Think Differently and Deeply Podcast The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Potomac, MD

English and math may seem like polar opposite disciplines, but Mind, Brain, and Education Science strategies like metacognition help students excel at both. St. Andrew's teachers and CTTL staff members Julia Dean and Molly Magner chat with Glenn about collaborating on their Think Differently and Deeply article as English and math teachers, and discuss how teachers can help students develop metacognitive skills by demonstrating them in their own classroom practice. (Note: this episode was recorded in spring 2019, before Julia departed St. Andrew's and the CTTL to begin her Master's degree in social work. Thank you again, Julia, for your enthusiasm and dedication to countless teachers and students.)

As a St. Andrew's student, alumna Joy Reeves '18 contributed to the CTTL as a research fellow and a resident illustrator, having designed the covers of two workbooks for the Science of Teaching and School Leadership Academy. She returns to St. Andrew's after her first semester at Duke University to chat with Glenn about her experience bringing Mind, Brain, and Education Science strategies to her college course load.

Why do we teach serious novels and tragic dramas, rather than "happy" books, in high school English? Andrew Seidman, St. Andrew's English teacher, shares how reading "unhappy" books helps students put themselves in someone else's shoes, an exercise in theory of the mind that builds social cognition and empathy.

Have you ever passed out a final exam review packet, only to hear students ask, "Did we ever learn about this?" Karen Kaufman, St. Andrew's Math Department Head, speaks with Glenn about how she introduced the Mind, Brain, and Education Science strategy of spaced repetition to keep her math students from slipping down the "forgetting curve."

What are the benefits of mindfulness for preschool and elementary-age children, and how can mindfulness practices be integrated into the classroom and at home? Jordan Love, St. Andrew's Head of Lower School, shares how introducing yoga, movement, breathing and other mindfulness practices have transformed the classroom experience for students and teachers alike. Listen to the end for a guided mindful moment with Jordan and Glenn.

Dr. Rodney Glasgow, a co-founder of the Student Diversity Leadership Conference and founder of the National Diversity Practitioners Institute, is an in-demand speaker, facilitator, trainer and activist in the areas of diversity, equity and social justice. He's also St. Andrew's Head of Middle School, and sat down with Glenn earlier this year to talk about the social mindset in middle school and how diversity in schools encourages learning through cognitive dissonance.