Summer ’24 Interlude: One-pagers make literacy research more accessible, with Jamie Clark
In this episode, Jamie Clark and Susan Lambert delve into Jamie’s new educational resource called one-pagers designed to distill complex educational literacy research into accessible, practical one-page summaries for teachers. Jamie, originally from the United Kingdom and now based in Australia, also shares his one-pager journey—from ideation, to creating these resources, to witnessing their impact in the classroom. Aside from discussing his methodology, Jamie also highlights the iterative process of refining his work and collaborating with key figures in the educational field, and the importance of contextual application of these strategies in different educational settings. Jamie also gives an in-depth explanation of his think-pair-share one-pager, highlights how important it is for teachers to continue learning, and ends with advice for anyone looking to make research more accessible.
Meet our guest(s):
Jamie Clark
Jamie Clark is Team Leader of Learning and Innovation at a K–12 school in Perth, Western Australia. Originally from Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, Jamie taught English in the United Kingdom for six years before moving to Australia with his family. Jamie is also a lead practitioner specializing in pedagogy and digital learning. He regularly provides professional learning workshops for educators and leaders and has spoken at various educational conferences around the Asia-Pacific region. Jamie’s passion is instructional coaching and driving good practice through research-based, high-impact strategies.
Meet our host, Susan Lambert
Susan Lambert is the Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities at Amplify, and the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast. Her career has been focused on creating high-quality learning environments using evidence-based practices. Lambert is a mom of four, a grandma of four, a world traveler, and a collector of stories.
As the host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Lambert explores the increasing body of scientific research around how reading is best taught. As a former classroom teacher, administrator, and curriculum developer, Lambert is dedicated to turning theory into best practices that educators can put right to use in the classroom, and to showcasing national models of reading instruction excellence.
