Teacher Prep with Dr. D

Quick tips and strategies to build an online learning platform for all students across the grade span.  Dr. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler has been teaching online since 1999 and will share her best practices for creating an online space where all students can flourish.

In this interview with district Math coach Louanne Myers you will hear assessment strategies to support K12 students and teachers in planning and teaching.

Our world is increasingly digitally and globally connected. Students need digital and global literacies to participate, collaborate and thrive in 21st century. In order to teach digital/global/new literacies, teachers must have a framework for understanding   and teaching strategies to use.  Learn best practices and research in digital literacy with Dr. Shea Kerhoff, Assistant Professor of Education at University of Missouri-St. Louis and Assistant Editor of the journal English Education. My research focuses on critical, digital, and global literacies.

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In this episode the topic of teacher identity is explored in the context of being an urban educator. Dr. Cheryl Matias author of Feeling White: Whiteness, Emotionality, and Education earned the 2017 Honorable Mention for the Society of Professors of Education shares her research and expertise in this area. Her second book, Surviving Becky(s): Pedagogies for Deconstructing Whiteness and Gender, came out January 2020 and has already been nominated for the AESA book award. Her third book Critical Theoretical Research Methods in Education comes out late 2020. She is a motherscholar of three, including boy-girl twins, an avid Lakers fan, and Bachata ballroom dancer.

When it comes to higher order thinking and problem solving skills think outside the box and include computer science for real life application.  In this interview with Megan Brannon she shares her experiences as a Computer Science teacher for K5

When it comes to math instruction consider your learners and how you can engage them with instruction that is context-embedded and relevant to their lives.  In this interview with Dr. Natalie Pough we will discuss how teachers can create math tasks that meets students where they are at and not where the textbook tells them they should be.

Want to know what to look for in an effective reading program, or how to ensure students are making adequate progress in developing reading skills? In this episode we speak to a reading coach and expert on best practices for student success and what to look for when students are struggling.  

In this episode we interview Dr. Braeden Dickenson an archeologist from the University of Chicago.  Dr. Dickenson has spent the past 11 years investigating the essential question "Did Slaves Build the Pyramids".  He shares with us findings from his last excavation and what we will learn in his latest novel "Why Hollywood Got it Wrong: Professional Builders of Giza". 

If you are looking for ways to get students excited about the content you are teaching, look no further than game-based learning.  In this episode Dr. Faber shares how the excitement of playing games can be transferred into student's working collaboratively to problem solve and think critically about content.  From planning a game in your content area to design the structure that builds on students funds of knowledge, Dr. Farber shares a wealth of research and best practices to get you started with Game-Based Learning. 

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Whether you are a classroom teacher, parent or both the key to success is parent involvement.  Learn the six types of involvement and how you can get connected with your kids or students.