Classroom Q and A
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Classroom Q and A
An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: In this show Larry pursues practical answers To Classroom challenges.
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Why Understanding the Difference Between Equity and Equality Matters
The differences between equality and equity in education are significant, and they matter on many levels. Equal treatment is insufficient. This discu...
The Path to Attracting More Teachers of Color Starts Here
Four teachers share their personal experiences and challenges as teachers of color in predominantly white educational settings. They cite specific exa...
Differentiated Instruction Done Well Looks Like This: Finding What Works for Each Student
Differentiating instruction can be a loaded term for many teachers. Some think it means creating a separate lesson plan for each student. Join us as w...
Restorative Practices Can Resolve Student Conflicts, When Done Well: Here’s How
Restorative practices are promising ways to manage disruptive student behaviors and recover broken relationships. The principles and strategies are so...
Practical Ways to Support Learning By Validating, Valuing and Showcasing Student Identity
Research confirms that students learn better in environments where their teachers and classmates recognize and validate their identities. In this dis...
Applying What We've Learned to Tweak Our Approach to Self-Care
In this discussion, we acknowledge that some efforts at self-care hit the mark and are well received. Other efforts at self-care miss the mark and cr...
What Are Some of the Big Unanswered Questions in Education?
Despite all of the energy and intellectual horsepower we've applied to solve the big challenges of educating our students, we still have many unresolv...
Accepting and Giving Classroom Feedback: What Works?
Even constructive, positive feedback can be difficult to offer and receive. How can we make giving and accepting feedback more palpable and effective...
Strategies to Help ELL Students Gain the Confidence to Speak English in Class
Getting comfortable speaking a foreign language in public is a hurdle most ELL students must overcome to participate in class. In this discussion, EL...
Sparking Students’ Intrinsic Motivation in a Post-Pandemic Classroom
Tapping into our students’ intrinsic motivation is more important than ever in our post-pandemic classrooms. Join us as we share the insights and eng...
Experienced Teachers Share Strategies They Use to Improve and Master the Craft
We invited a panel of educators to discuss specific strategies they use to improve their mastery of the teaching craft.
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What We Wish We Could Share With Every New Teacher, Especially This School Year
We’re now a couple of months into a post-pandemic school year which for many teachers is their first. This week, what would you like to share with all...
How to Teach a Culturally Responsive English Class and Respond to Those Who Say You Shouldn’t
Culturally responsive teaching tells students that their life experiences matter and helps students connect to the curriculum. The practice is well s...
Demystifying the Myths and Misconceptions Around Culturally Responsive Social Studies Classes
Join us as we define and clarify what culturally responsive teaching means in a social studies context. Our guests explain why culturally responsive t...
Strategies for Teaching Intermediate English Language Learners
The ranks of English language learners continue to expand rapidly. Some have no proficiency with the language, but many are intermediate English skill...
Teaching Middle Schoolers in 2022: A Shortlist of What Still Works and What Rarely Does
The middle school classroom is so unpredictable. In this episode, our guests share what they’ve learned works when teaching middle school students and...
A Quick Primer: Using Arts and Crafts to Achieve Student Learning Objectives More Effectively
We all know that arts and crafts can just be enjoyable busy work or a tremendous way to activate student learning. In this episode, we explore practic...
How Can We Make Teacher Observations More Encouraging, More Productive, and Less Threatening?
New and veteran teachers generally agree that performance observations are just slightly more appealing than a root canal. In this episode, we invite...
Why Teaching American Slavery With Integrity and Transparency Benefits All of Us and How to Do It Better
We are still struggling to come to grips with American slavery and now the heightened dissonance around the topic has spilled into our classrooms. In...
Seven Ways to Effectively Use Art in Any Classroom, With Any Subject and Why You Should
Art has the ability to be a powerful tool for engaging, differentiating, and humanizing virtually any subject. Join us as we cover several practical s...
Small Changes That Can Make a Big Difference in Your K12 Classroom
In this episode, we talk about the small ways we can adapt the way we teach that can have a big impact on students and their learning. We close by loo...
We Learned a Lot From the Pandemic, How Much Are We Applying As We Return to School?
It’s hard to believe that we’re still talking about pandemic learning, but here we are. So how much of what we learned are we actually applying as we...
We’re Committed to Learn All We Can From the Pandemic: So How Did We Miss These?
Most of us have never faced a pandemic on this scale, so there was much to learn and we did. Of course, there were mistakes made and some that seem s...
What Will We Need to Support Students With Learning Differences As the Pandemic Lingers?
As we gear up for another round of pandemic teaching and learning, we zero in on what will be needed to support students who learn differently.
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What Matters, What Matters More: How Will You Teach Differently This School Year?
In this episode, I check in with four teachers on their expectations and plans for the new school year. What developments, challenges, and silver lini...
Helping Students Develop the Ability to Ask Deeper, More Thoughtful Questions
Questioning is an essential part of any classroom. Often, teachers are the ones asking the questions and student questions are simple and basic. In t...
How We Became More Effective Teachers By Asking Other Educators for Help
We’ve become more effective teachers by leaving isolation behind. Support when we’re struggling, professional development, improved well-being, and i...
Who Do You Most (and Least) Trust for Teaching Advice?
There is no shortage of opinions, suggestions, and advice on how to teach. What sources do you most and least trust for teaching advice?
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He, She, Him, Her: 5 Ways Teachers Can Go Beyond Pronouns to Support LGBTQ Students
For those teachers struggling with gender-neutral terms and wondering how to appropriately support LGBTQ students, this episode provides some much-nee...
More Effective Strategies for Assessing English Language Learners: Do This, Not That
We all know the many shortcomings of one-size-fits-all approaches to assessing student learning. In this episode, we focus on effective strategies fo...
Unpacking the Most Helpful Teaching Advice We’ve Received in Our Careers
There is no shortage of advice for teaching and teachers. Among the recommendations, some are duds, some are cliches, and some are invaluable gems. In...
How to Teach Critical Thinking in an Era of Misinformation, Irrationality, and Rigidly-Held Beliefs
How do we teach critical thinking when reason, evidence, and logic are increasingly displaced with an unwillingness to examine facts that conflict wit...
How We Turn Boring Primary Sources Into Engaging Teaching Tools for Any Student
Join us for a discussion about how to make primary sources more engaging and relevant starting with a list of dos and don’ts.
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Preparing to Teach English Language Learners As Our Immigration Policy Shifts
The ranks of English language learners will likely expand under the new administration in Washington D.C. In this episode, we explore in-person and r...
Retrieval Practice: What Is It, Why It Matters, How It Works in the Classroom
Recalling information from memory when needed is a form of retrieval practice. Join us for a discussion on how retrieval practice helps enhance and bo...
How Has Pandemic Teaching Irrevocably Altered Your Practice for the Better?
In this episode, we look at what we've learned from pandemic teaching and learning that we will take forward and incorporate into our classroom practi...
How to Apply Culturally Responsive Teaching in Science Classrooms
Most discussions about culturally responsive teaching are rarely discussed in the context of teaching science. In this episode, we talk about how to...
Getting Students to Take Ownership of Their Learning
Our guest shares the strategies her school uses to encourage students to own their learning. Join us as we look at strategies for encouraging risk-tak...
Racism In the Classroom: What White Educators Can Do to Help
Join us for a discussion about racism in the classroom and how educators can help. Our guests offer books, blogs, podcasts, resources, recommendations...
Using Education Data: What Works, What Doesn’t
Data-driven? data-informed? data analysis? Join us as we unpack our thinking and use of data in education to separate what works from what does not...