by Jennifer Gonzalez
Teaching strategies, classroom management, education reform, educational technology -- if it has something to do with teaching, we're talking about it. Jennifer Gonzalez interviews educators, students, administrators and parents about the psychological and social dynamics of school, trade secrets, and other juicy things you'll never learn in a textbook. For more fantastic resources for teachers, visit http://www.cultofpedagogy.com.
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April 13, 2025
<p dir="ltr">We talk a lot about differentiating instruction, measuring growth, and preparing students for the real world, but how do you actually do that in a system still driven by grades? Maybe you need a new model altogether. In this episode, we're exploring an approach to school called competency-based learning. I’m joined by three educators — Susie Bell, Heather Messer, and Beth Blankenship — who show us what this model actually looks like in classrooms. They share real teaching examples, how they assess growth over time, and how the <a href="https://mastery.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mastery Transcript Consortium</a> supports this work.</p> <hr /> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://zearn.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Zearn</a> and <a href= "https://cultofpedagogy.com/everfi" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">EVERFI</a> for sponsoring this episode.</p> <hr /> <p>To read a full transcript of this episode and get more resources on competency-based learning, visit <a href= "https://cultofpedagogy.com/competency-based-learning/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">cultofpedagogy.com/competency-based-learning</a>.</p>
March 30, 2025
<p dir="ltr">Grammar has never been an especially popular area of study, and teaching it has frustrated many English teachers throughout time. It seems like no matter how hard we try, the concepts just don't stick as well as we'd like them to. In this episode, I'm talking to Matthew Johnson, author of the new book Good Grammar: Joyful and Affirming Language Lessons That Work for More Students, about some truly fresh approaches he takes to grammar instruction (I definitely never tried them!). They have worked so well that his students now say grammar is their favorite part of his class — definitely worth a listen! </p> <hr /> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://zearn.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Zearn</a> and <a href= "https://cultofpedagogy.com/everfi" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">EVERFI</a> for sponsoring this episode.</p> <p>And to learn more about Grammar Gap Fillers, go to <a href= "https://cultofpedagogy.com/grammar" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">cultofpedagogy.com/grammar</a>.</p> <hr /> <p>To read Matt's article and get links to his book, visit <a href= "https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/grammar-stinks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cultofpedagogy.com/grammar-stinks/</a>.</p>
March 23, 2025
<p>Research shows that adding physical or hand gestures to a learning experience, especially ones that have some meaning to them, can significantly boost how well students understand and remember the content. </p> <p>-------------------</p> <p>Thanks to <a href= "https://cultofpedagogy.com/classcomposer" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Class Composer</a> for sponsoring this tip. You can find written and video versions of these at <a href= "https://cultofpedagogy.com/edutips">cultofpedagogy.com/edutips</a>.</p>
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