In this episode, Matthew talks to Sarah McLaughlin about studying Sociology as an adult through an access course. Sarah explains the structure, grading and content of the course and what students can expect. She also talks through some of the challenges of returning to the classroom as an adult especially for those that have spent some time out of education.
Jan 2025
Coffee Talk: How Practical Life Transformed Megan's Classroom
In this week's Coffee Talk, Megan sits down (with a surprise guest) to chat about her journey to normalization in her brand new Children's House classroom. Megan shares in what ways she has had to evaluate herself, her approach, her priorities, and how building community through ... Show More
34m 2s
Jul 2024
E203: Paula Hylton: The Balancing Act of Teaching, Learning, and Family
<p><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In this episode Garth interviews Paula Hylton from the Cannon School in Concord, North Carolina. Paula <span style= "color: rgb(52, 52, 52); font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-vari ... Show More
1h 4m
Apr 2024
Elizabeth Peterson, "Making Sense of 'Bad English': An Introduction to Language Attitudes and Ideologies" (Routledge, 2019)
Brynn Quick speaks with Dr Elizabeth Peterson about language ideologies and what we think when we hear different varieties of English. The conversation centers around Dr Peterson’s 2020 book Making Sense of 'Bad English': An Introduction to Language Attitudes and Ideologies (Rout ... Show More
53m 16s
Feb 2025
Note-Taking Interventions That Exist For Adolescents
<p>Hallie chats with Amy Peterson about note-taking interventions with older students.</p><p>In this episode of SLP Coffee Talk, Hallie sits down with Dr. Amy Peterson, an SLP, researcher, and advocate for adolescent language intervention. With a master's degree from the Uni ... Show More
28m 18s
Oct 2024
Episode 262: EwK262 - Elisabeth and I discuss finding an accessible English course
<p>If you use access technology or have other accessibility requirements, you can’t just find a good language course and sign up for it! First you need to check out how accessible that course will be for you, how willing the course provider is to make any adaptions, and then you ... Show More
22m 42s
Apr 2025
249: A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning
<p dir="ltr">We talk a lot about differentiating instruction, measuring growth, and preparing students for the real world, but how do you actually do that in a system still driven by grades? Maybe you need a new model altogether. In this episode, we're exploring an approach to sc ... Show More
1h 19m
Jun 2025
E226: Nadine Kaslow: Leadership, care, resilience, and ballet
In this episode Eric interviews Nadine Kaslow from Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA. Nadine discusses her work schedule, including her teaching responsibilities, research, and administrative duties. She also shares her strategies for balancing an extens ... Show More
1h 18m
<p><b>In this episode of </b><b><em>Literacy Talks</em></b><b>, the trio excitedly welcomes Emily Hanford, the award-winning journalist and media producer whose work and </b><a href='https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/'><b><em>Sold a Story</em></b></a><b> podcast have c ... Show More
