Classroom Q and A

Common Core standards require students to develop academic and argumentative writing skills. In this segment, we discuss how to teach these skills to English language learners.

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Dr. Vicky Giouroukakis is Professor of Education at Molloy College where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in TESOL, literacy, and English Education and a former NYC high school ENL and English teacher. Dr. Maureen Connolly is a professor in the Secondary Education Program at The College of New Jersey. Before that, she taught English and literacy for 15 years. Tan Huynh is an English language teacher working at Vientiane International School.

The notion of extending the school day or school year is frequently bandied about in education circles. In this episode, unpack the issue and look at the pros and cons.

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For the past 18 years, Christine Brandt has worked for the Tacoma School District. She is currently the principal at Jason Lee Middle School, a high poverty school, which was removed from Washington States low performing school priority list in 2015 and in 2016. Matthew A. Kraft is an assistant professor of education and economics at Brown University. Barry Saide has taught 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade in three different New Jersey school districts and has been teaching for 13 years, the last 11 at Mount Prospect School in Bernards Township.

Learn how community schools provide the support services many students need to succeed academically.

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Dr. JoAnne Ferrara is the associate dean for undergraduate education & professor at Manhattanville College (Westchester, NY). She is the author of several books including co-author of Whole Child, Whole School: Applying Theory to Practice in a Community School. Mark Gaither, an educator for 27 years, has a Master’s degree from Bank Street College of Education and has taught pre-school through sixth grade in nine different school communities. He served as principal for 12 years at Wolfe Street Academy.

Most experienced educators have seen many teaching ideas come and go. Why do some education ideas soar and stick while others fall flat?

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Cathy Beck is currently the Assistant Superintendent in Summit County, CO (Breckenridge). She is the author of Easy and Effective Professional Development. Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski is an elementary teacher in Farmingdale, New York. She is a co-author of the Two Writing Teachers blog and the co-director of the Long Island Writing Project. Co-Director of the Right Question Institute and Co-author of Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions, Dan Rothstein has been working the past five years with thousands of teachers.

Encouraging students to be creative is easier said than done. We've asked our guests to give us some practical strategies.

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Lorena German was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Lawrence, MA. She's a 12-year educator, a writer, and teacher coach. After teaching middle school for eleven years, John Spencer is now a professor of instructional technology at George Fox University. He is also a blogger, writer, and keynote speaker. Laura Gibbs has been teaching fully online courses at the University of Oklahoma since the dawn of time. MythFolklore.net.

It's crystal ball time. I've invited my guests to share their best guesstimates of what school and teaching may look like in the year 2037.

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Matt Renwick is an elementary school principal in Mineral Point, Wisconsin and author of multiple books, including 5 Myths About Classroom Technology: How do we integrate digital tools to truly enhance learning?(ASCD, 2015). Dr. Nancy Sulla is the creator of the Learner-Active, Technology-Infused Classroom and author of the books Students Taking Charge and It's Not What You Teach But How. Diana Laufenberg is a Nationally Board certified Social Studies teacher currently teaching 7th graders in Flagstaff, AZ.

Join us as we explore the best uses and most egregious misuses of taxonomies in the classroom.

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Meghan Everette is a K6 Math Teacher on Special Assignment in Salt Lake City. She is a Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow, Scholastic TopTeaching blogger, and ASCD Influence Leader. Dr. Rebecca Stobaugh is the author of three books on critical thinking, including Assessing Critical Thinking in Middle & High Schools. She is an associate professor at Western Kentucky University. Michael Fisher is a former teacher who is now a full-time author and instructional coach. His latest book is Hacking the Common Core.

Join us as we explore the fundamentals of performance assessments. What are they? Are they more effective?

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Allison Zmuda is going on 17 years as an education consultant specializing in curriculum, assessment and instruction; she co-authored with Bena Kallick Students at the Center: Personalized Learning with Habits of Mind. Bena Kallick is also an international consultant and co-authored with Art Costa books on the Habits of Mind. Mike Kaechele is a Project Based Learning teacher in secondary math and social studies. He also leads PBL workshops as National Faculty for Buck Institute for Education.

Math can be difficult to teach and learn. Our guests offer strategies to make teaching math easier.

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Makeda Brome is currently completing my 7th year as a math teacher at Lincoln Park Academy in Ft. Pierce, Florida. She is also a teacher leader in my school district and a Florida Teacher Leader Fellow for the state. Pia Hansen is the Director of Professional Development for the Math Learning Center. She spends her day with teachers and their students, coaching and nurturing best practices.

What is the role of an ELL student's home language in the classroom? Join us as we discuss.

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Melissa Eddington is in her 17th year of teaching, 15 have been as an ELL teacher. She teaches in a suburban district outside of Columbus, Ohio. Wendi Pillars, NBCT, has been teaching students with English as a second/foreign language needs in grades K-12, both stateside and overseas, for 21 years and author of Visual Notetaking for Educators: A Teacher’s Guide to Student Creativity. Tracey Flores is a PhD candidate in English Education at Arizona State University. She is a former English Language Development and Language Arts teacher who worked in elementary classrooms for eight years.