Teaching Made Simple

Teaching Made Simple

Hosted by: Bridget Spackman

Bridging Academics presents, Teaching Made Simple, a podcast for upper elementary teachers who want to cut through the noise and focus on what really works. Get practical strategies and research-backed insights to...

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005. Talk It Out: How Oral Language Sparks Academic Growth

What if the key to better reading, writing, and engagement isn’t another worksheet—but a conversation? In this episode, Bridget shares how oral language lays the foundation for academic growth in upper elementary...
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004. Active Student Engagement: The Secret to Getting Every Student Involved

Is your classroom engagement strategy working for you—or against you? In this episode of Teaching Made Simple, we’re diving into the practical power of active student engagement and why it’s one of the most important...
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003. Why Rushing to Fluency Can Hurt Learning

Have you ever taught a skill over and over again, only to wonder, ā€œWhy aren’t they getting it?ā€ It might be because we’re rushing right past acquisition and diving headfirst into fluency—and that shortcut is costing...
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002. How to Help Struggling Students: A Look into Working Memory

Ever feel like your students hear everything you say… but retain almost nothing? (Cue the teacher guilt.) The truth is — it might not be your teaching at all. It might just be working memory doing its thing. In this...
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001. Beyond Buzzwords: From the Science of Reading to the Science of Learning

We’ve all heard about the Science of Reading, but what about the Science of Learning? In this very first episode of Teaching Made Simple, we’re laying the foundation for everything to come by unpacking what the...
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