Building culture has a tremendous impact on teacher satisfaction, student engagement, and the daily education experience. This month’s article shows us how social contagion can cause teacher stress to burden students, teacher enthusiasm to excite students, and more!

Later, Laurence responds to a listener request with details on how he builds his classroom culture in the first two weeks of school. We also bring back the non-sequitur with a debate on a dramatic claim from Twitter.

The Peer Review welcomes Matthew Moore, an educator with a flipped classroom. He shares how he leverages technology daily while still being mindful of the myth of the digital native.

First Segment – 1:12 – Social contagion in classrooms and buildings

Second Segment – 21:11 – Culture setting in the first weeks & teacher/student interactions per day

Third Segment – 30:40 – Peer Review with Matthew Moore on flipped learning with responsible technology

Featured Guest

Matthew Moore

Teacher & Adjunct Professor

Decatur, Illinois Teacher & Adjunct ProfessorDecatur, Illinois

Primary Citations

The Influence of Social Contagion Within Education: A Motivational Perspective Burgess, L. G., Riddell, P. M., Fancourt, A., & Murayama, K. (2018). The Influence of Social Contagion Within Education: A Motivational Perspective. Mind, Brain, and Education.

Supplemental Citations

Featured Beverage

We drink Alchemy Coffee Stout, a seasonal stout from Martin City Brewing Company in Kansas City, MO.