Esther Lee

Esther Lee returns to the podcast to join host Mike Palmer to share her wisdom around how to navigate layoffs in the current market on both sides of the impact.

Originally published by the Right Question Institute, in the Teaching + Learning Experts in the Field resources series

Introduced by HGSE Dean, James Ryan, this course is led by staff of the Right Question Institute (RQI), including Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana, RQI co-directors and co-authors of Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions. This book has quickly become a classic pedagogical text for strengthening inquiry in all classrooms, from kindergarten through higher education. The workshop will offer a differentiated active learning experience in the Question Formulation Technique… Show more

Introduced by HGSE Dean, James Ryan, this course is led by staff of the Right Question Institute (RQI), including Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana, RQI co-directors and co-authors of Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions. This book has quickly become a classic pedagogical text for strengthening inquiry in all classrooms, from kindergarten through higher education. The workshop will offer a differentiated active learning experience in the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), a simple yet robust method for teaching students to ask better questions that was developed by Rothstein and Santana through years of trial and error and practice-based research.

Featured in this course is the QFT example from my own classroom, when I used to teach special education in early elementary school: http://rightquestion.org/blog/student-engagement-special-education-classroom/ Show less

I had the pleasure of interviewing Kisha Henry, a teacher from the Bronx who engaged students on fake news and media literacy via a chat bot they were already using in the classroom. Listen to how Kisha integrated the new lessons and challenged her students to question what they read online.

I spoke as a guest on The Harvard EdCast, a weekly series of podcasts, available on the Harvard University iTunes U page that features a 15-20 minute conversation with thought leaders in the field of education from across the country and around the world. The Harvard EdCast is a space for educational discourse and openness, focusing on the myriad issues and current events related to the field. In this edition, Mike Palmer (VP of Digital Media, Kaplan) and I discuss Kaplan's pedagogical approach… Show more

I spoke as a guest on The Harvard EdCast, a weekly series of podcasts, available on the Harvard University iTunes U page that features a 15-20 minute conversation with thought leaders in the field of education from across the country and around the world. The Harvard EdCast is a space for educational discourse and openness, focusing on the myriad issues and current events related to the field. In this edition, Mike Palmer (VP of Digital Media, Kaplan) and I discuss Kaplan's pedagogical approach and how the company is using digital learning to reach more learners. Show less

I had the pleasure and the honor of being the first invited guest on the podcast, "Trending in Education" to talk about the importance of Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

An innovative and effective way to teach anti-bullying lessons in the classroom, especially with the focus of cyber bullying.

Using the Question Formulation Technique to teach engagement, community building, and Common Core Standards.