Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers
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The expectation that students be fully engaged in learning tasks from the first minute of the class period until the last is known as “bell-to-bell instruction.”
It’s a widely-accepted practice in education, but does neuroscience actually support it?
Bell-to-bell instruction works from the premise that our class time with students is precious and limited, and therefore needs to be maximized. I think we can all agree on that: wasting students’ time and dragging out transitions isn’t beneficial.
But let’s dig deeper into what it means to “make the most of every moment” with students. What if the best way to maximize our instructional time is by NOT attempting to pack every single moment with more work?
The value of offering breaks and downtime to students is self-evident to most educators, and yet many schools and districts don’t permit it.
So, I’ve curated the brain research showing that breaks are absolutely essential for maximal learning and productivity.
I’ll share 6 big takeaways from the research around how the brain learns, and 6 practical ways to incorporate that research into your classroom. My hope is that this podcast/article can be shared to open up conversations about how our schools can better meet the needs of students.
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EP227 Five things teachers wish their admins knew
EP226 Seven takeaways from this school year that simplify teaching from now on (with Amy Stohs)
Power through with...release of regrets
EP225 To solve for ALL kids, start with ONE...
Power through with...reflecting
EP224 Deciding what matters: Authentic teaching through setting boundaries (with Gerardo Munoz)
Power through with…reframing
EP223 A powerful way to help kids (and ourselves!) with time management
Power through with...resilient thinking and planning
EP222 Bring back joy by teaching outdoors: A how-to guide for any classroom
Power through with...relationship reconnection
EP221 Three ways to make social-emotional learning REAL for students (with Dr. Byron McClure)
Power through with...rest
EP220 How to use podcasts in the classroom (with Listenwise)
Power Through: A special 6 week Wednesday series on Truth for Teachers
EP219 Processing pandemic teaching: An honest, healing conversation (with Pernille Ripp)
EP218 Ten tips for teaching critical thinking + information literacy (w/ LaGarde & Hudgins)
EP217 Good things ARE happening: How to find thoughts that feel better
EP216 How to be an informed media consumer + advocate for truth (with the News Literacy Project)
EP215 When no one’s showing YOU grace, make space instead
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