Instruction Episodes

New teachers are often overwhelmed by the volume of procedures and practices they must learn while having a classroom full of students at the same time. In this conversation, Dr. Matthew Rhoads and I discuss some of the top teaching hacks that new teachers (really, any) should be doing each season of the school year. We also discuss the top five areas of teaching practice that all educators must master. Crush It From the Start: 50 Tips for New Teachers Matthew Rhoads LinkedIn Matthew Rhoad...

It will not come as a surprise to educators that, post COVID, many of our students are not where they should be academically. In response, many school districts have been using ESSER funding to provide supplemental tutoring services to students. In this episode, Jesse Roselin - founder and CEO of Tutor Corps - will offer advice to school districts on how to provide tutoring services that will have a positive impact in reducing learning gaps. We also discuss how we might fund tutoring programs af...

On this podcast, we have discussed the importance of teachers engaging in collaborative design thinking when considering how THEY will innovate their teaching practices. However, collaboration with others often comes with tension. In this episode, Ryan Burke, senior partner with Leadership and Design, discusses strategies for how to give feedback on a colleague's teaching practice rather than judgement. Ryan Burke on LinkedIn Leadership+Design Feedback or Judgement? Music: Wanderer by A...

Most innovation in school fails. Why? Often, innovation fails because it is imposed upon teachers rather than being designed by teachers themselves. In this episode, we speak with Dr. Justin Reich, Executive Director of the Teaching Systems Lab at MIT about how teachers can create positive and long lasting instructional change through collaborative and iterative cycles of inquiry. Justin Reich on LinkedIn Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools Pre-order the book here before 9/20 a...