Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth
Do you need innovative strategies for better classroom management and boosting student engagement? This podcast is your go-to resource for coaches, teachers, administrators, and families seeking to create dynamic and effective learning environments. In each episode, you'll discover how to unite educators and caregivers to support students, tackle common classroom management challenges, and cultivate an atmosphere where every learner can thrive. With over 25 years of experience as a teacher and coach, host Olivia Wahl brings insights from more than 100 expert interviews, offering practical tips that bridge the gap between school and home. Tune in every Monday for actionable coaching and teaching strategies, along with inspirational stories that can transform your approach and make a real impact on the students and teachers you support. Start with one of our fan-favorite episodes today (S2 E1: We (still) Got This: What It Takes to Be Radically Pro-Kid with Cornelius Minor) and take the first step towards transforming your educational environment!
Episodes
In this S5E5 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with David K. Richards, founder of Changemaker Education, as we explore how microschools are revolutionizing classroom belonging, student engagement, and teacher empowerment.
Is the traditional education system stifling your child's natural curiosity? Discover why efforts to improve schools might be missing the point, potentially diminishing students' cre...
In this S5E4 BONUS @schoolutionspodcast conversation, discover the breakthrough science behind why traditional sight word drilling fails and learn the 4-step process that actually builds reading fluency. If you're frustrated watching students struggle with the same words repeatedly, this episode reveals the missing piece that makes all the difference.
🧠 What You'll Learn:
💫Why 30,000-70,000 words are stored...
In this S5E4 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, Dr. Molly Ness challenges what you know about learning to read, sharing insights from her most recent book, co-authored with Dr. Katie Pace Miles, "Making Words Stick." Discover how brain science and the alphabetic principle reveal better teaching reading strategies and build stronger reading skills for kids.
You'll discover why 99% of "imposs...
In this S5E3 BONUS Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, discover the game-changing difference between "marigold" and "walnut" teachers that transforms student success and school culture forever.
After 30 years in education, Sandy Halpin, a retired Teacher Center Director, reveals why some educators inspire thriving students while others create toxic environments. This isn't just about cla...
This S5E3 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation with 30-year education veteran, Sandy Halpin, reveals the game-changing approach to professional learning that's revolutionizing teacher support and driving real student success.
Starting as a new teacher can be tough, even with formal teaching qualifications. Many educators feel unprepared, highlighting the need for effective professional learning in school life. This vid...
This S5E2 BONUS Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation explores the sinking feeling of not knowing what to say when someone you care about is hurting. The video highlights how one picture book is teaching empathy to over 105,000 kids, providing tools for how to support others. Silence can feel like abandonment, but even small acts of communication can make a big difference for cancer patients.
Empathy isn't tau...
In this S5E2 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, you'll hear from Brett Fox (Hopecam) and Suzanne Stone (Livestrong), who discovered a shocking gap in resources for teachers and parents dealing with childhood cancer. When a child in your classroom or community is diagnosed with cancer, do you know what to say?
Their collaboration resulted in My Brave Friend: Emma and Noah Face Cancer Together - the first picture boo...
Professor John Hattie's research reveals in this S5E1 BONUS Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation that teachers only see 20% of what actually happens in their classrooms. This episode breaks down the three daily impact questions that transform good teachers into expert teachers, plus the feedback strategy that's 80% more effective while requiring 80% less effort.
After 5 years of teaching, there's vi...
🎉 MASSIVE NEWS! I've just signed with Stenhouse Publishers to write my dream book, Forever Getting Better: Mastering the 5 Essential Moves of Expert Teachers!
This book will revolutionize how we think about impactful teaching, classroom management, and student engagement. Drawing from John Hattie's research and rooted in real classroom stories from PreK through 12th grade (across content areas), I'm sharin...
S5E1 of Schoolutions Teaching Strategies begins with Professor John Hattie, renowned for his groundbreaking Visible Learning work. After analyzing 2,500+ studies with 200 million students, Professor John Hattie discovered something shocking: there's virtually no correlation between teaching experience and effectiveness after 5 years. So what separates expert teachers from the rest?
In this eye-opening conversation, Ha...
🎓 Welcome to Schoolutions Teaching Strategies Season 5! September brings powerful insights from education experts who are transforming classrooms worldwide. This season will share practical advice, grounded in education research, for improving student and caregiver connections.
What You'll Discover:
➡️John Hattie reveals how expert teachers think differently - why curiosity beats credentials in effective teachin...
🎓 Welcome to Season 5 of Schoolutions Teaching Strategies!🎓
Join me, Olivia Wahl, for the most dynamic season yet, focusing on teaching in the age of change. This season brings you innovative education strategies, effective teaching methods, and teaching tips from education researchers, master teachers, coaches, school administrators, and instructional leaders.
Perfect for new teachers building their toolkit, ve...
Let's transform your classroom together into a learning powerhouse with these 3 strategic design pillars! In this final episode of my summer series, discover how your classroom layout becomes an invisible curriculum that either supports or sabotages student success every day. I'll share how to use classroom design ideas to aid student progress. This video also covers strategic pillars like traffic flow and classroom manag...
Transform your 5 AM sick day panic into peaceful confidence with this foolproof emergency substitute plan system!
Are you tired of frantically texting lesson plans from your phone while running a fever? In this episode of Schoolutions Teaching Strategies, I'll show you how to create a comprehensive emergency sub plan system that works for any grade level or subject - even when you can't think clearly.
Wh...
Let's focus your professional learning into intentional strategies that improve teaching practice, turning scattered learning into focused classroom tips. This episode helps you be strategic about connecting your learning directly to your classroom. Discover effective teaching strategies and what it means to have continuous learning and teacher growth.
🎯 What You'll Learn:
• How to conduct an honest self-as...
Streamline your school year with a digital teaching infrastructure organization! This episode shares practical teaching tips for how to declutter your digital files and create a command center that saves time. Learn file management techniques to keep your lesson plans and resources at your fingertips and boost teacher organization.
Transform your chaotic digital overwhelm into a streamlined command center that saves hours ...
Discover a new way to approach student progress with streamlined data collection! In this episode, learn valuable teaching tips for creating a student data system that benefits both you and your students. This approach simplifies data visualization and enhances your instructional strategies.
Transform your classroom with a data tracking system that actually works! In this episode, I share my revolutionary "most-some-o...
Imagine if all subjects connected around a single, engaging theme! This episode discusses the benefits of a thematic approach and integrated curriculum. By using a cross-curricular teaching method, you can boost student engagement and provide teaching strategies that make learning more meaningful.
Transform your teaching with cross-curricular integration! This episode reveals how to connect subjects naturally while reducin...
Ever find yourself scrambling because the field trip you wanted for your ecosystems unit is booked solid? This video shares relatable moments with teacher humor and insights on lesson planning to avoid such situations. Learn tips for teachers and strategies to make your lessons more exciting, so you can avoid school life disappointments and keep your students engaged.
Transform your teaching year with strategic summer plan...
Transform your classroom this fall with 5 game-changing formative assessment strategies that go beyond traditional quizzes!
🎯 In this episode of Schoolutions Teaching Strategies, discover my innovative teaching tips and instructional strategies that help you catch learning gaps in real-time and boost student engagement.
Perfect for teachers, new teachers, education coaches, and instructional leaders looking for effective ...
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