Best Classroommanagement Podcasts (2025)

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258: The Power of Centering Student Exemplars 46:58

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Sometimes the best instructional materials are sitting right in our classrooms. At a time when AI threatens to make human writing obsolete, using students' own work as a teaching tool offers a wonderfully authentic alternative. In this episode, educator Marcus Luther joins me to share four ways he uses student exemplars to teach craft lessons, buil…

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5 Cool things to try in your classroom this year 27:29

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As you set up your classroom and get ready for a new crew of students, you might be thinking, "What's something new I can try this year?" Each year I select five strategies, tools, or ideas you can use to engage your students and shake things up a bit. These five tools and strategies are all about making your life easier and your students' learning…

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257: Bringing Joy into Our Schools: A Conversation with Gholdy Muhammad 1:00:55

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We're living in troubling times. When you're surrounded by so much chaos and confusion, it can be hard to figure out where to put your focus and energy. At a time like this, it might not make sense to talk about joy, but that's what were going to do in this episode. My guest is Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, author of the book Cultivating Genius and the 2023…

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256: Community Supplies in the Classroom: Clearing Up the Confusion 58:33

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The practice of collecting supplies and distributing them to all students over the school year has become a common practice in elementary schools. Unfortunately, not all parents are happy with it, and much of the trouble stems from a few key misunderstandings. In this episode, my guest Julie Lause explains why schools use these systems and how they…

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255: Before You Decorate Your Classroom, Here's a Better Idea 49:02

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If the thought of decorating your classroom fills you with anxiety, or if you're just ready to try something different, I have good stuff for you. In this episode, educator and author Tom Rademacher shares two simple activities he did at the beginning of every school year to get to know his students AND fill the walls of his classroom with beautifu…

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Google Champions Symposium Recap 32:33

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The Chromebook Classroom podcast is back with a special episode recorded live from Google's Chicago offices with special guest Liz Bocci. This episode dives deep into our experience at the recent Google Champions Symposium, an exclusive gathering of Google for Education's top educators. Episode Sponsor Interested in becoming a Google Champion? Join…

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254: Dusting Off an Old Practice to Make Reading Fun Again 32:46

2M ago32:46

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As a life-long reader, English teacher Dan Tricarico wanted to bring the love of reading to his high school students, but the constant, irresistible presence of digital media made for tough competition. Rather than seeking out a high-tech solution, he brought back simplicity in the form of daily silent reading, and to his surprise, most of his stud…

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EduTip 32: Don't put kids in Charlie Bucket situations. 5:54

3M ago5:54

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Although most teachers understand that not all students have the same home life, sometimes we forget how big those differences can really be, and how humiliating it can be for a student to be asked to publicly share details about their lives outside of school. In this EduTip we'll talk about some situations where this comes up, and what you can do …

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253: Fully Seen and Fully Known: Teaching that Affirms Disability 1:01:53

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Most special education efforts have focused on giving students with disabilities better access to the curriculum — but access alone isn’t enough. In this episode, I talk with Amy Tondreau and Laurie Rabinowitz, authors of the book Sustaining Cultural and Disability Identities in the Literacy Classroom, about disability-sustaining pedagogy, a framew…

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EduTip 31: Be the first dork. 5:28

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If you want to have the kind of classroom where students do more than just sit and listen, it's likely that your plans may include activities that require some social risk-taking. One way to help your students get more comfortable taking these small social risks is for you to be the first dork, the first one to do the thing that no one else wants t…

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252: Where Discipline Reform Has Gone Wrong (in Some Schools) 1:27:59

3M ago1:27:59

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While the shift to restorative practices should be improving student behavior, that's not happening in every school. Some teachers say the discipline systems at their schools have completely broken down, creating an environment where students do whatever they want with no consequences. This has made teachers feel frustrated, angry, unsupported, and…

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EduTip 30: Do something after formative assessments. 3:53

4M ago3:53

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If I give my students an exit slip to check their grasp of a particular skill, and a third of them don’t do well, just moving forward with my original teaching plan is a missed opportunity. Ideally, my next steps should involve some kind of targeted response. Let's talk about what that looks like. ------------------- Thanks to Studyo for sponsoring…

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251: Holding Students Accountable in the Age of AI 1:09:48

4M ago1:09:48

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Since ChatGPT's arrival in late 2022, the top concern I’ve heard from teachers is that students will stop doing their own writing and rely entirely on AI. While that worry is real, more teachers are recognizing that AI is here to stay and are looking for ways to work with it rather than against it. My guest today, Tony Frontier, offers one of the m…

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EduTip 29: Build relationships with a spreadsheet. 4:50

4M ago4:50

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Lots of teachers give students some kind of questionnaire at the beginning of a school year to get to know them, but what do you do with that information after you get it? By putting responses into a spreadsheet, you'll have a relationship-building tool you can use all year. ------------------- Thanks to Studyo for sponsoring this tip. You can find…

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250: Nine Easy Ways to Add Retrieval to Your Lessons 1:02:59

4M ago1:02:59

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Retrieval practice is the act of trying to recall something you learned from memory by doing things like taking a test or using flashcards instead of just looking at, rereading, or reviewing the information. When we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods. So how do we add more to our classr…

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Am I out of a job as a podcast host? (April 2025 EDU Updates) 25:24

5M ago25:24

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As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter. The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!). Here are my favorite links for April 2025 Custom Reading Content for Read Along - Teachers in EDU Plus domains can n…

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249: A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning 1:19:15

5M ago1:19:15

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We talk a lot about differentiating instruction, measuring growth, and preparing students for the real world, but how do you actually do that in a system still driven by grades? Maybe you need a new model altogether. In this episode, we're exploring an approach to school called competency-based learning. I’m joined by three educators — Susie Bell, …

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248: Why grammar instruction stinks, and how we can change that 54:32

5M ago54:32

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Grammar has never been an especially popular area of study, and teaching it has frustrated many English teachers throughout time. It seems like no matter how hard we try, the concepts just don't stick as well as we'd like them to. In this episode, I'm talking to Matthew Johnson, author of the new book Good Grammar: Joyful and Affirming Language Les…

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EduTip 28: Add gestures to strengthen learning. 4:30

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Research shows that adding physical or hand gestures to a learning experience, especially ones that have some meaning to them, can significantly boost how well students understand and remember the content. ------------------- Thanks to Class Composer for sponsoring this tip. You can find written and video versions of these at cultofpedagogy.com/edu…

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247: Five Listening Skills That Will Improve All of Your Relationships 27:08

6M ago27:08

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This episode is for everyone and anyone. In it, I'll share five techniques that will encourage any person you’re talking to to go a little more in-depth, share a little bit more, and most importantly, feel seen, heard, and understood. Thanks to Boclips Classroom and EVERFI for sponsoring this episode. For a written version of this episode, visit cu…

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EduTip 27: Get Better Participation with Icons 3:36

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If you're doing an activity that requires students or participants to volunteer to participate, this is a fun way to choose them. ------------------- Thanks to Class Composer for sponsoring this tip. You can find written and video versions of these at cultofpedagogy.com/edutips.By Jennifer Gonzalez

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246: How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack 27:31

6M ago27:31

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Recent executive orders have launched an attack on teaching for diversity, equity, and inclusion. How do you teach at this precarious time in history when so much work has been done to weave these values into so many of our materials and practices? The more I think about it, the more I think you may not have to change as much as it might seem. When…

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245: A System for Meeting Absent Students' Needs 35:04

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You can create the most spectacular lesson plans, but if all of your students aren't in the room when those plans are executed, catching them up can be kind of a nightmare. And despite the fact that this has been a problem for generations, few teachers have ever figured out a foolproof plan for solving it. My guest today has an approach that can he…

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EduTip 26: Give lots of quizzes. 5:06

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One of the best-kept secrets in teaching is that frequent quizzing leads to better learning. If you can incorporate more ungraded or low-stakes quizzes into your instruction, there's a good chance your students will start remembering more of what they're learning. Learn about the research behind this phenomenon in this EduTip. ------------------- T…

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244: Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students 40:18

7M ago40:18

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When we make certain choices, often without even realizing it, we can turn a teaching moment from one that should be clear into one that's confusing. Luckily, these choices are pretty easy to spot and fix once we know what to look for, and cognitive science can help us understand what's going on. In this episode I'm going to talk about three of the…

Classroommanagement Podcasts

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The Cult of Pedagogy Podcast

Jennifer Gonzalez

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The Chromebook Classroom Podcast

John R. Sowash

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Teachers Need Teachers

Kim Lepre

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The Teach Joyfully Podcast

Lisa Burns

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258: The Power of Centering Student Exemplars 46:58

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5 Cool things to try in your classroom this year 27:29

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257: Bringing Joy into Our Schools: A Conversation with Gholdy Muhammad 1:00:55

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256: Community Supplies in the Classroom: Clearing Up the Confusion 58:33

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255: Before You Decorate Your Classroom, Here's a Better Idea 49:02

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Google Champions Symposium Recap 32:33

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254: Dusting Off an Old Practice to Make Reading Fun Again 32:46

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EduTip 32: Don't put kids in Charlie Bucket situations. 5:54

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253: Fully Seen and Fully Known: Teaching that Affirms Disability 1:01:53

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EduTip 31: Be the first dork. 5:28

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252: Where Discipline Reform Has Gone Wrong (in Some Schools) 1:27:59

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EduTip 30: Do something after formative assessments. 3:53

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251: Holding Students Accountable in the Age of AI 1:09:48

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EduTip 29: Build relationships with a spreadsheet. 4:50

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250: Nine Easy Ways to Add Retrieval to Your Lessons 1:02:59

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Am I out of a job as a podcast host? (April 2025 EDU Updates) 25:24

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249: A Close Look at Competency-Based Learning 1:19:15

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248: Why grammar instruction stinks, and how we can change that 54:32

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EduTip 28: Add gestures to strengthen learning. 4:30

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247: Five Listening Skills That Will Improve All of Your Relationships 27:08

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EduTip 27: Get Better Participation with Icons 3:36

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246: How to Keep Teaching Well When DEI is Under Attack 27:31

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245: A System for Meeting Absent Students' Needs 35:04

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EduTip 26: Give lots of quizzes. 5:06

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244: Three Ways You May Be Cognitively Overloading Your Students 40:18