S5E29: Owen Engelmann on field testing direct instruction programs

5/31/2026

Progressively Incorrect

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Welcome back to Progressively Incorrect. I’m your host, Dr. Zach Groshell. Today I’m bringing you an episode from the Direct Instruction Podcast—one that I think anyone interested in instructional design, curriculum development, or evidence-based teaching will find fascinating. I’m joined by Owen Engelmann of Engelmann-Becker Corporation, the curriculum development organization founded by Siegfried Engelmann and…

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More episodes from "Progressively Incorrect"

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S5E31: Katharine Beals on facilitated communication and educational pseudoscience

S5E30: Sarah Oberle and Mitch Weathers on executive functions for K-3 classrooms

S5E29: Owen Engelmann on field testing direct instruction programs

S5E28: AJ Pettway on “student-centered learning,” instructional coaching, and school leadership

S5E27: Matt Bateman and Laura Mazer set the record straight on Montessori

S5E26: Ste Robinson on mastery-based, knowledge-rich PE