Classroom Caffeine

Education research has a problem. The work of brilliant education researchers often doesn’t reach the practice of brilliant teachers. But the questions and challenges from teachers’ practice sometimes don’t become the work of education researchers. Classroom Caffeine is here to help. In each episode, listeners hear from a leading education researcher or practitioner who shares what they want others to know about their work. Each conversation offers new insights into teaching and learning.

Classroom Caffeine is a education podcast hosted by Lindsay Persohn, with 123 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Lindsay Persohn hosts Classroom Caffeine, a education show with 123 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  Another Conversation with Shea Kerkhoff

  May 12, 202634 minS6

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, Dr. Shea Kerkhoff talks to us about adolescent literacy, student engagement, and how teachers can support middle and high school students as readers and writers in today’s complex literacy landscape. Drawing from her new book, Adolescent Literacy: Integrating the Sciences of Reading and Writing in Grades 4-12, Shea discusses ways educators can foster motivation, meaningful literacy literacy experiences, and authentic learning opportunities across content areas. She shares insights into the sciences of reading and writing and the importance of honoring students’ identities, interests, and lived experiences in literacy instruction. Dr...

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  Episode #9

  A Conversation with Rachel Hatten: Passing the Mic

  Apr 14, 202658 minS6

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A big change is happening at Classroom Caffeine, and we wanted you to hear it directly: the podcast is continuing in partnership with the University of South Florida College of Education, with Dr. Rachel Hatten stepping in as the new host and executive producer. We talk with Rachel about the bridge we’re always trying to build, getting education research into the hands of teachers in ways that actually fit the realities of classrooms, schools, and district systems. <br/><br/>Rachel brings a scholar-practitioner lens shaped by years as a high school English tea...

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  Episode #8

  A Conversation with Huseyin Uysal and Luis Javier Pentón Herrera

  Mar 10, 202648 minS6

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode, our guests Drs. Huseyin Uysal and Luis Javier Pentón Herrera talk to us about learning the English language, and supporting young people in humanizing ways as they learn English. </p><p>Dr. Huseyin Uysal’s research interests, which tie back to several of his current endeavors, are primarily centered on studying fairness, justice and equity in language assessment, criticality in TESOL teacher education, and plurilingualism at public schools. His work has appeared in venues such as TESOL Journal, TESOL Quarterly, Linguistics and Education, and Peabody Journal of Education. He curr...

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  Episode #7

  A Stories-To-Live-By Conversation with Anna Hamilton from The Marjorie

  Feb 12, 202636 minS6

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Anna Hamilton talks to us about the work of The Marjorie, Florida’s independent reporting outlet dedicated to the critical intersection of social justice and the environment. Anna is the Co-Founder & Development Director for The Marjorie. She is a radio producer and oral historian whose work explores the cultures and environments of the American South. Anna has developed projects for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Southern Foodways Alliance, and reported for outlets including NPR and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. The Marjorie is not your source for breaking ne...

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  Episode #6

  A Stories-To-Live-By Conversation with "Morgan"

  Jan 13, 202623 minS6

  <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>What happens when a teacher loses her classroom library to censorship—and her students are living through floods, hurricanes, and displacement? "Morgan" invites us into a practice built on place, care, and student stories. Instead of giving up on relevance, she transforms lived experience into the curriculum: teens write about storm damage, read FEMA applications as functional texts, and use multimodal storytelling to process eco-grief and advocate for resources. Morgan traces her journey from a novice teacher with a Florida-centered library to an agile practitioner who makes space for small, daily moves that ma...

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