Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Zach Groshell.
I’ve always been fascinated by what teaching looks like in remote and challenging contexts. That interest goes back to my own time working in places like Sudan, where the namesake of this blog, Education Rickshaw, comes from. So when I was invited to present at Alaska’s MTSS Conference, I was eager to learn more about the unique realities of teaching and learning across the state.
In this episode, I’m joined by Doug Gray, the organizer of the Alaska MTSS Conference and an educator who has spent years working across Alaska, including in bush communities.
Doug shares what first drew him to Alaskan schools, what daily life was like teaching in the bush, and how local culture, close-knit communities, isolation, weather, travel, and limited resources shaped his approach as an educator. We also talk about the future of Alaska schools, MTSS, and the promise of evidence-based teaching practices for supporting students across such a diverse and extraordinary state.
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We’ll spend our mornings unpacking the research, our middays studying expert teaching on video (courtesy of Steplab!), and our afternoons rehearsing the moves that make instruction clear, efficient, and reliable—so you leave with a practical toolkit you can use on day one.
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