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How to Increase Student Inquiry in Elementary Social Studies Classrooms (Charisse Smith)

Making Social Studies Come Alive Through Inquiry In this week’s Podcast episode, I sit down with Charisse Smith Ph.D. —CEO of Sankofa Educational Consulting and former K–6 Social Studies Supervisor in Trenton Public Schools ,...

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Dec. 3, 2025

How to Increase Student Inquiry in Elementary Social Studies Classroo…

Making Social Studies Come Alive Through Inquiry In this week’s Podcast episode, I sit down with Charisse Smith Ph.D. —CEO of Sankofa Educational Consulting and former K–6 Social Studies Supervisor in Trenton Public Schools ,...

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Dec. 2, 2025

How to Determine and Use Priority Standards (Larry Ainsworth)

Cutting Through the Noise with Priority Standards Teachers are asked to do everything — personalization, differentiation, voice and choice, standards-based instruction… but rarely is anything taken off the plate. In this epis...

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Nov. 18, 2025

How to Develop Student Leadership in Every Classroom (Maureen Chapman…

In this Have a Life Teaching Podcast episode, we speak with Maureen Chapman and James Simons of Core Creative Partners about their new book, Leaders of the Class . We explore how motivation, perseverance, communication, and c...

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Nov. 12, 2025

Podcasters on Education Podcasts - Episode 2

Host Dr. John Schembari brings together three leading K–12 podcasters from the U.S. and Australia to explore why they podcast, how they amplify teacher voices, and what keeps them inspired. They discuss balancing practical cl...

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Nov. 11, 2025

How The College Smarter Method Can Help K-12 Schools Prepare Students…

In this episode of the Have a Life Teaching Podcast. we welcome Dr. Carmen Bell Ross—founder and CEO of SP Grace—and her daughter, Sierra Ross, a Harvard University student, for a powerful mother-daughter conversation on help...

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Nov. 4, 2025

How to Use Place-Based Learning to Connect Students with Their Commun…

John talks with Mickey Evans and Erin Sanchez about place-based learning , a pedagogy of connectedness that roots instruction in students’ local communities, cultures, and environments. They share design principles for creati...

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