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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 33 MIN

The Issue with "We Do" in Explicit Instruction

from Better Teaching: Only Stuff That Works · host Gene Tavernetti

In this solo episode, Gene Tavernetti breaks down why most "we do" approaches to guided practice don't work. Using decimal addition as a teaching example, he shows how to isolate and pre-teach the key concept before practice even starts. He exposes three common but ineffective guided practice patterns and offers a step-by-step alternative that gets better student repetitions and real formative data. Strategies are drawn from his book Teach Fast.Links:Gene's Books:Teach FastMaximizing the Impact of Coaching CyclesDigital CaptivesX: (1) Gene Tavernetti (@gtavernetti) / XLinkedIn:(7) Gene Tavernetti | LinkedInwww.tesscg.comThis podcast sponsored by:The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here.Cognosente Books - knowledge for discerning educators This podcast sponsored by:The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here. 

In this solo episode, Gene Tavernetti breaks down why most "we do" approaches to guided practice don't work. Using decimal addition as a teaching example, he shows how to isolate and pre-teach the key concept before practice even starts. He exposes three common but ineffective guided practice patterns and offers a step-by-step alternative that gets better student repetitions and real formative data. Strategies are drawn from his book Teach Fast.Links:Gene's Books:Teach FastMaximizing the Impact of Coaching CyclesDigital CaptivesX: (1) Gene Tavernetti (@gtavernetti) / XLinkedIn:(7) Gene Tavernetti | LinkedInwww.tesscg.comThis podcast sponsored by:The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here.Cognosente Books - knowledge for discerning educators This podcast sponsored by:The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here.

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