The Ippy Dippy

Dr. Kate Foley sits down with Seamus to discuss her new book, Radically Excellent School Improvement, now available where you buy books and on The Ippy Dippy Content Library.  Radically Excellent School Improvement presents a model for ambitious improvement and tireless focus that ensures every student grows, thrives, and achieves their fullest potential.  Learn from Kate's experience on how to im...

Raymond Tran explains why he left his high paying investment job to be happier teaching AND didn't have to sacrifice his earnings.  He is on a mission to help other teachers live financially free.

Seamus' sister and veteran math Teacher, Maeve Siu, joins The Ippy Dippy to talk about shifting career goals, helping humanize math, and sharing her math songs with the audience.  Listen to discover her journey and tips for getting the best out of your students by tapping into your creativity.  Mentioned in this episode, @mathlovesiu, @TheMathGuru, @thespacegal

Seamus welcomes Rachel Rahmlow from Teacher to Millionaire to discuss her mission to ensure educators make the best of their money and become financially secure in their careers.  Rachel also shares insights into her life, her practice, professional development, and where she goes for inspiration.  Also mentioned in this episode are Instagram accounts; @eastnash.teacher, @funny_math_teacher, @Teac...

Despite microphone issues, Seamus welcomes Brittany Wheaton to the show to talk about her work toward making greater connections with students.  Listen to Brittany share her experience with Teaching to a Riot and empowering other educators to shift their mindset when managing behaviors, especially for neurodivergent students.  Be sure to Check out Brittany at Teaching_to_a_Riot on Instagram for mo...

Kristal Funk narrates the case of Play-based literacy at Near West Intergenerational School.  Title Teacher, Brittany O'Donnell teamed up with Coach, Jameson Lowery to explore what play can bring to primary literacy.  Bettyjean Quimby and Sean Wheeler join Seamus O'Hara in the Ippy Dippy Roundtable to debrief the play-based literacy efforts. 

Thought Leaders:  Sean Wheeler joins Seamus to deep dive into how Chat GPT and AI should change the way you teach, how schools are likely to respond, and how they SHOULD respond.  Learn what you can do with AI to lighten your load and make lesson planning easier while boosting in-person classroom interactions.

In this Thought Leaders segment, Seamus welcomes Dr. Cathy Whitehouse to discuss her journey to creating 3 schools founded on developmental learning.  Listen to understand the benefit of developmental learning.

Sean is quitting...teaching that is.  How did a 17-year career come to an end?  Was it the pandemic, was it the riots, did those things have anything to do with it?  Find out today, in THOUGHT LEADERS.

Seamus and Sean welcome back Joseph Ciesielski and new guest, Patrick Britton to the studio to ask the questions; What is TFA? Why is it so polarizing? Is TFA effective? Should we be ok with TFA in our schools?

Seamus invites his wife, Lauren, into the studio to discuss Betsy DeVos' comments on class size.  They go further by exploring the idea of using biomimicry to better understand the class size debate.

Sean gives us another fantastic set of thoughts regarding the overuse of data, choices, and keeping fresh as an educator.

Friends of the show, Rose Martin, joins Seamus in the studio to play a little game about making ok classroom practices better by reviewing the book, Best Practice, Fourth Edition: Bringing Standards to Life in America's Classrooms by Steven Zemelman, Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, and Arthur Hyde.

Katharine narrates the curious case of principal Eric Juli's effort to make for authentic learning and learning-by-doing at the high school level.  Hear what X-block is all about and see what generalizes to your practice.

Seamus and Sean continue their conversation about the hiring process and interview questions.

Sean joins Seamus in the studio to discuss your best shot of getting the best out of your inherited staff. Afterward, they dissect a strange but potentially helpful list of things to include on one's resume when looking for a position.

The Ippy Dippy was once EdPOP.  Please enjoy this retro segment that remains relevant today!  Seamus' son, Pac helps him review his top 10 discipline strategies from the book No-Drama Discipline; The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph. D.

Katharine narrates our case study of Principal Michelle Perez's initiatives to create meaningful advisories to lift social-emotional scores at Cleveland School of Science and Medicine.  Later, we once again welcome Sara Kelly from ELA in the roundtable to lend our perspectives on Principal Perez's advisory efforts.

Rose Martin joins Seamus to explore poorly considered school bathroom policies, why it matters and how it generalizes to other school initiatives.

Sean shares his thoughts on the disconnect between administration, teachers and other stakeholders on what motivates teachers.

Seamus explores the factors that led to the strike in the Los Angeles Unified School District and what their agreement is going forward.  In addition, Seamus shares his perspective regarding the stikes across the nation and what leaders can do to about it.

Sean narrates our case study of principal Britt Irvin, from O.H. Perry, and her process to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports.  Afterward, keep listening as Sara Kelly from Effective Leadership Academy joins our panel to share perspectives on O.H. Perry's initiatives.

Katharine hosts Dr. Nick Joyce, from USF, to shed some light on what schools can do to better prepare students to be successful in college beyond academic readiness.

Seamus hosts former colleague Meghan Paris and her wife Liz Blank for a round of war stories that devolve into tales of bodily fluids and bad decisions.

Seamus hosts evaluation expert, Jessica Wilson to share more about Hendy Avenue and discuss alternative teacher evaluations.