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Unlock the Power of AI in School Counseling with Hanna Kemble-Mick (EP183)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Hanna Kemble-Mick, school counselor, dean of elementary school counseling, Indian Hills Elementary School, Topeka, Kansas. Hanna is a 2025 School Counselor of the Year® finalist, Therapy Dog mom, and Tech/AI enthusiast. I met Hanna through her mom, Jerri...
Engaging Students in a World of Distractions with Dr. Marc Isseks (EP171)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS For 30 years, Dr. Marc Isseks has served as a teacher, staff developer, content specialist, and building administrator in New York City and Long Island, NY. A third-generation educator, Marc believes in the power of learning to engage, ...
Opportunities are Imagination with Jidé Fresh (EP170)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Jidé Fresh is a dynamic and versatile digital artist, author, photographer, and documentarian with over two decades of experience in graphic design, videography, photography, web design, and sound design. His artistic journey took root in Louisville, KY, driven...
Empowering Students to Overcome Obstacles with Stephanie Howell (EP169)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Stephanie Howell’s mission is to create more personalized and differentiated learning experiences that empower every student to overcome obstacles. As a Teaching and Learning Coordinator and founding member of Global GEG and Gold EDU, Stephanie works to make...
Shaping the Future of Education with Dr. Kapono Ciotti (EP164)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Kapono Ciotti, a leader in social-constructivist education, directs the PEAK Distinction Model. He promotes student-driven impact education globally, influencing educators in 100+ schools to shape the future of education. Kapono champions Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice, with...
The Blueprint for EMPATHY to IMPACT with Aaron Moniz (EP163)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Aaron Moniz is the co-founder, director, and lead facilitator of Inspire Citizens which started in 2018. Aaron grew up in a small town in Canada and then moved to Abu Dhabi and experienced diversity and interculturalism first-hand. He focuses...
Power of Gratitude With the Barbaras (Reflection #19)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS This is the Barbaras’ show with Barbara Gruener and Barbara Bray (me) on my virtual porch. We were excited to talk about “Gratitude,” which is close to our hearts. We discussed why it is important to have gratitude...
Empowering Educators and Championing Student-Centered Classrooms with Dr. Kaylah Holland (EP162)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Kaylah Holland is passionate about empowering educators through professional development, one-on-one coaching, and innovative lesson design. She holds a Doctorate of Education in Instructional Design and Technology with extensive research in active learning environments. Driven by a...
Empowering Students through Financial Literacy with Brian Curcio (EP158)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Brian Curcio is the visionary behind Rapunzl, an EdTech game-changer reshaping financial education. Brian’s inspiring journey, from launching Rapunzl in a college dorm room to securing a 3 million dollar investment from the owner of the Los Angeles...
4 Levels of the Progression to Intrinsic Motivation
The Progression to Motivation by Barbara Bray (2024) is a derivative adapted from the original continuum and content by Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey (2016) with graphics by Sylvia Duckworth. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. ...
Creativity, Play, and Experiential Learning with Janella Watson (EP154)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Janella Watson is an international speaker and educational consultant. Drawing on more than 20 years of work as a researcher and practitioner in children’s museums and science centers, she is renowned for creating curricula and play experiences that...
Just Keep Showing UP and Always Learning with Dr. Asia Lyons (EP153)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Asia Lyons is the founder and lead consultant for Lyons Educational Consulting LLC, a consulting and coaching firm that supports schools and other non-profits through equity auditing of their programming, co-creation of culturally responsive programming and curriculum,...
Principles to Unleash Your Potential with Sylvester Chisom (EP152)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Sylvester Chisom is the CEO and founder of Global CTE Learning, an online career and technical education curriculum & instruction company. Sylvester is an education technology entrepreneur, the author of 4 best-selling books including his latest, “Manifest Greatness,”...
New Ways, New Forms, and New Measures for Learning with Elliot Washor (EP150)
Elliot Washor is the co-founder of Big Picture Learning, co-founder of B-UnBound, and co-author of “Leaving to Learn.” I still find it hard to believe that it was released 10 years ago. Elliot is co-author with Scott Boldt in his...
Value Exceeds Circumstance with John Miller (EP147)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS John Miller is the head of school at the Eton School in Mexico City. John’s journey as an educator started in 1990 as a TFA Corps Member in Los Angeles with detours to the SF Bay area, to...
FReadom Fighters with Carolyn Foote (EP145)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Carolyn Foote is an educator/librarian, a White House Champion of Change, provides Library design, is a keynoter, a Lilead Fellow, and the co-founder of #FReadomFighter. I’ve known Carolyn for years and we connected at SXSW EDU again. I applaud...
Durable Skills and Stackable Credentials with Tim Taylor (EP144)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Tim Taylor is the co-founder and president of America Succeeds whose vision is about building public education systems to prepare every student to succeed in the competitive global economy and contribute to their local community. The mission is...
Episode #143: Servant Leadership…In Gratitude with Chris Quinn
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Chris Quinn is an educational leader who retired after 30 plus years in education serving as a district coordinator and classroom teacher in the London District Catholic School Board in Canada, finishing his last 3 years teaching Kindergarten....
Episode #142: No More Orange Jumpsuits with Josh Tovar
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Josh Tovar is a proud Team Member at Memorial Pathway Academy in Garland Independent School District in Garland, Texas. Josh is an engaging, inspirational educator. Josh’s focus is to create a culture full of love and joy for...
Episode #140: Cultivating Compassion through Creativity with Erika Sandstrom
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Erika Sandstrom is a Digital Learning Coach and Digital Media Teacher specializing in Green Screen and Video Production. Dubbed “Green Screen Gal”, Erika shares her creative media and mindfulness passions as a featured speaker at conferences, provides district...
Episode #139: Raising Kids to be Brave, Smart, and Kind with PJ Brady
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS PJ Brady started “Brave Smart Kind” as foundational core values and as a way to teach English to his daughters. He wanted to redefine the word, “beautiful” to mean something that described how people feel on the inside,...
Episode #138: Engaging Inclusive Environments While Empowering Learners with Melisa Hayes
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Melisa Hayes, a 2nd-grade teacher at Hilliard City Schools in Ohio, knows how to engage kids in project-based learning so they build confidence in themselves. Melisa is a two-time cancer survivor, ambassador for Flip, Night Zookeeper, and Wakelet,...
Episode #136: The Art and Science of Designing Inspirational Learning Spaces of the Future with Robert Martellacci
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Robert Martellacci is the founder and president of the International award-winning MindShare Learning Technology. He’s a champion for igniting student success to help all students thrive through innovative solutions and partnerships in Canadian schools. Often referred to as...
Episode #133: Discovering Your Journey to Advocacy with Dr. Sheldon Eakins
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Sheldon Eakins. is the Founder of the Leading Equity Center and host of the Leading Equity Podcast. He is also the author of Leading Equity: Becoming an Advocate for All Students. With over 11 years in education,...
Episode #132: Potpourri of Clues with Dr. Colleen Kelley
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Colleen Kelley embraced the use of case studies in her chemistry courses for the past few decades. She has used these in graduate-level courses in medicinal chemistry and most recently in her 100-level course at the University...
Episode #131: Making Schools Places of Wellness with Kecia McDonald
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Kecia McDonald from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, is the EL Resource Teacher for the West Hawai’i Complex Area. She is one of 49 public school educators chosen to be a 2022 Global Learning Fellow by the NEA Foundation. The fellowship...
Episode #129: Transform Education by Making Learning Sticky with Debbie Tannenbaum
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Debbie Tannenbaum is a School-Based Technology Specialist in Fairfax County, Virginia who is in her fourth year in this position and twenty-second year in education. She shares with me how much she loves learning as a speaker, coach,...
Episode #127: Amplify the Voices of All Students with Hedreich Nichols
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Hedreich Nichols is an author, educator, and consultant helping educators and districts amplify the voices of all students. Hedreich’s YouTube series and podcast, SmallBites, further help campuses amplify student voices by focusing on equity in education. Between SmallBites...
Episode #126: Helping Students Feel Safe, Seen, and Stretched with Julie Schmidt Hasson
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Julie Schmidt Hasson is a professor teaching graduate courses in educational leadership, a researcher, and a teacher advocate who researched the ways teachers influence students’ lives. She interviewed hundreds of people about the teachers they remember. This...
Episode #125: Growing Empathy So We Connect More Deeply with Joshua Freedman
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Joshua Freedman is a specialist on emotional intelligence, an author, and the Chief Executive Officer of Six Seconds, a non-profit dedicated to emotional intelligence (EQ). He co-developed EQ assessments and published a number of books and articles on...
Episode #124: Touch the Heart Before You Can Reach the Brain with Hal Roberts
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Hal Roberts has had an amazing journey as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and educational consultant. He focuses on leadership and the relationship with wine. Yes, I said, wine. Hal is the author of Make Waves! and started Safe...
Episode #121: Being Brave Even in Uncertain Times with Sean Arnold
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Sean Arnold has had a number of roles in his life, from construction worker to actor to musician to salesman to a bartender to tv news crew and a number of things in between. He is also a...
Episode #118: Unlocking the True Potential in Kids with Dr. Daniel Fried
Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Daniel Fried, Assistant Professor in Chemistry at Saint Peters University, has developed new methods and content for chemistry education in K-12 that incorporates pedagogies from Daniel’s background in music and art. It’s very visual, tactile, and kids...
Sparking Back a Love of Learning through Play with Katherine Mengardon (EP117)
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Katherine Mengardon is an education innovator and writer with 20 years of experience in developing online innovative education programs and resources. She is the author of the three Little Inventors non-fiction children’s books published by HarperCollins. Your background...
Episode #116: Evolving to Relentlessly Rethink Learning with Lainie Rowell
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Lainie Rowell is an educator, author, podcaster, and international speaker. As a consultant, Lainie’s client list ranges from Fortune 100 companies like Apple and Google to school districts and independent schools. She is a TEDx speaker and has...
Episode #115: Listen Courageously to the WHY Behind the Story with Juliana Tafur
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Juliana Tafur is an award-winning filmmaker and workshop creator devoted to using films to facilitate experiences that promote understanding and foster human connection. She has been on a listening journey for the past four years. First, as she...
Podcast Episode #114: Human-Centered Learning with Katherine Prince
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS One of the United States’ foremost educational futurists, Katherine Prince, leads KnowledgeWorks’ exploration of the future of learning. As Vice President of Strategic Foresight, she speaks and writes about the trends shaping education over the next decade and...
Episode #113: Be the Change You Wish to Make! with Natalie Reeves Billing
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Natalie Reeves Billing lives in Liverpool, UK, and is an inspirational teacher, creative author. lyricist, and social entrepreneur. She was the Gold & Silver UK Mums TV’s Mums Choice Awards Winner 2020 for her Monstrous Me’ Children’s Book...
Episode #112: Spread the Kindness Ripple through Books with Rich Simpson
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Rich Simpson is a Year 6 teacher, Literacy Lead, from the Isle of Wight in the UK. He blogs about books and kindness and started the hashtag #kindnessripple on Twitter. After talking with Rich about his growing up...
Episode #110: Go Get It with Chip Baker
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Chip Baker is a fourth-generation educator, a speaker, host of the Success Chronicles Podcast, host of the Radio 111.7 Show, a Coach/Trainer for the John Gordon Power of Positive Leadership, and is the author of multiple books, videos,...
Episode #109: Play and Joy through Embodied Learning with Tommaso Lana
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Tommaso (Tom) Lana is a performance and consulting artist, as well as the creator of Embodied Learning. I’ve had several conversations with Tom and am excited about sharing his journey with you, from growing up in Milan, the...
Episode #108: Aspire to Lead with Empathy, Creativity, and Passion with Joshua Stamper
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Joshua (Josh) Stamper, a middle school administrator in North Texas, is passionate about community and engagement. He provides strategies on trauma-informed practices and how to develop a restorative mindset. Josh hosts the Leadership Development Podcast and created the...
Episode #107: Engaging Learners in the Online Environment with Dr. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler, a staff developer, trainer, and professor of educational technology at National University works with schools and the San Diego County Office of Education. Since 1998, Cynthia has primarily taught online EdTech courses. She currently the...
Episode #106: Inspiring the Next Generation Leaders, Thinkers, and Problem Solvers with Derek Wenmoth
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Derek Wenmoth is regarded as one of New Zealand education’s foremost future-focused thinkers, and works extensively with schools and systems in New Zealand and elsewhere as they seek to prepare students for their future. He also consults with...
Episode #101: Making a Difference in the Lives of Every Student with Craig Shapiro
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Craig Shapiro has been teaching for 30 years. He is a health and fitness instructor at William Tennent High School in the Centennial School District, PA. Craig also coaches Cross Country, Wrestling, and Track at William Tennent. Craig...
Episode #100: Empowering Striving Readers and Writers with Laura Robb
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Laura Robb, an author, teacher, coach, and speaker who has completed more than 43 years of teaching in grades 4-8 and has written more than 25 books for teachers. She presently coaches teachers in reading/writing workshops at Powhatan...
Episode #98: Learning + Connection + Human Flourishing with Dr. Michael Crawford
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Michael Crawford is the co-founder of EdSpace, LLC, the social learning network for teachers. A researcher by training, with passion at the intersection of human development, social impact, and entrepreneurship, Michael drives all things product and community....
Episode #97: Build Hope and Spread Kindness to Impact Globally with Roman Nowak
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Roman Nowak is a High School English Teacher in Rockland, Ontario in Canada. He is a Student Success Leader, an Agent of Transformation, and is also a fitness enthusiast. I am fortunate to know Roman because of Twitter...
Episode #96: Creating an Award-Winning Culture Leading with Kindness and Empathy with Jennifer Appel
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Jennifer Appel has been teaching for 21 years and is a teacher and coach at Enterprise Middle School in West Richland, Washington. She helped launch a blog about School Culture and helped roll out a student-led leadership podcast...
Episode #94: Empowering Learners by Innovating inside the Box with George Couros
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS George Couros is an “Innovative Teaching, Learning, and Leadership Consultant”, speaker, as well as the author of “The Innovator’s Mindset” and “Innovate Inside the Box.” Formerly, he was the Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning with Parkland...
Episode #92: Creating Student Agency, Ownership, and Empowerment with Andelee Espinosa
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Andelee Espinosa is a special education teacher and has been supporting students in high school regular education classrooms for 20 years. She has a passion for personalized learning and teaching students to use their voice. She currently supports...
Episode #91: Guiding Global Citizens, Becoming Tomorrow’s Leaders with Patricia Gartland
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Patricia Gartland has been Superintendent of Schools for School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) since 2015, British Columbia’s third-largest school district with over 32,000 students and 4,000 employees in over 70 schools and facilities. Patricia instituted what has become...
Episode #90: Being the Controller of My Learning with Aidyn Grice
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Aidyn Grice is a 6th-grade doing 9th-grade math and is a student at Norris Academy in Mukwonago, Wisconsin. I met Aidyn and his mom, Nicole, at the Aurora Institute (past was iNACOL) conference in October 2019 in Palm...
Episode #88: Ensuring that Children Matter Most with Dr. Michael Salvatore
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dr. Michael Salvatore is Superintendent of Long Branch Public Schools in New Jersey. Mike firmly believes affording children access to modern technology and high-quality content creates learning opportunities far beyond the school walls. In 2014, the Long Branch...
Episode #87: Becoming Agents of Student Agency with Evo Hannan
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Evo Hannan is the MYP Design Teacher and Spark Tank Coordinator at Dwight School in Dubai. He is dedicated to promoting design and abstract thinking, innovation and the UN SDGs in education and beyond. His passion for design...
Episode #86: Bringing Your Imagination to Life with Stephen Hurley
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Stephen Hurley currently lives at the intersection of two passions. A life-long love of radio (since Grade 4) and a 30-year career in public education in Ontario, Canada. Stephen is the architect and chief catalyst behind voicEd Radio—a...
Defining Your WHY using ikigai
Do you ever feel like you are going through the motions to just get through the day? Do you continue to do what you have to do every day because you have always done it that way? You may not...
Episode #85: Writing to Uplift, Inform, and Bridge Understanding with Nicole Biscotti
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Nicole Biscotti is proud to be an educator and believes that everyone should have access to a quality education that connects them with their purpose. She seeks to bridge understanding, spark conversations, and inspire through her writing. Nicole...
Episode #84: Make Learning Meaningful in a Global Society with Leigh Zeitz
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Leigh Zeitz (Dr. Z) is an Associate Professor, Instructional Technology & Coordinator for the Instructional Technology division at the University of Northern Iowa College of Education, Iowa. He has had the opportunity to teach all grade levels from...
Episode #82: Connecting By Heart with Barbara Gruener
Barbara Gruener loves the challenge of being an educator and staying current as things trend in and out of our field. She is a coach, mentor, consultant, speaker, and author of What’s Under Your Cape.
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Episode #81: Providing a S.P.I.R.I.T.E.D. Environment Where Students Thrive with Dan Jackson
Dan Jackson is an experienced reflective learner and strategic thinker with an ongoing track record of innovative, adaptive leadership in education and business management.
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Dan is a high school business and marketing instructor in North Carolina where his...
Episode #80: Learning from Each Other to Inspire Others to Do the Same with Sarah Thomas, Ph.D.
Dr. Sarah Thomas is a Regional Technology Coordinator in Prince Georges County, MD, and Affiliate Faculty at Loyola University. Sarah’s passion has also expanded to helping educators connect globally that led the EduMatch project that she founded in September 2014. ...
Episode #79: Leadership, Innovation, and Divergent Teaching with Mandy Froehlich
Mandy Froehlich is a speaker, consultant, and author from Wisconsin. She is the Director of Author Success for EduMatch Publishing and a co-host of the podcast Teacher’s Aid on BAM Radio with Jon Harper.
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Episode #75: Start with the Why: Purpose-Based Learning with Tara Linney
Tara Linney is a Google Certified Innovator, Mentor, and Trainer, currently working as an EdTech Coach in Paris, France. Tara has a passion for advocacy and equity which is what led her to write the book “Code Equity: Keying Girls...
Episode #73: Great Minds Don’t Think Alike: Embracing Learner Variability with Nancy Weinstein
Nancy Weinstein, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mindprint Learning, has an MBA from Harvard Business School with an extensive background in business, including work at Goldman Sachs, The Walt Disney Company Corporate Strategic Planning, Bristol Myers Squibb, and several...
Episode #71: Amplifying Inquiry, Honoring Agency with Tonya Gilchrist
Tonya Gilchrist is an internationally experienced educator, presenter, consultant, instructional coach, and curriculum specialist. She specializes in amplifying inquiry across reading and writing workshops and effectively utilizing the workshop model in host country languages.
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Episode #70: Taking Risks and Learning from Students Taking the Lead with Rachelle Dene Poth
Rachelle Dene Poth is a Spanish and STEAM: What’s nExT in Emerging Technology Teacher at Riverview Junior-Senior High School in Oakmont, PA. She is the host of the weekly #formativechat. Rachelle is the President of the ISTE Teacher Education Network...
Episode #69: Using Technology to Close the Opportunity Gap with Ira Socol
Ira Socol is Senior Provocateur and Learning Environment Specialist at Socol Moran Partners LLC. He is a co-author of Timeless Learning: How Imagination, Observation, and Zero-Based Thinking Change Schools with Pam Moran and Chad Ratliff.
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Episode #67: Sharing Vulnerability is a Sign of Strength with Jon Harper
Jon Harper is a former elementary school teacher and current assistant principal at Sandy Hill Elementary at Cambridge, Maryland on a mission to help people of all ages realize that it is okay to make mistakes; especially really big ones....
Episode #66: Educate, Be Real, and Live with your Heart with Tara Martin
Tara Martin is an inspirational speaker and author of Be REAL: Educate from the Heart. Tara firmly believes machines and artificial intelligence will never replicate an individual’s REAL identity–the unique strengths, talents and life experiences of every human. Her story...
Episode #64: Timeless Learning by Listening and Observing How Kids Learn with Dr. Pam Moran
Dr. Pam Moran served as the Superintendent of Albemarle County Public Schools in Virginia from January 2006 through June of 2018. She now serves as the Executive Director at the Virginia School Consortium for Learning. Pam has a clear vision...
Episode #62: EduProtocols for Infinite Student-Centered Learning Possibilities with Jon Corippo
Jon Corippo is the Executive Director of CUE, past Innovation Officer, and was the Chief Instigator of the CUE Rock Star Teacher Camps for CUE. He began his teaching career in Clovis Unified and has had multiple positions as a...
Episode #60: Start with Why and Stay with Why with Dr. Jim Rickabaugh
Dr. Jim Rickabaugh serves as the Senior Advisor to the Institute for Personalized Learning, an education innovation lab dedicated to the transformation of public education. Jim formerly served as the Director of the Institute for six years and as a...
Episode #59: Moving Students from Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership with Jennifer Casa-Todd
Jennifer Casa-Todd is a Teacher-Librarian in Aurora, Ontario Canada, and author of the book, Social LEADia, published by Dave Burgess Consulting. Before this, she spent six years at the District level as a Program Resource Teacher for Literacy and Literacy...
Episode #58: Culturize: Do Whatever It Takes for Each and Every Student with Jimmy Casas
Jimmy Casas served twenty-two years as a school leader. He is a best-selling author, speaker, leadership coach, and currently serves as an adjunct professor at Drake University teaching a graduate course on Educational Leadership. Jimmy is the CEO and President...
Episode #57: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement with Heather Wolpert-Gawron
Heather Wolpert-Gawron is a middle school ELA teacher, 21st Century Learning Instructional Coach, curriculum design geek, and PBL coach. She has written many books including her latest, Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement. Heather blogs on her...
Episode #55: Reading the World: Librarianship for the Digital Age and Beyond with Julia Torres
Julia Torres is a Librarian and Language Arts teacher at a public high school in Denver, Colorado and writes and publishes on Medium.com for her students and the wider audience. As an advocate for all students and public education, Julia...
Episode #54: Create an Awarding Winning Culture with Hans Appel
Hans Appel has been a Counselor at Enterprise Middle School in the Richland School District in WA for the past 17+ years. Recently, Hans launched his own blog about School Culture and this fall rolled out a student-led leadership podcast...
Episode #53: Leadership and Why Mindset Matters with Evan Robb
Evan Robb is Principal of Johnson-Williams Middle School in Berryville, Virginia, is a recipient of the Horace Mann Educator of the Year Award and served on the N.C.T.E. National Commission for Reading. He is an author of the Principal’s Leadership...
Episode #52: Stories from the Heart and Sparks in the Dark with Todd Nesloney
Todd Nesloney was a classroom teacher for seven years before taking the leap straight from classroom teacher to campus principal at John C. Webb Elementary in Navasota, Texas. Todd took over a struggling campus and brought in a brand new staff....
Episode #51: Meaningful Progress to Put Learners First with Kerry Gallagher
Kerry Gallagher is the St. John’s Prep Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning, ConnectSafely Director of Education, an EdSurge Columnist, ASCD Emerging Leader, a TEDx and Keynote Speaker, and an attorney.
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Episode #47: Why Choose to Matter with Angela Maiers
Angela Maiers is a world-renowned author, entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, and educator, whose transformative message of the importance of mattering has the power to unleash the genius in us all.
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS I’ve known Angela for many years, followed her...
Episode #46: Enriching Learning through Global Collaboration with Jan Zanetis
Jan Zanetis is the Managing Director at the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration and is currently serving on the ISTE Board of Directors as the Board Secretary. In 2015, Jan was awarded the coveted “Making IT Happen” award from...
Episode #45: Pump the Positive with Dr. Rena Hawkins
Dr. Rena Hawkins is the principal of Maple Elementary School in the Smithville School District in Missouri. She was recently honored by being selected as a 2018 Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals Exemplary New Principal. Rena co-hosts the ShareMo...
Episode #42: Embrace a Culture of Joy with Dean Shareski
Dean Shareski is the Community Manager for Discovery Education Canada since 2012. From 2002-2012, he worked as a Digital Learning Consultant with the Prairie South School Division in Moose Jaw, SK, Canada. Previous to that Dean taught grades K-8 for...
Episode #41: Supporting and Mentoring Teachers with Ilene Winokur Alzaid
Ilene Winokur Alzaid, Ed.D is a passionate educator and supportive mentor who has lived in Kuwait since 1984. She was an Elementary School Principal, English Foundation Program University Director and Accreditation Steering Committee, Chairperson.
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Episode #40: Asking Good Questions and Separating Fact from Fiction with Sara Armstrong
Sara Armstrong, Ph. D. is an educational consultant, keynote speaker, presenter, and writer working to provide resources and tools for change in education. With over 44 years as an educator, Sara has developed and implemented workshops on many topics, including...
Episode #39: Scaling Innovations with Ted Fujimoto
Ted Fujimoto is President of Landmark Consulting Group, Inc., a management and investment consultancy for scaling innovations in learning. Ted helped to design and create the replication systems and strategy for several of the highest performing public school designs in...
Episode #38: Keeping the Spark Alive with Kevin McLaughlin
Kevin McLaughlin works as a Senior Lecturer in Primary Education at Bishop Grosseteste University Lincoln. Before that, he taught in Primary Schools for twenty years and also worked as a Deputy Headteacher in England and Spain. Kevin is also a...
Episode #37: Hope, Unity, Education, and Democracy with Dr. Darryl Adams
Dr. Darryl Adams is the Rock & Roll, Hip Hop & Soul Superintendent, Thought Leader and a Technology Evangelist! His goal for education is to help make this a better world by inspiring everyone to participate in providing equity, equality,...
Episode #36: Shift This! to Implement Gradual Change with Joy Kirr
Joy Kirr, a middle school teacher, author, and speaker, was nominated for a Golden Apple award for excellence and teaching in Illinois. Joy has been a National Board Certified Teacher since 2007 and is the author of Shift This: How...
Episode #35: Finding Your Why and Telling Your Stories with Cate Tolnai
Cate Tolnai is the Director of Member Engagement for CUE and is in her 15th year in k12 education. She taught middle school and worked as a district TOSA as well as district and county level administrator. She is dedicated...
Episode #32: Connect, Collaborate, Create with Sylvia Duckworth
Sylvia Duckworth is an author, sketchnoter, AIM French teacher recently retired, Tech Coach, Google Certified Innovator, and Apple Distinguished Educator. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience in the public and independent school systems in Toronto, Canada. ...
Episode #31: Awakening Wisdom with Linda Inlay
Linda Inlay started an independent school in Hawaii in 1986 called Ho`āla. Ho`āla in Hawaiian means, “awakening of the self,” an apt name for the transformation of teachers, students, and parents to grow in the Four Rs: responsibility, respect, resourcefulness,...
Episode #30: Innovation, Technology, and Human-Centered Design with Naomi Harm
Naomi Harm is a Tech Innovation Specialist, ISTE Instructional Coach, and Google Certified Innovator in Fairfield, California. She is an educational thought leader and influencer and Strategic Outreach Manager in Education for Wonder Workshop.
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Episode #29: Learn about the World with the World with Julie Lindsay
Julie Lindsay is based in Australia as a consultant, presenter and workshop leader, is Director of Learning Confluence, Founder and CEO of Flat Connections, co-author of Flattening Classrooms, and author of The Global Educator.
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Episode #27: Authenticity, Transparency, and Culture with Abbie Forbus
Abbie Forbus is the Director of Teaching and Learning for KnowledgeWorks. She taught for 15 years in Lindsay Unified School District in California starting in K-2, then high school counselor and eventually became Dean of Culture. In her new position,...
Episode #25: Building the Why for Learning with Mike Mohammad
Michael Mohammad, a high school science teacher in Elmbrook School District in Wisconsin, is passionate about personalizing learning for all learners. Mike writes a blog post, Mo Physics, Mo Problems about his own journey to personalize learning and building his...
Episode #24: Video Production for Education and Social Impact with Krista Moroder
Krista Moroder is co-founder of NonQuixote, LLC, a video production company & brand storytelling agency. She is an educator, district-level administrator, and former project director on a storytelling & technology program at Digital Promise.
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Episode #22: Collaboration and Creativity in Education with Leigh Hynes
Leigh Hynes is from Taupo, New Zealand. She has been employed by the University of Waikato as a Digital Fluency Facilitator since 2013, and her role is working in schools to build capability in using digital technologies. Her long background...
Episode #21: Modeling Behaviors We Want to See with Starr Sackstein
Starr Sackstein is Director of Humanities K-12 in West Hempstead Union Free School District in New York. She is Social Media Manager of ECET2 and manages the Twitter account to build the brand as the voice of @ECET2natl. She is...
Episode #20: A Sense of Wonderment with Linda Ullah
Linda Ullah is an Online Instructor at Krause Center for Innovation, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA and has been a coach for Friday Institute in NC, New Tech Network, and Personalize Learning, LLC.
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Episode #19: A Passion for Storytelling and Equity with Ken Shelton
Ken Shelton has been an educator for over 14 years and holds an M.A. in Education in Educational Technology as well as New Media Design and Production. Ken regularly gives keynotes, presentations, and leads workshops, many of which are hands-on,...
Episode #17: Imagining Together at City Neighbors with Bobbi Macdonald
Bobbi Macdonald is the founder and served as the first board president of City Neighbors Charter School in Baltimore, MD. She was selected by the Annie E. Casey Foundation as one of 16 leaders from across the country for the...
Episode #16: Professional Learning going ROGUE with Rich Czyz
Rich Czyz is Principal of the Yardville Elementary School in New Jersey and Co-Founder of FourOClockFaculty.com and the author of his book, The Four O’Clock Faculty: A Rogue Guide To Revolutionizing Professional Learning.
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Episode #15: Digital Citizenship with Sue Thotz
Sue Thotz is the Los Angeles Education Program Manager for Common Sense Education. She works with districts to create a foundation of digital citizenship that fits with their vision.
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Episode #14: Global Collaboration Projects with JoAnn Jacobs
JoAnn Jacobs is a sixth-grade social studies teacher at Mid-Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. Entering her forty- second year, she looks forward to continuing learning with her students and members of her sixth-grade team and helping to make the world a...
Episode #9: Framing the Path with Alex Corbitt
Alex Corbitt is a middle school English teacher in The Bronx, New York. His work focuses primarily on socio-emotional learning, gamification, education technology, and literacy. Alex’s passion for teaching will thrive as long as he continues to laugh with and...
Episode #8: Framework for Maker Education with Dr. Jackie Gerstein
Dr. Jackie Gerstein has been teaching in-person and online for several decades. Currently, she teaches master’s level online courses in educational technology for Boise State, Walden, and Western Governors’ Universities as well as gifted elementary education where she focuses on...
Episode #6: Passionate about Digital Learning: Shelly Sanchez Terrell
Shelly Sanchez Terrell is an international speaker, adjunct professor, and the author of three books. Her newest book is Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom. Her most rewarding role is being the mother...
Episode #4: Conversations about PBL with Paula Ford
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Conversation with Paula Ford, Kindergarten teacher in Cupertino School District, San Jose, California, who facilitates collaborative global projects with her kids. Paula shares with Barbara that most of her career has been working with low-socioeconomic English language learners...
Episode #3: My Journey into Inquiry by Shelly Vohra, Ph.D.
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Subscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Rethinking Learning Podcast Series Episode #3 Conversations with Shelly Vohra on Her Journey into Inquiry Shelly Vohra, Ph.D. @raspberryberet3 shares with Barbara why inquiry connects learners to the real world. She shares how she helps teachers bring voice and...
Episode #1: Learning through Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Teaching
Episode #1 with Andrew Bray Andrew shares in this first episode of the Rethinking Learning Podcast series how creativity, entrepreneurship, and teaching helped him learn. He explains how acting, music, teaching and beekeeping helped him find his purpose.
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TL Talk Radio: Talking about Deeper Learning
Season 3 Episode 7 on TL Talk Radio (March 7, 2017): Leading teaching and learning with Randy Ziegenfuss (@ziegeran) and Lynn Fuini-Hetten (@lfuinihetten) who interviewed me on change, deeper learning, design-thinking, project-based learning, and facilitating the design of coaching programs and...
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Andrew Bray is a sound engineer and designer who helps plan, organize, and pull together the Rethinking Learning podcast and introduces Barbara in the most recent podcasts. He makes sure the conversations are clear and easy listening with music and other sound effects.
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