Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-create-a-culture-of-reading-in-schools-lorraine-m-radice/ In an earlier episode with Darlene Prott, we discussed how to help students to engage in the act of reading itself. In this episode, we speak with Lorraine Radice - K-12 director of literacy in a public school district in New York and author of the…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-teach-with-ai-practical-tips-jose-antonio-bowen/ In this episode, Jose Bowen - DEI education consultant and former President of Goucher College - and I discuss his new book Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning. Indeed, in his book and in our chat, Professor Bowen asserts…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-silence-your-inner-criticimposter-syndrome-jill-stoddard/ Many of us in education, particularly these days, feel like we are not capable of addressing all of the needs of our students and families. This is often the case for both teachers and administrators. Join me and my guest Jill Stoddard, author of the book…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-india-educates-its-primarysecondary-students-greshma-momaya/ India is becoming an ever increasingly important player on the international stage. It is the largest democracy in the world and its population to set to shortly overtake that of China. Further, citizens of India have long been successful participants in the global economy - and…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-teach-students-about-the-impact-of-hate-and-extremism-jacqueline-murekatete/ April 7th will be the thirtieth anniversary of the start of the Rwandan Genocide in which 800,000 men, women, and children - mostly from the Tutsi minority group - were deliberately and systematically murdered because of who they were - not because of anything they did.…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-make-k12-math-accessible-jo-boaler/ In this episode of the Have a Life Teaching Podcast, Jo Boaler, Stanford Math education professor and author of ther new book "Math- ish", and I discuss how to make Math instruction more accessible to students in K12 schools. Math learning can cause unnecessary anxiety if…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-lead-schools-when-you-are-new-to-administration-david-franklin/ Today, principals are coming to the job younger and with less experience. While they come with curiosity and enthusiasm for the job, many still struggle in the role because they do not have a grounding in the basic pillars of leadership in school settings. In this…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-start-a-charter-school-david-greenberg/ We are in a new age of education where, finally, all communities (not just the rich) have the ability to create schools that mirror their values and hopes for their children. Join my guest David Greenberg - Vice President, Authorizer Learning & Development at NACSA -…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-impact-education-outside-of-the-classroom-kevin-foote/ Kevin Foote realized after many years that a passion for teaching wasn't enough to keep him in the classroom. However, Kevin was lucky in that he found the next best thing - a career supporting teaching and learning nonetheless (designing and selling school furniture that promotes…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-teach-students-about-islamophobia-and-anti-semitism-debbie-almontaser/ These are challenging times in the world and, as we see on university/K12 school campuses, global events are having a direct impact on the teaching and learning environment. How do we teach students about both Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia? How do we engage with those who do…
Listen here! https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-know-when-to-retreat-as-an-educator-casey-jakubowski/ Educators can't do well by their students if they are not whole themselves. Sometimes, the best course of action is to know when enough is enough and change course to new jobs in the education field or outside of it. In this episode, Casey Jakubowski - co-author…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-use-data-strategically-in-school-improvement-work-chad-dumas/ In this episode, we have the opportunity to chat with Chad Dumas - former school principal, CEO of Next Learning Solutions, and Solution Tree PLC@Work consultant - about how schools should be using data strategically in both PLCs and school leadership teams to improve student growth…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-teach-students-to-read-darlene-farrace-prott/ As Darlene Prott - Founder and CEO of NJ Teacher 2 Teacher says, we may think students should be able to read once they pass third grade but we may want to think again especially if we are supporting multi-lingual learners. Students may be able to…
Listen here! https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-develop-community-partnerships-through-pbl-part-ii-carolyn-brownrose-reiken/ Earlier this week, we chatted with Ryan Steuer and Andrew Larson about the mechanics of embedding PBL within our teaching practice. This week, we speak with Carolyn Brown, Acting VP of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and Rose Reiken, middle school teacher at High Tech…
Listen here! - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-involve-newcomer-parents-ari-gerzon-kessler/ Over 27 percent of all students in America have immigrant parents. In this episode, Ari Gerzon-Kessler and I discuss strategies for better engaging this traditionally underserved population of families. Gerzon-Kessler, a former principal, currently serves as a coordinator of family partnerships and is the author of…
Listen to more here! https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-create-thinking-classrooms-alice-vigors/ The rigor of any lesson begins with the learning objective and what we are asking students to know and be able to do. However, far too often, we do not ask our students to engage in heavy cognitive lift. Join me and my guest, Alice…
Listen here! https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-plan-for-effective-teacher-trainingcollaboration-allison-rodman/ In this episode, my guest Allison Rodman, author of the new book Still Learning and the founder/CEO of The Learning Loop, and I discuss what is required to embed effective teacher professional development in schools. We discuss what administrators must do to ensure that all training is…
Listen here! https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-give-feedback-to-teachers-ryan-burke/ 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…
Listen here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-lead-teachers-with-humanity-alexandra-auriemma-and-frederick-buskey/ In this Have a Life Teaching podcast episode, we speak with rising admin star and current vice principal Alexandra Auriemma about what she feels are her leadership strengths and opportunities for growth. We are also joined by Frederick Buskey of Strategic Leadership Coaching and host of…
Check out more of this episode here - https://www.podpage.com/have-a-life-teaching/how-to-ensure-educator-wellbeing-part-ii-aimee-presnall/ n Part I, Sybil Hall and I discussed what educators can do to take ownership of their own wellbeing. Here, in Part II, Aimee Parkinson Presnall. Founder and CEO of Well-Nest (Australia) and I discuss how individual responsibility for our own…
3 Key Questions to Ask About Your Teaching Every Day - Yes, your admin might be observing you without notice but don’t let that stop you from killing it! #classroom #teaching #teachersoftiktok
Chat GPT means getting students writing about writing and synthesizing information #teachersoftiktok #school #teachingkids
Chat GPT means getting students writing about writing and synthesizing information #teachersoftiktok #school #teachingkids
#teachersoftiktok #school #learningontiktok - what do you want to see in a lesson plan and when delivering lessons? john-schembari-s-school.teachable.com