On today’s episode: Author and instructional specialist Miriam Plotinsky joins us to talk about the ideas in her new book, Teach More, Hover Less. Some teachers can’t resist the urge to hover, but even with the best of intentions, hovering can limit the transformative experiences students might otherwise encounter if they are treated as active participants in the learning process. Listen to Miriam, Ed, and Bo chat about teaching more by hovering less.

Topics:

04:30 Hovering, what it is and looks like

07:20 Changing Teacher Education

10:30 Challenging the blank slate theory

13:10 Underlying philosophy of hovering less

16:30 Experimentation in the classroom

18:45 Warm demanders

22:00 Book banning

26:20 Giving kids choices and intrinsic motivation

For more information about Miriam Plotinsky and her work, visit miriamplotinsky.com. Her book, Teach More, Hover Less is available for purchase on Amazon and W.W. Norton.