Knowledge for Teachers

By: Brendan Lee
  • Summary

  • In the Knowledge for Teachers podcast, host Brendan Lee will be chatting to researchers, teachers and experts about what evidence-informed education is and the nuances involved with actually implementing effective and sustainable school based education.
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Episodes
  • S02E21 - Dr. Nathaniel Swain On Prioritising What Matters: A Deep Dive into the Science of Learning
    Nov 16 2024

    In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Dr. Nathaniel Swain. He returns for the third time and this time it’s to unpack his new book Harnessing the Science of Learning. However, as you will hear, they actually go beyond the book and dig into some of the critical considerations that schools and teachers need to be making. They explore how to make teaching and learning the top priority in your school, reclaiming valuable instructional time often lost to distractions. They also unpack the essential elements of effective literacy and numeracy instruction, going beyond the surface level to understand the importance of a knowledge-rich curriculum, explicit teaching techniques, and structured implementation processes.

    They look at why teaching should be “Fun in the service of learning, not in spite of Learning” and some of the common barriers that school leaders face when initiating change.

    Resources mentioned:

    • Think Forward Educators
    • Bentleigh West PS
    • Riverwood PS
    • Churchill PS
    • Challis Community PS
    • Steve Capp
    • Lyn Stone
    • David Morkunas
    • Core Knowledge Foundation
    • Toni Hattan-Roberts
    • Doug Lemov
    • Tom Sherrington
    • Dr. Zach Groshell
    • Dr. Simon Breakspear
    • Katie Roberts-Hull
    • Helen Hughes

    You can connect with Nathaniel:

    Twitter: @NathanielRSwain

    Facebook

    Linkedin

    Order Nathaniel's book, "Harnessing the Science of Learning"

    Website: www.nathanielswain.com

    You can connect with Brendan:

    Twitter: @learnwithmrlee

    Facebook: @learningwithmrlee

    Website: learnwithlee.net

    Support the Knowledge for Teachers Podcast:

    https://www.patreon.com/KnowledgeforTeachersPodcast

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • S02E20 - Dr. Zach Groshell and Brendan Lee on coaching, culture and change
    Oct 26 2024

    This is the second conversation between Dr. Zach Groshell and Brendan Lee. For those that don’t know, Zach is the host of the Progressively Incorrect Podcast and also the author of Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching. In this episode, they take a deep dive into some of the key considerations that schools need to take when it comes to instructional coaching.

    For this episode, Zach’s four items were:

    • Schools need an instructional focus for coaching to be successful.
    • Coaching is not only about teaching techniques, but also about fostering teacher judgement.
    • Relationships with teachers should not overshadow the goal of coaching
    • Coaching cycles and drop ins don’t need to take all that long

    Brendan’s four points were:

    • Coaches need to shrink the change
    • Coaching should feel like a development process, rather than a judgemental one
    • Participants need to own the problem
    • Get granular with goal setting

    Resources mentioned:

    • Steplab
    • Josh Goodrich - Responsive Coaching
    • Teach Like a Champion
    • Peps Mccrea
    • Jim Knight
    • Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli - Teaching Walkthrus

    You can connect with Zach:

    Twitter: @mrzachg

    Podcast: Progressively Incorrect

    Website: educationrickshaw.com

    You can connect with Brendan:

    Twitter: @learnwithmrlee

    Facebook: @learningwithmrlee

    Website: learnwithlee.net

    Implementing the Science of Learning - For School Leaders

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    Support the Knowledge for Teachers Podcast:

    https://www.patreon.com/KnowledgeforTeachersPodcast

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • S02E19 - Professor Nancy Jordan on Number Sense, Early Numeracy Screeners and Fractions
    Oct 12 2024

    In this episode, Brendan Lee speaks with Professor Nancy Jordan. She has been at the forefront of all things to do with early numeracy research including looking at screeners and intervention. Many of you come from the science of reading world and are fans of Scarborough’s Reading Rope, Nancy and colleagues have put together a Number Sense one! I’ve popped the citation in the show notes.

    Throughout this conversation she delves into what number sense is, why it’s important, how we can develop it and how to assess it. Nancy also covers the role of manipulatives and the transition to understanding fractions.

    Resources mentioned:

    • SENS: Screener for Early Number Sense
    • Number Sense Interventions
    • Jordan, N. C., Devlin, B. L., & Botello, M. (2022). Core foundations of early mathematics: refining the number sense framework. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 46, 101181.
    • ICME
    • Ginsburg, Greenes, & Balfanz - Big Math for Little Kids
    • Bob Siegler
    • Nora Newcomb
    • Chelsea Cutting.
    • What Works Clearinghouse

    You can connect with Nancy:

    Twitter: @Dr_nancyjordan

    Email: njordan@udel.edu

    Website: https://sites.google.com/a/udel.edu/nancy-jordan/

    You can connect with Brendan:

    Twitter: @learnwithmrlee

    Facebook: @learningwithmrlee

    Website: learnwithlee.net

    Support the Knowledge for Teachers Podcast:

    https://www.patreon.com/KnowledgeforTeachersPodcast

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    1 hr and 9 mins

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