Timothy Slekar
Civic Media Spotlight for July 27th & 28th (Hour 1)
First up this weekend, the Maggie Daun Show is joined by County Board Supervisor Marcelia Nicholson to talk about what it means to have Kamala Harris as the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party. Then, BustED Pencils has really, really good group energy covering the news of the week so far in this week of […]
You Can’t Teach ‘Em Like You Used To
Special guest Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige walks us through Three-Cueing system: what it is, how it’s helped millions of kids learn to read, and the real controversy based on a false premise surrounding teaching with it. The Three-Cueing system, which uses context, meaning, and sound to help learners make sense of language, is now illegal to […]
It’s Time for a Civics Lesson
Tim is back in the saddle and ready to talk trending news– yes we’ll get to that news about 34 felony guilty verdicts– but first, some Busted Pencils business. Dr. Johnny and Dr. Tim bring a cogent educational view to the biggest news for our democracy in decades: a former president and current presidential candidate […]
Mindfulness or Mindless Compliance?
Tim and Johnny are joined by teacher Hailee fresh out of a union meeting and fired up to talk fully leaded education. Are we teaching children mindfulness techniques in order to help them grow as people or as one more desperate effort for behavior management in the classroom? One helps us as a society, one […]
BustEd Pencils and a Busted Congress (2nd Hour)
We have our regular monthly visit with Congressman Mark Pocan. We’ll visit with Dr. John Lupinacci and Dr. Tim Slekar, hosts of “BustEdPencils,” the Civic Media education-themed show, now airing five nights a week. And we’ll talk to Todd Allbaugh of the conveniently named Todd Allbaugh Show.
