Ed Talk with Dr. Bob Bravo

Smarter Balanced Assessments have arrived in Educational Service Center, South. What influence will 21st century testing have on our classrooms and our students? Join ESC South's Chris Cassidy and Elmer Choe as they discuss these and other matters with Bandini ES Principal, Robert Fenton, and Testing Branch Specialist, Moses Jorge. Opening and closing music "Poco a Poco" by José Coaro Fumero (lyrics), Luis Tejada (arrangement), and Tanya Avelleyra (lead vocalist).

What does it mean to achieve Natuonal Board certification? Dr. Bravo discusses the road to National board recognition with Teary August and Oscar Espinoza.  Opening and closing music "Poco a Poco" by José Coaro Fumero (lyrics), Luis Tejada (arrangement), and Tanya Avelleyra (lead vocalist).

How can taking the DIBELS assessment today prevent reading difficulties tomorrow? Join with us, as Dr. Bravo, Chris Cassidy, Lisa Saldivar and Dayna Wells discuss the possibilities. Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Interviewers become interviewees, as Dr. Bravo discusses journalism with Donn Cottom, advisor to South East High School's Jaguar Times, and five promising young journalists. Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

What’s it like to be part of a school-wide writing revolution? Find out as Dr. Bravo joins Tanya Avelleyra, Heidie Hoffman, and Mary Anne Tippin as they share their thoughts and tips for using Kelly Gallagher’s practices in the classroom.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Join Dr. Bravo, author and teacher, Kelly Gallagher, and over two-hundred educators for a lively (and live) discussion that ranges from the Common Core State Standards, to the trouble with the five-paragraph essay, to how literature can serve as a rehearsal for life.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

What is it to be gifted? Listen in as Dr. Bravo and Dr. Debbie Dillard provide some surprising answers.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Enjoy Dr. Bravo's conversation with science specialists, Amber McKinney and Keri Porter, as they discuss the connections that link children's books, Trash for Teaching and NASA to the science curriculum.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Dr. Bravo joins history/social studies specialists, Dayna Wells and Emmalee Briggs, to discuss how an incisive understanding of informational text contributes to becoming a successful student and an informed citizen.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Enjoy the conversation as Dr. Bravo and Dr. Laura Schiller, consultant for Teachers College of Columbia University, discuss Units of Study, the need for explicit instruction, and the indispensable role of writing in today’s world.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.