Morning Duty: A Teacher Podcast

Every question is a learning opportunity. We talk all about how to write better questions and how to support student answers. What should you do when you hear a weak response? What kind of feedback should you give to your students to help solidify their learning? What teacher moves you can make to maximize the rigor and quality of their answers? 

Classroom management is one of the core elements of a classroom and everybody goes through their struggles. For classrooms that look smooth know that key elements have been put in place to minimize management issues. Learn the key elements of great classroom management here in episode 11.

Resist the urge to sit behind your desk. Just kidding... we know you're better than that! But, what should you be doing when your students start working? How purposeful is your circulating? Are you checking in with small groups? Are your students with accommodations using their accommodations? Do you have an exemplar that you are using to evaluate right answers? Once students start working there a...

Back to School Night is an exciting evening. In this episode we discuss what parents are looking for during back to school night and all the things you should do and should avoid when meeting with families.

In this episode we give you the background knowledge needed to execute Bloom's Taxonomy in your planning, lessons, and assessments.

Happy first week of school! In this episode, we cover everything to consider when prepping for the beginning of a new school year. From visual culture to seating charts, family communication to self care, we discuss our favorite tips and tricks to start the year strong. Happy new school year, everyone!

We know that effective routines and procedures are the backbone of strong classroom management. In this episode we breakdown the 4 key components of high quality routines and procedures as well as discussing our favorites in the classroom. We all know that teacher who has excellent routines and procedures and we discuss how you can be that example in your school.

In episode 5 we discuss our favorite projects ever. From exploding volcanoes to searching wikileaks cables to egg drops, we talk about what made these projects great and why our students loved them. This episode builds on our discussion from episode 3 where we discussed projects best practices. Let us know your favorite projects and don't forget to subscribe to The School Bridge Podcast!

Did you know that the average teacher asks 400 questions per day?? In this episode, we dig deep into the questions we ask every day. We start with the three components of questions - the type of question, how it's asked, and our response - and expand into cognitive hierarchies and types of questions. You'll walk away with big picture ideas as well as specific tips you can use in the classroom. Tha...

On this episode, we shine a well-deserved spotlight on projects! When done well, projects can boost engagement, critical thinking, differentiation, and student autonomy. We discuss the best practices for implementing projects and share a few of our favorites along the way.

In this episode we discuss COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES and the best tools and techniques to boost cooperation between students. We dive deep into the best practices of cooperative learning and discuss effective implementation tips and strategies. Thank you for listening to The School Bridge Podcast.

On this episode we discuss unit planning and the 5 most important aspects and things to remember when unit planning. 1. Thinking Holistically About Your Unit. 2. The Foundations of Unit Planning. 3. Including Diverse Perspectives 4. Differentiation and Accommodation. 5. Including Technical Vocab