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The Grounded Learners Guild
by The Grounded Learners Guild
Welcome to the Grounded Learners Guild. The podcast that gets REAL about education, authentic leadership and the transcendent power of being a part of a highly functioning team.
Episodes
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Pop Culture Playground: Game of Thrones Rewind and Reflect
Think back to the last time you heard someone talking about Jon Snow, Danerys Targaryen, or Tyrion Lannister? Binge-watching the final season with your eyebrows permanently raised and wondering if you missed a PD session on plot twists? Maybe you were dodging spoilers like arrows at the Battle of...
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Pop Culture Playground Redux: Game of Thrones
This rerun I’m bending the knee to one of our most iconic episodes: "Pop Culture Playground: Game of Thrones”, which originally aired June 17, 2021. Four winters (and summers) have come and gone, and this one still rules the realm. It’s my chosen favorite to revisit and share with my fellow...
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Pop Culture Playground: What We Do In The Shadows Rewind & Reflect
We are now reflecting on one of our favorite offbeat mashups: that time we explored What We Do in the Shadows, the mockumentary about New Zealand or Staten Island’s most lovable vampire roommates. The movie and later developed TV show actually sucked us into some pretty powerful reflections on...
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Pop Culture Playground Redux: What We Do In The Shadows
We have covered some pretty intense shows in our pop culture playground series - including the global phenomenons game of thrones and tiger king. But I think some of our most interesting and insightful educational connections have come from a vampire movie AND its companion series in spite of its...
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Tiger King: Rewind & Reflect
Where were you the last time you heard the names Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin? Binge watching the surprise mega hit “The Tiger King” during the pandemic? Maybe catching the sequel a few years after or Carole dancing to Eye of the Tiger on Dancing with the Stars ? Or maybe listening to a few...
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Pop Culture Playground: Tiger King Redux
We’re shifting gears in our reflection series and about to throw the spotlight on our mini episodes. Back in the summer of 2021, we were still wondering how we’d emotionally, mentally or physically recover from the chaos of that first year of “pandemic teaching”. Almost as much as we were…
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The Apathy Zone: Rewind & Reflect
In the 2008 pop anthem “Circus”, Britney sings “There's only two types of people in the world The ones that entertain, and the ones that observe”; however, in this season 1 throwback episode, we asserted that those in the observe camp likely are caught in the Apathy Zone. In this episode, we...
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The Apathy Zone - Redux
The episode slash dance party you are about to hear was released on May 27, 2021, and the Guild had just as much fun preparing for it as we did recording it. With solid evidence on anxiety and apathy from Harvard Business school and how this entangles with all things Britney Spears, we had hours…
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Network Connectivity Problems: Rewind & Reflect
Even if navigating change sometimes feels like trying to herd cats, it's important to remember as Leslie Knope says ,"every obstacle is an opportunity to prove how awesome you are.” Feeling part of a community, as we know, is so vital for student and educator success - and given the stresses,...
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Network Connectivity Problems: Redux
It’s fitting that we are returning back to our February 3rd, 2022 episode in this second set of our featured episodes on belonging and leadership. In this episode, entitled Network Connectivity issues, we shared with our listeners how we as a guild maintained our connection and commitment to...
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Rewind and Reflect: Love in the Time of Corona
Real talk: there are times when the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 feels like it might have just been yesterday, especially since many school systems are still dealing with its after effects. In other moments, those days of lockdowns, remote teaching, and having to PIVOT constantly feel like a…
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Love in the Time of Corona - Redux
In this next set of episodes, we are revisiting and reflecting on another one of our favorite topics: leadership and belonging. In this episode we return back to our freshmen season. The episode, Love in the Time of Corona, originally aired on April 15, 2021. We welcomed our first guest, and we...
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Rewind & Reflect: Make It Work Mindset
The Kumbaya-love-fest the GLG had on this past rerun of the Make it Work Mindset displays how the powers of a guild provide support and recognition during times of stress when performing at max capacity is a must– a common reality for all those in this education space. As we work our way towards...
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Make It Work Mindset: Redux
This episode you’re about to listen to is one that I, Jenni, remember so fondly yet listen back to and lovingly cringe. It originally aired on February 4, 2021, in the heart of the pandemic, when all teachers were unvaccinated, masked up and hybrid teaching to sets of eyeballs and ceiling fans.…
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Avoid the Droid: Rewind & Reflect
Early literacy development can seem alien to us secondary teachers, but we can’t “leave students’ literacy fates up to chance.” That's where explicit vocabulary instruction comes in. Before this episode aired, we heard from an early literacy expert and writer Dr. Amy Stewart on what the “Science…
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Avoid the Droid Redux
Hey everyone - Casey here! Since watching and falling in love with the original Star Wars trilogy as a child, I knew we’d eventually “jedi-mind trick” a way to discuss the Star Wars Universe as GLG. At the time of our recording, the teaching world had been rocked by the release of another podcast...
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Rewind & Reflect: Data A Twisted Love Story
As we heard in our re-run of our episode, Data: A Twisted Love Story, data and numbers have a story to tell - but as with most stories, the devil’s in the details. In this upcoming episode, we’ll reminisce about our favorite moments from “Data A Twisted Love Story” and see what (if anything) has...
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Data Redux
The episode you’re going to listen to in a few short moments is one that I, Emily, truly treasure. It was released on April Fools’ Day of 2021. Listening back, we were lovers of a solid metaphor from day one, but “data” really let it fly. In this episode, Casey gets us running with not one, not...
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The Final Countdown
As educators, we are all very used to the fact that the work we pour our hearts into most is ultimately fleeting. After all, our elementary school students are only with us for 6-7 years; our middle school students top out at 3, and our high school students, of course, are typically out the door...
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Finding Beauty in the Beast: A Math Love Story
Bonjour, GLG listeners! It might seem “rather odd” to compare math to Disney’s iconic take on “Beauty and the Beast” but bear with us here - A bookish protagonist finds herself torn between two worlds - between the love she has grown into and those who have yet to see the value and beauty under...
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Alternative EDU: School Board Member
One thing that’s pretty clear about the GLG, especially if you’ve listened to our “Pop Culture Playground” mini episodes, is that we typically skew, as a guild, towards pop music. Much in the same way, in our journey as a podcast to capture what it’s like to teach, learn, team, and lead in school...
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Alternative EDU: Adjunct Professor
One thing that’s pretty clear about the GLG, especially if you’ve listened to our “Pop Culture Playground” mini episodes, is that we typically skew, as a guild, towards pop music. Much in the same way, in our journey as a podcast to capture what it’s like to teach, learn, team, and lead in school...
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The Discussion Heist
It’s not uncommon these days to see teachers clamoring for a hack that will change how student discussion plays out in the classroom. Our students still have a tremendous desire for interaction with each other, but it can feel like the second that topic of conversation aligns to a learning...
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AI: Big Bad or Big Hero, Part 2
On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate your ability to use AI in your classroom?Considering all we discussed in our last episode, it’s understandable if that number isn’t very high. But there’s another side to AI, where it may not be out to defeat or even replace educators…but to be our…
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Big Hero or Big Bad? AI in Schools
“Come with us if you want to live.” Okay, it’s not THAT drastic, but at this moment in time, we are in dire need of quite a few conversations about the many facets of Artificial Intelligence when it comes to learning and teaching. Some educators see a post-apocalyptic world bearing down on us,...
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Educator Experience Divide: Part II
Photo from Unsplash From the very first episode of Abbott Elementary, you can immediately pick out Barbara Howard as a veteran teacher who makes a massive impact on her school. Her classroom routines are on point, her students feel safe and loved, and her colleagues view her with a range from…
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The Educator Experience Divide, Part I
Quinta Brunson’s show “Abbott Elementary'' has struck a chord with folks everywhere. No other show about education has managed to encapsulate the real struggles faced by urban educators like this one has. Even more impressive is how perfectly balanced the portrayal of real-world educational…
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Pop Culture Winter Wonderland: Friends
ey there smelly cats, how-YOU-doin? You’ll want to grab yourself a HUGE cup of coffee - because we are visiting the pop culture winter wonderland one more time, And this time we’re tuning into 90s classic “Friends”. Get ready for some education-adjacent connections to six highly-caffeinated…
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Pop Culture Winter Wonderland: Britney
I’m sure when you hear the name “Britney Spears”, your thoughts might revolve around any number of danceable tracks or eras where she dominated the headlines, but I bet education and learning are far from the top of your mind. And yet, while we discussed Britney Spears in our Season 1 episode…
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Pop Culture Winter Wonderland: Home Alone
We may be outnumbered, under-resourced, and emotionally drained at times, but we teachers, like Kevin McCallister in the holiday classic Home Alone are resourceful, resilient, and ultimately, victorious. Because even in the face of endless homework revisions and standardized test anxieties,...
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The Reading Wars 3: A Comprehension Story
Not to give too big of a spoiler, but the film “Rogue One, A Star Wars Story” ends with a very important word: “Hope”. When we look at literacy instruction and learning, we find “hope” when our striving readers begin to master reading comprehension. This incredibly sought after skill unlocks so...
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The Reading Wars: Avoid the Droid & Embrace the Science
In a world where innovative, immersive, and authentic learning reign supreme, anything that could be described as “robotic” can be a little off-putting to say the least. It brings to mind the mentality of Disney’s “The Mandalorian” who, in early seasons, has good reason to mistrust droids -...
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The Reading Wars: A New Hope
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a classic battle waged - led by a group of rebels who dared to think differently - engaging in disciplined practice that would ultimately yield them the power to transcend time, space, and physical limitations. As Yoda might say: “Talking about the Jedi...
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Expedition Unknown: Treasures For New Coaches
Coaches and middle instructional leaders often find themselves in uncharted territory - they are in their role because they are high skilled, and while many have the tools to inspire and lead others, many feel adrift trying to find their place. Well, according to Josh Gates, host of the Travel...
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True Confections: Part 2
When Willy Wonka sang the line: ““A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest of men,” we doubt he had seen the same type of “nonsense”as, say, an 8th grade math teacher might encounter on the last day of school before winter break. And yet, educators everywhere are perpetually…
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True Confections: The Science of Behavior
Whether it’s a report from a sub or a comment from a passing observer, the way people talk about educator’s students often boils down to one thing: student behavior. It runs the gamut from “That class is completely out of control,” to “what a polite and respectful group of young people!”…
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Season 4 Trailer
Season 4 premiers this Thursday!
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Pop Culture Playground: What We Do in the Shadows
We at GLG love a “fish out of water story.” Some of our favorite connections on the Pop Culture Playground have been about characters who leave their lives of comfort and familiarity who embark on a journey of self discovery. Today, we will once again revisit this classic trope, this time with a...
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Pop Culture Playground: Star Trek
Education, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Grounded Learners Guild. It's mission: to explore strange new ideas, to seek out new connections in new and old stories To boldly go where no leader or educator has gone before. Live long and prosper friends, but definitely stick around...
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Pop Culture Playground: Taylor Swift
Love her or hate her, it can’t be argued that Taylor Swift is an artist who leaves an impression on listeners and pop culture alike. As far as the GLG is concerned, the fun of connecting pedagogy to pop culture and listening to some good tunes in the process never will “go out of style” - so put…
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Generation Z Decoded: Part 2
We’re going from quoting the Beastie Boys in our last episode to quoting George Bernard Shaw: “Youth is wasted on the young.” Well clearly good old George didn’t meet any members of Gen Z! Gen Z with all its shifting priorities, is capable of stunning us all with a real sense of advocacy for...
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Generation Z Decoded: Part 1
Teachers don’t choose to become teachers because of the glory, sizable paycheck, and the countless hours educators spent planning, delivering and assessing learning. We become teachers because we love working with and inspiring the next generation and because we had an exceptional teacher…
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Lifting Assessment Fog
As very grateful chicagoans we leave the chill of winter behind us, we embrace the fact that we are moving into spring that will inevitably be rainy….or even foggy. But what if the fog surrounding us isn’t in the atmosphere at all…but is more of a metaphorical fog? Few educational topics are...
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Parent University: Upgrade Your Family Library
Kid books! Oh, kids books! I loathe you! You suck out my brain. I wish I could flush you just right down the drain. If only you found your way to the trash. Kids books! Oh Kids books . . Wait! Let’s not be so rash…” While yes, some children’ books can be absolute garbage, especially if we are…
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Parent University: Not All Tech Is Created Equal
One of the kids wants to be a YouTuber when she grows up and is begging for her own channel. Another one would play Minecraft all day long if you let him. Your teenager barely looks up from his phone. Your preschooler has a complete meltdown when you’re waiting to get your food at a restaurant...
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Candid Conversations Aren’t Child’s Play
What would you guess is the ratio is for time we spend dreading or outright avoiding difficult conversations to actually having them? 10 to 1? 20 to 1? 100 to1?!? But how might that ratio change if, prior to initiating such a conversation, you felt as prepared as you possibly could? You’re…
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IDEACon Pop Culture Pop-Up
You grab your device, fire up your favorite, and jump right in - the familiar logo welcomes you and you eagerly kick off your adventure, clearing obstacles, facing challenges, and working hard to finally accomplish your hard-won goal! Of course, because this is the GLG, we’re talking about using...
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Retrieval Practice
Photo by C Perret on Unsplash This is an episode about…oh what was it again…it was right on the tip of my tongue!? We’ve all been there before haven’t we? That’s why we’re here to talk about retrieval practices. If you’ve ever asked students to pick back up on where they left off and been met…
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Episode Remastered: Educators Field Guide to Conferences
It’s February, and that means a return to conference season! Some of our favorite conferences (DITCHED Con, IDEA Con) happen during this month, and as a guild, we thought it would be a great opportunity to provide some just in time content to help you make the most of these inspiring and...
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Pop Culture Winter Wonderland: Wednesday
All normies and outcasts, welcome for this week's episode on the Grounded Learners Guild. We conjured up some great content on our last venture through the creative mind of Tim Burton, so in this episode, we are going to shine some moonlight on the most recent Burton project: Netflix’s…
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Welcome to the Grounded Learners Guild. The podcast that gets REAL about education, authentic leadership and the transcendent power of being a part of a highly functioning team.
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