The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

264: How Schools Can Support Neurodivergent Teachers
Nov 23, 2025 · 01:20:33

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…

263: Five Skills that Get Students to Take Ownership of Their Learning
Nov 9, 2025 · 42:29

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 tha…

262: Three Fresh Strategies That Get Students Engaged With Texts
Oct 26, 2025 · 44:36

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 teacher…

261: How and Why to Use Concept Maps
Oct 12, 2025 · 51:46

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 exp…

260: Seven Teaching Practices that Nurture Student Voice
Sep 28, 2025 · 01:01:17

At a time when test-driven reform has quieted student voices and marginalized perspectives are being pushed aside, we need student voice and agency more than ever. In this episode, I'm joined by Shane Safir, Marlo Bagsi…

259: Making Project-Based Learning Accessible for Everyone
Sep 14, 2025 · 01:00:23

Project-based learning can be a powerful instructional framework, but it is often structured in ways that exclude students who need a different approach. Too often, PBL becomes a space where accommodations and different…

EduTip 33: Answer more questions with questions.
Sep 7, 2025 · 06:56

Answering student questions is faster in the moment, but redirecting is better in the long run. The next time a student asks you a question, pause before answering and see if you can point them toward finding the answer…

258: The Power of Centering Student Exemplars
Aug 31, 2025 · 46:58

Sometimes the best instructional materials are sitting right in our classrooms. At a time when AI threatens to make human writing obsolete, using students' own work as a teaching tool offers a wonderfully authentic alte…

257: Bringing Joy into Our Schools: A Conversation with Gholdy Muhammad
Aug 17, 2025 · 01:00:55

We're living in troubling times. When you're surrounded by so much chaos and confusion, it can be hard to figure out where to put your focus and energy. At a time like this, it might not make sense to talk about joy, bu…

256: Community Supplies in the Classroom: Clearing Up the Confusion
Aug 3, 2025 · 58:33

The practice of collecting supplies and distributing them to all students over the school year has become a common practice in elementary schools. Unfortunately, not all parents are happy with it, and much of the trou…

255: Before You Decorate Your Classroom, Here's a Better Idea
Jul 30, 2025 · 49:02

If the thought of decorating your classroom fills you with anxiety, or if you're just ready to try something different, I have good stuff for you. In this episode, educator and author Tom Rademacher shares two simple …

254: Dusting Off an Old Practice to Make Reading Fun Again
Jun 22, 2025 · 32:46

As a life-long reader, English teacher Dan Tricarico wanted to bring the love of reading to his high school students, but the constant, irresistible presence of digital media made for tough competition. Rather than seek…

EduTip 32: Don't put kids in Charlie Bucket situations.
Jun 15, 2025 · 05:54

Although most teachers understand that not all students have the same home life, sometimes we forget how big those differences can really be, and how humiliating it can be for a student to be asked to publicly share det…

253: Fully Seen and Fully Known: Teaching that Affirms Disability
Jun 8, 2025 · 01:01:53

Most special education efforts have focused on giving students with disabilities better access to the curriculum — but access alone isn't enough. In this episode, I talk with Amy Tondreau and Laurie Rabinowitz, authors …

EduTip 31: Be the first dork.
Jun 1, 2025 · 05:28

If you want to have the kind of classroom where students do more than just sit and listen, it's likely that your plans may include activities that require some social risk-taking. One way to help your students get more …

252: Where Discipline Reform Has Gone Wrong (in Some Schools)
May 27, 2025 · 01:27:59

While the shift to restorative practices should be improving student behavior, that's not happening in every school. Some teachers say the discipline systems at their schools have completely broken down, creating an env…

EduTip 30: Do something after formative assessments.
May 18, 2025 · 03:53

If I give my students an exit slip to check their grasp of a particular skill, and a third of them don't do well, just moving forward with my original teaching plan is a missed opportunity. Ideally, my next steps should…

251: Holding Students Accountable in the Age of AI
May 11, 2025 · 01:09:48

Since ChatGPT's arrival in late 2022, the top concern I've heard from teachers is that students will stop doing their own writing and rely entirely on AI. While that worry is real, more teachers are recognizing that AI …

EduTip 29: Build relationships with a spreadsheet.
May 4, 2025 · 04:50

Lots of teachers give students some kind of questionnaire at the beginning of a school year to get to know them, but what do you do with that information after you get it? By putting responses into a spreadsheet, you'll…

250: Nine Easy Ways to Add Retrieval to Your Lessons
Apr 27, 2025 · 01:02:59

Retrieval practice is the act of trying to recall something you learned from memory by doing things like taking a test or using flashcards instead of just looking at, rereading, or reviewing the information. When we stu…

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