Educational Podcasts for Kids
Do kids even enjoy podcasts? Lindsay Patterson wrote in Current that “kids are far from passive listeners. Podcasts are a perfect medium to…
Read MorePodcast Stories for Earth Day
Earth Day is on April 22nd, but you can celebrate all month long in your classroom! Listenwise has dozens of podcast and…
Read MoreCelebrate Poetry Month With Listenwise
April is National Poetry Month, and it’s a great opportunity to spend time exploring, creating, and celebrating the power of poetry. Introducing…
Read MoreListenwise Assessments Align with CCSS and SBAC Claim #3 Evidence
How did we decide which listening comprehension skills to assess in our quizzes? We identified key comprehension skills included in research-based reading…
Read More8 Key Listening Comprehension Skills
Listening is key to all effective communication. To improve students’ listening comprehension skills, we need to be able to gather data on…
Read MoreTeaching Levels of Listening
Today’s post is written by Michael F. Opitz, professor emeritus of reading education from the University of Northern Colorado who has investigated…
Read MoreWe are Excited to Partner with EPS Literacy and Intervention
We are excited to partner with EPS Literacy and Intervention, a division of School Specialty. This partnership will bolster listening as a…
Read MoreChelsea’s Recap of SXSWedu
This was my first time in SXSWedu, and I had a great time in Austin. It was such a fun atmosphere, and…
Read MoreActive Listening Apps for Your Google Chromebook
We are excited to announce that Google for Education officially launched their active listening apps for Chromebooks (the #1 selling device in…
Read MoreHow Do You Use Audio to Teach Empathy?
What is Empathy? Source: Brene Brown How does empathy play a role in the classroom? Dave Isay, StoryCorps founder and president…
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