Caroline and Jacob joined us on episode 018 Listen for What’s Behind the Words to discuss how they research responsive teaching with veteran teachers. Ralph: So this month’s primary segment; I had a chance to travel down to Texas to do a professional development event with the UTeach program and all of the replication… Read More »
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Teacher Prep in English with Dr. Heidi Hallman
Dr. Heidi Hallman joined us on episode 012 Coherence & Dissonance to discuss how teacher preparation in English has changed in recent decades. Ralph: So for our first segment we’re excited to have Dr. Heidi Hallman joining us and she comes with quite a reputation here in the education community. You are an associate… Read More »
Yearly Observation Just Isn’t Good Enough
The next step in the educational pipeline is frequently the justification for today’s practices. “In 5th grade we do it this way, because middle school is coming!” Several years later we hear, “We do it this way because that’s what they’ll expect in high school!” At the end of the line, it seems the choices… Read More »