Every teacher can only provide influence and options to students; they are the ones who will make choices for what they do and how they strive (or don’t) to do those things well. We will consider some of the most influential research on how humans make choices for themselves, and then more specifically in the… Read More »

The first group of episodes will establish a foundation of educational philosophy, from which we can move forward. Technology is having a tremendous impact on classrooms around the world. We’re considering what the effects of rapid proliferation of communication innovations may be on student learning. We’ll compare research into how new devices compare to older,… Read More »

The first group of episodes will establish a foundation of educational philosophy, from which we can move forward. We’re moving on to the difficult topic of grades, using an article describing one effort to abolish letter grades and percentages entirely. What should a grade represent and how do we as teachers ensure they do that… Read More »

The first group of episodes will establish a foundation of educational philosophy, from which we can move forward. We’ll explore what makes a schema different from isolated knowledge and how that could inform our classroom practice. 1st Segment – 0:58 – State of Constructivism & Schema Development 2nd Segment – n/a 3rd Segment – 34:41… Read More »

The first group of episodes will establish a foundation of educational philosophy, from which we can move forward. We discuss an article which provides a defense against typical calls to start over from scratch with the American education system. 1st Segment – 0:38 – State of Education Today 2nd Segment – 27:18 – Biology Curriculum… Read More »

This is a brief prologue where we explain why we’ve decided to make this podcast and what you can expect to hear in each segment. If you’d like a brief orientation before you jump in, this is the place to start!