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Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Olivia Wahl

220 episodes

1 day ago

In this S5E13 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with attachment expert Eli Harwood ("The Attachment Nerd") as she revolutionizes our understanding of student behavior, classroom belonging, and student engagement. Discover why nervous laughter isn't defiance - it's a cry for help with emotional regulation. In this transformative episode, you'll learn: • Why "You're fine" might be damaging student success [33:00] • The critical difference between confidence and arrogance i...

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In this S5E13 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with attachment expert Eli Harwood ("The Attachment Nerd") as she revolutionizes our understanding of student behavior, classroom belonging, and student engagement. Discover why nervous laughter isn't defiance - it's a cry for help with emotional regulation. In this transformative episode, you'll learn: • Why "You're fine" might be damaging student success [33:00] • The critical difference between confidence and arrogance i...

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Education for Kids

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Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

What Kids REALLY Need When They Act Out

In this S5E13 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with attachment expert Eli Harwood ("The Attachment Nerd") as she revolutionizes our understanding of student behavior, classroom belonging, and student engagement. Discover why nervous laughter isn't defiance - it's a cry for help with emotional regulation. In this transformative episode, you'll learn: • Why "You're fine" might be damaging student success [33:00] • The critical difference between confidence and arrogance i...

1 day ago

38 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Why Students Are So Tired & How to Fix It

In this S5E12 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I unpack three game-changing education strategies from my conversation with Gravity Goldberg that will revolutionize your classroom behavior and student motivation. 🧠 What if everything you've been taught about student engagement and student fatigue is WRONG? Discover why the glazed eyes and fidgeting you see 15 minutes into independent reading isn't real exhaustion—it's anticipated fatigue. 🎯 THREE BREAKTHROUGH STRATEG...

4 days ago

10 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

The Secret Connections Between Your Body & Brain

In this S5E12 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, literacy expert and author Gravity Goldberg reveals game-changing strategies backed by 25 years of teaching experience. Discover the revolutionary research that explains why student exhaustion isn't about tired brains—it's about expectations. 🎯 KEY INSIGHTS: ✅Students retain 76% MORE information when movement is integrated into learning ✅The "two-thirds rule" explains why students get tired—and how to prevent it ✅Simple...

1 week ago

42 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: Why Every Student IS a Math Person

In this S5E11 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I unpack game-changing insights from math expert Mona Iehl about why student engagement and student motivation actually INCREASE when we give kids harder problems. This counterintuitive approach transforms classroom behavior and builds true classroom belonging through mathematical struggle. 💡 What You'll Discover: Why rescuing kids from struggle hurts their mathematical identityThe 2 magic phrases that revolutionize student participation ...

1 week ago

10 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

5 Steps to Creating a Classroom of Problem Solvers

In this S5E11 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, elementary educator and math coach Mona Iehl shares her transformative 5-step Word Problem Workshop method that's revolutionizing how students engage with mathematics. From "I'm not a math person" to confident problem solver—this conversation will change how you think about teaching math. 🎯 What You'll Learn: The 5 steps to creating a classroom of problem solvers (Launch, Grapple, Share, Discuss, Reflect) How to plan an ...

2 weeks ago

45 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: Drowning in Standards? How to Cut Back to What Matters MOST

In this S5E10 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I break down the Essential Standards Framework from Larry Ainsworth that completely transformed my teaching—and can transform yours too. Stop drowning in standards and start teaching what actually matters. 🎯 The Game-Changer: Research shows students who master 88% of standards perform BETTER on tests than those who skim through 100%. This episode gives you three actionable insights from my conversation with Larry that you can implement Mo...

2 weeks ago

13 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Less is More: Rethinking Essential Standards for Deeper Learning

In this S5E10 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with Larry Ainsworth, the pioneer of essential standards work, where he reveals why focusing deeply on fewer standards leads to BETTER assessment results than frantically trying to cover everything. Yes, you read that right: 88% focused teaching outperforms 100% surface-level teaching. What You'll Learn: ✅ The REAL criteria for identifying essential standards (Readiness, Endurance, Assessment, Leverage) ✅ How to...

3 weeks ago

43 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: Rethinking Certainty in Education - Why We’re Doing It All Wrong

In this S5E9 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I break down my conversation with Angela Stockman. Have you ever thought admitting "I don't know" would ruin your credibility as an educator? In this bonus episode, I share the vulnerable moment in 2006 when I believed saying those three words had sabotaged my career—and what actually happened next that transformed my entire teaching practice. Building on my conversation with Angela about embracing uncertainty, this episode gives you three...

3 weeks ago

12 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Stop Drowning in Data: Why Uncertainty Makes Us Better Educators

In this S5E9 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with Angela Stockman to move beyond feeling overwhelmed with data, thanks to Angela's practical teaching tips that foster student-centered learning. Learn how to refine your classroom practices and assessment strategies for better outcomes. This video provides actionable insights for teachers by improving data analysis to inform teaching strategies. If you've ever felt like you're drowning in data but starving for actual ins...

4 weeks ago

39 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: Is Traditional Grammar Instruction Hurting Your Students' Progress?

In this S5E8 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I break down my conversation with Patty McGee about revolutionary grammar instruction that replaces shame with curiosity and memorization with discovery. If you've been struggling with student engagement in grammar lessons or wondering how to make grammar instruction actually stick, this episode will transform your approach.. Stop teaching grammar the way we were taught—there's a better way that takes just 10 minutes a day. What You'll L...

1 month ago

10 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Grammar Instruction Your Students Will Actually Like

In this S5E8 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with literacy consultant Patty McGee as she reveals how 10-minute daily grammar studies can revolutionize student engagement and writing power. Transform grammar instruction from worksheet dread to engaged discovery! 📚 GET THE BOOK: Not Your Granny's Grammar by Patty McGee & Tim Donohue In this episode, discover: • Why traditional grammar worksheets fail and what actually works for student success • The revolutionary 1...

1 month ago

36 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: What REALLY Matters in Student Success Beyond Grades

In this S5E7 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I'm unpacking 3 game-changing insights from my conversation with Stuart Yates about his creation, My Sport Diary. These ideas apply way beyond sports—we're transforming how we approach education, feedback, student engagement, and what we choose to remember. Because what if we're teaching kids to measure success by all the wrong things? We celebrate the A on the test, the trophy on the shelf—but what about the student who showed up even wh...

1 month ago

15 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

A Sports Diary That Helps Athletes Love Writing

In this S5E7 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, Stuart Yates, UK educator and creator of My Sport Diary, shares about creating an innovative tool that's getting students who are reluctant writers to actually ASK for more. So, what happens when you combine a student's passion for sports with reflective writing? Magic. Stuart shares how his background in science, his work with disengaged students, and his coaching across New England led him to create reflection journals that ...

1 month ago

30 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: How to Raise Resilient Kids Who Thrive Beyond Perfect Grades

In this S5E6 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I reflect on my conversation with Dr. Rebecca Winthrop about the shocking truth: 75% of elementary kids love school, but by 10th grade, that drops to just 25%. But disengagement doesn't always look like you think—sometimes it's hiding behind perfect grades. Is your straight-A student truly thriving, or just performing? This episode reveals the hidden crisis of high achiever burnout and how to raise resilient, curious learners. Discover why...

1 month ago

15 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Engaging Teens: From Bored Passengers to Curious Explorers

In this S5E6 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, discover why 75% of elementary students love school but only 25% of 10th graders do—and what we can do about it. Dr. Rebecca Winthrop from the Brookings Institution joins me to unpack the hidden disengagement crisis affecting teens everywhere, including straight-A students who appear perfect on paper. In this episode, Rebecca reveals the four critical modes of student engagement: Passenger Mode (physically present but mentally check...

1 month ago

40 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: How We're Stifling Curiosity in Kids (Microschool Solution)

In this S5E5 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies BONUS, I reflect on my conversation with David K. Richards—breaking down the three most powerful takeaways about microschools and education transformation and show you how to apply them RIGHT NOW, whether you're in a traditional classroom, homeschooling, or anywhere in between. What if entrepreneurial thinking isn't about starting a business—it's about reclaiming your agency as an educator? Three Game-Changing Ideas: ✅ The Operating System is Bro...

1 month ago

13 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Why Microschools Offer Big Dreams & Real Results

In this S5E5 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, join me with David K. Richards, founder of Changemaker Education, as we explore how microschools are revolutionizing classroom belonging, student engagement, and teacher empowerment. Is the traditional education system stifling your child's natural curiosity? Discover why efforts to improve schools might be missing the point, potentially diminishing students' creativity and motivation to study. David shares his 25+ years ...

1 month ago

29 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: Why Flashcards Don't Work for Sight Words (& What To Do Instead)

In this S5E4 BONUS @schoolutionspodcast conversation, discover the breakthrough science behind why traditional sight word drilling fails and learn the 4-step process that actually builds reading fluency. If you're frustrated watching students struggle with the same words repeatedly, this episode reveals the missing piece that makes all the difference. 🧠 What You'll Learn: 💫Why 30,000-70,000 words are stored in your brain (without memorization!) 💫The shocking truth about 99% of "sight words" ...

2 months ago

9 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

Why Kids Can't Remember Words: Brain Science Explained

In this S5E4 Schoolutions Teaching Strategies conversation, Dr. Molly Ness challenges what you know about learning to read, sharing insights from her most recent book, co-authored with Dr. Katie Pace Miles, "Making Words Stick." Discover how brain science and the alphabetic principle reveal better teaching reading strategies and build stronger reading skills for kids. You'll discover why 99% of "impossible" sight words actually follow phonetic rules and how orthographic mapping - not memori...

2 months ago

37 minutes

Schoolutions: Teaching Strategies to Strengthen School Culture, Empower Educators, & Inspire Student Growth

BONUS: What Makes a School Feel Great?

Discover the game-changing difference between "marigold" and "walnut" teachers that transforms student success and school culture forever. After 30 years in education, Sandy Halpin, a retired Teacher Center Director, reveals why some educators inspire thriving students while others create toxic environments. This isn't just about classroom management or student discipline—it's about collective efficacy, the research-backed strategy with a 1.57 effect size on student achievement. What You'll...

2 months ago

13 minutes