Teacher Talk
New episodes uploaded monthly.
“SDPB’s Teacher Talk” is a podcast for teachers and their BFAWs (best friends at work) made by education professionals who love their jobs. Jackie Wilber and Gina Benz discuss the highs (and lows) of teaching and provide resources for new and experienced educators. Jackie Wilber, Ed.D., is a faculty member at the University of South Dakota’s School of Education, where she serves as director of the Center for Student and Professional Services. Gina Benz is an adjunct faculty at several universities and a recipient of the Milken Educator Award.
Featured conversations will broadcast on the air on SDPB's "Morning Edition."
Latest Episodes
-
To all of the people who serve in our schools, I see you. -
The Teacher Talk educators remind us that adolescence is not a waiting room for adulthood—it’s a critical stage of growth in its own right
-
Teacher Talk educators look into the value that diversified extracurriculars give our students.
-
Gina Benz dives into the connections of learning theory and brain science as they pertain to education. -
Jackie Wilber shares her research into creating a low-stress school year for teachers, students, and parents.
-
Happy New Year! For many, the start of school is the real new year full of new classes, new teachers, new clothes, new supplies, and maybe even a new school.
-
Jackie Wilber outlines the latest research on school cell phone bans.
-
It’s a tired debate. Should students have access to their phones while in school? Although most agree that phones rarely enhance and support learning, barriers continue to foil outright phone bans.
-
Jackie Wilber's blog focuses on everything you need to know to become a teacher.
-
Gina Benz and Jackie Wilber discuss the benefits of sending your children into the education field.
