Episodes
Sept. 7, 2023
137: Learning Foundational Math with the Abacus
Sensei Miwako was an incredible guest to join our podcast. Since moving to the United States, she has spent her time teaching students math through abacus. This conversation was a great learning experience for Matt and Ken. ...
Aug. 31, 2023
136: Teach to the Person in Your Room, Not the Content in Your Book
Mark Housel is a passionate, dedicated, experienced educator. His career has been in physical education, but his wisdom will impact all teachers. He provides a thorough analysis of strategies he utilizes in his classroom th...
Aug. 24, 2023
135: Real Stories, Real Life, Real Teachers
Brittany is the 2023 Wyoming Teacher of the Year, and she has brought her life experience as a learner into her own classroom. She isn’t afraid to showcase herself as a real person to allow her students to see past the titles...
Aug. 17, 2023
134: Inspiration from Former Guests to Start the School Year
This week is short and simple; we have quick messages from many former guests to share words of inspiration to start the school year right! ---
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Aug. 10, 2023
133, Summer PD Series 8: The Future of Education
Ryne Anthony, Director of Flux Space, and Todd Guellich a STEM educator, is rapidly changing; our job is to stay relevant with our instruction for students. Educational technology and STEM or STEAM continue to be a hot topics...
Aug. 3, 2023
132, Summer PD Series 7: Student Centered Learning
Student-Centered learning is a phrase thrown around education, and there is fluff around it. This is a foundational instructional strategy, at its core, is sound in practice. The approach to student-centered learning has bec...
July 27, 2023
131, Summer PD Series 6: Science of Goal Setting
We brought Dr. Don Berg back to the podcast to focus solely on goal setting. It is crucial personal practice for us to implement to grow as professionals. There are specific strategies and science behind how our brain works ...
July 20, 2023
130, Summer PD Series 5: Digging Deep on Relationships
In every podcast we hear from our guests, relationships matter. Care for the students, be real, be present, etc. This is, without a doubt true, but how do we do it well? This podcast digs deep into this question and forces o...
July 13, 2023
129, Summer PD Series 4: Restorative Practices
According to the International Institute for Restorative Practices, “ We believe that human beings are instilled with the need to connect and grow with each other, but not the methods. Here at the International Institute for ...
July 6, 2023
128: Summer PD Series 3: Empowering Struggling Students
The opportunity to put Anthony Swann and Ramon Benavides together on a podcast creates an emotional, robust conversation. Both men share their deepest feelings about how we can support trauma-inflicted and struggling students...
June 29, 2023
127 Summer PD Series 2: Adjusting to Change
Teachers are potentially going through small or big changes to prepare for the new curriculum, classrooms, courses, grade levels, or maybe even a new school. The summer is a great time to reflect, goal setting, and mentally p...
June 22, 2023
126 Summer PD Series 1: Balancing Professional Responsibilities
As teachers, there is more than a basic job description to detail all we do. Jessica Saum and Autumn Rivera come back as guest co-hosts to enrich this conversation. We all get emotional and personal and talk deeply to make ...
June 15, 2023
125: Summer Send Off 2023
It is summertime! Ken and Matt take a few minutes to reflect on the year and discuss summer plans and goals. Most importantly, they preview the 2023 summer series. Be sure to come back each week this summer for an amazing in-...
June 8, 2023
124: Creating Engagement through Sound, Quality Instruction
Weston Kieschnick is a gift to education, teacher, administrator, speaker, and author, and changing the lives of teachers. His passion is in good teaching, and empowering teachers to do that well. His mission has always been ...
June 1, 2023
123: Systems from School Board Down to the Teacher All Focused on Learning
AJ Crabill is uniquely positioned to support school districts from the school board to the student. He is focused on creating systems that focus all school employees on improving student learning. It is so focused they measur...
May 25, 2023
122: Empower your Students through Opportunity to Shine
Christine Girtain is the 2023 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year and a fantastic model for how facilitating empowering and content-rich classrooms. She works in a unique classroom, but her strategies and stories can be app...
May 18, 2023
121: The Flipped Classroom Turned Mastery Learning
Jon Bergman is an amazing educator, pioneer of the Flipped Classroom, presenter, author, and influential educator. His passion and ability to change education have profoundly affected how learning occurs worldwide. Jon has be...
May 11, 2023
120: Breaking Down Reading to be Simplified for Students to Learn
Allowing our students to read significantly below grade level is unacceptable. As Marnie Ginsberg states, “Reading is not that hard to learn;” we can’t accept anything less. She shares countless strategies for teachers to ut...
May 4, 2023
119: Let's Stop Teaching and Start Designing Learning
Jason has had the experience worth listening to, K-12, from teacher to administrator. He encourages teachers to start to look at the classroom as a learning atmosphere, not a teaching stage. Stop planning lessons and start d...
April 27, 2023
118: The Process of Learning Truly is the Most Valuable Aspect of Teaching
Long-time middle school science teacher turns towards STEM. Bryan has a passion for change, innovation, and learning. This inspiration has transitioned into all his activities with his students to create authentic learning. B...
April 20, 2023
117: Serving the Community and Differentiating in a Multi-Age Classroom
Samantha’s experience before education has reminded her of the value of respecting every student and every parent as an individual. It allows her to create an unwavering positive rapport and respect in the classroom. Start e...
April 13, 2023
116: Creativity and Mindfulness to Benefit Student Learning
Sarah started her teaching career working with some of our youngest learners at the age of two and moved on to continue to work with middle school students. She utilized a maker space in her art classrooms to help foster and ...
April 7, 2023
115: Increasing Rigor and Engagement in Chemistry
Ty White is the 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year and was an amazing guest. He teaches Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 2 to high school students. The class is focused on experiences, phenomena, and observing the world around them. ...
March 30, 2023
114: The Science in Understanding Learning How to Learn
Greg Goodhart is the learning coach. He is focused on empowering students and teachers to unlock the power of learning to impact their academic performance. He showcases how a performance-based subject showcases the ability o...