Aligning Words and Intentions

We all have good intentions, don’t we? It’s also true that we all have to fall into habits when it comes to the way we talk with students. There’s also no doubt that we all end up in some habits that don’t match our best intentions.

That’s what this podcast episode is all about. Vrain Waves hosts Ben Kalb and Becky Peters asked some great questions and facilitated a lively and conversations about the language we use with students. I highly recommend subscribing to their podcast!

To listen to this podcast, click here.

This podcast interview is based on the best-selling book, What We Say and How We Say It Matter: Teacher Talk that Improves Student Learning and Behavior.

To learn more about effective teacher talk, you might also read some of Mike’s blog posts about this topic or check out this LiveBinder of resources.

Mike Anderson

Mike Anderson has been an educator for more than 25 years. A public school teacher for 15 years, he has also taught preschool, coached swim teams, and taught university graduate level classes. He now works as a consultant providing professional learning for teachers throughout the US and beyond. In 2004, Mike was awarded a national Milken Educator Award, and in 2005 he was a finalist for NH Teacher of the Year. In 2020, he was awarded the Outstanding Educational Leader Award by NHASCD for his work as a consultant. A best-selling author, Mike has written nine books about great teaching and learning. His latest book is Tackling the Motivation Crisis: How to Activate Student Learning Without Behavior Charts, Pizza Parties, or Other Hard-to-Quit Incentive Systems. When not working, Mike can be found hanging with his family, tending his perennial gardens, and searching for new running routes around his home in Durham, NH.

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