In this episode, our very special guest educator is Lani Mednick who grew up in a family of well-respected educators in Seattle, WA. She has taught and tutored all grades, TK - 6th, mostly at low-income schools in Denver, San Jose and Oakland.
Three years ago, Lani was recruited to be coach and mentor teachers in the early literacy program in the Oakland Unified School District. Her responsibilities have since expanded to include coaching other teacher coaches to create foundational learning for all youngest students in her district.
In this episode Lani shares many insights from her many layers of experience and honest self-examination, including Lani’s perspective on the value of facilitation, as well as her description about her own reservations about letting go of total control in her classroom by introducing open-ended questions to her young students.
