Podcast Episodes

EduTip 30: Do something after formative assessments.

If I give my students an exit slip to check their grasp of a particular skill, and a third of them don’t do well, just moving forward with my original teaching plan is a missed opportunity. Ideally, …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

251: Holding Students Accountable in the Age of AI

Since ChatGPT's arrival in late 2022, the top concern I’ve heard from teachers is that students will stop doing their own writing and rely entirely on AI. While that worry is real, more teachers are …

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

EduTip 29: Build relationships with a spreadsheet.

Lots of teachers give students some kind of questionnaire at the beginning of a school year to get to know them, but what do you do with that information after you get it? By putting responses into a…

Published on 4 months ago

250: Nine Easy Ways to Add Retrieval to Your Lessons

Retrieval practice is the act of trying to recall something you learned from memory by doing things like taking a test or using flashcards instead of just looking at, rereading, or reviewing the info…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

249: A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning

We talk a lot about differentiating instruction, measuring growth, and preparing students for the real world, but how do you actually do that in a system still driven by grades? Maybe you need a new …

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

248: Why grammar instruction stinks, and how we can change that

Grammar has never been an especially popular area of study, and teaching it has frustrated many English teachers throughout time. It seems like no matter how hard we try, the concepts just don't stic…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

EduTip 28: Add gestures to strengthen learning.

Research shows that adding physical or hand gestures to a learning experience, especially ones that have some meaning to them, can significantly boost how well students understand and remember the co…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

247: Five Listening Skills That Will Improve All of Your Relationships

This episode is for everyone and anyone. In it, I'll share five techniques that will encourage any person you’re talking to to go a little more in-depth, share a little bit more, and most importantly…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

EduTip 27: Get Better Participation with Icons

If you're doing an activity that requires students or participants to volunteer to participate, this is a fun way to choose them.

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Published on 6 months ago

246: How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack

Recent executive orders have launched an attack on teaching for diversity, equity, and inclusion. How do you teach at this precarious time in history when so much work has been done to weave these va…

Published on 6 months ago