What happens when educators learn where learning actually happens—in classrooms alongside students and teachers? In this episode of the Phenomenal Teaching Podcast, Michelle Morris Jones sits down with Annie Patterson, PEBC’s Senior Director of Education and Lab Networks, to explore the power of Learning Labs as a form of job-embedded professional learning. Annie shares how […]

How might Adaptive Leadership help team, school, and system leaders navigate today’s complex educational landscape? Dr. Ashlee Saddler joins Michelle Morris Jones on PEBC’s to explore why Adaptive Leadership is essential in this moment. As Dr. Saddler shares, “Leadership is not found in certainty. It functions in the grey, where clarity is created, not assumed.” […]

In what ways might Math Workshop foster a joyful scuffle and a thinking rally that develops capable and agentic mathematicians? Join Wendy Ward Hoffer as she sits down with Michelle Morris Jones on PEBC’s Phenomenal Teaching Podcast to discuss her newest book, All Minds on Mathematics, and the intricacies of Math Workshop. In this episode, […]

How might we cultivate a joyful numerate community in our early childhood and primary classrooms? Join Michelle Morris Jones as she chats with Carrie Halbasch and Kirsten Myers-Blake about practical, concrete strategies for developing early number sense, fostering positive math identities, and weaving mathematical thinking into everyday routines. Carrie and Kirsten share their deeply held […]

 In what ways can math workshop meet every learner’s need for safety, purpose, inspiration, challenge, support, and growth? Join Wendy Ward Hoffer as she sits down with Michelle Morris Jones on PEBC’s Phenomenal Teaching Podcast to discuss her newest book: All Minds on Mathematics (Heinemann estimated publication: March 2026; pre-order NOW!) In this episode, […]

Listen in as Dr. Katy Anthes (former Colorado Commissioner of Education) joins PEBC’s Phenomenal Teaching podcast to share strategies for managing healthy conflict and avoiding extreme polarization. Dr. Anthes is leading PEBC’s latest initiative “Forward: From Polarization to Progress” and is supporting commissioners, superintendents, educational leaders and teachers. In this episode Dr. Anthes shares insights […]