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Discourse routines are a big part of many classrooms (and debates). However, what role does listening play and is there a way to teach it? Our “Hot Seat” guest today is here arguing for the statement: Schools Should Teach Listening Skills

• You can find out more about The Listening Path.
• You can contact Christine Miles on her website.
• And check out her book: What is It Costing You Not to Listen?

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It’s time for another round of Summer Hot Seats!

You may have heard talk about math anxiety and helping students to build confidence in math skills. But our guests today want to focus on the idea of math identity. What is it? And how do we foster it? So for this Hot Seat debate, we have two educators here to share why they think:

Teachers MUST cultivate a positive math identity.

• Brian mentioned the book: The Impact of Identity in K-8 Mathematics
• You can find Rolanda Baldwin on LinkedIn, as well as on X: @RoKnowsMath
• Follow Brian Dean on LinkedIn.
• Find out more about Unbound Ed: unbounded.org

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Let’s talk about curriculum resources! Whether you are using a textbook that you chose or your district chose for you, many of you have been asked to use the resource with fidelity. But what exactly is fidelity, and is it a problem to create our own lessons? How much should teachers be expected to use what is included in a curriculum resource? Well that sounds like a great question for debate! So we have a panel of 3 guests today to share their thoughts on the question:

Should we teach a curriculum with fidelity?

• Follow Adrianne Burns on BlueSky: @aburnsy.bsky.social
• Follow Phonisha Hawkins on BlueSky/X: @phonisha.bsky.social and on LinkedIn.
• Follow Bobson Wong on BlueSky/X/Instagram: @bobsonwong.com and on LinkedIn.

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