Teachers’ Cup of Coffee

Special guest from Harvard, Dr. Laura Schifter!

This episode we are lucky...we get to learn about both policy and the experience of a student who overcame many challenges to thrive!  We are thrilled to welcome Laura Schifter, a lecturer on education teaching courses on federal education policy and on special education at Harvard University. She also works as a fellow with the Century Foundation where she writes about issues impacting students with disabilities.  In this episode, she brings us up to speed on current trends in policy and shares the story of her educational journey.

Empathy. Simplified.

Empathy.  The holy grail when it comes to supporting learning.  Here are four simple things we all can remember to make our classroom and instruction more empathetic of students.  

Save your school year

Bad habits in the classroom can make us dread work and keep our students from learning.  There is still time to fix this if we follow the right steps!  (just under 10 minutes this episode)

Learning from Seinfeld

Who would have thought that Jerry Seinfeld could help us teach better?

A new mentality

Change one word in your job description and you will see a major change in your thinking and in your students' learning.  Welcome back to the school year and thanks for subscribing!

Take care of yourself

Some simple advice on how to take care of yourself during the school day. Short, restorative breaks can make all the difference.

Two Simple Words

Our toughest kids are tougher than ever.  That said, many of us are still trying to work with them in traditional ways.  In less than 10 minutes, we give you a new way to work with these students, starting with two magical words!

What can we do?

School shootings.  Way too normal.  Fear.  Heartbreak.  Despair.  Is there anything we as educators can do?

"Steve Jobs" your classroom

Testing season is creeping up on us.  (Boring!!!!)  Keep the learning fresh by taking a play out of Steve Jobs' playbook.

The right chemicals

Students' brains are filled with chemicals that can either help or hurt learning.  This week, in 9 minutes, we give you ideas on which chemicals you want to be sure to activate and how to activate them effectively.