Effective literacy instruction looks to support all students through intentional learning. CESA 2 Consultant Kris Statz chats with Lindsay Kemeny, author of the book "7 Mighty Moves," around the world of teaching literacy to teach students not just to memorize patterns, but to follow structured literacy practices.

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Learn more about Lindsay and her Literacy Talks Podcast at lindsaykemeny.com

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Innovative education needs innovative ways to learn. Join us today as CESA 2 Consultant Frank Devereaux chats with Deidre Roemer, Superintendent of the School District of South Milwaukee, and Brian Delgado from Blue Dot Education, about how they've seen students succeed when their schools implement Deeper Learning practices.

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Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15th! Join Language & Culture Senior Director Audrey Lesondak and Heather Robertson-Devine from Books del Sur as they discuss the joys of reading and how important Hispanic authors are to readers across the world.

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With teachers leaving the profession at high rates, schools and districts need to keep their educators and get more college students to enter the education field. CESA 2's Dr. Valerie Schmitz chats with Associate Dean for Teacher Education, Dr. Tom Owenby, to see what the University is doing to help their students get into teaching and stay there, particularly with the UW-Madison Teacher Pledge.

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Resources:

UW-Madison Teacher Pledge - https://tec.education.wisc.edu/teacher-pledge/

Become a Teacher at UW-Madison - https://tec.education.wisc.edu/become-a-teacher-at-uw-madison/

Early Career Teaching Institute (for recent UW-Madison teacher education graduates) - https://place.education.wisc.edu/k12-programs/early-career-teaching-institute/

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Is ChatGPT the end of writing papers as we know it? Will it make school easier or harder? CESA 2 Digital Learning consultant Frank Devereaux talks with the Director of Technology of Beloit Turner and the Superintendent in Norway Jt. 7 on how it's changing the school landscape and what they do in their school districts.

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High school mathematics is failing our students. How do we change our teaching practices to empower students? CESA 2 Math consultant Steven Mijajlovic chats with Steve Leinwand, principal research analyst at the American Institutes for Research, on the challenges current high school math faces and what we can do to bring change for the better.

Visit Steve Leinwand's website: http://steveleinwand.com/

Check out the book Invigorating High School Math: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e13416.aspx

Read Ch. 3 for free and view other free resources: http://steveleinwand.com/publications/

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How have games and VR impacted the classroom so far? Digital Learning consultant Frank Devereaux continues his talk with three experts on specific stories regarding these technologies in the classroom and considerations as we continue implementing new methods of learning. Just us for this 2nd part of the discussion!

Check out part 1: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/uoadhhED2tb

GamestormEDU: https://gamestormedu.com/

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Do games and VR have any place in the classroom? Digital Learning consultant Frank Devereaux discusses with three experts on the current state of educational games and technology in the classroom and where schools can go from here. Join us for part one of this two part series.

Part 2 coming soon!

GamestormEDU: https://gamestormedu.com/

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How can we have students "think" instead of "mimic" in the classroom? Steven Mijajlovic, CESA 2's Mathematics Consultant, interviews Dr. Peter Lilijedahl, Professor of Mathematics Education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, on his research for the best learning environment. This podcast flip your thinking on the ideal classroom and help your students actively think and solve math problems!

Purchase Dr. Lilijedahl's book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics, Grades K–12: https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/publications/

Changing Learning through Illustrative Mathematics: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/9iwDQGD7htb

How can we make learning math fun and engaging! Steven Mijajlovic, CESA 2's Mathematics Consultant and Certified Illustrative Math Facilitator, goes over what makes Illustrative Math the best way to learn ways to apply math in every day settings through problem solving and collaboration. You'll also hear why Steven wanted to become a facilitator and how he hopes Illustrative Math gets implemented in classrooms all around the country.

Illustrative Mathematics Grades 6-12: Virtual Teach & Learn Academy: https://login.myquickreg.com/register/event/event.cfm?eventid=31174

Resources:

Illustrative tasks and other resources by grade level - https://tasks.illustrativemathematics.org/

IM Kendall Hunt Information - https://im.kendallhunt.com/

List of IM Facilitators - https://illustrativemathematics.org/facilitators/

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