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24: Teaching Students How to Ask Good Questions
Asking questions is an essential skill. It's how we express our curiosity, solve problems, engage in public discourse, and gain deeper understanding of what we are learning. In this episode, I share some concrete ways...
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23: Ditching Teaching Practices That Don't Work
Educators are so often given new ideas and strategies to get better at what we do, but we don’t have space for them. There’s got to be room to grow, and sometimes that means making room by discarding practices that...
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22: When Learning is Fun
What might come across as chaos might actually be a carefully planned and executed project, one that is fun on purpose. When learning is fun, it is likely engaging. And more engaging learning usually means deeper...
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21: Let's Talk About Boredom and Cell Phones in Classrooms
Our culture has a problem with boredom, and yet boredom is the birthplace of creativity. It's where the best ideas come from, solutions to problems, and the satisfaction of gritting through boredom to find the payoff....
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20: Not Taking it Personal (When a student says they hate you)
Has a student ever said something AWFUL to you and you took it personally?Me too.This is what we talk about in the latest episode of the podcast.Â
It's easier said than done to not take it personal when students say...
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19: Teaching Students to Socialize Again
Because of all the disruption caused during the pandemic, many teachers have seen students struggle to socialize and interact with one-another. In this episode, we talk about concrete ways to get students talking,...
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18: What's Actually Happening in Schools
There's a lot of noise about "what's happening in schools" right now. So let's talk about what's really happening in classrooms across the country.
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17: Teaching Outside the Comfort Zone
No one likes being uncomfortable, yet brain science shows that the most growth happens outside of the comfort zone. When we are exposed to new scenarios, new challenges, and new adventures, our brains literally grow...
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16: Reigniting Passion For Teaching After A Difficult Year
For a lot of educators, this year has delivered a beating, and the passion for teaching is waning. Here are strategies to reignite your passion for teaching after an abnormally challenging year.
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15: Teaching in 2022
Remember at the beginning of the school year when there was this great hope that school would finally get back to normal? "Covid is over, things have settled, we can finally have the great year we've been waiting...
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14: Are Desks in Rows a Bad Thing?
Are desks in rows a bad thing? Are rows outdated and therefore should have no place in the modern classroom?
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This is what explore as well as other aspects of classroom design to maximize learning and...
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13: Why We Need Veteran Teachers
There are many parts of teaching that can only be learned from experience, OR from those who are experienced.
Here's why it is so crucial new and young teachers learn best practices from veteran teachers.
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