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Get the book Teachables: Bite-Size Strategies That Make a Major Impact in the Classroom About The Guests Cheryl Abla brings over thirty years of experience in education, partnering with schools and districts across the country to help teachers and leaders create classrooms where every student excels. A former educator who taught across grades 1–12, she brings practical classroom insight to her wor...

Get the book Becoming an Expert Teacher: Deliberate Practice for Effective Teaching About The Guests Nidhi Sachdeva is a scholar, educator, and international speaker recognized for her work in advancing evidence-informed education. Her scholarship spans educational technology, microlearning, and teacher education, with a focus on translating cognitive science into practical, high-impact instructio...

Get the book Science Teaching for Social Justice About The Guests Gretchen Kraig-Turner teaches biological sciences at a high school in northwest Washington. Gretchen earned a BS in zoology at the University of Washington, an MST at Portland State University, and did postgraduate studies in MLL education at Pacific University and with the Oregon Writing Project at Lewis & Clark College. Jana D...

Get the book Reforming Lessons: Why English Schools Have Improved Since 2010 and How This Was Achieved About The Guest Sir Nick Gibb served as Member of Parliament for 27 years, serving first as shadow schools minister and then as schools minister under four different prime ministers from 2010 to 2023, where he oversaw substantial reforms to the English education system, working with Secretary of...

  Get the book, Cultivate and Activate: Building Teacher Capacity for Instructional Leadership Guest Host: Barbara Blackburn Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 40 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students alike. Dr. Blackburn has been repeatedly named to the Top 30...

Get the book Unchartered: How One High School Transformed First-Generation College Success Read Erika's Substack, Ask An Educator About The Guest Erika Kitzmiller, PhD is a research associate professor at the Crown School of Social Policy, Practice, and Work and the Kersten Institute for Urban Education at the University of Chicago, where she studies historical and contemporary policies and practi...

  Get the book, Fix Your Tier 1 Instruction: Applying the Science of Good Instruction to the Art of School Leadership About The Guest David M. Corvi is a Leadership Coach at Lynch Leadership Academy at Boston College, author, and school leadership practitioner. With over two decades of experience across urban public schools, charter networks, and nonprofit educational organizations, Corvi has dedi...

  Get the book, Connecting Through Conversation: A Playbook for Talking with Students About The Guests Erika Bare is superintendent of South Umpqua School District in Oregon, and has more than 20 years in the profession as a teacher, principal and district leader. Tiffany Burns has served as a principal, instructional coach, and teacher in her more than 20 years in K-12 education, and is currently...

Learn more about the Collaborative Behaviors Conference Visit Continua Consulting's website About the Guests: Courtney and Chris Daikos Chris and Courtney Daikos are the co-founders of Continua Consulting Group , where they provide MTSS implementation support to schools and districts including collaborative behaviors and strategies for leadership. Chris, a veteran of the US Army Rangers, is an exp...

  Get the book The Art and Science of Teacher Coaching Visit Nancy and Doug's website, FisherandFrey.com About the Guest Nancy Frey, PhD is a professor in educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. She is the author of dozens of books, including The Courage to Learn, The Art and Science of Coaching, How Scaffolding Works, a...

Get the book The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Student at a Time About This Week's Guest Muriel Summers is an award-winning principal who twice guided her school, A.B. Combs Elementary in Raleigh, North Carolina, to being named the top magnet school of America and the original leadership school featured in FranklinCovey’s Leader in Me. She has...

Get the book, After the Donut: An Introduction to School-Based Father Engagement About The Guest Keith Schumacher is the Founder and Executive Director of the National Alliance for Father Friendly Schools and the creator of School-Based Father Engagement (SBFE), a practical framework designed to help schools build meaningful, year-round connections with fathers and father figures. With over 18 yea...

Get the book, A School Leader’s Playbook for Tough Conversations Visit Erika & Tiffany's website, ConnectingThroughConversation.com   About The Guests Erika Bare is superintendent of South Umpqua School District in Oregon, and has more than 20 years in the profession as a teacher, principal and district leader. Tiffany Burns has served as a principal, instructional coach, and teacher in her mo...

Get the book, Transformational Tools for Special Educators: How to Beat Burnout and Become the Best at What You Do Visit Katrina's website, www. HuelsAppliedHarmony.com About The Guest Katrina is an educational consultant with more than twenty years of experience in the field, including work as a classroom teacher, special education supervisor, assistant director, and executive director. Her backg...

Get the book, Digital Captives: Helping Schools Strike A Balance Between Humans And Hardware Visit the Schools Next website, www.schoolsnext.org Follow Gene on X @GTavernetti About The Guests Dr. Frank Rodriguez is entering his 32nd year working in and with schools, primarily in Southern California. He entered education in 1993 through a two year commitment to teach in a bilingual 5th grade classr...

Get the book,  Productive Struggle in the 6-12 Classroom   Get the book, Productive Struggle in the K-5 Classroom Visit Barbara's website, www.barbarablackburnonline.com About The Guest Barbara Blackburn, PhD is the author of more than 40 books and a full-time consultant who works with schools around the world to help raise the level of rigor and motivation for professional educators and students...

Get the book, Ethical Ed Tech: How Educators Can Lead on AI and Digital Safety in K-12 Schools on Amazon Visit Priten's website, www.priten.org About The Guest Priten Soundar-Shah is an educator, philosopher, and entrepreneur working at the intersection of humanistic values and frontier technology. He is the CEO of PedagogyVentures and leads three nonprofits: PedagogyFutures (Executive Director),...

Get the book, The Four Cornerstones of Effective Schools: How to Build Lasting Success on Amazon Get the book, The Four Cornerstones of Effective Schools: How to Build Lasting Success on Solution Tree's Website Visit Darin's website, www. DrDarinThompson.com Follow Darin on Youtube @drdarinthompson Follow Darin on Instagram @drdarinthompson About The Guest Darin A. Thompson, PhD, is a veteran K-12...

Get the book, In Support of Student Data: A Data Workbook for MTSS Teams Visit the Commonwealth Consulting Agency website, www.cca-pr.com Follow Kristan on X @dr_rodriguez21 Connect with Kristan on LinkedIn About The Author Kristan Rodriguez, Ph. D., is an award-winning educational leader and former superintendent and principal. She is the creator of the MTSS² Framework™ that replaces fragmented r...

Get the book, Becoming The Delegating School Boss Visit Naphtali's Website, www. ImpactfulCoaching.com   About The Guest  Dr.  Naphtali Hoff is a former educator and school leader who serves as an executive and performance coach and trainer, and he's the author of three books Becoming the New Boss a leadership Book that helps new leaders hit the ground running and enjoys sustained success, Becomin...

Get the book, A Level Playing Field: Strategies to Ensure Public Schools' Success Visit the Caissa K12 Website, www. CaissaK12.com About The Author Brian J Stephens is the Founder and CEO of Caissa K–12, a strategy firm serving public school districts nationwide. He has presented at national conferences and organizations, including the AASA, The School Superintendents Association, the National Sch...

Watch Lauren on The Teaching Show Substack: Lauren Brown on Education Lauren Brown’s articles on MiddleWeb About The Guest Lauren Brown spent about 20 years teaching US history in middle and high schools and another eight years working at the university level with future social studies teachers. She now works as a consultant and writer on MiddleWeb and her own Substack. She writes about education...

Get the book, The Complete Guide for New Elementary Teachers: Discover Joy and Success with a Whole Child Approach Visit Steve's Website, www. SteveReifman.com About The Author Steve Reifman has been an elementary school teacher for the past 31 years, and during that time he's earned National Board certification, traveled to Japan as a Fulbright Memorial Fund scholar, and completed two master's de...

Get the book, Morph Mastery: A Morphological Intervention for Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary Visit Louise's website, LouiseSelbyDyslexia.com About The Author Louise Selby is a dyslexia specialist trainer, consultant, author, assessor and teacher. She has 25 years’ experience of working with SEND within Hertfordshire local authority in teaching, special needs coordinator and advisory roles. She n...

  Get the book, The Daily SEL Leader Get the book, A Blueprint for Teacher Retention: Leading Schools that Teachers Don't Want to Leave Visit the Brass Tacks Innovations website, www.brasstacksinnovations.com View the Teacher Retention Model PDF  About The Authors James Bailey’s career has encompassed teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, school turnaround leader, consultant and superinten...