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Podcast: Befriending Your Imposter Syndrome

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Podcast: Befriending Your Imposter Syndrome

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Befriending your impostor syndrome with Iceland’s president Halla Tómasdóttir

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Episodio de podcast · Worklife with Adam Grant · 17/12/2024 · 34 min

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Mel Robbins New York Times bestselling author of The High 5 Habit

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Control the tiny signals you’re sending, from your stance and facial expressions to word choice and vocal tone, and improve relationships.

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The must-read New York Times bestseller that's redefining hospitality and inspiring readers in every industry. The Bear

- Featured in FX's and Showtime's - JP Morgan NextList Pick
Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room. Eleven years later, EMP was named the best restaurant in the world.

How did Guidara pull off this unprecedented transformation? Radical reinvention, a true partnership between the kitchen and the dining room-and memorable, over-the-top, bespoke hospitality. Guidara's team surprised a family who had never seen snow with a magical sledding trip to Central Park after their dinner; they filled a private dining room with sand, complete with mai-tais and beach chairs, to console a couple with a cancelled vacation. And his hospitality extended beyond those dining at the restaurant to his own team, who learned to deliver praise and criticism with intention; why the answer to some of the most pernicious business dilemmas is to give more-not less; and the magic that can happen when a busser starts thinking like an owner.

Today, every business can choose to be a hospitality business-and we can all transform ordinary transactions into extraordinary experiences. Featuring sparkling stories of his journey through restaurants, with the industry's most famous players like Daniel Boulud and Danny Meyer, Guidara urges us all to find the magic in what we do-for ourselves, the people we work with, and the people we serve.

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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect

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Will Guidara was twenty-six when he took the helm of Eleven Madison Park, a struggling two-star brasserie that had never quite lived up to its majestic room. Eleven years later, EMP was named the best restaurant in the world. How did Guidara pull off this unprecedented transformation? Radic...

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This accessible volume helps school leadership teams accomplish the crucial yet often overlooked task of improving universal instruction--Tier 1 within a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS). Strong universal instruction reduces the numbers of PreK–12 students who may need additional services and supports. Providing clear action steps and encouraging guidance, the expert authors present a roadmap for evaluating the effectiveness of Tier 1, identifying barriers to successful implementation, and making and sustaining instructional improvements. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 27 reproducible checklists, worksheets, and forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

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Video: What's next in the science of reading?

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Video: What's next in the science of reading?

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Eyes on Reading: What’s Next in the Science of Reading? with Mark Seidenberg and Maryellen MacDonald

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They say you either have charisma or you don’t, but Charlie Houpert proves charisma can be built, and reveals the secret code to mastering it for success in love, work, and friendship

Charlie Houpert is the co-founder of the confidence-building online platform, ‘Charisma on Command’. He is the author of books such as, ‘The Anti Pick Up Line: Real Habits To Naturally Attract Stunning Women’ and ‘Charisma On Command: Inspire, Impress, and Energize Everyone You Meet’.

In this conversation, Charlie and Steven discuss topics such as, how to stop feeling awkward in social situations, the ultimate body language hack to build trust, how to become instantly likeable, and how to master the art of persuasion.

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Charisma Teacher: Psychology Of Why People Don’t Like You! People Are Attracted To These Traits! The Secret To Being Instantly Likeable!

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Episodio de podcast · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 03/02/2025 · 2 h 9 min

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Seeking acceptance is a natural part of the human experience — but do you know how to dish it out? Clinical psychologist Caroline Fleck believes that validating others is a key to building stronger relationships.

She and Adam discuss strategies for recognizing another person’s feelings, the distinction between empathetic validation and exaggerated praise, and why sometimes saying less is more.

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Seeking acceptance is a natural part of the human experience - but do you know how to dish it out? Clinical psychologist Caroline Fleck believes that validating others is a key to building stronger relationships. She and Adam discuss strategies for recognizing another person's feelings, the distinction between empathetic validation and exaggerated praise, and why sometimes saying less is more.

For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/RWAGscripts

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The importance of validation with therapist Caroline Fleck

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Seeking acceptance is a natural part of the human experience - but do you know how to dish it out? Clinical psychologist Caroline Fleck believes that validating

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Speaking with confidence isn’t a gift, it’s a skill - Vinh Giang reveals the blueprint to mastering the art of communication

Vinh Giang is an award-winning entrepreneur, part-magician, and full time communication coach. He runs masterclasses and has helped thousands of people improve their communication and vocal skills.

In this conversation, Vinh and Steven discuss topics such as, the top speaking mistake that makes people ignore you, small mistakes that make you unlikeable, how to effortlessly speak with power and confidence, and the number one word to avoid to be taken seriously.

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Speaking with confidence isn't a gift, it's a skill - Vinh Giang reveals the blueprint to mastering the art of communication

Vinh Giang is an award-winning entrepreneur, part-magician, and full time communication coach. He runs masterclasses and has helped thousands of people improve their communication and vocal skills.

In this conversation, Vinh and Steven discuss topics such as, the top speaking mistake that makes people ignore you, small mistakes that make you unlikeable, how to effortlessly speak with power and confidence, and the number one word to avoid to be taken seriously.

00:00 Intro

02:15 Why Do You Do What You Do?

04:12 How Much Will This Information Change Your Life?

06:28 The Importance of Communication in Your Life and Career

09:17 How Easy Is It to Make a Radical Change in Your Communication Skills?

10:57 What's the Biggest Change People Experience?

11:56 How Cracking Your Communication Will Change Your Life

12:59 Why Should People Listen to You?

18:47 Three Ways to Change How You're Perceived by Others

20:28 What Is Vocal Image and How Does It Help Us?

23:00 How Melody Evokes Emotions

27:31 How to Know If You're Overdoing It

30:55 The Importance of Pauses in Your Speech

35:03 What Volume of Voice Signals Confidence?

36:46 Create Emotion With Your Voice

37:25 Gesticulating With Your Face

41:31 The Storytelling Formula

43:56 VAKS: Relive a Story, Don't Report It!

47:22 Run These Techniques in the Real World

50:30 Is There a Voice Tone That Makes People Dislike You?

52:59 Practical Steps to Know If You're Good at Speaking

57:34 Remove the Clutter Words From Your Speaking

1:02:37 Ads

1:03:33 What to Do Before You Go on Stage

1:05:20 Warm Up Your Mouth and Tongue

1:06:20 The Power of Body Language

1:13:34 If You Want to Be Influential, You Need to Do This

1:14:32 How to Interact Online

1:19:45 Our Identity Stops Us From Growing

1:21:37 Accents and How to Correct Them

1:25:06 There Are No Limits to What You Can Do

1:29:21 How to Deal With Bullies

1:33:27 How to Start a Powerful Conversation With Someone

1:37:53 Ads

1:39:57 Small Talk

1:42:18 What to Do If People Interrupt You at Work?

1:44:58 Why You Should Mimic People's Body Language

1:46:20 What Is F-O-R-D? Holding Conversations for Longer

1:52:15 Are There Real Introverts and Extroverts?

1:53:13 Social Anxiety

1:55:19 Contextual Confidence

2:01:39 I Do It All for My Son

2:04:57 My Parents Gave Up Their Money to Become Monks

2:11:37 The Endless Pursuit of More

2:20:23 What Is One Thing You Know Is True Even If You Can't Prove It?

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The Public Speaking Expert: This Speaking Mistake Makes People Ignore You! These Small Mistakes Make You Unlikeable!

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What if you were told that there is a secret language that makes up 98% of your communication? Impacting your work, socialising, and romantic life.

Vanessa Van Edwards is the founder of ‘Science of People’, which gives people science-backed skills to improve communication and leadership. She is also the bestselling author of ‘Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People’ and ‘Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication’.

In this conversation, Vanessa and Steven discuss topics such as, why your resting face matters, the 3 science-backed tricks for confidence, the best gestures for building trust, and how to spot a liar fast.

There is also a You Tube version of this if you want to SEE what she's saying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHUrdELKjDw

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The Body Language Expert: Stop Using This, It’s Making People Dislike You, So Are These Subtle Mistakes! Your Resting Face Matters & How To Fix It!

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Episodio de podcast · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 09/12/2024 · 2 h 40 min

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Share your name, the title of the text(s) you read, as well as your thoughts on one or both of these prompts - or more!

What teaching habits or assumptions might this text be prompting you to rethink?

What evidence or research does the author rely on—and do you find it convincing?

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A great resource about how to plan and facilitate professional learning.

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"Elena Aguilar brings to The PD Book a wealth of knowledge and expertise delivering high-quality learning experiences for teachers and leaders. Educators who design and deliver PD will gain unique, interesting, and pertinent insights from Aguilar's ideas, her research, and the tools she offers for making PD joyful, meaningful and equitable."Robert Ryshke
― , Executive Director of the Center for Teaching, Westminster School, Atlanta, GA

"Grounded in research on adult learning and drawing from many years of experience, Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen take readers on a journey into creating transformative professional development. They share strategies for building community and creating spaces that are antiracist and welcoming for participants of all backgrounds. Chapters show presenters how to engage emotions, effectively counter resistance, and navigate power. This book is a must-have for new as well as seasoned professional developers, invigorating all with the courage to provide bold, motivating, and magical sessions."
― Becki Cohn-Vargas , Ed.D. Author of Identity Safe Classrooms, Places to Belong and Learn

"Ever wonder how to craft the kind of PD that changes hearts, minds, and behaviors? Mystery solved. Elena and Lori provide us with the concrete knowledge, tools, and skills to create inspirational PD that ultimately transforms schools."
― Jenn David-Lang , Editor, THE MAIN IDEA

"In this book, Elena invites educators to level up their ability to humanize learning for adults. These are the key skills we need today if we are serious about reimagining what teaching and learning look like for equity-minded coaches and teacher-leaders who are in charge of professional learning."
― Zaretta Hammond , teacher educator and author of Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain

"Today's students need their teachers to be engaged in professional learning that helps these educators develop new relationships to learning and to each other. Aguilar's latest book shares key guideposts, facilitation moves and reflective questions that will help novice and experienced PD leaders alike to change how educators are thinking and feeling about professional learning so that it truly transforms their teaching."
― Jill Harrison Berg , Ed.D. Author of Uprooting Instructional Inequity: The Power of Inquiry-Based Professional Learning

"Elena and Lori's approach to professional learning is truly transformational. The tools and insights transcend any sector and prepare readers to facilitate professional development that pushes leaders and learners further down path toward justice."
― Sherene Judeh , Chief Program Officer of Ampact

"Aguilar and Cohen have written the quintessential book on adult learning. With a keen eye to equity, The PD Book provides the perfect blend of anecdotes, tools, and practical guidance for anyone wishing to design and deliver transformative professional development in the education space."Ben Owens
― , Co-Founder of Open Way Learning

"Elena has created a refreshing blueprint for every leader who is striving to create a healthy and intentional learning organization. If you are a leader searching to create opportunities for deep connection and learning through PD, this book will take you on a transformative journey and push you to design PD that shifts thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of every human in your care. Elena and her team truly "pull the curtain back" on fostering environments for change- her work and her generosity are a true gift to leaders and PD practitioners."
― Shawna Wells , CEO of Wells Coaching and Consulting and B is for Black Brilliance

Develop and Sustain Your School Community with Transformational Professional Development

The PD Book offers seven practical habits―and a wealth of hands-on tools―that will revolutionize your school's professional development. This book teaches educational leaders, administrators, professional development facilitators, coaches, and positional leaders how to inspire adult learners with a clear purpose and a strategy for navigating group power dynamics.

You'll discover a new way to plan professional development that allows you to stay focused on important details and respond to your groups' needs. You'll also find dozens of actionable tips, tricks, anecdotes, research, tools, and resources to create an ideal learning environment.

"Ever wonder how to craft the kind of PD that changes hearts, minds, and behaviors? Mystery solved. Elena and Lori provide us with the concrete knowledge, tools, and skills to create inspirational PD that ultimately transforms schools."
― JENN DAVID-LANG , Editor, THE MAIN IDEA

"Elena Aguilar brings to The PD Book a wealth of knowledge and expertise delivering high-quality learning experiences for teachers and leaders. Educators who design and deliver PD will gain unique, interesting, and pertinent insights from Aguilar's ideas, her research, and the tools she offers for making PD joyful, meaningful and equitable."ROBERT RYSHKE
― , Executive Director of the Center for Teaching, Westminster School, Atlanta, GA

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The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development

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The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development [Aguilar, Elena, Cohen, Lori] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The PD Book: 7 Habits that Transform Professional Development

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Edición en Inglés de Zach Groshell (Autor) Formato: Versión Kindle

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Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching (English Edition)

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Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching (English Edition) eBook : Groshell, Zach: Amazon.es: Tienda Kindle

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Book: Harnessing the Science of Learning

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Book: Harnessing the Science of Learning

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Harnessing the Science of Learning: Success Stories to Help Kickstart Your School Improvement

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Drawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership and scientific research, this is an essential how-to guide for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of learning.
What we now know about learning and teaching is vast; yet often, wading through the thousands of articles and books on this subject can leave even the most seasoned educator overwhelmed. This guide instead offers a distillation of key understandings—for teaching, literacy, ma

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Beyond the Science of Reading: Connecting Literacy Instruction to the Science of Learning

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Amazon.com: Beyond the Science of Reading: Connecting Literacy Instruction to the Science of Learning: 9781416633563: Wexler, Natalie: Books

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Podcast: Harnessing the Science of Learning with Nathaniel Swain

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Podcast: Harnessing the Science of Learning with Nathaniel Swain

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Melissa and Lori Love Literacy is a podcast for educators interested in learning more about the science of reading, knowledge building, and high-quality curriculum! Join Melissa and Lori as they tackle new ways of thinking about how to teach reading and writing. Guests include literacy researchers and experts, teachers and leaders, parents and advocates.

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Article: 5 Things to Know about Mental Models

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Article: 5 Things to Know about Mental Models

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Why do some teachers instinctively know which student to redirect with a glance and which one needs a quiet word at the door?

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Video: Multilingual Perspectives on Structured Literacy: What Multilingual Learners Need to Succeed

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Video: Multilingual Perspectives on Structured Literacy: What Multilingual Learners Need to Succeed

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Multilingual Perspectives on Structured Literacy: What Multilingual Learners Need to Succeed - edWeb

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Join this edWebinar to explore what Structured Literacy looks like when implemented with Multilingual Learners in mind.

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Article: Teaching for More Equitable Outcomes

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Article: Teaching for More Equitable Outcomes

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Teaching for more equitable outcomes: The missing ingredient

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Why equity initiatives can fail and what teachers can do about it.

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Find someone who looks at you the way I look at pizza! 🍕❤️

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Jenn Overstreet - Southern Italy

I just moved back to in Italy after a year away, (going on 8 years of living here!) and so excited to eat ALL THE FOOD.

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Annie Ng - Singapore

We just returned from a weekend trip to Penang, Malaysia. We visited a rainforest nature reserve called, "The Habitat Penang Hill." Fun fact: Jane Goodall visited back in 2019, when she was 85! She's my childhood hero! I felt so inspired by a plaque that quoted her as saying, "What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." It reminds me of our work as educators!

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Add your reflections, using one or both of these prompts as a guide. Please include your name as well!

If you implemented one idea from these texts tomorrow, what would it be—and what might the impact be?

What obstacles might come up from implementing these ideas - and how could you navigate them?

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My first trip this summer was a sibling + partners trip to Sicily! We spent a week exploring eastern Sicily, enjoying as much food as possible (especially all things with pistachios and granita!), and having a LOT of laughs! Next stop: Angel Fire, NM & Boston

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Welcoming summer and new beginnings one wave at a time 

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KyleAnne – Valencia, Spain

San Juan is a Valencian tradition where everyone gathers on the beach to eat food, build bon fires, and of course jump the waves at midnight. It is said that you have three wishes for the three waves you jump. Let's wish for another year filled with community and learning together.

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My first stop of the summer was to visit family and friends in the US in New York City and Chicago with my husband, Roger. We are soaking in all of the love, plus loving all of the foods we can't get in Korea while we are here! Next stops: the Peloponnese in Greece and Istanbul. Open to any and all recommendations :)

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I've started the holiday by moving to our home in southern Spain and celebrating my beautiful man's birthday with 20 friends at our favorite beach restaurant, followed by further friends' birthday parties in several poolside homes this week. Next stop is the Ligurian seaside and the Langhe countryside in Italy with him and his family. We'll return to Berlin before I head to Botswana for an EKC visit AND the second Global Literacy Exchange afternoon conference at the end of July.

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One BIG idea for me and implementation is truly defining, planning for and teaching into equity in learning: Explicit Instruction, Retrieval Practice, and Formative Assessment with Feedback.

Quotes:

"They're [the above] evidence-based strategies that drive equity."

"Real equity depends on something else: Knowledge"

Potential Obstacles:

People thinking that explicit instruction is 'boring', 'stale', 'sit-n-get'. Helping all educators understand what powerful explicit, whole-group instruction looks like and how to do it, seems important to move learning forward for all students in our classrooms. (For example, in the space of one minute, students should be responding 3-5 times).

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Summer (but actually winter) in the Western Cape Winelands

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Summer (but actually winter) in the Western Cape Winelands

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Snapped this picture just moments before my first glass of wine, a local Chenin Blanc, in Paarl, South Africa, in the thick of the Cape Winelands. Us UAE desert bunnies are pretty cold in this Cape Town winter but happy to be amongst beautiful scenery, family, friends, braai, and lots of laughs.

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Hannah Fernweh

Rochester, NY, USA

Collecting the beautiful bounty of our garden and soaking up the summer sun with family and friends (and reading my giant book stack)—currently mulberry and sugar snap pea season 🥰

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Katie Vis

(I'm not in any summer pictures yet, so here's a cute one of my Margot 😊)

We started our summer in sweltering Alabama, then made our way to the Maine coast for some beach town charm, cooler temps, and amazing seafood. Currently in Massachusetts!

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Just spent a week at the lake in Ontario! My kids learned to kayak and it got cold enough for some fires which made me so happy. Reminds me of when I was a kid :) Now back to the heat in Virginia.

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This summer, our family is traveling in Asia. After a fabulous trip to Hong Kong Disney, we embarked on a two-day cycling trip through the beautiful Mekong Delta near Saigon. Next stop: the beaches of Da Nang, Vietnam, for some sun and surf.

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If I could implement one idea, it'd be to try out some of the cues for communication. I appreciate the emphasis on how the right cues can help us engage more clearly, generously, and courageously with others. I was especially interested to learn how our hands can reveal intention and build trust (who knew we love seeing palms!) and how approaching people scientifically can transform soft skills to hard skills. I value that effective communication- balancing competence and warmth- is framed as an ongoing journey.

An obstacle. . . I tend to teach through facts rather than stories. I'm learning that charismatic communication integrates both. It does make me feel somewhat vulnerable to think about weaving stories into professional development, but I recognize why it can be invaluable for building connection and enhancing learning.

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So thankful for our yearly trip to Greece! This year we get to meet up with friends to eat, swim and rejuvenate the soul. 💜🇬🇷

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That interview made me want to get Swain’s book Harnessing the Science of Learning immediately. I’d love to support teachers in revisiting the power of strong, responsive whole-class instruction. His focus on routines, retrieval, and purposeful structure is a reminder that we need to be responsive in ensuring ALL students are finding an inroad to the learning, which is how to ensure gaps are closed.

Obstacles: Teacher buy-in. Some teachers may feel their project-based, group-work-heavy style is more progressive, or worry that cold calls and other methods he describes as being responsive will contrast with their classroom culture. Others, especially when working with learners who require more support, may find stations easier for managing engagement. That’s why it is important that teachers are coached to refine the methods described in his book. Another idea is giving teachers the chance to shadow colleagues who are doing it well or co-plan with a coach to implement the strategies successfully.

Love the nod to mini whiteboards. It is true; they're great.

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The Body Language Expert

I LOVED watching this episode (and noticed so much more than when I just listened to the podcast)! One of the ideas that resonated most with me is the importance of high competence and high warmth, as I think this combo is EXACTLY what we need to bring to our work with schools.

I liked being reminded of the 5 Power Cues:

steeple hands

distance from earlobe to shoulder

eye contact at the end of the sentence

lower lid flex

vocal cues

I want to be more aware of my eye contact at the end of sentences and watching for the lower lid flex in others. I think I often notice this, but usually feel like it's skepticism or criticism (hello, imposter syndrome! :). I want to start assuming that it's curiosity or a need for clarity, and use it as a cue to check for understanding and ask questions. I think this will lead to people feeling seen and heard.

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Come on, EKC team. How great are rendezvouses like this?!?!

I’m stateside this summer - soaking up the beauty of Seattle and my fam! - with little jaunts to Colorado, Montana, and thus highly anticipated EKC trip to Boston. Can’t say enough about how lucky I feel to work with people I love and admire and motivate me to outgrow myself again and again. (That’s you, too, btw!)

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If I implemented one big idea from the Body Language Expert, it would be really working on the balance of competence and warmth. Upon reflection, I realize that I tend to place higher value on the competence of others than their warmth, and I realize that this is not true for everyone. I appreciate the idea of focusing on warmth cues when working with others. Taking time to be intentional with eye contact, nodding, etc. I love her questions to level up the connection, and think they can make "small talk" much deeper and more enjoyable! This is really important in our work as strategists, but also in our work in our own schools. In terms of working on this balance, I think an obstacle that will come up is... time. I am so focused on time that sometimes the warmth can give way to efficiency, but as we know, relationships matter! Those dinners as strategists matter, the 5 minutes chatting before a meeting matter, and they all build to connection and the greater good. I gained a lot from this podcast and refer back to my notes as I begin and continue the school year.

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Of all three of these, I feel like the soft skills-->hard skills is the newest frontier for me so here's what I'm thinking:

My RBF--if you know you know. It's not so much my resting face but it's that I don't know how in control of my expressions I am. I feel like sometimes, colleagues can say things that are so far from what I'm thinking that I don't think I am always aware of how I might be making them feel in how I nonverbally respond. I think I need to take a more intentional approach to what my face is conveying as I listen in--especially in moments when I think I’m being neutral but may actually be coming across as critical or even accusatory. It’s such a simple, human thing, but I can see how even a slight softening of my face or posture might change how teachers or colleagues experience a conversation.

The challenge is, of course, noticing it in real time. I’m pretty aware when I’m “on,” but it’s the moments in between—when I’m listening or thinking—that probably send mixed signals. I think the workaround is building in small, practical checks, like pausing before a meeting and at different checkpoints but I'm also wondering if I should try filming some of my smaller sessions with teams when I'm onsite (if they agree) and watching how I handle things. I know this is a big part of Jim Knight's coaching but I think I need to apply it to myself more. Not to be performative, but to be intentional. If body language is part of how I create trust, I need to SHOW that not just through how I speak to people but especially when I'm NOT speaking.

--Hannah (whoops, forgot to log out and log back in to my personal account)

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Hi everyone! I’m Nisreen (EKC Newbie)

This is me with my family in Sidon, Lebanon, after enjoying a fish lunch by the sea. Behind us is the beautiful Sidon Sea Castle, a 13th century coastal fortress. One of Lebanon’s most scenic historical sites with a frontrow seat to the Mediterranean.

Excited to be part of this incredible community and looking forward to learning with you all!

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Katrina Hansen - Dubai, UAE

This summer, our little family is keeping it simple and sweet here in Dubai. While Mike and our two older boys are hard at work building our first-ever backyard garden 🌿🌞, 2-month-old baby Evie and I have taken on a much cozier role — offering encouragement from the sidelines and soaking up the snuggles 💗.

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Molly Kaschub - Daegu, South Korea

We love spending our summers home in Wisconsin surrounded by family ❤️ Our boys adore all the special time with their grandparents and cousins. We stay busy between swimming lessons, watching older cousins’ baseball games, jumping in the lake, eating (so much!) ice cream, and all the fun activities that come with visits to the friends and family that we hold closest to our hearts. One day our summers will be quiet and more relaxing, but for now, we’re embracing the chaos and soaking in all the fun & sweetness that comes with chasing adventurous, energetic boys around 🥰

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Always so happy to escape the desert heat and settle into my happy place for the summer. Lots of time in the sun, collecting seaglass, and enjoying the outdoors.

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Escaping the heat of Saudi and preparing a move to Doha! I spent time in Minneapolis before heading to Penticton, British Columbia to be with my husband's family. Lots of quiet trails, books, and cool temps!

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Summer in Colombia has been cold and rainy — and quite beautiful. I’ve been spending time with friends and family, nourishing the soul in the green shades of the Andes mountains.

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Emma Weston

Enjoying our school break back ‘home’ in London. It’s the first time our youngest, Harry, has been here to meet all the family. Soaking up every moment of this magical family time! 💫❤️

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Thinking through new professional relationship building with the lenses of “warmth” and “competence” using some new non-verbal and verbal techniques feels much more sustainable than my typical “I hope they like me’ go to’s. I’ll be much more aware of my posture, the distance between my ears and shoulders, the steeple, and strategic head nodding. I also love the questions “are you working on anything exciting recently” and “what’s your biggest goal right now?” It’s a function of my personality, and probably a little bit of having lived abroad for 14 years, where I hate small talk and want to go deep quickly. These questions help me do that and not be too awkward about it.

I’m also thinking about the science of learning. I’ve been knee deep in Hattie, Marzano, Rosenshine, and a little bit of Wexler this year trying to piece it all together and come up with language that works for me. The Nathaniel Swain work seems to communicate the science of learning ideas with much more Tom-friendly language than some of these other works. I’ve found that in this pendulum swing, the language we use and gravitate towards seems more important than ever. Swain’s style seems to cut through the noise a bit for me, perhaps because his specific examples like using graphic and advanced organizers and mini whiteboards made these ideas come to life more for me. For teachers practically navigating instructional shifts, the focus on more frequent review of previous content seems more like a good first step than I realized and can be done with relative ease. This is something I’ll be mindful of in my work with teachers this year.

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This is my hometown, where I was born and raised before moving around the world! It is the place where I reconnect with my friends, with my sister, with the traditions that are the foundation of who I am now 😌 We are getting ready for our festivals, a week full of music, people in the streets, good food and lots of fun! Not the only place where I have been this summer, but definitely the one that always reminds me who I am ❤️

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Greetings from Brazil! We began our (mild) winter season by enjoying lazy days, hot drinks and movie nights. We soon began to miss warmer weather and headed to the beach for a few sunny, salty days - the beauty of living in a tropical country :) Feeling recharged and inspired to begin a school year alongside you all!

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One idea I’d implement tomorrow is the use of Advance Organizers, as discussed in the Melissa & Lori Love Literacy podcast. After learning about the “forgetting curve” and the fact that 90% of what’s taught is forgotten, I realized how impactful this tool could be. Advance Organizers are a simple, practical addition—either at the start of a unit or co-created with students throughout—to help learners see how their knowledge builds over time. This feels especially relevant as many schools, including mine, are shifting toward knowledge-building programs, and we’re seeing how excited students are to make meaningful connections across content.

A potential obstacle is the perception that this would take too much time in an already packed schedule. In my experience, starting with one or two enthusiastic teachers who are open to trying new things helps. I typically collaborate with a “point person” on each grade level to test out strategies like this in a unit that might otherwise feel overlooked. When we reflect afterward on how doable and beneficial it was, it often leads to greater buy-in from the full team. It becomes a shared experience rather than a top-down mandate—which makes all the difference in fostering long-term change.

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This summer has been full of traveling, learning and seeing new and exciting things. Loved snorkeling and the peace and quiet of being underwater and focused on nature! This time reminds me to slow down and look for the beauty around me.

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I am a huge fan of Vanessa Van Edwards - I loved the Body Language Expert podcast and took away so, so much. 🤩

The warmth + competence = charisma formula makes so much sense to me. Going into this school year, I will be much more intentional about cues, both encoding and decoding them. (I may or may not have been testing some of the new ones I learned while engaging in conversation with family this summer 😅)

As I listened, I found myself nodding along most when Vanessa discussed warmth - this is definitely me! I will work toward dialing up those competence cues, but this is also the challenge I anticipate facing. It’s not that I don’t believe I’m competent, it’s that pesky imposter syndrome! 😉

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What I’m taking away the most is that emotional safety and cognitive support must go hand-in-hand. CRP, UDL, and SEL are important in creating a welcoming classroom, but they must be paired with effective instructional strategies like explicit teaching, regular feedback, and retrieval practice. As a coach and mentor, I’m reflecting on how I can help teachers see that emotional well-being is just the first step. To  support learners, we also need to focus on intentional, explicit teaching practices , while keeping the classrooms emotionally and culturally responsive (power cues can help here as well).

I can already anticipate teachers’ concern: "Are we really going back to explicit teaching after focusing so much on UDL strategies and SEL?" To navigate this, I think it's important to clarify that explicit instruction doesn't have to mean abandoning the practices of emotional support or cultural relevance. The goal is not to return to a traditional "lecture-only" approach, but rather to intentionally combine rigorous, structured teaching with emotional and cultural responsiveness. This can actually enhance what teachers are already doing by giving students the tools to engage meaningfully with the content, rather than just feeling emotionally supported without mastering the skills or knowledge they need. I’d frame it as an evolution, not a return to the past. It’s about making explicit teaching and feedback part of an inclusive, supportive environment. In the end, academic rigor and emotional support are not mutually exclusive!

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One idea I’m taking with me is from Vanessa Van Edwards—the strategy of quietly naming emotional cues to yourself, rather than reacting out loud. For example, noticing a furrowed brow and thinking, “That’s a furrowed brow… I’m good,” instead of jumping to defend or change direction.

As I step into leading a new team, having a moment to pause and check in with myself (without showing it on the outside) will help me stay calm, grounded, and thoughtful. It keeps me from overreacting and gives others space to share without feeling shut down. I imagine this approach will build more trust and make space for better communication, especially in those early “getting to know each other” moments when tone and body language say a lot.

A big challenge I’ve been thinking about, especially after reading Teaching for More Equitable Outcomes: The Missing Ingredient, is finding the balance between explicit teaching and inquiry—especially in a school where inquiry is the main approach. There's often a worry that direct instruction might undermine student agency or creativity.

To navigate this, I want to share the article and research with my team and make sure they we are continue to reflect and debate what we are doing. Planning short, targeted teaching moments to build knowledge that fuels deeper inquiry. I want to share the message that it is not about choosing one over the other, but making sure both are working together to support strong purposeful learning.

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This summer, I’ve spent most of my time in northern Spain, where I’m from and where most of my family lives. I also had the chance to visit Alsace and the Black Forest in central Europe. These past few weeks have been filled with a good mix of free time, interesting reads, long cliffside walks, and refreshing moments with family and friends.

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Reflecting on "The PD Book" by Cohen and Aguilar

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Reflecting on "The PD Book" by Cohen and Aguilar

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I really enjoyed reading Elena Aguilar and Lori Cohen's The PD Book and found many meaningful takeaways. At the heart of Aguilar and Cohen's work and the driving force behind Bright Morning workshops is the concept that facilitators of adult learning need to center equity and do intentional work to ensure belonging is fostered for all participants. This is what creates the conditions for "transformational PD"

What teaching habits or assumptions might this text be prompting you to rethink? Many ideas promoted in the book were highly practical, which I loved. I like the way the authors spell out concrete ways to build workshops and learning experiences that promote equity for participants. Things as granular as planning for tech set up, catering, being early to ensure the environment is designed for belonging, spelling and saying participants names correctly. The book is chock full of practical ways I can enhance my facilitation practices. It gave me so many good ideas and challenged me to consider ways I may have unknowingly missed opportunities to create equitable spaces and experiences in past workshops. So powerful! Loved how they used the Frayer model to illustrate what the practice is and what it is not. Also "this can sound like" is really a helpful way to show practical examples of these ideas in real life scenarios.

What evidence or research does the author rely on—and do you find it convincing? Adult learning theory/ principles (Androgogy) and culturally-responsive pedagogy are the two most salient. Convincing, yes, although it highlights just how much prep and thinking must go into a successful learning experience when seeking to reach this high bar for excellence. An important reminder.

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I really enjoyed this book by Dr. Zach Groshell! I found it so digestible and easy to read, and it had so many practical tips. It's really making me rethink my whole class instruction methods . . . which feels both uncomfortable AND important. Between this book and recently attending a session by Dr. Anita Archer on explicit instruction, I'm thinking a lot about how to engage ALL kids more frequently through structured choral response, utilizing small whiteboards (which is really fun to think about with HS students - genuinely!), and returning to purposeful, structured partnerships.

I'm really looking forward to seeing Groshell at the September EKC Global Chat and continuing to lean on his work this year through my onsite work.

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If I implemented one idea from these texts tomorrow, it would be to make more extensive use of retrieval practice. I have been using it for years, but usually only within the scope of a unit. I would like to extend it across the entire school year, so students practice recalling content from previous units as well. I believe this would lead to more solid, long-term learning. The main obstacle would be time constraints. However, content reviews do not need to be long; just a five minute warm-up a the beginning of a lesson could work. For example, using the small whiteboards Nathaniel Swain mentioines in the Harnessing the Science of learning podcast would make these reviews engaaging and efficient.

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Groshell encourages us to rethink the value of “teacher talk” in the classroom. He makes a strong case that, when used purposefully, teacher talk can be powerful for student learning. Just like our recent strategist chat on inquiry + explicit instruction in the EKC Community, Groshell makes it clear that this isn’t about choosing either inquiry or explicit instruction, but about integrating them in ways that intentionally leverage the science of learning to support student learning.

Groshell’s inclusion of visuals stood out to me, not only because it is grounded in cognitive science, but because it is a key technique for multilingual learners. I especially enjoyed these two points, which helped me better understand how to use visuals more effectively:

Visuals with worked examples: Show step-by-step illustrations of how to complete a task or solve a problem. Groshell highlights the worked example effect, the well-supported finding that teaching without worked examples increases students’ cognitive load and hinders learning, compared to teaching that provides plenty of worked examples.

Visuals with non-examples (such as in the attached example): Show what something is not. Groshell notes that teachers sometimes not only provide too few examples, but also focus solely on positive examples while leaving out non-examples. He shares, "Without non-examples, students are unlikely to develop an understanding of the variation within concepts (Ling Lo, 2012)." He points out that not all non-examples are created equal; when we are trying to select the best non-examples, we should also consider those that are only slightly different (i.e., "minimally different juxtapositions"), because they help us avoid leaving interpretation to our students.

Related to the science of learning, I recently came across this article about how Math requires knowledge-building, too. It led me to reflect on how explicit teaching across disciplines not only helps students build content knowledge, but also supports multilingual learners in building languages. Math and languages (and Music!) require us to tune into patterns, and I can see how the power of explanations and explicit teaching can help multilingual learners see patterns within a language system more effectively, so that they're better able to build bridges and translanguage across languages with greater ease and confidence.

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The teaching habits or assumptions that Groshell is prompting us to rethink is "teacher talk." He argues that, in some contexts, it has been undervalued. But, when approached with intention and purpose, it can significantly impact classroom succcess. He surfaces the power of explanations and explicit teaching, by describing key techniques that make complex content accessible to all learners.

Groshell grounds his thinking in a body of research on the science of learning and how the brain learns. I appreciate how he uses concrete examples, including Math. I recently read this article about how Math as a discipline needs knowledge building too.