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Erin Paske, a dyslexia tutor and MaryKate Heavey DeSantis, a reading and early childhood literacy specialist, discuss the benefits of using high-interest, decodable chapter books to support struggling readers. They highlight the importance of decodable texts, alternative teaching methods, and early intervention for dyslexia.

Director of Learning and Teaching at College Achieve Patterson, Jasonn Denard, shares how his middle-school students have been inspired and empowered to achieve and compete at the High School level through the SheHeroes program. He is joined by Middle School Science teacher, Melissa Mendizabal, and one of her 7th grade students.   Resources: SheHeroe's mission is to inspire girls to dream big for their futures by offering video profiles of successful women, with a focus on STEM. Our STEM Career Path Curriculum is free for teachers. Explore a sample lesson here Closing the STEM Gap whitepaper   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.

Jennifer Serravallo shares her New York Times bestselling, The Reading Strategies Book, helping listeners implement goal-directed, responsive instruction in every classroom. Jen is a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences and travels throughout the US and Canada to work with teachers and students creating engaging, productive and joyful classrooms.   Resources: Check out our episode sponsor, Activate Learning, for Investigation-Centered, 3-Dimensional Learning Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Flexibility to meet ALL State Standards Literacy Focus: reading, writing, talking, and -science discovery Instructional Design with Teachers in Mind Teacher Edition: lesson plans, discussion questions, differentiation strategies,                      and background information Interactive Digital Edition that integrates with leading LMSs Embedded Content and Pedagogical Support Learn More: Unlocking Young Minds: The Power of Phenomena-Based Science Learning for K-5 Students Unlocking Young Minds: How to Teach Engineering to K-5 Students and Make it Stick Unlocking Young Minds: Giving K-5 Students a Jump Start on STEM Careers   Jennifer Seravallo Connect with Jennifer Serravallo and her store of free stuff! Order The Reading Strategies Book and explore an example strategy page and learning progressions along with the full list of research references Find all of Jennifer Serravallo's books and resources MORE free resources from Jen Jen's own podcast interview with Maryanne Wolf can be found here. Maryanne Wolf's The Power of Reading   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.    

In this podcast, Innovative Educator Alyna Utt shares the amazing hands-on, real-world, and community-driven STEM project accomplished by her students -- and other initiatives that Project Invent fellows are leading in their classrooms to positively impact their communities.   Resources: Learn about bringing Project Invent to your school or community See Project Invent Students' featured projects Download the Project Invent Curriculum Discover the Project Invent Demo Day  national events, where students pitch their ideas for social good and develop their own businesses   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.  

Don Lamison, from the Urban Green Education Project, shares his vision of revolutionizing education across Indonesia and beyond with high-impact resources like Lincoln Learning, and more. You won't want to miss this inspiring conversation!   Resources: Lincoln Learning Solutions offers features core, elective, and credit recovery courses. It provides essential and specialty selections with a consistent design and functionality across subjects and grades.    Connect with Don Lamison on LinkedIn Learn more about Urban Green Education Learn about Green Study   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.

Music Blocks is an Ambie-award-winning podcast that explores how songwriters and composers use sound to express their emotions and share their experiences. Each episode runs about 5 minutes making them ideal for classroom bell work, anticipatory sets and discussion starters or writing prompts. Hear from co-host and producer Rebekah Romberg, and content consultant Carla Aguilar, in this fun and musical interview!   Resources: Moosiko is a comprehensive, differentiated digital platform helping K-12 guitar, ukulele, and modern band programs boost student engagement and increase enrollment. Teachers save time with skill tracking and assessment tools. The mobile-friendly app contains over 400 fun, relevant songs from the 1950s to today. Free teacher and student accounts are available.    Hear more about Moosiko from veteran music teacher, Matthew Hall   Listen to Music Blocks  and finding supporting resources at Colorado Public Radio Check out Music Blocks on 🎧 Apple Music 🎧 Spotify 🎧 YouTube 💬 Have you listened to Music Blocks? Let us know what you thought of it!   An Honest Day's Work episode We Love a Love Story episode   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.

Amanda Christensen, Secondary Social Studies Facilitator from Federal Way School District, shares her journey in crafting an inclusive American History curriculum. She discusses the importance of amplifying diverse voices and making history relatable for students. The curriculum, developed with Educurious, emphasizes project-based learning that engages historically marginalized communities. Amanda highlights the transformative impact on student engagement and ownership of their learning, showcasing that education can truly resonate with every learner.

Shonda Ronen, Illinois Principal's Association 2022 Elementary Principal of the Year, shares how the Classroom Education Plan from QoreInsights supports the needs of her teachers at every level of experience, and in every content area, and has brought data-driven instructions and research-based strategies to the forefront in every classroom.   Resources: The Classroom Education Plan from QoreInsights creates powerful teacher learning experiences. AI uses teacher/student input to match teachers with real-time, targeted research-based strategies; tracks impact on student growth; and guides rich collaboration. Users report high teacher usage, teacher excitement around new strategies, improved teacher practices, and increased student engagement and performance in just 4 weeks of use.   Our recent interview with the Learning Scientist's Dr. Cynthia Nebel   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.  

Curt Minich has been teaching computer science for 31 years. He and three of his students heartily endorse CS Academy from Carnegie Mellon University as the complete package that has allowed them to achieve a level of coding that they hadn't previously imagined.  CS Academy includes consistent hands-on support for teachers, and it's completely free.   Resources: CMU CS Academy is an online, graphics-based computer science curriculum taught in Python provided by Carnegie Mellon University, offering novel, world-class Computer Science education for your classroom —and it’s entirely free.   Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations - fun and free, 1-hour digital Professional Learning for teachers from all content areas and grades levels EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events   

Hear from two educators about how Penda Learning is raising both student engagement and standards mastery in Science, Grades 5-10. Heidi Alves is a former high school biology teacher who now serves as the K-12 science and curriculum specialist. Jeremy Blinn is a Secondary Science Curriculum Specialist.  Personalized learning for all students: struggling readers, ESE students, and ESOL students. Science content has been hand-crafted for NGSS, FL NGSSS, and TX TEKS.   Resources: Learn more about Penda Learning and their semester-long or full academic year pilot opportunity.   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events