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More Than Numbers: Why Math Matters for K–12 Students
By: Natasha Jasperson A trip to the grocery store can become a math problem before a shopper reaches the checkout line. Is the larger package...
Why Are So Many Students Still Struggling With Mathematics?
By Amos Tarfa We have decades of research, curricula, technologies, interventions, and instructional approaches. So why are so many students still struggling to actually do...
Founders Podcast S3: E17 ft Chris Papst
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Chris Papst, investigative journalist in Baltimore City, MD: Project Baltimore about the trouble with transparency and accountability in Baltimore...
When Words Are the Math Problem
By: Beanie Geoghegan “My kids are great at math until the word problems come along. They understand the math operation but still completely freeze when...
Founders Podcast S3: E16 ft Josh and Hannah Centers: Chapter House
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Josh and Hannah Centers, founder of Chapter House-- a publishing imprint that creates curated, high-quality hardcover box sets of...
Carpool Talk S2:E6 – Your Child Isn’t Bad at Math—They Need the Right Instruction
What if your child isn’t “bad at math”—they simply haven’t been given the instruction they need to succeed? In this episode of Carpool Talk, Miranda...
Mathematics Is a Story Still Being Written
By: Amos Tarfa Let's think about two scenarios. Scenario 1: The teacher walks into the class, writes down a few problems on the board, and...
Your Child Is Not Bad at Math. A Link Is Broken
By: Amos Tarfa Struggling with math does not mean a child is inherently “bad at math.” It goes back to a broken link somewhere along...
Carpool Talk S2:E5 – What is the Science of Learning?
In this episode of Carpool Talk, Miranda Stovall and Nathan Gwinn dig into the science of learning—from how students process and retain information to what...
Founders Podcast S3: E15 ft Suzanne Likeness and Zoeya Garcia
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Suzanne Likeness and Zoeya Garcia, the founders of Books x Bodegas-- a community literacy initiative in the Bronx that...
Rethinking the School Day: What Can the United States Learn From Education Systems Around the World?
By: Grace Donaghy For decades, the American school calendar has followed a familiar pattern: students attend school for most of the year, take a long...
Founders Podcast S3: E14 ft Kelley Paul
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Kelley Paul, wife of Senator Rand Paul and author of Goodnight Little American and Goodnight Young American about her...
Solving for X: How Everyday Life (and Math Class) Actually Work
By: Miranda Stovall Dear Parents, Has your kid ever asked, "When will I ever use this?" or "Why do I need to know this?" Particularly...
The Literacy Gap Feeding the School-to-Prison Pipeline
By: Natasha Jasperson There is a widely circulated claim that officials can estimate the number of future prison beds by looking at third-grade reading scores....
Founders Podcast S3: E13 ft Josh Herring
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Josh Herring, leadership at the Logres Institute for Classical Liberal Studies about The Loges Institute and how they equip...
The Teacher Wishlist Amazon Can’t Fulfill
By: Beanie Geoghegan In recent years, it has become popular for teachers to create and share “Amazon Wishlists” to help them equip their classrooms with...
Founders Podcast S3: E12 ft Brian Fink
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Brian Fink, Middle school teacher and creator of QuillScan, on QuillScan-- a mobile document scanner app designed for teachers...
Founders Podcast S3: E11 ft Samantha Lippert
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Samantha Lippert, 3rd-grade teacher in Western NY public school on how she was able to get research-led practices in...
Why Do We Teach What We Teach?
BY: Mike DiMatteo When I was teaching, I started each new year with a simple question: Why are you here? Kids, new to me and...
Founders Podcast S3: E10 ft Blake Harvard
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Blake Harvard, high school psychology teacher; author of Do I Have Your Attention on how his book and how...
Carpool Talk S2:E4 – What Do Teachers Need From Parents?
In this episode of Carpool Talk, Miranda Stovall and Georgia teacher Vince Boley prep for a new school year by answering one central question: what...
Founders Podcast S3: E9 Cultivating Gratitude Panel
In this episode, Beanie speaks with Robert Pondiscio, Larissa Phillips, and Jeremy Adams-- all of which are educators and writers who are passionate about cultivating...
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
By: Sabrina Caserta Earlier this year, we asked students across America a simple question: What does freedom mean to you? The answers arrived in crayon...
From the Worst of Times to the Best of Times: Classical Renewal in Public Education
BY: Dr. Josh Herring Dickens’ opening line from A Tale of Two Cities fits two opposing realities in contemporary education. When consulting national test scores,...
The Power of the Pencil: Three Pillars of Analog Instruction
BY: Nathan Gwinn n my fourth year of teaching, I hit a massive wall. I had a group of students who were struggling to grasp...
Turning Off the Summer Slide: Our Family’s 1-Hour Analog Routine
BY: Nathan Gwinn With Father’s Day just around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it actually means to lead a home. When...
Founders Podcast S3: E8 Special Edition Teacher Panel
In this episode, Beanie speaks with classroom teachers Chris Woods, Sean Morrissey, Laura Stam, Amber Haven, Marcie Samayoa-- all of which are classroom teachers who...
Rebuilding Reading Stamina: Why Whole Books Still Matter
BY: Beanie Geoghegan According to recent data, less than half of adults read a book in 2023. The percentage of adults who read daily for...
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