In this episode, Dr. Brown interviews Sara Labarbera, who is a Media Specialist. They discuss the role of a media specialist, with emphasis on how a media specialist can support the instructional program in schools.
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School of Effective Teaching #026 Media Specialist
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Episode # 25 Political Thoughts
In this episode, Dr. Brown shares his thoughts regarding the recent politcal banter affecting education.
In the episode, Dr. Brown mentions the Standford study on Charter Schools. You can link to that study by clicking here.
There is also an excellen…
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School of Effective Teaching #024 WICR
In this episode, Dr. Brown describes AVID and explores the importance and use of WICR.
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School of Effective Teaching #023 Interview with a Reading Coach
In this long-awaited episode, Dr. Brown interviews Susan Jaksec, who is a Reading Coach. Mrs. Jaksec describes the role of a reading coach, offers insight into reading strategies and suggestions different resources for teachers.
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Marvin Harvey Basketball School of Excellence #006 Start of a New Team
In this episode, Marvin Harvey answers some comments from the last episode. He also talks about a new team he has started and what he has done to this point in the team development. This is the first of several periodic episodes, dedicated to tracking the development of this team. These episodes will give the [...]
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School of Effective Teaching #22 – Word Walls
In this episode, part of a series on Reading, Dr. Brown discusses the effective use of Word Walls and makes suggestions for different uses.
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Marvin Harvey Basketball School of Excellence #005 Where Does the Coaches’ Rights Stop in Coaching?
In this episode, Marvin talks about the demeanor some coaches exhibit and discusses some of the reasons for the actions. He reflects back to “old school” coaches and what that phrase means.
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School Of Effective Teaching #021 What to Read?
In this episode, part 4 of Reading, Dr. Brown talks about the importance of what is read, and the impact it can have on students. He references the autobiography of Dr. Ben Carson and his books Gifted Hands and THINK BIG.
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School of Effective Teaching Episode #20 Balanced Literacy
In this episode, Dr. Brown talks about Balanced Literacy as a reading instruction program. He discusses the four components of balanced literacy: read a-louds, shared reading, independent reading and guided reading. Dr. Brown mentions books by two people: Cris Tovani is a reading instructor in Colorado. She has several books. Dr. Brown mentioned the following [...]
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Marvin Harvey Basketball School of Excellence #004 – Shooting off the Dribble
In this episode, Marvin Harvey talks about the mechanics of shooting off the dribble, which follows the free throw (Episode 2) and Shooting off the Pass (Episode 3). He also offers suggestions for players and coaches to master this move.
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School of Effective Teaching #019 Reading Part 2 Vocabulary
In this episode, Dr. Brown explores the importance of vocabulary development. He sites teh work of Dr. Isabel Beck, of the University of Pittsburgh, as well as a study by Cunningham and Stanovich in 1997. The ability to decode words is lost when the …
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Marvin Harvey Basketball School of Excellence #003
In this episode, Marvin Harvey discusses shooting the ball off the pass, detailing the three points to match, the triple threat position and recognizing the defense. Video clips of this skill can be found at www.marvinharvey.com under the video button.
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School of Effective Teaching #018 Reading Part 1
This is part 1 of a multi-episode focus on reading. In this episode, Dr. Brown focuses on the difference between reading to find information and reading to construct meaning. He also talks about reverse engineering a concept amp. Dr. Brown also encourages coaches and parents involved with basketball to check out Marvin Harvey’s Basketball School [...]
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Marvin Harvey Basketball School of Excellence #002
Marvin Harvey explains the shot. He describes how every shot is a free throw and describes the shot in detail from the perspective of the free throw. Videos of the shot can be found as his website www.marvinharvey.com
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