Education Perspectives

PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 10  Luisa Sanchez KSVT – Kentucky Student Voice Team   Quotes of the Podcast –  "Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our Nation.” -JFK 1961   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Luisa Sanchez i...

PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 9    Dr. Joe Lockavitch Founder, President, Author Failure Free Reading   Introduction of Guest BIO –  With a remarkable background as a former teacher, school psychologist, professor, and special education director, Dr. Joe Lockavitch is a true pioneer in the field of literacy education. He’s not just an educator; he’s the author and developer of groundbreaking programs l...

PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 8    Lauren Hill ELA Teacher  Leestown Middle School CEPS Facilitator   Quotes of the Podcast –  “All learning is worthwhile” - Anonymous “Do one thing every day that scares you.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Lauren Hill (NBCT): Lauren (she/her) teaches middle school ELA at Leestown Middle School in Lexington, KY. She has also taught high school and i...

PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 7    Rachel Belin Managing Partner  Kentucky Student Voice Team   Quote of the Podcast –  “Democracy must be learned by each generation.” This is an adaptation of a John Dewey quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Rachel Burg Belin (she/her) is the Managing Partner and, with young people, a co-fo...

PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 6    Amanda Burrows Deeper Learning Director, CKEC   Quote of the Podcast –  Our job, as teachers, is not to "prepare" kids for something; our job is to help kids learn to prepare themselves for anything. - AJ Juliani   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Amanda Burrows is the Deeper Learning Director at Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative, where she leads and supp...

PODCAST Season 2  EPISODE 5   Greg Schloemer Threat Intelligence Analyst at Microsoft   Vice-President/Co-Founder of KC7 Foundation   Quote of the Podcast –  "Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin   Introduction of Guest BIO –  Greg is a threat intelligence analyst at Microsoft who focuses on tracking North Korean state-sponsored...

PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 4  Nema Brewer Organizer Accidental Activist Quote of the Podcast –  “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”- James Baldwin   Introduction of Guest BIO –  A working mom and wife, Nema became an accidental activist for public education in 2017 and hasn’t shut up since  Interview Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators  30,00...

PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 3  Barnett Berry Senior Advisor, What School Could Be Senior Research Fellow, Learning Policy Institute Quote of the Podcast –  “Getting to scale with deeper, student-led learning requires teachers who “increasingly to think of themselves as operating in a web of professional relations that influence their daily decisions, rather than as solo practitioners.”  Dick Elmore (...

PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 2  Adam Watson Deeper Learning Design Specialist, OVEC Quote of the Podcast –  “Follow your bliss.” -- Joseph Campbell Introduction of Guest BIO –  ADAM WATSON (@watsonedtech) is a Kentucky educator with a passion for edtech. Starting as an English teacher in 2005, he was named Teacher of the Year at South Oldham High School in 2009 and became National Board Certified in 2...

PODCAST EPISODE Season 2 Episode 1 Gregg Behr Executive Director, The Grable Foundation Chair, Remake Learning Co-Author, When You Wonder, You're Learning Quote of the Podcast –  "Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.” Fred Rogers Introduction of Guest BIO –  Gregg Behr, executive director of The Grab...

Dr. Joseph Goins CEO, NS4ed Quote of the Podcast –  “To find what one is fitted to do and secure the opportunity to do it is the key to happiness”. John Dewey Introduction of Guest BIO –  Dr. Joseph L. Goins’s career began as a vocational educator in Tennessee, where he had the opportunity to develop the foundational skills program for learners with the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) System.  He...

PODCAST EPISODE 23 Amy Breeding McVey Vice President Improvement Services, Cognia, Inc. Quote of the Podcast –  "Learning and growth have no finish line" - John Maxwell Introduction of Guest BIO –  Amy McVey currently serves as Vice President of Improvement Services with Cognia, a nonprofit supporting institutions, teachers, leaders, and learners in all areas of continuous school improve...

PODCAST EPISODE 22 Justin Reich Associate Professor at MIT Author: Iterate   Quote of the Podcast –  For 20 years, I’ve worked in schools on all kinds of projects: transforming curriculum, integrating technology, re-engaging students, and making school meaningful and relevant to young people and families. Whatever you are working on, every successful school improvement effort that I’ve been a part...

PODCAST EPISODE 21  Truc Nguyen Founder Possibility Productions FCPS Dept of Innovation Intern Quote of the Podcast –  “Nothing lasts” I made up this quote and I love it because it is that grey area between optimism and pessimism. Introduction of Guest BIO –  Truc was born in Vietnam and lived in Texas until 2018. She is currently a senior at Tates Creek High School going through the Opportunity M...

PODCAST EPISODE 20 Allison Slone Special Education Teacher Administrator of Kentucky Teachers In the Know Quote of the Podcast –  “I’d rather scream! Silence is a crying shame.” Introduction of Guest BIO –  Alliso Slone has been a special education teacher since January of 1999 in the Rowan County School System. She is also the administrator and founder of Kentucky Teachers In The Know and KYREADS...

PODCAST EPISODE 19 Dr. Laurel Martin President Junior Achievement Quote of the Podcast –     “Believe in your heart that you are meant to live a life full of passion, purpose, magic, and miracles.” Introduction of Guest BIO –  Laurel Raimondo Martin serves as the President of Junior Achievement and has been in that role since 2020.  She has worked in the higher education and non-profit sector for...

PODCAST EPISODE 18   Marcey Ansley Executive Director  The Hearing and Speech Center Quote of the Podcast – Find out who you are and do it on purpose. -Dolly Parton Introduction of Guest BIO –  Marcey Ansley is nearing her 13th year as the Executive Director at The Hearing & Speech Center. In addition to this role, she has worked in nonprofit leadership for nearly 30 years at local, regional a...

Welcome back to Education Perspectives! In today's episode, we have an incredible guest joining us. Brad Clark, a former teacher turned director of Workforce Solutions for Elon Renewables and the Director of the Kentucky Solar Energies Industries Association, will be sharing his fascinating journey in the field of education and economic development. From teaching in elementary schools to lead...

Welcome to another insightful episode of "Education Perspectives"! In this episode, our host, Liza Holland, engages in a thought-provoking conversation with our special guest, Sharon Mofield-Boswell. Sharon, a dedicated advocate for education, shares her inspiring journey from being an active member of the PTA to her current role as a family and community engagement liaison in Fayette Co...

Jayme Gill is a deep thinker who believes in the importance of education for the functioning and development of society. Recognizing the necessity and comfort it brings, Jayme acknowledges the need to constantly evaluate and adapt the education system in order to maximize its benefits for students and the world at large. Jayme also emphasizes the role of education in preparing individuals to contr...

On this episode of Education Perspectives, host Liza Holland welcomes guest Brooke Gill, the vice president and director of Collaborative for Families and Schools at the Pritchard Committee. They delve into the founding of the Pritchard Committee in 1983, driven by the need to improve Kentucky's education ranking and involve communities in finding solutions. The committee's efforts led t...

"On this episode of Education Perspectives, host Liza Holland welcomes Dr. Carmen Coleman, Chief of Transformational Learning at the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative. Dr. Coleman shares her journey from being a superintendent in Danville to leading the Deeper Learning Initiative in OVAC. She discusses her realization about the limitations of focusing solely on test scores and how visiting...

PODCAST EPISODE 12 Haneen Abu Zaghrit Social Worker Tates Creek High School Quote of the Podcast –  "So, surely with hardship comes ease."   On this episode of Education Perspectives, we speak with Haneen Abu Zaghrit, a social worker from Tates Creek High School. She believes that it's important for high school students to learn how to advocate for themselves before leaving high sch...

PODCAST EPISODE 11   Dr. Landon Mascareñaz  & Dr. Doannie Tran The Open System Institute  Quotes of the Podcast –  "Fortune favors the bold" "We can succeed only by concert. It is not "can any of us imagine better?" but, "can we all do better?" The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and...

PODCAST EPISODE 10   Kathy Theis School Counselor Clays Mill Elementary   Poem of the Podcast –  "When you get what you want in your struggle for self, and the world makes you king for a day, just go to the mirror and look at yourself, and see what that man has to say. For it isn't your father or mother or wife, whose judgment upon you must pass. The fellow whose verdict counts most in y...