3 - Phil Stringer Embraces the Messy

In this episode, Shannon interviews Phil Stringer who currently teaches Math at an independent school in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has found that investing time in understanding how students think can have a lasting, positive impact not just on their scores but how they communicate with one another and how he connects with them.

Before the interview, Shannon reflects on one of her high school teachers and the impact they had on her

Mentions:

Make it Stick by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger

Powerful Teaching by Pooja K. Agarwal and Patrice M. Bain

Drive by Daniel H. Pink

Mindset by Carol Dweck

The Thinking Classroom by Peter Liljedahl

A Repair Kit for Grading by Ken O'Connor

For more information about Phil Stringer, check out:

X (Twitter) - @xphils

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