Network Dispatches
Notes, episodes, ideas, and updates from the Be Podcast Network.
Guided practice only works when students have already practiced the key concept, not when the teacher is still trying to teach it. In explicit instruction, the most important work happens…
Read dispatchA strong school year is built before the first day. Leaders need a clear plan, clear priorities, and the right structures in place so the work does not fragment by…
Read dispatchLanguage and executive functioning are too interconnected to force into a rigid scope and sequence. A cyclical approach helps clinicians target foundational skills with enough depth, then return to them…
Read dispatchEducators are trained in content, lesson planning, classroom management, and assessment, but far too many are never taught how to care for themselves in the work. Well work names that…
Read dispatchStrong writing often improves when students have already talked through the idea. Building dialogue first helps students test claims, sort evidence, and make reasoning more coherent before they ever put…
Read dispatchStrong literacy outcomes in kindergarten depend on clear, direct teaching of foundational skills, not vague commitments to balance or discovery. Teachers need curricula and routines that integrate phonemic awareness, phonics,…
Read dispatchSchools do not need to be everything to everyone. They need clarity, consistency, and the discipline to keep improving the one thing they do best.
Read dispatchCollaborative response works because it restores teachers’ first love of teaching: helping kids together. The strongest teams are not built by asking everyone to do the same job, but by…
Read dispatchEffective coaching starts by understanding the lesson teachers are trying to deliver, not by chasing isolated techniques. The strongest approach is to use techniques in service of a coherent lesson,…
Read dispatchA pre-meeting organizer is not extra paperwork. Used well, it helps teams arrive ready to name a celebration, identify a key issue, and move quickly into solutions-focused reflection.
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