Class Dismissed Podcast

Recent Episodes

Rethinking Thanksgiving: Do textbooks tell the full story?

Posted November 25, 2019 • 00:16:02

Happy Thanksgiving! This week we take a look at some myths surrounding the origin of Thanksgiving. * Were the Indians and Pilgrims that first ate together...

Kim Marshall: This is the secret sauce for amazing school results

Posted November 19, 2019 • 00:30:55

Over a 30 year period, Kim Marshall served as a teacher, policy advisor, speechwriter, director of the curriculum, and a principal for Boston schools. After...

How a surprise can change your student's perspective on life

Posted November 12, 2019 • 00:37:17

So many of the moments that change us are surprise moments. Have you ever had a spontaneous event define who you are? It’s possible you have and you...

Learning to love books with Silent Sustained Reading

Posted November 5, 2019 • 00:40:11

How Silent Sustained Readers was a gamechanger for this high school English teacher. Steve Gardiner's first assignment as an educator was a challenge....

Three things great teachers do; bad teachers don't

Posted October 28, 2019 • 00:31:54

Our guests and Episode 124 of Class Dismissed spent a lot of time thinking about what makes a teacher great. As a director of English language programs...