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For the past 35 years, Steve Barkley has served as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally, facilitating the changes necessary for them to reach students and successfully prepare them for the 21st century. A prolific published author, his weekly blog has evolved into a go-to resource for teachers and administrators all over the world. Visit BarkleyPD.com to learn more.
Episodes

Thursday May 30, 2019
Exploring Teacher Communication Skills
Thursday May 30, 2019
Thursday May 30, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve is joined by middle school teacher and PLS Classes instructor, Michael Hands to discuss teacher communication skills.
Get in touch with Michael: mhands@pls3rdlearning.com
If you’d like to sign up for the PLS graduate course Building Communication and Teamwork in the Classroom, please click here. If you’d like to sign up for one of Michael’s upcoming classes, click here.
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday May 23, 2019
Repeat Student-Teacher Matches
Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve is joined by professor, Andrew Hill from Montana State University to discuss the benefits of repeat student-teacher matches.
Get in touch with Andrew: andrew.hill6@montana.edu
Read Andrew Hill & David Jones’ article here.
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday May 16, 2019
Learning From Failure & Success
Thursday May 16, 2019
Thursday May 16, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve examines how learning can occur from both failure and success.
Read “Systematic Reflection: Implications for Learning From Failures and Successes” here.
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday May 09, 2019
Student Success Skills: Self Management, Empathy, Resilience
Thursday May 09, 2019
Thursday May 09, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve is joined by author Tom Hoerr as well as assistant principal, Jessica Nichols with her team at Simle Middle School to discuss building student success skills.
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday May 02, 2019
Teaching Strategies, Building Options
Thursday May 02, 2019
Thursday May 02, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve is joined by high school teacher and PLS Classes instructor, Jim Brinling to discuss teaching strategies and methods to increase teaching options.
View Jim’s explanation of the Success Equation here.
Get in touch with Jim: jbrinling@pls3rdlearning.com
Classroom Management: Orchestrating a Community of Learners® is an on-site course offered through PLS Classes. Visit PLSClasses.com to learn more.
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday Apr 25, 2019
The Impact of Knowing: Creating Opportunities to Ask & Listen
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve discusses how “knowing” can develop trust and opportunities among students and educators.
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday Apr 18, 2019
The Teacher’s Role in Student Motivation
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
Thursday Apr 18, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve is joined by teacher educator and PLS Classes instructor, John Schmitt, to explore what the teacher’s role is in student motivation.
Designing Motivation for All Learners® is an on-site course offered through PLS Classes. Visit PLSClasses.com to learn more.
Get in touch with John: Jschmitt@pls3rdlearning.com
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Desirable Learning Difficulties to Increase Learning
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
Thursday Apr 11, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve explores how creating desirable learning difficulties can enhance and promote student learning.
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday Apr 04, 2019
The Coaching Balance
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
Thursday Apr 04, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve is joined by former instructional coach and current assessment consultant, Kevin Schlomer, to explore the coaching evaluation continuum.
View Kevin’s Coaching Balance diagram.
Get in touch with Kevin:
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.

Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Creating PLC Conversations That Increase Collective Responsibility
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
In this week's episode of the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve looks at how to create conversations in PLCs that increase collective responsibility and in turn, student learning.
Subscribe to the Steve Barkley Ponders Out Loud podcast on iTunes or visit BarkleyPD.com to find new episodes. Thanks for listening!
To view the transcript of this podcast, click here.