Integrating Interviews
Interviews can be used as a flexible teaching, learning, and assessment tool in many classes and at any grade level. Colleen and Jill highlight ways to integrate interviews to create …
Grading Hack
The methods of qualitative research apply to grading papers, too. When grading a stack of papers, how do you categorize them by what you notice? Using codes to create different …
Fun and Fundamental
Learning to write is a long process with milestones at each grade level. In this episode Colleen and Jill discuss the fundamentals of learning to write in the lower grades …
The College Prep Course Debate
Which is better, Advanced Placement or Dual Credit? Colleen and Jill debate the merit of offering these types of courses in high schools.
Detachment Predicament
It’s important for teachers to remember that student behaviors are not personal. In this episode, Colleen and Jill reveal 5 reasons why students misbehave and detach in school.
Anti-picks for Summer Reading
In this episode, Colleen and Jill discuss ways to get kids to read over the summer, specifically through trickery.
Risk-Taking & Resiliency
A recent study has shown a drastic drop in risk taking behaviors among teens. This episode unpacks why this is NOT a good thing for kids, and how risk taking …
Language for Learning, Language for Faith
After experiencing “Italian for Survivors” in a high school in Perugia, Italy, Jill realizes that our students back here in the US do not have much exposure to other languages. …
The Walls Tell a Story
In many schools data walls are used to show student progress and achievement. In this episode Colleen and Jill explore the idea of using data walls to show alignment of …
Letters to Saints
Have you ever been surprised by a saint? In this episode Colleen and Jill discuss St. Anthony of Padua and Blessed Carlo Acutis. Those who pray for their intercessions drop …