The Inspirational Educators Podcast

Are you wanting to find ways to increase your students' curiosity, questioning, thinking and collaboration skills? The Inquiry Mindset Method may be just the method for you. No matter what grade level or subject(s) you teach, Inquiry Mindset can mold into your teaching and students' learning. Trevor Mackenzie, a high school teacher, researcher, author, speaker, consultant and master of Inquiry Mindset, teaches us all about this incredible method. Trevor provides us with a concrete framework and how to begin incorporating Inquiry Mindset with your students.

Trevor has four publications: Dive into Inquiry; Inquiry Mindset Elementary Edition; Inquiry Mindset Assessment Edition; and Inquiry Mindset Questions Edition all published by Elevate Books Edu.

Find him on social media at Trev_Mackenzie.

Learn more about Trevor at www.trevormackenize.com.

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Have you ever tried working on something and you just stop? You don't know what it is, but you feel this sudden overwhelm and don't really know how to continue. This is totally normal and I talk about why this happens and 6 ways to push through to get to the next level.

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This interview was so popular, that I had to bring it back! Thinking Classrooms is a dynamic model in which students are collaboratively working together to learn and solve problems. Students are standing around the classroom, working on whiteboards in groups of 3 and problem-solving. Thinking Classrooms was designed to get students to think and as we know students need to think in order to truly learn. In today's episode, Dr. Peter Liljedahl, creator and author of the best-selling book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning, lays out all of the components and highly-researched method to Thinking Classrooms. Every aspect of the model is highly researched to make it the most effective model of learning.

Dr. Peter Liljedahl is a Professor of Mathematics Education in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University and author of the best-selling book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics (Grades K-12): 14 Teaching Practices for Enhancing Learning. Peter is a former high school mathematics teacher who has kept his research interest and activities close to the classroom. He consults regularly with teachers, schools, school districts, and ministries of education on issues of teaching and learning, problem solving, assessment, numeracy, and building thinking classrooms.

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When students aren't on task and misbehaving we automatically think: they just don't care. But there is so much more to it than that. Today, Nancy discusses 3 questions to think about when planning and executing your lessons to make a HUGE difference in student learning and connection.

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Today I chat with Heidi Jane, founder of Droppin' Knowledge with Heidi, about vital foundational reading skills that all teachers need to know. The best part is that all of Heidi's methods and resources are backed by evidence and research. Whether you're a primary teacher or teach older students, all teachers should know these important skills.

Heidi is a former public-school teacher trained in LETRS EC, IMSE Orton-Gillingham, and Top 10 Tools. She is a National Facilitator for LETRS EC.  She has presented at National conferences as well as provided training at the district level.  Heidi is the author of P is for Paint, which is the one and only alphabet book with embedded mnemonics. She is has written and self-published the Decodable Adventure Series books. Heidi is passionate about sharing everything she has learned about teaching reading (the right way) and bridging the gap between research and the classroom.

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There’s no doubt there's a big morale problem in the teacher world. From student behavior to admin problems, teachers are having a hard time being positive. Now whether this is you lately or you feel content, this episode is for you. Today, Nancy talks about 6 actionable ways to boost your morale in and out of the classroom.

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Teaching is a big job! You're faced with so much responsibility, ideas and pressure. In today's episode, Nancy goes over what you can do to simplify your day-to-day and truly enjoy teaching in a simple way. You got this!

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Listen for engaging ways to increase your students' attention span, PLUS the deeper reason your students aren't paying attention.

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In this chat with David Johnson, on his live show, we chatted all things project-based learning. We talked about how to implement project-based learning step-by-step, benefits and how this would look in your classroom.

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Welcome to The Inspirational Educators Podcast! Thank you so much for joining me.

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