Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Why This Art Teacher is Making Kids LOVE Creating Now playing
Dec 1, 2025 · 1901

In this S5E14 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with Kate Driscoll (@art_teacher_life) an Australian art educator whose first Facebook video reached 80 million people! With 37 years in education (23…

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BONUS: How to Raise a Kind, Empathetic Child Now playing
Nov 28, 2025 · 737

In this S5E13 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I unpack 3 game-changing insights from my conversation with attachment expert @attachmentnerd that will transform your approach to classroom behavior, student engage…

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What Kids REALLY Need When They Act Out Now playing
Nov 24, 2025 · 2294

In this S5E13 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with attachment expert Eli Harwood ("The Attachment Nerd") as she revolutionizes our understanding of student behavior, classroom belonging,…

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BONUS: Why Students Are So Tired & How to Fix It Now playing
Nov 21, 2025 · 635

In this S5E12 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I unpack three game-changing education strategies from my conversation with Gravity Goldberg that will revolutionize your classroom behavior and student motivation. …

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The Secret Connections Between Your Body & Brain Now playing
Nov 17, 2025 · 2543

In this S5E12 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, literacy expert and author Gravity Goldberg reveals game-changing strategies backed by 25 years of teaching experience. Discover the revolutionary research th…

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BONUS: Why Every Student IS a Math Person Now playing
Nov 14, 2025 · 639

In this S5E11 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I unpack game-changing insights from math expert Mona Iehl about why student engagement and student motivation actually INCREASE when we give kids harder problems. T…

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5 Steps to Creating a Classroom of Problem Solvers Now playing
Nov 10, 2025 · 2737

In this S5E11 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, elementary educator and math coach Mona Iehl shares her transformative 5-step Word Problem Workshop method that's revolutionizing how students engage wit…

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BONUS: Drowning in Standards? How to Cut Back to What Matters MOST Now playing
Nov 7, 2025 · 834

In this S5E10 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I break down the Essential Standards Framework from Larry Ainsworth that completely transformed my teaching—and can transform yours too. Stop drowning in standards a…

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Less is More: Rethinking Essential Standards for Deeper Learning Now playing
Nov 3, 2025 · 2613

In this S5E10 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with Larry Ainsworth, the pioneer of essential standards work, where he reveals why focusing deeply on fewer standards leads to BETTER assessment resu…

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BONUS: Rethinking Certainty in Education - Why We’re Doing It All Wrong Now playing
Oct 31, 2025 · 729

In this S5E9 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I break down my conversation with Angela Stockman. Have you ever thought admitting "I don't know" would ruin your credibility as an educator? In this b…

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Stop Drowning in Data: Why Uncertainty Makes Us Better Educators Now playing
Oct 27, 2025 · 2374

In this S5E9 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with Angela Stockman to move beyond feeling overwhelmed with data, thanks to Angela's practical teaching tips that foster student-centered learnin…

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BONUS: Is Traditional Grammar Instruction Hurting Your Students' Progress? Now playing
Oct 24, 2025 · 657

In this S5E8 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I break down my conversation with Patty McGee about revolutionary grammar instruction that replaces shame with curiosity and memorization with discovery. If you'…

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Grammar Instruction Your Students Will Actually Like Now playing
Oct 20, 2025 · 2163

In this S5E8 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with literacy consultant Patty McGee as she reveals how 10-minute daily grammar studies can revolutionize student engagement and writing power. Transfo…

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BONUS: What REALLY Matters in Student Success Beyond Grades Now playing
Oct 17, 2025 · 915

In this S5E7 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I'm unpacking 3 game-changing insights from my conversation with Stuart Yates about his creation, My Sport Diary. These ideas apply way beyond sports—we're …

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A Sports Diary That Helps Athletes Love Writing Now playing
Oct 13, 2025 · 1850

In this S5E7 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, Stuart Yates, UK educator and creator of My Sport Diary, shares about creating an innovative tool that's getting students who are reluctant writers to act…

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BONUS: How to Raise Resilient Kids Who Thrive Beyond Perfect Grades Now playing
Oct 10, 2025 · 955

In this S5E6 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I reflect on my conversation with Dr. Rebecca Winthrop about the shocking truth: 75% of elementary kids love school, but by 10th grade, that drops to just 25%. But di…

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Engaging Teens: From Bored Passengers to Curious Explorers Now playing
Oct 6, 2025 · 2447

In this S5E6 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, discover why 75% of elementary students love school but only 25% of 10th graders do—and what we can do about it. Dr. Rebecca Winthrop from the Brookings Instit…

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BONUS: How We're Stifling Curiosity in Kids (Microschool Solution) Now playing
Oct 3, 2025 · 813

In this S5E5 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I reflect on my conversation with David K. Richards—breaking down the three most powerful takeaways about microschools and education transformation and show you how t…

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Why Microschools Offer Big Dreams & Real Results Now playing
Sep 29, 2025 · 1787

In this S5E5 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with David K. Richards, founder of Changemaker Education, as we explore how microschools are revolutionizing classroom belonging, student engagement, a…

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BONUS: Why Flashcards Don't Work for Sight Words (& What To Do Instead) Now playing
Sep 26, 2025 · 586

In this S5E4 BONUS @schoolutionspodcast conversation, discover the breakthrough science behind why traditional sight word drilling fails and learn the 4-step process that actually builds reading fluency. If you're …

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