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Education research has a problem. The work of brilliant education researchers often doesn’t reach the practice of brilliant teachers. But the questions and challenges from teachers’ practice sometimes don’t become the work of education researchers. Classroom Caffeine is here to help. In each episode, listeners hear from a leading education researcher or practitioner who shares what they want others to know about their work. Each conversation offers new insights into teaching and learning.

Classroom Caffeine Lindsay Persohn

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 20 Ratings

Education research has a problem. The work of brilliant education researchers often doesn’t reach the practice of brilliant teachers. But the questions and challenges from teachers’ practice sometimes don’t become the work of education researchers. Classroom Caffeine is here to help. In each episode, listeners hear from a leading education researcher or practitioner who shares what they want others to know about their work. Each conversation offers new insights into teaching and learning.

    A Conversation with Elena E. Forzani

    A Conversation with Elena E. Forzani

    In this episode, Dr. Elena Forzani talks to us about reading as meaning making, multiple modes of communication, and literacy assessment. Dr. Forzani is known for her work centering on using multiple and mixed methods to understand and support digital literacies practices across the elementary and secondary levels. In particular, her work investigates the cognitive, metacognitive, and motivational dimensions of online reading, and especially how readers evaluate the credibility of online information. Elena Forzani is an assistant professor in Literacy Education at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development.

    To cite this episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2023, Nov 14). A conversation with Elena E. Forzani (Season 4, No. 5) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/0140-D0AD-2E0C-666F-42D2-L
    Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

    • 37 min
    A Conversation with Pamela Mason

    A Conversation with Pamela Mason

    Dr. Pamela Mason is known for her work studying the role of culturally sustaining pedagogy in promoting literacy achievement, the interaction of text complexity and background knowledge, qualitative and quantitative literacy assessment, and the efficacy of the roles of Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches. Dr. Mason collaborates with colleagues nationally and globally on preparing reading specialist teachers and literacy coaches, developing the capacity of school leaders as literacy advocates, and evaluating school-wide literacy programs. Dr. Pamela A. Mason is a senior lecturer on education, a Co-Chair of the Literacy and Languages concentration, and director of the Jeanne Chall Reading Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

    To cite this episode:
    Persohn, L. (Host). (2023, Oct 10). A conversation with Pamela Mason (Season 4, No. 4) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/6ABE-99B5-0CD4-14EA-290B-K
    Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

    • 42 min
    A Conversation with Cathy Compton-Lilly

    A Conversation with Cathy Compton-Lilly

    Dr. Compton-Lilly is known for her work in the areas of early reading and writing, Reading Recovery, and family literacy practices in local and global contexts, particularly with families from underserved communities. Her current interests include examining how time operates as a contextual factor in children’s lives as they progress through school and construct their identities as students and readers. She is engaged in longitudinal studies around these topics, several of which she has collected data for over a decade. Dr. Compton-Lilly holds emerita status at the University of Wisconsin Madison. She twice served as an Honorary Visiting Professor at National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan and recently completed a Fulbright Research and Teaching Fellowship in Taiwan. Dr. Catherine Compton-Lilly is the John C. Hungerpiller Professor at the University of South Carolina.

    To cite this episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2023, Sep 12). A conversation with Catherine Compton-Lilly (Season 4, No. 3) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/7733-70C8-75AC-88C1-BC42-K 
    Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

    • 35 min
    A Conversation with Robert Petrone

    A Conversation with Robert Petrone

    Dr. Robert Petrone talks to us about reconsidering structures of schools, valuing the expertise of young people, and how he learned about these ideas in a seemingly unlikely place, the skatepark. Dr. Petrone is known for his interdisciplinary work, particularly as he examines the cultural production of ideas of “age,” “youth” and “adolescence,” explores youth cultural, learning, and literacy practices beyond school contexts, and collaborates with educators to build curricula that repositions youth as educational experts. Dr. Robert Petrone is Associate Professor in the Department of Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum at the University of Missouri. For more information about our guest, stay tuned to the end of this episode.

    To cite this episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2023, Aug 8). A conversation with Robert Petone (Season 4, No. 2) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/767A-06CA-FC45-6FB5-20E8-N
    Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

    • 39 min
    A Conversation with Stephanie Lemley

    A Conversation with Stephanie Lemley

    Dr. Stephanie Lemley talks to us about agriculture literacies and connecting with our communities. Stephanie is known for her work in the areas of disciplinary literacies and specifically agricultural education. Dr. Lemley recently served as a Mississippi Education Policy Fellow. She is an Associate Professor of Literacy Education at Mississippi State University.

    Resources from this episode:
    Mississippi Blues Trail Curriculum: https://arts.ms.gov/programs/education-initiatives/mississippi-blues-trail-curriculum/Mississippi Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom: https://msfb.org/ag-in-the-classroom/National Ag in the Classroom: https://agclassroom.org/matrix/American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture: https://www.agfoundation.org/ag-lit-catalogTo cite this episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2023, July 11). A conversation with Stephanie Lemley (Season 4, No. 1) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI:10.5240/0731-D2F6-B040-7F75-8B2C-T
    Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

    • 35 min
    Season 3 Wrap-Up and A Look Ahead

    Season 3 Wrap-Up and A Look Ahead

    In this brief episode, Lindsay shares some details about where Classroom Caffeine has been in Season 3 and where we are going in Season 4. 

    You can reach the Classroom Caffeine team at lindsay@classroomcaffeine.com or on our website at www.classroomcaffeine.com. 
    Connect with Classroom Caffeine at www.classroomcaffeine.com or on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

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20 Ratings

20 Ratings

EchoLake723 ,

Amazing resource for educators

I just discovered this podcast because I have a Google scholar alert set for Peter Johnston and his podcast episode somehow got picked up by Google. What a delight it was to listen to him talk about his research, as always. And now I’ve gone and downloaded all the past episodes. Wow, it’s like a Who’s Who‘s list of significant and influential educational researchers. Can’t wait to listen to all the interviews. Thank you for offering this valuable resource to educators!

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