Welcome to the very first episode of From Research to Recess! 🎉We, Hillary Statum and Deedee Wills, are so excited to kick things off with you.

In this intro episode, we’re sharing why we started this podcast and what you can expect each week. Our passion is simple: taking educational research and book studies and turning them into real, doable classroom ideas for K-3 teachers (and anyone who loves learning about teaching).

Between the two of us, we’ve got decades of experience—teaching in classrooms, coaching teachers, and blogging about what actually works. We’ll talk about why keeping instruction both research-based and fun matters so much, plus give you a peek into our own backgrounds.

We’re also diving into our first book study, Next Steps in Literacy Instruction, and we’d love for you to read along. Have a topic you’d like us to cover? We want to hear from you!

Whether you’re teaching kindergarten, first, second, or third grade—or you just enjoy exploring new ways to make learning stick—this podcast is here for you.

YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG THE BOOK STUDY (AFFILIATE LINK):

Next STEPS in Literacy Instruction: Connecting Assessments to Effective Interventions Second Edition, New edition

Where can you find us?

• Hilary Statum: https://pencilstopigtails.com/
• Deedee Wills: https://mrswillskindergarten.com/