Join Amplify interns Justin Pita, undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, and Tamara Morris, graduate of Stanford University, as they share their reading journeys. They highlight the major disparities and barriers that affected their academic experiences and reflect on how action must be taken by caregivers and educators to ensure that students acro ... Show More
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S10 E5: Reimagining comprehension assessment, with Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D.
<p>In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by University of Oregon College of Education Professor and Ann Swindells Chair in Education Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D., to explore how best to assess for comprehension. Gina elaborates on her extensive wor ... Show More
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Nov 5
S10 E4: The science of memory and misinformation, with David Rapp, Ph.D.
<p>In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Northwestern University Professor of Education, Social Policy, and Psychology David Rapp. David’s research focuses on language and memory, and his conversation with Susan gives insight into how memo ... Show More
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Oct 22
S10 E3: Finding fluency at the heart of comprehension, with Doug Lemov
<p>In this episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Susan Lambert is joined by Doug Lemov, former teacher and school principal, to discuss how teachers can identify when disfluency is actually the root cause for students’ struggles with comprehension—and what they can do abou ... Show More
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Mar 2024
Colette Cann and Eric Demeulenaere, "The Activist Academic: Engaged Scholarship for Resistance, Hope and Social Change" (Myers Education Press, 2020)
How can traditional academic scholarship be disrupted by activist academics? How can we make space for those who are underrepresented and historically oppressed to come to academia as their authentic selves? How can the platform of academia create space for change in the world? I ... Show More
56m 56s
Aug 2018
EP030: How to Get in to Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley or Yale Ft. Marcella De Laurentiis
Episode 030: How to Get in to Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley or Yale Ft. Marcella De Laurentiis Featuring: Marcella De Laurentiis, College Admissions Specialist Mentor Bio: Marcella started her career working in the admissions office at the University of Chicago, her alma mater. Lat ... Show More
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Oct 2024
Empowering Young Learners and English Educators
🎙️ Welcome to ESL Talk! 🎙️A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.Tune in to this latest bumper episode of ESL Talk as we explore the vital topic of “Empowering Young Learners and English Educators” with our esteemed guest, Dr. Hayley Watson.Dr. Watson, a clinical p ... Show More
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Aug 2024
Michele Santamaria and Nicole Pfannenstiel, "Information Literacy and Social Media: Empowered Student Engagement with the Acrl Framework" (ACRL, 2024)
Teaching our students how to become flexible and accurate evaluators of information requires teaching them adaptable processes and not static heuristics. Our conventional information literacy teaching and learning tools are simply not up to tackling the life-long, real-world chal ... Show More
56m 12s
Mar 2024
Colette Cann and Eric Demeulenaere, "The Activist Academic: Engaged Scholarship for Resistance, Hope and Social Change" (Myers Education Press, 2020)
How can traditional academic scholarship be disrupted by activist academics? How can we make space for those who are underrepresented and historically oppressed to come to academia as their authentic selves? How can the platform of academia create space for change in the world? I ... Show More
56m 56s
Aug 2024
Gamification in the Literacy Classroom with Dr. Lauren Gehr - 281
In this episode, seasoned educator and instructional coach Dr. Lauren Gehr shares stories that illustrate the power of gamification in the literacy classroom and beyond. You'll hear how gamified learning fosters critical thinking, collaboration, and a deeper dive into content. If ... Show More
22m 52s
Aug 2024
Anthony Abraham Jack, "Class Dismissed: When Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price" (Princeton UP, 2024)
Elite colleges are boasting unprecedented numbers with respect to diversity, with some schools admitting their first majority-minority classes. But when the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial unrest gripped the world, schools scrambled to figure out what to do with the diversi ... Show More
32m 46s
Jul 2024
The 20s stories #9 - Equal opportunities & life projects
“Everyone is born equally capable but lacks equal opportunity.” - Pierre Omidyar In this episode of The 20s Project, hosts Jacqueline and Christina are joined by Yanis Maazi, a student from HEC Paris pursuing a dual degree with Sciences-Po, to explore the intricate concept of equ ... Show More
35m 39s