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Chalk & Talk — 71 episodes
What to do when “Research Shows” shuts you down: A guide for parents and teachers (Ep 70)
We know more about teaching than ever—so why is change so slow? with Joanna Barbousas (Ep 69)
The Finland myth, East Asia’s rise, and what makes education systems work with Montserrat Gomendio (Ep 68)
Cognitive load theory and learning math with John Sweller (Ep 67)
Desirable difficulties for learning with Elizabeth Bjork and Robert Bjork (Ep 66)
Science of Math: The movement everyone's talking about with Sarah Powell (Ep. 65)
Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction with Tom Sherrington (Ep 64)
Teaching math so students learn with Craig Barton (Ep 63)
Why more classroom technology is making students learn less (Ep 62)
Why students struggle in math and how to fix it with Barbara Oakley and John Mighton (Ep 61)
Rebuilding teacher training through cognitive science with Jonas Linderoth (Ep 60)
Why reading became a human rights issue in Canada with George Georgiou (Ep 59)
When a mathematician became education minister: Nuno Crato on transforming education (Ep 58)
Top takeaways from Anita Archer on explicit instruction (abridged version of Ep 57)
The power of explicit instruction with Anita Archer (Ep 57)
Unmasking instructional illusions with Paul Kirschner, Carl Hendrick and Jim Heal (Ep 56)
Mailbag: How to get started with evidence-based math instruction & tackle gaps with Jonathan Regino (Ep 55)
Balanced literacy didn’t work—will balanced math? with Ben Solomon (Ep 54)
Using the Instructional Hierarchy to teach math with Brendan Lee (Ep 53)
The case for practice and the power of Math Corps with Alex Kontorovich (Ep 52)
Rocking the times tables with Bruno Reddy (Ep 51)
Universal screening in math with Amanda VanDerHeyden (Ep 50)
From decline to top rankings: How England transformed education with Nick Gibb (Ep 49)
How we learn: Naive, purposeful, and deliberate practice with Stephen Chew (Ep 48)
Mailbag: Math facts vs calculators, a logic problem, the Southern surge (Ep 47)
Reclaiming learning time to boost literacy and numeracy with Ross Fox (Ep 46)
A decade of decline: Examining falling test scores with Mike Petrilli (Ep 45)
Mailbag: Building Thinking Classrooms, number talks & more with Zach Groshell (Ep 44)
How advocacy is changing reading instruction with Jamie Metsala (Ep 43)
Math Academy: Optimizing student learning with Alex Smith and Justin Skycak (Ep 42)
Supporting students with math difficulties with Sarah Powell (Ep 41)
From math to science: How weak math skills hurt students with Therese Markow (Ep 40)
Project Follow Through: Direct Instruction's overlooked success with Marcy Stein (Ep 39)
Boosting attention and learning with Blake Harvard (Ep 38)
Homework that works with Jo Castelino (Ep 37)
How to Build Automaticity with Math Facts: A Practical Guide (Ep 36)
Preparation for university math with Darja Barr and Dan Wolczuk (Ep 35)
Transforming education through behaviour science with Kimberly Berens (Ep 34)
Educational leadership: Improving math and literacy with Scott Hill (Ep 33)
Identifying and educating advanced students with Jonathan Plucker (Ep 32)
Exploring evidence for equitable education with Nidhi Sachdeva and Jim Hewitt (Ep 31)
Math fluency matters with Brian Poncy (Ep 30)
Math fact crisis: strategies for improving numeracy with Brian Poncy (Ep 29)
Autism and evidence-based math instruction with Katharine Beals (Ep 28)
Using evidence in education with Pamela Snow (Ep 27)
Cognitive load theory in math class with David Morkunas (Ep 26)
Understanding math reform ideology with Tom Loveless (Ep 25)
Raising student achievement with Dylan Wiliam (Ep 24)
Red flags in education research with Ben Solomon (Ep 23)
Mindsets and educational misconceptions with Carl Hendrick (Ep 22)
Ep 21. The right to learn math with Daniel Ansari
Ep 20. Reading and math: parallels and pitfalls with Matthew Burns
Ep 19. The Calculus Project with Adrian Mims
Ep 18. Education myth-busting with Daisy Christodoulou
Ep 17. Do timed tests cause math anxiety? with Robin Codding
Ep 16. Applying cognitive science to education with Daniel Willingham
Ep 15. Modern relevance in the math curriculum with Brian Conrad
Ep 14. Stress and learning with Dan Rosen
Ep 13. Powerful teaching with Patrice Bain
Ep 12. California’s math controversy with Jelani Nelson Part II
Ep 11. California’s math controversy with Jelani Nelson Part I
Ep 10. Maximizing learning through explicit instruction with Zach Groshell
Ep 9. The tweet that roared with Tom Bennett
Ep 8. Lessons from around the world with Lucy Crehan
Ep 7. How to excel in math and other tough subjects with Barbara Oakley
Ep 6. Math teaching tips with Barry Garelick and JR Wilson
Ep 5. Critical issues in education with Matt Henderson
Ep 4. Cognitive load theory with Greg Ashman
Ep 3. The Science of Math with Amanda VanDerHeyden
Ep 2. Evidence-based teaching strategies with Paul Kirschner
Ep 1. Math and the Myth of Ability with John Mighton