In this podcast episode, literacy expert Misty Adoniou discusses evidence-based teaching with host Phil. Misty explains her background and emphasises the importance of classroom experience in teaching. She defines evidence-based teaching as methods resulting in observable positive learning outcomes, rooted in scientific experimentation and peer-reviewed research. Misty highlights the role of context in educational research, explaining how variables make it challenging to replicate results across different classrooms. She stresses the scientific nature of lesson planning and teacher decision-making, critiquing the notion of pre-packaged programs as non-scientific and disrespectful to teachers' expertise. Misty concludes by celebrating the joy of teaching as a process of solving daily scientific challenges to support student learning.