The Edu20/20 Podcast

Episode 28: Get to Know Us: Books, Concerts, Cult Stories & Teacher Stress | The Edu20/20 Podcast

What happens when we ditch the education talk and just start asking each other questions? Things get weird pretty quickly. In this After Hours episode, Courtney and Shan

Episode 27: 3 Strategies to Make Learning Stick | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Students can look like they're listening, complete every assignment, and still not actually learn the content. In this episode, Courtney and Shannon share three sim

The Teachers You’ll Find in Every Professional Development | The Edu20/20 Podcast | Episode 26

Every professional development session has the same cast of characters: the eager learner, the side talkers, the emergency phone-call person, the paper grader, and the on

Classroom Walkthrough Red Flags That Break Teacher Trust | The Edu20/20 Podcast | Episode 25

Classroom walkthroughs should help leaders make better decisions about coaching and teacher support. But when the purpose is unclear, the data goes unused, or teachers ne

Bad Leadership Behaviors in Professional Development | The Edu20/20 Podcast | Episode 24

What happens when the leaders in the room are the ones making professional development harder? In this After Hours episode, Courtney and Shannon unpack the leadership be

3 Back-to-School Teacher Tips That Will Save You Hours | The Edu20/20 Podcast | Episode 23

The first weeks of school can set the tone for your entire year. In this episode, Courtney Dumas and Shannon Streett share three simple strategies to improve classroom ma

Episode 22: State Testing Stories That Shouldn’t Be Real | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast… and yes, we’re ending the season with state testing. Because what better way to wrap things up than revisiting one of the mos

Episode 21: What to Do After Testing (When Everyone Is Checked Out) | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome back to the Edu20/20 Podcast… and yes, this is the season finale. We’re talking about that very specific time of year. Testing? Done. Kids? Done. Teachers? Defin

Episode 20: What We Did Before Teaching (And Why It Actually Matters) | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast… where we’re nearing the end of the season by going all the way back to the beginning. In this episode, we’re talking about w

Episode 19: Study Guides Aren’t Working (Here’s What Actually Does) | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome back to the Edu20/20 Podcast… where we take the things we’ve all done in classrooms and actually look at whether they’re working. This episode is all about study

Episode 18: Teacher Life Hacks You'll Actually Use | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast, where we’re not solving education today, we’re just trying to survive it. This episode is all about teacher life hacks. We’r

Episode 17 | The Problem With Success Criteria | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome back to the Edu20/20 Podcast. This episode is all about success criteria and why it’s become one of the most misunderstood (and overcomplicated) things happening

Episode 16 | The Craziest Things We’ve Heard in the Classroom | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast. This is your official warning to not listen to this one with your kids in the car. In this episode, we’re sharing some of th

Episode 15| Why Your School Goals Aren't Working | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome to the Edu20/20 Podcast, where we take the things everyone says we “have to do” in education and talk about whether they actually make sense. This episode is all

Episode 14: Courtney's Foster & Adoption Story | The Edu20/20 Podcast

In this After Hours episode of The Edu20/20 Podcast, Shannon flips the script and puts Courtney in the hot seat. We talk about her journey into foster care and adoption-

Episode 13 | Checks for Understanding | The Edu20/20 Podcast

In this episode of The Edu20/20 Podcast, we’re continuing the conversation on lesson planning and zooming in on one of the most overlooked (but critical) parts: checks fo

Episode 12 | Shannon’s “Arranged” Marriage & Escape Story | The Edu20/20 Podcast

Welcome to the Edu20/20 After Hours Podcast, AKA the version of us that probably shouldn’t be mic’d up, but here we are. This episode is fully dedicated to Shannon becau

Simplifying Lesson Planning | Episode 11 | The Edu20/20 Podcast

In this episode, we’re breaking down a game-changing practice: lesson framing. If your students constantly ask: “Is this for a grade?” “Why I gotta do this?” …it might n

Edu20/20 Travel Stories (& Trauma) | Episode 10 | The Edu20/20 Podcast

In this episode of The Edu20/20 Podcast After Hours, Courtney Dumas and Shannon Street take you behind the scenes of life on the road as co-owners of Edu20/20. When you t

Lesson Framing | Episode 9 | The Edu20/20 Podcast

In this episode, we’re breaking down a game-changing practice: lesson framing. If your students constantly ask: “Is this for a grade?” “Why I gotta do this?” …it might n