Teaching About Climate Change for Earth Day
First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day serves as an annual reminder to appreciate and protect our planet and all that it provides…
Read MoreListenwise Educators: Practice with Listening Comprehension Skills
Did you know that twenty-two states now assess listening on their annual English Language Arts assessment? Notably, in Indiana, listening skills are…
Read MoreListenwise on the Road: Conference Recap
It’s conference season! Late February and March 2019 have been as busy as last year (see our blog recap last year.) Here’s…
Read MoreTeaching Written Argument With Debate Stories
Anyone who has spent extended time with children is aware that kids love to debate. Forming and challenging opinions through argument is…
Read MoreWebinar Recap: Pairing Facing History and Listenwise Resources
In the third segment of our webinar series with Facing History and Ourselves, we further explore ways in which educators can pair…
Read MoreIntroducing the Teachable Moments Podcast
We know a lot about storytelling. And we like helping others tell their stories. That’s why EdSurge asked Listenwise to be part…
Read MoreListenwise at the George J. Ryan Middle School 216 Queens
In 2016, George J. Ryan Middle School in Queens, New York joined the Listenwise community. We recently highlighted a snippet of our…
Read MoreResources for the NPR Student Podcast Challenge and Podcasting in the Classroom
Updated August 2019 During the winter of 2019 NPR ran their first ever student podcast challenge. The contest has since closed, but…
Read MorePersonalizing Learning Using Podcast Lessons
There is much discussion in schools currently about the benefits of personalizing learning, though there are varying interpretations of what that means.…
Read MoreSupporting Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) with Listenwise
by guest blogger: Carolina Buitrago, Ed.D. Social emotional learning (SEL) has unquestionably gained a place in the busy spectrum of educators’ priorities.…
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