The Link Podcast

Testing season doesn’t have to be filled with boring review packets, anxiety, or fear. Listen in while Jessica and Amber talk about making testing season fun for kids and teachers! They think through some strategies you can incorporate throughout the whole year, as well as activities you can do with students to prepare them to SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW! Check out our mentioned resources here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lIx5RMmAX08ekNq_xJnVLeZixhdMHxDKPd0Rb-x1FIM/edit and https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sJJYyYrTTBQZbboLbPqzWdQB26XaqsGQEU4XvAxXVg4/edit

Listen in while Jessica and Amber discuss how our schools are recommitting to the PLC process and collaboration! We are seeing teachers take pride more than ever in their instruction. Student data and instructional intentionality is soaring and we couldn’t be more proud.

Jessica and Amber discuss their 3 month hiatus as well as how we can come together as teams to keep things lite through the grind of September and October in schools! Listen in to gather some ideas for your teams.

Welcome to The Link Development STL! We have been up to a lot these last few weeks. We have rebranded and are branching out to offer more services. We launched we a new website, have a new logo, and we are officially partners! Check out our new website at www.thelinkstl.com We also discuss our new Summer Learning Series: Drinks and Development with The Link STL. We are offering 5 separate sessions on our most requested topics and they are only an hour! Check out all the info on our new website!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-schooled/id1602940519?i=1000615353200 Jessica and Amber were recently guests on the new Get Schooled podcast! Listen in to their conversation about the inaugural Show-Me Science of Reading conference with the amazing ladies from CALE Education & Co! Sponsors: www.shopteacherts.com use code “LITLINK”

Listen in while Jessica and Amber introduce you to the amazing ladies and masterminds behind Windmill Denver, Dr. Jackie Joseph-Buzek and Mrs. Lorin Terrell, M. Ed, LMFT. We could not be more proud to be apart of this journey. Windmill was founded by a passionate group of parents and educators determined to create a better educational future. Today we introduce you to the model of Windmill Denver and our dreams of making this model of inclusion the norm for educational facilities all over the United States. www.windmilldenver.org Resources: The Way to Inclusion https://amzn.to/3LEGxSe

Listen in while Jessica and and Amber talk with the ladies at Step Up while they discuss changes happening around curriculum and assessment!

Jessica and Amber discuss a quote that is making its way around social media. The ladies discuss how making BIG statements on a BIG platform like the Sold A Story podcast can be irresponsible and cause confusion for teachers. Listen in to hear Amber and Jessica’a thoughts around the idea of learning to read vs loving to read!

Jessica and Amber discuss their new professional development book Conscious Classrooms: Using Diverse Texts for Inclusion, Equity and Justice Professional Development Book with authors Allison Briceño and Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica.  Here is the brief synopsis from the resource: When you look at all of the reading books in your classroom, can you be sure that each of your students’ voices and experiences are well represented? Drs. Briceño and Rodriguez-Mojicao created Conscious Classrooms to help teachers learn how to authentically include different voices and experiences in the classroom. They navigate the many questions surrounding diverse texts while also assisting with improving representation within the classroom. Highlights include: Tools for auditing read-aloud texts, classroom libraries, and curricula Sample book lists and ideas for acquiring diverse texts on a tight budget Checklists and tips to determine if a book has questionable content Research and instructional frameworks for diversity, equity, and inclusion Listen in for more information on how you could use this resource in your building or classroom! 

Today Jessica and Amber discuss how to manage some of our toughest or most challenging students in the classroom. Amber shares 5 tips on how to build relationships with these students and what has worked in the past. Jessica references Capturing Kids Hearts by Flip Flippen and shares a great social emotional resource www.imaginationsoup.net for mentor text we can use in our classrooms. 

Jessica and Amber give their opinions on using slides/keynotes to deliver content in the classroom. Are students really engaged? Is authentic learning happening? Listen in to hear their thoughts.

Jessica and Amber are back for the first time in 2023! They are reflecting on the response they received from the Sold A Story recap episode and how they can move forward and give the teachers confidence to do the right things in classrooms. They discuss the shame teachers are feeling in the field of education from outside influence right now and how this needs to STOP!  Jessica also shared a favorite resource Choosing and Using Decodable Texts by Wiley Blevins https://amzn.to/3Y3Ctzu and how you can use it in your classroom and small group instruction. 

Jessica and Amber give their opinions on the most controversial podcast in education right now Sold A Story. Our opinions might surprise you!

Jessica and Amber discuss social media platforms and how they have taken over education and influencing authentic learning happening in schools everywhere.   

Listen in while Jessica and Amber talking about planning and whether or not you should plan your lessons, plan with your team, or divide and conquer.

Listen in while Jessica and Amber vocalize their opinions on the *HOT TOPIC* of homework! 

Welcome back teachers! It's the first days of school and the energy in the buildings has been refreshing! Listen in with Jessica and Amber to chat about the importance of teachers and some things to think about in your first week of school. 

Listen in while Jessica and Amber discuss classroom libraries and what has worked best in our experiences! 

Listen in while Jessica and Amber give all their best advice for new teachers! New teachers are so special to a building, and we cannot wait to guide you along the way this year. 

Listen in with while Jessica chats with our special guest Kim Lockhart as they discuss instructional shifts teachers are making around reading research and the Science of Reading.