In this episode, Mark talks with incoming AMTA president, Teresa Marx. They talk about the way Teresa’s teaching looks different as a result of modeling instruction, starting the organization STEMTeachersMassBay, the recent virtual AMTA conference, and Teresa’s ideas for the next year with AMTA. Guest Bio Teresa Marx Teresa is a public school parent and…

In this episode, Mark talks with Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz, AMTA’s first executive officer and now senior fellow, and Rebecca Vieyra, who works through many channels to improve our systems of education. They talk about the value of teacher training in a workshop setting, where the instructor and participants all participate in building content knowledge. Rebecca tells…

In this episode, Mark talks with Colleen Megowan-Romanowicz, AMTA’s first executive officer and now senior fellow, and Wendy Hehemann, AMTA’s national workshop coordinator. They talk about the beginnings of AMTA as an organization and about workshops, both in-person and virtual. They talk about the benefits of attending each kind of workshop as well as how…

In this conversation, Mark Royce talks with AMTA executive officer Bill Thornburgh about the challenges and ways to make the most of our time while working with students remotely. They talk in particular about how some aspects of modeling instruction are challenging in this environment, but how we can continue to do many of the…

In this conversation, Christi Medoza and George Nelson talk about modeling at the middle school level. They talk about the challenges some teachers see in the variety of topics covered in middle school science, but the wonderful way that modeling instruction lets us adjust the way things are done in class, and let the students…