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“Making a conscious and intentional effort to tap into your own personal power and being courageous” is the way today’s guest defines “teaching like yourself.”
I’m talking with Dr. Gravity Goldberg, whom you might remember from a 2019 interview I did, which ended up being one of the most downloaded Truth for Teachers episodes ever. It’s Episode 171, called “Teach like yourself: Why YOU are the person your students need most.”
Gravity has over 20 years of teaching experience, including positions as a science teacher, reading specialist, third grade teacher, special educator, literacy coach, staff developer, assistant professor, educational consultant, and yoga teacher. Gravity holds a B.A. and M.Ed. from Boston College and a doctorate from Teachers College. As the founding director of Gravity Goldberg, LLC she leads a team that offers side-by-side coaching and workshops that focus on teachers as decision-makers and student-led instruction.
Since our last conversation, Gravity — who has authored 9 books on teaching — has released a new title called Active Learning: 40 Teaching Methods to Engage Students in Every Class and Every Subject, which she co-wrote with the late Barry Gilmore.
We touch a bit on that book and what Gravity’s working on now, but I thought of this conversation as a “Teach Like Yourself, Revisited”. I wanted to know how her thinking has changed around this topic, and the role authentic teaching plays now. Listen in as we discuss:
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EP282 Where I’m going: Reflections on what excites me about my work & the future of schools
EP281 Why planning ahead can be a form of self-care (with Lisa Woodruff)
EP280 Where I’m at: Reflections on who I’ve become as a person and educator
EP279 Summit sneak peek: K-12 teachers share their favorite timesaving tips & tricks
EP278 How I got here: Reflections on 20 years of sharing teaching ideas online
EP277 Can you do "fewer things, better" when there's a staff shortage?
EP276 Finding flow: How to teach productivity strategies to students
EP275 What does it mean to “bring the best version of yourself” to the classroom? (with Elena Aguilar)
EP274 Unlocking new ways to see learning—and ourselves—through STEM practices (w/ Jason McKenna)
EP273 The power of asking better questions for self-reflection
EP272 The neuroscience of co-thriving with students (with. Dr. Rebecca Branstetter)
EP271 What could be possible if you aimed for B+ work?
EP270 How ChatGPT can reduce your teacher workload (with Dr. Monica Burns)
EP269 Why YOU always seem to be right (and how to tell if you're not)
EP268 A message of encouragement and call to rest: You. Are. Still. Here.
EP267 How to release unrealistic standards and change the stories you’re telling yourself
EP266 Creating change in education without burning out (w/ Dr. Nadia Lopez)
EP265 Why I’m pulling some of my books out of print & rewriting "Awakened"
EP264 Help students do more with less effort using cognitive load theory (with Jennifer Brinkmeyer)
EP263 How to reframe a negative situation when you just can't move on
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