As the POGIL classroom evolves, technology plays a role in delivering content and getting feedback about the classroom environment. Alex Grushow talks with Rick Moog and Clif Kussmaul about the development of the GILT platform, an application that gathers data from student teams to help practitioners with the implementation of POGIL.
We strive to make learning with POGIL available for all students. That is why the principles of DEIB are so fundamental to our community. Join Siobhan Julian as she talks with Gail Webster (Strategic Analysis Inc.) and Sidney Boquiren (Adelphi University) about the history and the future of DEIB in the POGIL Project.
Are you interested in improving your application of POGIL principles both in and out of the classroom? Join Alex Grushow as he talks with Marty Perry and Tim Herzog about new offerings from the POGIL Project that help practitioners get the most out of using POGIL.
Our next NCAPP happens in June of 2025. Join Alex Grushow and Siobhan Julian as they preview the event with co-chairs of the planning committee, Kristi Deaver and Wayne Pearson, More information about NCAPP is available on our website at https://pogil.org/ncapp
Well, it's that time of year. Students are back in class. Facilitators are facilitating. The POGIL Podcast is returning! We are closing in on the first full episode of Season 5. Join Alex, Siobhan and Wayne as they talk about what is in store for our listeners when we return in October.
In our final episode of season 4, we are celebrating our recipients of the POGIL PEACH and IMPACT awards. The PEACH award is given to new practitioners who have made significant contributions early in their time with POGIL. Join Alex Grushow as he talks with our PEACH Award winners Amy Steele and Kayla Haffernan.The IMPACT award recognizes veteran practitioners who have a record of sustained contributions to the Project. Siobhan Julian continues the conversation with our IMPACT awardees, Gail We...
We are getting closer to the implementation of the new strategic plan for the POGIL Project. Join Alex Grushow and Siobhan Julian as they talk with Rick Moog, Executive Director of The POGIL Project, Juliette Lantz, Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and Marty Perry, Chair of the Steering Committee about Strategic Plan 3.
Having students work in teams is at the heart of teaching with POGIL. But POGIL is not the only pedagogy that stresses the use of teams in the classroom. Join Siobhan Julian as she talks with, Neal Carter , professor of political science at BYU-Idaho, and, Shawn Simonson , professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Boise State University, as they compare and contrast POGIL and TBL. For more information, check out the following links. POGIL TBL LearnTBL and ELIPSS ....
How important is our students' science literacy as they become productive citizens in society? In Episode 5 of Season 4 of the POGIL Podcast, Alex Grushow talks with Dr. Matthew Fisher of Saint Vincent College about his work with SENCER (Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities). Matt incorporates POGIL activities into his classrooms while using an approach that is centered around civic awareness. Join us to see how POGIL and SENCER can work together. www.POGIL.org www.se...
In Episode 4 of Season 4 of the POGIL Podcast, Siobhan Julian talks with Dr. Jonathon Moir and Dr. Alexey Leontyev about approaching chemistry education with an emphasis on green chemistry. Dr. Moir is the Senior Program Manager at the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community at Beyond Benign. Dr. Leontyev is an assistant professor in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at North Dakota State University, where he incorporates green chemistry topics into his classrooms and labs. Join ...
Are you the only practitioner in your classroom? Or, do you have someone to help you with the facilitation? Alex Grushow talks with Laurie Langdon and Valerie Otero of University of Colorado, Boulder and Andrea Van Duzor of Chicago State University about Learning Assistant Alliance. LAA is a program that brings undergraduate students into classrooms as learning assistants, LAs. Find out how POGIL practitioners can use LAs in the classroom. Find out how POGIL is a natural fit with LAA. More infor...
In Episode 2 of Season 4 of the POGIL Podcast, Alex Grushow talks with Chris Mayfield of the POGIL Project and Jane Snare of zyBooks. Chris and Jane compare and contrast these two different approaches to teaching and find quite a bit of common ground. You can find more information about POGIL at www.pogil.org and zyBooks at zybooks.com .
Wayne talks with Laura Trout about the new collection of activities for AP Chemistry which is coming soon from the Project. How soon? Take a listen.
Are you a college teacher who wonders how secondary school teachers use POGIL? Are you a high school or middle school teacher who wonders how college teachers use POGIL? If you answer yes to either of these questions, then we have the podcast for you. Join Alex Grushow as he talks to Laura Parmentier of Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin and Maddy Blain of Whitewater Middle School in Whitewater, Wisconsin about how they implement POGIL in their different learning environments.
Join us as we add bonus content to Season 4 of the POGIL Podcast. In News From The Project, we will keep you informed about topics of interest to our POGIL community. In this episode, Jennifer Larson of the Networks Group discusses the new direction of the POGIL Social Hour. Feel free to contact Wayne ( wayne.pearson@pogil.org ) or Jennifer ( jlarson2@capital.edu ) for more information.
Season 4 of the POGIL Podcast is on the horizon! Join Siobhan, Alex and Wayne as they preview the upcoming season. And, if you missed any of the episodes from the first three seasons, those previous episodes can be found on our host site https://rss.com/podcasts/thepogilpodcast/ .
This is the time of year when we honor some of our hard working members of the POGIL Project. Join us as we meet the Peach and Impact Award winners for 2023. You can learn more about the awards and the present and past winners by visiting https://www.pogil.org/search?q=peach+award .
In Episode 10 of Season 3 of the POGIL Podcast, we talk about how practitioners can become part of the POGIL Project. There are many ways that a practitioner can benefit from belonging to this transformative community. Siobhan and Wayne are joined in the discussion by Joyce Easter of Virginia Wesleyan University and Tim Herzog of Weber State University. If you would like to become active with the Project, this episode can help you find your way,
As POGIL practitioners, we don’t work in a vacuum. Colleagues and administrators have an interest in what we are doing in our classrooms. Join our fellow practitioners; Kristy Mardis, Sheila Barbach and Alex Grushow as they discuss their experiences when talking with others about POGIL.
One of the process skills that is central to POGIL teaching is the ability of students to be aware of their thinking and learning. Are your students practicing metacognition in your classroom? Will your students continue to be metacognitive after they have left your classroom? In episode 8 of season 3 of the POGIL Podcast, Siobhan Julian talks with Mary Twist van Opstal of Harper College and McHenry County College and Marty Perry of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences about the challenge...
Grading is not an easy part of a teacher’s job. Are you satisfied with how you are grading students’ work and confident that your grades reflect your students’ knowledge? Join us on the POGIL Podcast as Alex Grushow talks with POGIL practitioners who have developed alternatives to traditional grading. Stephanie Erickson discusses her use of Standards-Based Grading in middle and high school science classes. Sean Garrett-Roe describes how he uses Mastery-Based Grading in his chemistry classes at U...
As you use POGIL in your classrooms, do you have questions about how to get the most out of this great pedagogy? Of course, you do! In Episode 6 of Season 3, Siobhan Julian visits with Suzanne Ruder of Virginia Commonwealth University and Tracey Murray of Capital University who provide their answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about POGIL.
We hope you have enjoyed the first part of Season 3 of the POGIL Podcast. This special episode will give you a little taste of what to expect in the coming year. Happy Holidays to everyone!
How do your students report out in the classroom? Are you interested in technology tools to help facilitate the report out process? In Episode 5 of Season 3 of the POGIL Podcast, Alex Grushow talks with Jia Luo (Washington University in St Louis), Ruthanne Paradise (University of Massachusetts Amherst) and Tina Hanson-Lewis (California State University, Chico) about the technology they use to facilitate student feedback. Join us as our panel discusses using Poll Everywhere Pear Deck Jamboard Kam...
Podcast 4 of Season 3 concerns something that many of us have faced. What do we do when there are no published activities for a topic we are teaching, or perhaps, no activities that are available in our discipline? Siobhan Julian talks to Megan Hoffman of Berea College and Sidney Boquiren of Adelphi University about this important topic and how they have developed strategies to keep on POGILing.
Roles! Which roles should students have in the POGIL classroom? Why am I using these roles? These are a couple of topics that our guests, Kristen Drury of William Floyd High School and Rodney Austin of Geneva College discuss with Alex Grushow in Episode 3/Season 3 of the POGIL Podcast. If you have ever thought about how roles can be used in the POGIL classroom, this is the episode for you.
Episode 2 of Season 3 is about techniques for facilitating conversation in group settings. Siobhan Julian talks with Andrew Totah-McCarty of San Jose State University about his methods for initiating and maintaining meaningful discussions among his students. Join us to learn about Icebreaker Numbers and the 5 practices of Anticipating, Monitoring, Selecting, Sequencing and Connecting that Andrew uses in his classrooms.
In Episode 1 of the POGIL Podcast, Siobhan Julian has a discussion with Joyce Easter, chairperson of the NCAPP 2023 planning committee. This episode is full of great information about the conference. Joyce and Siobhan talk about the types of activities that are planned, the plenary speakers who will be attending, when and where the meeting will take place and, most importantly, how to apply. If you have attended NCAPP meetings in the past or if you are wondering if you should apply for the first...
The Third Season of the POGIL Podcast is about to begin! Join Wayne Pearson, Siobhan Julian and Alex Grushow for our introductory episode. The team discusses some changes that have been made for this upcoming season and previews the season’s theme, the Practice of POGIL. We have some exciting topics and great guests in store for our listeners. So, tune in and see what is coming your way!
This podcast episode celebrates the inaugural 2022 POGIL IMPACT Award, which is bestowed on individuals or teams of individuals who have achieved extraordinary outcomes related to The POGIL Project’s strategic plan. The award celebrates sustained impact and/or innovation achieved by a member or members of the POGIL community, and highlights a strong footprint in both The Project and the POGIL community. Today, Co-host Alex Grushow (who is a Professor of Chemistry at Rider University and Chair of...
