Teaching Unscripted

Teaching Unscripted

A podcast from Heinemann bringing educators timely and relevant conversations to support student-centered instruction.

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October 6, 2025 20 mins

This is the first in a two-part series featuring a conversation with three secondary educators on how AI is reshaping classroom practice.

Dennis and Kristina, co-authors of AI in the Writing Workshop, join Marilyn, author of several Heinemann titles including her latest, 5 Questions for Any Text. Their collective thinking and writing dovetail beautifully to address this pivotal moment in education, as AI becomes an increasi...

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In the third installment of our three-part series, Jen Serravallo shares how her work in The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 empowers educators to deliver differentiated reading instruction. This episode focuses on using student data, lesson objectives, and skill progressions to select targeted reading strategies that support diverse learners.

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Research-Based Reading Strategies for Any Curriculum

Discover how Jennifer Serravallo’s Reading Strategies Book 2.0 empowers educators with flexible, evidence-based strategies that work across curricula like CKLA, Wonders, and Wit & Wisdom. Learn how strategic instruction supports diverse learners, aligns with standards, and makes lesson goals clear—thanks to exclusive skill progressions and standards correlations.

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September 12, 2025 2 mins

The Heinemann blog, podcast, and newsletter is now Teaching Unscripted! We're excited to deliver high-quality professional development content in smaller bite-sized formats to give teachers the resources and tools they need for those unscripted moments in the classroom.

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In this first episode of a three-part series, Brett sits down with Jennifer Serravallo to unpack the evolving definition of the Science of Reading (SOR) and to explore the decades of science behind using strategies to help students become proficient readers. Knowing that most teachers don’t have the time to explore the research, Jen steps in to interpret and faithfully translates hundreds of studies into doable classroom p...

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How can we turn student curiosity into meaningful inquiry?

In 5 Questions for Any Text, educator and author Marilyn Pryle shares a practical framework to help students read more critically in today's media-saturated world.

In the final episode of this four-part series, we explore how asking the right questions can lead students to deeper understanding and more thoughtful engagement with texts. You'll hear how students invest...

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Can your students spot misinformation before it spreads?

In 5 Questions for Any Text, educator and author Marilyn Pryle shares a practical framework to help students read more critically in today's media-saturated world.

In episode three of this four-part series, we explore the concept of suspicious sources through real student responses, from a 10th-grader's critique of a news segment to an eighth-grader's analysis of a con...

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How can we help students move from general understanding to pinpointing an author's exact position?

In 5 Questions for Any Text, educator and author Marilyn Pryle offers a practical framework to help students navigate today's media landscape with sharper, critical thinking and deeper awareness.

In the second episode of this four-part series, we explore how to teach students to identify claims in nonfiction text. Those clear...

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Every day students scroll past hundreds of headlines, posts, and videos. How do they know what to trust?

In 5 Questions for Any Text, educator and author Marilyn Pryle offers a practical framework to help students navigate today's media landscape with sharper, critical thinking and deeper awareness. Her approach encourages students to look beyond the surface of a text to examine its origins, its influences, its purpose, and...

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How can we make phonics instruction work for every child regardless of ability or background?

Today's guest, Lorna Simmons, has spent decades pursuing the answer to that question. Her journey, rooted in a deep commitment to literacy for all, has culminated in the release of Saxon Reading Foundations, which launched in June. This new program reflects years of research, classroom experience, and a relentless drive to ensure e...

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Welcome to The AI Conversation for Educators, A Heinemann Podcast Series hosted by Meenoo Rami. 

This series for teachers explores how generative AI is transforming teaching and learning. 

In this episode, Meenoo Rami speaks with Sara Nagy, former senior director of customer engagement at Microsoft and a strong advocate for equity in tech literacy.

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  • the values she sees i...
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Welcome to The AI Conversation for Educators, A Heinemann Podcast Series hosted by Meenoo Rami. 

This series for teachers explores how generative AI is transforming teaching and learning. 

In this episode, Meenoo Rami speaks with Mary Beth Hertz, art and technology teacher at Beeber High School in Philadelphia, author of Digital and Media Literacy in the Age of Internet, and the executive director of...

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Welcome to The AI Conversation for Educators, A Heinemann Podcast Series hosted by Meenoo Rami. 

This series for teachers explores how generative AI is transforming teaching and learning. 

In this episode, Meenoo Rami speaks with Jen Roberts, a national board certified high school English teacher with over 25 years of classroom experience, and a Google for Education certified innovator. Her blog, Lit...

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Welcome to The AI Conversation for Educators, A Heinemann Podcast Series hosted by Meenoo Rami. 

This series for teachers explores how generative AI is transforming teaching and learning. 

In this episode, Meenoo Rami speaks with Dr. Alec Couros, a leading expert in educational technology and media. Dr. Couros is a professor at the University of Regina and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning....

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The authors of The Civically Engaged Classroom believe in the power of curated current text sets. Collections initially created by teachers that students can expand as their knowledge grows. In this preview of the audiobook, we'll explore how to build these text sets, starting with online sources to engage students in contemporary issues.

We'll also hear practical tips on tech set mapping, ensuring you cover a range of pers...

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June 24, 2025 58 mins

Today we are remembering our dear friend and colleague, Dr Kylene Beers. Heinemann is deeply saddened by the passing of Kylene Beers. Kylene's 46-year career has had a significant impact across the field of education, helping to shape classroom practice across the country.

As we reflect on our time with Kylene at Heinemann, we wanted to revisit two recordings from 2022.

The first is a special conversation with Kylene and her...

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Today we are playing an excerpt from a series called "Writing as Healing". This series was a collaboration with author Liz Prather.

In this episode she's in conversation with Willie Carver, who is a poet and the 2021 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. We'll hear about Willie's approach of using student writing as the classroom textbook which not only bypasses censorship, but also validates student voices. And Willie's personal j...

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In this episode, I'm joined by Jennifer Lempp, author of Math Workshop, and Sue O'Connell, co-author of Math by the Book. Together, they share how these two powerful resources can work hand in hand to bring structure, creativity, and real world context to elementary math instruction.

They explore how to use children's literature to launch math investigations, how to differentiate through small groups, and ultimately build a...

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Today we are replaying a powerful conversation with Donalyn Miller, co-author of The Joy of Reading. Donalyn unpacks why joyful reading isn't fluff, it's foundational. From the deep importance of book access and daily reading time to the nuance of honoring student choice, this episode is a reminder that helping kids see themselves as lifelong readers starts with what we do today. Whether you're a classroom teacher, coach, ...

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In this 2023 episode, Jennifer Serravallo explores how The Reading Strategies Book 2.0 is organized to support skill progression and responsive teaching. Learn how the book’s “if-then” paths help teachers quickly identify the right strategies based on individual student needs—whether in small groups, whole-class lessons, or intervention settings.

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