Teach The Way They Learn

At Academica Media, we believe that education must go beyond the curriculum. Lily has two new guests this week. From Thelma Louise Gibson Charter School comes Jennifer DeSousa and Yaneisy Abreu to talk about their "boots on the ground' approach to turning around a school, in an underprivileged neighborhood. The Gibson turnaround is a 3 part series, so stay tuned in, for parts 2 and 3 of this incre...

At Academica Media, we believe that education must go beyond the curriculum. That's why this week, Lily has on Major William Tagle to discuss school safety and get his take on: "The Seven Strategies to Keeping Schools Safer" by Bill Ziegler, and posted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) This is part 3 of a 3 part series. School Safety is a core tenant to Academica a...

At Academica Media, we believe that education must go beyond the curriculum. That's why this week, Lily has on Major William Tagle to discuss school safety and get his take on: "The Seven Strategies to Keeping Schools Safer" by Bill Ziegler, and posted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) This is part 2 of a 3 part series. School Safety is a core tenant to Academica a...

At Academica Media, we believe that education must go beyond the curriculum. That's why this week, Lily has on Major William Tagle to discuss school safety and get his take on: "The Seven Strategies to Keeping Schools Safer" by Bill Ziegler, and posted by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) This is part 1 of a 3 part series. School Safety is a core tenant to Academica a...

At Academica Media, we believe that education must go beyond the curriculum. Lily is continuing her interview with two amazing principals from the Academica Network: Carlos Alvarez from the City of Hialeah Educational Academy and Idalia Suarez from Somerset City Arts Conservatory. Carlos and Idalia share their experiences with how they have transformed from using a fixed mindset to a growth mindse...

At Academica Media, we believe that education must go beyond the curriculum. That's why this week Lily has on two amazing principals from the Academica network: Carlos Alvarez from the City of Hialeah Educational Academy and Idalia Suarez from Somerset City Arts Conservatory. Retouching on the theme of grit, they go into how they as principals make sure that students believe in themselves and purs...

LIly wraps up her interview with Juan Infante and Tony Morales this week on a strong note. As we've been talking about the past couple of weeks, the brain is a very malleable thing. Juan and Tony shed more light this week on how sleeping patterns in students and anxiety levels can actually affect their ability to perform school on a neurological level. Hosts: Liliana Salazar (@SalazarLilly)

This week on the show we continue Liliana's interview with Juan Infante and Tony Morales on the application of neuroscience to the classroom. Liliana, Juan, and Tony dissect how neuroplasticity relates to the income achievement gap between students of higher and lower income students. They also cover how cognitive biases can affect both how students and teachers interact in the class. Tune in! Hos...

This week, Liliana Salazar begins her first part of a three-part interview with Tony Morales and Juan Infante on the role that neuroscience plays in education. Tony, Juan, and Liliana discuss how educators can use neuroscience concepts to creative positive education outcomes for all students. They also discuss concepts like neuroplasticity and the effects of stress on student learning. Host: Lilia...

This week, Liliana Salazar wraps up her interview series with Fernando Zulueta, President of Academica, on the role of "grit" in education. Bouncing off of Ep 2, Liliana and Fernando discuss how schools today reinforce a "Fixed Mindset" that frustrates students and restricts them from developing grit. From there, they dive into what a growth-oriented mindset looks like and how approaches to educat...

This week, Liliana continues her interview with Academica President Fernando Zulueta about grit. In this episode, Fernando discusses the role that grit plays in effecting significant socioeconomic changes through education, particularly with regard to closing the achievement gap. He also discusses the value of "deliberate practice" in improving skills both in and out of the classroom. Host: Lilian...

Welcome to Teach They Way They Learn! Each week, host Liliana Salazar provides insight on strategies to teach all groups of students. The show will feature interviews with acclaimed education professionals as well as expert advice from the host herself. Liliana is a former teacher, principal, and district-level administrator and currently serves today as the National Director of Special Education...