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Student Engagement Episodes

Nov. 14, 2023

How to Use Guest Speakers in Student Learning (Samantha Shane)

Having guest speakers can really make learning come alive for students. However, to maximize the benefits that can come from these living community resources, guest speaker engagements need to be well planned. Join Samantha S...

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Oct. 24, 2023

How to Create Lessons That Love Your Students (Mariah Rankine-Landers)

Inclusive Classrooms are places of joy and creativity. Join me and my guest Mariah Rankine-Landers, author of the new book "How to Create Lessons that Love Your Students", as we discuss how to create culturally responsive cla...

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Oct. 10, 2023

How to Get Students to Like Writing (Melissa Morrison)

In this episode, join Melissa Morrison of Teaching to Tranform and I as we discuss why it is more important than ever, in the age of AI, to help our students develop critical thinking skills through their writing. We also …

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Sept. 26, 2023

How to Make Assessment Engaging (Starr Sackstein)

Yes, summative assessmemt at the end of each unit/year is important. However, formative assessment that measures student growth during the year so that teachers can pivot/target instruction to meet the needs of specific stude...

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Sept. 19, 2023

How to Tutor for Impact (Jesse Roselin)

It will not come as a surprise to educators that, post COVID, many of our students are not where they should be academically. In response, many school districts have been using ESSER funding to provide supplemental tutoring s...

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