Best Pulse 22.5 Podcasts (2024)

The podcast is on a break this summer because I'm working on a big project. I thought I'd take a few minutes and tell you a little bit about it. More on the project here. Be back soon!!By Jennifer Gonzalez

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Episode 8: Magic 104.1 - Minivan Jam(s)! 1:03:19

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Early '10s

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Episode 7: Magic 104.1 - Larry Grant - Lunchtime Flashback (Vol. 3) 1:19:19

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2000s

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Episode 7: KOMA - Kent Jones - My Three Songs (Vol. 3) 1:02:06

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February 2nd, 2005

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230: What is a Semantic Pulse Survey, and Why Should You Try it? 49:05

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When teachers and students feel heard, the climate of a school just gets better, and semantic pulse surveys can make that happen. In this episode, we'll learn what about this fresh approach to surveying and how teachers and administrators can create their own to gain better insights about the students and teachers they serve. This episode is sponso…

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229: Not Just for Math: A Tiered System of Learning Supports for Any Subject 1:21:20

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You can never have too many ideas for helping struggling students, right? In this episode, you'll get a few more that you may not have tried. My guests are two teachers — learning specialist Sarah Riggs Johnson and math teacher Nate Wolkenhauer — who share their system of strategies that help all students learn better, a kind of pyramid where the o…

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Episode 6: KJ103 - Scholar Brad 35:54

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April 1999

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228: A Conversation About School Choice 50:36

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The rights of parents to choose the best school for their children — also known as school choice — may seem simple on the surface, but it's anything but, and it has the potential to impact teachers and students all over the country. In this episode, I talk with Cara Fitzpatrick, author of The Death of Public School: How Conservatives Won the War Ov…

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Episode 5: KOMA - Scott Walker 30:36

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August 17, 1971

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Episode 4: KJ103 - Mark McCuen 45:45

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September 17, 1988

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227: Two Effective Ways to Teach Annotation 1:05:50

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Annotation can be a powerful way to improve comprehension and increase engagement, but its effectiveness can vary depending on how it's taught. In this episode, two teachers share their classroom-tested approaches to teaching students how to effectively annotate texts: 3rd grade teacher Andrea Castellano and high school English teacher Irene Yannas…

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226: Yes, Your School Librarian Can Do That (and More) 1:07:45

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If your school is lucky enough to have a full-time certified librarian, it's likely they are not being utilized to their full capacity. In fact, yours may be one of a growing number of schools that are eliminating librarians altogether, and that is a terrible idea. In this episode, I sit down with four accomplished librarians — K.C. Boyd, Barbara P…

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225: Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage 58:28

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Many states are seeing record high numbers of teacher turnovers and vacancies. While the problems that caused this shortage have not gone away, there are groups of people who are coming up with some creative ways to address this situation, new and surprisingly affordable pathways for training good, enthusiastic teachers. Two of these programs are O…

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224: Some Thoughts on Teachers Crying in the Classroom 23:07

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Crying in front of your students can be a humiliating experience. Not the kind that happens when you're moved to tears by a poignant story or you react to upsetting news; those moments can actually bond you to your students. It’s the kind that comes from frustration, shame, anger, or loss of control. It might be something you experience as a new te…

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223: Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It 35:01

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It's happened to so many teachers: You teach your heart out. Really just knock it out of the park. Then you ask a question all students should know the answer to … and nothing. What's going on? In this episode, educator and writer Blake Harvard offers four possible explanations for why we get the blank stare, along with four solutions that will hel…

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222: Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools 46:45

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As our student population grows ever more diverse, many schools haven't been quite as successful as they'd like to be when trying to connect with students' families. If current efforts aren't working, it's time we tried a different approach. In this episode I talk with Nawal Qarooni, author of the new book Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations about …

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221: The Photography Project That Showed Teachers Through a New Lens 36:40

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When high school English teacher Dan Tricarico started taking photos of his colleagues, he didn't expect them to create new bonds among his staff. Teachers rarely get an opportunity to have their humanity and uniqueness showcased in this way, but these beautiful portraits do just that — and anyone with a smartphone can do the same thing for the tea…

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220: What do we do about standardized tests? 50:55

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Standardized testing has, without a doubt, created a lot of problems in education, and far too often, our conversations about these problems end in statements like "we need to just get rid of them all" or "Oh well, nothing we can do to change things." In this episode, education researcher Jenn Binis joins me to talk about a different approach to so…

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219: Eight Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024 1:12:27

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It's a brand-new year, and to celebrate the launch of the 10th edition of our Teacher's Guide to Tech, we're exploring 8 tech tools that are worth a look in 2024. I'm joined by my team of ed tech geniuses — Brandie Wright, Lucia Hassell, Kim Darche, and Marnie Diem — to talk about a collection of tools that can make your teaching richer, more effic…

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218: How to Help Students Without Being a Savior 42:45

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As a teacher, you probably find yourself in situations pretty often where you're made aware of a student having needs or challenges that exceed what your school typically offers them. The list of student needs in so many schools is never-ending, and your desire to help meet them is probably pretty strong, too. But attempting to meet these needs on …

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217: How to Talk about Race in Your Classroom 48:43

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Our classrooms have the potential to be spaces where we learn how to have conversations about challenging topics with respect, curiosity, and kindness. Contrary to the voices that say race is not an appropriate topic for school, in this episode we're saying just the opposite. My guests are Matthew Kay, author of the book, Not Light, But Fire: How t…

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216: Your Teachers Need a Win 12:03

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I have no new strategies or tools or books to share with you this week. Nothing new to implement. Just a simple call to action for administrators to start giving your teachers more specific, genuine positive feedback. They need it. Thanks to NoRedInk and The Modern Classrooms Project for sponsoring this episode. You can read this podcast as a post …

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215: Seventeen Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work 1:00:21

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Cooperative learning can be a powerful learning strategy, but only if it works well. In this episode Connie Hamilton, author of Hacking Group Work, returns to the podcast to share 17 small changes you can try that will make group work more effective in your classroom. Thanks to EVERFI and Verizon Innovative Learning HQ for sponsoring this episode. …

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214: Nothing's Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms Classrooms 37:10

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At a time when student behaviors and attitudes seem more troubling than ever before, we may need to approach their behavior in a different way, too. In this episode, Alex Shevrin Venet returns to talk about unconditional positive regard, a philosophy that offers students care no matter what — they don't have to earn it, and nothing they do can make…

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213: Using Learning Stories for Student Reflection 40:21

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Giving students time for reflection on their learning is so good for them: It builds their metacognitive capacity, it teaches them to take agency for their own learning, and it helps them and YOU see more clearly what they have learned and what they need next. But when we have so much other stuff to do, reflection often gets shoved out of the way. …

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212: Untangling the Debate Over Reading Instruction 1:12:54

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When it comes to teaching kids how to read, what is the big debate about? And what does research say we should be doing? In this episode, literacy expert Jen Serravallo and researcher Dr. Kelly Cartwright help us understand the different perspectives on effective reading instruction and what research says teachers and school leaders should be doing…

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211: Supporting Intermediate English Learners in Every Subject 52:43

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Students who have learned enough English to do well socially may still need scaffolding to thrive academically. In this episode, I talk with Tan Huynh and Beth Skelton, authors of the book Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals, about the specific strategies teachers can use to help these learners reach their full potential across the curr…

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Episode 10: Magic 104.1 - Minivan Jam(s) Vol. 2! 53:32

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Episode 9: Magic 104.1 - Steve Shawn and The Magic Man (Vol. 2) 35:27

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Summer 2024 Update: What I'm Working On Over the Break 11:47

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Episode 8: Magic 104.1 - Minivan Jam(s)! 1:03:19

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Episode 7: Magic 104.1 - Larry Grant - Lunchtime Flashback (Vol. 3) 1:19:19

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Episode 7: KOMA - Kent Jones - My Three Songs (Vol. 3) 1:02:06

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230: What is a Semantic Pulse Survey, and Why Should You Try it? 49:05

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229: Not Just for Math: A Tiered System of Learning Supports for Any Subject 1:21:20

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Episode 6: KJ103 - Scholar Brad 35:54

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228: A Conversation About School Choice 50:36

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Episode 5: KOMA - Scott Walker 30:36

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Episode 4: KJ103 - Mark McCuen 45:45

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227: Two Effective Ways to Teach Annotation 1:05:50

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226: Yes, Your School Librarian Can Do That (and More) 1:07:45

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225: Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage 58:28

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224: Some Thoughts on Teachers Crying in the Classroom 23:07

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223: Why Students Give You the Blank Stare, and What to Do About It 35:01

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222: Building Better Collaboration Between Families and Schools 46:45

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221: The Photography Project That Showed Teachers Through a New Lens 36:40

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220: What do we do about standardized tests? 50:55

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219: Eight Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2024 1:12:27

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218: How to Help Students Without Being a Savior 42:45

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217: How to Talk about Race in Your Classroom 48:43

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216: Your Teachers Need a Win 12:03

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215: Seventeen Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work 1:00:21

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214: Nothing's Going to Change My Mind: How Unconditional Positive Regard Transforms Classrooms 37:10

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213: Using Learning Stories for Student Reflection 40:21

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212: Untangling the Debate Over Reading Instruction 1:12:54

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211: Supporting Intermediate English Learners in Every Subject 52:43

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