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S5E30: Sarah Oberle and Mitch Weathers on executive functions for K-3 classrooms

Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Zach Groshell. Executive functioning has become one of the most frequently discussed topics in education, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood. Teachers are increasingly expected to help students manage attention, organization, memory, planning, and self-regulation, but questions remain about what these skills actually are, how…
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June 7, 2026 0Comments

Just Tell Them: The Power of Explanations and Explicit Teaching

Dr. Zach Groshell's book reaffirms the enduring importance of effective explanations at a time when "teacher talk" is often undervalued. Drawing on the science of learning, he explores essential techniques for showing, telling, demonstrating, modeling, and presenting so that even the most complex concepts become accessible to all learners. Engage with the art and science…
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June 4, 2026 0Comments

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…
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May 31, 2026 0Comments

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…
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May 26, 2026 0Comments