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The Leading Learning Podcast

by Jocelyn Seamer
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  • S2 E8 - How to Prepare Your Team for Screen-Free Teaching

    October 24, 2026 · 20 min

    In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Jocelyn discusses several Australian education departments announcing limits on classroom device use, and how for many schools this will mean a significant shift in how teaching and learning…

  • S2 E7 - What Are We Getting Wrong About Professional Development?

    October 17, 2026 · 16 min

    How many of the dollars and hours spent on professional learning this year actually changed what happens in classrooms?  As schools refresh strategic plans and set budgets for 2027, this episode makes the case for choosing less, treating…

  • S2 E6 - What to Do After You Get Your Phonics Screening Check Results

    September 26, 2026 · 32 min

    When your phonics screening check results make your stomach drop, what do you actually do next?  In this return episode of the Structured Literacy Podcast, Jocelyn treats the check like a blood pressure reading: it tells you whether to…

  • S2 E5 - Why Do Our Good Coaching Questions Fall Flat?

    September 19, 2026 · 24 min

    "Ask more questions, tell less" is coaching gospel - but what if it's setting your least experienced teachers up to fail?  In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Jocelyn challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to instructional…

  • S2 E4 - Why Isn't Our Instructional Model Transferring Across the Curriculum?

    September 12, 2026 · 18 min

    Ever wonder why a teacher can run a flawless, tightly-structured literacy block in the morning, then deliver a chaotic, worksheet-heavy science lesson by the afternoon? In this episode of the Leading Learning Podcast, Jocelyn unpacks the…

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  • S2 E3 - How to Make Your Explicit Teaching Journey Actually Pay Off

    September 5, 2026 · 20 min

    Every school is drowning in a checklist of "evidence-based" boxes to tick (phonics programs, screeners, daily review, engagement norms) and still seeing no movement in student outcomes. Why? In this episode, Jocelyn unpacks the gap between…

  • S2 E2 - How to Survive System Mandates

    August 29, 2026 · 22 min

    Systems are pushing hard on explicit teaching and the science of reading - but a directive can change what a school looks like without ever touching what happens once the classroom door closes.  In this episode, Jocelyn unpacks the real…

  • S2 E1 - Why Can't Teachers Let Go of Worksheets?

    August 22, 2026 · 19 min

    This is the season two premiere of the Leading Learning Podcast, hosted by Jocelyn Seamer. The episode opens with a real classroom story: a teacher, new to implementing a spelling program, quietly turned a discussion-based lesson segment…

  • S1 E10 - What Does the Research Actually Say About Grouping Students for Phonics?

    July 25, 2026 · 27 min

    In this episode, Jocelyn looks back at an episode from her other show, the Structured Literacy Podcast. We challenge the assumption that whole-class phonics with a little extra is the most effective route and explore why targeted Tier 1…

  • S1 E9 - The Real Cost of Creating Our Own Programs

    July 18, 2026 · 16 min

    In this episode, Jocelyn unpacks a question school leaders increasingly face: should we build our own curriculum program instead of buying one?  Using the distinction between price and cost, Jocelyn shows how "free" homegrown programs…

  • S1 E8 - The Instructional Principle That Can Change Everything

    June 20, 2026 · 19 min

    In this episode, Jocelyn tackles one important question: Do your students have the prerequisite knowledge for this learning? The spread of answers reveals whether a school is focused on delivering content or ensuring students actually…

  • S1 E7 - We've Done the PL, but Our Team Can't Get Started

    June 13, 2026 · 16 min

    In this episode, Jocelyn explores why new teaching practices often fail to take hold after professional learning sessions, and how giving teachers one clear, concrete starting point - rather than open-ended freedom - better supports…

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About the show

This podcast is for school leaders who are ready to level up and scale their school improvement journey.