Facilitating Online Discussions in Google Classroom
Engaging students in substantive, meaningful discussions that demand critical and creative thinking can be challenging in any instructional context. When the magic…
Read MoreHow To Podcast in Class Part 1
Are you podcasting in your classroom? Podcasting is a great way to provide deeper learning for students and empower them to have…
Read More8 Easy Ways to Get Podcasting in Your Classroom
This blog post is in collaboration with Jeff Bradbury of TeacherCast. Read more on his blog. How can you bring podcasting into…
Read MorePodcasting On Field Trips: Creating Deeper Learning
Today, we highlight an innovative podcasting lesson from Erik Eve’s (a Listenwise Teacher Advocate) 8th-grade social studies class in Lindenhurst, NY, featuring…
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 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.…
Read MorePromoting Civic Engagement with Your Students
Teaching civic engagement increases students’ emotional intelligence and motivates them toward conscientious community action (Bernacki and Jaeger 2008). Research shows students who…
Read MoreUplifting Student Voices in the Classroom with Listenwise
Student engagement is key to building a safe, positive school culture that increases achievement, fosters creativity and community, and decreases boredom, alienation,…
Read MoreThe Favorite Stories of the Year – From Students!
We can’t believe the school year is ending, but here are some awesome story highlights by student request. Not all these stories…
Read MoreHurricane Podcasting Project with 8th Graders
Teacher Advocate, Erik Eve, an 8th grade social studies teacher from Lindenhurst, NY visited us with his class of 46 students last…
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