Better Teaching: Only Stuff That Works

Beanie Geoghegan is the Co-Founder of Freedom in Education and is an advocate for a school that works for every student.

Beanie and I discuss our similar views on explicit instruction and our dissimilar views on other education issues. We also discuss how education makes for strange bedfellows.

Social Media:
X: @Beanie0597

LinkedIn: Claudine (Beanie) Geoghegan

Website/Blog: Beanie's Blog

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

Francie Weinberg, high school counselor, shares how she teaches students SOL principles to increase learning and decrease anxiety.

I always ask guests to share where they can be reached on social media. Francie’s response was, “Not on social media. I need to walk the talk.”

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

Dr. Janae Tovar shares the difficult decision of leaving the classroom mid-year.

It’s very easy to vilify teachers who break a contract and leave their classroom mid-year. After listening to Janae’s story, I hope you are more understanding when a teacher makes that difficult decision, even if it is inconvenient for everyone.

Get in touch with Dr. Tovar:
LinkedIn: @‌Janae Tovar

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

Mark Combes, a veteran of the K-12 publishing space, shares advice for all those aspiring to write their first book.

Mark has collaborated with and supported authors whose books are on your bookshelf. He shares his expertise and wisdom on writing and publishing a book. Having worked with Mark personally, I highly recommend you "have a cup of coffee” with him.

Get in touch with Mark:
X:  Mark Combes (@FloridaBookGeek) on X

LinkedIn:  Mark Combes

Website here.

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

Adam Moler discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various types of artificial intelligence and how he optimizes their application in his school classroom.

AI resources mentioned in this episode:

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI by Ethan Mollick

What Teachers Have to Say- Jacob Carr and Nathan Collins

Get in touch with Adam:
X: @‌moler3031

LinkedIn: @‌adam-moler

Website/blog: Moler Musings

BlueSky: @‌moler3031.bsky.social

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

Andrew Bixler describes the support he received during his initial years as a teacher.

For centuries, craftsmen and artisans have benefited from one-on-one training and support, also known as coaching. Yet, this practice is not as prevalent in teaching, in fact it is nearly non-existent, despite teaching being one of the most complex professions.

Links:
X: @‌MrBixler

LinkedIn: @‌AndrewBixler

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

Dr. Sarah Powell describes her research on teaching students to solve word, or story, problems.

Dr. Powell is a professor at the College of Education, University of Texas Austin. Her primary research focus is identifying the most effective strategies for teaching mathematics to elementary students. Her research provides guidance to teachers in what does work, and what does not work.

Links:
X: @‌sarahpowellphd

Bluesky: @‌sarahpowellphd.bsky.social

Sarah's Website

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

Dr. Sarah Oberle discusses her research on the wider implementation of the Science of Learning and its influence on her classroom and teaching methods.

Links:
X: @‌S_Oberle

BlueSky: [email protected]

LinkedIn: Sarah Oberle, Ed.D.

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

Patrice Bain discusses retrieval practice and why it is important for teachers to know the research that supports it.

Patrice Bain is well-known for her significant role in the "room where it happened." She was not only the key participant but also authored and co-authored three books on the research concerning retrieval practice.

Links:
X: @patricebain1
LinkedIn: Patrice Bain
Powerful Classrooms: Evidence-Informed Strategies and Resources

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In this episode of Thinking Out Loud Zach Groshell and Gene Tavernetti think out loud about the role rehearsal can play in professional development and Instructional Coaching.

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