Season 9

Jan. 1, 2025

The Top 5 Episodes of 2024

In this episode: Listen in as I wrap up as we recap the top 5 podcast episodes of 2024. We talk about: The top 5 most listened to episodes of the podcast this year and the main takeaways. I also included a tip for a learning ...
Dec. 18, 2024

Teaching for Transfer: Get Students in the Zone in Your Upper Elementary Literacy Classroom

In this episode: Listen in as we talk about why your students may not be applying what you’ve taught them and some ways to fix that. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of teaching students in their zone of proximal ...
Dec. 4, 2024

Teaching for Transfer in Upper Elementary: The Difference Between Rote and Meaningful learning

In this episode: Listen in as we talk about how to bridge the gap between rote learning and meaningful learning in your upper elementary literacy classroom. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of teaching students so...
Nov. 6, 2024

Building Independence: Cultivating a Community of Readers

In this episode: Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through cultivating a community of readers in the upper elementary literacy classroom. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building independenc...
Oct. 23, 2024

Building Independence: Growing critical thinkers and readers in the literacy classroom

In this episode: Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through growing critical thinkers and readers in the literacy classroom. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building independence by promoting...
Oct. 2, 2024

Building Independence: Nurturing a big word mindset in the literacy classroom

In this episode: Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through nurtutring a big word mindset. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building independence by promoting self leadership through nurturing...
Sept. 18, 2024

Building Independence: promoting self leadership through goal setting in the literacy classroom

In this episode: Listen in as we talk about promoting self leadership through goal setting as a way to foster independence in your literacy classroom. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building independence by p...
Sept. 4, 2024

Building Independence by cultivating a growth mindset in your upper elementary classroom

In this episode: Listen in as we talk about helping students develop a growth mindset in order to foster independence during your upper elementary literacy block. We talk about: The what, the why and the how of building indep...