Berkley School District sent a group of 8 educators; Administrators and Teachers, to the Teachers' College Individual and Small Group Conferring Institute. Five of these educators discuss what they learned, how they will use this information t

#19 Cultures of Thinking with Ron Ritchhart

Mar 1st, 2017 29m 25s

In this podcast, Dr. Lauren Childs talks with Ron Ritchhart about Cultures of Thinking. They talk about how Ron’s research into areas such as intellectual character, mindfulness, thinking dispositions, teaching for understanding, creativity in

#18 A Conversation with Dr. Cook Robinson - Superintendent of Oakland Schools

Feb 24th, 2017 18m 18s

Dr. Cook-Robinson is the Superintendent of Oakland Schools. She is an experienced educator with roles from classroom teacher to District Superintendent. She has many awards recognizing her contributions to excellence in education. In 2013, she

#17 Formative Assessment and Teacher Development - A Conversation with Dylan Wiliam

Dec 7th, 2016 23m 13s

Dylan Wiliam is a world renowned educational leader and researcher specializing in teacher development and formative assessment. On today's podcast, Dylan shares the key aspects of formative assessment, thoughts on teacher development and form

#16 Heidi Kattula - Executive Director of District and School Services at Oakland Schools

Nov 29th, 2016 15m 40s

In July 2016, Oakland Schools had a significant reorganization. During this reorganization, smaller units were formed from the existing larger departments and some additional administrative roles were created. A number of these units are part o

#15: Student Data, Mining of this Data, and Implications

May 7th, 2015 50m 50s

The ability to collect, and store, vast amounts of information about students is becoming increasingly easier and cheaper.At its best, this information can be used to support students, at its worst, the information can be used against students

#14: A Look at Student Data Mining from Two Perspectives

Mar 6th, 2015 30m 37s

Jeff Grabill is a Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Writing and Chair of the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures here at Michigan State University. He is a senior researcher with WIDE Research (Writing in Digital Envi

# 13 Data Mining and Students - a conversation with Chris Gilliard and Hugh Culik.

Feb 19th, 2015 41m 51s

Hugh Culik has been a high school English teacher, a novelist, a grant writer, an English Professor and Chair of the UDM English Department, Executive Director of the Upper Peninsula’s Bonifas Art Center, and has been an instructor at Macomb Co

#12: Dr. James Popham - Formative Assessment in Action

Jan 12th, 2015 22m 16s

Most of Dr. Popham's teaching career took place at UCLA where, for nearly 30 years, he taught courses in instructional methods for prospective teachers as well as courses in evaluation and measurement for graduate students. At UCLA he won sever

#11: Will Richardson, a conversation about social media, technology, and learning.

Oct 20th, 2014 25m 25s

Will Richardson is a world renowned speaker, presenter, and educator who focuses on rethinking and transforming education. Will shares his thoughts on how to support students' learning to maximize the opportunities that are available to student

#10: Year 11 Students Reflect on their Learning

Oct 6th, 2014 19m 50s

Join us for a discussion with a small group of Year 11 students who share their thoughts on what education means to them. They discuss what they find helpful and what they do not find helpful.

#9: Dr. Douglas Fisher on Formative Assessment

Sep 18th, 2014 20m 21s

Dr. Douglas FisherDr. Douglas Fisher joined the Department of Educational Leadership in 2011 having served as Professor of Language and Literacy Education in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University since 1998. In a

#8: A conversation about Universal Design for Learning with Bryan Dean

Sep 1st, 2014 15m 55s

Bryan Dean, an Oakland Schools' Consultant, recently presented at Harvard University on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Bryan talks about what UDL is, why it is a powerful approach, how it relates the the Common Core, how it differs from

# 7: Reflections and implications of John Hattie's Visible Learning Institute at Oakland Schools.

Aug 19th, 2014 16m 54s

Michigan ASCD, MEMSPA, and Oakland Schools collaborated to bring John Hattie to Oakland Schools for a Visible Learning Institute. Hear a number of participants share their thinking on the latest research on effective teaching, the implicati

#6: Vince Gigliotti: Implementing the Workshop in the Middle School

Aug 18th, 2014 17m 41s

Vince Gigliotti was the Principal of Anderson Middle School in Berkley, Michigan. In 2014 he will be the Principal of Angell Elementary, also in Berkley. Vince shares his insights into the implementation of the workshop model at Anderson Midd

#5 Writing Portfolios with Richard Koch

Jul 25th, 2014 21m 30s

Richard Koch is a respected educator and leader in the area of portfolios and writing. He shares what portfolios are, how they support student learning and the teaching of writing, as well as helpful ideas on how to effectively use portfolios.

#4: Embodied Brains, Social Minds

Apr 23rd, 2014 23m 49s

On May 12, 2014, the School Quality Department of Oakland Schools, will sponsor a day with Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang as part of the "National Speaker" series. Dr. Immordino-Yang is an internationally recognized cognitive and educational ps

#3: An introduction to Formative Assessment with Margaret Heritage

Mar 17th, 2014 16m 51s

Margaret Heritage is a world renowned researcher and author in the area of Formative Assessment. In this podcast, Margaret explains what Formative Assessment is, how it differs from benchmark and interim assessment, the research behind it and k

# 2: Reflections on the Writing Workshop

Mar 7th, 2014 9m 35s

Jackie reflects on the writers'workshop approach. This podcast complements a video recording of Jackie teaching the writing workshop in her 2nd grade classroom. The video is on the new Oakland Literacy website. The website will be live toward t

# 1: A Conversation with Dr.Yocum, Director of Learning Services Oakland Schools

Mar 7th, 2014 11m 4s

Dr Yocum shares some of his background and reflections on his time as Director of Learning Services at Oakland Schools. Dr. Yocum discusses some of the changes he has seen in education as well as some of the challenges he believes education cur

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