Heinemann Podcasts for Educators

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Heinemann Podcasts feature insights and commentary from some of the most popular authors in K-12 education. Each Podcast provides practical teaching information and helpful advice about a specific topic in education. Tune in to Heinemann Podcasts to improve your teaching ability, build closer connections with your students, and better understand the changing landscape of today's educational world.

  1. 11/17/2010 · VIDEO

    Accelerating Response to Intervention (RTI)

    Michael Optiz and Michael Ford discuss strategies and considerations for successfully implementing the Response to Intervention (RTI) framework and providing differentiated instruction to help accelerate progress and growth for all students.

    5 min

  2. 11/07/2010

    A Workshop Approach to Teaching Reading and Writing

    Lucy Calkins, senior author of the Units of Study for Reading/Writing explains how the workshop model of teaching reading and writing differs from traditional and basal approaches. Listen as Lucy provides advice to help literacy teachers adopt the workshop model without interrupting basal programs.

    4 min

  3. 10/18/2010

    Making Word Learning Fun for All Students

    This introductory chapter from Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey's latest book on student vocabulary instruction and development, Learning Words Inside and Out: Grades 1-6, defines a framework for improving vocabulary instruction to make it more appealing and engaging for all students.

    10 min

  4. 10/06/2010 · VIDEO

    Secrets of a Master Writer: An Interview With Donald Graves

    Donald Graves (1930-2010), a long-time University of New Hampshire literature professor and prolific educational author, is interviewed by Penny Kittle about his life and career as a writer. Learn where Don found his motivation, why he loved getting up each morning, and what being a writer meant to him.

    24 min

  5. 09/08/2010 · VIDEO

    Connecting With Reluctant Middle School Writers

    Laura Robb (author of Teaching Middle School Writers) and Jim Burke (author of What's the Big Idea?) discuss teaching strategies to identify and support the hidden talents of writers in middle school.

    22 min

  6. 08/30/2010 · VIDEO

    Reaching Generation Y Readers and Writers

    In this video podcast educational authors Jim Burke (What's the Big Idea?) and Laura Robb (Teaching Middle School Writers) discuss the many challenges of connecting with and motivating today's digitally-minded students to build and nurture a love of reading.

    22 min

  7. 08/25/2010

    Overview of Units of Study for Teaching Reading

    Lucy Calkins, founding director of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University, gives an overview of the Units of Study for Teaching Reading program, which provides effective instruction on using the workshop model to better engage students in daily reading and writing lessons. www.unitsofstudy.com

    12 min

  8. 08/16/2010

    Architecture of a Reading Workshop Lesson

    An overview of the different types of minilessons and essential elements of elementary reading lessons using the reading workshop model developed by Lucy Calkins for the Units of Study for Teaching Reading series. Each lesson element is discussed in detail and tips for effective teaching are provided by an elementary reading coach. http://www.unitsofstudy.com

    20 min
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Heinemann Podcasts feature insights and commentary from some of the most popular authors in K-12 education. Each Podcast provides practical teaching information and helpful advice about a specific topic in education. Tune in to Heinemann Podcasts to improve your teaching ability, build closer connections with your students, and better understand the changing landscape of today's educational world.

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