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Teaching Beyond the Gradebook
by Tavis Danz and Tawny Reinhardt
Two teachers and their musings about real classroom topics.
Episodes
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The Secret to a Cohesive Team
In their first listener requested episode, T&T open a new season of TBTG (and a new school year), by examining what goes into a well-functioning and cohesive grade-level team. By providing specific strategies that are actually in your control, they offer advice to help you level up the way in…
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To Grade or Not to Grade
This episode delves into the age old question every teacher, no matter his or her level of experience, has grappled with at one time or another, “Should I grade this assignment or not?” T&T not only define what is truly meant by “graded” but also outline three categories that any activity or...
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The Power of the Read Aloud
T&T discuss the myriad reasons to read aloud to your students no matter what grade or subject you teach. It empowers them, it enriches you, and it emulates the good that they can bring to their lives and the world. Sound hyperbolic? We dare you to give it a whirl...
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When You DO Want Them Talking: The Ins and Outs of Socratic Seminar
As 2020 wraps up, T & T discuss the use of Socratic Seminars to boost student engagement during this odd school year set in the midst of a global pandemic. Check out the "how to's" for implementing this student-centered discussion format, including the linked resources here. T & T walk listeners...
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Self-Care: Why, What and How
T&T take a close look at self-care, a buzzword in education that often feels unattainable. After discussing what self-care is and examples of what it can look like, they give some simple tips about how to find the time for this vital part of a flourishing teaching career and life.
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Why Language Matters Pt. 2
In the second part of this language episode, T&T discuss the potentially negative impacts that language choices can have in the classroom, from how to rectify negative interactions with students, to how your choice of words used for something impacts how it is perceived.
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Why Language Matters Pt. 1
In this two-part episode, T&T dive into the powerful effects of language in the classroom and discuss a few things they’ve discovered change the course of conversations.
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Distance Learning Check In
Tavis and Tawny reflect on their experiences with distance learning during the first six weeks of school and begin to anticipate what returning to the classroom in a hybrid model will be like in the coming weeks.
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Hybrid Learning Check In
After making it through the first two weeks of hybrid learning, T&T discuss what they were prepared for and what they didn’t see coming.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Two teachers and their musings about real classroom topics.
HOSTED BY
Tavis Danz and Tawny Reinhardt
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