Classroom Q and A

In case you were still wondering, the answer is yes. There are valid and beneficial uses of social media in education. Listen in as we review some of the best examples.

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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. Shaeley Santiago is an ESL Instructional Coach/Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) for the Ames Community School District in Ames, Iowa. She also teaches ESL endorsement classes at Drake University’s School of Education. Jeremy Hyler is a middle school English teacher at Fulton Middle School in Michigan (U.S.). He is also co-director of the Chippewa River Writing Project, vice-president of The Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar (ATEG) and an author.

Workplace conflict is routine and educators are not exempt. In this episode, we discuss strategies for managing conflicts with colleagues and administrators.

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Todd Franklin is a principal in Great Falls, VA, in the Fairfax County Public School system. He has served as a school-based administrator at both the elementary and middle school levels, and he has been fortunate to work collaboratively with multiple teachers, school administrators, and central office personnel in the field of professional development. Some of those experiences have included leading the Mathematics and Language Arts vertical articulation teams in various schools. Dr. Sanée Bell is a middle school principal and an adjunct professor in Houston, TX.

What are the roles of reading strategies in literacy instruction? Join us as we unpack the fundamentals of effective application of reading strategies.

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Colleen Cruz is a fierce advocate for making rich literacy instruction accessible to every child and the author of The Unstoppable Writing Teacher and Independent Writing. Ross Cooper is the Elementary Principal of T. Baldwin Demarest Elementary School in the Old Tappan School District in Old Tappan, New Jersey, and the coauthor of Hacking Project Based Learning. Lindsey Moses is an associate professor and program coordinator of the M.A. in Literacy Education at Arizona State University. Elaine Miles serves as a Literacy Coach at Estes Hills Elementary School in Chapel Hill, NC as well as being a Hope Street Group fellow.

Discussing race in the classroom poses an array of risks and potential pitfalls. Join us as we look at the common mistakes that derail these conversations and how to avoid them.

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Marian Dingle, a twenty-year educator teaching in Atlanta, Georgia, is pursuing action research on racial identity in mathematics as a Heinemann Fellow. She is a wife and mother of two children in college.

In this segment, we discuss the importance of building meaningful relationships with your students and knowing where to draw the line.

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Jacki Glasper has a 14-year background in education, with a majority of that time as a special educator for students that have mild/moderate disabilities as well as a training specialist. Candace Hines is an Elementary Educator and a Regional Presenter, training teachers across various districts in Tennessee. Adeyemi Stembridge, PhD, is an educational consultant specializing in equity-focused school-improvement. He is a coach and thought-partner to teachers and administrators. Mary Beth Nicklaus is a language arts teacher and reading specialist for Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School in Wisconsin.

Let's talk about one of our worst fears. For one reason or another, we lose control of our classroom. How do we return that class to normal?

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Theresa Staley is a faculty coach and blogger with Learning Sciences International. She

supports teachers and leaders as a stakeholder in Learning Sciences’ Schools for Rigor partnership with the Polk County School District in Lakeland, Florida. Bobson Wong has taught math at New York City public high schools since 2005. He is a three-time recipient of the Math for America Master Teacher Fellowship. Rita Platt is a Nationally Board Certified teacher and is a Library Media Specialist for the St. Croix Falls, SD in Wisconsin. Kevin Parr is a fourth grade teacher in Wenatchee, WA and a 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader.

Join us as we deconstruct the art of teaching good writing with writing frames and writing structures.

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Gretchen Bernabei has taught middle school and high school for 34 years. After earning her B.A. at Southwest Texas State University, she has devoted her professional life to learning, developing, and sharing best practices, particularly through the National Writing Projects. Linda Denstaedt serves on the National Writing Project’s College, Career, and Community Writers Program Leadership Team,

Beth Rimer is the Co-Director of The Ohio Writing Project at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She began her career as a secondary English teacher and now works with K-12 teachers in staff development to support literacy instruction in all subject areas.

School dress codes are perennially controversial. Our guests are frustrated with many of the codes and assert that it's time for us to update our thinking.

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Kelly Wickham Hurst is a 23 year public and private school veteran as both a classroom teacher and an administrator as both a guidance dean and assistant principal. Her blog is Mocha Momma. Jax Morgan is a four-year senior and the Head of Student Body at Stoneleigh-Burnham in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a school defined by diversity and the empowerment of girl's voices. Jennifer Orr is a kindergarten teacher in a Title 1 school in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Previously she has taught 5th, 4th, and 1st graders, as well as her own two daughters. Bill Ivey is Middle School Dean at Stoneleigh-Burnham, a feminist girls boarding and day school for grades 7-12 in Western Massachusetts.

Peer instruction is a powerful teaching strategy that engages and promotes deeper learning. Our guests provide practical tips for working with students as co-teachers.

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Dr. Jennifer Davis Bowman is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati State College. She writes on research-based classroom strategies. Adeyemi Stembridge, PhD, is an educational consultant specializing in equity-focused school-improvement. He is a coach and thought-partner to teachers and administrators. Bobson Wong has taught math at New York City public high schools and is a three-time recipient of the Math for America Master Teacher Fellowship. Starr Sackstein (NBCT) is a certified Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA) and serves at the New York State Director to JEA. She is the author of several books and a blogger.

In this episode, we identify the do's and don'ts of giving students effective feedback about their writing assignments.

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Anabel Gonzalez is currently serving as CTE Instructional Facilitator with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. She previously served as Business Education Teacher, ESL Teacher and Instructional Technology Trainer. Sarah Woodard has taught middle and high school English Language Arts for 23 years and currently teaches concurrent enrollment courses at Collegiate Prep Academy in Denver Public Schools. She serves as a co-director of the Denver Writing Projec. Kim Jaxon is an associate professor of English (Composition & Literacy) at CSU, Chico and the Director of the Northern California Writing. Host Larry Ferlazzo is English and Social Studies at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California.