Another informative & inspiring podcast episode from Anna Stokke. It’s fascinating how similar the arguments against #EvidenceBased practices are across national and international borders. Time to move beyond the philosophical, ideological, & opinion-based dichotomies about

Looking forward to diving into these! #bced #evidencebased #learning

We launched a new campaign today on misinformation, which feeds the rise of hate in our province. Watch for the giant cellphone pop-up in your community, stop by the central library in Vancouver this, or take our quiz online at bchumanrights.ca/stop #CanYouStopIt?

Learning is a compounding game. It’s about steady growth over time not momentary performance. This is why retrieval practice, daily review, and spacing are so powerful. They convert momentary effort into lasting advantage. We often judge students by where they are now. Their

Many thanks to POPEY BC for hosting Zach Groshell this afternoon! The whole Regional Teacher Education Program cohort (Prince Rupert, Terrace and Quesnel) from UNBC School of Education attended & then had a fabulous follow-up in our class this evening. We are very much looking forward to

Members of Mississippi's Dept of Ed discussed how the state moved from 50th to 9th in Reading. They graciously covered 30 Topics tinyurl.com/readMS (See timestamps below) We encourage you to listen and share w/ others interested in improving literacy outcomes for children.

Honoured to have had the opportunity to support & be a part of this series of videos from the Provincial Outreach Program for Autism Related Disorders. Check out the amazing things happening across the province to provide effective literacy instruction, maximizing the literacy

I really dislike the phrase “math wars.” It lets authors present themselves as above it all, reducing serious issues to childish squabbles. There is a debate. And debate is healthy. But, at the end of the day, it’s about best practices & evidence guiding those practices.

Thank goodness for this post. If you adopted BTC by force, I’m sorry this happened. If you embraced it because it sounded like a good solution for underachievement, please read the post below. If you still think it’s valuable for ACQUISITION instruction… I dunno man.

I need to have this read for when I hear folks say “English is too complicated.”👇🏻

#TruthAndReconciliation google.com/search?client=…

Two fantastic PD sessions available for free on the Popey website, which is evidence of Canada’s growing commitment towards all learners Link 👇 ⬇️

On Oct. 1, 1986, Canadian author Robert Munsch released his book Love You Forever. It became one of the most successful children's books ever written, selling 38 million copies. This is the story of how Munsch turned personal tragedy into a book beloved by generations. 🧵 1/10

This video on productive struggle from Matthew Burns is a must watch! "It is inaccurate to look at this data and say productive struggle was effective for students in 2nd -5th grade. It wasn’t even reliably effective for 6th to 10th graders" Greg Ashman youtu.be/44pPwSBo7jg?si…

Not all "research" is evidence that you as a teacher should use a strategy in your classroom. You don't have the right to experiment w children or use instructional tactics you like. You have a moral & professional obligation to ensure children attain the academic skills they

A must read from Carl Hendrick for those who care about #equity in and through education. As a pre-service & practicing teacher in the late 90s & 2000s, I learned all about edu-myths like Learning Styles & Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences. This kind of pseudoscience was

Return Road Trip! 🚗 Not to toot our own (car) horn or anything, but we’ve heard from multiple listeners that this conversation with Dr. Jack Fletcher is the best podcast episode on dyslexia that they’ve heard - perfect for Dyslexia Awareness Month! reading-roadtrip.castos.com/episodes/s2-e8…

In celebration of #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth, watch LEFT BEHIND - a new documentary about NYC Dept of Ed's first public school for students with dyslexia. FREE worldwide on Kinema, 10/24-11/1: kinema.com/events/Left-Be…