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Why Being Nice Isn't Enough: The Secret to Reaching Every Student - Episode 30
Jon explores his early teaching career and shares insights from his decades in the classroom.
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From Lizard Hats to Tough Love: Lessons Learned from teaching in the Inner City- Episode 29
Jon share stories and lessons from his four decade career teaching students. In this episode he reflects on a few of the lessons he learned while teaching in the inner city of Denver Colorado in the late 1990's where...
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What Students Really Think About AI -What I learned from my Students - Episode 28
I recently had a frank conversation with my students about an overreliance on AI. In this episode, I will share what they said and how you can also have a similar conversation with your students.
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Seven Steps to NOT Stupefy Students with AI - Episode 27
If we are not careful, AI could stupefy people. It could lead to the downgrading of human intelligence. As a classroom teacher, Jon talks about how to teach in the age of AI. He emphasizes that it isn't about banning...
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AI Will Stupefy Our Students Unless... Episode 26
AI will stupefy our students unless we rethink education. Listen in as teacher and author Jon Bergmann reboots this podcast.
Link to Jon's article entitled: "AI Will Stupefy Our Students Unless We Do These Six...
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How Mastery Learning Transformed My Whole Notion of Education
In this episode, I read the first few pages of my new book, The Mastery Learning Handbook: A Competency-Based Approach to Student Achievement which is available anywhere books are sold.
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The Biggest Problem with Mastery/Competency-Based Learning and How to Solve It
How do you deal with students who lag behind in a Mastery/Competency-Based Class?
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Why I Still Lecture in My Flipped Classroom
Even though I am one of the pioneers of the Flipped Learning movement, I have rediscovered the power of lecture. Listen in.
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36 Rules for Teachers from My 36 Years in Education
Starting out a New Year with Mastery Learning - Season 2, Episode 1
Season 2 starts now. Join Mastery Learning expert Jon Bergmann as he teaches you how to do Mastery Learning well - one day at a time. In this episode, he shares how he is starting up the school year and some important...
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Three Tips for Better Relationships with Students - Season 1 Episode 20
Have you struggled to create a positive atmosphere of learning in your class? Jon gives three tips from his classroom that you can instantly use in your classroom.
You can also view the video version...
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Solved: The Two Biggest Hurdles to Mastery Learning - Season 1 Episode 19
The two biggest hurdles to Mastery/Competency Learning are:
What to do with students who fall behind
Managing students at a wide variety of levels. This informative video walks you through how to solve these two...
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