Every student deserves to feel seen, valued, and free to be themselves, and this week's Heinemann podcast episode explores how educators can make that happen through the power of the arts. Tune in as Rebecca Bellingham and Veronica Scott read the introduction to their new book, The Artful Approach to Exploring Identity and Fostering Belonging. Blending personal stories, creative strategies, and practical tools, the book offers K-8 educators powerful ways to use poetry, music and storytelling to build inclusive connected classrooms. Whether you're looking to deepen identity work or add joy and creativity to your teaching, this episode will leave you inspired.

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In this second episode of our two-part series for early career educators, long-time teacher and author, Berit Gordon, explores practical, compassionate strategies that center both teacher growth and administrator sustainability.

Berit, author of The New Teacher Handbook, highlights how bite-sized professional development and human-centered leadership can shift the culture for new educators and the students they serve. She explains how her book serves as a recipe guide for creating supportive, manageable routines, and why giving yourself and others permission to be good enough is sometimes the most powerful leadership move of all.

If you're invested in teacher retention, this episode is for you. Berit is in conversation with her Heinemann editor, Zoë Ryder White, who opens the conversation.

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In this episode, Berit Gordon dives into the real challenges facing new teachers. A longtime educator in New York City public schools, and author of The New Teacher Handbook: 110 Strategies to Problem-Solve the Hard Parts of Teaching, Berit talks about the daily pressures, emotional strain and hurdles that often push passionate educators to the brink. But she doesn't just name the problem, she offers solutions.

You'll hear strategies for managing behavior, building routines, and protecting your energy when the system feels stacked against you. It's honest, it's hopeful, and it's exactly the kind of conversation new teachers and those who support them need right now. Berit is joined by her editor at Heinemann, Zoe Ryder White, and begins by reflecting on how the teaching profession has changed.

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Today we have another episode in Berit Gordon's series Tips for New Teachers. In this episode, she tackles the challenges of balancing the never-ending tasks and pacing units to finish the year strong by setting firm end dates for your units and prioritizing key concepts. Join us as we explore practical strategies to help you stay focused, maintain your well-being, and end the school year on a high note.

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In this third episode of our three-part series, hosted by author and educator Kelly Gallagher, we press further into the concept of using AI as a writing partner, not a replacement.

Kristina Peterson and Dennis Magliozzi are co-authors of the brand new book, AI in the Writing Workshop. And today alongside Kelly, they explore how their own students have used AI to grow their voices in poetry and personal narrative. Their approach empowers students to gain independence in their writing voice and autonomy in their learning. By sharing real examples from their classroom, Kristina and Dennis demonstrate how to train AI on their rubrics and guide students to prompt for multiple choices with AI feedback. They also encourage students to push back against AI, a strategy that has proven effective as students often feel more comfortable challenging AI feedback than teacher feedback.

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In part two of our special three-part series on AI in the writing workshop, hosted by author and longtime educator Kelly Gallagher, we focus on the rules of using AI in the writing process and how to use it as a student feedback partner. Kelly continues his conversation with Dennis Magliozzi and Kristina Peterson, co-authors of the brand new book AI in the Writing Workshop. Dennis and Kristina have both been teaching high school English since 2008, and they share real-world classroom stories, challenges, and best practices for integrating AI in ways that enhance, not replace, the writing process.

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Are you an English teacher wondering how AI can enhance your classroom? In this episode, we explore the role of AI as a writing partner for students.

Join author and educator Kelly Gallagher as he interviews Dennis Magliozzi and Kristina Peterson, authors of the new book AI in the Writing Workshop: Finding the Write Balance. Dennis and Kristina, seasoned high school English teachers since 2008, share their framework of best practices, exercises, and activities to ethically use AI tools in the high school English classroom.

Kelly Gallagher, author of To Read Stuff You Have to Know Stuff and co-author of 180 Day and 4 Essential Studies, brings his 35 years of teaching experience at Magnolia High School in Anaheim, California to the conversation.

Learn how AI can be ethically integrated into your teaching practices to enhance student engagement and writing skills.

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Berit Gordon is back this week with her tips for new teachers. In this brief yet powerful episode, she talks about spending a few minutes outside of class, observing and engaging with students in informal settings. When students see a teacher engaging with them voluntarily, they feel valued and noticed.

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In this episode, Joseph Rodriguez, author of Youth Scribes, and secondary educator Kristen Biancuzzo, explore how writing classrooms can be spaces where personal experiences shape authentic multimodal expression.

By embracing student identity in writing, they empower young writers to take ownership of their stories and see themselves as part of a larger conversation. 

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Today on the podcast, we're continuing the conversation between Dr. Edmund Adjapong and his mentor, Dr. Chris Emdin. Edmund’s new book, Teach Like an MC: Hip-Hop Pedagogy in the K-12 Classroom is a research-based framework built on the foundation of culturally-responsive pedagogy that infuses hip-hop culture into content lessons for deeper student engagement.

Chris is the creator of the HipHopEd social media movement. HipHopEd is a multi-platform and cross-curricular initiative with the goal of educating stakeholders in education and related fields about the intersection of hip-hop and education.

Edmund and Chris start this part of the conversation talking about the work of Dr. Maxine Greene, a scholar and thinker who has had a deep influence on both authors. In 2023, Dr. Emdin became the Maxine Greene Chair for Distinguished Contributors to Education.

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