Learning Unlocked PGD Instructional Specialists

Guest: Jordan Hall, Instructional Coach
In this episode, Jordan and Brit celebrate episode 50 with one of our essential instructional routines: MOVEMENT! We discuss how purposeful movement utilizes strategies that allow students to move while processing content and how it enhances instruction rather than detracting from it. 
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Brit's GOGOMO Playlist on Spotify GOGOGO Strategy Explanation Video GOGOMO Sentence Frames Four-Corners Strategy/Video Quiz-Quiz-Trade Video/Strategy Kinesthetic Mapping Sample Video from Whole Brain Teaching Ready-To-Go Instructional Strategies that Build Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking by Denise White and Alisa Braddy

Guest: Julia Salce, Instructional Specialist 
In this episode, we 'unlock' formative assessment by discussing it through an instructional lens. How can educators provide students opportunities to say, do, make, or write, thus allowing teachers time to assess and collect learning evidence formatively? We discuss this question and work to answer it in today's conversation. 
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Formative Assessment Reference One-Pager One Teacher's Take on Clipboard Cruising GOGOMO Strategy Video Blind Brain Dump Strategy Video  

Guest: Shannon Jauregui, High School English Teacher
In this episode, Shannon and Brit share their love for Kagan cooperative learning strategies and how to use them intentionally in the classroom.
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Kagan Structures: A Miracle of Active Engagement Kagan Structures Elevate High School Achievement Cooperative Learning Quick Reference Guide

Guest: Trish Smith, 8th Grade Social Sciences Teacher
In this episode, Trish shares with Brit how she leverages different types of note-taking in her classroom to help her students comprehend the material and remember what they have learned to reference for future lessons.  
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Link It - Learn It - Log It Notes INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE: Layering Notes Article III Economic Competition Notes-Smith Guidelines for Notes/Summaries in Social Studies

Guest: Wendy Peterson
In this episode, Brit and Wendy discuss two of John Hattie's highest rankings: Teacher Estimates of Student Achievement and Collective Teacher Efficacy. Despite their high effect sizes, both harbor "elephants" in the classroom, so we determine how to move past this to embrace and implement their power to accelerate student learning fully.
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Wendy's Estimates and Efficacy Resource Handouts Wendy's Excerpts of Estimates and Efficacy Research Wendy's Estimates and Efficacy Presentation Wendy's Stems for Tough Conversations Introduction to John Hattie's Research

Guest: Julia Salce, Instructional Specialist 
In this episode, Julia & Brit continue their conversation about using wait time in the classroom and its powerful effects on teachers. They also suggest strategies for Wait Time 1 & Wait Time 2. 
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THE ARTICLE Budd Rowe.pdf Wait Time | Vanderbilt Tips for Implementation Wait-Time Strategies One-Pager made by Julia Salce