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125: Think Twice Before Doing Another Historical Simulation
Historical simulations can be a powerful teaching tool that fully immerses students in an experience, but when it comes to traumatic or violent perio…
6 years, 8 months ago
124: A Closer Look at Open Educational Resources
OERs have gotten really good over the last few years, but in order to steer clear of the crap, you have to know where to look. In this episode, I int…
6 years, 9 months ago
123: Four Research-Based Strategies All Teachers Should Be Using
Cognitive scientists are learning more all the time about what strategies really work to help people learn, but teachers don't always know how to app…
6 years, 9 months ago
122: A Simple Trick for Success with One-Pagers
A one-pager is a highly engaging, visual tool that allows students to synthesize learning, but some kids don't think they're creative enough to make …
6 years, 10 months ago
121: Is that Higher-Order Task Really Higher Order?
Ask any group of teachers if their goal is to simply have students regurgitate facts, and every one of them will say no. Despite that, it keeps happe…
6 years, 10 months ago
120: How One District Learned to Talk About Race
When you've done lots of diversity training, but something is still missing, it might be that people still aren't comfortable having honest conversat…
6 years, 11 months ago
119: "We're a Family" and Other School Norms that Can Cause Burnout
Is it a reflection of a warm school culture, or a subtle way to get teachers to volunteer more time? If you suspect it's the latter, it's time to pus…
6 years, 11 months ago
118: To Boost Learning, Just Add Movement
Physical movement makes learning stick better. In this episode, we'll explore six different ways to add more movement to your classroom.
6 years, 11 months ago
117: Five Ways to Improve Your Rubrics
If you use rubrics, this episode is for you. I talk with administrator Mark Wise about five guidelines that can help make your rubrics more effective.
7 years ago
116: Mastery Learning with Khan Academy
In this episode, I talk with Khan Academy's founder, Sal Khan, about the platform's new mastery learning feature, which allows learners to get person…
7 years ago