Gene Tavernetti hosts Dr. Anna Stokke, a math professor and educational advocate, discussing math education, her non-profit after school math program, math facts, and the importance of effective teaching methods grounded in rigorous research.
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Many teachers lack confidence in their ability to teach writing. Christine Teahan and Alexandria Chalonec, Co-Directors of Academics at The Writing Revolution, share how they support educators across the country and around the world in delivering effective, impactful writing instruction using the Hochman Method.
Links:
Twitter: @TheWritingRevol
LinkedIn: @TheWritingRevolution
Facebook: @TheWritingRevolution
Instagram: @TheWritingRevolution
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Zach and Gene provide a definition of coaching cycles for the purpose of the discussion. Are coaching cycles necessary? How long should they last? Are they always necessary when coaches are supporting teachers?
Episode Links
Zach’s book: Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching
Zach’s website: Education Rickshaw
X: @MrZachG
LinkedIn: @MrZachG
Bluesky: @mrzachg.bsky.social
Podcast: Progressively Incorrect
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Cameron Castenda is the director of the Teacher Induction program in her district. She is responsible for ensuring that newly credentialed teachers successfully complete a state approved program that allows them to “clear” their preliminary credential.
Cameron is an experienced and award-winning teacher who has supported teachers in various roles since leaving the classroom.
Episode Links:
Instagram: @PYLUSD_Induction
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In this episode teacher leader Laura Stam shares personal experiences in her journey to continual improvement in her teaching practice.
Laura also describes her experience of participating in an instructional coaching cycle for the first time.
X: @stamstam193
Facebook: @Mrs.Stam.2021
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Glenn Whitman is a distinguished educator who has worked with schools around the world to support schools and teachers bringing evidence practices to their classrooms.
In this episode Glenn talks about his own school’s journey to becoming an evidence-based teaching institution, his continued role in that journey, and how his school supports schools around the world who also want to become evidence-based through The Center for Transformative Teaching.
Episode Links:
Website: Home - The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning
Glenn's Email: gwhitman@saes.org
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In this episode , Gene Tavernetti interviews Sherry Lewkowitz, an expert in writing instruction. They discuss the importance of direct scaffolded writing instruction, the role of AI in enhancing teaching practices, and the challenges teachers face in effectively teaching writing across different grade levels. Lewkowitz emphasizes the significance of building foundational skills for both students and teachers and shares insights into effective writing instruction strategies.
LinkedIn: @SherryLewkowitz
Website: Writing Pathway
Google Scholar: Working on it! Look out for a special issue of Reading and Writing!
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Dr. Jayne Lammers lives at the intersection of three of my favorite topics: literacy, research, and technology in the classroom.
We discuss all of these issues as well as bonus content, advice for folks thinking about pursuing a doctorate.
Episode Links:
Dr. Lammers' Website
LinkedIn: @jayneclammers
Website: Edmentum
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In another episode of Thinking Out Loud, Zach Groshell and Gene Tavernetti discuss and weigh the arguments for and against having the best teachers leave the classroom to become instructional coaches.
Episode Links:
X: @MrZachG
Bluesky: @MrZachG
LinkedIn: Zach Groshell
Podcast: Progressively Incorrect
Best Selling Book: Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Thinking
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Craig Randall is the author of Trust Based Observations: Maximizing Teaching and Learning Growth. He was inspired to write the book after a long history traditional methods of teacher observations failed to help teachers improve their instruction.
Craig works as a consultant training administrators and faculties on how leverage frequent classroom observations and visits into collaborative learning opportunities.
Links:
Trust-Based Observations
LinkedIn: @TrustBasedCraig
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Holly Korbey, an education journalist who focuses on the science of leaning and effective math instruction makes a return visit to the podcast. In this episode the updates her work in this area, her experiences in NYC at ResearchED, and her new Podcast “Interviews with An Expert”. Enjoy all her interviews on her YouTube channel.
And because she is a journalist, of course she will be asking me about my thoughts on these issues as well. She can’t help herself. Follow her work by subscribing to The Bell Ringer.
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Raquel McGee is a high school reading teacher, instructional coach, and doctoral student. I was very excited to talk to Raquel about all of those things.
We discuss student motivation in high school remedial reading classes and how respect for students is critical in maintaining that motivation.
Raquel describes the training provided when she became an instructional coach and additional work she has done on her own to ensure she provides quality support to teachers.
Links:
X: @RaquelMTeaches
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Sandra Brunet has worked throughout the United States coaching educators at all levels of the educational system. She had supported leaders in state departments of education, district leaders, site leaders and teachers.
In this episode Sandra discusses the importance of alignment and knowledge of all aspects of educational systems to positively impact student outcomes.
Links:
LinkedIn: @sandrabrunet
Engage 2 Learn
DIG Workshop in Riverside, CA
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Dr. Carl Hendrick is known throughout the world for his expertise in the science of learning. In addition to publishing numerous articles, he has co-authored two books How Learning Happens and How Teaching Happens in which he shares the most impactful research on this topic.
In this episode he shares what he believes is the most important information that all teachers should know about how students learn but is still not being taught in many schools of education. He also has some advice for teachers about some things they can safely stop doing.
Links:
X: @C_Hendrick
BlueSky: @carlhendrick.substack.com
LinkedIn: Carl Hendrick
Weekly Science of Learning newsletter at The Learning Dispatch
How Teaching and Learning Happens e-learning course can be found here.
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Dr. Gabriel Simon took an unconventional path to becoming a district superintendent. He spent over a decade as a successful principal before serving briefly as a Superintendent/Principal in a small rural district. He then transitioned back the district office as an Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, where he worked as the Assistant Superintendent in three different districts.
In this episode I chat with Dr. Simon about what he learned dealing with parents, teachers, and unitions during his years in HR that has helped him in his new role leading a K-12 district.
Dr. Simon is the author of Building Student Resilience, K-8: Strategies to Overcome Risk and Adversity, available from Corwin Books.
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This the third episode in our series Thinking Out Loud in which Zach and I discuss instructional coaching. So far, we have discussed the importance of rehearsal with teachers (Episode 23) and various coaching models (Episode 33). In this episode we discuss coaching moves an instructional coach may employ while observing a lesson.
Links:
Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Instruction
Maximizing the Impact of Coaching Cycles
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Everyone says one of the most effective ways to teach new content is by using explicit instruction. But fewer teachers than you might think can deliver an effective explicit instruction lesson. Dr. Tavernetti wrote Teach FAST to help remedy that situation and help guide teachers to more effective explicit instruction lesson.
In this episode Gene lists and explains the differences between this book and other books on explicit instruction.
Andrew Bixler, a friend and colleague of Gene Tavernetti, turns the tables and interviews Gene about his book Teach FAST: Focused Adaptable Structured Teaching.
Get Teach FAST here.
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Kyair Butts, Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher of the Year, discusses improving literacy in the middle grades and a successful low-cost professional development program that teachers enjoyed and employed.
Follow Kyair and his students in action at on:
X: @kyairb
Instagram: @MrK_bcpss
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Mike Schmoker, educator and best-selling author, speaks from decades of experience as he details the three most important areas school musts Focus on to get Results. (Caps and pun intended.)
Get in touch with Mike through his website here.
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Helen Reynolds, MBE is a distinguished and award-winning science educator from the UK. For the past eight she has taught at a high school in the US.
In this episode she compares her experiences in the US and UK and how she has advocated for the science of learning wherever she has taught.
Get in touch with Helen:
X: @helenrey
BlueSky: @helenrey
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