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Hosted by Stephanie Dinnen and Pete Siner · education · EN-US
Teach Smarter is a podcast for educators who are tired of initiatives that don't stick and PD that doesn't translate. Hosted by former classroom teachers Stephanie Dinnen and Peter Siner, each episode digs into the real challenges of teaching, coaching, and leading schools, from instructional practice to the tools and technology worth your time. The name says it all: work smarter without losing sight of what actually works in real classrooms.
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Signup to Generate a PitchTeach Smarter is a podcast for educators who are tired of initiatives that don't stick and PD that doesn't translate. Hosted by former classroom teachers Stephanie Dinnen and Peter Siner, each episode digs into the real challenges of teaching, coaching, and leading schools, from instructional practice to the tools and technology worth your time.
Teach Smarter is hosted by Stephanie Dinnen and Pete Siner. The show has published 46 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Pedagogies of Voice with Shane Safir & Marlo Bagsik" (13 October 2026, 54 minutes), "The Future of Reading Instruction, with Matt Pasternack" (2 July 2026, 44 minutes), and "The Future of Reading Instruction, with Matt Pasternack" (2 July 2026, 44 minutes).
Teach Smarter publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 46 episodes.
Booking probability for Teach Smarter is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Teach Smarter requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Teach Smarter's contact route on record: verified email.
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Stephanie Dinnen and Pete Siner hosts Teach Smarter, an education podcast with 46 episodes published.
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In this episode of Teach Smarter, Pete sits down with Shane Safir and Marlo Bagsik, co-authors of Pedagogies of Voice: Street Data and the Path to Student Agency , to discuss what it actually means to give students a...
Helping every child learn to read is one of the biggest challenges facing schools today. In this episode, we sit down with Matt Pasternack, founder and CEO of Once and the first employee at Clever, to discuss a...
<p>Helping every child learn to read is one of the biggest challenges facing schools today. In this episode, we sit down with Matt Pasternack, founder and CEO of Once and the first employee at Clever, to discuss a...
<p>Recess is often treated as a break from learning, but what if it's actually one of the most important parts of the school day?</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Lauren McNamara, founder of Schoolyards for...
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<p>In this episode, we sit down with high school chemistry teacher and education writer Marcie Samayoa to explore one of the most overlooked conversations in education today: how we teach science. Marcie challenges the...
<p>Many schools say they’ve implemented high quality instructional materials. Dan Reynolds argues most have only adopted them.</p><p>In this episode, we sit down with Dan Reynolds from SRI International to unpack what...
<p>Instructional coaching is often set up to fail. Coaches are undertrained, overloaded, and expected to change instruction without a clear model or enough time to do the work.</p><p>In this episode, Peter sits down...
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<p>Dr. Katie Novak is one of the leading voices in Universal Design for Learning and the author of sixteen books including UDL Now and Elevating Educational Design with AI. In this episode, we talk about what UDL...
<p>What does the research actually say about SEL and why does so much of what gets sold to schools fall short of the evidence? In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Christina Cipriano, Associate Professor at the Yale...
<p>Professional development has a trust problem. Many teachers feel burned by years of shifting initiatives, surface-level walkthroughs, and messages that miss the reality of classroom instruction.</p><p>In this...
<p>In this episode, Stephanie and I speak with neuroscientist and former teacher Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath about what schools get wrong, and why so many well-intended initiatives fall apart in real classrooms.</p><p>We...
<p>What actually drives student growth, and why do so few schools get it right? In this episode, Dr. Tequilla Brownie breaks down the core conditions that help students catch up and move forward. We talk about...
<p>In this episode, Stephanie talks with Haili Hughes about why so many teachers feel worn down and what actually helps. Haili explains how shared curriculum and clear systems give teachers more time, more confidence...
<p>In this episode, Peter talks with Dr. Sabba Quidwai about how educators keep agency with AI. Sabba explains why design thinking is action, not PDFs, and how her SPARK interview turns vague goals into five day wins...
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<p>In this episode, Pete and Stephanie talk with Josh Czupryk about how the education job market is changing as ESSER funds expire and districts face tighter budgets. Josh shares what his data shows about which roles...
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<p>Episode DescriptionIn this episode, Pete and Stephanie talk with Catlin Tucker about what blended learning actually looks like when it’s done well. Catlin unpacks the core skill set teachers need to move beyond...
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<p>In this episode, we sit down with Monica Burns to talk about the real role of technology in today’s classrooms. We look at how teachers can bring AI and other digital tools into their instruction without losing sight...
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<p>In this episode of Teach Smarter, part of our Leaders from the Classroom series, I talk with Nick, a middle school history teacher, about how he builds writing skills through in-class modeling, real-time feedback...
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<p>In this episode, Pete and Stephanie talk with Bill Bass, Innovation Coordinator for Parkway School District and former ISTE Board President, about transforming school libraries and reframing what educator resistance...
<p>Zaretta Hammond joins us to explore how AI and edtech can either reinforce a pedagogy of compliance or unlock true cognitive justice for students. We dig into over-scaffolding, feedback loops, the science of...
Recent guests on Teach Smarter. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
vice president of Plant-based Food & Beverage Business, Schoolyards for Thought
Logic School Literature Teacher, Camp Y Noah and Akron Rotary Camp
member of the UK House of Lords, Chair of COBIS, Chair of E-Act, on the Nord Anglia Education Advisory Board, on the qualifications committee for Pearson, founder of xRapidGroup, The Instructional Coaching Group
education consultant, author, former assistant superintendent of schools in Massachusetts, Novak Educational Consulting
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