For some of our podcast episodes, we are going to read blog posts, audiobook style. This allows listeners to access the written material from the blog in audio form, which we imagine may help some who don’t have much time for reading (but DO have time to listen in the car). It also allows us to bring some of our most interesting, important, and/or popular posts back into the spotlight. Today’s episode is our first of this type! In Episode 89, Carolina reads her blog post Who should Create Study ...
Apr 10, 2025•9 min•Ep. 89
In Episode 88, Megan, Cindy, Carolina, and Althea talk about the new direction of the Learning Scientists Podcast, and about multitasking!
Feb 27, 2025•22 min•Ep. 88
In Episode 87, Cindy chats with Mitch Weathers, a veteran teacher and Founder and CEO of Organized Binder. Mitch discusses what exactly is meant by executive functioning, his own learning struggles as a student, and his many projects aimed at improving students’ executive functioning skills including his recently released book, Executive Functions for Every Classroom: Creating Safe and Equitable Learning Environments.
Jan 16, 2025•38 min•Ep. 87
In episode 86, Cindy talks with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, neuroscientist, educator, and author of Stop Talking, Start Influencing: 12 Insights from Brain Science to Make Your Message Stick. In this episode, Jared reviews some of the history of technological advancements, how technology has impacted learning, and shares some of his ideas for how artificial intelligence may impact both learning and society moving forward. Visit our website, learningscientists.org/podcast-episodes, for the show not...
Nov 07, 2024•42 min•Ep. 86
In Episode 85, Megan talks with Natalia Kucirkova, PhD, a Professor of Early Childhood and Development at the University of Stavanger in Norway and Professor of Reading and Children’s Development at The Open University, UK. Natalia leads a network of learning scientists, WiKIT, who support diverse EdTech organizations to be more evidence-based and aligned with the science of learning. She is author of the open-access book, How and Why to Read and Create Children’s Digital Books: A Guide for Prim...
Sep 12, 2024•28 min•Ep. 85
In Episode 84, Carolina talks to Dominic Wyse and Charlotte Hacking; the authors of the brand-new book “The Balancing Act: An Evidence-Based Approach to Teaching Phonics, Reading and Writing”. Together they explore the chapters of the book that takes a research-informed approach to teaching pupils how to read and write.
Aug 01, 2024•51 min•Ep. 84
In Episode 83, Althea interviews Jamila Sams, CEO and founder of We Do It For the Culture (TM), a culturally responsive social emotional learning curriculum rooted in Hip-Hop culture for middle and high school students. Jamila discusses the five components of social-emotional learning, hip-hop, and shares examples of how the curriculum has connected with students.
Jun 20, 2024•22 min•Ep. 83
May 09, 2024•18 min•Ep. 82
In Episode 81, Megan, Cindy, Carolina, and Althea walk through their Society for the Teaching of Psychology (STP) Annual Conference on Teaching (ACT) talk! The episode was recorded in October 2023 when all four Learning Scientists were together in Portland, Oregon for the conference. After they gave their formal talk, they recorded their talk in one of their hotel rooms to reach more people.
Mar 28, 2024•21 min•Ep. 81
In Episode 80, Cindy interviews Kareem Farah, CEO and co-founder of the Modern Classrooms Project.
Feb 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 80
In Episode 79, Althea interviews Spencer Russell, an award-winning teacher and educator about early childhood literacy. You can learn more about Spencer's approach to early childhood literacy at https://www.toddlersread.com/. Follow him on Instagram (@toddlerscanread) for tips and videos!
Jan 11, 2024•36 min•Ep. 79
In Episode 78, Megan, Cindy, Carolina, and Althea talk through the resources available on learningscientists.org.
Nov 23, 2023•13 min•Ep. 78
In Episode 77, Megan interviews Maxim Vickerie and Adam Smith from EF+Math, a program supported by the nonprofit AERDF.
Oct 12, 2023•45 min•Ep. 77
In Episode 76, Cindy interviews Sarah Oberle (@S_Oberle) about the intersection between research and education.
Aug 31, 2023•33 min•Ep. 76
In Episode 75, Megan, Cindy, Carolina, and Althea talk about their new book, Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better. They provide an overview of the book, provide some examples, and discuss the writing process. Ace That Test: A Student’s Guide to Learning Better is out July 19th! Preorders are available now with a 20% off code if you access through our website.
Jul 13, 2023•18 min•Ep. 75
Content warning: Please be advised that in this episode we discuss the topic of suicide in depth with a lived experience story. Matt reads a part of his book where a mother describes her personal experience with this topic. In Episode 74, Carolina interviews Matt Pinkett – the author of Boys Don’t Try? – to talk about his new book Boys Do Cry: Improving Boys’ Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools which comes out this month.
May 25, 2023•44 min•Ep. 74
In Episode 73 Althea interview Mark Schneider, Director of the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES). Mark discusses some of the challenges facing educators today and how IES can facilitate education research.
May 04, 2023•36 min•Ep. 73
In Episode 72, Althea interviews Jerry Apps and Natasha Kassulke, authors of Planting an Idea: A Guidebook to Critical and Creative Thinking about Environmental Problems.
Apr 13, 2023•35 min•Ep. 72
In Episode 71, Althea interviews John Hattie, author of Visible Learning. They talk about his newest book, Visible Learning: The Sequel.
Apr 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 71
In Episode 70, Cindy interviews John Dunlosky from Kent State University and Regan Gurung from Oregon State University. John and Regan recently published a book entitled Study Like A Champ: The Psychology-Based Guide to Grade A Study Habits. In this episode John and Regan discuss a little bit about their research and how they practice what they preach in the classroom.
Feb 16, 2023•31 min•Ep. 70
In Episode 69, Cindy interviews Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College and Eric Landrum from Boise State University.
Jan 19, 2023•39 min•Ep. 69
In Episode 68, Carolina interviews Dr Zayba Ghazali-Mohammed (@Zayba_G) and Dr Arun Verma (@drarunverma) to learn more about the concept of intersectionality.
Nov 10, 2022•49 min•Ep. 68
In Episode 67, Megan interviews Eva Dundas from Branching Minds (@BranchingMinds). Visit Branching Minds www.branchingminds.com, for free resources for teachers and leaders.
Sep 22, 2022•21 min•Ep. 67
In Episode 66, Cindy interviews Rebecca Rolland, a speech pathologist, Harvard Lecturer, author of The Art of Talking with Children, and mom of two! Listen to learn about talking with your own children, as well as the children in your classroom.
Aug 04, 2022•20 min•Ep. 66
In Episode 65, Althea interviews Lyndsey-Lee Dunwoody (@LyndseyDunwoody) of 1851 Trust (@1851Trust) about their new platform Protect Our Future.
Jun 16, 2022•38 min•Ep. 65
In Episode 64, Carolina interviews Emma Noble who is a final year Psychology student at the University of Glasgow. Emma gives an overview of her final year dissertation project where she explored the lived experience of Higher Education students with a formal dyslexia diagnosis.
Apr 14, 2022•27 min•Ep. 64
In Episode 63, Megan chats with the hosts of the Lab Out Loud Podcast, Brian Bartel and Dale Basler. Last month (February 2022) we talked on the Lab Out Loud Podcast, and in this episode, we continue our conversation.
Mar 10, 2022•55 min•Ep. 63
In Episode 62, Cindy interviews Dr. Laura Nevins and Dr. Frank Patranella on making professional development workshops effective.
Feb 10, 2022•44 min•Ep. 62
In Episode 61, Althea interviews Amber Birsen,. Amber recently made a contribution to a report by Oxford University Press called, ‘Addressing the Deepening Digital Divide’. Much of what she discusses she learned and has taken from the report as well as her experiences as a teacher over the last two years.
Jan 20, 2022•23 min
In Episode 60, Cindy interviews Mary Chappell (@LiteracyMary), A Department of Education Special Education Curriculum Specialist.
Dec 02, 2021•32 min•Ep. 60
