Making learning easier for students is the most empathetic thing you can do for them.

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Teachers often feel ashamed to use the words 'explicit instruction' or 'teacher-led' because they think it makes learning too easy for students. This is a shame because making learning easier is actually the most empathetic thing a teacher can do. Some teachers feel pressure to make learning harder in order to appear cool to outsiders and observers.

Join math professor, Anna Stokke, as she chats with Dr. Zach Groshell. He is an instructional coach and a passionate advocate for evidence-informed teaching. They discuss whether it’s possible to expand working memory, the characteristics of a successful explicit instruction lesson, effective approaches for delivering feedback and more. They also tackle a question sent in by a listener who asked whether teaching math through open-ended problems is effective. This episode will resonate with teachers, parents and anyone interested in education.

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Intro and Outro: Coma Media – Catch it

Podington Bear – Kitten, Camp

Blue Dot Sessions – Tall Harvey, Thannoid, Squirrel Connection

OYStudio – Light Comedy

Lexin Music – Upbeat Documentary

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