In this episode, Dr. Brown revisits the topic of student engagement, sharing information from the book Creating the Opportunity to Learn by Boykin and Noguera.

In this episode,  Dr. Brown discusses student discipline and the power teachers have to influence and correct some issues. He also talks about social registers and the need to teach students about the social registers.

In this episode, Dr. Brown interviews Vanessa Smith, who is an art teacher. Vanessa discusses the importance of art education and how it helps students develop abstract thinking skills. Vanessa also discusses how […]

In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses his book, now available at various e-book retailers.  He also ties in a lesson for the classroom.

The book can be found at the following retailers.

Smashwords

Sony 

Barnes & Nobles 

Kobo 

Diesel  

Apple    Search for the book in the itunes store

In this episode, Dr. Brown finally posts an interview with Randy Raber, who works as a math coach. They explore the role of a coach, the skills needed to be effective as both a coach and a math teacher. They also discuss the school improvement process.

  In this episode, Dr. Brown shares and discusses a quote about school improvement.   Making a significant progress in improving student learning and closing the achievement gap is a moral responsibility and a real possibility in a relatively short amount of time – two to five years.  It is not children’s poverty or race or [...]

In this episode, Dr. Brown discusses the notion of Culturally Relevant Teaching, which he heard about at the AVID Summer Institute.  More information about AVID can be found by clicking here.

In this episode, Dr. Brown shares his thoughts regarding the recent politcal banter affecting education.

In the episode, Dr. Brown mentions the Standford study on Charter Schools. You can link to that study by clicking here.

There is also an excellent speech by Diane Rayvitch that is worth reading. You can find that speech here.