Design Lessons - A Podcast You Need In Your Life

If you are an educator who loves to listen to podcasts that offer practical insights and strategies you can quickly and easily implement with your students, then you need "Design Lessons with Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore" in your life. Even if podcasts aren't usually your thing, Design Lessons is a great podcast to start listening to podcasts.

Each episode is packed full of strategies that can be incorporated in the lessons and learning experiences you are currently designing for your students. They range from 20 to 45 minutes in length, which is shorter than most commutes. Dr. Schmidt Moore has a smooth and calm speaking voice that will totally draw you in and capture your attention.

Whether personally modeling the use of specific instructional design strategies, or interviewing educators who are having success with "all the things" that work, Dr. Schmidt Moore roots each episode in one, or all, of three "Touchstones":

1. mindset and relationships

2. real world opportunities

3. critical and creative thinking.

Dr. Schmidt Moore have recorded six episodes for your listening pleasure (with more on the way) on topics such as easing anxiety and reframing your mindset, mindfulness, building community and trust in the classroom, and co-teaching.

For more information about Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore and to listen to the Design Lessons podcast, visit her website at https://www.micheleschmidtmoore.com/.

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