Think Aloud with Dr. G.

Dr. Lisa Goran
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Think Aloud is a strategy where teachers share their thinking out loud to model learning and understanding. It’s like eavesdropping on what’s happening in someone’s brain. This is a great way to start a conversation, learn something new, or think about things from different perspectives. I’m Dr. Lisa Goran and I’m inviting you to think aloud with me as we explore topics related to learning, education, and life.

  1. 08/11/2024

    E47 - Bill Therrien

    Bill Therrien is the Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Education at the University of Virginia. He also is the coordinator of the Research in Practice group for the STAR (Supporting Transformative Autism Research) project and is Co-PI for the Special Education Research Accelerator (SERA). He is the co-editor of Exceptional Children, the flagship research journal of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). Therrien has extensive experience designing and evaluating academic programming for students with autism and learning disabilities particularly in the areas of science and reading. In his work, Therrien employs a variety of methods including single subject, experimental, and quasi-experimental group research designs. Therrien has also conducted numerous meta-analyses in the areas of reading, science and special education. He successfully directed/co-directed over 15 federal and state grants totaling more than $21 million in funding.   Websites and clickable links: Bill’s faculty page DLD’s website TECBD Conference page Alethia Society page Flint Michigan Lead Crisis: Settlement Other Think Aloud guests/episodes we mentioned: David Bateman - E10 and E13Peggy Weiss - E30Erica Lembke - E09To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider) Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal NewportBooks on Stoicism

  2. 06/08/2024

    E46 - Endia Lindo

    Dr. Endia Lindo. Endia is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Texas Christian University. She also is an executive board member and past president of the Council for Exceptional Children’s (CEC) Division for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (DDEL). Her research focuses on improving the reading comprehension of students with learning difficulties and disabilities and educators’ cultural competence. Dr. Lindo engages as a critical quantitative researcher whose work examines what is known and needed to establish, implement, and sustain school and community-based intervention practice especially for those students in which multiple vulnerabilities (e.g., disability, poverty, and cultural and linguistic differences) intersect. “Choices have invoices.” ~ Busta Rhymes  Websites and clickable links: Endia’s faculty page DDEL’s website  What is PALS? PALS on What Works Clearinghouse  Children of the Code Other Think Aloud guests/episodes we mentioned: Mark Schneider - E41 was the Director of the Institute for Educational Sciences (IES) Jessica Toste - E31 is at the University of Texas To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider) Unstuck & Unstoppable: Shake Off the Past, Find Your Purpose, Get on with Your Life by Jimn Kyles Jim Crow’s Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership by Leslie T. Fenwick et al. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker et al. Intersectionality in Education: Toward More Equitable Policy, Research, and Practice by Wendy Cavendish et al.

  3. 04/14/2024

    E45 - Elizabeth Hughes

    Dr. Elizabeth Hughes is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Penn State University. Her current research line overlaps her love for reading, writing, and mathematics by evaluating the role of language in learning and communicating mathematics.  She has developed interventions to support students’ language when learning mathematics and answering open-response word problems in mathematics. Dr. Hughes also is the current Vice President of DLD.  Websites and clickable links: Elizabeth’s faculty page: https://ed.psu.edu/directory/dr-elizabeth-hughes DLD’s website: https://www.teachingld.org/ Other Think Aloud guests/episodes we mentioned: Paul Riccomini - E26 is at Penn State Kait Brennan - E43 is from Pittsburgh To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider) Murder mysteries with strong female protagonists Resources to support framing work to make it more culturally inclusive

  4. 03/12/2024

    E44 - Angus Kittelman

    Angus Kittelman is an assistant professor within the Department of Special Education at the University of Missouri. His research areas include positive behavioral interventions and supports with an emphasis in high schools, implementation science and systems change, and implementing and evaluating school-based interventions for students with emotional and behavioral problems. Angus has received funding from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education/Education Innovation and Research (EIR). In 2023, he was a recipient of the Initial Researcher Award from the Association of Positive Behavior Support (APBS). Links: Angus’ faculty page: https://cehd.missouri.edu/person/angus-kittelman/ PBIS: www.pbis.org Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support: https://pbismissouri.org/ Other Think Aloud guests/episodes we mentioned: Tim Lewis - E33 Aaron Campbell - E42 Mary Rose Sallese - E16 Mark Schneider - E41 Matt Burns - E23 To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King

  5. 01/14/2024

    E43 - Kait Brennan

    Kait Brennan is an experienced Policy Advisor and Lobbyist focused on addressing the critical shortage of special educators and lack of diversity in the field. She is the principal and founder of KB Strategies, a boutique government affairs and political strategy firm. At the federal level, she represents the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children (TED - CEC) and the Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE) as their Senior Policy Advisor.  Kait has a demonstrated history of working in the K-12 and higher education industry and is skilled in Special Education, K-12 Education, Education Policy, Teacher Preparation, and Urban Education. Kait earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Special Education from University of Pittsburgh. Links: KB Strategies: kbrennan@kbstrategies.org   Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children (TED-CEC): https://tedcec.org/ Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE): https://hecse.net/ To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider) Advocating for the Common Good: People, politics, process, and policy on Capitol Hill by Jane West - available from Rowman & Littlefield Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team by Lisa Goran & David F. Bateman - available from Rowman & Littlefield Arc of Power: Inside Nancy Pelosi's Speakership, 2005–2010 by John A. Lawrence Schoolhouse Burning: Public Education and the Assault on American Democracy by Derek W. Black

  6. 10/01/2023

    E41 - Mark Schneider (IES)

    Dr. Mark Schneider is the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences for the Department of Education. (For those who are unfamiliar, this is the federal Department of Education for the entire United States of America.) Before joining IES, Mark Schneider was a vice president and an Institute Fellow at American Institutes for Research (AIR) and President of College Measures. Prior to joining AIR, Dr. Schneider served as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics from 2005–2008. In 2013, the Chronicle of Higher Education selected him as one of the 10 people who had the most impact on higher education policy that year. He is the author of numerous articles and books on education policy. His most recent book, The University Next Door, edited with KC Deane, was published in 2014 by Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Schneider was a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of political science at the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Websites: (with clickable links) Institute of Education Sciences Director Mark Schneider’s Bio National Center for Special Education Research Individuals with Disabilities Education Act National AI Institute for Exceptional Education What Works Clearinghouse Practice Guides Regional Education Laboratory (REL) Program Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) Wine for Normal People To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider) The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team by Lisa Goran & David F. Bateman - available from Rowman & Littlefield

  7. 07/21/2023

    E40 - Beth Stormshak

    Dr. Beth Stormshak is a Knight Chair and Professor in the Counseling Psychology and Human Services department in the College of Education at the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on understanding risk factors in early and middle childhood associated with the development of problem behavior in late adolescence, including substance use and delinquency. Her research focus includes testing the efficacy of family-centered interventions, such as the Family Check-Up, that reduce the later risk of problem behavior. She also has developed an online version of the Family Check-Up for wide-scale dissemination. Resources from this episode (Clickable Links): More on Dr. Beth Stormshak Preventing Emotional and Behavior Problems in Middle School Youth at risk of Disability after the COVID-19 Pandemic with the Family Check-Up Online Institute of Education Sciences National Center for Special Education Research To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider) Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team by Lisa Goran & David F. Bateman - available from Rowman & Littlefield Everyday Parenting: A Professional's Guide to Building Family Management Skills Prevention Science Journal Books, real paper books! Browse your local library or bookstore. Find something new to experience, or reconnect with an old favorite. A specific book: West with Giraffes by Lynda Rutledge

  8. 05/26/2023

    E39 - Ben Clarke

    Dr. Ben Clarke is an Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Oregon. He is interested in mathematical development and the role of assessment, instruction, and school systems to support that development. Across his work, there is an emphasis on understanding the variables that impact student achievement and their interaction with critical ecological and cultural factors. Dr. Clarke leverages his research interests to teach and work with school psychology and special education students to integrate an understanding of mathematics development within school based service delivery systems. He currently serves or has served as a Principal Investigator on twenty federally funded research grants (apx. 55 million in funding) in the area of mathematics instruction focused on the development and efficacy testing of intervention programs spanning the K-6thgrade spectrum in both traditional and technology based formats. In addition, Dr. Clarke’s work has focused on developing assessment materials examining early mathematics knowledge and number sense with a focus on identifying and preventing later mathematics difficulty. He has published articles and book chapters on mathematics instruction and assessment and developing multi-tiered instructional models including the IES practice guide “Assisting students struggling with mathematics: Response to Intervention for elementary and middle schools”. Dr. Clarke was a practicing school psychologist for three years where he led district efforts to implement multiple tier instructional models in reading and mathematics. Resources from this episode: (clickable links) Ben’s faculty page The IES Practice Guide Ben wrote: Assisting Students Struggling with Mathematics: Response to Intervention for Elementary and Middle Schools Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills DIBELS National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) To read: (Check out your local bookstore or favorite online provider) Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team by Lisa Goran & David F. Bateman - available for preorder from Amazon The New Tsar: The Rise and Reign of Vladimir Putin by Steven Lee Myers

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Think Aloud is a strategy where teachers share their thinking out loud to model learning and understanding. It’s like eavesdropping on what’s happening in someone’s brain. This is a great way to start a conversation, learn something new, or think about things from different perspectives. I’m Dr. Lisa Goran and I’m inviting you to think aloud with me as we explore topics related to learning, education, and life.

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    Dr. Lisa Goran
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    2021 - 2024
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