Follow our podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Audible | Podchaser | Youtube

All Podcasts | Resources | About All For Literacy

Understanding Educator Challenges and Opportunities with Dr. Liz Brooke

Season 2, Episode 9 • June 18, 2024 • 23 min

In Season 2, Episode 9 of All For Literacy®, host Dr. Liz Brooke dives into the challenges and opportunities currently being explored by educators across the country. Featuring insightful clips from recent discussions, this episode drives home the shared experience of many educators and the creative ways to address the needs of their learning communities.

When we learn more and know more, we can do better. And that doing better starts with engaging educators at every level, ensuring they're equipped with the knowledge and understanding they need.

Dr. Liz Brooke

All For Literacy, Season 2, Episode 9:

Understanding Educator Challenges and Opportunities

“As work continues to provide evidence-based literacy instruction to all students, we know that these efforts start with the people dedicating their professional life to the education of our nation’s children,” shares Dr. Liz Brooke.

As Season 2 of All For Literacy comes to a close, Host Dr. Liz C. Brooke dives into the challenges and opportunities currently being explored by educators across the country. Featuring insightful clips from recent interviews and discussions with prominent educators, this episode drives home many of the ideas mentioned throughout this season.

Brooke shares highlights from interviews with teachers, as well as school and district administrators, about the need for and implementation of evidence-based literacy education.

Wrap up the 2023-2024 school year and season 2 of All For Literacy with Dr Liz Brooke and educators from across the country.

Episode Breakdown

1:07 Wrapping Up Season 2

3:30 Adolescent Literacy with Dr Sharon Vaughn and Dr Jeannie Wanzek

8:40 Science of Reading Implementation and Assessment with Dr. Dena Mortensen

10:10 Integrating Skills with Dr. Young-Suk Kim

13:52 Importance of Equity Focused School Leadership with Dr. Gretchen Givens Generett

17:10 Knowledge Through Listening with Natalie Wexler

About Natalie Wexler

Natalie Wexler is an education writer and author of “The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System—and How to Fix It.” She also is co-author of “The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades” with Dr. Judith C. Hochman.