NHASCD Spotlight: A Podcast

With the increase in teacher/administrator stress and increase in challenging student behavior, self-regulation is key to bolstering resilience.  When an educator knows how to self-regulate they then have the capacity to teach and model to their students how to self-regulate.  Listen to Emily Read Daniels share information about the importance of a regulated classroom. ABOUT OUR GUEST &a...

Authors Stefani Arzonetti Hite and Jenni Donohoo share insights on the relationships between student achievement and collective efficacy as well as their model for leading collective teacher efficacy. ABOUT OUR GUESTS Dr. Stefani Arzonetti Hite is an acclaimed author and internationally renowned leadership expert.  Backed by over thirty years of experience in education as a teacher, administr...

Listen to an interview with instructional coaching founder, Jim Knight about his newest ASCD book, The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching: Seven Factors for Success. ABOUT OUR GUEST & CONTACT INFORMATION Jim Knight is a founding senior partner of the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG) and a research associate at the University of Kansas Center for Research on Learning. He has spent mor...

Noted leadership coach Dr. Jill Harrison Berg shares how teacher leaders amplify the power of collaborative inquiry as a means for identifying, interrogating, and addressing instructional inequity and speaks about the three levels of learning:  individual, relational, and organizational. ABOUT OUT GUEST & CONTACT INFORMATION Jill Harrison Berg, Ed. D. is a leadership coach, school improve...

Members of the inaugural cohort of Klawe Fellows for EdReports share their stories and the importance of advocacy in their work. Buy the Book at Kendall Hunt

What role does empathy play in the success of a school leader?  Listen to Dr. Thomas Hoerr share the importance of empathy in being effective and the key skills in becoming a Chief Empathy Officer. ABOUT DR. THOMAS HOERR Thomas R. Hoerr, PhD retired after leading the New City School in St. Louis, Missouri for 34 years and is now the Emeritus Head of School. He is currently a Scholar In Reside...

Author and teacher Jennifer Orr shares how to take the passion and chatter that K–5 students bring to the classroom and turn it into conversation skills that make them better learners? ABOUT JENNIFER: Jennifer Orr is an elementary school teacher in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. She has taught for more than two decades in almost every elementary grade at schools serving highly diverse populations...

Superintendent of Schools Jennifer Gillis (Manchester School District), Sydney Leggett (SAU 75), and Meredith Nadeau (SAU 21), the original organizers of the NH Women in Educational Leadership Initiative, share the challenges for women in educational leadership. Contact Information: Dr. Jennifer Gillis - jgillis@mansd.org;  Dr. Sydney Leggett - sleggett@sau75.org; Meredith Nadeau - mnadeau@sa...

"Although a content-neutral approach to supervision—one that emphasizes general pedagogical features such as student engagement, cognitive load, or classroom management—is undoubtedly beneficial, the best instructional leaders know that content-specific approaches are necessary to achieve real excellence."  Listen to Dr. Rebecca Lowenhaupt and Dr. Rebecca Katsch-Singer share their insights an...

Kathy Perret and Kenny McKee join the podcast to discuss dealing with barriers teachers face and the corresponding ways that coaches can help teachers surmount them.  They share insights from their new book, Compassionate Coaching: How Educators Navigate the Barriers to Professional Growth . Contact Information: Kathy Perret - kathyperretconsulting@gmail.com; Kenny McKee - Kennethcmckee@gmail...

Jennifer Abrams, the author of Learning to Have Hard Conversations and Swimming in the Deep End , discusses her new book Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work Contact information :  email - jennnifer@jenniferabrams.com or (605)868-1916 Website :   https://jenniferabrams.com/ Buy the book is at www.miravia.com/products/stretching-your-learning-edges-growing-up-at-work/ E-Bo...

Katie Pagnotta, the owner of Resilient Roots, PLLC, is a NH licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC), certified NH school counselor, parent coach, consultant, and social-emotional learning (SEL) enthusiast.  Listen to Katie share how to support resiliency skills through integrating SEL throughout the school. Contact Information: resilientrootsccc@gmail.com

The Mindful Learners Collaborative team (Dr. Lisa Fermia-Hou, Kim Wyborney, and Jon Verity) discuss how schools work around the present-day situations and the need for students, staff, and administrators to build connections. Website :   https://mindfullearnersnh.com Contact Information:   Lisa@MindfulLearnersNH.com \

Whether it's planning and delivering instruction or just interacting with others throughout the day, every action you take is an opportunity to demonstrate empathy toward your students, your colleagues, and yourself.  Author Lisa Westman shares her motivation for writing this new ASCD book and explores three types of empathy within the educational experience. Contact Information email:  ...

When leading in a school, everyday events and the chaos of life can sometimes get in the way of remembering what inspired you to become a school leader.  So, how can you regain that sense of purpose, renewal, and inspiration? Co-authors Vicki Bautista and Gretchen Oltman discuss their new ASCD book, What's Your Leadership Story?  A School Leader's Guide to Aligning How Your Lead with Who...

Co-authors Tammy Musiowsky-Borneman and Christine Arnold discuss their new book The Minimalist Teacher.   Tammy and Christine have developed a way to bring a minimalist mindset to the classroom and shed the burden of too many initiatives, strategies, and things in general. Their Triple P process helps teachers declutter in three steps: identify something's purpose , prioritize what is importa...

In this episode, Sarah Kunyosying and Susanna Hargreaves from the Amherst (NH) School District share their experiences with conducting an audit of their school's library collection to ensure a range of diverse experiences, voices, and experiences within a culture and group.

In this episode, we are excited for you to hear from co-authors Starr Sackstein and Karen Terwilliger as they discuss their new book Hacking Learning Centers in Grades 6-12.   Starr and Karen share their journey in the use of learning centers at the middle and secondary levels as well as how learning centers transform a classroom into a dynamic learning experience. Contact Information  &...

Co-authors Megan Kortlandt, Carly Stone, and Samantha Keesling discuss the flexible structure for collaborative professional learning that they call the principal lab, in which K-12 principals learn with and from each other to become better instructional leaders. The authors are available for keynotes, workshops, coaching, and consulting. Contact Information: Samantha Keesling -    ...

We begin Season 2 by featuring educators Constance Borro and Starr Sackstein . Constance is the founder and CEO of Mastery Portfolio which is an interactive software application that breaks down student grades on standards/competencies and not numbers. Its mission is to provide a means for motivation and equity through grading practices. Starr is COO of the company and a nationally renowned author...

Dr. Peter Michael Plourde is the director of faculty development at the University of the District of Columbia Community College (UDC-CC), teaches mathematics, and to the general public and to many of his students, is known as Professor Lyrical for his work as a hip-hop artist.  Join Dr. Randy Wormald and Executive Director Jan Yost for an interview with Prof. Lyrical and a discussion on the...

Dr. Cara Procek, SNHU Professor of Education, shares some of the challenges that faced education students during the pandemic.

Listen to Stephanie Malia Krauss speak about her new book, Making It:  What Today's Kids Need For Tomorrow's World in which s he goes beyond the question of what young people need to succeed in school, to ask what they need to be ready for life. RESOURCES Stephanie's website Purchase the book at Bookshop.org , Amazon , Barnes & Noble , Books a Million

Author Starr Sackstein talks about her newest book and offers best practices for results as SEL needs become more and more important . RESOURCES about Assessing with Respect:  Everyday Practices that Meet Students' Social and Emotional Needs order Assessing with Respect:  Everyday Practices that Meet Students' Social and Emotional Needs (Be sure to include our affiliate's PASS code, NHAF...

We all know social-emotional learning is of the utmost importance, but what is the best way to teach it to our students?  Listen to teacher, author, and consultant, Elizabeth Peterson, share what SEAL is, the benefits of integrating the arts with SEL, and how to get started. RESOURCES Teach SEAL The Inspired Classroom