Take a deeper dive into the Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE) through our research journal, "Think Differently and Deeply." We share science research articles authored by teachers at St. Andrew's Episcopal School for the Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning. ----------------- Connect with us ----------------- Learn more about The CTTL: https://www.thecttl.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecttl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CTTLatSAES Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.co ...
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The Teacher Researcher: How Classroom Observation Transforms Learning featuring Tia Henteleff [EP26]
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This episode is part two of our interview with Tia Henteleff, the CTTL'S Lower School research lead and one of the Lower School science and design thinking teachers. Tia admits that she did not love learning until college. She opens up what her position entails and offers tips for beginning educators. We talk about teachers collaborating with resea…
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The Art and Science of Classroom Conversations: How Dialogue Builds Young Brains featuring Tia Henteleff [EP25]
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Conversations are a pedagogical strategy and gateway to other cognitive demands on young learners. Today, host Glenn speaks about the art and science of classroom conversations with Tia Henteleff, the CTTL's Lower School research lead and one of the Lower School science and design thinking teachers. Listen to this episode for takeaways from her art…
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Replay: Lock In The Art of Memorizing my Lines featuring Joel Crump [EP14]
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Joel and Glen discussed the crucial role of memorization in performing arts, with Joel emphasizing how it allows performers to connect with the audience on a deeper level. Joel shares his personal approaches to memorizing lines for a play, including repetition, writing down lines, and recording themselves. He also discusses the challenges in memori…
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Replay: The Stone of Knowledge featuring Sung Hee Kim [EP2]
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Active learning happens when children ask questions - just ask first-grade "knowledge makers" at St. Andrew's Episcopal School. First Grade teacher Sung Hee Kim shares how she introduced elementary school students to metacognition with help from a stone. SUBSCRIBE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY & DEEPLY ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3JCpK1u And …
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The Science of Teaching: Making Research Work in Real Classrooms featuring Dr. Ian Kelleher [EP24]
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Today is all about the science of teaching and how educators can apply continued education in their classrooms. Our guest Dr. Ian Kelleher explains his role as the CTTL Research Chair and makes the case for further professionalizing the practice of teaching, as has been done with so many other fields. In this episode, we discuss why creating assess…
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You Have Something in Your Teeth: Growing as an Educator Through Research featuring Sara McAuliffe [EP23]
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Today's interview might have the catchiest title in our most recent publication. Sara McAuliffe is an English teacher, Co-Leader of New Employee Mentoring Program, and Professional Growth Pathway Co-Leader at St. Andrew's. In this episode, we talk about the personal nature of thinking about your craft and the constant nature of growth and improveme…
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From Police Officer to Science Teacher: A Journey in Research-Informed Teaching featuring Brittany Shields [EP22]
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Today's guest took one of the most unique pathways to education. Brittany Shields was a police officer before she worked at St. Andrews as a science teacher. In this episode, Brittany and I discuss why she left police work for teaching and the process she underwent to design her own forensics course. We also talk about the importance of understandi…
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Going Beyond "Good Job": Creating Actionable Feedback That Works featuring Andrew Seidman [EP21]
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Today I talk with Andrew Seidman about his recent article, giving feedback that works for students and teachers, and the CTL's emphasis on metacognition. In this episode, we discuss current ways of giving student feedback and how these methods could be improved. We also share our frustration with students not taking feedback onboard. Listen to Andr…
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Belonging as the Foundation: Where Brain Science Meets Identity in the Classroom [EP 20]
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Today we talk about belonging as a foundational element in the classroom with colleague and mentor, Lorraine Martinez Haley. Fifteen years ago 'belonging' wasn't a common buzzword among educators, so today we discuss the connection between the science of teaching and learning and the science of diversity, equity, and belonging. We ask how we as tea…
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The Goldilocks Map: Finding the Right Balance in Research-Informed Teaching featuring Andrew C. Watson [EP19]
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This interview with Andrew Watson was recorded during the second USA Festival of Education. Andrew is what I call a positive skeptic. In this episode, we discuss the differences between the brain and the mind and debate the importance of studying both. We also offer tips for analyzing educational research. Listen to Andrew's educational journey and…
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Just Tell Them: A Journey into Explicit Teaching featuring Zach Groshell [EP18]
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Zach Groshell is good gatekeeper of information, so we are very lucky today to be able to pick his brain about his educational passions, explicit teaching and direct instruction. In this episode, we define these two teaching styles, discuss the research behind them, and explain why explicit teaching is so rare. We also talk about the importance of …
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A Student Intern’s Academy Experience featuring Rose Currie [EP17]
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Today I speak with Rose Currie about her experience as a student intern at the academy. We discuss the importance of her relationship with teachers and how well teachers should know their students. We also speak about ways to incorporate metacognition into student learning and what makes for a good homework assignment. Listen in to learn why Rose s…
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From Rereading to Retrieval: How Psychology Changed My View of Studying featuring Eva Shultis [EP16]
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If all teachers knew the science behind neuroplasticity and learning we would be better educators. Today I talk with Eva Shultis, who has the unique position of Associate Director for Research and Product Development for CTTL, about our role as stewards of neuroplasticity as teachers and educators. In this episode, we talk about mind-brain educatio…
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Student Choice and the Admission Application Process featuring Lisa Shambaugh [EP15]
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Learn about the challenges of working in admissions, educating admissions staff on choice and intrinsic motivation, and how the student admission process has changed over the past 20 years. SUBSCRIBE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY & DEEPLY ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3JCpK1u And to support our work, please leave us a 5-star review with your fe…
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Lock In: The Art of Memorizing my Lines featuring Joel Crump [EP14]
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Joel and Glen discussed the crucial role of memorization in performing arts, with Joel emphasizing how it allows performers to connect with the audience on a deeper level. Joel shares his personal approaches to memorizing lines for a play, including repetition, writing down lines, and recording themselves. He also discusses the challenges in memori…
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Chasing Sleep featuring Sarah Schwartz [EP13]
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As we approach the first major projects and exams of the school year, there's one research-informed success strategy that students and teachers alike tend to downplay - getting a full night's sleep. In the latest episode of the Think Differently and Deeply Podcast, we get some insight on the importance of sleep from a recent high school graduate, S…
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Schools Today featuring Dr. Rodney Glasgow [EP12]
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The Think Differently and Deeply Podcast returns with a conversation with Dr. Rodney Glasgow, former Head of Middle School and Chief Diversity Officer at St. Andrew's Episcopal School, and now Head of School at Sandy Spring Friends School, on how schools can support their teachers and students as they navigate the current movement to fight systemic…
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Metacognition across Disciplines featuring Julia Dean and Molly Magner [EP11]
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English and math may seem like polar opposite disciplines, but Mind, Brain, and Education Science strategies like metacognition help students excel at both. St. Andrew's teachers and CTTL staff members Julia Dean and Molly Magner chat with Glenn about collaborating on their Think Differently and Deeply article as English and math teachers, and disc…
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Illustrating the Teenage Brain featuring Joy Reeves [EP10]
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As a St. Andrew's student, alumna Joy Reeves '18 contributed to the CTTL as a research fellow and a resident illustrator, having designed the covers of two workbooks for the Science of Teaching and School Leadership Academy. She returns to St. Andrew's after her first semester at Duke University to chat with Glenn about her experience bringing Mind…
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Reading "Unhappy" Books featuring Andrew Seidman [EP9]
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Why do we teach serious novels and tragic dramas, rather than "happy" books, in high school English? Andrew Seidman, St. Andrew's English teacher, shares how reading "unhappy" books helps students put themselves in someone else's shoes, an exercise in theory of the mind that builds social cognition and empathy. SUBSCRIBE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY & DEEP…
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Spaced Repetition for Math Success featuring Karen Kaufman [EP8]
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Have you ever passed out a final exam review packet, only to hear students ask, "Did we ever learn about this?" Karen Kaufman, St. Andrew's Math Department Head, speaks with Glenn about how she introduced the Mind, Brain, and Education Science strategy of spaced repetition to keep her math students from slipping down the "forgetting curve." SUBSCRI…
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Mindfulness in Early Childhood and Elementary Education featuring Jordan Love [EP7]
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What are the benefits of mindfulness for preschool and elementary-age children, and how can mindfulness practices be integrated into the classroom and at home? Jordan Love, St. Andrew's Head of Lower School, shares how introducing yoga, movement, breathing and other mindfulness practices have transformed the classroom experience for students and te…
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Establishing Social Norms in Middle School featuring Dr. Rodney Glasgow [EP6]
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Dr. Rodney Glasgow, a co-founder of the Student Diversity Leadership Conference and founder of the National Diversity Practitioners Institute, is an in-demand speaker, facilitator, trainer and activist in the areas of diversity, equity and social justice. He's also St. Andrew's Head of Middle School, and sat down with Glenn earlier this year to tal…
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Translating University Research on Mind, Brain, and Education Science featuring Dr. Daniel Willingham [EP5]
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Dr. Daniel Willingham is a leader in translating university research on Mind, Brain, and Education Science for a K-12 teacher audience. The author of several books, including "Why Students Don't Like School," "The Reading Mind," and "Raising Kids Who Read," Dr. Willingham also wrote the forward to Volume 3 of "Thinking Differently and Deeply." He s…
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Mastering Memory through Reflection featuring Christine Lewis [EP4]
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What can teachers do to prepare students for new academic challenges and ensure they don't hit "the wall" when they reach third grade? Christine Lewis, Intermediate School teacher and Responsive Classroom facilitator, shares how her emphasis on reflection exercises made a difference for her third graders. SUBSCRIBE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY & DEEPLY ON …
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Reinventing the Final Exam featuring Kim O'Shaughnessy and Phyllis Robinson [EP3]
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Does a rigorous final exam need to be done with pen and paper? St. Andrew's Episcopal School science teachers Kim O'Shaughnessy and Phyllis Robinson proposed an alternative exam to their students and offered them a choice. In the third episode of our podcast, Kim and Phyllis share how choice sparked intrinsic motivation and inspired success among t…
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The Stone of Knowledge featuring Sung Hee Kim [EP2]
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Active learning happens when children ask questions - just ask first grade "knowledge makers" at St. Andrew's Episcopal School. First-Grade Teacher Sung Hee Kim shares how she introduced elementary school students to metacognition with help from a stone. SUBSCRIBE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY & DEEPLY ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3JCpK1u LEAR…
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Our Research-Informed Schedule featuring Dr. Ian Kelleher and Judy Kee [EP1]
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What does a research-informed school day look like? The first episode of the Think Differently and Deeply Podcast features Dr. Ian Kelleher, Director of Research for the CTTL, and Head of Intermediate School Judy Kee, who discuss the creation of the school’s new 2018-2019 schedule. SUBSCRIBE TO THINK DIFFERENTLY & DEEPLY ON iTUNES/APPLE PODCASTS: h…
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