How We Teach This: Season Seven

Season 7 of How We Teach This has a wide range of guests and topics - Meet Kristine Becker Yulich, recipient of the Milken Award, the team of Kansas Teacher of the Year 2023, as well as a couple of interviews on the topic of school safety. Josh Stock returns for a Teacher Talk and shares more effective strategies to use in the classroom. 

Caryn Long, PhD

Inductee in National Teachers Hall of Fame, Class of 2023

Season 7, Episode 6 - August 16, 2023

Impacting Education with Authentic, Inquiry, and Cooperative Learning Strategies 

Caryn Long, Director of Educational Technology and Innovation at Montverde Academy and Class of 2023 National Teacher Hall of Fame Inductee, shares her experience incorporating real-world experiences learned from NASA's educational program into the science classroom. She encourages educators to invest in the future of education and explains her hopes for the future of this profession. 

Season 7, Episode 5 - August 2, 2023

Strategies Teachers Can Implement to Create a Safer School

Scott Poland PhD, a Professor of Psychology, and a nationally recognized expert in suicide and violence prevention, shares realistic strategies that teachers and principals can implement in their classrooms without spending a lot of money. He offers ideas that embrace getting students involved in creating a safe environment. He is a recipient of the "Helping Heal Parkland Award."

Scott Poland, PhD

Professor at the College of Psychology and the Director of the Suicide and Violence Prevention Office for NSU Florida in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Lisa Jarvis

English Language Arts Teacher

Season 7, Episode 4 - July 19, 2023

Teacher Talk: Student-Centered Strategies in an English Language Arts Class

Lisa Jarvis, a high school English Language Arts teacher at Council Grove Junior Senior High, shares effective strategies she uses in her student-centered classroom. You can learn more about the Guided Release strategy and gain ideas on how you can improve teaching and learning with choice. Jarvis was chosen for the Kansas Master Teacher, class of 2019, and recipient of the NEA Teaching Excellence Award.

Season 7, Episode 3 - July 5, 2023

Teacher Talk: Improving Engagement While Teaching Fluency Strategies

Joshua Stock, a 6th Grade Literacy teacher in Olathe at Santa Fe Trail Middle School, focuses on fluency strategies that engage students and provide authentic learning opportunities. Stock is the author of "Awesome Sauce", a book about the effective use of videos in the classroom, and host of the podcast, "Awesome Sauce Edu". Stock describes his favorite lesson for authentic fluency practice by taking his students to read to elementary students. He explains why he creates videos to give him more time to connect with students. Listen to find ways to make your classroom a more "awesome space".

Joshua Stock

6th Grade Literacy Teacher

Season 7, Episode 2 - June 21, 2023

Strategies and Stories from the 2023 Kansas Teacher of the Year Team

This team of outstanding teachers traveled the state during the 2022-23 school year sharing ideas and information with educators. While visiting Emporia State University, the team shared stories and strategies that they find successful in the classroom.

Season 7, Episode 1 - June 7, 2023

Teacher Talk: Authentic Learning and Getting the Community Involved Improves Education

Kristi Becker Yulich, a 4th grade teacher in Topeka, KS was surprised and received the Milken Educator Award, known as the "Oscars of Teaching". Yulich shares strategies on using experiences in the classroom that have authentic learning, get the local community involved with the school and build strong connections with families. Yulich is also a National Geographic Certified Educator.

Kristi Becker Yulich

2022 Milken Educator Award Recipient

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