Brewing Education

As a follow-up to the AI episode, Professor Grinsteinner discusses different prompts teachers can use with AI to help plan effective and engaging lessons. Using AI to Implement Effective Teaching Strategies in Classrooms: Five Strategies, Including Prompts

We don't always have time or money to attend formal professional development; thankfully, informal PD can be just as beneficial. Professor Crossingham leads a discussion about different ways to engage in informal learning.

After hinting at it for weeks, we are finally beginning our discussion on artificial intelligence and its impact on the classroom. We define what AI is and how it's already being used, and then discuss our approach of "cautious optimism" in bringing AI into the classroom rather than banning the technology. Bringing AI to School: Tips for School Leaders Introducing Microsoft Copilot

The professors discuss the importance of including some blank space in your curriculum and physical classroom to promote student creativity and ownership of their learning. We don't want to mess with licensing issues so we don't play the Taylor Swift song in the episode, but yeah it's stuck in our heads too!

This episode is all about growth mindset! We discuss different ideas for establishing and maintaining a growth mindset culture in the classroom.

After months of talking about it we are FINALLY diving in to the World Peace Game. Dr. Sarah Ricks from Dickinson Public Schools joins us to share her experiences facilitating the game and the benefits she has seen in her students. This is the longest episode yet but trust us, it's worth it!! John Hunter TED Talk World Peace Game Website

Summer is a great time for professional development, but many teachers have a complicated relationship with the topic. In this episode we offer some suggestions for maximizing PD opportunities.

Summer break is a time for teachers to rest and recharge. The professors offer some suggestions on doing summer well so you are ready to dive back in come August!

As we wrap up the 2022-2023 school year, the professors talk about different ways to end a course and say good-bye to our students from kindergarten through college. I hear the violin playing the intro of the Vitamin C song...

In this special edition episode, the professors sit down with two Dickinson State students who have just completed their student teaching experience and are approaching the end-of-program celebrations. Logan Egge and Chelsea Wright share their experiences at DSU, their advice for upcoming student teachers, and their plans for the future as they head out into the world. As we bring on more special...

A seemingly simple practice, many educators underestimate the power of setting and communicating lesson objectives. The professors discuss the importance of this practice and share different ideas for doing so effectively.

The professors welcome special guest Dr. Joan Aus to discuss how to support English learners in the classroom. Click here to access the online resource discussed in the episode.

We want students to take ownership of their learning and choose pathways that are best for them, but how can they do so if we don't teach them? This episode introduces the topic of metacognition and how teachers can utilize strategies to help students dive deeper into the learning. The Power of Metacognition in Everyday Life

In this special edition of Brewing Education, five Dickinson State Teacher Education students discuss what they've learned about assessment practices. As promised in the episode, here the list of interviewers/interviewees: Hunter Muffley interviewing Guy Glanville Cooper McGlothlin interviewing Kyah Osse Kristen Steckler interviewing Professor Grinsteinner Kyah Osse interviewing Hunter Muffley...

The professors share the evolution of their late work policies and explain why they now accept work after due dates without penalty. If you believe in a different policy, let us know!

Professor Crossingham takes us through the use of nonlinguistic representations in a classroom--what they are, how to use them, and why they are so powerful!

THE PODCAST HAS A NAME!  Listen as we share how we determined the name of the show, and then stick around as Professor Grinsteinner brings in the topic of flipped classrooms.  You can (hopefully) access the links we discuss in today's show below 👇 Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day Inverting the educational taxonomy (scroll to page 3 in the document)

Professor Crossingham leads a discussion about the importance of  communicating with students' families and ways to do this effectively!

In this episode, the professors talk about the importance of building relationships with students who are online learners and offer some suggestions about ways to do this.

The inaugural episode of <name pending> podcast!  In this episode, Professor Crossingham leads a discussion on how to implement the practice of student conferences in the classroom.