By Christopher Salem
A podcast about current issues in education.
Why do we organize our schools into districts anyway? What seems to work in the school district model, and where are there areas for improvement? We’ll talk about this and more in this episode of IAE. Read the original article...
This week we talk about some things in education that have fallen by the wayside in today’s elementary classroom: cursive, school holidays/celebrations, desks and daily oral language. What do you think; are these useful things that need to be brought...
We found a long lost episode in our archives! In this episode, we talk about using Morning Meeting as part of a classroom management system. Hopefully this episode can tide you over until we record some new material next week!...
We’re happy to consult our resident expert on early childhood interventions, Naomi, on all things birth to three. On this episode we talk about what early childhood interventions are and little bit as to how the whole system works before...
This week we’re taking it easy at It’s All Elementary. Join us as we check-in with each other on how our school years are going. Hope all the teachers out there are enjoying the Fall! Make sure and follow us...
It’s All Elementary is (hopefully) going weekly! On this episode, we talk about what it means to have a full inclusion special education model. Our two special education teachers take us through the seemingly daunting laws around Special Education and...
We are very pleased to welcome our first guest host! Steve joins us to talk about the current state of science education in schools. We talk about our own experiences teaching science, as well as discuss current research and new...
Have you heard about the “gamification” of education? In this episode we talk about what that means exactly and how you can make it happen in your classroom. Our discussions centers on Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants and we also...
On this episode, we talk about the Common Core State Standards and what’s the big fuss over them? We dive a little bit into the history of national standards in the United States, dispel some myths over CCSS, talk about...
The second episode of It’s All Elementary is here! We’re off and running with the new school year and we’re talking about ways we’re using technology in the classroom. Follow us on Twitter, Stitcher and/or iTunes. You’ll also hear about...