Latest Holistic education Podcast Episodes
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 6
Best Practices in Education - May 17, 2024 17:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPart 6- Putting it All Together with Writing! In this series we have discussed all of the elements of learning to read and building comprehension through knowledge building. We put all this together in our writing! In this episode I am joined again by my team teacher, Rebekah Walker. You w...
Part 5- Project Based Learning and Knowledge Building
Best Practices in Education - May 11, 2024 02:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe know that comprehension is built with knowledge building curriculum. We love building knowledge! One really fun way to build knowledge is through project based learning. In this episode Master Teacher, Carly Penny talks about her experience with project based learning and how it builds kno...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 5
Best Practices in Education - May 11, 2024 02:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPart 5- Project Based Learning and Knowledge Building We know that comprehension is built with knowledge building curriculum. We love building knowledge! One really fun way to build knowledge is through project based learning. In this episode Master Teacher, Carly Penny talks about her exper...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 4
Best Practices in Education - May 03, 2024 20:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPart 4- Comprehension Through Knowledge Building Curriculum with Equity in Mind! The science of reading has taught us that students build comprehension through knowledge building. We went searching for a knowledge building curriculum that we wanted to use. In our search, we made equity a hig...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 3
Best Practices in Education - April 26, 2024 17:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPart 3- Phonics and Intervention with UFLI Every good science of reading program needs a strong phonics program that is explicit and systematic. It also requires intervention work. In this episode, we discuss how we use UFLI as a tool to teach phonics according to the science of reading and O...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 2
Best Practices in Education - April 19, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn the second episode in our series on the Science of Reading we discuss assessment. Odyssey moved away from Fountas and Pinnell assessment and adopted Acadience this year! The difference has been amazing! Please enjoy listening to us explain why and how it works! Use this link to learn mor...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 1
Best Practices in Education - January 05, 2024 17:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOdyssey Elementary Director Robin Skeen takes on a six part series of the science of reading and how it can be applied in the classroom and beyond. Part 1 is an introduction and overview of the program. Support the Show.
AVL Rise - Building Literacy and Reimagining the Classroom
Best Practices in Education - July 15, 2022 18:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe close out the third season of Best Practices in Education with special guests from AVL Rise, a peer-to-peer literacy and mentorship program based in Asheville, North Carolina, which is funded through OpenDoors Asheville. Program Director, David Kennedy, a Jamaican native, is a father, creati...
Game Design and Curricular Implementation
Best Practices in Education - June 24, 2022 19:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsGuest Host Elijah Allred is back to interview Intermediate teacher, Kylie Hulver. In this episode, Kylie talks about game design and how to create moments of joy and movement in the classroom, while building gross motor skills and mental acuity for your students. Support the Show.
Training Spiritual Warriors: Secular Pathways to Development in Intermediate Classrooms
Best Practices in Education - April 22, 2022 20:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIntermediate Director, Kalyan Volpe, returns to the podcast to talk about his "Spiritual Warrior" intermediate program. Volpe defines spiritual cultivation in his classroom as the individual's attunement to their inner landscape and translating the information and knowledge taken from that attun...
Sign Language in the Classroom
Best Practices in Education - March 12, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKindergarten teacher Samantha Sole shares about her journey to integrate sign language into the kindergarten classroom. Supporting students in using movement to communicate opens up new pathways in the brain for communication and understanding, and builds empathy for difference. Support the Show.
Student Feedback in the HS Classroom
Best Practices in Education - February 11, 2022 15:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsOdyssey High math teacher, Grant Yost, reflects on why he prioritizes getting feedback from his students throughout the semester. He shares the strategies he uses to both elicit honest responses from students, as well as how to set clear boundaries about what feedback can and can't change about ...
Settling and Energizing Students
Best Practices in Education - January 14, 2022 19:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratings5th and 6th grade teacher, Kylie Hulver, talks about how to successfully settle and energize in the classroom. She uses silence and breath to support students in developing self-regulation. She uses energizers to teach skills that are translatable to content. Plug in to listen to the conversati...
Partnerships: Bringing Community Support into the Classroom
Best Practices in Education - December 17, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTeachers often report feeling unsupported and financially challenged when seeking opportunities for their students. First and second grade teacher, Barbi Brittain, shares how cultivating community support can bring new opportunities to the classroom. An outside-the-box thinker, Barbi encourages ...
Teacher as Trickster in the Classroom
Best Practices in Education - December 10, 2021 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWhat does it mean to act in the role of teacher as (loving) antagonist? Intermediate Language Arts teacher Elijah Allred answers random questions offered by students. We laugh a lot. And we get into a deep conversation about how when teachers challenge their students, when they play the mischiev...
Teaching Reading Comprehension in the Kindergarten Class
Best Practices in Education - November 12, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKindergarten teacher, Shirley Rotolo, talks about strategies to increase reading comprehension in students. She explores research based method from a practical standpoint, integrating Orton-Gillingham inspired practices with other strategies to get the best outcomes for her students. Support th...
Working with Your Child's Unique Gifts - a conversation with Priya Wong
Conscious Families - November 08, 2021 22:00 - 32 minutesThis month's conversation is with Priya Wong who has over 40 years of diverse experience in public education in addition to being both a parent and grandparent. Her interest in innovative education was sparked by the Education for Life schools and she took these principles to charter school educ...
The Wonders of Bird Watching
Best Practices in Education - November 05, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHigh School Science Teacher Andrew Rabin encourages science teachers of all ages to engage their students in bird watching. An experiential activity that brings core elements of science alive, birdwatching is fun, challenging, rewarding, and can be done without a significant cost to the classroo...
Welcome to Season 3! Let's Talk Learning Paths
Best Practices in Education - October 15, 2021 14:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsElementary Program Director Robin Skeen talks to us about creating learning paths in the classroom. We'll get a quick how to and learn some resources to get started. A bonus: these paths provide teachers with the opportunity to move smoothly between remote and on site learning! Support the Show.
Conscious Parenting and Personal Growth - conversation with Gita Matlock
Conscious Families - October 12, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutesThis month our conversation is with Gita Matlock, mother of 2, who resides with her family at Ananda Village, the spiritual community in Northern California where she was born and raised. She attended the Living Wisdom School where her children are now students and serves on the Board of Directo...
Conscious Parenting and Personal Growth - a conversation with Gita Matlock
Conscious Families - October 12, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutesThis month our conversation is with Gita Matlock, mother of 2, who resides with her family at Ananda Village, the spiritual community in Northern California where she was born and raised. She attended the Living Wisdom School where her children are now students and serves on the Board of Directo...
Teaching a Life Cycle Analysis Project in High School Science
Best Practices in Education - September 17, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTeaching students to become systems thinkers is a priority for high school scienc teacher, Andrew Rabin. In this episode, the last episode of Season Two, Andrew walks us through how to teach a life cycle analysis project in high school, what processes he uses, and what the value of this kind of...
Loving Boundaries and Working with Challenges - a conversation with Gary McSweeney
Conscious Families - September 13, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutesThis month's conversation is with Gary McSweeney, an Education for Life middle school teacher who has spent the last 20 years with the Living Wisdom School in Palo Alto. He is also the parent of a Living Wisdom School graduate who has since become an Education for Life teacher himself as well as...
Teaching Cultural Art
Best Practices in Education - September 10, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsKindergarten teacher, Shirley Rotolo, uses cultural art to support her students in engaging their creativity and passion. She talks about ways to include cultural art during thematic units, creating pottery, visual art, and other 3-D sculptures to build curiosity about our diverse world. Suppo...
Nurturing Your Child's Spirit - a conversation with Helen Purcell
Conscious Families - August 12, 2021 19:00 - 41 minutesThis month's conversation is with Helen Purcell, director of the Living Wisdom School in Palo Alto, California. Helen is veteran educator with over 40 years of teaching experience as well as mother of two grown children. Helen was part of the first team to spread the word about Education for Li...
Parenting Pause #3 - Letting Go of Fear and Worry
Conscious Families - July 26, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes✨Parenting Pause ✨This monthly segment includes inspiration and a short guided centering practice to relax, reset and awaken your highest parenting potential. This month the focus is on letting go of fear and worry and includes a short 10-minute centering practice with deep breathing and visua...
July Parenting Pause - Letting Go of Fear and Worry
Conscious Families - July 26, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes✨Parenting Pause ✨This monthly segment includes inspiration and a short guided centering practice to relax, reset and awaken your highest parenting potential. This month the focus is on letting go of fear and worry and includes a short 10-minute centering practice with deep breathing and visua...
Creating a Positive Learning Environment
Best Practices in Education - July 23, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsHigh School math teacher Grant Yost shares strategies for how to create a positive learning environment. He encourages fellow teachers to assess their own favorite learning spaces and make changes in the classroom with an eye toward calm, creativity, and connection. Support the Show.
Cultivating Consciousness in Daily Life - a conversation with Kshama Kellogg
Conscious Families - July 12, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutesThis month's conversation is with Kshama Kellogg, director of the Living Wisdom High School in Palo Alto California. Kshama is an EFL specialist who has spent the last decade exploring the field of education and consciousness, having taught elementary, middle and high school students. She spent ...
June Parenting Pause - Full Body Relaxation and Centering Practice
Conscious Families - June 21, 2021 23:00 - 15 minutes✨Parenting Pause ✨This monthly segment includes inspiration and a short guided centering practice to relax, reset and awaken your highest parenting potential. This month the focus is on the importance of relaxation and includes a short 10-minute centering practice with full body relaxation to ...
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