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Teach Smarter

Stephanie Dinnen and Pete Siner

Teach Smarter is a podcast for educators who are tired of initiatives that don't stick and PD that doesn't translate. Hosted by former classroom teachers Stephanie Dinnen and Peter Siner, each episode digs into the real challenges of teaching, coaching, and leading schools, from instructional practice to the tools and technology worth your time. The name says it all: work smarter without losing sight of what actually works in real classrooms.

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46 episodes

  1. Pedagogies of Voice with Shane Safir & Marlo Bagsik 54:07
  2. Elena Aguilar on Coaching, Resistance, and School Culture 43:44
  3. Why Explicit Instruction Works, with Zach Groshell 50:48
  4. Hope Is Not a Strategy: What Effective School Leaders Do Differently with Dr. Brandi Chin 40:19
  5. The Future of Reading Instruction, with Matt Pasternack 44:19
  6. Recess, Belonging, and Better Schools with Dr. McNamara 42:08
  7. The Science of Teaching Science with Marcie Samayoa 34:48
  8. Adoption vs. Implementation in Literacy Instruction with Dan Reynolds 51:23
  9. The Real Work of Instructional Coaching with Dr. Jim Knight 36:55
  10. Firm Goals, Flexible Means: UDL With Dr. Katie Novak 50:47
  11. What 424 Studies on SEL Actually Found | With Dr. Christina Cipriano 42:37
  12. “Just Let Me Teach”: Why PD Lost Teachers, with Dr. Zach Groshell 36:16
  13. Does AI Belong in School? with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath 47:40
  14. The 3 Drivers of Student Growth, with TNTP’s Dr. Tequilla Brownie 49:13
  15. A Healthier Path for Teaching and Learning, with Haili Hughes 37:32
  16. Student Agency and Design Thinking with Dr. Sabba Quidwai 55:16
  17. The Teacher Retention Problem with Josh Czupryk 41:43
  18. Building Better Classrooms with Dr. Catlin Tucker 36:47
  19. Balancing Tech and Teaching with Monica Burns 32:25
  20. Leaders from the Classroom: Nick the History Teacher 1:10:04
  21. Librarians, Leadership, and Identity with Bill Bass 47:21
  22. Cognitive Justice in the Age of AI with Zaretta Hammond 50:37
  23. What Lasting Change in Education Really Takes with Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green 43:40
  24. Why Most EdTech Falls Short with Dr. Rachel Schechter 50:13
  25. How AI Is Reshaping School Psychology with Dr. Adam Lockwood 49:26
  26. MATSOL Conference Recap: AI, WIDA, and Differentiation That Works 15:52
  27. You Can’t Automate Trust with Crystal Frommert 35:56
  28. Rethinking AI Literacy with Tricia Friedman 1:05:15
  29. From Data Chaos to Clarity with Chris Hull 43:01
  30. AI Won’t Fix Higher Ed but It Might Force Us To with Dr. Nik Janos 49:52
  31. What AI Lesson Plans Get Wrong (and How to Fix Them) 36:10
  32. Why Banning AI Might Backfire with Elliot Hedman 49:15
  33. Teaching Writing with AI, Not Against It with Dr. Michelle Kassorla 44:50
  34. AI Isn't a Strategy with Julie Foss 40:28
  35. Notebook LM: Google’s Quietly Game-Changing Tool 26:49
  36. Turning AI Fear into Fluency with Brent Warner 50:34
  37. FETC 2025 – AI, EdTech, and Key Takeaways 28:19
  38. The Tapas Approach to PBL with John Sammon and Tara Koehler 40:56
  39. How AI Can Help You Grow (Without Burning Out) 17:56
  40. MagicSchool AI: Worth the Hype or Overrated? 28:29
  41. Smarter Test Prep with AI (Without Selling Your Soul) 42:37
  42. Is It Cheating? AI, Integrity, and Assessment Truths 21:50
  43. How AI Is Reshaping Classrooms—for Better or Worse 23:02
  44. Can AI Actually Make Students More Creative? 45:39
  45. Get Better AI Results with Better Prompts 34:08
  46. Want More Time to Teach? Use AI Like This. 25:35