Think or Thwim

Jamie, a professional drummer and Math teacher, discusses his student-centered approach to the rules of exponents, in which he focuses on their purpose so that students can better understand their logic. Jamie grounds his lesson in respect for the scholar, dignity for the process, and love for humanity expressed through Mathematics. He understands the average student's math anxiety and presents an antidote for the fear of math.

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Costa discusses his multi-day history lesson on World War I, in which he weaves together lecture, discussion, film, and poetry to address the Essential Question: Why did the soldiers continue to fight and die a purposeless, un-winnable war? Costa grounds his lesson in  human emotions and motivations to elicit deep critical thinking by scholars as they investigate, analyze, discuss, and generate personal and plausible responses to the essential question.

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In this episode, Natalie highlights the benefits of cognitive coaching for teachers and school leaders, and discusses the organic nature of this community of practice group of life-long  learners.  

In this episode, Briana Torres walks us through a collaborative service-learning  project based on the principles of YPAR- Youth Participatory Action Research.

Jenna Kamp speaks with Kat Magill, Founder and Executive Director of Say Word!,  about authenticity, vulnerability, and the inner resources we cultivate on our paths to self-actualization in her SEL (socio-emotional learning) lesson, "Stepping Stones."