Classroom Caffeine
Education research has a problem. The work of brilliant education researchers often doesn’t reach the practice of brilliant teachers. But the questions and challenges from teachers’ practice sometimes don’t become the work of education researchers. Classroom Caffeine is here to help. In each episode, listeners hear from a leading education researcher or practitioner who shares what they want others to know about their work. Each conversation offers new insights into teaching and learning.
Podcasting since 2020 • 118 episodes
Classroom Caffeine
Latest Episodes
A Stories-To-Live-By Conversation with John Eric Vona
Eric Vona describes how project-based learning can guide students from broad worries to focused, researchable questions that lead to local solutions. He talks about place-based writing born during remote learning, then shows how journalism prac...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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30:37
A Stories-To-Live-By Conversation with Catherine Manfra
A classroom can be a launchpad for climate action when reading meets real life. We sit down with Miami-area educator Catherine Manfra to explore how English language arts becomes a powerful space for climate literacy, creative expression, and s...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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31:09
Special Edition: The Graduate Effect and How Advanced Study Transforms Educators
What happens when educators pursue advanced degrees? For Dr. Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, it sparked a remarkable journey from classroom teacher to interim dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida."When you tra...
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22:43
A Stories-To-Live-By Conversation with Kristin Valle Geren
Bridging climate science and the classroom can start with a simple walk to a place that matters. In this episode, we talk with Kristin Valle Geren—former elementary teacher, now a doctoral candidate and research assistant with the Stories-To-Li...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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17:43
Special Edition: Building Expertise in Literacy
Feeling stuck in your teaching practice? Wondering how to better support struggling students? You're not alone. Many educators reach a point where they need deeper knowledge and skills to advance their impact. Dr. Elizabeth Burke Hadley's journ...
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