Topic: Podcast

Teaching students to think and reason mathematically is sometimes a challenge. This is where instructional routines come in.

In this audiobook preview, Tom describes the vast opportunity found in fiction writing, and what we lose when we don’t embrace that opportunity in our classrooms.

Today on the podcast we have a sample from Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices, read by author Lorena Germán.

David Rockower illustrates how middle and high school teachers can build engagement and foster genuine student relationships by embracing vulnerability.

Addressing grief in the classroom can be challenging, but educators play a special role in helping students move through difficult life events.

What if revision is something that happens in the mindset of the writer during the writing process? This is the question that Chris Hall answer in The Writer’s Mindset.

When’s the last time your students got to write creatively? Or craft a piece of fiction that was entirely their own?

How do stories create space for mathematical thinking? Today on the podcast we’re joined by Sue O’Connell, lead author of the Math by the Book series, and two of her co-authors Danielle Moore, and TJ Jemison.

Jennifer Serravallo and Rachael Gabriel discuss the process of research as systematic inquiry and how interpretations impact our practice as responsive teachers.

Is high school math failing students? The way math is taught today hasn’t changed much over the years.

How do you approach essay, poetry, book clubs, and digital composition? If we reimagine our approach we can open the door to more engaged and challenging learning.

Do you or someone you know like to be a guest on season two of Water for Teachers? Fill out our interest form!

Lorena and Towanda talk about teaching that goes beyond just student centered, and is both student driven and community centered.

Irene, Gay, and Cornelius discuss their vision and values around literacy instruction in this excerpt from ForwardED.

Jen and Wiley have a conversation about the complex nature of education, reading and phonics instruction, and the pitfalls of all-or-nothing thinking.

What is a math pathway? Why didn’t we learn financial literacy in high school? And does everyone need to learn calculus?

Lorena shares her framework for creating a classroom environment that is highly rigorous and engaging, and that reflects the core traits of Textured Teaching.

Sue O'Connell, Marcy Myers, and Georgina Rivera discuss the value of integrating literature into the math classroom.