The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

Teaching strategies, classroom management, education reform, educational technology--if it has something to do with teaching, we're talking about it. Jennifer Gonzalez interviews educators, students, administrators and parents about the psychological and social dynamics of school, trade secrets, academic research, and other juicy things you'll never learn in a textbook.

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EduTip3: Distract the Distractor

Oct 10, 2021

This subtle little teaching move stops off-task behavior in a class session and gets things back on track without drama!

You can find full written versions of these tips at cultofpedagogy.com/edutips.

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178: Street Data: A Pathway Toward Equitable, Anti-Racist Schools

Oct 4, 2021

Many well-intended efforts to make schools more equitable often fail because we're trying to make them work inside a system that's a terrible fit for them. What's been missing is a whole-school approach that creates a path forward that is radically different from what we've done before. In this episode, I talk with the...

EduTip2: Don't yell at another teacher's class.

Sep 26, 2021

When you come in and rescue another teacher from a misbehaving class, you think you're being helpful, when really, you're just disempowering them. Try another approach! You can find full written versions of these tips at cultofpedagogy.com/edutips.

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177: How to Find, Read, and Use Academic Research

Sep 20, 2021

You want to know that your instructional decisions are supported by research, but you're not exactly sure where to find that research or how to read it correctly. In this episode, educational psychologist Kripa Sundar gives me a mini-course in how to dig up high-quality research, how to read and interpret it, and what...

EduTip 1: Don't make them read and listen at the same time.

Sep 12, 2021

Welcome to EduTips, a side project of the Cult of Pedagogy podcast where I share one quick tidbit of educational research, teaching ideas, classroom management strategies, or sometimes just a quick story. This first EduTip is DON'T MAKE THEM READ AND LISTEN AT THE SAME TIME. This is a mistake I see so many teachers,...