Episodes

  • Diamond Lessons
    Dec 10 2025
    DescriptionCoach Jen Rivera and Infielder Morgan Spicer from GVSU’s 2023 National Runner-up softball team join Teaching Like Ted Lasso to discuss Diamond Lessons – what they’ve learned coaching and playing softball and how it applies to teaching and learning.Video: https://youtu.be/3SxKB4oGMCMShow Notes for Season 2 Episode 3 on Diamond LessonsLakers Conclude Season in National Championship Series: https://gvsulakers.com/news/2023/5/31/softball-lakers-conclude-season-in-national-championship-series.aspx Morgan Spicer (softball information): https://gvsulakers.com/sports/softball/roster/morgan-spicer/17110Jen Rivera (softball information): https://gvsulakers.com/sports/softball/roster/coaches/jen-rivera/2012John U. Bacon quote (audio): https://youtu.be/J7R-rkwc9Ew?si=GUPnBIKWJY5EPmU6Let Them Lead by John U. Bacon: https://letthemleadbybacon.com/Goal Research Summary: https://www.dominican.edu/sites/default/files/2020-02/gailmatthews-harvard-goals-researchsummary.pdfAchieving your goals: An evidence-based approach: https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/achieving_your_goals_an_evidence_based_approachWhat the Blue Jays Taught us about math education (Math Therapy podcast): https://www.maththerapypodcast.com/1734392/episodes/18140055-what-the-blue-jays-taught-us-about-math-education LINKS (not associated with TLTL) TO TED LASSO SCENES:● S1E10 Ted consoles after loss● S1E02 Lion or Panda● S1E02 Ted tells Sam to be a goldfish● S2E01 Not being rude, just being Dutch● S1E03 Ted tells Beard that Roy needs to be the first domino to fall● S1E03 and S3E11 Best versions of themselves● S1E02 Ted asks Keeley how to motivate Jamie● S3E02 Sport as a metaphor for life Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    36 mins
  • Bonus Episode on Assembling Diamond Dogs
    May 7 2024

    Description

    Dr. Marnie Stockman and Nick Coniglio, co-authors of Lead it Like Lasso and co-hosts of the Lens of Leadership podcast, join Teaching Like Ted Lasso to play a game involving helping teams made up of Ted Lasso characters find success.


    Video: https://youtu.be/jwn4yOl-_14


    Show Notes for Season 2 Episode 2 on Assembling Diamond Dogs

    Lead it Like Lasso (website): https://leaditlikelasso.com/

    Peanut Butter and Biscuits episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peanut-butter-and-biscuits-shrinks-a-ted/id1582585314?i=1000652907243

    The Teachers’ Pep Rally episode:: https://www.youtube.com/live/JrIfG0YSxxY?si=6qnZf1f0_XTVCFYE

    Lens on Leadership [LoL] podcast: https://leaditlikelasso.com/podcast/

    Lucy poster: https://images.app.goo.gl/ACeN1mxywR3GhAc17

    Ted Lasso Team on the Greatest Ensembles of All Time [video]: https://youtu.be/PlEhr246k8s?si=sns89IQ5IGWhVkG1

    New York Islanders article: https://thehockeynews.com/news/greatest-teams-of-all-time-1982-83-new-york-islanders

    Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Show_of_Shows

    TLTL Leadership episode: https://shows.acast.com/62f3ebde7f77c400141e89cb/65fb66ab1c46ed00170aeadd

    1980 USA Men’s HockeyTeam: https://www.ushockeyhall.com/page/show/3172214-1980-men-s-olympic-team

    Diamond Dog Draft episode [LoL]: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2317766/14958448-special-2024-diamond-dog-draft

    Peter Liljedahl article: https://peterliljedahl.com/wp-content/uploads/Visibly-Random-Groups.pdf

    Ted Lasso classroom teams: https://jamboard.google.com/d/1PL2Om2dz4ocqVc5b7J24ZV_HDjY5Ko-1CNcqRMs4xRU/edit?usp=sharing

    Think Again by Adam Grant: https://adamgrant.net/book/think-again/

    John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success: https://coachwooden.com/pyramid-of-success

    Ted Lasso characters’ scores on the Pyramid of Success [LoL]: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w7PnnXOHry0yZUXlhmG5FahOF40DYUhm/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=113255211160363813656&rtpof=true&sd=true

    TLTL Complex Instruction episode: https://shows.acast.com/62f3ebde7f77c400141e89cb/63938b75b39f57001083f398

    Let Them Lead by John U. Bacon: https://letthemleadbybacon.com/

    Designing Math Adventures: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Math-Adventures-Thinking-Mathematics-ebook/dp/B0CXMQT3DJ

    Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com


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    57 mins
  • Bonus Episode on Leadership
    Mar 20 2024

    Description

    Jason Rogers and Garth Nichols of Lassoing Leadership join the Teaching Like Ted Lasso podcast to play a game involving Ted Lasso and leadership.


    Video: https://youtu.be/Y5awPvBxUSk


    Show Notes for Season 2 Episode 1 on Leadership

    Lassoing Leadership: https://open.spotify.com/show/1q1vbfhnt8fmwJsEDucBCy

    Rundle College: https://rundle.ab.ca/head-of-school-message/

    Rundle Studio: https://rundle.ab.ca/studio/visit-rundle-studio/

    Havergal College: https://www.havergal.on.ca

    Canadian Accredited Independent Schools Art of Leadership Awards: https://www.cais.ca/professional-learning/leadership-awards

    Ted Lasso Team on the Greatest Ensembles of All Time [video]: https://youtu.be/PlEhr246k8s?si=sns89IQ5IGWhVkG1

    Elbow: https://elbow.co.uk/homepage/

    Danforth Music Hall: https://thedanforth.com/about/

    My Sad Captains [music video]: https://youtu.be/9lAVeeuwRiI?si=O5gOVoITHpCtPDOG

    Thomas Clark’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomashclark/

    Seinfeld IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098904/

    University of Michigan Football – 2023 National Champions: https://mgoblue.com/feature/2023-football-national-champions

    The image of Coach Jim Harbaugh looking like Bruno from Encanto was made using https://hotpot.ai/art-generator

    U of M Fab Five Reunite [2024 article]: https://apnews.com/article/michigan-fab-five-chris-webber-a564ba5c19dbc8ac4e6f78f407d61eac

    The Time Out [2017 article]: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21596301/recalling-chris-webber-michigan-did-not-1993-title-game-north-carolina

    Season 2 Episode 2, Lavender (IMDB): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14968630/?ref_=ttep_ep2

    Season 2 Episode 8, Man City (IMDB): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14968654/?ref_=ttep_ep8

    Season 3 Episode 12, So Long, Farewell (IMDB): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23743570/?ref_=ttep_ep12

    Innovators’ Compass: https://innovatorscompass.org

    Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com


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    30 mins
  • Planning with Kathy Coffey
    Mar 15 2024

    Description

    The Teaching Like Ted Lasso podcast comes full circle as Kathy Coffey joins us once again to discuss play and planning, with a focus on the book she wrote with Dave, Designing Math Adventures.


    Video: https://youtu.be/HDUvp0Z1POY


    Show Notes for Episode 20 on Planning with Kathy Coffey

    Math in Action: https://www.gvsu.edu/mathinaction/

    Math in Action presentation resources: http://tinyurl.com/3sbd42jm

    MI-AMTE conference: https://umdearborn.edu/casl/departments/mathematics-and-statistics/mi-amte-cac-2024

    MCTM Conference: https://mctm.wildapricot.org

    Designing Math Adventures ebook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXMQT3DJ?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100

    One of Dave’s blog posts on the Teaching and Learning Cycle: http://deltascape.blogspot.com/2011/02/you-do-yoga.html

    One of John’s blog posts on problem solving: http://mathhombre.blogspot.com/2009/06/polyas-army.html

    Stanford d.school design thinking mindsets: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/dMindsets-as-presented-by-the-Stanford-dschool-dschool-2011-p-3_fig1_318554625

    Change by Design: https://www.ideo.com/journal/change-by-design

    Sunflowers episode [IMDB]: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19655884/?ref_=ttep_ep6

    Motivated by Dr. Ilana Horn: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e08981.aspx#gallery

    Do Nows and Exit Tickets” https://www.ct3education.com/pedagogy-matters-1-nows-exit-tickets-essential-bookends-lesson/

    The Dream-keepers: https://books.google.com/books?id=hhwwRhvsYO0C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

    Building Thinking Classrooms: https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.com

    Smarter together: https://www.nctm.org/store/Products/Smarter-Together!-Collaboration-and-Equity-in-the-Elementary-Math-Classroom/

    One Sentence Lesson Plan: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/one-sentence-lesson-plan/

    Simon Sinek: https://simonsinek.com/golden-circle/

    Mismatch: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262539487/

    Jenna Laib’s keynotes: https://slowrevealgraphs.com/gvsu/

    David Butler on Four Sevens podcast: https://www.mathsplay.org/podcasts/four-sevens/episodes/2148294693

    Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com


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    35 mins
  • Planning with Kassia Wedekind
    Mar 9 2024

    Description

    Kassia Wedekind joins the Teaching Like Ted Lasso podcast to discuss planning, with a focus on planning lessons that supports small groups and whole class discussions.


    Video: https://youtu.be/jVVEEgyBuXk


    Show Notes for Episode 19 on Planning with Kassia Wedekind

    That Workshop Book: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e01192.aspx

    Hands Down, Speak Out by Kassia Omohundro Wedekind and Christy Hermann Thompson: https://www.routledge.com/Hands-Down-Speak-Out-Listening-and-Talking-Across-Literacy-and-Math/Wedekind-Hermann-Thompson/p/book/9781625312693

    Math Exchanges: https://mathexchanges.wordpress.com

    Kassia at 2017 ShadowCon: https://vimeo.com/218464948

    Dave’s blog post on the math party inspired by a Kassia presentation: http://deltascape.blogspot.com/2017/05/wanna-play.html

    Numberless Word Problems: https://numberlesswp.com

    The Vital Role of Joy for Educators: https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/the-vital-role-of-joy-for-educators

    Smarter together: https://www.nctm.org/store/Products/Smarter-Together!-Collaboration-and-Equity-in-the-Elementary-Math-Classroom/

    How High-achieving Countries Develop Great Teachers: https://edpolicy.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/publications/how-high-achieving-countries-develop-great-teachers.pdf

    Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com


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    35 mins
  • Planning with Geoff Krall
    Feb 23 2024

    Description

    Geoff Krall joins the Teaching Like Ted Lasso podcast to discuss planning, with a focus on planning lessons that build academic identities.


    Video: https://youtu.be/A2gdsSoezz8


    Show Notes for Episode 18 on Planning with Geoff Krall

    Necessary Conditions: https://www.routledge.com/Necessary-Conditions-Teaching-Secondary-Math-with-Academic-Safety-Quality/Krall/p/book/9781625311450

    Geoff’s Website: https://emergentmath.com

    Ted Lasso dart scene from season one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S16b-x5mRA

    Scrubs IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285403/

    Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest: https://youtu.be/O3pyCGnZzYA?si=qEg4Obs0QTqPORDH

    Stenhouse Publishing: https://www.routledge.com/go/stenhouse-publishing

    Tracy Zager on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TracyZager

    Motivated by Dr. Ilana Horn: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e08981.aspx#gallery

    Shadow a Student Challenge: https://dschool.stanford.edu/shadow-a-student-k12

    Hands Down, Speak Out by Kassia Omohundro Wedekind and Christy Hermann Thompson: https://www.routledge.com/Hands-Down-Speak-Out-Listening-and-Talking-Across-Literacy-and-Math/Wedekind-Hermann-Thompson/p/book/9781625312693

    Building Thinking Classrooms: https://buildingthinkingclassrooms.com

    Teacher-Designed Mathematical Portfolio Assessments: Motivations, Potential Benefits, and Lessons Learned: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42330-023-00280-3

    Student Math Portfolios – A How to: https://pubs.nctm.org/view/journals/mtlt/113/7/article-pe8.xml

    Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com


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    29 mins
  • Planning with Cris Tovani
    Feb 16 2024

    Description

    Cris Tovani joins the Teaching Like Ted Lasso Podcast to discuss the keys to planning lesson that support learning.


    Video: https://youtu.be/hk6NEcgvYfE


    Show Notes for Episode 17 on Planning with Cris Tovani

    Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?: https://www.routledge.com/Do-I-Really-Have-to-Teach-Reading-Content-Comprehension-Grades-6-12/Tovani/p/book/9781571103765

    That Workshop Book: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e01192.aspx

    Expeditionary Learning: https://eleducation.org

    Catch and Release Workshop: http://tinaspurlock.weebly.com/uploads/1/9/1/4/19147885/using_workshop_model_to_assess_and_differentiate.pdf

    Grant Wiggin’s cross-country story: https://pdfcoffee.com/grant-p-wiggins-assessing-student-performance-exploring-the-purpose-and-limits-of-testing-pdf-free.html

    Investigation math anxiety in the classroom (Math Teacher Lounge podcast): https://amplify.com/episode/math-teacher-lounge/mtl-season-5/episode-1-investigating-math-anxiety-in-the-classroom/

    Brené Brown on Day 2 [aka the messy middle] (Unlocking Us podcast) https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-day-2/

    No More Telling as Teaching: https://www.heinemann.com/products/e09244.aspx

    Why Do I Have to Read This?: https://www.routledge.com/Why-Do-I-Have-to-Read-This-Literacy-Strategies-to-Engage-Our-Most-Reluctant/Tovani/p/book/9781625311511

    Planning with the 4 T’s (Expeditionary Learning blog post): https://eleducation.org/resources/planning-with-the-4-ts/

    Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk on starting with why: https://youtu.be/qp0HIF3SfI4?si=tkkmKYMNliCuxjPq

    Introducing the One Sentence Lesson Plan (blog): https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/one-sentence-lesson-plan/

    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the secret to happiness (TED Talk): https://youtu.be/fXIeFJCqsPs?si=e3_SkzeXcSuKTw33

    Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com


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    33 mins
  • Planning Part 1
    Feb 8 2024

    Description

    In this episode, Dave and John discuss planning, in Ted Lasso and in education, by focusing on a single episode – Season 3, Episode 7: The Strings that Bind Us.


    Video: https://youtu.be/MR4tbfdsouU


    Show Notes for Episode 16 on Planning

    Season 3 Episode 7, The Strings that Bind Us (IMDB): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19712480/?ref_=ttep_ep7

    Anne Lamott at Calvin College: https://calvin.edu/news/archive/festival-begins-conversations-about-faith-and-writing

    The story behind Bird by Bird: https://medium.com/stephs-business-bookshelf/three-big-ideas-i-learnt-from-the-book-bird-by-bird-by-anne-lamott-497a526637f1

    Dylan Kane’s substack: https://substack.com/@fivetwelvethirteen

    Joy Oslund Episode on Teamwork: https://shows.acast.com/62f3ebde7f77c400141e89cb/63938b75b39f57001083f398

    The Algebra Project: https://algebra.org/wp/

    John Hattie’s Visible Learning: https://visible-learning.org

    Nicora Placa Episode on Coaching: https://shows.acast.com/62f3ebde7f77c400141e89cb/6578a698a69e0b0016964862

    Broken Squares Activity: https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/pass/learning-circles/five/Brokensquares.pdf

    Broken Circles Activity: https://mathequalslove.net/broken-circles/

    Jason Sudeikis and Brendan Hunt on Unlocking Us: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-jason-sudeikis-brendan-hunt-on-ted-lasso/

    Quincy documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/80102952

    Improv Wisdom: https://www.improvwisdom.com/index.html

    Joshua Davis Music: https://joshuadavismusic.com


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    26 mins