Third Rail Classroom
Touching on the topics NOT discussed in education
Podcasting since 2022 • 23 episodes
Third Rail Classroom
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Episode 8: So, What Did We Learn This Season?
In this final episode of the second season, Santha and John reflect on the topics they discussed during this season about improving teaching quality, including building level-PD, incorporating student feedback, and the teacher evaluation proces...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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Bonus Episode: Live Teacher Roundtable
Recorded live at the College Board’s annual Advanced Placement conference in Las Vegas, John and Santha host an engaging roundtable of teachers from around the country who represent multiple disciplines and grade-levels about they continue to i...
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Episode 7: How Can Student Feedback Help Teachers?
Throughout this season, Santha and John have been talking about how to get better at their jobs as teachers, but have missed an invaluable resource for teacher improvement that is right in front of them…literally right in front of them...
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28:00
Episode 6: How Can Teachers Improve Student Attendance?
Nationally, an estimated 26 percent of public school students were considered chronically absent last school year, up from 15 percent before the pandemic. While we know that this severely impacts students’ learning, what exactly is the role of ...
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41:01
Episode 5: Interview with Dr. Josh Bleiberg -- What do we know about teacher evaluations?
Throughout this season, Santha and John have been looking at the different tools available to help teachers to get better at their jobs, one of which is the evaluation process that most teachers are required to go through every year. Do they...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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