Latest K-12 teaching Podcast Episodes
Reframing Assessment in Action
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - May 31, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsWrapping up Season 6 with two rockstar teachers who show us what it looks like to reframe Assessment in the classroom. The key to engaging students is not tricky; it's building intrinsic motivation through authentic assessment and grading practices! Tune in as our very own Sam LaFever and Gideon...
Assessment as Evidence of Success
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - May 10, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsWhat are some ways we can reframe assessment? How can we shift toward seeing assessment as evidence of success rather than a "gotcha"? Tune in as Hacking Student Motivation author Tyler Rablin speaks to creating multiple opportunities for students to grow and learn over time. Let's stop focusin...
Shift the Epicenter!
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - April 19, 2024 06:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsMarch Madness and the solar eclipse might be over but the excitement of Spring continues! Tune in to hear from our very own @missluker as she speaks to shifting the epicenter of learning, replicating yourself, and creating more powerful feedback loops. How do we do this & still ensure quality in...
Small Shifts for Big Impact
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - March 01, 2024 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsTune in for our conversation with Dr. Scott McLeod about his 4 Shifts Protocol and how these shifts can help teachers engage in reflection, apply deeper learning principles, and build student agency in their classrooms. As we learn and grow as educators, the 4 Shifts Protocol is intended "to get...
Find an Open Door!
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - February 02, 2024 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsIf the instructional door you chose to open isn't working, find a different door! We can hold high expectations for our students AND meet them where they are at the same time! Tune in as our second married teaching couple, Ken and Kendra Versoi, drop amazing and tangible strategies for effective...
Necessary Condition: Learning TOGETHER
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - December 22, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsGifting our listeners with all things Geoff Krall! Author of one of our favorite books, Necessary Conditions: Teaching Secondary Math with Academic Safety, Quality Tasks, and Effective Facilitation, Geoff speaks to creating academic safety, moving from an emphasis on speed to thoughtfulness, and...
Learning Party, Part 2: All Ages Welcome!
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - December 01, 2023 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsThink that the Science of Learning practices are only for older students? Not true! The learning party invitation can and should be extended to all grades, Kindergarten through 12th. Tune in to our first mini-wave episode of Season 6 to hear how master (and married) St. Vrain Valley teachers, Ar...
Learning is a party; make sure to invite your students!
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - October 13, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsWhy did we all become teachers? Chances are, it's because we love to learn. How can we create and inspire that same love for learning in our students? By magic? No, not with magic at all, but with science. The science of learning allows students to internalize their successes, invest in the outc...
Feedback Part 2: So Nice, We Had to Do It Twice!
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - June 23, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsFeedback is too important to only talk about once! We return to one of our favorite topics with two of our own St. Vrain Valley teachers, @HeatherLea303 and @Janis Vogelsberg, to hear how they model feedback in their classrooms, give explicit instruction around the tricky peer feedback loop, and...
Feedback is Nourishment
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - June 09, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratings"Feedback is not a luxury, it's a necessity; not a means to an end, but an end in itself. It's the purpose of why we teach." If these aren't mic-drop quotes for you, we need to talk! Or you need to for sure read this duo's latest work, Feedback for Continous Improvement in the Classroom. Listen ...
Classrooms, Community, and Collective Efficacy!
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - March 10, 2023 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsOur first mini-wave goes straight to the source...2 classroom teachers right here in St. Vrain! Join us as Altona Middle School's Cleveland Smith and Westview Middle School's Danny Hernandez talk classroom connections, relationships, and building collective efficacy. @SuzannahEvans2 @saeed_sh...
We Love It Here!
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - February 03, 2023 13:35 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsWe Love It Here! Yep, we sure do! Shane and I are loving being behind the mic with Vrain Waves and in this episode, we chat with Clint Pulver, the Undercover Millennial, whose book, I Love It Here, is a must-read for anyone in the business world AND anyone in education.“No significant learning c...
New Year, New Hosts, New Vrain Waves!
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - January 16, 2023 07:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsThe mic has officially been passed to us from Ben Kalb! With the re-launch of the podcast, we are celebrating all things NEW; new year, new students, and new teachers! Our goal is to create inspiration and empowerment for educators, so alongside the giants of education, new hosts Suzy Evans and ...
Grading for Equity with Joe Feldman
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - February 26, 2021 11:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 060: Grading for Equity with Joe Feldman Connect with Joe Feldman Website: https://crescendoedgroup.org/ | Twitter: @JoeCFeldman Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Lindsay Laporte Twitter: @LaPorteLindsay |Oakley Schilling Twitter: @OakleySchi...
Principal Kafele on Transformative Change
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - November 23, 2020 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 059: Principal Kafele on Transformative Change Connect with Principal Kafele Website: https://principalkafele.com/| Twitter: @principalkafele| YouTube: School Leadership Thoughts Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Shane Saeed| Instagram: @fanta...
Dr. John Spencer and the Sporky Food Truck
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - November 09, 2020 11:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 058: John Spencer and the Sporky Food Truck Connect with John Spencer Website: http://www.spencerauthor.com | Twitter: @spencerideas| YouTube: Spencer Videos Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Violet Twitter: @vhchristensen | Ben Twitter: @mrk...
Dr. Katie Martin: Clarity and Purpose during a Pandemic
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - October 26, 2020 10:30 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsKatie Martin is a best selling author, an acclaimed keynote speaker, and a highly sought after educational consultant! Whether you are teaching completely in person, totally virtually, or in a hybrid environment, in this episode we discuss how you can thrive! Connect with Vrain Waves Website: ...
Apollo 13'ing it with Zaretta Hammond
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - May 12, 2020 09:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsConnect with Zaretta Hammond Twitter: @Ready4Rigor | Website: crtandthebrain.com | Book: Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Intro Ryan Holiday, Stillness i...
You're Not Listening with Kate Murphy
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - April 19, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsConnect with Kate Murphy Website: https://www.nytimes.com/by/kate-murphy | Book: You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Intro to Kate Murphy, he...
Coping with Covid: Catlin Tucker on teaching during a Quarantine
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - March 23, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 054: Coping with Covid, with Catlin Tucker As we all try to wrap our heads around the implications the pandemic will have on our students, our communities, our families, and ourselves, we hope to provide some comforting guidance from an expert in remote learning. Catlin Tucker, whose or...
Ending Average with Todd Rose
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - March 09, 2020 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 053: Ending Average with Todd Rose Connect with Todd Rose Website: https://toddrose.com | Twitter: @ltoddrose | Most Recent Book: Dark Horse Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Intro to Todd R...
Aligning Words and Intentions with Mike Anderson
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - February 24, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsAligning Words and Intentions with Mike Anderson Connect with Mike Anderson Website: https://www.leadinggreatlearning.com/| Twitter: @balancedteacher | Most Recent Book: What We Say and How We Say it Matter Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitt...
Live your Excellence with Jimmy Casas
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - February 10, 2020 10:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsConnect with Jimmy Casas Website: https://jimmycasas.com/ | Twitter: @casas_jimmy | Most Recent Book: Culturize Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Jimmy, Intro (00:32) Live your Interview (03:18) ...
The Reshaping of the World with Thomas Friedman
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - January 27, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsConnect with Thomas Friedman Website: www.thomaslfriedman.com | Twitter: @tomfriedman | Most Recent Book: Thank you for Being Late Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Importance of Public Education (05...
Bored and Brilliant with Manoush Zomorodi
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - January 13, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsConnect with Manoush Zomorodi Website: www.manoushz.com | Twitter: @manoushz | Book: Bored and Brilliant Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Manoush’s work (01:08) Note to Self podcast Zig Zag podc...
Knowledge Party with Natalie Wexler
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - December 09, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 048: Knowledge Party with Natalie Wexler Today on Vrain Waves we have an exciting and somewhat earth shaking interview from Natalie Wexler, education journalist and author of The Knowledge Gap. She walks us through the contributing research and education history that led her to write th...
Teach Like an Advertiser with Dr. Lindsay Portnoy
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - November 18, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsTeaching & Advertising (01:30) Episode 5 w/ Pirate Dave Rosie the Riveter / Uncle Sam This Girl Can (02:28) Sport England Missy Elliot, Get Ur Freak On Authenticity over perfection (05:05) Dove Real Beauty campaign Commercial with sketch artist Zaretta Hammond's bo...
The Power of Joyful Teaching: A Compilation
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - November 02, 2019 09:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 048: The Power of Joyful Teaching I know, I know - clips episodes seem overdone, but bear with us… in this show, we went through our interviews to this point and used Dr. Martin Seligman’s PERMA model for happiness to think through how we can be more joyful in our classrooms (and beyon...
The Champions Mind with Dr. Jim Afremow
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - October 21, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 047: Dr. Jim Afremow - The Champion’s Mind Sports psychologist Dr. Jim Afremow joins Vrain Waves to share the importance of cultivating a champion’s mindset in everything you do. There are plenty of parallels between sports and teaching and learning; some of these parallels are useful fo...
Dr. John Medina, Brain Rules
Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education - October 07, 2019 09:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsEpisode 046: Dr. John Medina - Brain Rules We’ve been waiting for years now for the chance to interview Dr. John Medina: Developmental Molecular Biologist, Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and author of Brain Rules, Brain Rules for Baby, Brain Rules...
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