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In this episode, we take a fresh look at student teachers.  What has changed over the years, what has not and what works in the current educational climate?

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Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

In this episode, we talk about the three types of parent-teacher conferences and strategies to confidently and comfortably communicate with parents that lead to a positive and productive experience.

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Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

Assigning general academic teachers to special education inclusion classes is now a well-established practice. Some receive training and certification, some don’t. What are the implications for students and teachers? In practice, what works and what doesn’t?

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Danielle “Dani” Foster lives in St. Louis with her daughter and son. She has been teaching for 14 years and in that time she’s taught ECE, 4th and 3rd grade. When she’s not teaching she loves being active outdoors, reading and watching movies.

In theory, we’re committed to reaching all students and leaving none behind. In practice, structural incentives define our priorities and focus. In this episode, we look at some of the strategies we’re considering and reconsidering.

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Dana Cole teaches language arts at a high school in northwest Georgia, just across the state line from Chattanooga, Tennessee. On evenings, weekends, and holidays, she divides her time between her family, the theater, the library, and the internet.

Many of us look forward to the summer education conferences, learning new strategies, discovering new tools, and meeting with old colleagues. In this episode, we talk about making the most of conferences and bringing those insights back to our schools.

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Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

It’s grading season and we took a dive into the rationale for including or excluding formative assessments in our students’ grades.

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Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

Barring another surprise, it’s beginning to look like pandemic teaching and learning is behind us. As the memory of what we did fades, let’s remember what worked very well for some students.

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Thomas D. Whitby is co-author of The Relevant Educator: How Connectedness Empowers Learning. Tom retired from public education after serving 34 years as a secondary English teacher and spent an additional six years as an adjunct professor at St Joseph’s College in NY. He is a co-creator of #Edchat, an award-winning education discussion group on Twitter, blogger of My Island View: Educational, Disconnected Utterances, and recipient of the ISTE “Making IT Happen Award.” He hosts the weekly EdChat Radio.

School leaders have spent the year working to provide the support teachers need to navigate another demanding school year. In this episode, we explore why many teachers still feel insufficiently supported and what we need in the moment.

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Dana Cole teaches language arts at a high school in northwest Georgia, just across the state line from Chattanooga, Tennessee. On evenings, weekends, and holidays, she divides her time between her family, the theater, the library, and the internet.

Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

What happens to teachers and students when our commitment to teaching facts and higher-order thinking becomes unpopular and even unnecessary to succeed in our world?

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Mark Weston Ph.D. has worked at all levels of the educational system — classroom, school, congress, US Dept of education, technology companies and universities. He’s currently an Associate Dean at Georgia Tech.

Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

There is a quiet, narrative out there that it’s the lame, whiny teachers — who should be fired anyway — who are leaving teaching. In fact, some of our most passionate, committed, talented colleagues are hitting the ejector button and bailing out of a field they love. What is the message in the walkout, and are the right people listening?

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Dana Cole teaches language arts at a high school in northwest Georgia, just across the state line from Chattanooga, Tennessee. On evenings, weekends, and holidays, she divides her time between her family, the theater, the library, and the internet.