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The Episcopal Academy Center for Teaching & Learning provides teachers with the foundation and inspiration to maximize every opportunity for students to learn.
Check out our Substack 'The Beacon' here: https://episcopalacademyctl.substack.com/
Check out our Substack 'The Beacon' here: https://episcopalacademyctl.substack.com/
Attention is the rarest form of generosity.
This week’s WDYN Wednesday is about noticing what’s good—and being changed by what we see.
This week’s WDYN Wednesday is about noticing what’s good—and being changed by what we see.
'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Gratitude Edition
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Attention is the rarest form of generosity.
This week’s WDYN Wednesday is about noticing what’s good—and being changed by what we see.
This week’s WDYN Wednesday is about noticing what’s good—and being changed by what we see.
It’s Rivalry Week at EA — a reminder that the best performances, on the field or in the classroom, come from preparation and care. Good coaching and good teaching share the same playbook: clear goals, calm under pressure, and care for the people doing the work. 🏅 #RivalryWeek #WDYNWednesday
'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Rivalry Week Edition
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It’s Rivalry Week at EA — a reminder that the best performances, on the field or in the classroom, come from preparation and care. Good coaching and good teaching share the same playbook: clear goals, calm under pressure, and care for the people doing the work. 🏅 #RivalryWeek #WDYNWednesday
This week’s WDYN gets a little spooky. 👻
Behind every strong lesson is a bit of mystery, a well-placed trick, and a treat worth sharing. From Webb’s Depth of Knowledge to curiosity and AI design—peek behind the curtain with us.
Behind every strong lesson is a bit of mystery, a well-placed trick, and a treat worth sharing. From Webb’s Depth of Knowledge to curiosity and AI design—peek behind the curtain with us.
'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Halloween Edition
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This week’s WDYN gets a little spooky. 👻
Behind every strong lesson is a bit of mystery, a well-placed trick, and a treat worth sharing. From Webb’s Depth of Knowledge to curiosity and AI design—peek behind the curtain with us.
Behind every strong lesson is a bit of mystery, a well-placed trick, and a treat worth sharing. From Webb’s Depth of Knowledge to curiosity and AI design—peek behind the curtain with us.
Our very own Senor Shimrock is on HOCO duty tonight. A real man of the people.
October 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Our very own Senor Shimrock is on HOCO duty tonight. A real man of the people.
What do a pit crew, a Pixar co-founder, a Pomona professor, and the Principles of Instruction have in common? They all remind us that teaching gets better at the edges.
🧠 WDYN Wednesday: Small Moves for Bigger Learning
🧠 WDYN Wednesday: Small Moves for Bigger Learning
'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Refinement Edition
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What do a pit crew, a Pixar co-founder, a Pomona professor, and the Principles of Instruction have in common? They all remind us that teaching gets better at the edges.
🧠 WDYN Wednesday: Small Moves for Bigger Learning
🧠 WDYN Wednesday: Small Moves for Bigger Learning
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I love when my colleagues do good work & make that work public.
That’s been happening more frequently via Substack of late. Here’s my @eactl.bsky.social colleague Andrew Shimrock doing so with a healthy dose of inspiration from Robert Talbert’s Grading for Growth work.
That’s been happening more frequently via Substack of late. Here’s my @eactl.bsky.social colleague Andrew Shimrock doing so with a healthy dose of inspiration from Robert Talbert’s Grading for Growth work.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewshim…
October 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love when my colleagues do good work & make that work public.
That’s been happening more frequently via Substack of late. Here’s my @eactl.bsky.social colleague Andrew Shimrock doing so with a healthy dose of inspiration from Robert Talbert’s Grading for Growth work.
That’s been happening more frequently via Substack of late. Here’s my @eactl.bsky.social colleague Andrew Shimrock doing so with a healthy dose of inspiration from Robert Talbert’s Grading for Growth work.
Delighted to welcome students and teachers from Archmere Academy this morning to explore our Center for Teaching & Learning—diving into the Science of Learning, the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, and what it means to translate research into practice.
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Delighted to welcome students and teachers from Archmere Academy this morning to explore our Center for Teaching & Learning—diving into the Science of Learning, the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, and what it means to translate research into practice.
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I'm taking a deep dive into the (potential) benefits of 2-stage testing. I'm sharing the following slides with students today. I need to write this up, but I'm excited about what we've learned so far.
(Small sample size, blah blah. We'll do it all year.)
(Small sample size, blah blah. We'll do it all year.)
October 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm taking a deep dive into the (potential) benefits of 2-stage testing. I'm sharing the following slides with students today. I need to write this up, but I'm excited about what we've learned so far.
(Small sample size, blah blah. We'll do it all year.)
(Small sample size, blah blah. We'll do it all year.)
Long weekend. Short week. Endless grading.
This week’s WDYN Wednesday shares 3 quick reads to make feedback count—and grades mean less.
This week’s WDYN Wednesday shares 3 quick reads to make feedback count—and grades mean less.
'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Grading & Feedback Edition
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Long weekend. Short week. Endless grading.
This week’s WDYN Wednesday shares 3 quick reads to make feedback count—and grades mean less.
This week’s WDYN Wednesday shares 3 quick reads to make feedback count—and grades mean less.
Agency, trust, and the real work of learning. This week’s WDYN spans the new book Pedagogies of Voice, middle school trust, Daisy Christodoulou on why learning can’t always be fun, and the two jobs of teaching.
'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—The Work Beneath the Work Edition
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Agency, trust, and the real work of learning. This week’s WDYN spans the new book Pedagogies of Voice, middle school trust, Daisy Christodoulou on why learning can’t always be fun, and the two jobs of teaching.
What can a simple classroom ritual—and a pitch counter—reveal about language learning? More than you’d think it turns out.
And just in time for playoff baseball season and our ‘Sportsmanship’ Stripe of the Month here at EA. #GoPhils ⚾️
And just in time for playoff baseball season and our ‘Sportsmanship’ Stripe of the Month here at EA. #GoPhils ⚾️
October 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What can a simple classroom ritual—and a pitch counter—reveal about language learning? More than you’d think it turns out.
And just in time for playoff baseball season and our ‘Sportsmanship’ Stripe of the Month here at EA. #GoPhils ⚾️
And just in time for playoff baseball season and our ‘Sportsmanship’ Stripe of the Month here at EA. #GoPhils ⚾️
🎉 Our 100th Beacon Post! This week’s WDYN digs into design for learning:
– Oli Cav’s timeless slide rules
– Jim Heal on retrieval routines
– Carl Hendrick on learning from mistakes
– Oli Cav’s timeless slide rules
– Jim Heal on retrieval routines
– Carl Hendrick on learning from mistakes
'What Do You Need Wednesday?'—Our 100th Post!
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🎉 Our 100th Beacon Post! This week’s WDYN digs into design for learning:
– Oli Cav’s timeless slide rules
– Jim Heal on retrieval routines
– Carl Hendrick on learning from mistakes
– Oli Cav’s timeless slide rules
– Jim Heal on retrieval routines
– Carl Hendrick on learning from mistakes
This plus a side of choral response in MS chorus? ✅
September 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This plus a side of choral response in MS chorus? ✅
Where’s attention right now in your class—and how do you know?
This week's WDYN takes a look at: mechanics of attention, first-five minute routines, ASR, and a 90-sec clip on productive boredom.
This week's WDYN takes a look at: mechanics of attention, first-five minute routines, ASR, and a 90-sec clip on productive boredom.
'What Do You Need Wednesday?' from The Beacon
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Where’s attention right now in your class—and how do you know?
This week's WDYN takes a look at: mechanics of attention, first-five minute routines, ASR, and a 90-sec clip on productive boredom.
This week's WDYN takes a look at: mechanics of attention, first-five minute routines, ASR, and a 90-sec clip on productive boredom.
Our first ‘AI Studio—Where Play Meets Practice’ kicks off shortly!
A recurring space where educators tinker with AI tools, experiment freely, and uncover classroom-ready ideas.
A recurring space where educators tinker with AI tools, experiment freely, and uncover classroom-ready ideas.
September 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Our first ‘AI Studio—Where Play Meets Practice’ kicks off shortly!
A recurring space where educators tinker with AI tools, experiment freely, and uncover classroom-ready ideas.
A recurring space where educators tinker with AI tools, experiment freely, and uncover classroom-ready ideas.
Families don’t remember your slides at Back-to-School Night. They remember how you made them feel.
This week’s WDYN: Challenge. Nurture. Inspire.
This week’s WDYN: Challenge. Nurture. Inspire.
'What Do You Need Wednesday?' from The Beacon
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Families don’t remember your slides at Back-to-School Night. They remember how you made them feel.
This week’s WDYN: Challenge. Nurture. Inspire.
This week’s WDYN: Challenge. Nurture. Inspire.
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Early September is all mise en place—routines half-formed, names sticking, energy high.
In this week’s WDYN:
🔪AI as sous-chef
🎁85+ study tips in 10 minutes
🧠Unlearning “learning styles"
💦 A 'Last Word' on muddy puddles vs. leaky ceilings.
In this week’s WDYN:
🔪AI as sous-chef
🎁85+ study tips in 10 minutes
🧠Unlearning “learning styles"
💦 A 'Last Word' on muddy puddles vs. leaky ceilings.
'What Do You Need Wednesday?' from The Beacon
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Early September is all mise en place—routines half-formed, names sticking, energy high.
In this week’s WDYN:
🔪AI as sous-chef
🎁85+ study tips in 10 minutes
🧠Unlearning “learning styles"
💦 A 'Last Word' on muddy puddles vs. leaky ceilings.
In this week’s WDYN:
🔪AI as sous-chef
🎁85+ study tips in 10 minutes
🧠Unlearning “learning styles"
💦 A 'Last Word' on muddy puddles vs. leaky ceilings.
📚 Teaching is a practice.
🌀 Teachers nearly own “busy.”
✨ The CTL exists to help maximize opportunities for students to learn—not by piling on, but by creating space.
Not one more thing. A different kind of thing.
👉 Read the full post: episcopalacademyctl.substack.com/p/what-does-...
🌀 Teachers nearly own “busy.”
✨ The CTL exists to help maximize opportunities for students to learn—not by piling on, but by creating space.
Not one more thing. A different kind of thing.
👉 Read the full post: episcopalacademyctl.substack.com/p/what-does-...
What Does the CTL Do All day?
Not One More Thing—A Different Kind of Thing
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📚 Teaching is a practice.
🌀 Teachers nearly own “busy.”
✨ The CTL exists to help maximize opportunities for students to learn—not by piling on, but by creating space.
Not one more thing. A different kind of thing.
👉 Read the full post: episcopalacademyctl.substack.com/p/what-does-...
🌀 Teachers nearly own “busy.”
✨ The CTL exists to help maximize opportunities for students to learn—not by piling on, but by creating space.
Not one more thing. A different kind of thing.
👉 Read the full post: episcopalacademyctl.substack.com/p/what-does-...
What if microlearning was an answer?
We go heavy on the 7taps in this week's WDYN with two (2) separate offerings: One on the value of positive teacher-student relationships and one on the power of prequestions (see what we did there?)
We go heavy on the 7taps in this week's WDYN with two (2) separate offerings: One on the value of positive teacher-student relationships and one on the power of prequestions (see what we did there?)
'What Do You Need Wednesday?' from The Beacon
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What if microlearning was an answer?
We go heavy on the 7taps in this week's WDYN with two (2) separate offerings: One on the value of positive teacher-student relationships and one on the power of prequestions (see what we did there?)
We go heavy on the 7taps in this week's WDYN with two (2) separate offerings: One on the value of positive teacher-student relationships and one on the power of prequestions (see what we did there?)
Reposted by EA Center for Teaching & Learning
Here's GREAT news for educators! You know all the hard work you put in to design outside of class activities to help your students learn? Well, when they do those things, in the order you intended, they actually learn more! Check it out: dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
August 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Here's GREAT news for educators! You know all the hard work you put in to design outside of class activities to help your students learn? Well, when they do those things, in the order you intended, they actually learn more! Check it out: dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0... #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
Reposted by EA Center for Teaching & Learning
Interested in SoTL and looking for fodder for new studies? Take a look at this piece:
We need something completely different: Catalysing new innovations in teaching www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We need something completely different: Catalysing new innovations in teaching www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We need something completely different: catalysing new innovations in teaching
Educators have conducted assessments of the effectiveness of teaching, the extent to which students are learning, and the utility of new educational innovations and instructional methods for many y...
www.tandfonline.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Interested in SoTL and looking for fodder for new studies? Take a look at this piece:
We need something completely different: Catalysing new innovations in teaching www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We need something completely different: Catalysing new innovations in teaching www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
WDYN is back for 2025–26 with @remikalir.bsky.social on syllabus #annotation (plus a LS classroom pivot), a nod to the value of sports psychology in the classroom (h/t @jeffgreene.bsky.social), and a look at the info landscape in the age of generative AI.
We've never been more back!
We've never been more back!
'What Do You Need Wednesday?' from The Beacon
(Still) "...every tiny thing by one percent..."
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:06 PM
WDYN is back for 2025–26 with @remikalir.bsky.social on syllabus #annotation (plus a LS classroom pivot), a nod to the value of sports psychology in the classroom (h/t @jeffgreene.bsky.social), and a look at the info landscape in the age of generative AI.
We've never been more back!
We've never been more back!
The FINAL Thursday's Three Things of the summer before shifting back to Wednesdays next week!
Thursday's Three Things
Three Things. On a Thursday.
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The FINAL Thursday's Three Things of the summer before shifting back to Wednesdays next week!
Three Things. On a Thursday.
One of our final Thursday posts before shifting back to Wednesday during the school year. Come for the Science of Learning and AI intersections, stay for the bears this week.
Special shout out to @icpetrie.bsky.social for the closing 'Moment of Zen.' #bears
One of our final Thursday posts before shifting back to Wednesday during the school year. Come for the Science of Learning and AI intersections, stay for the bears this week.
Special shout out to @icpetrie.bsky.social for the closing 'Moment of Zen.' #bears
Thursday's Three Things
Three Things. On a Thursday.
episcopalacademyctl.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Three Things. On a Thursday.
One of our final Thursday posts before shifting back to Wednesday during the school year. Come for the Science of Learning and AI intersections, stay for the bears this week.
Special shout out to @icpetrie.bsky.social for the closing 'Moment of Zen.' #bears
One of our final Thursday posts before shifting back to Wednesday during the school year. Come for the Science of Learning and AI intersections, stay for the bears this week.
Special shout out to @icpetrie.bsky.social for the closing 'Moment of Zen.' #bears