Tune in for our conversation with Dr. Scott McLeod about his 4 Shifts Protocol and how these shifts can help teachers engage in reflection, apply deeper learning principles, and build student agency in their classrooms. As we learn and grow as

Find an Open Door!

Feb 2nd, 2024 36m 15s

If the instructional door you chose to open isn't working, find a different door! We can hold high expectations for our students AND meet them where they are at the same time! Tune in as our second married teaching couple, Ken and Kendra Versoi

Necessary Condition: Learning TOGETHER

Dec 22nd, 2023 32m 58s

Gifting our listeners with all things Geoff Krall! Author of one of our favorite books, Necessary Conditions: Teaching Secondary Math with Academic Safety, Quality Tasks, and Effective Facilitation, Geoff speaks to creating academic safety, mov

Learning Party, Part 2: All Ages Welcome!

Dec 1st, 2023 26m 23s

Think that the Science of Learning practices are only for older students? Not true! The learning party invitation can and should be extended to all grades, Kindergarten through 12th. Tune in to our first mini-wave episode of Season 6 to hear ho

Learning is a party; make sure to invite your students!

Oct 13th, 2023 40m 10s

Why did we all become teachers? Chances are, it's because we love to learn. How can we create and inspire that same love for learning in our students? By magic? No, not with magic at all, but with science. The science of learning allows student

Feedback Part 2: So Nice, We Had to Do It Twice!

Jun 23rd, 2023 40m 45s

Feedback is too important to only talk about once! We return to one of our favorite topics with two of our own St. Vrain Valley teachers, @HeatherLea303 and @Janis Vogelsberg, to hear how they model feedback in their classrooms, give explicit i

Feedback is Nourishment

Jun 9th, 2023 34m 14s

"Feedback is not a luxury, it's a necessity; not a means to an end, but an end in itself. It's the purpose of why we teach." If these aren't mic-drop quotes for you, we need to talk! Or you need to for sure read this duo's latest work, Feedback

Classrooms, Community, and Collective Efficacy!

Mar 10th, 2023 33m 48s

Our first mini-wave goes straight to the source...2 classroom teachers right here in St. Vrain! Join us as Altona Middle School's Cleveland Smith and Westview Middle School's Danny Hernandez talk classroom connections, relationships, and buildi

We Love It Here!

Feb 3rd, 2023 32m 11s

We Love It Here! Yep, we sure do! Shane and I are loving being behind the mic with Vrain Waves and in this episode, we chat with Clint Pulver, the Undercover Millennial, whose book, I Love It Here, is a must-read for anyone in the business worl

New Year, New Hosts, New Vrain Waves!

Jan 16th, 2023 27m 47s

The mic has officially been passed to us from Ben Kalb! With the re-launch of the podcast, we are celebrating all things NEW; new year, new students, and new teachers! Our goal is to create inspiration and empowerment for educators, so alongsid

Grading for Equity with Joe Feldman

Feb 26th, 2021 54m 29s

Episode 060: Grading for Equity with Joe FeldmanConnect with Joe Feldman Website: https://crescendoedgroup.org/ | Twitter: @JoeCFeldman Connect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Lindsay Laporte Twitter: @LaPorteLi

Principal Kafele on Transformative Change

Nov 23rd, 2020 53m 4s

Episode 059: Principal Kafele on Transformative ChangeConnect with Principal KafeleWebsite: https://principalkafele.com/| Twitter: @principalkafele| YouTube: School Leadership ThoughtsConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @

Dr. John Spencer and the Sporky Food Truck

Nov 9th, 2020 52m 38s

Episode 058: John Spencer and the Sporky Food TruckConnect with John Spencer Website: http://www.spencerauthor.com | Twitter: @spencerideas| YouTube: Spencer VideosConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Violet

Dr. Katie Martin: Clarity and Purpose during a Pandemic

Oct 26th, 2020 47m 36s

Katie Martin is a best selling author, an acclaimed keynote speaker, and a highly sought after educational consultant! Whether you are teaching completely in person, totally virtually, or in a hybrid environment, in this episode we discuss how

Apollo 13'ing it with Zaretta Hammond

May 12th, 2020 49m 5s

You're Not Listening with Kate Murphy

Apr 19th, 2020 37m 7s

Connect with Kate MurphyWebsite: https://www.nytimes.com/by/kate-murphy | Book: You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It MattersConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters |

Coping with Covid: Catlin Tucker on teaching during a Quarantine

Mar 23rd, 2020 53m 9s

Episode 054: Coping with Covid, with Catlin TuckerAs we all try to wrap our heads around the implications the pandemic will have on our students, our communities, our families, and ourselves, we hope to provide some comforting guidance from an

Ending Average with Todd Rose

Mar 9th, 2020 53m 49s

Episode 053: Ending Average with Todd RoseConnect with Todd Rose Website: https://toddrose.com | Twitter: @ltoddrose | Most Recent Book: Dark HorseConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPe

Aligning Words and Intentions with Mike Anderson

Feb 24th, 2020 59m 26s

Aligning Words and Intentions with Mike AndersonConnect with Mike AndersonWebsite: https://www.leadinggreatlearning.com/| Twitter: @balancedteacher | Most Recent Book: What We Say and How We Say it MatterConnect with Vrain WavesWebsite: vrainwa

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Feb 10th, 2020 54m 19s

The Reshaping of the World with Thomas Friedman

Jan 27th, 2020 36m 7s

Bored and Brilliant with Manoush Zomorodi

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Knowledge Party with Natalie Wexler

Dec 9th, 2019 56m 43s

Episode 048: Knowledge Party with Natalie WexlerToday on Vrain Waves we have an exciting and somewhat earth shaking interview from Natalie Wexler, education journalist and author of The Knowledge Gap. She walks us through the contributing resea

Teach Like an Advertiser with Dr. Lindsay Portnoy

Nov 18th, 2019 48m 9s

Teaching & Advertising (01:30) Episode 5 w/ Pirate Dave Rosie the Riveter / Uncle Sam This Girl Can (02:28) Sport England Missy Elliot, Get Ur Freak On Authenticity over perfection (05:05) Dove Real Beauty campaign Commercial with ske

The Power of Joyful Teaching: A Compilation

Nov 2nd, 2019 45m 39s

Episode 048: The Power of Joyful Teaching I know, I know - clips episodes seem overdone, but bear with us… in this show, we went through our interviews to this point and used Dr. Martin Seligman’s PERMA model for happiness to think through how