School of Effective Teaching

In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses the CCSS for Language Arts and shows how the standards change over the 13 years a student is in the K-12 system.  More information about Common Core can be found at www.commoncore.org

In this episode, Dr. Brown introduces common core standards and explains why he thinks they are important.

  In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses Dr. William Daggett's three R's - Rigor, Relevance and Relationships

  In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses the notion of the teacher as a warm demander.  This notion was explained in an article written by Elizabeth Bondy and Dorene Ross and published in Educational Leadership in September 2008. Dr. Brown can be contacted via email at Joe@schoolofeffectiveteaching.com. Dr. Brown's has published an e-book.  It is available at many e-book retailers including Barnes and Noble and itunes.  the book is titled So, You Want to be a Middle School Teacher.

  In this episode, Dr. Brown talks about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and the importance of providing those needs for our students.

In this episode, Dr. Brown talks about the school improvement process. He challenges teachers to try this process. You can follow Dr. Brown on twitter at @DrJosephBrown1 . Check out his e-book So, You Want to Be a Middle School Teacher?

In this episode, Dr. Brown revisits the topic of student engagement, sharing information from the book Creating the Opportunity to Learn by Boykin and Noguera.

In this episode,  Dr. Brown discusses student discipline and the power teachers have to influence and correct some issues. He also talks about social registers and the need to teach students about the social registers.

In this episode, Dr. Brown interviews Vanessa Smith, who is an art teacher. Vanessa discusses the importance of art education and how it helps students develop abstract thinking skills. Vanessa also discusses how art education can complement core curricular studies.   In the podcast Dr. Brown mentioned the Spinning Dancer.  Below is a link to that image via a Wikipedia site.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spinning_Dancer

  In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses his book, now available at various e-book retailers.  He also ties in a lesson for the classroom.   The book can be found at the following retailers. Smashwords Sony  Barnes & Nobles  Kobo  Diesel   Apple    Search for the book in the itunes store

In this episode, Dr. Brown finally posts an interview with Randy Raber, who works as a math coach. They explore the role of a coach, the skills needed to be effective as both a coach and a math teacher. They also discuss the school improvement process.

  In this episode, Dr. Brown shares and discusses a quote about school improvement.   Making a significant progress in improving student learning and closing the achievement gap is a moral responsibility and a real possibility in a relatively short amount of time - two to five years.  It is not children's poverty or race or ethnic background that stands in the way of achievement; it is school practices and policies and beliefs that underlie them and pose the biggest obstacles.   (Data Coach's Guide to Improving Learning for All Students)

In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses the notion of Culturally Relevant Teaching, which he heard about at the AVID Summer Institute.  More information about AVID can be found by clicking here.

In this episode, Dr. Brown interviews Sara Labarbera, who is a Media Specialist. They discuss the role of a media specialist, with emphasis on how a media specialist can support the instructional program in schools. You can check out Mrs. Labarbera's Media website here.

In this episode, Dr. Brown shares his thoughts regarding the recent politcal banter affecting education. In the episode, Dr. Brown mentions the Standford study on Charter Schools. You can link to that study by clicking here. There is also an excellent speech by Diane Rayvitch that is worth reading. You can find that speech here.