Want to level up your teaching this summer? Join me in NYC for The Explicit Teaching Institute—a five-day deep dive into the science of learning and the highest-leverage moves in explicit instruction. We’ll spend our mornings unpacking the research, our middays studying expert teaching on video, and our afternoons rehearsing the moves that make instruction … Continue reading Registration Open for The Explicit Teaching Institute July 27-31 in New York City!
S5E29: Owen Engelmann on Field Testing Direct Instruction Programs
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Dr. Zach Groshell. Today I’m bringing you an episode from the Direct Instruction Podcast—one that I think anyone interested in instructional design, curriculum development, or evidence-based teaching will find fascinating. I’m joined by Owen Engelmann of Engelmann-Becker Corporation, the curriculum development organization founded by Siegfried Engelmann and … Continue reading S5E29: Owen Engelmann on Field Testing Direct Instruction Programs
Working Too Hard on the Wrong Things
A new edition of one of the best books on instructional coaching is out. Here's the foreword I contributed.It's hard to say whether instructional coaching is in its infancy or in crisis. Coaching isn't new to schools, but it isn't being done well in most of them either. We argue over definitions of what coaching … Continue reading Working Too Hard on the Wrong Things
S5E28: AJ Pettway on “Student-Centered Learning,” Instructional Coaching, and School Leadership
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Zach Groshell, and today we are talking about teaching, coaching, and the strange language of modern education. One phrase that comes up constantly in education is “student-centered learning.” It gets used so often, and so vaguely, that it’s started to mean almost everything and almost nothing at … Continue reading S5E28: AJ Pettway on “Student-Centered Learning,” Instructional Coaching, and School Leadership
Book your tickets for the Explicit Teaching Institute NYC 2026
Schools and districts that have caught the bug for Direct and Explicit Instruction know that meaningful implementation requires meaningful professional learning. Registration is now open for the Explicit Teaching Institute NYC — a five-day deep dive into the science of learning and systematic instruction. Dates: July 27–31, 2026 Each day combines research, observation, and rehearsal: … Continue reading Book your tickets for the Explicit Teaching Institute NYC 2026
S5E27: Matt Bateman and Laura Mazer set the record straight on Montessori
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I'm your host, Zach Groshell, and today we are talking about Montessori. I'll admit, I came into this conversation skeptical. Most of what gets sold as "Montessori" today is a watered-down, follow-your-bliss version of what Maria Montessori actually wrote. The popular caricature— that Montessori is a free-for-all where kids drift … Continue reading S5E27: Matt Bateman and Laura Mazer set the record straight on Montessori
S5E26: Ste Robinson on Mastery-Based, Knowledge-Rich PE
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Zach Groshell, and today we are talking about.... PE! I’ll admit, I’ve often taken a dim view of PE as a subject. At its worst, it's often just games and activities that don’t appear to build toward much, and that, frankly, could be led by someone without … Continue reading S5E26: Ste Robinson on Mastery-Based, Knowledge-Rich PE
S5E25: Jamey Peavler on Access vs. Exposure and Constrained vs. Unconstrained Skills
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect, a show about the teacher-centered and the student-centered, the traditional and the progressive, in education. My guest today is Jamey Peavler, literacy leader and instructional expert focused on building coherent, science-aligned systems of reading instruction. Jamey has worked extensively with schools and districts to design and implement structured literacy models … Continue reading S5E25: Jamey Peavler on Access vs. Exposure and Constrained vs. Unconstrained Skills
S5E24: Olivia Mullins on Content, Curriculum, and Coherence in Elementary Science
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I am you host, Zach Groshell. My guest today is Dr. Olivia Mullins, Founder and Executive Director of Science Delivered and lead developer of the Learning Squared science and literacy program. Olivia trained as a scientist before turning to elementary science education. She's become one of the sharpest voices working … Continue reading S5E24: Olivia Mullins on Content, Curriculum, and Coherence in Elementary Science
The Instructional Design Behind DI’s Approach to Language Comprehension
I recently watched a DI webinar titled Science of Reading: Explicit Fundamental Language Instruction to Improve Reading Comprehension, presented by Kurt Engelmann and the folks at NIFDI. The session illustrated how Direct Instruction builds language comprehension - the often-neglected half of the Simple View of Reading. I've written and podcasted plenty about DI's evidence base … Continue reading The Instructional Design Behind DI’s Approach to Language Comprehension
Join Me in Helping Inwood Academy Students Attend ResearchED Colombia
I’m excited to be leading the Explicit Teaching Institute at Inwood Academy in New York City. Connected to that work is another opportunity that means a great deal to me. Inwood Academy, an inner city school that primarily serves Spanish-speaking students and families, is raising funds to help send its students to Colombia’s first ResearchED. … Continue reading Join Me in Helping Inwood Academy Students Attend ResearchED Colombia
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