The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

265: Growth Discourse: A Framework for Discussing Hard Topics with Students

We're living in a time when having a difference of opinion is a potential minefield of hurt feelings, emotional outbursts, and severed relationships. If this has caused you to avoid certain topics in your classroom, the growth discourse framework used by the School of Ethics and Global Leadership (SEGL) may offer a way to re-engage in these conversations. In this episode, I talk with SEGL founder Noah Bopp about how the growth discourse model works and how teachers can get started using it. ___________________________ Thanks to foundry10 [https://www.foundry10.org/cultofpedagogy] and SchoolAI [https://get.schoolai.com/3JJD9sm] for sponsoring the episode. To read a full transcript of this conversationa and find links to the growth discourse guidelines and the sample lesson plan we talked about in the episode, visit cultofpedagogy.com/growth-discourse [https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/growth-discourse/]. To learn more about Grammar Gap Fillers, visit cultofpedagogy.com/grammar [https://cultofpedagogy.com/grammar].

264: How Schools Can Support Neurodivergent Teachers

Neurodivergent educators, like those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other forms of cognitive diversity, are essential voices in our schools. They bring innovation, empathy, and authenticity. Yet they often work within systems that weren't built with them in mind, and this can make the job of teaching especially challenging. In this episode, we'll learn about the strengths neurodivergent teachers bring to the classroom and strategies that help them thrive from Emily Kircher-Morris, who is a mental health professional, neurodiversity advocate, and host of The Neurodiversity Podcast [https://neurodiversitypodcast.com/]. ___________________________ Thanks to foundry10 [https://www.foundry10.org/cultofpedagogy] and SchoolAI [https://get.schoolai.com/47FyfES] for sponsoring the episode. To read Kircher-Morris's article and a full transcript of our conversation, visit cultofpedagogy.com/neurodivergent-teachers [https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/neurodivergent-teachers/]. ___________________________ To learn more about The Teacher's Guide to Tech, visit teachersguidetotech.com [https://teachersguidetotech.com/].

263: Five Skills that Get Students to Take Ownership of Their Learning

If we're doing our jobs right as educators, students will gradually become independent, self-directed learners capable of monitoring, directing, and actively participating in building their own learning. But what if that's not happening? What if students continue to lean heavily on their teachers for step-by-step instructions on every task, never really taking the learning process into their own hands, and as a result, limiting their growth to only what their teachers happen to spoon feed them? In this episode, author Zaretta Hammond offers five "learn-to-learn" strategies we can coach in our students, moves that build their learning power and boost their cognitive capacity. ___________________________ Thanks to foundry10 [https://www.foundry10.org/cultofpedagogy] and SchoolAI [https://get.schoolai.com/3JJD9sm] for sponsoring the episode. To read Hammond's article and get links to the book Rebuilding Students' Learning Power, visit cultofpedagogy.com/learn-to-learn [https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/learn-to-learn/]. To learn more about The Teacher's Guide to Tech, visit teachersguidetotech.com [https://teachersguidetotech.com].

262: Three Fresh Strategies That Get Students Engaged With Texts

If your teaching requires students to read or work with texts, and things have gotten a little stale in the engagement department, this episode will give you some great new strategies to try. High school English teachers Susan Barber and Brian Sztabnik once felt the same way, so they curated tons of fun, interactive, interesting text-based activities in their new book, 100% Engagement: 33 Lessons to Promote Participation, Beat Boredom, and Deepen Learning in the ELA Classroom. In this episode, they'll share three of their favorites. ______________________________________________________________ Thanks to Solution Tree [https://solutiontree.com/cultofpedagogy] and Listenwise [https://listenwise.com/] for sponsoring the episode. For links to the book 100% Engagement and a full transcript of our conversation, visit cultofpedagogy.com/text-engagement-strategies [https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/text-engagement-strategies/]. To learn more about Grammar Gap Fillers, visit cultofpedagogy.com/grammar [https://cultofpedagogy.com/grammar].

261: How and Why to Use Concept Maps

Concept maps are graphic organizers or visual representations of knowledge. They're simple, they're low-tech, and they're incredibly powerful tools for learning. In this episode, cognitive scientist Dr. Kripa Sundar explains why concept maps are so impactful, then shares a handful of specific practices that will help you make the best use of them. Also joining us is Dr. Pooja Agarwal, editor of the book Smart Teaching Stronger Learning, which includes a chapter on concept mapping along with nine other high-impact teaching strategies. ______________________________________________________________ Thanks to Solution Tree [https://solutiontree.com/cultofpedagogy] and Listenwise [https://listenwise.com/] for sponsoring this episode. For links to the book and a full transcript of this episode, visit cultofpedagogy.com/concept-maps [https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/concept-maps/]. To learn more about the Teacher's Guide to Tech, visit teachersguidetotech.com [https://teachersguidetotech.com].