42: 3 Strategies: Annotations, Engagement, and Transitions

Are students struggling to engage or manage their emotions in class? In this episode of Authentic Educators, Cody and Dave sit down with Anthony Benvenuto, who brings 14 years of experience teaching special education in New Jersey and Tennessee, across both public and private schools. They explore …

Teaching skills to students is relevant from kindergarten through medical school. In this episode, Dave and Cody were joined by Dr. Erin Guidice, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Maryland and Director of the University’s Medical Education Leadership Academy.  We discussed how …

Dave and Cody break down two ridiculously simple classroom activities that somehow work incredibly well. One blends Simon Says with Spoons to keep students alert, competitive, and laughing, while reinforcing focus and listening skills. The second is a clever twist on rock-paper-scissors-shoot that …

Many children learn to read, play instruments, or study a second language at a young age—but what about chemistry? In this episode, Cody and Dave speak with Dr. Colleen Kelley, an educator whose life’s work is introducing chemistry to students far earlier than most schools do. With teaching experie…