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Teaching Readers with Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen
October 13, 2019 07:30 - 12 minutes - 11 MBToday we’re bringing you a bonus episode with authors Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen. Their latest book, Breathing New Life into Book Clubs is a one-stop resource for starting, improving, and troubleshooting your book clubs. From choosing texts, best approaches for organization, and how to best utilize technology, Sonja and Dana cover it all. In this episode, Sonja and Dana chat with Brett Whitmarsh about the value of book clubs, and how they can become a tool to disrupt the i...
Writing Between the Commas with Martin Brandt
October 10, 2019 07:30 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBHow do you feel about grammar? For many of us, it was a frustrating exercise that has kept writing inaccessible. In Between the Commas: Sentence Instruction That Builds Confident Writers (and Writing Teachers), author Martin Brandt moves the idea of grammar away from the traditional heavy terminology, and helps us better understand the key moves for writing instruction. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ...
The Power of Classroom Talk with Shana Frazin and Katy Wischow
October 03, 2019 07:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBTalking. It’s something most of us do every day, but we didn’t always know how to do it. Today on the podcast we’re discussing the value of teaching talk in the classroom. We’re joined by Shana Frazin and Katie Wischow, co-authors of the new book Unlocking the Power of Classroom Talk: Teaching Kids to Talk with Clarity and Purpose. Shana and Katy passionately believe in the need to help students develop strong talk skills across the school day, in every subject. We started our con...
Unlearning White Language Supremacy with Heinemann Fellow Minjung Pai and Dr. Asao Inoue
September 26, 2019 07:30 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBThis week on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re handing things over to Heinemann Fellow, Minjung Pai. Min teaches fifth and sixth grade in Los Angeles, California. She is committed to equity, inclusion, and progressive education. Min believes that collaboration is at the core of teaching – that working together with students, parents, and teachers can make a significant, powerful, and lasting impact. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...
Letting Students Lead with Their Writing with Heinemann Fellow Brian Melton
September 19, 2019 07:30 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBToday on the podcast, we're handing the podcast over to Heinemann Fellow Brian Melton. Brian currently teaches English and creative writing in Illinois, and oversees a slam poetry team. He believes in the power of conversation and self-reflection, and infuses these values into his practice as an educator and leader. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Infusing Our Days with Creativity with Heinemann Fellow Brian Melton
September 15, 2019 07:30 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBToday on the podcast, we're handing the podcast over to Heinemann Fellow Brian Melton. Brian currently teaches English and creative writing in Illinois, and oversees a slam poetry team. He believes in the power of conversation and self-reflection, and infuses these values into his practice as an educator and leader. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jennifer Serravallo on Developing Reading and Writing Strategies en Español
September 12, 2019 07:30 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBOne of Jennifer Serravallo’s most beloved books, the Reading Strategies Book, is now available in Spanish. But it’s more than a translation, El libro de estrategias de lectura takes Jennifer Serravallo's Reading Strategies Book and turns it into a complete resource for reading instruction in Spanish. This resource has 300+ strategies, including some specially created just for Spanish-language development and all new visuals in Spanish. Jen joins us to talk about the work that went i...
Reflecting Through Writing with Katie Wood Ray and Katherine Bomer
September 05, 2019 07:30 - 29 minutes - 27 MBToday on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re turning things over to Heinemann author and editor Katie Wood Ray as she interviews Katherine Bomer about her development as a writer and educator, and about her forthcoming book, A Teacher’s Guide to Time, Choice, and Response, a part of the Classroom Essentials series. Katherine says that the most important place for a beginning writers to start is with what they know, and what they believe. The rest, she says, is revision. © Heinemann Publis...
Re-Framing Evaluations for Back to School with Tom Marshall
August 29, 2019 07:30 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBHow can we re-frame how principals talks about evaluations and observations with teachers for the start of the new year? Today on the podcast we're speaking with author Tom Marshall. He's written Reclaiming the Principalship: Instructional Leadership Strategies to Engage Your School Community and Focus on Learning. We thought for the beginning of the school year, we should talk to Tom about why it's such a crucial time to be talking about evaluation conversations, observations, and ...
Scaffolding Instruction with Identity Work with Heinemann Fellow Minjung Pai and Dr. Betina Hsieh
August 22, 2019 07:30 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBThis week on the Heinemann Podcast we’re learning about how identity work supports daily instruction, and strengthens our learning communities. To understand this work better, and its impact on teachers, we’re handing this week’s podcast over to Heinemann Fellow, Minjung Pai. Min teaches fifth and sixth grade in Los Angeles, California. She is committed to equity, inclusion, and progressive education. Min believes that collaboration is at the core of teaching – that working togethe...
Steve Leinwand on Re-imagining Math Class
August 01, 2019 07:30 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBIf you could reimagine math instruction, what would you change? Today on the podcast we’re speaking with author Steve Leinwand. Steve’s work revolves around fostering authentic math fluency in students, valuing deep understanding over memorization and speed. By challenging long-held ideas about how math is taught, Steve says we can reimagine instruction that better serves our students. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...
Letter Lessons and First Words with Heidi Anne Mesmer
July 25, 2019 07:30 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBHow does phonics effectively fit within daily classroom instruction? Today on the podcast, we’re joined by author Heidi Anne Mesmer. In her new book, Letter Lessons and First Words, Heidi Anne provides a research-based vision of what lively, engaging phonics instruction can look like, along with practical, classroom-tested tools to make it happen in your classroom. Filled with classroom activities and easy-to-use frameworks, her book is a one-stop shop for phonics instruction. Nel...
Building Routines for Reasoning with Amy Lucenta and Grace Kelemanik
July 22, 2019 07:30 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBHow can we ensure access for all students in the math classroom? Today on the podcast we’re joined by Amy Lucenta and Grace Kelemanik. Amy and Grace are co-authors of Routines for Reasoning: Fostering the Mathematical Practices in All Students. Amy and Grace are big proponents of helping students develop their mathematical thinking and reasoning skills, and say that building routines into math instruction is one way to do that. We started out conversation by asking: “what does rou...
Conferring in Math with Jen Munson, Faith Kwon, and Mary Trinkle
July 18, 2019 07:30 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBWe confer with our students in reading and writing, but why isn’t it as common during math? Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Jen Munson, author of In the Moment, and Faith Kwon and Mary Trinkle, teachers from East Palo Alto California in whose classrooms Jen conducted much of her research for the book. Jen, Faith, and Mary believe that talking to students about their work, while they work, is a powerful way of supporting learning. While conferring in math takes ques from readi...
Subscribe to Beyond the Letters!
July 14, 2019 07:00 - 44 seconds - 702 KBWe hope that you enjoyed season one of Beyond the Letters with Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts! Beyond the Letters is now streaming on its own feed. You can subscribe and leave a review wherever podcasts are found! © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Finding Context in Unexpected Places with Sue O'Connell
July 11, 2019 07:30 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBToday on the podcast we’re speaking with author Sue O’Connell about some key ways to build math fluency. Sue says that many of us were taught math in ways that focused on memorization, and regurgitation. But that doesn’t necessarily lead to deep understanding. To foster true fluency, she says we should start by taking some tips from literature and find ways to contextualize math problems so kids can make sense of them. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art1...
Jennifer Serravallo on Sustaining Comprehension
July 05, 2019 07:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBHow do we sustain comprehension in our students? Today on the podcast we're joined by author Jennifer Serravallo who has been focusing on comprehension. In Complete Comprehension, Jen has put into one resource… materials for assessing, evaluating, and teaching comprehension effectively and efficiently. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Beyond the Letters: Living Openly with M. Colleen Cruz
June 30, 2019 07:30 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBThis week on Beyond the Letters, Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts speak with M. Colleen Cruz about living openly and authentically, and the result of including queer topics and texts in daily curriculum, classroom libraries, and discussions. Colleen was a classroom teacher in general education and inclusive settings before joining the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project where she is Director of Innovation. You can now listen to Beyond the Letters on their own feed, ...
Beyond the Letters: The Power of Representation and Inclusive Curriculum with Harper B. Keenan
June 27, 2019 07:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBThis week on Beyond the Letters, Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts speak with Harper B. Keenan about the importance of having queer representation in our schools, and the great impact that inclusive curriculum can have. Harper currently serves as the Robert Quartermain Professor of Gender & Sexuality Research in Education within the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. He is the founder of the Trans Educators Network, a community building group aimed at ...
Beyond the Letters: Living Authentically with Shamari Reid
June 20, 2019 07:30 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week on Beyond the Letters, Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts speak with Shamari Reid about doing the personal work that leads to fostering safe and inclusive spaces. Shamari is a doctoral candidate in the department of curriculum and teaching at Teachers College, Columbia University. Currently, he is engaged in his dissertation work which explores the agency of Black LGBTQ+ youth in New York City. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pri...
Beyond the Letters: Bringing Theory to Practice with Cody Miller
June 13, 2019 07:30 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBThis week on Beyond the Letters, Kate and Maggie speak with Cody Miller about approachable strategies for bringing theory into practice when it comes to celebrating and supporting LGBTQ+ students. Cody has taught high school English for the past seven years. In addition to teaching, he has developed and lead professional development for teachers on a range of topics including LGBTQ-affirming pedagogies. Read his full bio below! If this is your first time listening to Beyond the Let...
Beyond the Letters: Being a Stronger Ally with shea martin
June 06, 2019 07:30 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBThis week on Beyond the Letters, Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts speak with shea martin about the big impact that small moves can make when it comes to supporting LGBTQ+ students, what it means to be an ally, and more! shea is a lit teacher, consultant, and researcher whose work is rooted in antiracist pedagogy, intersectional feminism, and creating liberatory learning structures for BIPOC students. * As a note to our listeners, please be advised that there is a brief menti...
Preview show: Beyond the Letters with Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts
May 31, 2019 07:30 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBOn this episode of The Heinemann Podcast, we’re excited to bring you Beyond the Letters. Beyond the Letters is a new series hosted by authors Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie-Roberts. In each episode, they interview LGBTQ+ educators about their stories, strategies and practical advice for what it means to truly create inclusive educational spaces for queer youth and educators, alike. In this special preview, Kate and Maggie tell us why they wanted to make this podcast, and what kin...
Breathing New Life into Book Clubs with Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansesn
May 23, 2019 07:30 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBManaging book clubs can be hard, but authors Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen say that when they work, they create a culture of reading unlike anything else, and have the power to bring out the very best in our students. With their newest book, Breathing New Life into Book Clubs: A Practical Guide for Teachers, Sonja and Dana provide dozens of mini sessions that address common roadblocks and strategies to make book clubs work. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at h...
What To Do When Your Book Clubs Just Aren't Working with Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen
May 16, 2019 07:30 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBWhat do you do when you’ve tried book clubs, and they just didn’t work? Today on the Heinemann Podcast we’re joined by Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen, co-authors of “Breathing New Life into Book Clubs.” In a recent article on the Heinemann Medium blog, Sonja and Dana wrote about some of the common roadblocks that teachers encounter when leading book clubs. They say that “organizing clubs, managing them, determining the instruction that students need, and trying to empower stud...
Growing Language and Literacy with Andrea Honigsfeld
May 10, 2019 07:30 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBToday on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re joined by author Andrea Honigsfeld. Andrea’s new book, Growing Language and Literacy: Strategies for English Learners, offers a multi-faceted approach to language instruction. It is based around the five levels of language acquisition identified in the TESOL framework, and emphasizes instructional practices that honor students’ strengths. Filled with student vignettes, work samples, and classroom examples, Growing Language and Literacy provides...
Teacher Appreciation Week Kick-Off!
May 05, 2019 07:30 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBToday on this special edition of the Heinemann Podcast, we’re celebrating the start of Teacher Appreciation Week. We recently asked educators from across the country to share stories of how they found teaching, what inspired them to enter the field, and what continues to motivate them every day. We wanted to share some of those stories with you to celebrate the wide range of experiences teachers hold. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...
The Book Love Foundation Summer Book Club with Penny Kittle
May 02, 2019 07:30 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBIt is never too late to lead a non-reader to reading. This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re joined by Penny Kittle, author of Book Love: Developing Depth, Stamina, and Passion in Adolescent Readers. Book Love is fueled by a passion for reading and the belief that every student deserves to live a rich literary life. Today, we’re talking about the groundwork behind Book Love, its evolution into the Book Love Foundation, and some exciting ways to get involved with the foundatio...
Affective Learning with Heinemann Fellow Minjung Pai and Shakil Choudhury
April 29, 2019 14:37 - 53 minutes - 49 MBThis week on the Heinemann Podcast we’re learning about affective learning and personal identity work in education. To understand this work better, and its impact on teachers, we’re handing this week’s podcast over to Heinemann Fellow, Minjung Pai. Min teaches fifth and sixth grade in Los Angeles, California. She is committed to equity, inclusion, and progressive education. Min believes that collaboration is at the core of teaching – that working together with students, parents, an...
A Novel Approach Read Aloud with Kate Roberts
April 11, 2019 07:45 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBToday on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re excited to bring you a special read aloud episode with author Kate Roberts. In her latest book, A Novel Approach: Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice, Kate takes a close look at both whole-class novels and independent reading and offers us a new balanced approach that leverages the advantages of both. Kate’s interest in the teaching of reading began early on with her father. Hear the story now as Kate reads aloud from A No...
Finding the Right Tools with Towanda Harris
April 04, 2019 07:30 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBThese days, it feels like information overload. So how do we find the right tools for our students' needs? In her new book, The Right Tools: A Guide to Selecting, Evaluating, and Implementing Classroom Resources and Practices, author Towanda Harris lays out a path that teachers and administrators can use to make informed decisions abut what resources and practices they need for the students they teach. Towanda covers how to best assess students, balancing standards, and how to eval...
Reading to Make a Difference with Lester Laminack and Katie Kelly
March 28, 2019 07:45 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBThink back to the last good book you read. Did you visit a new place? Meet new people? Learn a new language? Today on the podcast Lester Laminack and Katie Kelly want students and teachers to learn the ways that reading can change lives. In their new book Reading to Make a Difference, Lester and Katie build a framework for diverse and inclusive literature practices that encourage students to seek out new experiences while also validating their own identities. They write that books...
Understanding Purposeful Talk with Maria Nichols
March 21, 2019 07:45 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBDo you ever stop to consider how meaningful your communication is or think about what we say, and why it matters? Today on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re joined by author Maria Nichols. In her new book “Building Bigger Ideas: A Process for Teaching Purposeful Talk,” Maria drives home the growing importance of purposeful, face-to-face communication. Maria writes that “talk has a purpose – and that purpose is to tackle the unknown… to strategize, to innovate, to problem solve, to const...
Writing Unbound with Tom Newkirk
March 14, 2019 07:45 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBMost of us write every day, but do you remember the last time you created an imaginary world? We all love stories and, as Don Graves showed us, we all have a story to tell. But in schools, the focus is increasingly put on analytical writing. When did fiction writing fall to the side? Today on the Heinemann podcast author Tom Newkirk explores the value of creating worlds through fiction writing. As Tom says, “our minds were made for stories,” so he decided to sit down with high scho...
Fiction Unbound with Tom Newkirk
March 14, 2019 07:45 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBMost of us write every day, but do you remember the last time you created an imaginary world? We all love stories and, as Don Graves showed us, we all have a story to tell. But in schools, the focus of is increasingly put on analytical writing. When did fiction writing fall to the side? Today on the Heinemann podcast author Tom Newkirk explores the value of creating worlds through fiction writing. As Tom says, “our minds were made for stories,” so he decided to sit down with high s...
Teaching Writers to Reflect with Anne Whitney, Colleen McCracken, and Deana Washell
March 07, 2019 08:30 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBWe are, by nature, reflective. We all think back on how a conversation went or maybe how we could do something differently if even another chance, but how do we teach reflection in writing? Today on the podcast, we’re talking with Anne Whitney, Colleen McCracken, and Deana Washell, co-authors of “Teaching Writers to Reflect: Strategies for a More Thoughtful Writing Workshop.” Reflection helps students build their identities as writers, learn what to do when there’s a problem in the...
Modeling Conferences as Conversations: Katie Wood Ray, Jennifer Serravallo, and Carl Anderson
February 28, 2019 18:58 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBToday on the Heinemann Podcast, author and editor Katie Wood Ray interviews Carl Anderson and Jenifer Serravallo, who both recently published two conferring books in Heinemann’s Classroom Essentials Series. Carl’s book, A Teacher’s Guide to Writing Conferences and Jen’s book A Teacher’s Guide to Reading Conferences were both edited by Katie Wood Ray. Katie says that conferring is, without a doubt, the most student-centered practice there is. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privac...
Cornelius Minor on Being Semi-Brave
February 14, 2019 08:45 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBToday on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re continuing our series of conversations with author Cornelius Minor. Today Cornelius is teaching us how to make time for change, and the power of being what he calls “semi-brave.” The ability to be brave, Cornelius says, is not an inherent trait, but rather a skill that is utilized when the time is right. In his book, We Got This, Cornelius says it’s not necessary to be brave every second of every day, but rather in the moments when we are call...
Teaching Digital Literacy with Katie Muhtaris and Kristin Ziemke
February 07, 2019 08:45 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBToday on the Heinemann podcast, we’re joined by Kristin Ziemke and Katie Muhtaris to explore how we can make the most of technology with our students. Kristin and Katie are experts in using digital tools to build learning communities, and are co-authors of Amplify: Digital Teaching and Learning in the K-6 Classroom. They believe that digital literacy is necessary, and must grow from student ownership and creativity. © Heinemann Publishing 2019 See Privacy Policy at https://art19....
A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences with Jennifer Serravallo
January 31, 2019 08:45 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MB“Conferring…” writes author Jennifer Serravallo, “is where the magic happens.” Today on the Heinemann podcast Jen talks about her latest book: A Teacher’s Guide to Reading Conferences, which is part of Heinemann’s new Classroom Essentials series. Jen says that while conferring with readers might seem intimidating or out of reach, it is attainable -and necessary- in every classroom. In A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences, Jen shows us the value behind the responsive nature of ...
Lucy Calkins Reflects on Her Path to Leadership
January 25, 2019 08:45 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBIn her new book, Leading Well, author Lucy Calkins draws on the experience she and her colleagues have shared at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project over the last thirty years. Lucy’s leadership is rooted in her practice of reading and writing workshop instruction, but where did that instruction begin and how was she called to literacy work to become the leader we know today? How has Lucy Calkins nurtured her own culture of continuous study? © Heinemann Publishing 2019 S...
Exploring Identity Work with Heinemann Fellow Minjung Pai
January 17, 2019 08:45 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week on the Heinemann Podcast we’re learning about the importance of personal identity work in education. To understand this work better, and its impact on teachers, we’re handing this week’s podcast over to Heinemann Fellow, Minjung Pai. Min teaches fifth and sixth grade in Los Angeles, California. She is committed to equity, inclusion, and progressive education. Min believes that collaboration is at the core of teaching – that working together with students, parents, and tea...
We Got This Read Aloud with Cornelius Minor Part 2
January 10, 2019 19:24 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB“We learn lots from hero stories, but sometimes they leave out the concrete realities of change,” writes author Cornelius Minor. He goes on to write: “The ‘teacher as superhero’ story can be similarly misleading.” Today on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re exploring the reality of that story. In part two of this special read-aloud series, Cornelius continues reading from the introduction of his new book, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be. If...
Leading Well with Lucy Calkins
January 03, 2019 15:19 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBThis week on the Heinemann podcast, a conversation with author Lucy Calkins on leadership. In Leading Well: Building Schoolwide Excellence in Reading and Writing, Lucy Calkins draws on the transformative work that she and her colleagues at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project have done in partnership with school leaders over the last thirty years. While a school leader should be inspirational, Lucy says leaders need to be much more than that. Lucy says, making monumenta...
Turn & Talk with Ellin Keene, Sara Ahmed, and Linda Rief
December 07, 2018 17:26 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBToday on the podcast, we’re excited to bring you the third conversation in our Turn & Talk series, hosted by author Ellin Keene. If you missed the previous episode, you can listen to it here. Turn & Talk is a celebration of Heinemann’s 40th anniversary, hosting conversations between authors who have written for Heinemann since its early years, and those who are newer authors, bringing their unique perspectives to the table. This series tackles issues facing educators today, like: h...
We Got This Read Aloud with Cornelius Minor Part 1
November 29, 2018 08:15 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBAuthor Cornelius Minor says that no matter how we all got here, we all have a few things in common. For starters, we all want better, and that’s why Cornelius came to education. In a special read-aloud edition of the Heinemann podcast, Cornelius reads from the introduction of his new book; We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be. © Heinemann Publishing 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...
We Got This with Cornelius Minor
November 15, 2018 08:45 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBToday on the Heinemann Podcast, author Cornelius Minor on how the teacher as superhero narrative can be misleading if we don’t spend time with the imperfections that allow us to be human. In his new book, We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to be who our students need us to be, Cornelius crafts a better hero story for the profession of education. He writes: “we are allowed to fail, reflect, improve and try again.” To do this, he says it starts with authentically listening t...
Making Books with Lisa Cleaveland and Katie Wood Ray
November 08, 2018 08:45 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBWhat does it mean to be a writer? And how do we establish routines for our beginning writers? Today on The Heinemann Podcast, co-authors Katie Wood Ray and Lisa Cleaveland on their new book: A Teacher’s Guide to Getting Started with Beginning Writers. In this latest release of the Classroom Essentials Series, Katie Wood Ray guides us through the first days in Lisa’s classroom when writing workshop is a time — everyday— when her students make books. We see step by step how to launc...
Sketchnoting with Tanny McGregor
November 06, 2018 08:45 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBToday on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re learning about creative ways to grow our thinking. Tanny McGregor is the author of Ink and Ideas: Sketchnotes for Engagement, Comprehension, and Thinking. In it, Tanny explains the power behind putting words and pictures together in the method of “sketchnoting.” One of the benefits of sketchnoting is bringing focus and strengthening memory. It also allows for multiple perspectives in the classroom to be represented in authentic and personal way...
Looking Through a Developmental Lens with Susan Engel
November 01, 2018 07:45 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBToday on the Heinemann Podcast, what role does developmental psychology play in teaching? Susan Engel is an educator, psychologist, and author of the new book The Children You Teach. In it, Susan describes the great need for what she calls a “developmental lens." Often feeling out-of-reach to teachers of young children, Susan explains why and how developmental concepts can be easily used in the classroom. © Heinemann Publishing 2018 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...