Better Teaching: Only Stuff That Works
Hosted by Gene Tavernetti · Gene Tavernetti
5.0from 24 ratings
- 120
- Episodes
- 21
- Transcribed
- 24
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Better Teaching: Only Stuff That Works
Descriptions of effective teaching often depict an idealized form of "perfect" instruction. Yet, pursuing perfection in teaching, which depends on children's behavior, is ultimately futile. To be effective, lessons and educators need to operate with about 75% efficiency. The remaining 25% can be impactful, but expecting it in every lesson, every day, is unrealistic. Perfection in teaching may be unattainable, but progress is not. Whether you are aiming for the 75% effectiveness mark or striving for continuous improvement, this podcast will guide you in that endeavor.
- Publisher
- Gene Tavernetti
- Category
- education · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Jun 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
21 of 120 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Digital Captives: Reclaiming the Human Side of Teaching
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Culture Is Built, Not Inherited: How Schools Actually Change
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The First Skill Every New Teacher Needs: Fluency in Explicit Instruction
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Digital Captives: Reclaiming the Human Side of Teaching
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's like what is being lost besides the time, besides what? Does it fit into our vision? It's like, what are we losing by turning to this program instead of having that human interaction? You know, and I think the whole vision thing, there's probably people rolling their eyes. Oh, we're going to have another vision. But but this is really an important criteria to make those decisions, because it's not like you're you're a new text adoption that you have a year to do it. And you have all this time because these people are coming out with these apps, you know, one at one after another. So you have to have some sort of grounding to make these decisions. […]
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