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38: The Library that Increased Student Use by 1,000 Percent
To adapt to changing student needs, some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces. But the principal of one Ohio middle school had …
10 years ago
37: How to Motivate Students: Five Questions for Teachers
If we know what works to motivate students, why are so many students still unmotivated? These five questions will help you determine if your practice…
10 years, 1 month ago
36: How I Teach Argumentative Writing
Hundreds of thousands of teachers are required to teach students the art of argumentative or persuasive writing. As an experienced writing teacher, I…
10 years, 1 month ago
35: Six Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2016
While working on the update of my book, The Teacher's Guide to Tech, I learned about a whole lot of tools that can make your teaching more efficient …
10 years, 2 months ago
34: Starting a Teaching Job in the Middle of the School Year
So you got a new teaching job. Congratulations! The only catch is, you're starting in the middle of the year. This survival guide will help you figur…
10 years, 2 months ago
33: Five Powerful Ways to Save Time as a Teacher
Teachers never seem to be able to find enough time to get their work done AND have a healthy, balanced life outside of school. And until now, I had v…
10 years, 3 months ago
32: How and Why We Should Let Our Students Fail
Is it better to rescue our kids every time they make mistakes, or let them experience the consequences of their actions? In this episode, I interview…
10 years, 3 months ago
31: The Power of Being a Dork
Can being more dorky make you a better teacher? Can it make the world a better place? I say yes.
10 years, 4 months ago
30: How One Teacher Manages a Self-Paced Class
Is it possible to differentiate instruction so that students truly move at their own pace? My guest, middle school math teacher Natalie McCutchen, ex…
10 years, 4 months ago
29: Four Things I've Learned About Teaching from CrossFit
What can CrossFit, a fitness movement that is quickly growing in popularity, teach us about learning and motivation? As a new and very low-level stud…
10 years, 5 months ago