Two Pint PLC

Laurence Woodruff & Michael Ralph
Two Pint PLC

Teaching is a personal profession. We shine brightest when we work together in a safe environment for the betterment of our students. Two Pint PLC is a podcast that invites you to join two educators who discuss the big issues in education in a personal and casual conversation. Two Pint PLC combines the research base, current events and personal experiences to provide a context for each listener’s own professional development.

  1. 095 Error Climate & Remembered Success

    JAN 10

    095 Error Climate & Remembered Success

    Edutopia did another review of the best research of 2024, and we are here to talk about it. First, discussion of student errors can lead to big gains in student learning. However, those gains only come in an interactive, collaborative class culture. Later, the remembered success effect shows that ending challenging learning experiences with clear victories on more attainable problems improves student perceptions of their learning in ways that can sustain their motivation long-term.

    45 min
  2. 094 Playback Memory & UDL Differentiation

    12/11/2024

    094 Playback Memory & UDL Differentiation

    Teachers may give lectures or create videos to provide information to students, and the speed of information delivery affects the cognitive load of students. We read a study of video playback speed and support materials that shows speeding up the videos may not be particularly harmful to their usefulness, and that other supportive elements are more important to consider. Later, we read a study of UDL practices and differentiation that shows formative assessment, adaptive grouping, and growth mindset all have distinct impacts on instructional differentiation.

    44 min
  3. 093 The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Episode

    11/11/2024

    093 The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Episode

    This month is our official “AI episode.” We are joined by Ben Riley, who wrote a guide for considering the use of AI for education. Our discussion considers the tasks for which AI might be useful, and the multiple concerns we have for its use as a substitute for thinking. Later, we read a study that shows AI can help people produce incrementally more creative task solutions. However, we are unconvinced that is ever the purpose of the educational process.

    45 min
  4. 092 Teaching Statistics & Fostering Creativity

    10/12/2024

    092 Teaching Statistics & Fostering Creativity

    Effective statistics instruction - like many other disciplines - should empower students to ask questions and interrogate data to answer questions. We look at research evaluating the impact of an inquiry-focused statistics curriculum that showed very large gains for student learning by emphasizing statistical practice rather than mathematical routines. Later, we read a review of creativity research that identified key areas where students need practice with creativity (just like any other skill). We must make space for risk-taking and student exploration.

    44 min
  5. 091 Political Discourse & Media Literacy

    09/12/2024

    091 Political Discourse & Media Literacy

    We start Season 8 in a tempestuous election cycle in the United States. We are joined by guest host Chris Carter to discuss an approach to civic education in today’s political landscape, with a focus on grounded discussions based on essential anchor questions. Later, we look at the absence of state standards for media literacy in the US. Their research provides a call and roadmap for teachers to prioritize explicit instruction in media literacy for students.

    44 min
  6. 090 Season 7 Finale

    08/12/2024

    090 Season 7 Finale

    We review the most noteworthy papers of the past year, developments in our practice, and the top beers of AY23-24.

    44 min
  7. 089 Curriculum Sensemaking & Behavior Grading

    07/12/2024

    089 Curriculum Sensemaking & Behavior Grading

    Many curriculum decisions are made at the district-level, but each classroom teacher must figure out how to implement those decisions for themselves. We read a study showing how “philosophical fidelity” is far more important than “mechanical fidelity” to the success of district efforts to improve instruction. Later, we read a study of required behavior grades in Germany that shows those grades have zero positive impact on… well, anything.

    45 min
  8. 088 Disagreement Listening & Aphantasia

    06/12/2024

    088 Disagreement Listening & Aphantasia

    It can feel like people in disagreement just aren’t listening to each other. We read a study showing disagreement significantly reduces our perceptions of being listened to, regardless of how well our audience does listen. We discuss takeaways for exhibiting active listening behaviors that reduce the effect. Later, we read a review of research on aphantasia (or the condition of not seeing concrete images in your mind’s eye). We reflect on how this dimension of neurodiversity is connected to differences in a variety of human outcomes.

    43 min
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Teaching is a personal profession. We shine brightest when we work together in a safe environment for the betterment of our students. Two Pint PLC is a podcast that invites you to join two educators who discuss the big issues in education in a personal and casual conversation. Two Pint PLC combines the research base, current events and personal experiences to provide a context for each listener’s own professional development.

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  • Creator
    Laurence Woodruff & Michael Ralph
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    97
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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    Two Pint PLC

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