This month we look at professional development. A fresh framework for PD lays out how we need to consider teacher learning in-context, with definite answers to the “for whom” and “when” when discussing whether something works. Later, we look at norms for co-teaching by examining the role of a mentor teacher while a student teacher… Read More »
Season 6
071 Extended Research w/ Youki Terada
This month we are joined again by guest Youki Terada to discuss his 2022 education research roundup. His team at Edutopia has curated their 10 top studies of the year – from retrieval practice to play-based learning – and we discuss every last one of them in a marathon episode. First Segment – All the… Read More »
070 Critical Ignoring & Reverse Engineering
Digital literacy skills are important for teachers to consider across many teaching contexts. We read about how critical ignoring should be part of what we are teaching to help students manage the information overload of today’s digital landscape. Later, we read a classroom study of how reverse engineering can help students get more out of… Read More »
069 Self-Regulation & Pedagogy Of Enactment
This month we read a robust, experimental study on teaching self-regulation and the increasing benefits to students over time. They learn more AND close a key achievement gap. Later, we read about a pedagogy of enactment – how to learn about teaching through teaching. It underscores the many ways we improve through practice. First Segment… Read More »
068 Learning Styles & Learning To Learn
The theories about teaching students according to learning styles have been debunked in research, but the idea has been difficult to interrupt in practice. We read a new paper focused on helping teachers move on from old thinking related to learning styles with more productive contemporary research. Later, we look at a listener recommendation focused… Read More »
067 Teacher Shortage & Homework Inequality
Staffing challenges in districts across the United States are fueling a narrative of a nationwide teacher shortage. However, Paul Bruno joins us to talk about his recent work showing there may not be a “national” shortage… or national anything. Later, we read a paper showing some of the inequitable impacts of math homework, and the… Read More »