Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education podcast

Vrain Waves: Teaching Conversations with Minds Shaping Education

Vrain Waves seeks to provide teachers powerful professional learning anywhere, and anytime. We feature interviews with educational giants, successful professionals, and sought-after consultants to help teachers feel more informed, inspired, and connected. Join us each week as we highlight educational theory, strategies, and tools that all teachers can put to use in the classroom.

Vrain Waves seeks to provide teachers powerful professional learning anywhere, and anytime. We feature interviews with educational giants, successful professionals, and sought-after consultants to help teachers feel more informed, inspired, and connected. Join us each week as we highlight educational theory, strategies, and tools that all teachers can put to use in the classroom.

 

#86

AI in the Classroom: Enhancement, Inspiration, & Reflection

The perfect follow-up to our episode last month with Dr. Catlin Tucker, three rockstar St.... more

14 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:02

14 Nov 2025


#85

Season 8 is here! Leverage and Lean into AI!

Welcome back to Season 8! Dr. Catlin Tucker is back on the show, talking with us about how... more

03 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:14

03 Oct 2025


#84

Refine, Refresh, Relate!

We're wrapping up Season 7 with two master St. Vrain teachers, Joylynn Boardman and Brian ... more

09 May 2025

43 MINS

43:44

09 May 2025


#83

Scaffolding, Mastery, and Self-Image

Tune in as we chat with Professor Dan Willingham about his flow chart for independence, ma... more

25 Apr 2025

27 MINS

27:40

25 Apr 2025


#82

Teaching to the whole student

It's time to connect the Physical and the Education in the classroom. Nothing is in a silo... more

28 Feb 2025

27 MINS

27:38

28 Feb 2025


#81

Sound Body, Sound Mind!

Welcome to 2025! The month of January is famous for starting new physical activity routine... more

31 Jan 2025

43 MINS

43:38

31 Jan 2025


#80

Holy Cats! Learning Progressions

Looking to build agency and standards mastery in your classroom? Then look no further than... more

01 Jan 2025

20 MINS

20:50

01 Jan 2025


#79

Self Assessment 1 through 6

Inspiring students to self-assess and start working independently doesn't have to be compl... more

15 Nov 2024

30 MINS

30:04

15 Nov 2024


#78

What's Your Lead Domino?

Happy October to our Vrain Waves listeners! The perfect follow-up to our first episode wit... more

18 Oct 2024

49 MINS

49:19

18 Oct 2024


#77

Setting Up for Success in Season 7!

Welcome to Season 7 of Vrain Waves! We are kicking off with what we all need at the start ... more

30 Aug 2024

52 MINS

52:20

30 Aug 2024


#76

Reframing Assessment in Action

Wrapping up Season 6 with two rockstar teachers who show us what it looks like to reframe ... more

31 May 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:42

31 May 2024


#75

Assessment as Evidence of Success

What are some ways we can reframe assessment? How can we shift toward seeing assessment as... more

10 May 2024

29 MINS

29:43

10 May 2024


#74

Shift the Epicenter!

March Madness and the solar eclipse might be over but the excitement of Spring continues! ... more

19 Apr 2024

33 MINS

33:12

19 Apr 2024


#73

Small Shifts for Big Impact

Tune in for our conversation with Dr. Scott McLeod about his 4 Shifts Protocol and how the... more

01 Mar 2024

37 MINS

37:02

01 Mar 2024


#72

Find an Open Door!

If the instructional door you chose to open isn't working, find a different door! We can h... more

02 Feb 2024

36 MINS

36:15

02 Feb 2024


#71

Necessary Condition: Learning TOGETHER

Gifting our listeners with all things Geoff Krall! Author of one of our favorite books, [N... more

22 Dec 2023

32 MINS

32:58

22 Dec 2023


#70

Learning Party, Part 2: All Ages Welcome!

Think that the Science of Learning practices are only for older students? Not true! The le... more

01 Dec 2023

26 MINS

26:23

01 Dec 2023


#69

Learning is a party; make sure to invite your students!

Why did we all become teachers? Chances are, it's because we love to learn. How can we cre... more

13 Oct 2023

40 MINS

40:10

13 Oct 2023


#68

Feedback Part 2: So Nice, We Had to Do It Twice!

Feedback is too important to only talk about once! We return to one of our favorite topics... more

23 Jun 2023

40 MINS

40:45

23 Jun 2023


#67

Feedback is Nourishment

"Feedback is not a luxury, it's a necessity; not a means to an end, but an end in itself. ... more

09 Jun 2023

34 MINS

34:14

09 Jun 2023


#66

Classrooms, Community, and Collective Efficacy!

Our first mini-wave goes straight to the source...2 classroom teachers right here in St. V... more

10 Mar 2023

33 MINS

33:48

10 Mar 2023


#65

We Love It Here!

We Love It Here! Yep, we sure do! Shane and I are loving being behind the mic with Vrain W... more

03 Feb 2023

32 MINS

32:11

03 Feb 2023


#64

New Year, New Hosts, New Vrain Waves!

The mic has officially been passed to us from Ben Kalb! With the re-launch of the podcast,... more

16 Jan 2023

27 MINS

27:47

16 Jan 2023


#63

Grading for Equity with Joe Feldman

Episode 060: Grading for Equity with Joe Feldman Connect with Joe Feldman  Website: [https... more

26 Feb 2021

54 MINS

54:29

26 Feb 2021


#62

Principal Kafele on Transformative Change

Episode 059: Principal Kafele on Transformative Change Connect with Principal Kafele Websi... more

23 Nov 2020

53 MINS

53:04

23 Nov 2020


#61

Dr. John Spencer and the Sporky Food Truck

Episode 058: John Spencer and the Sporky Food Truck Connect with John Spencer  Website: [h... more

09 Nov 2020

52 MINS

52:38

09 Nov 2020