Rerelease: Interview with Dr. Wendy Murawski

Episode 1 of the Co-Teachers in Classrooms Getting Coffee podcast, hosted by Sue Schulz and Kitty Wade, titled "Rerelease: Interview with Dr. Wendy Murawski" was published on September 10, 2025 and runs 41 minutes.

September 10, 2025 ·41m · Co-Teachers in Classrooms Getting Coffee

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Summary

Listen as Dr. Wendy Murawski reveals how she unintentionally became a teacher and fell in love with collaborating with other professionals. Now she travels around the globe championing inclusive education. In this episode she discusses her personal journey of becoming a co-teaching advocate and some of the research she is conducting overseas in this area.Wendy is a prolific author. Two of her recent books that are highlighted in this discussion are Co-teaching Do’s, Don’ts, and Do Betters and Connecting High-Leverage Practices to Student Success. If you would like to create a professional learning community around one of these texts, here are book study guides to help you structure your learning.Book Study Guide for Co-teaching Do’s, Don’ts, and Do BettersBook Study Guide for Connecting High-Leverage Practices to Student SuccessDr. Murawski’s energy is contagious. If you are looking for an opportunity to engage with Wendy in person, plan to attend the Virginia Council for Exceptional Children Conference in Harrisonburg on November 14-15th. Our second episode (coming in early October), will focus on Wendy’s latest book, Practical Strategies for Managing a Diverse Classroom. In this book, Wendy addresses disruptive behavior, noncompliance, lack of motivation, social-emotional challenges, and so many other practical predicaments facing teachers today. You won’t want to miss this discussion.Follow this podcast to receive content from distinguished co-teachers twice each month throughout the school year.Please visit our website for links to additional resources related to co-teaching.Connect with Wendy at 2teachllc.comSubscribe to Co-Teachers in Classrooms Getting Coffee for bimonthly interviews with co-teachers brought to you by the Training and Technical Assistance Center at Virginia Tech. For a copy of today’s transcript, go to https://otter.ai/u/cIXfauY38-brfWgErdMDKqtPILo?utm_source=copy_url.

Episode Description

Wendy is a prolific author. Two of her recent books that are highlighted in this discussion are Co-teaching Do’s, Don’ts, and Do Betters and Connecting High-Leverage Practices to Student Success. If you would like to create a professional learning community around one of these texts, here are book study guides to help you structure your learning.

Book Study Guide for Co-teaching Do’s, Don’ts, and Do Betters
Book Study Guide for Connecting High-Leverage Practices to Student Success

Dr. Murawski’s energy is contagious. If you are looking for an opportunity to engage with Wendy in person, plan to attend the Virginia Council for Exceptional Children Conference in Harrisonburg on November 14-15th.

Our second episode (coming in early October), will focus on Wendy’s latest book, Practical Strategies for Managing a Diverse Classroom. In this book, Wendy addresses disruptive behavior, noncompliance, lack of motivation, social-emotional challenges, and so many other practical predicaments facing teachers today. You won’t want to miss this discussion.

Follow this podcast to receive content from distinguished co-teachers twice each month throughout the school year.

Please visit our website for links to additional resources related to co-teaching.

Connect with Wendy at 2teachllc.com

Subscribe to Co-Teachers in Classrooms Getting Coffee for bimonthly interviews with co-teachers brought to you by the Training and Technical Assistance Center at Virginia Tech. For a copy of today’s transcript, go to https://otter.ai/u/cIXfauY38-brfWgErdMDKqtPILo?utm_source=copy_url.