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July 29, 2025 Trending in Education digital, learning, Reading, Teach Like a Champion, teaching, writing

Demystifying the Science of Reading with Doug Lemov, Founder of Teach Like a Champion

Mike Palmer welcomes Doug Lemov, founder of ⁠Teach Like a Champion⁠, to the podcast. Lemov discusses his journey from teacher to education innovator and the evolution of Teach Like a Champion. He highlights the importance of the new book, ⁠The Teach Like a Champion Guide to the Science of Reading⁠, co-authored with Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway. The conversation delves into the critical role of attention in reading, the impact of technology on cognition, and the power of shared reading experiences in the classroom. Lemov also explains the significance of close reading and knowledge-based comprehension, advocating for bringing complex texts, whole books, and writing back into the classroom.

K12 Education

October 12, 2023 Trending in Education AI, digital, digital literacy, Natalia Kucirkova, personalized learning, sensory learning

Sensory Learning in the Digital Age with Dr. Natalia Kucirkova

Professor Natalia Kucirkova joins Mike Palmer to talk about her fascinating research exploring how engaging children’s senses can impact learning. Originally from Slovakia, Natalia found inspiration from her grandfather, who nurtured her love of reading and storytelling. This passion led Natalia to Norway, where she now researches children, technology, and literacy.

EdTech

May 19, 2022 Trending in Education digital, digital transformation, emerging technology, Matt Cole

Bringing Digital Transformation to the Front of the Classroom with Matt Cole

What’s the right way to bring digital technology and touch into the classroom? Matt Cole from Promethean joins host Mike Palmer in a conversation about the work they’ve been doing with educators and school districts to give the classroom more of the active engagement tools smart tablets provide in large form at the front of the classroom.

Learning

July 20, 2020 Trending In Education Active Learning, chunking, deep processing, deliberate practice, digital, dual coding, Foundry College, incentives, learning, Stephen Kosslyn

Active Learning in the Digital Age with Dr. Stephen Kosslyn

Dr. Stephen Kosslyn, President of Foundry College, returns to Trending in Education to discuss a new book he’s been working on. The book has the working title of Active Learning in the Digital Age and covers the six key principles that drive active learning. The principles are deep processing, deliberate practice, incentives and consequences, dual coding, chunking, and associations.

Learning

May 11, 2020 Trending In Education COVID-19, digital, digital librarian, extraversion, Information science, introversion, libraries, pandemic, Robin Naughton

Information Science, Libraries, and Introversion with Dr. Robin Naughton

As a Mother’s Day special, Mike is joined by Dr. Robin Naughton, his wife and mother of their son Matthew, to talk about the state of libraries and librarianship in light of the pandemic.

COVID-19 Digital Inclusion

March 23, 2020 Trending In Education Angela Siefer, COVID-19, digital, digital equity, digital inclusion

Digital Inclusion and the COVID-19 Pandemic with Angela Siefer

In today’s episode, Angela Siefer, Executive Director of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance, joins Mike to revisit the topic of digital inclusion in light of the new, stark realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.