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Unlock the secrets to crafting impactful lesson plans and aligning assessments with the guidance of expert guest Debbie Robertson. Discover how Ashley seeks to refine her organizational skills with insights from senior leadership coach Debbie. Together, they unravel the art of starting with the end in mind, diving into the crucial process of revisiting educational standards. This episode promises to transform your approach to teaching by ensuring lessons are not just effective but deeply aligned with contemporary educational expectations and student needs.

From integrating real-world scenarios into your classroom to making cross-curricular connections, you'll learn innovative strategies that make learning both relatable and robust. We explore how blending subjects like English Language Arts and math can enrich students' understanding and problem-solving abilities. Plus, gain wisdom on effective coaching for educators, with techniques that prioritize understanding coachees' processes before offering guidance. With thoughtful analogies and practical advice, this episode is a treasure trove for teachers and instructional coaches eager to elevate their educational practices.

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Where will I use this in the "real-world"?

If you've ever had a student ask you this, then you might be on the lookout for ways to create more authentic learning experiences in your classroom.

To help, SREB's Leslie Eaves came by to give Ashley some ways to build authenticity into her assignments.

We created a handout to go with the lesson. 

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It's every teacher's biggest challenge: How can we get these students to engage with the material?

In this week's episode, SREB Coach Erin Anderson-Williams stops by the studio to teach Ashley how to better engage her students by considering their cognitive, behavioral and emotional needs.

Download our handout to get an overview of the lesson. 

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In this week's episode, SREB's Jason Adair comes in to coach Ashley in how to ask better questions in class.

Feel free to follow along with our handout or download it later. 

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In our National Literacy Month lesson, we talk about three ways teachers of any subject can help students better understand and utilize the vocabulary words in the class.

No more having students memorize a word for a test before forgetting it forever! SREB Coach Deb Cullen sits down to give us all her proven techniques for helping students build connections between words, create categories and use the words in context.

Make sure to download our handout with a summary and instructions for what we talk about in this episode. 

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Provide feedback on this episode before July 19, 2024, and be entered into a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card. 

In our first ever episode, SREB Instructional Coach Daniel Rock comes into the studio to talk about how writing SPICE-y AI prompts can help teachers take advantage of the free teaching assistant they may not have known they had.

Here are the resources we used in this episode:

1. Our ChatGPT transcript
2. A SPICE Guide and Worksheet for Teachers
3. Daniel's AI Prompt-Writing Cheat Sheet for Teachers

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