# guided practice (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover guided practice. Page: Feed: --- ## [Graphic Organisers for Explicit Teaching](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/graphic-organisers-for-explicit-teaching) _2026-08-16 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Editable graphic organisers to support modelling, guided practice and independent practice across your explicit teaching lessons. ## [Explicit Teaching Expectations Slides](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/explicit-teaching-expectations-slides) _2026-08-16 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ 18 editable Canva slides to make expectations clear during each part of your explicit teaching lesson. ## [How to Strengthen Independent Practice in Your Lessons](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/how-to-strengthen-independent-practice) _2026-08-13 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Skill Development Part 3: Independent work ## [I Was Marking Assessments From My Son’s Hospital Room](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/i-was-marking-assessments-from-my) _2026-08-12 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ What it took for me to learn about looking after myself during the term. ## [How to Improve the Guided Practice in Your Lessons](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/how-to-improve-the-guided-practice) _2026-08-06 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Skill Development Part 2: Guided Practice ## [Why Students Still Struggle After Modelled Instruction](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/why-students-still-struggle-after) _2026-07-30 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Skill Development Part 1: Modelled Instruction ## [Concept Development Comes Before Skill Development](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/concept-development-comes-before) _2026-07-23 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Learn how to build what students know ## [How to Activate Prior Knowledge](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/how-to-activate-prior-knowledge) _2026-07-16 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ To Hook Your Students into the Lesson ## [Why Term 3 Is the Hardest Term of the Year](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/term-3-energy) _2026-07-12 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ ...And How to Protect Your Energy ## [How to Deliver Your Explicit Teaching Lesson Introduction Without Students Disengaging](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/lesson-introduction-delivery) _2026-07-09 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Introducing Learning Intentions and Success Criteria Effectively ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/4HRbJUh8O8Am) _2026-07-09 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [Check for Understanding Isn't What Most Teachers Think](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/check-for-understanding-in-explicit-teaching) _2026-07-03 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ How effective teachers use quick checks differently. ## [Classroom Routines for Structured Teaching: The Missing Piece Most Teachers Overlook](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/classroom-instructional-routines) _2026-06-24 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ A practical guide to teaching the routines students need to participate successfully in every part of the lesson. ## [How to Teach Instructional Routines](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/how-to-teach-instructional-routines) _2026-06-24 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ So You Can Focus on the Learning ## [Explicit Teaching as a Student-Centred Approach](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/explicit-teaching-as-student-centred) _2026-06-18 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Here I discuss the biggest misconception about explicit instruction and what it really means for cognitive load in your classroom. ## [Instructional Routines at the End of the Term](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/instructional-routines-at-the-end) _2026-06-15 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ How to use your structure to carry your students to the holidays ## [Explicit Teaching Daily Slides Bundle](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/explicit-teaching-daily-slides-bundle) _2026-06-07 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ 90+ editable Canva slides for lesson delivery, classroom routines, behaviour support and classroom organisation. ## [Guided Practice in Explicit Teaching: The Most Important Part of the Lesson](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/guided-practice-in-explicit-teaching) _2026-06-02 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Learn why guided practice in explicit teaching is critical for student success, formative assessment and responsive instruction. What effective guided practice looks like and why it is hard to deliver ## [How Explicit Teaching Became Over-Scripted](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/explicit-teaching-presentations) _2026-05-25 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Exploring the shift from responsive instruction to over-reliance on lesson slides ## #122 Being with Big Feelings Guided Practice _2026-01-28 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. The constant barrage of terrible news can be overwhelming and exhausting. While big feelings are normal responses to what we're seeing our feeds, we also need to metabolize those feelings so they don't take up residence in our hearts and minds and prevent us from finding pathways forward. In this guided practice, Jen takes you through an embodied and grounded practiced… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/18586735-122-being-with-big-feelings-guided-practice.mp3) ## #121 Beginning Anew _2026-01-14 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. We're kicking off the new year with an exploration of the ways in which we can capture the energy and freshness of a new calendar year to every day moments, creating new beginnings whenever we need them. Topics include: how temporal landmarks, like a new year, pull us out of the ordinary how walking meditation teaches us how to start over in the present moment and we can… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/18510029-121-beginning-anew.mp3) ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qewNvoe45Tld) _2026-01-14 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Daily Review in Explicit Teaching: Why It Matters for Learning](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/daily-review-in-explicit-teaching) _2026-01-11 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Daily review is critical for retention and fluency in explicit teaching. Learn why spaced and sequenced practice matters and how to plan it effectively. ## [Daily Review Scheduler for Teachers](https://www.brolgaeducation.au/p/daily-review-scheduler-for-teachers) _2025-12-26 · Trudy Mayo · Brolga Education_ Plan effective Daily Review across a term with ease. ## #120 Checking In with Inner Skeptics Parts Work Guided Practice _2025-12-17 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. Working through dilemmas and challenges usually involves trade-offs, compromises, or imperfect third options. After all, if there was a lot of internal consensus, it wouldn't be a dilemma. Sometimes, parts may feel bruised and disappointed, making you feel unsure about whether you made the right choice. In this parts work practice, Jen helps you connect with your inner… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/18376172-120-checking-in-with-inner-skeptics-parts-work-guided-practice.mp3) ## #119 Being True to Yourself Around Difficult People _2025-12-04 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. The busy holiday season is here, and that means lots of demands on our time and attention. It also means navigating tricky family gatherings with difficult people. A common question this time of year is whether or not to engage your trollish Uncle Jerry or stand down to keep the peace. This episode is all about how to tap into what will feel true and authentic to you, so you… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/18295957-119-being-true-to-yourself-around-difficult-people.mp3) ## #118 Walking Outside Meditation Guided Practice _2025-11-20 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. Rug up and head outside for this outdoors walking meditation. Practiced by the Buddha himself, walking meditation is an antidote to restless and aching joints and can be practiced anywhere you you're already walking. The meditation starts at 2:56 if you want to jump ahead, but assumes you're already outside and ready to go. Halfway through the practice (~15mins), you'll be… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/18227388-118-walking-outside-meditation-guided-practice.mp3) ## #117 Sustaining Your Practice with Buddhist and IFS Perspectives _2025-11-04 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. Jen's back from a brief hiatus to talk about how to build a sustainable spiritual/contemplative practice that can withstand the shifting demands of your time and energy. You can't really lose a practice, but circumstances change and your practice can and should change with you. In this episode you'll find Why "class" as a construct isn't the paradigm you need to follow when… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/18127863-117-sustaining-your-practice-with-buddhist-and-ifs-perspectives.mp3) ## #116 Yin Yoga Micro-Practice for Better Presence _2025-10-21 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. While Jen's taking a mini-break to get her homework done, here's the second of two short practices based on research she did last summer. If you're curious about the theory behind these yin yoga micro-practices, check out the last segment of Episode #113, where she talks about how practices like this can boost your mood by reducing tension and elevating your energy. In this… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/18044076-116-yin-yoga-micro-practice-for-better-presence.mp3) ## #115 Yin Yoga Micro-Practice for Tension Relief _2025-10-07 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. While Jen's taking a mini-break to get her homework done, she's bringing you the first of two short practices based on research she did last summer. If you're curious about the theory behind these yin yoga micro-practices, check out the last segment of Episode #113, where she talks about how practices like this can boost your mood by reducing tension and elevating your… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/17966674-115-yin-yoga-micro-practice-for-tension-relief.mp3) ## #114 RAIN Guided Practice _2025-09-23 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. This is an encore practice with former co-host Sarah Jane Shangraw from back in November 2019. Developed by Tara Brach, RAIN is a technique you can use to skillfully relate to difficult emotions in life, whether they turn up in a meditation session or in daily life. The acronym — which stands for Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Nurture — invites us to accept inner discord… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/17885973-114-rain-guided-practice.mp3) ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wZpw8iOMb8jD) _2025-09-23 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## #113 Awakening the Heart Part 4: Self-Compasion _2025-09-09 · Skillful Means Podcast_ Text me your feedback. To wrap up the 4-part series on practices and teachings that nature open-heartedness, we're focusing on self-compassion. We can be our own worst critics, but the wisdom teachings want us to remember that compassion shouldn also be directed towards ourselves. We are, after all, manifestations of the divine. So, in this episode we look at what Buddhism, Yoga, and Taoism have… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/466651/episodes/17797603-113-awakening-the-heart-part-4-self-compasion.mp3)