Ed Talk With Dr. Bob Bravo

Smarter Balanced Assessments have arrived in Educational Service Center, South. What influence will 21st century testing have on our classrooms and our students? Join ESC South's Chris Cassidy and Elmer Choe as they discuss these and other matters with Bandini ES Principal, Robert Fenton, and Testing Branch Specialist, Moses Jorge. Opening and closing music "Poco a Poco" by José Coaro Fumero (lyrics), Luis Tejada (arrangement), and Tanya Avelleyra (lead vocalist).

What does it mean to achieve Natuonal Board certification? Dr. Bravo discusses the road to National board recognition with Teary August and Oscar Espinoza.  Opening and closing music "Poco a Poco" by José Coaro Fumero (lyrics), Luis Tejada (arrangement), and Tanya Avelleyra (lead vocalist).

How can taking the DIBELS assessment today prevent reading difficulties tomorrow? Join with us, as Dr. Bravo, Chris Cassidy, Lisa Saldivar and Dayna Wells discuss the possibilities. Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Interviewers become interviewees, as Dr. Bravo discusses journalism with Donn Cottom, advisor to South East High School's Jaguar Times, and five promising young journalists. Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

What’s it like to be part of a school-wide writing revolution? Find out as Dr. Bravo joins Tanya Avelleyra, Heidie Hoffman, and Mary Anne Tippin as they share their thoughts and tips for using Kelly Gallagher’s practices in the classroom.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Join Dr. Bravo, author and teacher, Kelly Gallagher, and over two-hundred educators for a lively (and live) discussion that ranges from the Common Core State Standards, to the trouble with the five-paragraph essay, to how literature can serve as a rehearsal for life.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

What is it to be gifted? Listen in as Dr. Bravo and Dr. Debbie Dillard provide some surprising answers.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Enjoy Dr. Bravo's conversation with science specialists, Amber McKinney and Keri Porter, as they discuss the connections that link children's books, Trash for Teaching and NASA to the science curriculum.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Dr. Bravo joins history/social studies specialists, Dayna Wells and Emmalee Briggs, to discuss how an incisive understanding of informational text contributes to becoming a successful student and an informed citizen.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Enjoy the conversation as Dr. Bravo and Dr. Laura Schiller, consultant for Teachers College of Columbia University, discuss Units of Study, the need for explicit instruction, and the indispensable role of writing in today’s world.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Join Dr. Bravo as he meets with Teacher College's Cornelius Minor to discuss topics ranging from addressing a global audience to uplifting the children before us. And listen in as Mr. Minor explains why engagement may be more important than mastery. Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Join Dr. Bravo as he hosts arts integration teachers, Delynn Schoenholt, Mimi Ortiz, Andrea Mauk, Karen Robinson, Alison Rose, and ESC, South Arts Integration Specialist, Ruth Torres. Discover how the arts not only build community and enrich our lives, but actually make us smarter.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Listen in as author, teacher and Professor Emeritus, Dr. Cathy Fosnot joins Dr. Bravo to discuss math anxiety, dead mathematicians, and the auspicious trends in mathematics toward doing mathematics and mathematizing the lived world.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

In this week's podcast, Dr. Bravo discusses Writers Workshop with Dana Bowden and Kate Beaudet from Powerful Solutions. Listen in as Dana and Kate outline key components of Writers Workshop and offer tips and particulars to get your writing program started on the right foot.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

In this week’s podcast Dr. Bravo speaks with Dr. Ruth Perez, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, whose passion for learning has fueled her journey from language learner to Deputy Superintendent for the 2nd largest school district in the United States.  Listen as Dr. Perez explains why she left a job she loved in another district to come to LA Unified.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

In this week's podcast Dr. Bravo speaks with Amber McKinney and Keri Porter to learn more about the Next Generation Science Standards.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Listen to this week's inspirational conversation with Lovelyn Marquez-Prueher, one of five distinguished educators recognized as a 2015 California Teacher of the Year.  Ms. Marquez-Prueher discusses the award's significance and how experiences have influenced her approach to education.  Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

In this week's episode, Dr. Bravo speaks with Christine Cassidy, Lisa Saldivar, and Elmer Choe about the Smarter Balanced Assessments. Learn about the latest information, tools, and resources that are available to prepare for these assessments. Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

Listen to this week's podcast where Dr. Bravo speaks with Dr. Breakstone about the work the Stanford History Education Group is doing with schools in ESC South. Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.

In this week's podcast, Dr. Bravo and Dr. Kate Kinsella discuss strategies to improve students' English language proficiency. Opening and closing music, da Bob Groove, composed by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), featuring Admiral Bob.