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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2022

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Every January we look back at what listeners responded to the most in the past 12 months, and below we count down the top 10. The mental health of students and educators drew attention this year in a big way, as schools and colleges continue to struggle as the global COVID-19 pandemic lingers on. Remote School Meltdowns?

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Why Do Some Schools Get Better Quickly and Others Get Stuck?

ED Surge

Reich says he taught the course 40 or 50 times a year, and every time he’d make some small adjustment to see if moving a joke sooner or later, or updating a diagram he showed, would get to ah-ha moments for students faster. He has compiled his thinking on the issue into a new book, “ Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools. ”

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Teen Sleep, Brain Science and the Debate Over School Start Times

ED Surge

But it turns out that plenty of schools make it hard for teens to get the amount of sleep that doctors recommend. This has led to heated debates in recent years over school start times. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity. So then that means when you do the math, they need eight to 10 hours.

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Practical Ways to Develop School Leaders Now

Cool Cat Teacher

School leadership is more challenging than ever. Assistant superintendent Chris Chappotin shares ideas for making yourself available, the importance of taking things off teachers' plates (and not adding to them), and questions you can ask when encouraging leaders. in just 5-10 minutes. Norwood Elementary School.

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Differentiating Instruction in Kindergarten and Elementary Grades with Laura Robb

Cool Cat Teacher

Reading instruction can be challenging when a teacher has many different ability levels in her classroom. Reading expert, Laura Robb breaks down excellent reading instruction from kindergarten through fifth grade. Robb has written more than 25 books on reading but also takes 3-4 months each school year as a classroom teacher.

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9 Ideas for Ending the School Year Well

Cool Cat Teacher

Years ago when I discussed strategy with a Disney Cruise leader, they told me that people tend to remember how an experience starts and how it ends. Get ready to end the school year in a memorable and fun way for your students (and you!). From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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10+ Ways to Use Adobe Express in the Classroom

Cool Cat Teacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. 10:28 Tip 6. 15:07 Tip 10. QR codes 17:04 Tip 11.