Brendan Lee

NEW POST
I’ve been digging into a text from 1983. Three years before I was born.
And honestly, it explains why so many of our lessons miss the mark.
Part of the problem is what happens in the moment, our lack of responsiveness to students.
But the bigger issue? It happens long before we step into the classroom.
It’s in how we plan.
For years, I believed that if something was new, the answer was simple: use the gradual release of responsibility.
And while that’s still broadly true, it’s not precise enough.
Because not all learning is the same.

📢NEW EPISODE
October was Dyslexia Awareness Month, so it was the perfect time to sit down with @SpeldNSW, CEO @veronalexand to bust some persistent myths.
In this chat, Veronica dispels the misconceptions that dyslexia is a visual problem or stems from a lack of intelligence or effort. She delves into actionable classroom supports, explains why assistive technology is definitely not "cheating" and unpacks SPELD NSW's new spelling program!
🎧 Listen to the full episode via the link below or wherever you get your podcasts👇learnwithlee.net/s04e14-5-myths…

It’s a tough question to ask ourselves: are we gaining 20 years of experience or just repeating our first five years four times over?
In this clip, @nsachdeva2019 makes a really valid point about how easy it is to hit a performance plateau in the classroom. We know experience is an important foundation but without consciously trying to refine our craft it just isn't enough.
I know how easy it is to get stuck in a comfortable rut when you are just trying to survive the school week. What do you do to make sure you are still improving after those first few years?
Listen to the full episode here👇 learnwithlee.net/s04e12-paul-ki…

The Birth of a Seminal Paper
"They really don't get it." That was the frustrated whisper between @P_A_Kirschner and John Sweller that helped change educational psychology forever.
In this clip from the podcast Paul reveals exactly how their legendary 2006 paper on minimally guided instruction came to be and how Richard Clark ended up asking to be the third author. It is an article that completely shifted the thinking of so many educators around the world.
Can you remember first reading it and how it impacted you?
Listen to the full episode here 👇
learnwithlee.net/s04e12-paul-ki…

📢NEW EPISODE
Does teaching for 20 years actually make you an expert?

Unfortunately, experience alone does not produce expertise. In this new episode I sit down with two absolute legends, @P_A_Kirschner and @nsachdeva2019, to unpack what it really takes to become an expert educator and how you can deliberately build that skill set over time.

🎧 Listen to the full conversation here 👇 learnwithlee.net/s04e12-paul-ki…

* You also get to hear about the incredible origin story behind Paul's famous 2006 minimal guidance paper.