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Connect With Students, Enhance Discussions & Increase Engagement With Music Blocks!
May 18, 2023

Connect With Students, Enhance Discussions & Increase Engagement With…

Music Blocks is an Ambie-award-winning podcast that explores how songwriters and composers use sound to express their emotions and share their experiences. Each episode runs about 5 minutes making them ideal for classroom bell work, anticipatory sets...

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Illinois 2022 Elementary Principal of the Year, Shonda Ronen, Shares One of Her Secrets for Success
April 27, 2023

Illinois 2022 Elementary Principal of the Year, Shonda Ronen, Shares …

Shonda Ronen, Illinois Principal's Association 2022 Elementary Principal of the Year, shares how the Classroom Education Plan from QoreInsights supports the needs of her teachers at every level of experience, and in every content area, and has brough...

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Any Teacher Can Take Computer Science Instruction to a New Level
March 23, 2023

Any Teacher Can Take Computer Science Instruction to a New Level

Curt Minich has been teaching computer science for 31 years. He and three of his students heartily endorse CS Academy from Carnegie Mellon University as the complete package that has allowed them to achieve a level of coding that they …

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Accelerate Learning and Loving Science for Every Student
March 16, 2023

Accelerate Learning and Loving Science for Every Student

Hear from two educators about how Penda Learning is raising both student engagement and standards mastery in Science, Grades 5-10. Heidi Alves is a former high school biology teacher who now serves as the K-12 science and curriculum specialist. Jerem...

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Strategies from The Learning Scientists to Support & Accelerate Learning for all Students
Feb. 23, 2023

Strategies from The Learning Scientists to Support & Accelerate Learn…

Dr Cynthia Nebel, is an instructor in the doctor of education (Ed.D.) in leadership and learning in organizations program at Vanderbilt University. In her research, she examines techniques to improve student retention, emphasizing learner charateriti...

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Provide ELLs and Spanish Learners With a Strong, Culturally Relevant Literacy Foundation
Feb. 16, 2023

Provide ELLs and Spanish Learners With a Strong, Culturally Relevant …

Bilingual educator, Karla Estrada, shares how BeeReaders is unlike any other Spanish literacy resource through its flexible features and truly authentic texts from multiple Spanish speaking countries. It motivates students to read in an instructional...

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A Path to Educational Equity and Justice: Our Turn Brings Real Change
Feb. 2, 2023

A Path to Educational Equity and Justice: Our Turn Brings Real Change

Mohan Sivaloganathan is the Batman of Social Impact, as a nonprofit leader by day and hip-hop artist by night. He guides the work of Our Turn, the nation's leading movement of students fighting for education justice. Mohan was awarded as …

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Build Student Voice, Agency & Hope by Becoming ”Solutionaries”
Jan. 26, 2023

Build Student Voice, Agency & Hope by Becoming ”Solutionaries”

Middle School teacher, Julia Fliss, shares the resources, framework and trainings from The Institute for Humane Education, that have guided her students to become "solutionaries" in their classroom, school, families and the wider community. Resourc...

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Proven Strategies for Students with Dyslexia: Structured Literacy for ALL readers
Jan. 19, 2023

Proven Strategies for Students with Dyslexia: Structured Literacy for…

Stephanie Pratt, M.Ed. is a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Specialist, explains the proven strategies to support students with dyslexia, and how the Science of Reading is essential tier one instruction for all learners. Stephanie is Founder and Directo...

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Learn About a Text-to-Speech Tool Increases Equity & Engages ALL Readers
Jan. 12, 2023

Learn About a Text-to-Speech Tool Increases Equity & Engages ALL Read…

Mike Daugherty, director of technology and Innovation at Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools, shares how Read&Write increases equity and improves outcomes for all students. The easy to access app helps with reading text out loud, understanding unf...

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Coming of Age in 2020: Teenagers on the Year That Changed Everything (from The NYT Learning Network)
Jan. 5, 2023

Coming of Age in 2020: Teenagers on the Year That Changed Everything …

Join this inspiring and touching conversation with New York Times Learning Network editor-in-chief, Katherine Schulten. Former high school English and literacy consultant, she shares the process and creators of the NYT recently released book, Coming...

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Build Educator and Student Well-Being Through the Science and Practice of Gratitude
Dec. 29, 2022

Build Educator and Student Well-Being Through the Science and Practic…

Paloma Mena-Werth, a teacher-leader and Middle School Band teacher, shares how GiveThx has built community among the staff and students at her school and is elevating relationships, overall school climate, and the work environment. It's quick, resea...

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Book Banning, Triggers, Cancel Culture, and the Teacher’s Dilemma--with Dr. Deborah Appleman
Dec. 22, 2022

Book Banning, Triggers, Cancel Culture, and the Teacher’s Dilemma--wi…

In Literature and the New Culture Wars, Professor Deborah Appleman addresses the contentious contemporary discourse around which books deserve a place in the classroom, breaking down practical strategies for teaching troubled texts while still confro...

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Moosiko Makes Music Instruction Accessible to All, Helping Students Thrive in School & Life
Dec. 15, 2022

Moosiko Makes Music Instruction Accessible to All, Helping Students T…

Veteran music teacher, Matthew Hall, shares how Moosiko's K12 guitar (& ukelele) platform has increased both student engagement and achievement by allowing for student choice. Flexible and systematic instruction, and easy tracking for the teacher all...

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Dr. David Bain Believes in Making Teaching Both More Doable and More Successful for All Students
Dec. 8, 2022

Dr. David Bain Believes in Making Teaching Both More Doable and More …

Dr. David Bain, Sr. Vice President of Innovation & Analytics at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, helps us understand how advancing educational technology is shifting our approach to intervention from a way to address struggling learners to a way to provid...

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Dyscalculia: Diagnosing and Addressing Math Challenges
Dec. 1, 2022

Dyscalculia: Diagnosing and Addressing Math Challenges

Luke Butcher, Product Developer at International Dyslexia Learning Solutions, discusses dyscalculia research, helping us sort through, understand and address our students' math challenges. Learn about the tools for screening and addressing dyscalculi...

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Drag Queen Story Hour celebrates literacy, diversity, and inclusivity with glamour and glitter
Nov. 24, 2022

Drag Queen Story Hour celebrates literacy, diversity, and inclusivity…

Jonathan Hamilt, Executive Director of Drag Queen Story Hour, shares the literary and creative programming for kids and teens of all ages led by drag queens. Drag Queen Story Hour, often misunderstood, is a family friendly program working to create …

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Educators and Students love Gamified, Real-World Career Exploration for K-12
Nov. 17, 2022

Educators and Students love Gamified, Real-World Career Exploration f…

In this episode we hear from Laura Benisch, the Director of Career Planning and Partnerships at the Lincoln Academy Public Charter School in Beloit Wisconsin, about real-world and career-focused learning, and the platform that is supporting all of t...

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Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom
Nov. 10, 2022

Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Clas…

Author and educator, Miriam Plotinsky, shares strategies for giving students more voice, more choice, more responsibility and more challenge. Having spent 20 years as a classroom educator, Miriam now writes for publications like Ed Surge, Ed Week, an...

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High-Impact Tutoring, 24/7, For All Grade Bands and Subjects, in Seven Languages
Nov. 3, 2022

High-Impact Tutoring, 24/7, For All Grade Bands and Subjects, in Seve…

Principal Melissa Barlow, English Teacher Hannah Hodge, and 11th Grader Kaleb, are enthusiastic to share how TutorMe has enhanced student achievement, empowered teachers, and is shifting the culture at Yukon High School in Oklahoma City. TutorMe provides...

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Build Students’ Confidence, Critical Thinking and Growth Mindset With No Added Time or Expense
Oct. 27, 2022

Build Students’ Confidence, Critical Thinking and Growth Mindset With…

Andrea Keith brings her background as a classroom teacher, professional developer and ed-tech leader, to her current role as the Executive Director of Let Grow. Let Grow is making it easy, normal and legal to give kids the independence they …

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Current Events, Science & Social Studies Content Delivered in Daily Newscasts, by Kids for Kids
Oct. 20, 2022

Current Events, Science & Social Studies Content Delivered in Daily N…

Middle school teacher, Thé Bui, inspires us with all the ways NexGen News has elevated student voice, brought continually new and engaging content to his curriculum, and built a culture of curiosity, creativity and student-led learning in his science and...

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Effective, System-wide Bullying Prevention Strategies for All Schools
Oct. 14, 2022

Effective, System-wide Bullying Prevention Strategies for All Schools

Adam Collins, PhD, the Statewide Bullying-Prevention Manager and MTSS Specialist for the Colorado Department of Education, and his colleague Jason Harlacher, PhD, Senior Researcher with American Institutes for Research are passionate about making schoo...

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Simplify Communication Between School & Families in 125 Different Languages (for Free!)
Oct. 6, 2022

Simplify Communication Between School & Families in 125 Different Lan…

Veteran administrator and teacher, Wendy Young, had 100% attendance at parent teacher conferences, twice a year, for two years in a row. She also had 100% student engagement for 98% of the time during remote learning, and she communicates with …

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