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.
Episodes
101 episodes
Another Conversation with Margaret Vaughn and Dixie Massey
Former Classroom Caffeine guests Margaret Vaughn and Dixie Massey are back to share with us their most recent collaboration, a book entitled Overcoming Reading Challenges: Kindergarten throug...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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40:04
A Conversation with Dianna Townsend
Dianna Townsend talks to us about providing meaningful encounters with words by focusing our instruction in language-rich classroom environments. She provides some concrete teaching strategies, backed by decades of research in vocabulary instru...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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34:27
A Conversation with Donalyn Miller
Donalyn Miller talks to us about access to reading and books, reader identity and reader communities, and joy in reading and learning. Donalyn is known for her work sharing the importance of self-selected independent reading and provides sugges...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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43:52
A Conversation with MaryEllen Vogt
MaryEllen Vogt talks to us about supporting reading development for multilingual learners, teamwork, and the power one can find in being well-informed. MaryEllen is known for her work in the areas of teacher professional learning, reading inter...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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36:03
A Conversation with Robert J. Tierney and P. David Pearson
Drs. Robert J. Tierney and P. David Pearson talk to us about their latest collaborative work, an open-access monograph entitled Fact-Checking the Science of Reading. In this free volume (linked in the show notes, on their guest page, a...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:00:03
Concluding Season 4 and Looking Ahead to Season 5
In this episode, host Lindsay Persohn shares reflections on Season 4, a preview of Season 5, updates on the team's research around scholarly podcasting, and gratitude for support and collaborations with team members. Stay connected with...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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13:18
A Conversation with Meg Jones
Dr. Meg Jones talks to us about queer and trans issues in education, and being an ally to all youth in our classrooms and beyond. Meg is known for her work in queer and trans issues in education, including educational policy, school-based liter...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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36:34
A Conversation with Christina L. Dobbs
Christina Dobbs talks to us about beliefs about education, disciplinary literacies from a critical stance, and literacies that matter for learners. Christina is known for her work in the areas of language development, the argumentative writing ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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47:39
A Conversation with Tiffany Boyd
Tiffany Boyd is known for her work in the area of climate action. Inspired by Greta Thunberg in 2019, Tiffany started Classrooms for Climate Action to connect teachers and students with local climate action. After growing up in Boulder, Colorad...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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29:57
A Conversation with Amélie Lemieux
Dr. Amélie Lemieux talks to us about authenticity and vulnerability, posthumanism, and the broad scope of literacies. Dr. Lemieux’s research interests include Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility policies as it relates to reading ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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56:26
A Conversation with Brad Robinson
Dr. Bradley Robinson talks to us about artificial intelligence technologies, including how we can critically approach possibilities for teaching and learning with AI, and the deeply human nature of the ways AI tools were built. Brad is known fo...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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44:52
A Conversation with Hiller A. Spires
Dr. Hiller Spires talks to us about the PBI global framework, creating to learn, and how we can support students with a global village. Dr. Spires is known for her work in the areas of digital and disciplinary literacies and project-based inqui...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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25:57
A Conversation with Michael Spikes
Dr. Michael Spikes talks to us about reliability, credibility, and relevance of news media, fundamentals of communication, and staying curious in a wide world of media. Dr. Spikes is known for his work in media literacy education, news media li...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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55:12
A Conversation with Elena E. Forzani
In this episode, Dr. Elena Forzani talks to us about reading as meaning making, multiple modes of communication, and literacy assessment. Dr. Forzani is known for her work centering on using multiple and mixed methods to understand and support ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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37:40
A Conversation with Pamela Mason
Dr. Pamela Mason is known for her work studying the role of culturally sustaining pedagogy in promoting literacy achievement, the interaction of text complexity and background knowledge, qualitative and quantitative literacy assessment, and the...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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42:35
A Conversation with Cathy Compton-Lilly
Dr. Compton-Lilly is known for her work in the areas of early reading and writing, Reading Recovery, and family literacy practices in local and global contexts, particularly with families from underserved communities. Her current interests incl...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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35:47
A Conversation with Robert Petrone
Dr. Robert Petrone talks to us about reconsidering structures of schools, valuing the expertise of young people, and how he learned about these ideas in a seemingly unlikely place, the skatepark. Dr. Petrone is known for his interdisciplinary w...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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39:48
A Conversation with Stephanie Lemley
Dr. Stephanie Lemley talks to us about agriculture literacies and connecting with our communities. Stephanie is known for her work in the areas of disciplinary literacies and specifically agricultural education. Dr. Lemley recently served as a ...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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35:57
Season 3 Wrap-Up and A Look Ahead
In this brief episode, Lindsay shares some details about where Classroom Caffeine has been in Season 3 and where we are going in Season 4. You can reach the Classroom Caffeine team at lindsay@classroomcaffeine.com or on our website...
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13:24
A Conversation with Bethlene Ferdinand: RISE Caribbean Special Series
Bethlene Ferdinand is known for her work in the areas of educational leadership and health and wellness. Ms. Ferdinand is from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, an island west of Barbados. She holds a BA in Linguistics, a Postgraduate Diploma in ...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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28:08
A Conversation with Erin Mahon and Judy-Ann Allison Auld: RISE Caribbean Special Series
Dr. Erin Mahon and Judy-Ann Allison Auld talk to us about special education in the Caribbean context, the prime positioning of the Eastern Caribbean islands for growth in inclusive teaching practices, and research collaboration with teachers an...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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25:33
A Conversation with Coreen "CJ" Leacock: RISE Caribbean Special Series
Dr. Leacock is known for her work in the areas of literacy and numeracy, including the teaching and learning of mathematics, student achievement, technology use in education, democratizing classrooms, and literacy across the curriculum. Dr. Lea...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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1:03:40
A Conversation with Allison Skerrett: RISE Caribbean Special Series
Dr. Skerrett is known for her work in the areas of secondary English and literacy education in urban contexts, including among transnational youth. Dr. Skerrett’s book, Teaching Transnational Youth: Literacy and Education in a Changing World pu...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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39:31
A Conversation with Dana Robertson
Dr. Dana Robertson talks to us about connections between conversation and music, the power of motivation and engagement, and opportunities for creating meaningful contexts for learning in schools. Dana is known for his work focused on classroom...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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39:53
A Conversation with Amy Vetter and Melissa Schieble
Drs. Amy Vetter and Melissa Schieble talk to us about teacher agency, community, and critical conversations. A third scholar, Kahdeidra Monét Martin, is also involved in their recent research. Amy is known for her work in understanding how clas...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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34:41