Building Educator Capacity with CESA 2

Understanding how we think and react as humans is key to interacting with others and accepting ourselves. CESA 2 Consultants Nicole Aldworth and Kris Statz interview Dr. Lori Desautels, assistant professor at Butler University, on her research in educational neuroscience and how to apply it to the classroom and everyday life. Resources: Dr. Lori Desautels: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://revelationsineducation.com...

Help bridge the gap between your students' thinking and their ability to express their learning! CESA 2 Consultants Gretchen Lettau and Matt Hayden discuss the specifics of helping multilingual learners express themselves in complicated terms of areas such as mathematics. They also use a tool to help educators identify gaps in thinking and expression in student learning and how to address them...

Schools are collecting a great amount of data. How can they effectively organize, analyze, and make decisions based on it? CESA 2 consultants Frank Devereaux and Valerie Schmitz chat with Justin Vondra, Sales Director from Doowii, on how AI can assist districts in noticing trends and making data-driven decisions. Resources: Learn More about Doowii's partnership with Wisconsin School Districts...

The teaching profession is in crisis. Millions of students face disrupted learning as schools struggle to fill classrooms with qualified educators. To improve educator recruitment and retention, CESA 2 is preparing a year-long workshop in Fall 2026 to help districts build a research-based approach to strengthen educators' skills and provide strategies that leaders can use immediately. CESA 2 c...

Hear the recording of a live CESA 2 podcast, celebrating the Week of the Young Child. CESA 2 Early Childhood consultant Nicole Aldworth chatted with Amanda Morgan, author of "Not Just Cute: How Powerful Play Drives Development in Early Childhood," on how to include both play and academics in early child development. They discuss how play truly lays the foundation for academic learning, a...

Check out one of our Live CESA 2 podcasts, where we consider math curriculum and the importance of learning math to become informed members of society. CESA 2 consultants Molly Rilling and Matt Hayden connected with world-renowned mathematicians and speakers Steve Leinwand and Eric Milou to discuss what needs to happen in schools today to make citizens math-literate for the future. Resources: Chec...

Listen in to our very first LIVE Q&A podcast, centered around math fluency! CESA 2 consultants Molly Rilling and Matt Hayden chat with Jennifer Bay-Williams, professor in math education, about her research and strategies to help students become enthusiastic math learners. Resources: Check out the book, Math Fact Fluency and its resources: ⁠ https://kcm.nku.edu/mathfactfluency/index.php Contact...

We continue our series of "Leaders as Changemakers", focusing this episode on the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. Director of Multilingual Services, Mandi Sersch-Morstad, share the transformational journey of their ESL program to help all instructors at the district see themselves as teachers of language. Resources Learn more about CESA 2's Framework, L3IFT: https://www....

The earliest years of development are the most important for learning, especially in the world of literacy. However, rather than merely told what to learn, child-led play is helping kids learn naturally through active movement and learning experiences. CESA 2 Early Literacy Consultant Nicole Aldworth chats with Stacy Benge, international speaker and author of the book, The Whole Child Alphabet: Ho...

Stress is prevalent in today's education landscape. To help you combat it, Deidra Gorman, Senior Director of the Behavior and Mental Health Center of Excellence at CESA 2, chats with Matt Hayden, Math Consultant and Instructional Coach and MBSR teacher, shares his expertise on stress reduction and making a difference in your mental health and everyday life. Resources Subscribe to the Behavior &amp...

In an educational landscape with increasing learning demands and decreasing available time, it can be difficult to find the most effective means to lead to literacy comprehension. CESA 2 consultants Kris Statz and Nicole Aldworth chat with Melissa & Lori from the Melissa & Lori Love Literacy podcast and how they've navigated fluency and spelling throughout their educational careers! Re...

AI is disrupting education...where do we go from here? CESA 2's Strategic Innovation for Learning Consultants, Beth Clarke and Frank Devereaux, meet with JEDI Virtual School Director Jamie Syvrud to chat about AI in education and the potential for innovative solutions in the classroom. Resources Learn more about CESA 2's work and connect with Beth & Frank: https://cesa2.org/innovation...

This episode begins a series on how districts are building systems for Multilingual Learner success. We'll discuss the Beaver Dam Unified School District's initiative to lift up their learners with two people deeply involved in the work: Stacy Linden, the former coordinator of Multilingual Education, and Senior Director at CESA 2, Gretchen Lettau. Resources Learn more about CESA 2's Fr...

On this episode, CESA 2 Consultant Dr. Elizabeth Freeman and RSN Director Ted Noll discuss the current needs in school mental health and where districts should focus. Listen for tips on taking care of everyone involved in your district and some free resources! Resources Subscribe for updates related to Behavior & Mental Health: ⁠https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/qrSOXcV/bmh⁠ CESA 2 Wiscon...

Join CESA 2 Consultant Dr. Elizabeth Freeman and WISH Regional Coordinator Jenny Holle as they discuss compassion resilience and educator burnout. They'll present strategies with how to take care of yourself in a taxing educational environment. The work discussed in this podcast is part of a partnership with the Wisconsin Deparment of Public Instruction: https://dpi.wi.gov/sspw Toolkit: https:...

We want to provide the brightest path possible for our students. CESA 2 Consultant Scott Carr is talking with representatives from Wisconsin DPI and Indiana DOE to learn more about statewide efforts for career, community, and life readiness! View all our CCLR webcast episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_KhyGAjFfiTb9A2PN8TKi1TCd05t2iK4&si=vAc__Bv0LEalHxTd Subscribe to our CESA 2 podca...

Effective literacy instruction looks to support all students through intentional learning. CESA 2 Consultant Kris Statz chats with Lindsay Kemeny, author of the book "7 Mighty Moves," around the world of teaching literacy to teach students not just to memorize patterns, but to follow structured literacy practices. Register for an upcoming book study (register by Nov. 3rd, 2023): https://...

Innovative education needs innovative ways to learn. Join us today as CESA 2 Consultant Frank Devereaux chats with Deidre Roemer, Superintendent of the School District of South Milwaukee, and Brian Delgado from Blue Dot Education, about how they've seen students succeed when their schools implement Deeper Learning practices. Subscribe to our CESA 2 podcast email list!: https://lp.constantconta...

Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15th! Join Language & Culture Senior Director Audrey Lesondak and Heather Robertson-Devine from Books del Sur as they discuss the joys of reading and how important Hispanic authors are to readers across the world. Subscribe to our CESA 2 podcast email list!: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/S091xli/podcast Check out all our resources at cesa2.org/...

With teachers leaving the profession at high rates, schools and districts need to keep their educators and get more college students to enter the education field. CESA 2's Dr. Valerie Schmitz chats with Associate Dean for Teacher Education, Dr. Tom Owenby, to see what the University is doing to help their students get into teaching and stay there, particularly with the UW-Madison Teacher Pledg...

Is ChatGPT the end of writing papers as we know it? Will it make school easier or harder? CESA 2 Digital Learning consultant Frank Devereaux talks with the Director of Technology of Beloit Turner and the Superintendent in Norway Jt. 7 on how it's changing the school landscape and what they do in their school districts. Subscribe to our CESA 2 podcast email list!: https://lp.constantcontactpages.co...

High school mathematics is failing our students. How do we change our teaching practices to empower students? CESA 2 Math consultant Steven Mijajlovic chats with Steve Leinwand, principal research analyst at the American Institutes for Research, on the challenges current high school math faces and what we can do to bring change for the better. Visit Steve Leinwand's website: http://steveleinwand.c...

How have games and VR impacted the classroom so far? Digital Learning consultant Frank Devereaux continues his talk with three experts on specific stories regarding these technologies in the classroom and considerations as we continue implementing new methods of learning. Just us for this 2nd part of the discussion! Check out part 1: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/uoadhhED2tb GamestormEDU: h...

Do games and VR have any place in the classroom? Digital Learning consultant Frank Devereaux discusses with three experts on the current state of educational games and technology in the classroom and where schools can go from here. Join us for part one of this two part series. Part 2 coming soon! GamestormEDU: https://gamestormedu.com/ Subscribe to our CESA 2 podcast email list!: https://lp.consta...

How can we have students "think" instead of "mimic" in the classroom? Steven Mijajlovic, CESA 2's Mathematics Consultant, interviews Dr. Peter Lilijedahl, Professor of Mathematics Education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, on his research for the best learning environment. This podcast flip your thinking on the ideal classroom and help your students actively think and solve math pr...