One concern with American education is that a student's future can boil down to their ability to do well on exams. In this episode we talk about differentiating assessment and allowing students to demonstrate their learning in other ways.

In Part 2 of the Portrait of a North Dakota Graduate SEL series, we discuss the learner mindset and ways we can encourage this in our classrooms.

As teachers we must meet the needs of all learners. Sometimes we forget about our advanced students. In this episode we talk about different ways to do this beyond just giving students more work.

The first episode of a seven-part SEL series, Professor Crossingham leads a discussion about the importance of knowing and teaching communication skills.

North Dakota Portrait of a Graduate

Most teachers don't like being absent because of the work it takes to make sub plans. In this episode we share some tips and tricks for streamlining this process and ensuring your students are still learning even if you are gone!

It's the time of year when many schools are celebrating homecoming and Spirit Week. In this week's episode, we offer suggestions for teachers and admin to make sure these fun weeks promote a sense of community for ALL students.

Dr. Pam Krueger joins as a special guest this week to discuss the science of reading and how reading instruction is taught to DSU pre-service teachers. Any teacher, elementary or secondary, and anyone with kids needs to listen to this!

In this episode we discuss the research behind planning brain breaks in your lesson plans, and offers ideas that can be used from PreK all the way through higher education!

Teachers too often dread the task of writing rubrics. In this episode we give tips on making this process much simpler and also explain why it's so important to do so for our students!

An important part of curriculum planning is determining priority standards. Professor Crossingham leads a discussion about what these are and how to determine them in your own classroom!