We're revisiting our 2022 chat with Princeton middle school social studies teacher David Gray.He and his students worked on a project called “The Four Freedoms & Beyond," based on President Franklin Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union speech just before the U.S. entered World War II.
Oct 17
An Illinois superintendent says public education is a gift not to take for granted | Teachers' Lounge Podcast
A fateful trip to Haiti showed Vienna superintendent Joshua Stafford why public education is a gift. We also talked about the history of education in America, standardized testing, school safety, and his recent journey to Singapore through the Fulbright program.
1h 5m
Jun 2021
Ep. 63: Kindergarten Teacher Reaches 100% Success Using Evidence-Based Practices
<p>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 di ... Show More
1 h
Dec 2021
Ep. 87: "I'm a Kindergarten Teacher, and the Way I've Been Teaching Reading is Wrong"
<p>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 teaching, she learned about the science of reading! She wrote this piece for Today’s Parent, titled <a href='https://w ... Show More
36m 43s
Oct 2021
EP239 Five things I've learned as a white teacher working in a Black community (with Sara Singer)
<p>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.</p> <p>In today's episode, I'm talking with Sara Singer, a high school special education teacher on Chicago's South Side. Sara lo ... Show More
38m 18s
May 2019
Melissa Pilakowski, Games4Ed and Gamification! | Episode 081
Melissa Pilakowski teaches English/Language Arts in a small rural high school in Valentine, Nebraska. An advocate of innovation and gamified learning, she also hosts #games4ed on Thursday evenings. She uses blended learning and coaches other teachers trying to integrate technolog ... Show More
35m 5s