Conceptually Speaking
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Conceptually Speaking
Conceptually Speaking is a show about exploring the cognitive processes and social practices that help us make sense of our world. As as teacher-scholar interested in the intersection of educational theory, practice, and scholarship, I host conversations with guests ranging from practicing educators...
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Dr. Rachel Horst Talks Entanglement and Literacy in the Age of AI
In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I explore the complex and contested terrain of AI literacy with Dr. Rachel Horst, a digital literacy and art...
Marcus Luther Talks Leading and Learning in the Digital Teacher's Lounge
In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Marcus Luther, a 13th-year high school English teacher and co-host of The Broken Copier podc...
Dr. Matt Seybold Talks Public Humanities & Podcasting
In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Dr. Matt Seybold, host of the American Vandal podcast and scholar at the Center for Mark Twa...
Dr. Remi Kalir Talks Annotation and Re/Marks on Power
In this thought-provoking episode, I sit down with Dr. Remi Kalir, the Associate Director of Faculty Development and Applied Research with Learning I...
Drs. Jacy Ippolito, Christina Dobbs, & Megin Charner-Laird Talk Disciplinary Literacy
In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I explore the evolving landscape of disciplinary literacy with three distinguished professors and teacher ed...
Dr. Annie Abrams Talks Literature, Liberal Arts Education, and the College Board
In this episode of Conceptually Speaking, I sit down with Dr. Annie Abrams, author of Short Changed: How Advanced Placement Cheats American Students,...
Rod Naquin Talks Large Language Models & Dialogic Computing
For this episode I'm joined by friend of the show Rod Naquin, a Louisiana based education leader and doctoral student whose research and writing explo...
Dr. Ashely Rogers Berner Talks Educational Pluralism & Democracy
To say we’re living through a moment of education polarization would be a mild understatement. Considering the digital echo chambers we all find ourse...
Dr. Andrea Gambino Talks Critical Media Literacy
One of the best things about attending conferences is the conversations, connections, and collaborations that emerge after the sessions are over. Last...
Dr. J Palmeri Talks Multimodality & New Media Pedagogies
The emergence of ChatGPT has sent shockwaves through many secondary and post-secondary English departments. There’s no shortage of doomsaying and prog...
Dr. Sheena Mason Talks Raceless Antiracism & Literary Studies
For anyone who’s been tuned into Conceptually Speaking for a while, you know I love finding new approaches, perspectives, and frames to tackle complex...
Shawna Coppola Talks Literacy For All
Complaining about the theory-practice divide in education feels a bit cliche, but there’s a reason why it’s a constant source of conversation and cons...
Jeffrey Austin Talks Emergent Strategy and Facilitating Educational Change
According to the late Octavia Butler, ”God is Change and in the end, God prevails.” Though Butler passed in 2006, her words resonate deeper than ever....
Dr. Sarah Jerasa Talks Reading, BookTok, & Digital Literacies
What if I told you there’s a magical place where young people spend hours upon hours discussing, sharing, creating, and theorizing about their favorit...
Rebekah O'Dell and Matthew Johnson Talk Camp Rewrite & Re-envisioning Professional Learning
This week I’m lucky enough to be in dialogue with two educators and authors whose work I’ve admired for quite some time. Rebekah O’Dell is a classroom...
Nawal Qarooni Talks Caregiver Collaborations and Social Literacies
There’s no shortage of authors, consultants, and coaches discussing the importance of culture when it comes to learning, especially literacy learning....
Garreth Heidt Talks Meaningful Education and The Good Life of Teaching
This week on Conceptually Speaking, I had the pleasure of chatting with fellow teacher and friend of the show, Garreth Heidt. For those of you who hav...
Dr. Mark Bracher Talks Global Justice, Social Wisdom, and Systems Thinking through Literary Study
Lately, it feels like the world is both literally and figuratively on fire. As a mere English teacher researcher and content creator, there are times...
Brett Vogelsinger Talks Poetry, Prose, & Pedagogy
How often do you find yourself wanting to hit pause in your curriculum? To slow down and notice more deeply? Read more closely? Maybe even engage in s...
Dr. Troy Hicks & Dr. Kristen Turner Talk Digital Literacies and Technology Integration
As melodramatic as it may seem, I’ll never forget the first time I encountered The New London Group’s A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies: Designing Social...
Matt Slocombe Talks Analogical Reasoning, Conceptual Change, and Transfer
According to cognitive linguist and philosopher George Lakoff, “The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms...
Human Restoration Project Talks Professional Learning & Progressive Pedagogy
When you reflect back on your most recent professional learning in-service days, what springs to mind? Rich educational experiences filled with meanin...
Dr. Karis Jones Talks Literacies, Equity, & Acafandoms
Picture this: A group of passionate fans is huddled around their devices. Their favorite outlet has just dropped the latest response to a hotly conte...
F.D Signifier Talks Pop-Culture Sociology and the Pedagogy of YouTube
What comes to mind when you hear the word YouTube? Depending on your age and level of “online-ness” it might be anything from cat videos, to videogame...
Rob Ashton Talks Communication, Cognitive Bias, and the Written Word
Have you ever shot off an angry email or text message and immediately regret it? Or have you ever wondered why it’s better to hash out disagreements i...
Dr. T.J. Vari and Dr. Joe Jones Discuss Educational Leadership & School Culture
Joseph Jones and TJ Vari are authors, speakers, and district administrators who have written four books together. Their most recent publication, Reten...
Graham Fletcher Talks Fluency, Progression, Coherence, & Accessibility in Mathematics
Graham Fletcher has served in education as a classroom teacher, math instructional lead, and currently as a math specialist. His work with the math p...
Zoe Weil Talks Being A Solutionary and The Purpose of Education
Zoe Weil (pronounced “Zoh While”) is the co-founder and president of the Institute for Humane Education (IHE), and is considered a pioneer in the comp...
Conceptualizing Counter Narratives with Charles Williams **BONUS EPISODE**
Welcome to a special combined episode of Conceptually Speaking. This week Kayla and I linked up with Charles Williams, host of the Counter Narrative P...
Dr. Adam Sáenz Talks Emotional Intelligence, Wellbeing, and Self-Actualization
What a school year this has been. Educators across the country (and the world) have navigated yet another year of teaching under COVID. Worse still, m...
Cheryl-Ann Weekes Talks Mental Health, Resilience, and Self-Compassion
Join Julie Stern and Mihai Catrinar on this week's episode as they chat with mental health specialist, consent workshop facilitator, and international...
Karine Veldoen Talks Thriving, Leadership, Culture, and Potential
Karine Veldhoen, M.Ed., is the founder of Learn Forward™ and a creative force in education. As Chief Learning Officer at Willowstone Academy she creat...
Mitch Weathers Talks Executive Functioning and Student Agency
This week on Conceptually Speaking science lead Julia Briggs and I are joined by the CEO and Founder of Organize Binder, Mitch Weathers. Mitch’s exper...
Nichelle Pinkney & Joe Schmidt Talk Belonging, Empathy, & Civil Discourse
This week on Conceptually Speaking I’m joined by Joe Schmidt and our very own Nichelle Pinkney—coauthors of the upcoming book Civil Discourse: Classro...
Zoe Bee Talks Culture, Ideas, Media, and the Writing Process
On this week's episode of Conceptually Speaking Elementary Lead Jess Mattei and I sit down with college professor turned content creator, Zoe Bee. Whi...
Danny Bauer Talks Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge in Educational Leadership
Hello listeners. Conceptually Speaking is returning from its Holiday hiatus with an episode we’ve been itching to release. This week, Kayla joined Jul...
Dr. Miah Daugherty Talks Texts, Student Agency, and Disciplinary Literacy
Joining me on this week’s episode is our new Elementary Specialist, Jessica Mattei. Jess and I were lucky enough to chat with Dr. Miah Daughtery, Dire...
Dr. Traci Scheepstra Talks Emotion, Embodiment, and Education
Our guest this week is Dr. Traci Scheepstra , CEO and co-founder of Embodied Learnings. Joining Julie this week is our effervescent elementary lead an...
Kwame Sarfo-Mensah Talks Authenticity, Belonging, and Identity
In this week's episode of Conceptually Speaking, Julie and Kayla are joined by Kwame Sarfo-Mensa—mathematics teacher as well as Founder & CEO at Ident...
Annie Murphy Paul Talks Bodies, Surroundings, Relationships & the Extended Mind
On this episode of Conceptually Speaking, Julie and I are joined by, the ineffable Annie Murphy Paul a writer covering science and cognition and the a...