Teaching Unscripted

Today on the podcast we’re joined by authors Lorena Germán and Dr. Sonja Cherry Paul as they discuss Lorena’s new book Textured Teaching: A Framework for Culturally Sustaining Practices . With Culturally Sustaining Practice as its foundation, Textured Teaching helps secondary teachers in any school setting stop wondering and guessing how to implement teaching and learning that leads to social just...

Today on the podcast we’re talking about the value of integrating literature into the math classroom. Sue O’Connell has decades of experience as an elementary teacher, teaching specialist, and math coach, informing her multifaceted approach to math instruction. She is the lead author on the Math in Practice Series, and most recently the lead author on the Math by the Book series, a K-5 resource fo...

Today on the podcast we have another conversation from our new ForwardED slow conference series. Today’s conversation features Robert Kim, Cornelius Minor, and Kass Minor. Bob Kim is a leading expert in education law and policy in the United States. He is a former civil rights attorney, and author of the book Elevating Equity and Justice: Ten U.S. Supreme Court Cases Every Teacher Should Know. Cor...

Today on the podcast we have another conversation from our new ForwardED slow conference series. Today’s conversation features Kristi Mraz and P. David Pearson. Kristi Mraz is a teacher, writer, and consultant. She is a former staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, and currently works as an instructional coach in grades PK-2. P. David Pearson is an emeritus faculty...

Welcome back to the Heinemann Podcast. We’re kicking off the start of our new season with a special conversation between Sara Ahmed and Chad Everett. In their conversation, Sara and Chad talk about the pitfalls of either/or thinking, the importance of bringing our full selves to our students, and their reflections on what impact that last year and a half has had on education. This conversation is...

This summer on the podcast we’re going to be taking a break from our normal content. This past year has been draining for everyone, especially teachers, and we wanted to do what we could to help educators take a breather. For the next several weeks we’ll be sharing samples from some of our audiobooks, and we hope that you’re able sit back, relax, and enjoy these read alouds. Today on the podcast,...

This summer on the podcast we’re going to be taking a break from our normal content. This past year has been draining for everyone, especially teachers, and we wanted to do what we could to help educators take a breather. For the next several weeks we’ll be sharing samples from some of our audiobooks, and we hope that you’re able sit back, relax, and enjoy these read alouds. Today on the Podcast,...

This summer on the podcast we’re going to be taking a break from our normal content. This past year has been draining for everyone, especially teachers, and we wanted to do what we could to help educators take a breather. For the next several weeks we’ll be sharing samples from some of our audiobooks, and we hope that you’re able sit back, relax, and enjoy these read alouds. Today on the podcast,...

This summer on the podcast we’re going to be taking a break from our normal content. This past year has been draining for everyone, especially teachers, and we wanted to do what we could to help educators take a breather. For the next several weeks we’ll be sharing samples from some of our audiobooks, and we hope that you’re able sit back, relax, and enjoy these read alouds. Today on the podcast,...

In the Spring of 2021, we brought you  Water for Teachers  with host  Shamari Reid , a podcast aimed at connecting with the hearts and the humanity of humans who teach. As we continue to plan episodes for a future season of  Water for Teachers , and as we come to the close of a truly unprecedented year of teaching, we wanted to be sure to check back in with our teacher friends....

This summer on the podcast we’re going to be taking a break from our normal content. This past year has been draining for everyone, especially teachers, and we wanted to do what we could to help educators take a breather. For the next several weeks we’ll be sharing samples from some of our audiobooks, and we hope that you’re able sit back, relax, and enjoy these read alouds. This week on the podca...

This summer on the podcast we’re going to be taking a break from our normal content. This past year has been draining for everyone, especially teachers, and we wanted to do what we could to help educators take a breather. For the next several weeks we’ll be sharing samples from some of our audiobooks, and we hope that you’re able sit back, relax, and enjoy these read alouds. Today on the podcast,...

In the Spring of 2021, we brought you  Water for Teachers  with host  Shamari Reid , a podcast aimed at connecting with the hearts and the humanity of humans who teach. As we continue to plan episodes for a future season of  Water for Teachers , and as we come to the close of a truly unprecedented year of teaching, we wanted to be sure to check back in with our teacher friends....

This summer on the podcast we’re going to be taking a break from our normal content. This past year has been draining for everyone, especially teachers, and we wanted to do what we could to help educators take a breather. For the next several weeks we’ll be sharing samples from some of our audiobooks, and we hope that you’re able sit back, relax, and enjoy these read alouds. Today on the podcast,...

Today on the podcast we’re joined by Dr. Sonja Cherry Paul and Tricia Ebarvia. Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul's research and work stem from an unyielding commitment to antibias and antiracist pedagogy and practices in K-12 schools. She is an educator, a curriculum developer and author of several books for teachers, and she has adapted Stamped For Kids. A co-founder of #DisruptTexts , Tricia Ebarvia advocat...

In the Spring of 2021, we brought you Water for Teachers with host Shamari Reid , a podcast aimed at connecting with the hearts and the humanity of humans who teach. As we continue to plan episodes for a future season of Water for Teachers , and as we come to the close of a truly unprecedented year of teaching, we wanted to be sure to check back in with our teacher friends. We hope these “sips” ep...

When we set out to do antiracist and antibias work, a common question is, how do I make time for it in my classroom? Today on the podcast we’re listening to an excerpt from the audiobook Start Here, Start now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in your School Community . Author Liz Kleinrock dedicates chapter 2 of her book to making time for Antiracist and Antibias work, which she refers to a...

Mentor texts from a variety of high-interest sources along with diverse authors can be a real game changer in secondary writing classrooms.  Today on the podcast we're talking with authors Allison Marchetti and Rebekah O’Dell about their new book A Teacher’s Guide to Mentor Texts , the latest addition to the Classroom Essentials Series . In it they write about how students learn to read like...

When we talk about independent reading, often times the topic of trust comes up. In their new book, Trusting Readers: Powerful Practices for Independent Reading , co-authors Jennifer Scoggin, Hannah Schneewind provide us with an accessible guide with tools teachers can use to grow enthusiastic and independent readers. Jen and Hannah help us craft reading experiences centered around students’...

As many of us look to cultivate an antibias and antiracist community in our schools, we often struggle with where and how to get started. Today on the podcast I’m talking with Liz Kleinrock, author of the new book, Start Here, Start Now: A Guide to Antibias and Antiracist Work in Your School Community . Liz Kleinrock is an antibias antiracist educator and consultant based in Washington, DC. I...

Today on the podcast we're taking a closer look at a recent study from the American Institutes for Research, also known as AIR, evaluating the effectiveness of Lucy Calkins' Units of Study, and unpacking the results. We're joined by Francie Alexander, chief research officer at HMH, and Dr. Pam Smith, Heinemann's Vice President of Sales and Customer Success. Francie is an industry leader in the fie...

What stories make you who you are? Who are you as a reader and writer? Today on the podcast we're chatting with Stephanie Affinito about her new book Leading Literate Lives: Habits and Mindsets for Reimagining Classroom Practice. Stephanie outlines a framework for reading and writing that asks educators to feed their own literate lives, and then take that energy into the classroom with suggested p...

This week on the podcast we’re excited to share a preview of one of Heinemann’s newest audiobooks, Between the Commas: Sentence Instruction That Builds Confident Writers (and Writing Teachers). In it, author Martin Brandt uses creative and engaging strategies to build confidence in his students' writing. In this preview of chapter 4, Martin shows the power of using the three-pillar sentence struct...

Most of us write every day, but do you remember the last time you created an imaginary world? We all love stories and, as Don Graves showed us, we all have a story to tell. But in schools, the focus is increasingly put on analytical writing. When did fiction writing fall to the side? Today on the Heinemann podcast we are rebroadcasting an episode that originally aired in 2019. In his new book, Wri...

Today on the podcast we’re excited to share a special conversation between Marilyn Burns and Lucy Calkins about Marilyn’s new digital math interview tool, Listening to Learn . They discuss the importance of listening, a value that is central to both Marilyn’s and Lucy’s work. Marilyn Burns is one of today’s most highly respected mathematics educators. Over the course of almost sixty years, Marilyn...