With high-quality instructional materials doing much of the heavy lifting, do teachers still need to lesson plan? Yes, but that doesn't mean spending hours creating detailed plans no one ever looks at.

In this episode, Courtney and Shannon break down how teachers and school leaders can simplify lesson planning by focusing on the planning moves that actually impact instruction and create accountability without turning lesson plans into another compliance task.

Timestamps
00:00 The lesson planning debate
01:48 Do teachers still need lesson plans with HQIM?
03:14 Why teachers still need to plan before teaching
05:36 Should leaders require lesson plans?
06:53 How to simplify lesson planning
07:40 The Big Four lesson planning moves
09:02 Leaders: Model your lesson planning expectations
10:42 How to monitor lesson plans without checking every one
13:05 Building a manageable lesson planning system
15:06 Explain the "why" behind your expectations
16:31 What nearly 400 classroom observations taught us

#LessonPlanning #TeacherTips #SchoolLeadership #CurriculumImplementation #Edu2020

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What happens when we ditch the education talk and just start asking each other questions? Things get weird pretty quickly.

In this After Hours episode, Courtney and Shannon share their favorite books, concerts and TV shows, tell a few cult stories, introduce some very particular children and cats, and discuss their highly scientific methods for surviving stress.

Timestamps
00:00 Welcome back to After Hours
01:30 Our favorite books and series
04:33 Favorite concerts & our Swiftie confession
06:14 Concerts, cult life & cheating for the Lord
08:16 Our favorite TV shows
09:56 Kids, cats & extremely picky eaters
12:28 How we deal with stress

#TeacherHumor #TeacherLife #EducatorPodcast #Edu2020

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Students can look like they're listening, complete every assignment, and still not actually learn the content.

In this episode, Courtney and Shannon share three simple teaching strategies that help students retrieve, process, and practice what they're learning so teachers can check for real understanding, not just compliance.

Timestamps
00:00 Are students listening or actually learning?
01:26 What is retrieval practice?
04:54 Strategy #1: Retrieval before review
07:49 Strategy #2: Chunk and check
13:03 Strategy #3: Practice with a product
14:29 Stop checking for completion instead of comprehension
16:01 Why copying notes doesn't guarantee learning

#TeachingStrategies #StudentLearning #StudentEngagement #TeacherTips #Edu2020

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