Jun 7

274: Why School in Denmark is Better, and What We Can Learn from Them

When Pernille Ripp moved from the U.S., where she had taught for over a decade, to her native country of Denmark, she was immediately struck by how different school was. In this episode, we'll explore why Danish schools are so good for teachers and students, and which practices w ... Show More

1h 51m

Apr 27

273: The Art of Classroom Timing: 10 Ways to Fit it All In

It can ruin even the most carefully designed lessons: An activity you had planned takes way longer than you thought it would. Or worse, it takes way less time. And sometimes it can be both, with some students finishing a task in five minutes while others need half an hour. Gettin ... Show More

26m 40s

Apr 12

272: The Replacement Skills Approach: Teaching Behavior Instead of Managing It

When a student behaves in a way that disrupts their own learning or someone else's, our response is often limited to a reprimand or a punishment. While this usually stops the undesirable behavior for a while, it doesn't often solve the problem long-term. What has longer-lasting i ... Show More

33m 23s

Jul 2024

224. Building the Classroom Culture [Getting Ready for BTS]

Continuing our five-part series on Building Effective Classroom Teams, this episode focuses on how you, as a team member, are responsible for establishing and nurturing the classroom culture with both the students and the staff. Your tone, your behavior, and your approach can mak ... Show More

14m 31s

Feb 2025

Upper-intermediate | How do you fix a boring Chinese course?

Foreigners everywhere are working hard at learning Chinese. Unfortunately, many of those sincere students find themselves learning from boring, poorly designed material. In this lesson we take a look at this issue from the angle of the school and the teachers, who are asking e ... Show More

20m 2s

Nov 2024

How to Handle Disruptive or Difficult Students in an ESL/EFL Class

Send a textAll teachers have had to deal with a difficult or disruptive student. There's often one in every class and sometimes a few of them within the same class! Jackie and Jennifer share some of their top strategies for managing these students in an effective way, whether kid ... Show More

23m 50s

May 2022

120: We Are Not A Reading Teacher

How are SLPs different than reading teachers? This is a question I see a lot in my SLP Elevate membership. People want to know how we can differentiate ourselves from a standard reading t ... Show More

11m 58s

Apr 2023

EP276 Finding flow: How to teach productivity strategies to students

We all want students to be self-directed in their learning and take initiative to figure things out for themselves. We want them to think critically and engage in the struggle of understanding so they come out on the other side truly owning their own learning, ideas, and belie ... Show More

22m 17s

Jul 2024

227. 5 Tips for a successful Start Teaching Special Needs Students [Getting Ready for BTS]

What can you do in the first few weeks of school to help create a more smoothly operating classroom for teaching special needs students? I often talk about the importance of implementing strategies and systems to ensure your classroom runs efficiently and implementing some very b ... Show More

20m 49s

Oct 2023

EP287 Bell-to-bell instruction is NOT best practice. Here's the research.

The expectation that students be fully engaged in learning tasks from the first minute of the class period until the last is known as "bell-to-bell instruction." It's a widely-accepted practice in education, but does neuroscience actually support it? Bell-to-bell ... Show More

30m 55s

May 2025

Episode 156 - The Hidden Key to Engagement: Learning Rhythms You've Probably Never Considered

In today's episode, we're talking and taking a closer look at what I call five learner energy profiles. These aren't learning styles per se in the traditional sense. They are patterns that I've seen over and over again. Patterns that help explain why some students engage instantl ... Show More

20m 53s

Feb 2020

4: You Can Motivate Them!

Even the toughest, most challenging students you have can be reached. They can be motivated and be willing to learn in your speech therapy room. You might think I am C.R.A.Z.Y. because you have students that just refuse to do the work. </s ... Show More

10m 48s

275: Three Fresh Ideas for Structuring P...