Classroom Caffeine

Lindsay Persohn
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Classroom Caffeine

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.

  1. NOV 14

    A Conversation with Dianna Townsend

    Send us a textDianna Townsend talks to us about providing meaningful encounters with words by focusing our instruction in language-rich classroom environments. She provides some concrete teaching strategies, backed by decades of research in vocabulary instruction and learning. Dr. Townsend is known for her work centering on the language development of adolescents, with specific attention to vocabulary. Her most recent book is Words Worth Using: Supporting Adolescents’ Power with Academic Voca...

    34 min

  2. OCT 8

    A Conversation with Donalyn Miller

    Send us a textDonalyn Miller talks to us about access to reading and books, reader identity and reader communities, and joy in reading and learning. Donalyn is known for her work sharing the importance of self-selected independent reading and provides suggestions and resources that foster children’s love of reading and the development of positive reading identities. She is known as The Book Whisperer, the title of her first book, published in 2009. Donalyn has also written Reading in the Wild...

    44 min

  3. SEP 10

    A Conversation with MaryEllen Vogt

    Send us a textMaryEllen Vogt talks to us about supporting reading development for multilingual learners, teamwork, and the power one can find in being well-informed. MaryEllen is known for her work in the areas of teacher professional learning, reading intervention, disciplinary literacy, and effective instruction for multilingual learners. She is the author or co-author of over 70 articles and chapters and 17 books about literacy instruction, and is co-developer and co-author of the book ser...

    36 min

  4. AUG 13

    A Conversation with Robert J. Tierney and P. David Pearson

    Send us a textDrs. Robert J. Tierney and P. David Pearson talk to us about their latest collaborative work, an open-access monograph entitled Fact-Checking the Science of Reading. In this free volume (linked in the show notes, on their guest page, and available at literacyresearchcommons.org), Rob and David take a journalistic approach to identifying the current global conversation around the Science of Reading, while offering contextualizing histories and the nuance often missing from that c...

    1 hr

  5. JUL 9 · BONUS

    Concluding Season 4 and Looking Ahead to Season 5

    Send us a textIn this episode, host Lindsay Persohn shares reflections on Season 4, a preview of Season 5, updates on the team's research around scholarly podcasting, and gratitude for support and collaborations with team members. Stay connected with us on social media for the latest updates. Thank you for being part of our Classroom Caffeine community, and we can’t wait to share Season Five with you!Link to scholarly podcast multiple case study article mentioned in this episode:https://link....

    13 min

  6. JUN 11

    A Conversation with Meg Jones

    Send us a textDr. Meg Jones talks to us about queer and trans issues in education, and being an ally to all youth in our classrooms and beyond. Meg is known for her work in queer and trans issues in education, including educational policy, school-based literacies, and teacher education. In 2021-2023, through a Fulbright Finland Foundation and then an American Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship, Meg was a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki in Finland where she worked with a team...

    37 min

  7. MAY 14

    A Conversation with Christina L. Dobbs

    Send us a textChristina Dobbs talks to us about beliefs about education, disciplinary literacies from a critical stance, and literacies that matter for learners. Christina is known for her work in the areas of language development, the argumentative writing of students, disciplinary literacy, and professional development for secondary content teachers. She is the author of several books, including Investigating Disciplinary Literacy and Disciplinary Literacy Inquiry & Instruction, in addi...

    48 min

  8. APR 9

    A Conversation with Tiffany Boyd

    Send us a textTiffany Boyd is known for her work in the area of climate action. Inspired by Greta Thunberg in 2019, Tiffany started Classrooms for Climate Action to connect teachers and students with local climate action. After growing up in Boulder, Colorado Tiffany taught in the Boulder Valley School District for 27 years and understands the unique challenges facing educators today. Throughout her teaching career, she has been passionate about getting students civically engaged and has focu...

    30 min
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About

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.

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  • Creator
    Lindsay Persohn
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Classroom Caffeine
  • Show Website
    Classroom Caffeine

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