The Learning Scientists Podcast

Learning Scientists

A podcast for teachers, students, and parents about evidence based practice and learning.

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Jan 11, 2024 · 36 min
Episode 79: Toddlers Can Read with Spencer Russell
Episode 79: Toddlers Can Read with Spencer Russell Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 79, Althea interviews Spencer Russell, an award-winning teacher and educator about early childhood literacy. You can learn more about Spencer's approach to early childhood literacy at https://www.toddlersread.com/. Follow him on Instagram (@toddlerscanread) for tips and videos!
Nov 23, 2023 · 12 min
Episode 78: learningscientists.org Resource Refresher
Episode 78: learningscientists.org Resource Refresher Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 78, Megan, Cindy, Carolina, and Althea talk through the resources available on learningscientists.org.
Oct 12, 2023 · 44 min
Episode 77: EF+Math -- Interdisciplinary Teams Co-Creating Evidence-Based Approaches
Episode 77: EF+Math -- Interdisciplinary Teams Co-Creating Evidence-Based Approaches Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 77, Megan interviews Maxim Vickerie and Adam Smith from EF+Math, a program supported by the nonprofit AERDF. Megan recently learned about a report that came from this group called Strengthening Executive function Skills to improve Mathematics learning: Evidence of Promise from EF+Math’s inclusive R&D approach. EF+ Math aims to double the number of black and Latinx students and students experiencing poverty in grades 3-8 who are proficient in math by building innovative math learning systems that strengthen executive function skills. To meet this aim, they fund and support teams of educators, researchers, and product developers. The teams collaborate through an Inclusive Research and Development approach (R&D), and work to co-create ways to improve math learning through increasing executive functioning skills.
Aug 31, 2023 · 33 min
Episode 76: Meeting at the Intersection of Research and Education
Episode 76: Meeting at the Intersection of Research and Education Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 76, Cindy interviews Sarah Oberle (@S_Oberle) about the intersection between research and education. As both a researcher and educator, Sarah has a unique perspective on both the benefits and challenges of classroom research and science communication. Sarah also discussed the ResearchED organization and plans for upcoming conferences in the US.
Jul 13, 2023 · 18 min
Episode 75: Introducing our New Book Ace That Test!!
Episode 75: Introducing our New Book Ace That Test!! Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 75, Megan, Cindy, Carolina, and Althea talk about their new book, Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better. They provide an overview of the book, provide some examples, and discuss the writing process. Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better is out July 19th! Preorders are available now with a 20% off code if you access through our website. Pre-order through the link on our website and use the code provided there to get 20% off. You can read about the book and access Chapter 1 for free here
May 25, 2023 · 43 min
Episode 74: Boys Do Cry – An Interview With Matt Pinkett
Episode 74: Boys Do Cry – An Interview With Matt Pinkett Learning Scientists Content warning: Please be advised that in this episode we discuss the topic of suicide in depth with a lived experience story. Matt reads a part of his book where a mother describes her personal experience with this topic. This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 74, Carolina interviews Matt Pinkett – the author of Boys Don’t Try? – to talk about his new book Boys Do Cry: Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools which comes out this month. Matt explains his motivation for writing the book and why it is important to learn about mental health in boys specifically. He reads a moving excerpt from his book and details some of the research behind the topics he selected to dive into. The interview concludes with practical recommendations from the book for teachers and for parents. Prepare for a thought-provoking and eye-opening episode. Further resources for this episode: Boys Do Cry: Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools on Amazon. Boys Don’t Try Rethinking Masculinity in Schools on Amazon. Boys will be boys? How schools can be guilty of gender bias by Joanna Moorhead for The Guardian. Suicide and self-harm helplines around the world: Suicide Hotlines and Prevention Resources Around the World
May 4, 2023 · 36 min
Episode 73: An Interview with the Director of IES
Episode 73: An Interview with the Director of IES Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 73 Althea interview Mark Schneider, Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES). Mark discusses some of the challenges facing educators today and how IES can facilitate education research. In the episode, he talked about a new grant project aimed at using artificial intelligence to assist speech language pathologists working in schools. You can read more about the research here.
Apr 13, 2023 · 34 min
Episode 72: An Interview with the Authors of Planting an Idea
Episode 72: An Interview with the Authors of Planting an Idea Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 72, Althea interviews Jerry Apps and Natasha Kassulke, authors of Planting an Idea: A Guidebook to Critical and Creative Thinking about Environmental Problems. Coming out just in time for Earth Day, Planting an Idea is designed to help readers young and old examine and develop opinions on a variety of environmental issues. You can purchase it at Fulcrum Publishing and bookshop.org. You can also visit jerryapps.com to learn more about Jerry’s other works.
Apr 6, 2023 · 28 min
Episode 71: An Interview with John Hattie, Author of Visible Learning
Episode 71: An Interview with John Hattie, Author of Visible Learning Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 71, Althea interviews John Hattie, author of Visible Learning. They talk about his newest book, Visible Learning: The Sequel.
Feb 16, 2023 · 31 min
Episode 70: An Interview with the Authors of Study Like a Champ
Episode 70: An Interview with the Authors of Study Like a Champ Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 70, Cindy interviews John Dunlosky from Kent State University and Regan Gurung from Oregon State University. John and Regan recently published a book entitled Study Like A Champ: The Psychology-Based Guide to Grade A Study Habits. In this episode John and Regan discuss a little bit about their research and how they practice what they preach in the classroom. In the episode, Cindy mentions the following: GUEST BLOG: The 5-sided flashcard Podcast Episode 38: A (pseudo) Randomized Control Experiment about Teaching Effective Learning Strategies In addition, this blog, Learning With Flashcards, was written while this episode was in production but is highly relevant to the flashcard discussion!
Jan 19, 2023 · 38 min
Episode 69: An Interview with the Psych Sessions Podcast Hosts
Episode 69: An Interview with the Psych Sessions Podcast Hosts Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 69, Cindy interviews Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College and Eric Landrum from Boise State University. Eric and Garth co-host the Psych Sessions Podcast. On their podcast, they interview psychology teachers from all levels of education and have conversations about teaching.
Nov 10, 2022 · 48 min
Episode 68: Intersectionality with Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed and Arun Verma
Episode 68: Intersectionality with Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed and Arun Verma Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. In today's episode, we feature one of our patrons, David Handel, MD. David is the CEO and co-founder of iDoRecall.com. iDoRecall is a unique spaced repetition flashcard app that enables you to create flashcards linked to the relevant location in your learning materials, where you just learned something, and you want to ensure that you’ll remember it. Recently iDoRecall embarked on an ambitious project that led to our becoming an OpenStax EdTech Ally Partner. We hired subject-matter expert educators to create comprehensive sets of linked flashcards for most of the OpenStax textbooks. We have made these flashcard sets available for 100% free use by you, your students, and your schools. We are also offering educators, just like you, the opportunity to obtain a free iDoRecall educator’s license that will enable you to monitor your students’ engagement and metrics as they use the OpenStax flashcards to learn and remember what they learn Please fill out this form if you are interested in this free license (that we usually sell). For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 68, Carolina interviews Dr Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed (@Zayba_G) and Dr Arun Verma (@drarunverma) to learn more about the concept of intersectionality. Zayba is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Psychology at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow and founder of the Race and Equality Network (RaEN). Arun is a leader in advising on implementing intersectionality, equity, and diversity in various contexts. In this episode, they share why it is important to raise awareness for intersectionality in any context, and specifically in education. They discuss challenges and opportunities of acknowledging and even embracing intersectionality in the classroom – and share many tips for teachers and students on how to proactively create “intersectional educational spaces” that provide room for diversity and learning. The first step is recognizing that intersectionality exists and educating oneself about what it is. This episode is a good starting point. Enjoy! Further resources for this episode: The Race and Equality Network (RaEN) on Twitter and further resources Anti-Racism in Higher Education: An Action Guide for Change edited by Arun Verma Dr Arun Verma’s website with many resources The intersectionality wheel by Simpson (2009)
Sep 22, 2022 · 20 min
Episode 67: How to Support Students with MTSS with Eva Dundas
Episode 67: How to Support Students with MTSS with Eva Dundas Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 67, Megan interviews Eva Dundas from Branching Minds (@BranchingMinds). Visit Branching Minds www.branchingminds.com, for free resources for teachers and leaders. Information about the December 2022 Summit can be found here. You can also join the MTSS Facebook that Eva mentions to connect with other educators.
Aug 4, 2022 · 19 min
Episode 66: Talking about Talking with Children, an Interview with Rebecca Rolland
Episode 66: Talking about Talking with Children, an Interview with Rebecca Rolland Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 66, Cindy interviews Rebecca Rolland, a speech pathologist, Harvard Lecturer, author of The Art of Talking with Children, and mom of two! Listen to learn about talking with your own children, as well as the children in your classroom.
Jun 16, 2022 · 38 min
Episode 65: Teaching about Climate Change with Protect Our Future
Episode 65: Teaching about Climate Change with Protect Our Future Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 65, Althea interviews Lyndsey-Lee Dunwoody (@LyndseyDunwoody) of 1851 Trust (@1851Trust) about their new platform Protect Our Future. New research amongst 11-16 year-olds commissioned by 1851 Trust and environmental charity Hubbub reveals that more than half of children (51%) are worried about what the planet will be like in the future. However, the research also found that almost a third (31%) of 11-16 year-olds say they are unclear on what measures they can take to be more environmentally friendly, which is acting as a barrier to them taking action. Only a quarter feel climate change is something they can fix, while 14% said they don't feel like their actions will make a difference. Teachers are feeling similarly at a loss as to what they can do to support learning in this area, with 70% saying they do not feel equipped to teach about climate change effectively. Climate and sustainability education are soon to become part of the school curriculum in the UK, yet young people and teachers alike are feeling ill-equipped and powerless to play their part in the vital action needed to tackle the climate emergency. In response to this, the education charity 1851 Trust has declared its ambition to help 1 million young people take action to protect nature, people and the planet through its new Protect Our Future platform. Listen to the episode to learn more.
Apr 14, 2022 · 27 min
Episode 64: Lived Experience of Higher Education Students With the 'Dyslexia Label'
Episode 64: Lived Experience of Higher Education Students With the 'Dyslexia Label' Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 64, Carolina interviews Emma Noble who is a final year Psychology student at the University of Glasgow. Emma gives an overview of her final year dissertation project where she explored the lived experience of Higher Education students with a formal dyslexia diagnosis. She goes into detail what the ‘dyslexia label’ means to them, how it is linked to their identity as a person, and what it would mean to lose the label. Emma provides tips for teachers and students, too. Enjoy. Further resources mentioned in this episode: Dyslexia Scotland Dyslexia Scotland Events References mentioned in this episode: Barnard-Brak, L., Schmidt, M., Wei, T., Hodges, T., & Baylor, E. R. L. (2014). Providing postsecondary transition services to youth with disabilities: Results of a pilot program. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 26(2), 135-144. Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101. https://doi.org/10.1191/1478088706qp063oa Loveland-Armour, L. A. (2018). Recently identified university students navigate dyslexia. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 10(2), 170–181. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-04-2017-0033 Pitt, S., & Soni, A. (2017). Students’ experiences of academic success with dyslexia: A call for alternative intervention. Support for Learning, 32(4), 387-405. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9604.12182 Valeras, A. B. (2010). We don’t have a box: Understanding hidden disability identity utilizing narrative research methodology. Disability Studies Quarterly, 30(3/4). doi: 10.18061/dsq.v30i3/4.1267
Mar 10, 2022 · 54 min
Episode 63: A Chat with the Lab Out Loud Podcast Hosts
Episode 63: A Chat with the Lab Out Loud Podcast Hosts Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 63, Megan chats with the hosts of the Lab Out Loud Podcast, Brian Bartel and Dale Basler. Last month (February 2022) we talked on the Lab Out Loud Podcast about research methods and the application of cognition to education. We recommend that you listen to that episode first, and you can listen to the episode here. In this episode, we continue our conversation and dig into all kinds of topics, like teaching the scientific method, teaching science, technology, online learning, and even how to figure out who stole the pens when Megan was a PhD student! About the Lab Out Loud Podcast Co-Hosts: Brian Bartel taught biology and chemistry at Appleton West High School from 1999-2013. In 2013, Brian left the classroom to pursue a new position as Technology Integration Specialist for a portion of the Appleton Area School District’s K-6 schools. Dale Basler was a teacher of science for the Appleton Area School District from 1998 to 2012 where he primarily taught physics and physical science. In the fall of 2012, Dale stepped away from teaching science to take on a new position as Technology Integration Specialist for a portion of the Appleton Area School District’s K-6 schools. Read more about them here.
Feb 10, 2022 · 43 min
Episode 62: Effective Professional Development with Laura Nevins and Frank Patranella
Episode 62: Effective Professional Development with Laura Nevins and Frank Patranella Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 62, Cindy interviews Dr. Laura Nevins (Linkedin) and Dr. Frank Patranella (Linkedin, @FACP0401) on making professional development workshops effective. This one is a bit longer than our typical interviews, but it is packed with exciting and useful information about motivation, social connection, reflection, building habits, and just generally making information sticky!
Jan 20, 2022 · 23 min
Episode 61 - Discussing the Digital Divide with Amber Birsen
Episode 61 - Discussing the Digital Divide with Amber Birsen Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 61, Althea interviews Amber Birsen, @memorablemaths. Amber Birsen lives and works in England in the UK. She has been a qualified teacher now for around 7 years. She is currently a Year 2 class teacher and the subject lead for mathematics at St Michael's CofE Primary School in Bournemouth, Dorset. Amber recently made a contribution to a report by Oxford University Press called, ‘Addressing the Deepening Digital Divide’. Much of what she discusses she learned and has taken from the report as well as her experiences as a teacher over the last two years.
Dec 2, 2021 · 32 min
Episode 60 - Using the Motivation Literature to Support Teachers
Episode 60 - Using the Motivation Literature to Support Teachers Learning Scientists This episode was funded by listeners like you. For more details on how to help support our podcast and gain access to exclusive content, please see our Patreon page. Show Notes: In Episode 60, Cindy interviews Mary Chappell (@LiteracyMary), a Department of Education Special Education Curriculum Specialist. With 25 years of education experience teaching elementary and special education, she is now supporting special education teachers, especially related to literacy. She found herself needing to motivate teachers to utilize a mandated program, and wanting to support them in doing so. Therefore, she turned to the literature. Mary gave a presentation that provides an overview of her findings, recurring themes, key takeaways, actionable steps, and her references. You can view the slides here.