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Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud
For the past 35 years, Steve Barkley has served as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally, facilitating the changes necessary for them to reach students and successfully prepare them for the 21st century. A prolific published author, his weekly blog has evolved into a go-to resource for teachers and administrators all over the world. Visit BarkleyPD.com to learn more.
Episodes
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudStart the School Year with Awe, Wonder, and Curiosity
Research tells us that awe increases motivation and connection to learning, enhances critical thinking and careful information processing, encourages empathy…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudStudents and Teachers Maximizing the Value Feedback
Feedback doesn’t create learning by itself—learning happens when students reflect on, act upon, and integrate feedback into their work. Teachers don’t cause…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCoaching Teacher Leaders
Instructional Coaches and school administrators should be continuously mapping out how they support teacher leaders in their schools. Teacher leaders at grade…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudPlan for Playfulness, Connection, and Flow
Planning for the start of a new school year, we should intentionally design for playfulness, connection, and flow—the elements that are core to fun and joy…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCoaching Conversations that Promote Coachability
"Coachability is a crucial mindset that builds individual and teacher efficacy and thus student success. Coaching conversations should have a human…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudPreparing Students for Their Future
Listen as an experienced post -secondary professor and Dean of Computing and Data Science shares her insights as she assumes the position of the Head of School…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudInstructional Systems Feedback: A “Moneyball” Approach
Patrick Mongrain, an experienced teacher and teacher coach, shares a message comparing the use of data to drive smarter decisions in the movie Moneyball to…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCoaching, Leading, and Learning From Gen-Z Teachers
Dr. Meagan Booth, the Supervisor of Employee Relations at Knox County Schools in Tennessee, explores our need to learn about and from our Gen-Z teachers. She…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudLearning Through Listening and Creating: Podcasts in the Classroom
Teachers looking for a strategy to increase students’ engagement in learning and instructional coaches looking to support those teachers can find ideas and…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudA Path to Standards-Based Grading
Hear a principal’s firsthand experience in facilitating a staff’s implementation of standards-based grading. Explore some of the “bumps” and how they worked…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudPlanning for Impact: Why Goals Alone Won’t Do The Job
Its that time of year when many school administrators and teacher leaders are engaged in setting school improvement goals focused on increasing student…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudTrust-Based Observations
Most school leaders and teachers give a rather low rating to the value of teacher observations regarding increasing teacher effectiveness and thus student…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudWhy Focus on Deeper Learning for All Students
What is deeper learning and how does it meaningfully engage students, preparing them for success beyond the classroom? How can teachers incorporate deeper…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudProfessional Development That Impacts Teacher Learning and Student Success
What should teachers expect from school leadership in the support of teacher growth? What expectations should school leaders have of teachers in their…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCoaching Teachers to Fail Successfully
Just as students benefit from developing a positive, growth-oriented approach to failure, teachers thrive when they are supported in the same way…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudTeacher Leaders in PLCs
Chad Dumas, the author of, The Teacher Leader Handbook: Simple Habits to Transform Collaboration in a PLC at Work, explores the mindsets, skills and strategies…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCoaching to Leverage Hardiness
How do coaches assist teachers in reframing stress from something to be managed to a catalyst for growth and improvement? How can understanding the roles of…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudA District’s Focus on Inspiring and Creating Joyful Experiences
What happens when a school system makes four promises as their mission: joy, connection, growth, and success and consider joy as the lead to the others…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudBuilding Coachability for Myself and Others
“Coachability is not just teachability. It’s not just a willingness to learn. It’s a willingness to unlearn and change. Coachability is a moral capacity that…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudSituating Responsibility With Students: Enhancing Learning
Barbara Smith, the editor of Urgent Care for Schools: Situating Responsibility as an Engaging Way for Students to Transform School Cultures, explores providing…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudRadical Listening in Coaching
How can coaches’ use of radical listening generate teachers’ reflection and increase a sense of teachers’ empowerment? Examine some of the obstacles to and…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudA Thriving School Culture Through a Path of Student and Teacher Responsibility
From her career as a teacher and school leader in public, independent, and international schools and having opened three new schools, Barbara Smith proposes…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCoaches Listen to Guide Self Discovery
What skills do coaches practice to communicate being fully present in coaching conversations? How do those conversations support a growth-oriented environment…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudBuilding Coaching Skills and a Coaching Culture
Rory Courlander, IFC Certified Coach, high school administrator, and experience learning and teaching coach, explores building a coaching culture from no…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudSupporting Teachers in Supporting Students’ High Performance
How do instructional coaches and instruction leaders support teachers in maximizing students’ high performance? How should we be preparing teachers to identify…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudSharing the Listening Path with Students
Listening is a crucial skill for students to develop for school and life success, yet we rarely purposefully approach a plan for students to learn the skills…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudWhy Invest in PLCs
Time spent in PLCs should produce increased student learning. Listen in on thoughts from several experienced school leaders who have interacted with Steve and…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudBuilding a Co-Constructed School
How can a focus on teacher agency, strategic planning, and professional growth transform a school into a thriving ecosystem where leaders, teachers, parents…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudSeeking and Building Students’ High-Level Talent
What role do teachers play in generating opportunities for the key elements of high performance: deliberate practice, motivation/inspiration, and master…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudPushing Through: Embracing Growth Through Discomfort
"I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. When there’s that moment of ‘Wow, I’m not really sure I can do this,’ and…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCreating Joyful Transformational Experiences
For young children, curiosity and questions abound. Adults are often interested in learning connected to their lives, jobs, and hobbies. Somehow though in…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudTeachers Building Purposeful Connections
The author of "Purposeful Educator Connections," Marcela Andrés, explores strategies to deepen relationships with students, stay connected to your educator…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudListening: The Power of Understanding to Connect, Influence, and Solve
Christine Miles, the author of, "What’s it Costing You to Not Listen," shares insights on how as coaches and school leaders we need to move beyond active…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudWhile Coaching Others, We Learn
"Managers who coach their employees report that they grow personally by becoming more vulnerable, self-aware, and empathetic. They learn to trust their…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudStrategic Steps to Accelerate Student Learning
"The field of education has more research than ever before, yet teachers do not have the time to filter through that research to determine which strategies…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudShould I Make a Suggestion?
Deciding if or when to make a suggestion to a teacher during coaching conferences is a question that as coaches we continually ponder. I consider it a question…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudAI for Student-Centered Learning: Customizing Learning Pathways For Every Student
Josh Ecker and Erin Cummings, from the Ed Tech and Learning Design Team at Chester County Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania, explore AI’s current and future…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudSchools That Build Relationships
Marcela Andres, the CEO of designEDegagement and author of a post titled, "Moving Beyond Compliance: Building Relationships in Education," joined the podcast…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCoaching With Intention for Instructional Growth
Sherry St. Clair, the author of Intentional Instructional Moves: Strategic Steps to Accelerate Student Learning, shares her work identifying the research…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudAI-Powered Assessment: Moving Beyond Traditional Testing
In what ways can AI be a teacher’s assistant? How do you keep a "human touch" in the AI assessment process? How can AI empower students as they request…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudLeading From the Middle: Principals and Teacher Leaders
Both principals and teacher leaders lead from the middle, feeling pressure and demands from a system level and a classroom and community level. Dr. Katie…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudBuilding Real Student Engagement
How do teachers shift the focus from passive learning to active exploration, challenging students to think critically, solve complex problems, and apply their…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudExploring Depth of Knowledge Teaching and Learning
The author of Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning, Erik Francis, joins Steve to examine what teaching and…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudLeaders Responding to Staff Social and Emotional Needs
Dr. Maggie Broderick who serves as a faculty lead for Social Emotional Learning at National University converses with Steve around the need to develop schools…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudProviding Effective Professional Development
Liz Gallo, the CEO of WhyMaker, joins the podcast to explore the planning, delivery, and follow up of effective professional learning. Often, the knowing doing…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudPosing Good Questions to Promote Student Inquiry
"Phrasing and posing a good question can be just as complex and difficult as the process of answering. It involves critical, creative, and reflective thinking…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudBuilding Coaching with a Student Focus
Whether you are exploring the value (return on investment) of instructional coaching from the school board, central office, school principal or teacher…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudEncouraging Teaching in Teams
While teaching in a team has always had benefits, today it is a requirement. The complexity of desired outcomes we are looking to produce can no longer be…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudTeachers Responding to Students’ Human Needs
What do students need their teacher to know and be able to do to address social and emotional learning? Dr. Maggie Broderick, the faculty lead for Social…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudProfessional Learning Communities at Work
Two authors of Learning by Doing (Fourth Edition), Mike Mattos and Anthony Muhammad, discuss the powerful impact of PLCs. They define a PLC as an ongoing…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudLeadership Planning for Teams to Form
While teams naturally build cohesion and effectiveness over time, it is possible to accelerate the team-building process. Research suggests that deliberate…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudBuilding Professional Growth Plans That Increase Learning Impact
Listen in on a conversation as a school leader shares his experiences working with colleagues to continually increase teacher learning for student learning…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudA Strategy for Increasing Student Thinking: Visually Random Groups
Classrooms with less monologue and more dialogue are key to increasing student thinking and student learning. Peter Liljedahl recommends teachers using a…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudPLCs as Achievement Teams
Steve Ventura, co-author of "Achievement Teams: How a Better Approach to PLCs Can Improve Student Outcomes and Teacher Efficacy," identifies Achievement Teams…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudTeacher Leaders Building Trust
If teachers in PLCs are to function as teams, taking shared responsibility for student success, vulnerability is critical. A teacher needs to place his…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudTeachers Teaming - Sharing Workflow
Teaming and sharing workflow allow teachers to leverage each other's strengths, reduce redundancy, and build a supportive community, all of which contribute to…
Steve Barkley Ponders Out LoudCoaches Supporting Teachers’ Focus on Goals
Whether you are an instructional coach, administrator, or teacher leader planning and supporting the growth of colleagues or designing your own personal…