In this episode, Justin Skycak, Chief Quant, Director of Analytics at MathAcademy.com will walk us through some principles of cognitive science and how they can help us think about planning our instruction and planning practice for our students.

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva for a part 2 in which we discuss how Rosenshine’s Principles can influence our instructional planning and decisions.

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In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Nidhi Sachdeva. Dr. Sachdeva will share her expertise around how learning happens, specifically focusing on cognitive load theory, a glimpse into Rosenshine’s principles, and much much more about cognitive science and why teachers should know this information. This is just part 1 and Dr. Sachdeva will be joining us to continue the conversation for a part 2 on turning these theories into instructional practices.

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In this episode, Canadian educator Kim Lockhart will share some of the ways that she has made change in her own practice, but has also helped others to shift, learn, and grow their own knowledge. The road is not always easy, but it’s worth pursuing!

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In this episode, we are joined by Angie Hanlin. Join us for some inspiration as Angie shares how she made change in her classroom, at a school and district level, and as a superintendent. Change is not easy, but it’s possible!

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In this episode, we are joined by 5th grade teacher Sean Morrisey. Sean will share how he increases vocabulary use in his classroom and what he notices about the impact of vocabulary instruction on student comprehension.

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In this episode, Dr. Devin Kearns shares his knowledge around syllabication and morphology and how learning to be flexible is key in learning how to read words. 

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In this episode, we hear from 2 of our very own Cicero teachers, Eilene Grandau and Perri Brinkmeier from Columbus West.  They will be sharing how they began implementing the sentence level strategies that the literacy department has given PD on, how that has started to change the language and writing of their students, and some easy ways to get started with this work in your classroom. (Huge shout out to them for sharing their work!)

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In this episode, Dr. Leslie Laud explains the importance of writing instruction. She shares what ThinkSRSD is and how it can be implemented in a school setting. Dr. Laud also shares how positive self-talk enhances students’ abilities with the process of writing. She shows how the ThinkSRSD process supports students through cycles of writing, and she shares some new studies that demonstrate how writing enhances reading comprehension.

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In this episode, we are acknowledging the advocacy efforts and struggles of those that have raised their voices to help teach all of us about dyslexia.  Jenine Hanson is a Naperville, IL native and has helped her own daughter navigate school as she was diagnosed with dyslexia in her early years. Jenine is also a great example of rolling up her sleeves and doing the work to help support all children through her work in schools and through continuing to advocate in the past with the Dyslexia Action Group of Naperville. Currently, Jenine has closed the group, but continues to advocate and use her voice to bring awareness to parents and community members about evidenced-based practices that belong in schools.

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