To Create Class Culture (3 Secrets) [S2 E44]

Creating strong, safe, and enjoyable class culture is something that takes practice and experience. Here are Marie’s top tips.

classroom management, organization, season twoAmanda CardenasFebruary 18, 2021

To Tackle the Two Big Grading Myths [S2 E43]

Grading doesn’t have to be so life-draining. Here’s how to take control of two major grading myths.

classroom management, lesson planning, season two, teachingAmanda CardenasFebruary 11, 2021

To Celebrate Valentine's Day in the Classroom [S2 E42]

Join us for another collabisode featuring our listener’s favorite ideas for teaching during Valentine’s week!

lesson planning, collabisode, season two, strategiesAmanda CardenasFebruary 2, 2021

To Celebrate Diverse Voices: African American Writers [S2 E41]

Join us as we explore literature, supplementary texts, and memoir from noteworthy African American writers.

diverse voices, season 2Amanda CardenasJanuary 28, 2021Comment

To Share Our Favorite Things [S2 E40]

Amanda & Marie share their favorite things: from recipes and teacher-mom hacks, to vocabulary lesson ideas, to YA novels, we’ll cover everything you asked for!

season two, teachingAmanda CardenasJanuary 20, 2021 Comments

To Pace A Class Period [S2 E39]

Pacing your lesson plans can be tricky, but it can also create a more positive classroom environment. Here are our best practices.

Amanda CardenasJanuary 14, 2021

To Visualize 2021 [S2 E38]

Let’s look ahead as we think about students, curriculum, and our own teacher lives in 2021

season two, planning, curriculum planning, organizationAmanda CardenasJanuary 7, 2021 Comments

To Strive For "Creating Better Humans"

Today we interview one of our own students from Curriculum Rehab about the ways her classroom has been transformed through inquiry.

Amanda CardenasNovember 19, 2020

To Practice Inquiry: Cognitive Apprenticeship [S1 E34]

Today we interview Christopher Butts and Jeffrey Wilhelm about their research, work, and book Planning Powerful Instruction.

essential questions, interview, strategiesAmanda CardenasNovember 11, 2020interview, inquiryComment

To Celebrate Diverse Voices: Indigenous Writers [S1 E33]

From Tommy Orange to Joy Harjo, we take you through a list of phenomenal Indigenous authors to add to your curriculum maps.

diverse voices, lesson planning, poetryAmanda CardenasNovember 5, 2020Comment

To Teach Gratitude [S1 E32]

Let’s explore the ways in which gratitude can bring joy into this trying time of year.

eLearning, lesson planning, freebies, teachingAmanda CardenasOctober 30, 2020strategies, unit

To Get Started with Essential Questions [S1 E31]

Let’s talk to a classroom teacher about the inquiry journey and write some original essential questions together.

essential questions, interview, lesson planningAmanda CardenasOctober 21, 2020interview, inquiry Comment

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