The Journalistic Learning Podcast

Our last episode with 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade ELA teacher, Kora Moore! We are so grateful to have gotten to chat with Kora and hear her experiences in the classroom. In this episode, she shares how the different grades she teaches have responded to journalistic learning and offers key pieces of advice for teachers considering leading journalistic projects in their classrooms. Kora Moore teaches 6t...

In this episode, Kora shares the stories behind mementos she keeps at her desk in her classroom and we talk about the power of stories and how storytelling elevates the classroom experience. Kora Moore teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA at Lighthouse Middle School in Coos Bay Oregon. This is her second year leading a journalistic learning project in her classroom across the three grades she teach...

Group work can be difficult no matter the grade. Kora shares what she’s found useful when it comes to growing successful student groups in her class. This episode is particularly short, but we only have two more episodes with Kora! Kora Moore teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA at Lighthouse Middle School in Coos Bay Oregon. This is her second year leading a journalistic learning project in her cl...

Continuing our conversation with Kora! She talks about which phase of a journalistic learning project was the most demanding of her as an educator but was also the most rewarding and led to “one of those inspirational teacher moments.” Kora Moore teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA at Lighthouse Middle School in Coos Bay Oregon. This is her second year leading a journalistic learning project in he...

In this episode, Kora shares how one of her reporter groups of students went from choosing rising gas prices as their investigative issue to the struggles of local restaurants. Helping students find a good local issue they care about can be a tricky part of a journalistic learning project, so tune in for some tips from Kora! Kora Moore teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA at Lighthouse Middle Schoo...

Kora Moore teaches 6th, 7th, and 8th grade ELA at Lighthouse Middle School in Coos Bay, Oregon. This is her second year leading a journalistic learning project across the three grades she teaches. Last year, three of her students won an award for their published journalism piece. In this episode, Kore shares how she heard about journalistic learning and a fun little experience she had teaching her...

On today’s episode: Dr. Victoria Waller stops by the podcast to discuss the difficulties children with learning disabilities face and the tools and solutions that can help them become confident in and out of the classroom. Topics: 2:00 The story behind Yes! Your Child Can book 06:41 Victoria’s opinion on full inclusion learning 08:27 Working with intercity children 09:03 Teaching students through...

In today's episode, Mariaemma Willis stops by the podcast to share some tips for parents on finding their child's learning style and discusses the importance of doing so. Mariaemma is an author, speaker, consultant, and trainer. Topics: 2:04 A breakdown of what a learning style is 05:40 Mariaemma explains how she helps teacher personalize their work with students 08:30 How parents can identify the...

On today’s episode: Cynthia Tobias is an experienced educator, motivational speaker, and best-selling author who specializes in helping people of all ages find their natural learning style. Today, we spoke with Cynthia about the importance of learning your unique learning style so that you can continue to learn and adapt throughout life’s changes. Topics: 01:45 What do I need to concentrate? 05:30...

On today’s episode: Erik Bean is an educational technology professional, author, researcher, and administrator who is widely recognized for leadership to improve pedagogy and andragogy in higher and secondary (K-12) educational markets. Today, we talk with Erik about his new book Bias is All Around You and how to help the rising generation decipher good information from bad information. Topics: 02...

On today’s episode: Maria Vidas is a High Desert Middle School Spanish Language Arts Teacher and Dual Immersion Secondary Program Coordinator at Bend La Pine Schools in Bend, OR. Last year, she implemented our Effective Communicators Course in her classroom. Today, we talked with Maria about her experience as a dual immersion teacher and how programs like Effective Communicators benefit students o...

On today’s episode: Author and instructional specialist Miriam Plotinsky joins us to talk about the ideas in her new book, Teach More, Hover Less. Some teachers can’t resist the urge to hover, but even with the best of intentions, hovering can limit the transformative experiences students might otherwise encounter if they are treated as active participants in the learning process. Listen to Miriam...

On today’s episode: Author of 12 Middle School Superpowers , Phyllis L Fagell, joins us to discuss the plight of tweens living in a post-pandemic world and how parents and teachers can help them find humor, derive meaning from painful experiences, and feel a sense of belonging. Phyllis is a nationally board-certified school counselor, author, and therapist who works with kids and families in priva...

On today’s episode: Journalistic Learning Initiative (JLI) Co-Founder and Executive Director Ed Madison shares with his new co-host Bo Brusco what inspires him and the impact the JLI is having on students. In addition to being a JLI co-founder, Ed is a seasoned media professional with more than 30 years of distinguished work in journalism and an Associate Professor of Journalism at the University...

How to Have Kids Love Learning is on summer break and will be back with new episodes in September. Stay tuned!

On today’s episode: Nonprofit founder Lakayana Drury Drury is the founder and executive director of Word is Bond, a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon, and inspired by the obstacles he overcame to discover his life path. He’s an educator, social entrepreneur, community organizer, and storyteller who uses art, poetry and photography to uplift hidden stories to inspire others to collective action....

On today’s episode: Educators Leah and Rena Dunbar Leah and Rena Dunbar are twin sisters and educators, committed to community building, listening, and engaging in Courageous Conversations about race, gender, and class. Leah is a language arts and social studies specialist at the Lane Education Service District and Rena is a project specialist at the University of Oregon and works with indigenous...

On today’s episode: Director of graduate admissions at Florida A&M Hugh Durham Durham is the director of graduate admissions and enrollments at the distinguished, historically Black University Florida A&M. On this episode, we discuss college admissions, HBCU’s, and his own personal story. Topics: 02:00 Ways students can manage rising college costs 03:47 “Apply for two scholarships a week”...

On today’s episode: environmental journalist and lecturer Emilia Askari Askari is a prize-winning environmental journalist, researcher, and lecturer at the University of Michigan, where she teaches science, health, and public policy reporting. She also teaches a bilingual, virtual exchange course with colleagues in Bogata, Colombia, where students collaborate on journalistic projects. Topics: 02:0...

On today’s episode: journalism educator Ellen Austin Austin is a nationally recognized and distinguished journalism educator. She was the director of the journalism program at the Harker School in San Jose, taught journalism and English at Palo Alto High School where she created The Viking – the first all-sports, regularly published high school publication – and she previously taught journalism an...

On today’s episode: education scholar and author, Yong Zhao Zhao is an education professor at the University of Kansas and at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education in Australia. His work focuses on technology and globalization’s impact on education. His latest book, co-authored with fellow KU professor Rick Ginsberg, is Duck and Cover which explores the outdated and ill-informed ideas that pl...

On today’s episode: founder and executive director of Press Pass NYC Lara Bergen Bergen is a former educator and the founder and executive director of Press Pass NYC, an organization that offers support, training, resources, and opportunities for New York City public schools to create journalism classrooms and student newspapers. Topics: 02:13 The power of children book writing 06:42 Starting a sc...

On today’s episode: educator and public speaker Sarah Frayer Frayer is an award winning educator, consultant, curriculum developer and the CEO of the APTI Model, an education consulting firm that offers evidence-based, social-emotional learning strategies and tools. She’s also co-founder of Reflective Pages, a nonprofit that aims to build muliticultural and comprehensive curriculums in schools. To...

On today’s episode: special education professor and researcher Rhonda Nese Nese is an assistant professor in the Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences at the University of Oregon College of Education. Her research focuses on reducing exclusionary school disciplinary practices. She also provides technical assistance to state, district and school level teams across the nation. Topics...

On today’s episode: English professor at Arizona State University Jessica Early Early is an English professor at Arizona State University. She’s also the director of the Central Arizona writing Project at ASU, and a former high school English teacher. Her latest book, Next Generation Genres , offers educators an alternative framework for writing instruction, one that offers compelling writing genr...