How Silent Sustained Readers was a gamechanger for this high school English teacher. Steve Gardiner's first assignment as an educator was a challenge. He was responsible for teaching five sections of a class called basic communications.

Our guests and Episode 124 of Class Dismissed spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a teacher great. As a director of English language programs in the United States and overseas, Paul Morin had the opportunity to observe a lot of teachers.

We've seen wellness and mindfulness rooms for students, but this public school decided to create one for their teachers. For more than 30 years Debbi Rakowsky attended to the health and happiness of students.

What if we could use data to determine the best rapper? “Who’s the best rap artist?” This a question that one of Peter Nilsson’s high school students wanted to answer. For most high schoolers, it’s subjective. Is it Kendrick Lamar, Eminem,

The "math person" myth Far too frequently educators hear students say "I'm not a math person." Often, children and even adults convince themselves that they're "built" for other subjects like history or the arts. But Dr.

How do you navigate "fake news" with your students?Let's face it. We live in a politically divided country. President Donald Trump often describes news stories as "fake news." He's listed the New York Times, NBC, ABC, CBS,

Most educators will agree that school is more than just teaching academics. It’s about teaching life lessons that prepare our children for the future.  In fact, we all make thousands of decisions a day. So shouldn't we begin teaching the psychology ...

Softening the blow for new teachers In Episode 118 of Class Dismissed we talk with Chase Mielke about ways new teachers can keep their flame for educating ignited. After a decade of reflection Mielke compiled a list of what he calls his five "Passio...

Cybersecurity Incidents Strike Often A recent report highlighted on EdSurge says a new cybersecurity incident strikes K-12 schools nearly every three days. Now more than ever, school districts are reliant on using computers and servers to store stud...

What is Inquiry-Based Learning? In Episode 116 we talk with Inquiry-Based Learning expert Trevor MacKenzie. MacKenzie has authored two books on the topic and just returned from an Australian Tour in which he was spreading the word about Inquiry-Bas...