SupportED Learning Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Jared Bruening, history teacher and creator of the Daily Bell Ringer YouTube channel , to explain how he built one of the most-used classroom history resources in the country from a rural Illinois classroom. Jared shares how the frustration of searching for clean, classroom-ready videos pushed him...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Beth Hall, AP Lang teacher, AP Reader, College Board consultant, and creator of Coach Hall Writes, to explain how students can prepare for AP Lang without wasting time on the wrong strategies. Beth shares how her coaching background shaped her teaching philosophy: cut the fluff, focus on fundamenta...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Principal Baruti Kafele, Milken National Educator, NABSE Hall of Fame inductee, and bestselling author, to explore why school leadership is the driving force behind student success, school culture, and long-term educational transformation. With four decades of experience as a teacher, principal, sp...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with AP Biology expert Tiffany Jones, creator of APBioPenguins , to break down what actually works on the AP Bio exam. From her experience grading and writing AP exams to building one of the most widely used AP Bio resources online, Tiffany shares insider strategies that most students never hear—includ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Abigail Giordano, Chemistry instructor and creator of @GiordanoAPChemistry to uncover why traditional study methods are failing AP Chemistry students—and what to do instead. With one of the lowest pass rates of any AP exam, Abigail explains why success has less to do with how much content you know...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Faraz Ishaq, Senior Director of Advanced Services at Cohesity, to explore why the biggest vulnerabilities in modern systems are not technological, but human. Drawing from his experience in cybersecurity, data protection, and disaster recovery, Faraz shares how real-world failures often come down t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Jason Kennedy, a 25-year educator, district curriculum director, instructional coach, and author of Let’s Quit Teaching – Designing Learning for All Classrooms, to explore how instructional design must evolve to meet the needs of today’s students. Jason shares insights from decades of experience ac...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Carson Weekley, Head ACT Coach at Boosted Brains, to uncover the truth about ACT preparation and why most conventional approaches fall short. Carson reveals how students can significantly improve their scores in just a matter of weeks by focusing on high-impact strategies rather than time-intensive...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Patrick Choi, Founder and CEO of KYO Standard , a San Diego-based test preparation company, to explore why many high-achieving students still fail to stand out in competitive college admissions. Patrick explains how lack of focus, weak positioning, and unclear direction can limit even the stronges...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Anna Klinge r, a UC Berkeley PhD student and perfect 1600 SAT scorer , to break down what it really takes to achieve top SAT scores and stand out in today’s competitive college admissions landscape. Anna shares how she approached the test strategically and why most students rely on inefficient stu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Evan Roberts to explore why so many students struggle in AP Calculus and what actually helps them build confidence and mastery in advanced math. Evan shares insights from his work as the founder of Math Made Simple Tutoring, where he specializes in AP calculus, AP statistics, SAT and ACT math prep...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Dr. Mark Zeiler — a veteran educator with over 20 years of experience in K-12 schools — to explore what it actually takes to keep the human element alive in an era of accelerating artificial intelligence. Dr. Mark Zeiler spent two decades as a teacher, instructional coach, and school dean before st...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Brian McLogan, founder of Free Math Videos, to explore why so many students believe they are not “math people,” and what actually helps students build confidence and skill over time. Brian shares his journey from struggling in math as a student to teaching in the classroom for 14 years, then scali...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with veteran AP Reader and Garden of English founder Tim Freighus to unpack what truly drives high scores on the AP English Language exam. Tim shares how strong thesis statements and cohesive topic sentences establish lines of reasoning that consistently earn points, and why many classrooms assign writi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with SAT coach and digital prep expert Robert Brundage, founder of Penguin Test Prep, to break down what truly drives score gains on the digital SAT. Robert explains why adaptive scoring is widely misunderstood, how students get capped when they try to game the first module, and why the modern SAT rewa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with Shellee Howard, founder of College Ready and a certified college strategist with nearly two decades of experience guiding families through college admissions and financial planning. What began as a personal mission to help her own son navigate the admissions process has evolved into a national pra...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , host Dr. Joe Sebestyen welcomes Dr. Barbara Oakley, world-renowned educator, author of A Mind for Numbers , and co-creator of the global course Learning How to Learn . Once convinced she could never do math, Dr. Oakley shares how her unlikely path from language learner to engineering professor reshaped her understanding of how th...

Send us Fan Mail In Episode 8 of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen interviews Amanda Dake, a former teacher turned marketing expert and founder of Funnel Kitchen. They discuss why the education system is outdated, how teachers can pivot into entrepreneurship, and how to use AI to create aligned, scalable offers. Amanda shares her “Aligned AI Guide,” a powerful tool that helps entr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe welcomes Aditi Javeri Gokhale—MIT-educated executive, former Chief Strategy Officer and President of Retail Investments at Northwestern Mutual, and a 2022 Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree. With a career spanning Fortune 100 leadership, digital transformation, and AI-driven innovation, Aditi offers a rare dual perspective as both...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe sits down with Brian Humphrey—entrepreneur, coach, and founder of Successful Fatherhood—to explore the mindset shifts that come when chasing real freedom. Brian shares how he went from scaling brick-and-mortar gyms to embracing location independence, coaching fathers, and prioritizing family and fulfillment over traditiona...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe Sebestyen sits down with veteran educator and curriculum leader Craig Perrier from Fairfax County Public Schools. With more than 25 years of experience across local, state, federal, and international levels, Craig offers a timely perspective on how history and civics education are evolving in a post-pandemic world. The con...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast, Dr. Joe interviews Dr. Andrew Daily, Associate Professor of European History at the University of Memphis and veteran AP World History Reader. Dr. Daily shares insider knowledge about AP exam scoring, the evolution of history education, and how artificial intelligence is transforming the classroom. Key topics include the shift fro...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Joe Sebestyen launches the SupportED Learning Podcast by examining a critical issue in education: the disconnect between AP classroom success and exam performance. This episode reveals why nearly 50% of AP students fail to earn college credit and introduces the APEC framework that transformed pass rates from 20% to 90%. Drawing from extensive experience as an educator and admi...

Send us Fan Mail Are our educational systems preparing students for an AI-dominated future? In this premiere episode of the SupportED Learning Podcast , Dr. Joe Sebestyen (Ed. D.) introduces his vision for transforming education beyond standardized testing and rote memorization.  Drawing from his expertise in Educational Leadership and improvement science, Dr. Joe examines how our current systems...