The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast
Episodes
11: Avoiding the "Wait 'Till Your Father Gets Home" Trap
25 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For some teachers, it has become a habit to send the majority of discipline problems elsewhere: Either we write up an office referral, threaten to cal...
10: In Praise of Think-Pair-Share
12 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the simplest techniques are the most effective. Think-Pair-Share is a humble but powerful teaching strategy that's due for some attention. ...
9: How to Connect with Your Students
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How important is the relationship you build with your students, and how can you make that relationship better? James Sturtevant, author of the book Yo...
8: Talking about Race in the Classroom with José Vilson
03 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What are the most productive ways for teachers to talk to their students about the shooting of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the incidents tha...
7: Should You Give Timed Math Tests?
26 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
When she gives her son timed math tests, a homeschooling mom notices his anxiety and wonders if she's taking the right approach. I pull together som...
6: Our First Call-In Advice Show!
30 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our very first installment of "Ask the Cult," our call-in advice show for teachers and anyone else with questions about teaching, learning,...
5: What is 20 Percent Time? A Conversation with A.J. Juliani
16 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it's called 20 percent time or genius hour, more teachers are starting to carve out instructional time to allow students to pursue their own i...
4: What the Mother of a Child with Autism Wants Teachers to Know
21 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In the 10 years she's been raising a daughter with autism, Leigh has had good and bad experiences with teachers and schools. In this honest, funny, an...
3: The Montessori Method
29 Nov 2013
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a Montessori school so different from a traditional public or private school? How is the Montessori philosophy -- which many only associate...
2: Why One Teacher Left the Profession
10 Sep 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 2 we talk to Carrie, a former elementary school teacher who recently left teaching to pursue a different career. She talks about the events...
1: Best Practices for Teaching English Learners
15 Aug 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Kim, a passionate ESL teacher and our very first guest, talks candidly about the complexities of teaching English learners: the power imbalance that ...