Classroom Q and A

In this episode, we explore how colleges of education can help support the ongoing professional development of active k-12 teachers.

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Pia Wong is a teacher education with over 20 years of experience in this field. She focuses on urban teacher preparation. Benjamin Riley is the founder and executive director of Deans for Impact. Previously Ben conducted research on the New Zealand education system, worked as the policy director for a national education nonprofit, and served as deputy attorney general for the State of California. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and J.D. from the Yale Law School.

Our guests share some of their proven best practices for teaching science to English language learnes

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Alicia Johal is currently a middle school science teacher, curriculum resource specialist and a teacher leader for the San Diego Science Project. Maria Montalvo-Balbed is the Director of ELL Professional Learning Programs for Metro RESA in Georgia and she is an ASCD Faculty. She has both teaching and administrative experience. Donna Bennett is a former science teacher. She is currently the STEM Director for Fulton County Schools in Atlanta, GA. She is president of the Georgia Science Supervisors Association and previously worked at Metropolitan Regional Services Agency (Metro RESA) as the K-12 Science Instructional Supervisor.

There is much talk today about the growth mindset, but our guest says there is a lot of confusion about the concept. Learn what a growth mindset is, what it isn't and how to cultivate a growth mindset in your class.

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Eduardo Briceño is the Co-Founder & CEO of Mindset Works, which helps people develop as motivated and effective learners.

When teachers' voices and input are absent from education policy, all stakeholders suffer. Why are teachers still missing from many education policy initiatives?

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Karen Baptiste is always at the core of positive movements by filling the “Opportunity Gap” with equity and access to improve student achievement, teacher effectiveness, school leadership, and self-efficacy. She is a consultant training school leaders, coaches and teachers on how to be a No-nonsense Nurturer.

What should teachers do when forced to work with text books that are boring, out of touch or just plain bad?

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Mary Ann Zehr is in her 4th year as a teacher of history to English-language learners at Wilson High School in the District of Columbia. Previously, she reported on English-language learners for Education Week, a national newspaper about schools. Christopher Lehman is an international speaker, education consultant, and New York Times best-selling author of books for educators, including his newest. Falling in Love with Close Reading (co-authored with Kate Roberts). He supports the study of literacy best practices with schools and organizations across the country and around the world.

In some schools, teacher leadership is merely a title with little significance. Our guests define the qualities of authentic teacher leadership and discuss how to develop effective teacher leaders.

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Aubrie Rojee has been a social studies educator for the past 12 years in Rhode Island, D.C., and Massachusetts and is currently the Educational Leader for Humanities at Medway High School in Medway, Massachusetts. In 2014, she was name an ASCD Emerging Leader. Regie Routman is an educator who works side by side with teachers and administrators in underperforming schools to increase and sustain reading and writing achievement for all students. She is the author of Read, Write, Lead: Breakthrough Strategies for Schoolwide Literacy Success (ASCD, 2014)

Curriculum or technology, which should lead? The answer might surprise you?

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Suzie Boss, education writer and consultant, is the author of several books, including Reinventing Project-Based Learning and Bringing Innovation to School. She is a regular contributor to Edutopia and the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and a member of the Buck Institute for Education National Faculty. Ken Halla is in his 25th year of teaching high school social studies. He has a Ph.D., is a national board certified teacher and the author of the 2015 book "Deeper Learning Through Technology: Using the Cloud to Individualize Technology."

Tune in as we explore the realities of gender in the classroom and the front office.

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Rusul Airubail is a writer on education, teaching and learning. Her work focuses on teacher development and training, English language learners, and pedagogical practices in and out of the classroom. An editor of Medium.com's The Synapse publication on Learning, Teaching and Education. Shanna Peeples is the 2015 National Teacher of the Year from Amarillo, TX where she teaches high school English, is the Dept. Chair and an instructional coach. Megan Allen is a National Board Certified Teacher and the Director of the Master of Arts in Teacher Leadership at Mount Holyoke College in western Massachusetts. She is co-hosts #edugeekchat every 2nd and 4th Thursday.

It's harder to learn from our mistakes if we feel compelled to hide them. In this segment, we talk about creating a climate where sharing mistakes is safe.

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Ekuwah Moses is a Family and Community Engagement Facilitator in Las Vegas, Nevada and works for the Clark County School District. She previously served as a Performance Zone Instructional Coach, Literacy Specialist, Learning Strategist, and elementary classroom teacher. Roxanna Elden is the author of See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers. The book is a practical guide with stories from teachers around the country, including many stories of teacher mistakes.

Julia Thompson is a practicing classroom teacher, a consult, and the author of several books for teachers, including The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide.

The ranks of English Language Learners continue to balloon. Yet many schools and teachers are still unprepared to teach them. Our guests offer strategies and tools.

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Annie Huynh is Director of Curriculum and Assessment at Boys Prep Bronx Elementary School. She is an ESL certified educator and leader who has taught internationally and in Philadelphia. Wendi Pillars is an NBCT teaching veteran of 19 years. A current Global Teaching Fellow, she has taught language learners in K-12, in myriad contexts, and is always seeking creative ways to increase her students' learning.Her first book is Visual Notetaking for Educators.