3 Tips for Providing Windows, Mirrors, & Doors to Explore Identities with Podcasts
Rudine Sims Bishop describes the power of literature to provide students with “windows, mirrors, and doors.” Like other instructional texts, our podcast…
Read MoreUse Weird News Podcasts to Support English Learners
Many educators who use Listenwise report that they love Weird News! These are less-than-30-second current event podcasts about unusual current events that…
Read More3 Ways to Nurture Relationships With and Among Your Students Using Podcasts
Our stories feature kids and teens speaking about their perspectives, innovations, and civic action. We’ve learned from educators who use Listenwise that…
Read MoreIntegrating Content & Language Instruction with Podcast Lessons
During our Teacher Talks webinar series last fall, we spoke with Erin Reaves, an English Language Development (ELD) instructional coach at Taylor…
Read MoreTeaching Your Students About Fake News & Media Literacy
Fake news is a growing problem. The volume of online misinformation has exploded in recent years – there are now more fake…
Read MoreHyperDocs: High-Quality Lesson Templates
We’ve been developing instructional strategies for teaching K-12 students with podcasts, and along the way, we discovered an amazing educator community resource:…
Read MoreDesigning Structured Choice Activities with Podcasts
Student choice activities are an important lever for engagement and personalized learning. The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines suggest “optimizing individual choice…
Read MoreListenwise as a Tool for RTI and Targeted Instruction
The pandemic has changed the landscape of education like never before. It has mobilized the use of technology and created challenges for…
Read MoreHow to Teach Listening – Listen Wise Chapter 4 Sneak Peek
(Pre-order the book and get stickers for your class!) Today’s blog post explores how to teach listening from a chapter in my…
Read MoreEducators Share Ideas for Teaching with Listenwise
Teachers using Listenwise podcasts with their students continue to share teaching ideas that others can adopt or adapt to fit their particular…
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