Laura Gibbs & Heather Kretschmer visited the show on episode 073 Creative Constraints & Good Errors to discuss their recent piece on using creative constraints in writing instruction. Michael Ralph: For our first segment, we read the power of creative constraints in tiny writing. Laurence Woodruff: This was written by Laura Gibbs and Heather Kretschmer…. Read More »
Best Research of 2022
Youki Terada visited the show on episode 071 Extended Research w/ Youki Terada to discuss his round-up of the top 10 pieces of education research over the past year. Michael Ralph (MR)- For our first segment, we read the 10 most significant education studies of 2022 written by Youki Terada and Steve Merrill at Edutopia… Read More »
Data on Teacher Staffing Challenges
Paul Bruno visited the show on episode 067 Teacher Shortage & Homework Inequality to discuss his recently shared working paper that collects nationwide data on teaching job vacancies and candidate qualifications to better understand where there are (and are not) teacher shortages across the nation. Michael Ralph 01:36 For our first segment, we read, “Is… Read More »
Cultivating Evaluative Mindsets to Protect Against Misinformation
Nikita Salovich visited the show on episode 064 Evaluative Mindsets & Sociopolitical Consciousness to discuss her recent publication examining the ability of an evaluative mindset to reduce the impact of misinformation. Laurence Woodruff We are lucky to have one of the authors of this paper in our studio with us right now. Michael Ralph Yeah,… Read More »
Reviewing Research on Science Discourse in Urban Classrooms
Lali DeRosier returned to the show on episode 059 Studying UDL and Science Discourse to discuss a new review of research on science discourse in urban classrooms and what it means for teachers seeking to promote more equitable science talk with and among students. Michael Ralph: For our second segment, we read a systematic review of science… Read More »
Current Progress and Future Needs for UDL Research
Dr. Guy Boysen joined us on episode 059 Studying UDL and Science Discourse to discuss how CAST & UDL researchers use current research, and what is needed in future studies to better support UDL implementation. Michael Ralph: [00:02:00] Let’s get started for our first segment. We read lessons, not learned the troubling similarities between learning… Read More »
059 Studying UDL Response
We shared an advance copy of episode 059: Studying UDL and Science Discourse with representatives of CAST, along with an opportunity to provide a response. Dr. James Basham, Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Kansas and Senior Director of Learning and Innovation & Founder of the UDL Implementation and Research… Read More »
2021 Reflections
Laurence and I recently made an appearance on the podcast Life of the School, with Aaron Mathieu. We said goodbye to 2021 by thinking back to what we learned about beer, about teaching, and pop culture from throughout the year. Check it out!
Why I do land acknowledgements
I (Michael Ralph) wrote this article for another publication, but through circumstances amid the COVID-19 pandemic it did not publish. I share it here in order to make it available as part of our discussion in episode 056 on Indigenous erasure. Educators are seeing increased urgency around efforts to promote an anti-racist perspective within K-12… Read More »
2020-2021 Most Noteworthy Papers
Each year Laurence and Michael reflect on the papers that have most impacted their thinking and their educational practice, and we recognize those papers with a second discussion during the season finale. You can listen to the full Season 4 Year in Review to hear our thoughts on why each of these papers stuck with… Read More »