Three Important Areas for Schools to Focus On with Mike Schmoker

02/26/25 • 42 min

Mike Schmoker, educator and best-selling author, speaks from decades of experience as he details the three most important areas school musts Focus on to get Results. (Caps and pun intended.)

Get in touch with Mike through his website here.

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The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here.

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Mike Schmoker, educator and best-selling author, speaks from decades of experience as he details the three most important areas school musts Focus on to get Results. (Caps and pun intended.)

Get in touch with Mike through his website here.

This podcast sponsored by:

The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here.

Murmuration Author Services by Mark Combes. Looking to write your first book? Murmuration Author Services is your friend and coach for this journey. Learn more here.

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Implementing the Science of Learning Everywhere with Helen Reynolds

Helen Reynolds, MBE is a distinguished and award-winning science educator from the UK. For the past eight she has taught at a high school in the US.

In this episode she compares her experiences in the US and UK and how she has advocated for the science of learning wherever she has taught.

Key Moments:

01:21 Differences between UK and US Educational Systems

06:31 National Curriculum in the UK

08:02 Transition to the US Educational System

21:05 Implementation of Cognitive Science in the Classroom

Get in touch with Helen:
X: @helenrey
BlueSky: @helenrey

This podcast sponsored by:

The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here.

Murmuration Author Services by Mark Combes. Looking to write your first book? Murmuration Author Services is your friend and coach for this journey. Learn more here.

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Improving Literacy in the Middle Grades with Kyair Butts

Kyair Butts, Baltimore City Public Schools Teacher of the Year, discusses improving literacy in the middle grades and a successful low-cost professional development program that teachers enjoyed and employed.

Follow Kyair and his students in action at on:

X: @kyairb

Instagram: @MrK_bcpss

This podcast sponsored by:

The Bell Ringer, a weekly newsletter providing news, tools, and resources on the science of learning, written by education reporter Holly Korbey. Subscribe here.

Murmuration Author Services by Mark Combes. Looking to write your first book? Murmuration Author Services is your friend and coach for this journey. Learn more here.