sarah Sturgeon
Robyn & Sarah, a mother & daughter teaching duo, stop by to chat with Jacob about what each generation has learned from the other, what’s be...
Secrets & strategies from high-growth classrooms, with Chase Nordengren
For this episode, we're once again joined by Dr. Chase Nordengren, principal research lead for Effective Instructional Strategies at NW...
Changing attitudes on assessment literacy, with Jacob Bruno
“Professional learning should be intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, and data-driven.” Jacob hops from the host’s chair to the hot seat...
A more welcoming science classroom, with Megan Kuehl and Kim Baker
Kailey & Jacob are joined by two educators and NWEA content specialists who have thought a lot about how to improves student experiences in...
Middle School Madness! With Harper & Amelia
Get ready for a blast of youthful energy and insight in this one-of-a-kind episode of The Continuing Educator! Join Kailey and Jacob as they...
Which back-to-school Barbie are you? With Shelby Coffin & Olivia Rocamora
Send your back-to-school tips as a voice memo to social.media@nwea.org — we’ll play them on air. Lots of great teaching stories and tips in...
Comedy and the Classroom, with Nicholas Joe
Kailey chats with actor, comedian, and NWEA professional learning lead consultant Nicholas Joe about how, why, and when teachers get laughs...
LIVE in Atlanta at NWEA Fusion, with Lindsay Deacon and Marelenise Phillips-Roberts
What a great crowd for our first live show! After discussing their Georgia roots, Jacob and Kailey chat with their guests about choosing the...
Voicemails from our listeners! Teachers share their favorite motivators, props, and student compliments
This was a fun one... because we got to talk to you, our listeners! In this episode: We see how Mr. Potato head can motivate students, one a...
Does NWEA really help teachers? Misty Hodge with some real talk on innovators listening to educators
As a teacher, Misty Hodge wondered: Who makes these assessments I give my students? Are these companies listening to the teachers who use th...
Push that button! Melissa Lim on what's possible with technology in the classroom
Melissa Lim is a Technology Integration Specialist at Portland Public Schools, but she sees herself first and foremost as a teacher, not an...
What’s next for the science of reading? John Luke Bell, Tiffany Peltier, and Lisa LeBoeuf on how we keep the momentum going
The science of reading is both a body of research and movement in literacy education. How do we keep those two things connected when they’re...
We’re not octopuses! What successful differentiation looks like now, with Chase Nordengren and Tatiana Ciccarelli
The elusive practice of classroom differentiation has historically had lots of “shouldas” and “couldas” from experts, but it's always b...
Fuzzy feelings and wardrobe malfunctions: Lindsay Deacon and Amanda Kamm share their best teacher stories
What’s it like in classrooms right now? The only way to know is to ask a teacher, so we sat down with a first-grade elementary teacher and a...
Ask your kids what they want! And other secrets of building a better classroom culture, with new co-host Kailey Rhodes
We're back for Season 4! Yes, *we* — on this episode, Jacob Bruno interviews our new co-host, Kailey Rhodes, about how to establish a r...
Bonus Episode: Texas principal Martin Silverman talks family literacy
Thanks for listening! Please rate & review The Continuing Educator on your favorite podcast platform. Season 4 is coming in 2023. In this bo...
Digital and Disciplinary Literacy, with Laura Hansen (Season 3, Ep. 8)
The ALA defines digital literacy as "the ability to use information and communication technologies to find, evaluate, create, and communicat...
Family Literacy, with Lauren Bardwell and Shiji Mathews (Season 3, Ep. 7)
“The essence of family literacy is that parents are supported as the first teachers of their children.” Family Literacy is the idea that lon...