51 episodes
The Link Podcast The Link Podcast
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4.5 • 26 Ratings
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The Link exists to support teachers. We believe in supporting teachers through differentiated professional development that aligns with the school district student achievement goals. We are dedicated to bringing best practices and personalized support into each and every classroom in which we interact. Education is our passion, and we offer a wide range of support to help teachers and schools reach their goals. Listen in with the ladies of The Link to spark your inner creativity, add to your teacher toolbox, and re-ignite the passion you have for making a difference! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/literacy-link/support
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Testing Season Has Arrived
Testing season doesn’t have to be filled with boring review packets, anxiety, or fear. Listen in while Jessica and Amber talk about making testing season fun for kids and teachers! They think through some strategies you can incorporate throughout the whole year, as well as activities you can do with students to prepare them to SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW! Check out our mentioned resources here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lIx5RMmAX08ekNq_xJnVLeZixhdMHxDKPd0Rb-x1FIM/edit and https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sJJYyYrTTBQZbboLbPqzWdQB26XaqsGQEU4XvAxXVg4/edit
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Innovate24: Technology in Classrooms
Join Jessica and Amber as they debrief on their time at the Innovate24 Technology Conference is St. Louis, MO. The Link was asked to be apart of Podcast Row at the conference and it was such a great experience! The conference was put on by EdPlus and there are several more conferences coming up. You can find more information here.
https://www.edplus.org/304197_2
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Igniting Engagement
Jessica and Amber discuss the progression of engagement from non-compliant to absorbed and how we get students there! Amber shares a few easy to implement strategies from the The Big Book of Engagement Strategies (A Continuation of the Book: Engagement is Not a Unicorn..Itś a Narwal)
If you are interested in the Innovate24 Conference here is the link for registration.
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‘Tis the Season to Celebrate
Celebrate all of the hard work we are seeing in schools with us this week! Intentionality, purpose, goal setting, and collaboration works and we are seeing the proof in the banana pudding this holiday season. We could not be more proud of teachers this year and we cannot wait to celebrate all the growth as we wrap up the first semester.
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Recommitting to Professional Learning Communities
Listen in while Jessica and Amber discuss how our schools are recommitting to the PLC process and collaboration! We are seeing teachers take pride more than ever in their instruction. Student data and instructional intentionality is soaring and we couldn’t be more proud.
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Keeping Things Lite
Jessica and Amber discuss their 3 month hiatus as well as how we can come together as teams to keep things lite through the grind of September and October in schools! Listen in to gather some ideas for your teams.
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Customer Reviews
nice podcast!
thank you for keeping it real! and for taking the teacher’s side, too. “Sold a Story” was for sure eye-opening and important work, but teachers are feeling lots of guilt right now. Thank you for acknowledging our perspective and encouraging us. In other topics . . . Pleaseeee consider, though, TpT isn’t always bad! I create slides and am lucky enough to sell them because I can’t make a living solely off my teacher’s salary. :( Just the way it is being a teacher . . . I love being an educator and feel grateful to share my resources with other teachers. Even more, I’m grateful to continue doing the job I love even though it doesn’t pay enough for me to live on my own (hence the TPT). Just wanted to put that out there . . . I’ll keep listening and keep up the great work :)
Disappointed
I was very disappointed with that “living to read” vs “loving to read” episode. I felt like you were dismissive of the idea that kids that are struggling to read bc they can’t decide DON’T enjoy it! That’s the whole point. So when you talk about kids needing to have the opportunity to just make up stories etc it is dismissing that when it’s already at a point where they know they can’t read, they don’t want to do that. I watched my son go from not ready at all to reading Harry Potter after one summer of private tutoring before 3rd grade. He needed direct deciding instruction. He is now 17 and just got a 34 and 32 on his English and Reading act test. He is so bright. I thought he had a reading disability and if I could not afford to get him private tutoring I can’t not imagine where he would be. It is a shame that so many kids do not get the instruction they need. I did not feel sold a story blamed teachers. It is simply trying to reveal the best method to teach kids.
Great literacy podcast!
Love hearing their takes on hot topics. I always learn something I can take away and try right away!