Homefield is the brand new album from Thompson Springs out this week. We'll hear songs from that record performed live and talk with band members on this week's show.
Jun 2021
Ep. 63: Kindergarten Teacher Reaches 100% Success Using Evidence-Based Practices
Kristin Poppens teaches kindergarten in Iowa and is just learning about the science of reading! In fact, she's applied evidence-based, self-taught practices for less than six months, and her students reached end of year benchmarks with 100% success rate. Kristin's distr ... Show More
1 h
Dec 2021
Ep. 87: "I'm a Kindergarten Teacher, and the Way I've Been Teaching Reading is Wrong"
We would love to hear from you! Send us a message (if you'd like a reply, email us at literacypodcast@greatminds.org)In today’s episode, Kate Winn, a teacher, freelance writer and TV guest, and wife and mom to two girls, joins us on the podcast to share how after 20 years of ... Show More
36m 43s
Oct 2021
EP239 Five things I’ve learned as a white teacher working in a Black community (with Sara Singer)
If your cultural, racial, or socio-economic background is different from that of your students, there can be a learning curve as you build rapport. In today’s episode, I’m talking with Sara Singer, a high school special education teacher on Chicago’s South Side. Sara loves to co- ... Show More
38m 18s