EDVIEW360

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Hosted by Pam Austin and Greg Hullett, these discussions will feature dialogues with experienced educators, inspiring thought leaders, social media influencers, and leading education innovators.

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EDVIEW360 episodes:

05.21.2024
Evidence-Aligned Reading Instruction: Transforming Your School or District
School change is hard…but it can be done! Join us as we talk about what it takes to transform a school’s culture of practice to be more aligned with the scientific evidence base on reading, and why it’s worth the...
04.25.2024
What’s Missing from K–2 Reading Instruction?
We know from decades of rigorous research how students learn to read and how they should be taught. Nevertheless, many elements of evidence-based reading instruction are missing from K–2 classrooms. Join this fascinating and applicable discussion with one of education’s...
03.14.2024
Oral Language and Reading Skills
In this conversation, Dr. Pamela Snow will discuss oral language in early childhood and across the school years, with a focus on its importance and role in developing, and being developed by, reading skills. She will also discuss the importance...
02.22.2024
Boosting Beginning Reading: Strategic Reading Reinforcement
Join us for this interesting conversation with our guest Literacy Expert Susan Ebbers who will share the research and strategies surrounding learning to read.Ebbers will illustrate how research supports the entwining of phonology, orthography, morphology, and vocabulary when teaching children...
01.18.2024
Reading Science and Teaching Literacy to English Learners: Conceptual and Practical Implications
Join us for this lively and informative discussion between two literacy powerhouses. Dr. Claude Goldenberg, a bilingual literacy expert and author, and Dr. Louisa Moats, author of Speech to Print, Spellography, and creator of LANGUAGE! Live® and LETRS®, as they...
10.31.2023
Dyslexia: Understanding the Science and Evidence-Aligned Instructional Approaches
Join this robust discussion about the key features of the Structured Literacy approach proven to work for students with dyslexia. Listeners will learn useful strategies and classroom tips with an emphasis on mastery learning and student outcomes.Our expert will discuss:What...
10.11.2023
Dyslexia and the Science of Reading: Educational Changes Worth Fighting For
For people who have seen the documentary The Right to Read, you’ve heard of Kareem Weaver because his work is featured in the film produced by LaVar Burton. Weaver is an Oakland-based activist with the NAACP, and as an experienced...
09.26.2023
A Conversation with John Hattie (Visible Learning): Beyond What Works to What Works Best
When John Hattie’s original Visible Learning® book was published in 2008, it instantly became a sensation. Recently, this revolutionary educator returned to his groundbreaking work and published a new edition. The research underlying Hattie’s book is now informed by more...
08.23.2023
English Learners and the Science of Reading
Today’s educators are teaching the most linguistically diverse student population in United States history. To ensure educational equity for English learners, teachers must be skillfully equipped with instructional practices rooted in the science of reading.The “science of reading” refers to...
07.20.2023
Determining the Right Literacy Intervention: Using Assessment to Guide your Course
What happens after a formative literacy assessment? How can educators translate the results into targeted interventions and improved reading outcomes? This applicable and informative presentation from Dr. Susan Smartt, a respected literacy expert, helps educators make sense of what to...
06.22.2023
Why the ‘Science of Reading’ Needs the ‘The Science of Teaching’—A Conversation Between 2 Literacy Leaders
The “science of reading” refers to a vast body of multidisciplinary research providing a rationale for what must be taught to ensure almost all students can learn to read. Our podcast guests have championed this movement and supported organizations such...
05.17.2023
What Does ChatGPT Have To Do With It? Technology and Today’s Math Classroom
The public release of ChatGPT by OpenAI late last year has captivated, if not terrified, certain sectors of public education. A simple interactive screen allows users to create a range of “authentic looking” documents. ChatGPT essays are either free or...
04.20.2023
Improving Literacy Through Storytelling
Join this fascinating conversation that surrounds storytelling—an age-old oral tradition—and how it can be used to improve reading and writing in the classroom.Our guest, Antonio Sacre, a professional storyteller, children’s book author, and educator, will discuss the simple technique of...
03.23.2023
Uncovering the Logic of English: Reversing the Educational Crisis
Reading is the most important skill children need to master to be successful in school and life. However, students increasingly are struggling with this most basic of academic abilities. When children have difficulty reading, they can quickly fall behind their...
02.23.2023
Student Engagement, Empowerment, and Literacy Learning: Strategies of Three Award-Winning Teachers
It’s critically important to provide all students (MLLs, students with IEPs, high achievers, those with dyslexia and other reading difficulties, etc.) with targeted, effective reading instruction and interventions—this is a well-known fact. However, these students can be tougher to engage,...
01.19.2023
The Writing Rope: A Framework for Evidence-Based Writing Instruction
Writing is a task as complex and multifaceted as reading—but it’s often taught as a single skill. Our podcast guest is Joan Sedita, the successful author of the popular book, The Writing Rope. Her book and the innovative framework she...
11.16.2022
Using the Data You Already Have to Help Students with Dyslexia
When you examine your teaching approaches and how to best help students with dyslexia, it can be easy to assume special data will be needed to help these students improve their foundational reading skills and move toward grade-level literacy. However,...
10.06.2022
The Power of Print: Inspiring Classroom Discussion and Motivation
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Louisa Moats, author of LETRS® professional learning and LANGUAGE! Live® reading intervention, as we talk candidly about the power of printed books and materials and how educators can best select and use...
09.07.2022
Future Ready Literacy: How Leaders Can Implement Schoolwide Culture Change
It’s no secret: School and district leaders set the tone for the culture within the organization. Although every employee is ultimately responsible for creating an environment where students want to be, school leaders must model the way. How can principals...
08.04.2022
Meaningful Assessment—And Why It Is Critical for Reading Success
In this podcast, Dr. Ruth Kaminski, coauthor of Acadience® Learning K–6 and other respected assessments, will discuss the many aspects of assessment that make it a meaningful and essential tool for preventing reading disabilities and promoting reading success.Join us as...
07.01.2022
How Explicit Writing Instruction Can Compensate for Gaps in Background Knowledge
Writing is potentially the most powerful lever we have for building knowledge and improving reading comprehension. It can uncover gaps in background knowledge that prevent students from accessing grade-level material. And, because writing helps new information stick, it can also...
06.16.2022
Digital Divides, Opportunity Gaps, and Literacy Achievement
How can districts ensure all students have the same opportunities to the best education if all facets of learning are not equitable? The Digital Divide is not just about devices and the Internet, but it is also about pedagogy in...
05.05.2022
Nurturing Teachers and Students: Creating a Safe Space for Teaching and Learning in Troubling Times
Today, more children are arriving at school with significant social and emotional vulnerabilities due to the chronic stress and trauma of the pandemic. Our students have experienced stress and trauma in the past, but this moment is unique because the...
04.11.2022
We Know HOW to Teach Children to Read: Let's DO It!
Too many students in our classrooms struggle with learning to read. This does not need to occur. Research has shown that approximately 95% of all students can be taught to read at grade level, including those with learning disabilities and...
03.07.2022
Getting Reading Right: Why California Overhauled the Way Literacy Is Taught
In 2017, students, teachers, and activists filed a class action lawsuit (Ella T. vs. the State of California) arguing state education officials knew there was a crisis of reading and writing in California public schools, but they failed to develop...
02.23.2022
Maximizing Equity & ESSER III Funds: Smart Decision-Making for Districts to Accelerate Learning for ALL Students
As districts prepare for the remainder of this school year and the many needs ahead, educators must make crucial decisions for appropriate use of ESSER III funding. However, before purchasing priorities can be planned, there are important questions to ask...
01.05.2022
How Handwriting Supports the Science of Reading
After taking a backseat in the education world for many years, handwriting is back. While assistive technology can help students with writing problems, it does not remove the importance of teaching explicit handwriting. Handwriting reinforces reading and spelling skills, and...
11.30.2021
What Assessment Data Tells Us About the Equity Gap
The Equity Gap, or differentials in race, ethnicity, income, language, and background, has become even more prominent during the pandemic. Minority students from low-income communities were among those most affected by the lockdown and the move to remote learning—where they...
10.21.2021
Enid Public Schools: Transforming Teacher Knowledge Through Literacy Professional Learning
For our podcast, we talk with Kristen Jones, LETRS Literacy Champion and Curriculum Director at Enid Public Schools in Enid, Oklahoma. This inspiring educator will share how Enid Public Schools used literacy professional learning to transform teacher knowledge and raise...
09.28.2021
The Science of Reading: A Defining Movement
The future depends on our children and one way to fully empower them is to recognize that literacy is a fundamental right in society. Join Dr. Maria Murray—founder and president and CEO of The Reading League—for an engaging podcast...
09.01.2021
Education Funding Series Part 2: Understanding ESSA and Other Funding Options
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a hot topic. ESSA is intended to ensure that all students receive a high-quality education that prepares them for long-term success, and includes a repeal of the Adequate Yearly Progress report in favor...
07.28.2021
Education Funding Series Part 1: The CARES Act
During uncertain times—and as schools recover from a year like no other—education funding is more important than ever. The CARES Act, which passed in April 2020, includes $13.2 billion for an Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund and...
05.25.2021
Why ESSA-Rated Solutions Are Needed to Address Equity Gaps
Despite the efforts of the American education system to provide an equal education for all students, achievement gaps between disadvantaged and more advantaged students remain—and often lead to negative outcomes. The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) represents...
05.03.2021
Look Ahead to Summer and Fall Success Using Spring Assessment Data
With vaccination efforts in full swing, September is likely to see a strong return to in-classroom instruction. How can educators prepare for summer school or a new school year after students have seen extended periods outside the classroom? In this...
03.29.2021
The Science of Reading: Why Didn’t We Learn What We Needed to Know in College?
Research shows a gap between what teachers know about reading and whether or not they are prepared to teach it. Why are teachers graduating from college without the skills they need to teach reading? Join former educator Donna Hejtmanek as...
03.16.2021
How to Use Sound Walls to Transform Reading Instruction
We now know sound walls should replace word walls in the classroom, but what are the best ways to integrate them into your daily lesson to educate and engage your students, including English language learners? In this informative podcast with...
02.08.2021
The Importance of Explicit Reading Instruction
Explicit reading instruction is an approach to teaching reading that is based on research about the brain and how we learn, combined with structured and sequenced literacy instruction. Join explicit instruction expert Dr. Anita Archer for this informative podcast as...
12.14.2020
New Year, New Name, Same Assessment: What Happened to DIBELS Next?
As 2020 began, the assessment you knew as DIBELS Next® acquired a new name, Acadience® Reading K–6. Do you know why the name changed and that Acadience Reading (and its product family) are the only assessments developed by authors Dr....
11.09.2020
Equitable Practices in Assessment, Grading, and Reporting in the Time of COVID
The past year has uncovered more equity issues in education than in years before. The struggle to provide equitable access to technology, learning tools, emotional support, and even meals is now at the forefront of educators’ minds as they struggle...
10.28.2020
The Impact of COVID Learning Loss on Reading Fluency
This school year, the importance of closing reading gaps and maintaining strong skills is more important than ever due to COVID learning loss and a shift to remote learning. Join us for a timely and insightful podcast with respected literacy...
10.08.2020
Our Journey from Dyslexia to Literacy: A Conversation with 'Reversed' Author Lois Letchford
Lois Letchford was told by a teacher that her son, Nicholas, was “the worst child (she’s) ever seen in (her) 25 years of teaching.” Instead of giving up and giving in, Letchford became a passionate advocate for literacy and children...
09.03.2020
Preparing Educators for Remote Learning Success During an Uncertain Fall: A Conversation with Rick Ferdig
Unlike Spring of 2020, this fall we have the opportunity to prepare for distance learning as students return to the classroom. But many questions still remain--will students return to the classroom or remote learning, or both? Will educators be ready?...
08.24.2020
Righting the Wrongs of the Elementary Education System: A Conversation with Education Journalist Natalie Wexler
The American elementary education system continues to value so-called reading comprehension skills over knowledge, when in fact those skills are largely dependent on knowledge. Low-income students continue to struggle while children of educated parents with higher-income levels acquire more academic...
07.29.2020
Retire Your Word Wall: How Sound Walls Support the Science of Reading
According to the science of reading, students need to master phonemic awareness skills before they match the sounds to print, and phonics instruction is needed before students begin decoding text. We know this information, yet A-Z alphabetical word walls are...
06.08.2020
Running the Distance and Beating the Odds: Dyslexia Is a Superpower
In this podcast, Blank discusses how the learning challenges he faced prepared him for the World Marathon Challenge and for life. He shares:What it feels like to grow up with dyslexia and the stigmas attached to itHow he beat the...
05.04.2020
The Ties Between Social Emotional Learning and Language and Literacy Development
Did you know language development is one of the most critical cognitive functions that supports social and emotional learning? During this podcast, educator and Reading League presenter Dr. Brandi Kenner takes an in-depth look at the ties between language and...
03.13.2020
Educator Accountability: Preparing for the Tough Literacy Challenges Faced by English Language Learners
Schools are failing to support English language learners by not providing educators with the knowledge they need to teach reading effectively. With literacy leading as the main indicator of academic success, it is time for educators to accept responsibility for...
02.27.2020
Blended Learning: The Importance of Technology in the Literacy Classroom
In recent years, many school districts have implemented a blended-learning model of literacy instruction that incorporates teacher-taught curriculum with student-driven technology. This shift creates a more flexible classroom for the educator, and also offers more opportunities to tailor instruction to...
01.23.2020
Part 2: Visible Learning for Literacy: Maximizing Teacher Impact and Accelerating Student Learning
If you agree with John Hattie’s statement, “every student deserves a great teacher, not by chance, but by design,” then this podcast is for you. Become a “change agent” in your district, school, or classroom as you learn from a...
01.21.2020
Part 1: Visible Learning for Literacy: Maximizing Teacher Impact and Accelerating Student Learning
If you agree with John Hattie’s statement, “every student deserves a great teacher, not by chance, but by design,” then this podcast is for you. Become a “change agent” in your district, school, or classroom as you learn from a...

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EDVIEW360 episodes:

Evidence-Aligned Reading Instruction: Transforming Your School or District

What’s Missing from K–2 Reading Instruction?

Oral Language and Reading Skills

Boosting Beginning Reading: Strategic Reading Reinforcement

Reading Science and Teaching Literacy to English Learners: Conceptual and Practical Implications

Dyslexia: Understanding the Science and Evidence-Aligned Instructional Approaches

Dyslexia and the Science of Reading: Educational Changes Worth Fighting For

A Conversation with John Hattie (Visible Learning): Beyond What Works to What Works Best

English Learners and the Science of Reading

Determining the Right Literacy Intervention: Using Assessment to Guide your Course

Why the ‘Science of Reading’ Needs the ‘The Science of Teaching’—A Conversation Between 2 Literacy Leaders

What Does ChatGPT Have To Do With It? Technology and Today’s Math Classroom

Improving Literacy Through Storytelling

Uncovering the Logic of English: Reversing the Educational Crisis

Student Engagement, Empowerment, and Literacy Learning: Strategies of Three Award-Winning Teachers

The Writing Rope: A Framework for Evidence-Based Writing Instruction

Using the Data You Already Have to Help Students with Dyslexia

The Power of Print: Inspiring Classroom Discussion and Motivation

Future Ready Literacy: How Leaders Can Implement Schoolwide Culture Change

Meaningful Assessment—And Why It Is Critical for Reading Success

How Explicit Writing Instruction Can Compensate for Gaps in Background Knowledge

Digital Divides, Opportunity Gaps, and Literacy Achievement

Nurturing Teachers and Students: Creating a Safe Space for Teaching and Learning in Troubling Times

We Know HOW to Teach Children to Read: Let's DO It!

Getting Reading Right: Why California Overhauled the Way Literacy Is Taught

Maximizing Equity & ESSER III Funds: Smart Decision-Making for Districts to Accelerate Learning for ALL Students

How Handwriting Supports the Science of Reading

What Assessment Data Tells Us About the Equity Gap

Enid Public Schools: Transforming Teacher Knowledge Through Literacy Professional Learning

The Science of Reading: A Defining Movement

Education Funding Series Part 2: Understanding ESSA and Other Funding Options

Education Funding Series Part 1: The CARES Act

Why ESSA-Rated Solutions Are Needed to Address Equity Gaps

Look Ahead to Summer and Fall Success Using Spring Assessment Data

The Science of Reading: Why Didn’t We Learn What We Needed to Know in College?

How to Use Sound Walls to Transform Reading Instruction

The Importance of Explicit Reading Instruction

New Year, New Name, Same Assessment: What Happened to DIBELS Next?

Equitable Practices in Assessment, Grading, and Reporting in the Time of COVID

The Impact of COVID Learning Loss on Reading Fluency

Our Journey from Dyslexia to Literacy: A Conversation with 'Reversed' Author Lois Letchford

Preparing Educators for Remote Learning Success During an Uncertain Fall: A Conversation with Rick Ferdig

Righting the Wrongs of the Elementary Education System: A Conversation with Education Journalist Natalie Wexler

Retire Your Word Wall: How Sound Walls Support the Science of Reading

Running the Distance and Beating the Odds: Dyslexia Is a Superpower

The Ties Between Social Emotional Learning and Language and Literacy Development

Educator Accountability: Preparing for the Tough Literacy Challenges Faced by English Language Learners

Blended Learning: The Importance of Technology in the Literacy Classroom

Part 2: Visible Learning for Literacy: Maximizing Teacher Impact and Accelerating Student Learning

Part 1: Visible Learning for Literacy: Maximizing Teacher Impact and Accelerating Student Learning

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