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Beware of the Number Monkeys: They are Ruining Education
Season 16 Episode 5
The number monkeys want to use standardized tests and a business paradigm to "fix" education. However, if we want fundamental change in the quality o…
4 years, 1 month ago
Teacher Writing Prompts
Season 16 Episode 4
This podcast examines teacher writing prompts. Writing prompts should not be relied upon; however, they can be an effective tool to use occasionally…
4 years, 1 month ago
When Schools Use a Person-Centered, Open System
Season 16 Episode 3
Teachers exist in a school context which exists within a systems context. A system is an interacting and interdependent set of elements working toge…
4 years, 1 month ago
Problems When Schools Use the Top-Down, Closed Systems Model
Season 16 Episode 2
Teachers exist in a school context which exists within a systems context. A system is an interacting and interdependent set of elements working toge…
4 years, 1 month ago
Pre-Pre-Writing Strategies
Season 16 Episode 1
I am writing a book about teaching writing. This book is based on the premise that human beings have an innate desire to communicate with other huma…
4 years, 2 months ago
Using Educational Research to Make Sound Educational Decisions
Season 15 Episode 20
So why should educators be concerned about educational research? What relevance does it have to our everyday practice?
Educat…
4 years, 2 months ago
FRUED: HOW HIS IDEAS HELP US UNDERSTAND STUDENTS, OTHERS, AND OURSELVES
Season 15 Episode 19
Sigmund Freud (1856 to 1939) is considered to be one of the pioneers of modern psychology. His theory of personality states that (a) the human psyche…
4 years, 2 months ago
CARL ROGERS: BEING AND BECOMING A PERSON AND A TEACHER
Season 15 Episode 18
Like Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers was a humanistic psychologist who also described humans as naturally good and evolving entities. He pioneered a clie…
4 years, 2 months ago
Enabling Self-Actualization in the Classroom
Season 15 Episode 17
Self-actualization is the term used to describe the natural unfolding and realization of one’s full potential. Put another way, within every acorn t…
4 years, 2 months ago
Expert Reading Instruction Rarely Occurs in Special Education Settings
Season 15 Episode 16
At one time it was thought that smaller class sizes and additional adult resources found in a segregated special education classroom would enable tea…
4 years, 3 months ago