Life and Literacy

Joandra and Carrie
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Joandra and Carrie are teachers who love having genuine and meaningful conversations about education and everything in between. We are especially passionate about creating equity in literacy. Join us for conversations about life and literacy.

Episodes

  1. 02/08/2025

    Connection in the Classroom

    Carrie and Jo talk about the power of connection in the classroom. They discuss how connection is used to build relationships, help with academics, and teach students to regulate.

    Connection in the Classroom

  2. 10/12/2024

    The Knowledge Gap: Part 3

    We discuss the final part of The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler. Music by Andrew Wilfong

    The Knowledge Gap: Part 3

  3. 07/13/2024

    The Knowledge Gap: Part2

    Carrie and Joandra continue their conversation about Natalie Wexler's book The Knowledge Gap. Music by Andrew Wilfong

    The Knowledge Gap: Part2

  4. 05/31/2024

    The Knowledge Gap: Part 1

    We are doing a summer book series on The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler! In this episode we introduce the book and talk about (most of) part 1 of the book. We highly recommend grabbing a copy of the book. Get your copy here: https://shorturl.at/CktkP Music by Andrew Wilfong Note: Toward the end of the episode Carrie mentions teaching skills instead of using level texts. Here skill refers to decoding and spelling skills that allow students to be able to read.

    The Knowledge Gap: Part 1

  5. 04/20/2024

    Testing

    Carrie and Joandra discuss standardized testing. They give their personal testing experiences as students and as teachers. They also give a little advice to decrease and help manage testing anxiety. Music by Andrew Wilfong Notable resource: The Knowledge Gap by Natalie Wexler

    Testing

  6. 03/19/2024

    Co-Teaching

    Carrie and Jo are back to talk about co-teaching in the classroom. Listen to find out some different styles of co-teaching and how they work together. Show Notes: We referenced "Sold a Story" in this episode. We highly recommend this podcast and you can find it here: https://features.apmreports.org/sold-a-story/ Here is my Co-Planning Guide. Click the link and make a copy to use with your co-teacher. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-zPiTMq94BU7izMCLS4yzEiGWueHwv7_HGQEK3JZDe8/edit?usp=sharing For more information on co-teaching and co-planning, check out these books by Andrea Honigsfeld and Maria Dove: Co-Teaching for English Learners: A Guide to Collaborative Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Reflection https://a.co/d/eHLSL7F Co-Planning: Five Essential Practices to Integrate Curriculum and Instruction for English Learners https://a.co/d/amXBD7S

    Co-Teaching

  7. 02/16/2024

    Introducing Your Hosts

    Welcome to the Life and Literacy podcast. Get to know the hosts in this pilot episode. Joandra and Carrie tell listeners about their background and why they are diving into the podcasting world.

    Introducing Your Hosts
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About

Joandra and Carrie are teachers who love having genuine and meaningful conversations about education and everything in between. We are especially passionate about creating equity in literacy. Join us for conversations about life and literacy.

Information

  • Creator
    Joandra and Carrie
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Life and Literacy