Ben Riley visited the show on episode 093 The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Episode to discuss his recent report for educators considering applications of chatbots (a type of AI) in their teaching. Michael Ralph 01:48 This month is our official AI episode. We are joined by Ben Riley, who wrote a guide for considering the use… Read More »
Invitation to New Perspectives: How Live Theater Impacts Student Point-of-View
Thalia Goldstein visited the show on episode 084 Theater Empathy & Cognitive Load to discuss her recent paper measuring the impact of a single live theater performance on student empathy and perspective-taking. Michael Ralph 02:40 For our first segment, we read deeper engagement with live theater increases middle school students empathy and social perspective taking… Read More »
Reconsidering Growth Mindset: For Whom Does It Offer Value?
Elisabeth Tipton visited the show on episode 080 Growth Mindset & Music Distractions to discuss her recent paper in a special issue debating the efficacy of growth mindset interventions (and their research). We hosted Dr. Tipton as a direct follow-up to our previous episode 079 Meta-analyses: Co-teaching and Growth Mindset. 00:00 Laurence Woodruff: Hello, my… Read More »
Providing Flexible Specificity to Support Standards-aligned Instruction
Morgan Polikoff visited the show on episode 076 Standards-based Instruction & Belonging Interventions to discuss his recent publication on successes and failures of different districts moving toward standards-based instruction. Laurence Woodruff Hello, my name is Laurence Woodruff, And I am so glad to be done with grading this year. Michael Ralph And I’m Michael Ralph… Read More »
Using Tiny Writing to Spark Creativity
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 »