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In this podcast we explore ways to make learning last. It's not good enough to simply gain exposure to content, to learn a skill just long enough to take a test, or to never develop any skills that endure. Based on key concepts from the book: "It's Like Riding a Bike: How to make learning last a lif…

David Schmittou


    • Sep 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    204-Grin and "Bear" It- Part 1- Is Reading Overrated?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 55:28


    In this episode, Dave Schmittou and Katelynn Giordano debate whether reading is overrated in schools. They demonstrate what it's like to agree to disagree and yet still have the utmost respect for each other. Based in part on their book, Poking the Bear (available September 23, 2022), the two engage in critical conversations with the hope of being an example of critical conversation and productive dialogue. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 203- Erin Mengeu explains why slowing down is often the fastest route to success.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 46:47


    Follow Erin online at: https://betheirdifference.com/ Find her book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Erin-Mengeu/e/B09TL8SP2D --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 202- A Focus on the Focus Keynote Presentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 45:07


    In this episode, Dave invites us to one of his recent virtual keynote presentations. As he shares with this group of more than 100 educators, tasked with bringing engaging instruction into their classrooms with the assistance of technology, Dave reminds us all that technology should be used to enhance who we are. It's not designed to replace us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 201- An Educational MINDfield episode- Final thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 12:43


    In this episode, Dave shares his remaining mindfield thoughts. Connect with Dave at: dave@teachbetter.com @daveschmittou --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 200- An Educational MINDfield episode- Correlation does NOT equal causation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 18:18


    In this episode, Dave explores the error we make when we believe that past practice predicts future performance. Connect with Dave at: dave@teachbetter.com @daveschmittou --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 199- An Educational MINDfield Episode. Labeling Assessments as Formative OR Summative is Educational Malpractice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 12:16


    In this episode, Dave tackles a practice that has picked up steam in virtually every school in America. When we don't actually read the research and only apply the Cliffs Notes version, we can get so much wrong. Labeling assignments formative or summative hurts kids. Using assessments formatively AND summatively is the answer., Feel free to share your thoughts with Dave at: dave@teachbetter.com @daveschmittou --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 198- An Educational MINDfield episode: Being Too Tired to Change is the Reason to Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 13:35


    In this Educational MINDfield episode, you are challenged to chip away at anything that gets in the way of your primary purpose. Focus on the focus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Epsiode 197- An Educational MINDfield episode- College is OVERRATED.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 13:44


    In this episode, Dave Schmittou shares why he believes college is not for everyone....as a matter of fact, it may only be for the few. The average American is stuck paying off student loans for 21.1 years.  The average American transitions careers every 4.5 years. Feel free to share your thoughts with Dave at: dave@teachbetter.com @daveschmittou --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 196- An Educational MINDfield episode: Standardized Tests are NOT the Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 13:06


    In this episode, Dave Schmittou shares why he believes the argument against standardized testing is the wrong argument to be having. The accountability, sorting and selecting, the labeling, the judging are all tremendous problems attributed to standardized tests, but it's not the tests that are the problem. It's what we do with them. Feel free to share your thoughts with Dave at: dave@teachbetter.com @daveschmittou --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 195- Pamela Hall shares why she focuses on teaching what matters most and how that has helped her find success for more than 30 years.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 43:58


    Pam Hall explains: * Teaching in Pig Country * Teaching Engineering in Elementary * Finding Success in Year 33 * How to Focus on What's Important Follow Pamela's journey at: https://www.pamhall2inspire.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 194-Emily Paschall is in sweet home Alabama, but she is changing the world of education.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 43:02


    Follow Emily on Twitter and IG at: @emilyapaschall Check out Emily's book at: https://www.amazon.ca/Eyes-Culture-Multiply-Excellence-School/dp/1734890827/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=emily+paschall&qid=1632358236&sr=8-1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 193-Tim Stephenson joins Lasting Learning for an "out of this world" conversation.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 47:39


    Tim is an astronomy teacher from British Columbia, Canada, teaching kids about the universe and their place in this world. Follow Tim on Twitter: @astrostephenson Check out Tim's website at: https://astrostephenson11.wixsite.com/beyond-the-sky Check out Tim's books at: https://www.amazon.ca/Beyond-Classroom-Tim-Stephenson/dp/B093WBRC8T/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=beyond+the+classroom&qid=1628267404&sr=8-1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 192- Jacqueline Martinez reminds us all to use our voice and fight for the things that matter most.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 39:00


    Follow Jacqueline on Tik Tok and Instagram: @la.texas.edvocate --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 191- Chelsea Nicolino is on a quest towards mastery and she is embracing the stumbles along the way.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 47:44


    Follow Chelsea on Instagram: @justateacherfromakron Follow Chelsea on Twitter: @ChelseaNicolino --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 190- Ray Porten is a legacy maker and destiny shaper.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 44:24


    Ray Porten is a principal, father, and legacy shaper in northern Illinois. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    189- Jillian DuBois reminds us that picking up the "broken" may be our calling in life.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 39:49


    Follow Jillian online at: https://jilliandubois.com/ and on Twitter at: @JillDuBois22 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    188-Robin Shrum shares how she creates a culture of "family" everywhere she works.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 42:31


    Follow Robin on Twitter at: @PrincipalWWR --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    187-Jake Kheel joins from the Dominican Republic to discuss how he has built a business and a movement around sustainability and sharing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 46:45


    Follow Jake on his journey: http://jakekheel.com Find Jake's book at: https://www.amazon.com/Waking-Sleeping-Giant-Unlocking-Business/dp/1544520123 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    186- Rhea Watson, The Scholarship Doctor, explains why going to college DEBT FREE is the new American Dream.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 44:39


    Connect with Rhea at: https://myscholarshipsolutions.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    185- David Frangiosa explains what he means by "going gradeless" and how it transformed his classroom...and his baseball team.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 54:03


    Continue to connect with David at: Twitter: @DavidFrangiosa www.reimaginedschools.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 184- Jared and Katherine Hamilton share their story from "dishwashers to Dallas"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 43:23


    Connect with Jared at: Twitter: @mrmakemathsense Connect with Katherine at: Twitter: @msmakemathsense --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 183- Nilmini Ratwatte-Henstridge shares how to fit in, stand out, and be authentic.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 29:21


    Continue to connect with Nilmini: Twitter: @NRatwatte Instagram: @nilminiratwattehenstridge --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 182-Elijah Carbajal and Tracey Taylor drop by to share why they never stop growing, never stop learning, and never stop believing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 57:11


    .Follow Tracey at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/traceyLtaylor Instagram: @mizteenm Follow Elijah at: The Shut Up and Teach Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-shut-up-and-teach-podcast/id1537345112 Twitter and Instagram: @carbaeli --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 181- Barbara Ostrowska joins from Poland to share her international experience and to remind us all what is important.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 29:56


    Follow Barbara online at: Twitter- @stokrothka Facebook and LikedIn- Barbara.Ostrowska --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 180- Debbie Tannenbaum joins us to talk tech, her life, and her next chapter.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 54:56


    Follow Debbie at: @tannenbaumtech https://tannenbaumtech.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 179- Alex Calderon is a 1st generation American and he is changing the way school is done.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 41:13


    Check out Alex's podcast, "1st Gen Teacher Lens" on the Teach Better Podcast Network: https://www.teachbetter.com/podcasts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 178- Jessica Reed is a Kentucky girl, living in Alabama, working in Georgia. She's a southern girl with a lot to say.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 41:01


    Follow Jessica online at: @KYgirlinAlabama --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 177- Marty Silverman joins us to share what it's like to live a life beyond expectations.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 54:53


    Follow Marty online at: @MrSilverman116 https://lnns.co/NRp0T5xShit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 176- Amanda Mast is transforming who she is & everyone she meets & it is awesome.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 49:16


    Follow Amanda online at: @amanda_mast0325- Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 175-Dana Goodier shares how she climbed out of the trenches to lead and inspire others.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 46:47


    Follow Dana online at: @danagoodier - Twitter or https://danagoodier.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 174- Dr. Kyle Nix is a 'southern-ish" principal who seems to be doing everything right.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 31:45


    Connect with Kyle at: @kylemnix - Twitter @the_southernish_principal - Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 173- Laura McDonell shares what life is like as a mom, wife, runner, teacher, and constant imrpover.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 47:21


    Connect with Laura online: Twitter: @lmcdonell14 Instagram: @lmcdonell2001 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 172- Becky Schnekser shares her journey from the Amazon to Virgina Beach and how she brings science to life for all of her students.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 49:31


    Stay connected with Becky at: @schnekser --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 171- Charles Williams reminds us all why sometimes the difficult conversations are the right conversations.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 44:12


    Continue to connect with Charles at: @_cwconsulting @insideprincipal @TheCNPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 170- Amber Miller was broke, drunk, and a self proclaimed "train wreck", yet she overcame it all to become a change agent for good!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 44:12


    Learn more about Amber at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/217125266224956 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 169-Melissa Bernstein, co-founder of Melissa and Doug Toys, shares how finding herself has been her greatest accomplishment in life.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 48:04


    Melissa Bernstein, co-founder of Melissa and Doug Toys, shares her journey of discovery and overcoming. LifeLines, Melissa's revealing and transparent project is designed to help all of us have the courage to find who we really are and then share it with the world. https://Lifelines.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 168- Suzanne DeMallie, author of "Can You Hear Me Now?" explains how to advocate for the change all kids deserve.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 53:51


    As a parent, DeMallie fought a nationwide battle against bureaucracy for the simple, common-sense idea that children in the back of a classroom should be able to hear their teacher. Now, as a teacher herself, DeMallie is speaking loud and clear, fighting public-school dysfunction on the inside. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 167- Kate Barker joins us to share what it takes to build a culture of excellence.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 37:53


    Follow Kate at: https://twitter.com/Kate_S_Barker and check out her book at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1951600460/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_jRjTFb4YRRM31 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 166- Todd Whitaker reminds us all to work and lead with the "best of us" in mind.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 72:02


    Follow Todd and learn more about his work at: https://toddwhitaker.com or https://twitter.com/ToddWhitaker --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 165- Tony Wagner joins us to discuss how he became an educational change agent.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 34:22


    Check out more from Tony Wagner at: https://www.tonywagner.com/ Find more information on Tony's books at: https://www.tonywagner.com/books Follow Tony online at: https://twitter.com/DrTonyWagner --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Bonus episode- Are there really BEST practices?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 8:15


    A bonus episode taken from the audio of a Facebook Live event during the final week of January 2021 Just a little bear poking. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 164- Ted Dintersmith joins us to share "What School Could Be"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 67:26


    Learn more about Ted and the work he is doing at: https://whatschoolcouldbe.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Bonus Episode- Visions are greater than goals

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 6:53


    A six-minute audio taken from a Facebook Live event recorded during the final week of January 2021. Just a little bear poking:) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 163- Karen Giuffre is a progressive change agent of education and she is here to tell us how we can be too.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 43:41


    Karen Giuffre started a school in New Jersey to change the way school was done for her own kids and now she is changing the lives of students around the world. Follow Karen on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mentoredbykaren/ Check out Voyagers Community School at: https://www.voyagerscommunityschool.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 162- Dr. Rachael George joins us to remind us all what it means to be "PrincipalED"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 41:00


    Follow Rachael online at: @DrRachaelGeorge and DrRachaelGeorge.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Bonus Episode- Kerry Graham joins us for to share her passion for her "lovelies" and why she does what she does.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 41:21


    Connect with Kerry at: https://twitter.com/mskerrygraham --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 161- Madison, a high school junior, shares her experience with school and how she would make it even better.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 28:51


    Madison, an amazing student, works, plays sports, and has plans for her future. In this episode, she shares her thoughts on how school could help prepare her for her future even better. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 160- Megan Anderson shares why your heart matters more than your label.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 92:02


    Follow Megan on Twitter at: @MrzAndersonWCH --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 159- Heather Lyon reminds us all that engagement is not a unicorn. It is real and you can find it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 64:04


    Follow Heather at: https://lyonsletters.com and @lyonsletters --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 158-Dr. Baro Hyun from Tokyo, Japan, an expert on e-sports shares the history and future of this emerging competitive community.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 48:35


    Check out Baro's amazing book at: https://www.amazon.com/Demystifying-Esports-Personal-History-Competitive/dp/1544516479/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1605480024&sr=8-1 Follow Baro online at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barohyun/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

    Episode 157-Craig Randall explains why trust is the centerpiece of feedback and observations.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 47:26


    Follow Craig and learn more at: https://trustbased.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/david-schmittou/support

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