Best Practices in Education
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Best Practices in Education
Best Practices in Education with Odyssey School offers professional resources, practical tools, and inspiring conversations for parents, teachers, and administrators who seek the best in education. In each episode we interview Odyssey teachers and others in the field of education who have lived exp...
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Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 6
Part 6- Putting it All Together with Writing!
In this series we have discussed all of the elements of learning to read and build...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 5
Part 5- Project Based Learning and Knowledge Building
We know that comprehension is built with knowledge building curriculum. We love bu...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 4
Part 4- Comprehension Through Knowledge Building Curriculum with Equity in Mind!
The science of reading has taught us that students buil...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 3
Part 3- Phonics and Intervention with UFLI
Every good science of reading program needs a strong phonics program that is explicit and systematic....
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 2
In the second episode in our series on the Science of Reading we discuss assessment. Odyssey moved away from Fountas and Pinnell assessment and adopt...
Science of Reading in the Classroom - Part 1
Odyssey Elementary Director Robin Skeen takes on a six part series of the science of reading and how it can be applied in the classroom and beyond. Pa...
AVL Rise - Building Literacy and Reimagining the Classroom
We close out the third season of Best Practices in Education with special guests from AVL Rise, a peer-to-peer literacy and mentorship program based i...
Game Design and Curricular Implementation
Guest Host Elijah Allred is back to interview Intermediate teacher, Kylie Hulver. In this episode, Kylie talks about game design and how to create mom...
Training Spiritual Warriors: Secular Pathways to Development in Intermediate Classrooms
Intermediate Director, Kalyan Volpe, returns to the podcast to talk about his "Spiritual Warrior" intermediate program. Volpe defines spiritual cultiv...
Sign Language in the Classroom
Kindergarten teacher Samantha Sole shares about her journey to integrate sign language into the kindergarten classroom. Supporting students in using m...
Student Feedback in the HS Classroom
Odyssey High math teacher, Grant Yost, reflects on why he prioritizes getting feedback from his students throughout the semester. He shares the strate...
Settling and Energizing Students
5th and 6th grade teacher, Kylie Hulver, talks about how to successfully settle and energize in the classroom. She uses silence and breath to support...
Partnerships: Bringing Community Support into the Classroom
Teachers often report feeling unsupported and financially challenged when seeking opportunities for their students. First and second grade teacher, Ba...
Teacher as Trickster in the Classroom
What does it mean to act in the role of teacher as (loving) antagonist? Intermediate Language Arts teacher Elijah Allred answers random questions offe...
Teaching Reading Comprehension in the Kindergarten Class
Kindergarten teacher, Shirley Rotolo, talks about strategies to increase reading comprehension in students. She explores research based method from a...
The Wonders of Bird Watching
High School Science Teacher Andrew Rabin encourages science teachers of all ages to engage their students in bird watching. An experiential activity t...
Welcome to Season 3! Let's Talk Learning Paths
Elementary Program Director Robin Skeen talks to us about creating learning paths in the classroom. We'll get a quick how to and learn some resources...
Teaching a Life Cycle Analysis Project in High School Science
Teaching students to become systems thinkers is a priority for high school scienc teacher, Andrew Rabin. In this episode, the last episode of Season...
Teaching Cultural Art
Kindergarten teacher, Shirley Rotolo, uses cultural art to support her students in engaging their creativity and passion. She talks about ways to incl...
Creating a Positive Learning Environment
High School math teacher Grant Yost shares strategies for how to create a positive learning environment. He encourages fellow teachers to assess their...
Navigating the New "Normal"
Speech Language Pathologist and Emotional Intelligence Teacher, Stacey Crowley, makes a case for harnessing the moment to rethink the role education...
Storytelling for Transformation
Intermediate Program Director Kalyan Volpe shares how storytelling in the classroom builds relationship and promotes transformation. As a teacher who...
Finding Time through Self-Organization
We ask teachers to do so much! In this episode, Intermediate teacher (5-8) and Director, Alex Eren, shares about the organizational systems that save...
Self-Regulation and Discerning Discipline
Join us on the most recent episode of Best Practices in Education. Elementary Director Craig Deutsch returns to the podcast to share how he uses self-...
Jump, Build, Shout: Multimodal Learning Strategies in the Mathematics Classroom
Intermediate (5-7th) grade teacher, Kylie Hulver, shares her excitement in getting students to move their bodies and engage their spirits as part of t...
Revising Curricular Expectations (in a Pandemic)
This year has presented educators with unexpected challenges at every turn. Some of us are teaching online. Some of us are teaching hybrid, and some o...
Using Graphic Novels in the Classroom
High School teacher Hadley Cluxton returns to the podcast to share how to successfully use graphic novels to reach students who learn through a variet...
Guiding the Ship: School Administration Responsiveness in the Pandemic
Executive Director Cory Adams talks about the preparation required to get the school ready to face the challenges of the pandemic.
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Mastery Learning in the Classroom
Season 2, Episode 2. 3rd and 4th grade teachers Robin Skeen and Carly Penny use a blended model to meet students where they are and challenge them to...
Outdoor Learning in the Elementary during COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed the way teachers do everything! In this episode, 1st grade teacher Selma Neel shares what it's like for her elementary classroom...
Nuggets of Wisdom from Teaching during the Pandemic
In the first episode of Season 2, teachers reflect on what they learned from teaching during the first days of the pandemic. Different voices tell uni...
Creating Connection in the Classroom
When we need it most, this teaching conversation is all about how love keeps learning going. Whether it's falling in love with poetry or cultivating l...
Using Online Games in the Virtual Classroom
Students need novel ways to interact with screens as we move to remote learning. High School Director Gabe Johnson talks about using games in the virt...
Experiential Learning
Intermediate teacher Jenny Einzig talks about experiential learning in the classroom and how it can really bring students alive.
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Teaching Partnerships
Alex Eren and Kalyan Volpe, Intermediate teaching partners, talk about partnership. What does it take to have a strong partnership in the classroom? W...
School during a Global Pandemic
Sound Designer River Guerguerian joins Executive Directors Cory Adams and Megan Martell in a remote interview to discuss how Odyssey is managing the t...
Cooking with Emotional Intelligence
Studio guest and chef Ashley Capps joins us to share about how important emotional intelligence is to the process of cooking and training others to co...
Reading Aloud to Students
Kindergarten Teacher Shirley Rotolo discusses the benefits of reading literature aloud in classrooms and at home to students through high school, offe...
Bringing Your Interests Into the Classroom
First Grade teacher Craig Deutsch shares about how to bring your own interests into the classroom, using passion as a way to expand and connect with s...