The POGIL Podcast

A Conversation with our 2025 PEACH Award winners

Our 2025 PEACH Award winners, Ryan Palmer and Sidney Boquiren, joined Siobhan Julian, 2022 award winner, to have a conversation about what POGIL means to them and what they see as their future in the POGIL Project. Congratulations to Ryan and Sidney and welcome to all of our practitioners who are joining us as part of the POGIL Project.

Introducing Our New Members of the Steering Committee

One of the most important teams in The POGIL Project is the Steering Committee. These POGIL practitioners volunteer to help guide the Project in making sure that we are true to our core values and that our outcomes are consistent with our Strategic Plan. This year we are welcoming two new members, Kayla Heffernan, University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg and Martin Schmerr of Central Ohio Technical College. Host Alex Grushow had a chance to visit with Kayla and Martin during our most recent POGIL National Meeting (PNM) in June.

Writing and Telling Your Teaching Story

Have you written your teaching story? Have you talked about your teaching story with others? As we look to the future of education and the changes that may be on the horizon, it is more important than ever to communicate what we do in the classroom as POGIL practitioners. Today’s episode features Siobhan Julian of Webster Central School District, Webster NY and Shawn Simonson of Boise State University as they discuss the importance of writing and telling your teaching story. Check out the following references:Understanding by Design Framework: Jay McTighe and Grant Williamshttps://files.ascd.org/staticfiles/ascd/pdf/siteASCD/publications/UbD_WhitePaper0312.pdfEstablishing a Framework for Assessing Teaching Effectiveness: Shawn R. Simonson, Brittnee Earl & Megan Fraryhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/87567555.2021.1909528#abstract

GILT: Guided Inquiry Learning with Technology

As the POGIL classroom evolves, technology plays a role in delivering content and getting feedback about the classroom environment. Alex Grushow talks with Rick Moog and Clif Kussmaul about the development of the GILT platform, an application that gathers data from student teams to help practitioners with the implementation of POGIL.

POGIL is for All Students

We strive to make learning with POGIL available for all students. That is why are committed to having a classroom environment that welcomes everyone. Join us as we talk about the history and continuing dedication to this fundamental principle of the POGIL Project.