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Teacher Talk

SDPB

20 episodes

“SDPB’s Teacher Talk” is a podcast for teachers and their BFAWs (best friends at work) made by education professionals who love their jobs. Jackie Wilber and Gina Benz discuss the highs (and lows) of teaching and provide resources for new and experienced educators. Jackie Wilber, Ed.D., is a faculty member at the University of South Dakota’s School of Education, where she serves as director of the Center for Student and Professional Services. Gina Benz is an adjunct faculty at several universities and a recipient of the Milken Educator Award.Featured conversations will broadcast on the air on SDPB's "Morning Edition."

Episodes

  1. Want a smoother back-to-school? Teach your students how to advocate for themselves

    · 14 min

    Teachers Gina Benz and Jackie Wilber, Ed.D., celebrate the new school year with tips on how to make it less stressful.

  2. Grading Game or Learning Lab?

    · 23 min

    Ivy League universities are struggling with how to measure excellence. South Dakota teachers offer insight into the fundamental role of classroom grades, and how to foster learning within any evaluation structure.

  3. Reading corners, summer books, and how the public library is one of the 'last places you can exist for free'

    · 20 min

    If you're worried summer is going too fast, why not slow down with a book? SDPB's Teacher Talk explores how to rediscover the joy of reading in libraries and all the places we make our own library worlds.

  4. Collegebound: Tips for navigating dual credit and AP classes in South Dakota

    · 17 min

    Teacher Talk explores the many opportunities for South Dakota students to study at the college level long before they get to college.

  5. AI in Education: Questions, not answers

    · 22 min

    A statewide education conference is seeking community questions about AI in the classroom. The Teacher Talk educators have a few questions of their own.

  6. Addressing 'AI overwhelm' in the classroom

    · 21 min

    The pace of AI advances can overwhelm teachers as they race to adapt to the complexities of a new technology. Gina Benz and Jackie Wilber discuss research and tips for doing the 'next right thing' with AI.

  7. Teacher Talk: Power to the Public (Schools)

    · 28 min

    Two teachers (Gina Benz, Jackie Wilber) and a journalist (Lori Walsh) discuss the purpose of public education in American democracy. (And they take a moment to talk about teacher fashion too!)

  8. Top 10 Takeaways from Teacher Talk (so far)

    · 24 min

    Jackie Wilber, Ed.D. offers 10 insights from more than 80 episodes of SDPB's education podcast.

  9. Boundaries, bans and best friends in the classroom

    · 24 min

    Gina Benz offers her top Teacher Talk takeaways

  10. 2025 Education Word of the Year

    · 26 min

    EducationWeek declared "dismantle" the word of the year. Jackie Wilber, Ed.D., and Gina Benz consider the impact of policy on South Dakota schools

  11. A smarter AI plan for teachers

    · 16 min

    Artificial intelligence can be bad for your brain. SDPB's Teacher Talk educators search for the smart way to teach with AI tools.

  12. Unplugged Teaching

    · 19 min

    Digital technology is changing the way kids learn. So teachers are changing the way they teach. Sometimes that means "unplugging" a classroom. Gina Benz and Jackie Wilber talk with Lori Walsh

  13. Can slowing the pace of school deepen learning for students?

    · 23 min

    School is not just about outcomes. It's about relationships, identity and community. Teacher Talk explores research and resources that deepen learning by creating time and space in the classroom.

  14. To All of the People Who Serve Our Schools

    · 22 min

    To all of the people who serve in our schools, I see you.

  15. Teacher Talk | Honoring the Teenage Brain

    · 25 min

    The Teacher Talk educators remind us that adolescence is not a waiting room for adulthood—it’s a critical stage of growth in its own right

  16. Teacher Talk | E-Sports

    · 35 min

    Teacher Talk educators look into the value that diversified extracurriculars give our students.

  17. Teacher Talk | Brain Science Matters

    · 36 min

    Gina Benz dives into the connections of learning theory and brain science as they pertain to education.

  18. Teacher Talk | A Low-Stress School Year

    · 31 min

    Jackie Wilber shares her research into creating a low-stress school year for teachers, students, and parents.

  19. Teacher Talk| A Teacher's New Year's Resolutions

    · 24 min

    Happy New Year! For many, the start of school is the real new year full of new classes, new teachers, new clothes, new supplies, and maybe even a new school.

  20. Teacher Talk | What Emerging Research Says About School Cell Phone Bans

    · 25 min

    Jackie Wilber outlines the latest research on school cell phone bans.

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