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S3E18 - Distance Learning and English Language Learners w/Larry Ferlazzo
Larry “The Legend” Ferlazzo joins us today to discuss the impact that distance learning has had on the nation’s 4.9 million English Language Learners. The prolific blog writer, author of 12 books inc…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
S3E17 - Leading Through Crisis with Principal Kafele
As students attend class via video conference, and teachers grade work from afar, the jobs of school administrators have been turned on their heads as well. We’re joined this week by one of the nati…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
S3E16 - College Board COVID-19 Calamity? AP Testing During the Coronavirus Shutdown
As the wave of school closings and event cancelations spread, many wondered what the College Board would do about this year’s Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Well, after a period of rumors and specula…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
S3E15 - That's not the way I learned it! Math at home during the COVID-19 shutdown
Schools across the country have been closed for weeks now, and many parents are pulling double duty, including supporting their children with what some people think of as the most intimidating part o…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
S3E14 - Grading During the COVID-19 Shutdowns
As schools rapidly shift towards remote learning and we all adjust to a new social-distancing, safer-at-home reality, what does this mean for our students’ grades? And, assuming that other states fol…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
S3E13 - Is the School Year Over?
Schools across the nation are shuttered. Laptops and tablets have been distributed. Distance learning protocols are underway. But in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, should there be a moratori…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
S3E12 - The Student Engagement Conundrum
As teachers across the country struggle to keep their students engaged, what should modern “student engagement” even look, sound and feel like? We sit down with our Senior Middle School Correspondent…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
The Day The Schools All Closed - Passing Period #11
The Day The Schools All Closed - Passing Period #11 by All of the Above
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
Down Goes Bloomberg! Down Goes Bloomberg! - Passing Period #10
This Week: his campaign came to an abrupt and very expensive end, but his impact is still being felt. We examine the controversial, and more complex than you might think, impact of Michael Bloomberg'…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago
S3E11 - Rethinking Professional Development
We spend approximately a gazillion dollars on teacher professional development, yet the results have been... meh. Why do we spend so much money on professional development and what needs to be done t…
Published on 5 years, 9 months ago