The Making Schools Work Podcast
Join us each week as we talk to different SREB team members and educators across the country to find out the latest in school innovations. From classroom instruction to school leadership, we are going to examine what it is that makes schools work!
Podcasting since 2024 • 42 episodes
The Making Schools Work Podcast
Latest Episodes
How Career Academies of Decatur Redefined High School: Building a CTE-Focused Model for Every Student
What happens when a school flips the script — and lets career and technical education lead the way?In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Debra Cullen talk with Ressa Chittam, director of the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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40:03
How Student Talk Doubles Learning: Making Classrooms More Socratic
What if the key to doubling student learning is simply getting them talking?In this episode, Daniel Rock and Jason Adair unpack research showing how student discussion can double the rate of learning — and why most classrooms still rely ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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49:51
How Westside Teachers Turned PD Into Classroom Impact
At Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina, teaching looks different now — and students can feel it.Last week, we talked to leadership at Westside to see how this process worked. In this episode of the Making Schools Work
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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46:55
How Westside High Empowered Teachers to Lead Professional Learning
At Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina, teachers aren’t just attending professional development — they’re designing it.In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Donn Kirkwood talk wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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44:00
Building Collective Teacher Efficacy at Indian Valley Elementary
How does a school move from silos to shared success? At Indian Valley Elementary in Sylacauga, Alabama, the leadership team and teachers worked together to create a culture of collective teacher efficacy—and the results are transforming student...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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52:47