Classroom Q and A

What are the issues, challenges, and concerns that keep principals up at night? How can we manage them? Join us as we check in with three principals from around the nation. @larryferlazzo @SaneeBell @jenschwanke @janatovich @Bamradionetwork Dr. Sanée Bell is a middle school principal and an adjunct professor in Houston, TX. Jen Schwanke is the author of You’re the Principal! Now What? Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders. Schwanke is currently a principal for the Dublin City School District in Dublin, Ohio. Mike Janatovich is the assistant principal of Harmon Middle School in Aurora, OH, and an ASCD Emerging Leader.

Join us as we dispel the myths and misunderstandings around the instructional strategy we call dual immersion. Williams is a senior researcher in New America's Education Policy Program. He founded New America's Dual Language Learners National Work Group. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. Barbara Gottschalk is a language acquisition teacher at Susick Elementary in Warren Consolidated Schools, a public school district in the northern suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. She wrote, Get Money for Your Classroom: Easy Grant Writing Ideas that Work. Elizabeth B. Beltran, M.A. is a Member of the Instructional Leadership Corps; UCR Extension Instructor (CLAD and BILA Courses); Banning Unified School District TOSA for EL and DI Programs.

Student conflict comes with the territory of working with people. Schools and classrooms are no exception. Join us for practical tips on how to de-escalate and manage student conflict. @larryferlazzo @Owl_b_TorresEdu @dannywoo15 @mrkevinparr @Bamradionetwork Jessica Torres is an Elementary assistant principal, doctoral student, lover of Montessori and choice, foodie, mom, wife & connected educator with a passionate love for learning for myself and others. Kevin Parr is a fourth grade teacher in Wenatchee, Washington. He is a 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader. Danny Woo, a middle school science teacher at San Jose Charter Academy in West Covina, California.

There are more instructional strategies than most of us can ever apply. In this segment, we look at some of the most effective strategies that we too often overlook. @larryferlazzo @MsAmberChandler @DrJDavisBowman @MsSalvaC @Bamradionetwork Carol Salva is a high school ESL teacher and co-author of the book Boosting Achievement, Reaching Students with Limited or Minimal Education. Dr. Jennifer Davis Bowman is an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati State College. Amber Chandler is an NBCT middle school ELA teacher, from Hamburg, NY experienced in teaching students from 6 grade through graduate school students. Kathy Glass is the author of Complex Text Decoded: How to Design Lessons and Use Strategies That Target Authentic Texts . She has been in education for more than 25 years.

Can you remember your most magical teaching moment? Let's start the year by recalling our best times and musing about what we can do to create more of them @larryferlazzo @jenschwanke @saradateechur @Ajay460 @TeacherinIowa @Bamradionetwork Amy Sandvold is a teacher in Iowa at Highland Elementary for the Waterloo Community Schools. She has served as both an elementary and middle school principal and has co-authored The Passion-Driven Classroom: A Framework for Teaching and Learning. Anne Jenks is the principal of a TK-5 elementary school in Oxnard, California. Sarah Thomas is a Google Certified Innovator and the founder of the #EduMatch movement. Jen Schwanke is the author of You’re the Principal! Now What? Strategies and Solutions for New School Leaders. Schwanke is currently a principal for the Dublin City School District in Dublin, Ohio.

Video can be a powerful teaching tool when done well. In this segment, we explore the do's and don'ts for using video in the classroom. @larryferlazzo @JGriff_Teach @WordLib @kenhalla @Bamradionetwork Dr. Rebecca Alber is a professor in the education department at UCLA where she trains secondary English teachers. A former high school English teacher, Rebecca is a reading specialist, and a writer and consulting editor at Edutopia. Ken Halla is the eLearning Coordinator for the 10th largest school district in the US. He is the author of Deeper Learning Through Technology: Using the Cloud to Individualize Instruction. Jason Griffith is a PhD Candidate in English Education at Arizona State University and the author of From Me to We: Using Narrative Nonfiction to Broaden Student Perspectives from Routledge.

Teaching writing can be more challenging than it appears on the surface. Join us as we talk about avoiding the biggest mistakes we often make. @larryferlazzo @mazehr @LisaEickholdt @davidwees @Bamradionetwork Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski is an elementary teacher in Farmingdale, New York. She is a co-author of the Two Writing Teachers blog and the co-director of the Long Island Writing Project. Co-author of Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions. Mary Ann Zehr teaches 11th- and 12th-grade English to English-language learners in the District of Columbia Public Schools.Lisa Eickholdt is a college literacy professor and Heinemann author. Her passion is teaching teachers and students about writing.

So many instructional strategies, so little time. Join us for tips on finding the best practices for identifying best practices. @larryferlazzo @davidwees @Bamradionetwork Jill Henry is at the Flintridge Preparatory School in the Los Angeles area. She taught AP Statistics and Problem Based Algebra II, and serves as the curriculum coordinator for the math department. David Wees is a formative assessment specialist for New Visions for Public Schools. He has 25 years experience in education and has taught in NYC, London, Bangkok, and Vancouver and currently works remotely from his island paradise of Denman Island, British Columbia writing curriculum.

What are ethnic studies classes? Why do they matter? Why are they so controversial? @larryferlazzo @Librotraficante @Bamradionetwork Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath is an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of San Francisco. She is author of the book, Social Studies, Literacy, and Social Justice in the Common Core Classroom: A Guide for Teachers. Tony Diaz, El Librotraficante, founded Nuestra Palabra: Latino Writers Having Their Say in 1998. He is the leader of the Librotraficantes-champions of Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Freedom, and Performance Protest and named the Director of Intercultural Initiatives at Lone Star College-NH.

Most of us know that asking the right questions can be profoundly stimulating to the process of learning. But all question are not created equal. Join us as go searching for strategies for putting more compelling questions in front of our students. @larryferlazzo @JeriAsaro @RothsteinDan @Bamradionetwork Jeri Asaro loves her job as an eighth-grade English teacher. As a former educational writer for www.inspiringteachers.com, she specialized in offering guidelines to novice teachers. Dan Rothstein is the co-director of The Right Question Institute and co-author, Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions and co-author, Partnering with Parents to Ask the Right Questions.

The world of education is arguably changing more rapidly than ever before in history. What are the most exciting developments in education today? @larryferlazzo @sarahdateechur @drtriciahyun @Bamradionetwork Tricia Hyun teaches 7th grade ELA in the Fullerton School District. She is in her 3rd year with CTA's Instructional Leadership Corp and in her 2nd year with CTA Institute for Teaching's Teacher Think Tanks where the focus is on strength based, teacher driven change. Sarah Thomas is a Google Certified Innovator and the founder of the #EduMatch movement, a project that empowers educators to make global connections across common areas of interest.

Our guests remind us that engaging classroom discussions don't just happen. This episode offers practical, proven strategies for cultivating classroom discussions that yield energetic participation from students. @larryferlazzo @DrYemiS @ritaplatt @Question2Think @Bamradionetwork Jackie Walsh is a consultant and author whose work with educators across the country focuses on improving student engagement and learning through questioning. Jackie’s recentbook is Questioning for Classroom Discussion. Adeyemi Stembridge, PhD is an educational consultant specializing in equity-focused school-improvement. He is a coach and thought-partner to teachers and administrators with an interest in the design of culturally responsive systems and learning experiences for students. Rita Platt is a Nationally Board Certified teacher and is a Library Media Specialist for the St. Croix Falls SD in Wisconsin.

Why we need strategies for expanding SEL training to address issues of race and equity. @larryferlazzo @pcc5th @DeEttaMJones @Bamradionetwork DeEtta Jones is the founder and principal of DeEtta Jones and Associates, a Chicago-based consulting firm that specializes in leveraging culture to enhance individual and organizational performance. Mai Xi Lee is the Director of Social Emotional Learning for Sacramento City Unified School District. Ms. Lee has been an educator for over 20 years. Carla Tantillo Philibert is the founder of Mindful Practices Yoga and author of Everyday SEL & Mindfulness. Peggy Collins taught middle grades for 12 years before joining the Mindful Practices team in 2015. Now, she writes blogs, books, grants and curricula to help teachers and students reach their Social Emotional Learning potential.

Do any of us really understand the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act on English Language Learners? Our guests offer their assessments and projections. @larryferlazzo @tweenteacher @cathypetreebeck @Bamradionetwork Heather Wolpert-Gawron is an award-winning middle school teacher from San Gabriel, CA who is the author of Writing Behind Every Door: Teaching Common Core Writing in the Content Areas. Margo Gottlieb, Ph.D., is co-founder and lead developer for WIDA at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison; her latest book includes Assessing English language learners: Bridges to equity. Cathy Beck is currently the Assistant Superintendent in Summit County, CO (Breckenridge). She is the author of Easy and Effective Professional Development. Sarah Said is the Director of English Learning at Chicago Ridge School District. Sarah manages three different bilingual programs in Arabic, Spanish, and Polish and she has been a teacher, Dean of Curriculum and EL Director.

All teachers are today are supposed to focus on literacy, but how can writing be integrated into math instruction. @larryferlazzo @LindaSDacey @creatingahas @MikeFlynn55 @andrea_m_clar @Bamradionetwork Andrea Clark is a 5th grade teacher at a private school in Austin, Texas. She also has a Master's in STEM Education. Mathematics educator Linda Dacey began as a classroom teacher and now writes professional resource books for teachers. Sandy Atkins is the Owner and Executive Director of Creating AHAs, specializing in the mathematics education and the author of Creating a Language Rich Math Class and Creating Fraction and Decimal AHAs. Mike Flynn is the director of Professional and Graduate Programs in Mathematics at Mount Holyoke College and the author of Beyond Answers: Exploring Mathematical Practices with Young Children.