TLRC podcast series host, Dr. Kripa Sundar, wraps up our exploration of media formats for successfully translating and catalyzing education research into classroom practice by sitting down with cognitive scientist Pooja K. Agarwal, PhD, and veteran K-12 teacher Patrice M. Bain, EdS to look at which platforms have been most effective for this duo, co-authors of the book Powerful Teaching.

* Podcasts recorded under COVID-19 work-from-home conditions. Audio engineering and original music by Jeremiah Glauser.

Dr. Kripa Sundar, our podcast host and learning scientist, goes ‘live’ from our June 2021 precon event at the Digital Learning Annual Conference (DLAC) with Dr. Christopher Harrington of MVLRI and the Institute for Teaching and Leading (i4tl), Dr. Sarojani Mohammed, founder of Ed Research Works, and Cristina Paredes-Murrell - futurist, technology coordinator, and the driving force behind Teachers Who Tech. How do we make education conferences - whether virtual, hybrid, or in-person - more collaborative, creative, and impactful?

* Podcasts recorded under COVID-19 work-from-home conditions. Audio engineering and original music by Jeremiah Glauser.

For episode 5, our esteemed host, learning scientist Dr. Kripa Sundar, talks all things podcasts with Jeff Young, podcast producer and education journalist at EdSurge, and Dr. Christopher Harrington of Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute (MVLRI) and founder of the Institute for Teaching and Leading, which works with schools and districts across the county. Perfect for educators on the go!

* Podcasts recorded under COVID-19 work-from-home conditions. Audio engineering and original music by Jeremiah Glauser.

When the research team at the Center for American Progress discussed ways to translate their findings to quick, actionable, widely accessible media , they hit on a unique solution: Instagram Reels in order to spread the word about barriers and solutions to preparing students of color for the future of work. In episode 4 of this series, Dr. Kripa Sundar discusses this format with former policy analyst and current Director Of Special Projects at Washington Leadership Academy, Ashley Jeffrey - digging into why the way we package content matters. Read the full report on “Preparing Students of Color for the Future Workforce: Lessons From Communities in Indiana and New Mexico” or check out the InstaReels themselves!

* Podcasts recorded under COVID-19 work-from-home conditions. Audio engineering and original music by Jeremiah Glauser.

If you are looking for short and sweet ways to connect educators and researchers around specific topics, look no further than the quick pace of a Twitter Chat. For our third episode, Dr. Kripa Sundar discusses the opportunities and challenges of this media format with Dr. Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel, lecturer in Psychology at the University of Glasgow, and US-based educator, Blake Harvard, an AP Psychology teacher at James Clemens High School in Alabama. As the ‘Effortful Educator,” Blake works to apply cognitive science principles to his own teaching. Listen in if you are an educator trying to implement best practices in the classroom for ways connect with your researcher counterparts in 280 characters or less (or if you are a researcher wanting to share your work). Then join the conversation in the Twitterverse!

* Podcasts recorded under COVID-19 work-from-home conditions. Audio engineering and original music by Jeremiah Glauser.

Keep signing up for webinars that you think ‘should’ attend but struggle to get to after a long day on Zoom? Dr. Kripa Sundar hosts Kristin Harrington, media specialist and ed tech coach at Wadsworth Elementary School in Flagler Schools in Florida, along with Kristin Badger, Media Specialist at Saint Johns County School District and president of the Florida Association for Media in Education (FAME). Listen in for some of the cool and emerging topics that webinars can help us make sense of and what are production tips and tricks for keeping it fresh?

* Podcasts recorded under COVID-19 work-from-home conditions. Audio engineering and original music by Jeremiah Glauser.

How to write so that teachers will listen? In keeping with the TLRC’s mission to eliminate the gap between education research and practice, Dr. Kripa Sundar hosts master teacher/educator Kelly Pearce of Rio Rancho Public Schools and the Teach Plus Network and Tom Berger, Executive Editor of Edutopia for our opening episode of this series. They discuss how to turn your research findings into compelling articles or blog posts that practitioners can quickly understand and turn into action in their schools and classrooms.

* Podcasts recorded under COVID-19 work-from-home conditions. Audio engineering and original music by Jeremiah Glauser.