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The Seek Learning podcast brings the best educational research from the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University into the homes and lives of Latter-day Saints. Each episode features an interview with a different scholar to learn about education and how it can help Latter-day Saints in their professions, homes, and gospel living. The podcast is sponsored by the BYU Education Society. The views expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Brigham Young University or the BYU Education Society.  

  1. 12/13/2024

    "Mentor Relationships - Benefiting Students and Teachers" with Nancy Miramontes

    Nancy Miramontes, Assistant Clinical Professor, Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Brigham Young University "We call them our super supervisors...It's this beautiful mentorship relationship that's keeping these students engaged in practical projects or tasks. And supervisors in the field are reporting higher satisfaction with the job after supervising our students."

    30 min

  2. 10/16/2024

    "Speech Language Pathologists - Serving a Range of Disorders" with Lee Robinson

    Lee Robinson, MS, CCC-SLP Speech and Language Clinic Director, Brigham Young University "There's a wide range of disorders that we work with. We work with adults who have had a stroke and have lost their ability to communicate or lost their ability to swallow...We work with people who have had a traumatic brain injury and have lost their ability to communicate... We work with kids who have autism. We work with kids who have language learning difficulties...We also work with people who have hearing problems."

    38 min

  3. 09/18/2024

    "Dialogical Teaching" with Dawan Coombs

    Dawan Coombs, PhD Associate Professor, English, Brigham Young University "People learn best through dialogue - with other people and the world."

    40 min

  4. 08/14/2024

    "How to Improve Lessons Plans Across Rural Districts" with Heather Leary

    Heather Leary, PhD Associate Professor, Instructional Psychology & Technology, Brigham Young University "They're really growing in their profession, meeting other people, asking good questions of each other, and figuring out how they can just be better teachers overall. And not just with these few lessons that they're creating."

    33 min

  5. 03/21/2024

    "Improving the Art of Teaching in Mathematics Classrooms" with Keith Leatham

    Keith Leatham, PhD Department Chair, Math Education, Brigham Young University "If a teacher can recognize an opportunity to create a productive whole class discussion… then that class discussion is directly accomplishing some of their learning goals."

    40 min

  6. 02/21/2024

    "Advocacy for Physical Education" with Todd R. Pennington

    Todd R. Pennington, PhD Associate Professor, Teacher Education, Brigham Young University "Physical education teachers tend to be isolated because they work down in the gym. And a lot of times some have a planning period, some may not. And so other than faculty meeting they may not, based on proximity, have a lot of interaction....So I tell them, that you've got to be proactive, you've got to make extra efforts to interact with colleagues across content and across the school. "

    41 min

  7. 10/20/2023

    "Understanding Aphasia: Bridging the Communication Gap" with Tyson Harmon

    Tyson G. Harmon, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Communications Disorders, Brigham Young University "If there's a listener who has a loved one with aphasia, who's really struggling to know how to support them, that's okay. And that's normal for this to be hard."

    44 min

  8. 08/28/2023

    "Gun Violence in Schools - Reassuring Teachers, Parents, and Children" with Spencer Weiler

    Spencer Weiler, PhD Associate Professor, Educational Leadership & Foundations, Brigham Young University "Parents can become consumers of research and, allow that research to really influence their role as advocates for their local schools and and public education in general"

    45 min
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The Seek Learning podcast brings the best educational research from the McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University into the homes and lives of Latter-day Saints. Each episode features an interview with a different scholar to learn about education and how it can help Latter-day Saints in their professions, homes, and gospel living. The podcast is sponsored by the BYU Education Society. The views expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Brigham Young University or the BYU Education Society.  

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  • Creator
    BYU Education Society
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Seek Learning
  • Show Website
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