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Turn & Talk with Ellin Keene, Tom Newkirk, and Kathy Collins Oct 18, 2018

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Today on the podcast, we’re excited to bring you the second conversation in our Turn & Talk series, hosted by author Ellin Keene. If you missed the first installment, you can find it on blog.heinemann.com.

Turn & Talk is a celebration of Heinemann’s 40th anniversary, hosting conversations between authors who have written for Heinemann since its early years, and those who are newer authors, bringing their unique perspectives to the table. This series tackles issues facing educators today, like: how much autonomy do individual teachers really have; how can we ensure equity for all students, and what it’s like to launch your ideas through books and podcasts into the world of education. Patterned after the New York Times’ Table for Three column, host Ellin Keene poses questions to authors and engages them in a reflective conversation.

In this second Turn and Talk discussion, Ellin is joined by Tom Newkirk (most recently the author of Embarrassment and the Emotional Underlife of Learning) and Kathy Collins (co-author of I Am Reading: Nurturing Young Children’s Meaning Making and Joyful Engagement with Any Book) as they share their teaching journeys, inspiration, and hopes for an equitable future in education.

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Reading with Presence with Marilyn Pryle Oct 11, 2018

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How do we encourage students to genuinely engage with challenging or difficult texts?

Today on the Heinemann Podcast, Marilyn Pryle, author of “Reading with Presence” suggests a method of writing and sharing reading responses, which differ from the usual short essay answer. Marilyn says Reading Responses offer students a method of close reading that provides choice while still maintaining a structure that keeps the assigned reading as the main focus. Students are able to write, share, and discuss their unique thoughts and gradually build a deep understanding of a text.

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The Book in Question with Carol Jago Oct 04, 2018

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Today on the Heinemann Podcast, what drives us to read?

In her latest book, “The Book in Question: Why and How Reading is In Crisis,” author Carol Jago highlights the importance of reading, and what we stand to lose when it is devalued. It doesn’t matter so much, Carol says, what students are reading or why, but that they choose to read at all, and that they are confident in their ability to attempt the text in front of them.

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In the Moment with Jen Munson Sep 27, 2018

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Today on the Heinemann Podcast, how do we have productive conversations that help surface a student’s mathematical thinking?

We confer often with our readers and writers, but these conversations are just as needed in mathematics. What does it look like to talk with students about their mathematical thinking so that their thinking grows? How do we know when to step in and when to nudge? In Jen Munson’s new book, “In the Moment,” she offers educators clear guidance for conferring with your students in math, responding to their thinking, and helping them grow their mathematical ideas.

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Reading with Presence Read Aloud with Marilyn Pryle Sep 20, 2018

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Today on the Heinemann Podcast, how do we become present in our own learning?

We’ve all had students who physically come to class, but when called on to answer question appear to be mentally absent. Maybe you were this student. In her new book “Reading with Presence” Marilyn Pryle tackles the causes of disengaged learning and provides tangible solutions that provide students a safe space to share ideas and engage confidently.

In this read aloud episode, Marilyn shares a story of her own journey from a shy, disengaged student, to a fully present learner.

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Understanding Texts & Readers with Jennifer Serravallo Sep 18, 2018

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Today on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re making sense of comprehension.

In Understanding Texts & Readers New York Times Best-Selling author author Jennifer Serravallo narrows the distance between assessment and instruction. Jen simplifies text complexity and clarifies comprehension instruction. She starts by untangling the many threads of comprehension: Levels, engagement, stamina, the relevance of texts, and more.

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A Teacher's Guide to Writing Conferences with Carl Anderson Sep 14, 2018

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How do you respond to a student’s writing while conferring? And what’s the best way to give feedback?

This week on the Heinemann Podcast, we’re talking about how to support your students during writing conferences. Writing conferences help students build confidence in their writing ability and find joy in the writing process. While conferring with students can feel daunting, author Carl Anderson says, it’s a skill any teacher can learn with time, practice, and the right resources.

Nearly 20 years ago, Carl wrote How’s it Going, one of the most influential books on conferring.

In his newest book, A Teacher’s Guide to Writing Conferences, Carl takes conferring and distills it down to an accessible, easy-to-implement resource for educators at any level.

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Sara Ahmed on Identity and Experience Sep 12, 2018

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In her newest book, Being the Change, author Sara Ahmed explores the importance of social comprehension in the classroom; understanding those often tricky-to-navigate landscapes of race, gender, politics, religion, sexuality… In July Sara spoke at the Nerd Camp literacy conference in Michigan about the tensions many of us feel during big moments in history.

In her presentation, Sara shared with listeners her experience on September 11, 2001. As we reflect on the events that took place that day, we felt that Sara’s story perfectly highlights both the progress we’ve made, and the great lengths we still have to go as a nation of teachers, learners, and engaged citizens.

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Dismantling Racism in Education: A Preview of Social Justice Saturday Sep 09, 2018

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How do we go beyond the cosmetic fixes of racial inequality in education and go further? There is no quick fix, and we all need to do the work.

Today on the Heinemann Podcast we’re preparing for Social Justice Saturday at The Teacher’s College Reading and Writing Project which will be on Saturday - September 15th (2018).

Heinemann author Sonja Cherry-Paul is one of the organizers of the event and a speaker. Also, among the day’s speakers are Heinemann Fellows Dr. Kim Parker, Tiana Silvas, and Tricia Ebarvia. Tricia and Kim also organize Disrupt Texts, a crowdsourced effort for teachers to challenge the traditional canon with the goal of creating a more inclusive, representative and equitable language arts curriculum.

For today’s podcast, Sonja leads the fellows in a conversation on racial literacy and racial justice in education.

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Bringing Joy and Community to Reading with Sonja Cherry-Paul & Dana Johansen Sep 06, 2018

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This week on the Heinemann podcast, how do we create a culture for our classrooms that can last a full school year? Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen, co-authors of Flip Your Writing Workshop and Teaching Interpretation: Using Text-Based Evidence to Construct Meaning, are currently finishing up their third book, due out in spring of 2019. Both Sonja and Dana want to help teachers build learning communities that propel students’ growth as readers, help them view the world through multiple lenses, and skillfully integrate digital resources.

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