Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Dr. Zach Groshell. This season, I’ve been diving deeply into writing instruction — what the research actually says, where classroom practice often drifts, and what it truly takes to help students become confident, capable writers. Writing is one of the most cognitively demanding things we ask students … Continue reading S5E19: Leslie Laud on Writing Instruction and Self-Regulated Strategy Development
What Has Changed and What Hasn’t Changed in Education
What Has Changed AI is dramatically better than it was a year ago. New models have emerged that are not just incrementally improved but fundamentally more capable. That part is clear. What hasn't changed requires a longer conversation. What Has Not Changed Direct Instruction Remains Critical for Improving Student Outcomes Direct Instruction in the Engelmann … Continue reading What Has Changed and What Hasn’t Changed in Education
S5E18: Glenn Whitman and Ian Kelleher on Bridging Learning Science and Classroom Reality
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Dr. Zach Groshell. In this episode, I sit down with Ian Kelleher and Glenn Whitman of the Center for Transformative Teaching & Learning (CTTL). We began with the origin story of CTTL — how they set out to bridge mind, brain, and education science with real classroom … Continue reading S5E18: Glenn Whitman and Ian Kelleher on Bridging Learning Science and Classroom Reality
S5E17: Femi Adeniran on Explicit Math Instruction and Coaching for Better Math Teaching
Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Dr. Zach Groshell. In this episode, I’m joined by the always fabulous, Femi Adeniran, to continue a conversation that started when I appeared on the Beyond Good podcast about math, coaching, and instruction. We discuss: How to begin a maths lesson How not to begin a maths … Continue reading S5E17: Femi Adeniran on Explicit Math Instruction and Coaching for Better Math Teaching
Why Direct Instruction Remains Relevant Today
Direct Instruction—note the capital D and I—is the OG of explicit teaching. Back in the mid-1960s, folks at the University of Illinois and later at Oregon arrived at a simple but essential insight: better teaching leads to better learning. As Siegfried Engelmann liked to point out, if students didn’t learn it, the teaching didn’t happen. … Continue reading Why Direct Instruction Remains Relevant Today


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