Productive Disruption

This week, we are joined by Brian White. Brian is the President of the American Association of School Personnel & Executive Director of HR & Operations for Auburn-Washburn USA 437. As our team heads to the AASPA conference next week, we're talking about all things recruitment, retention, and HR best practices.  Connect with Dan Wyar  & Brian White  Learn more about Rhode...

Molly McGowan Gorsuch, Director of Client Engagement at Rhodes Branding, sat down with Dr. Dan Domenech, Executive Director of the American Association of School Administrators. Dan spent 27 of his 36 years in public education as a superintendent. He also served on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment Governing Board, the advisory board for the Department of Defense schools, the...

Dan Wyar, VP of Operations at Rhodes Branding, sat down with Mike Smith of The Bay to talk about his initiatives and programs to empower teens in his area.  Watch the full interview on YouTube Read our blog Follow us on Instagram  

Brett Roer currently serves as Outlier.org’s High School Strategic Partnerships Lead after 16 years of empowering high school students in Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx. His mission has been to equip high school students with the foundational academic skills needed to graduate from their best-fit colleges and feel both academically and financially supported along the way. Outlier.org works with h...

Batsheva Fankel is a former teacher and administrator turned podcast host, educational consultant, author, and entrepreneur. She received her bachelor's degree from NYU and her Masters of Arts in Teaching from The American Jewish University. Currently, she is the host of Overthrowing Education , an edgy yet entertaining show that addresses the revolutionary changes that are happening to create mor...

For more than 10 years, the Trane Technologies BTU Crew initiative has brought STEM learning to life in classrooms across the U.S. The initiative teaches students the concepts of energy efficiency and sustainability using their own school building as an educational tool. Designed for easy integration into current science programs, it helps students grow analytical skills with hands-on learning thr...

Van Robotics develops social robots that teach skills-based lessons while collecting data about individual users and leveraging machine learning techniques to develop smart, social robot tutors. Their robots offer a plug-and-play, widely accessible solution for schools, after-school programs, and parents with students struggling in core subjects. Van Robotics CEO Laura Boccanfuso joined Productive...

Daisy Christodoulou is the Director of Education at No More Marking.  In 2019 she was recognized in the New Year's Honors List with the Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education. Daisy has also authored three books: Teachers vs Tech?: The case for an ed tech revolution, Making Good Progress? The future of Assessment for Learning, and Seven Myths about Educatio...

For more than 30 years, the Center for Educational Innovation has been a recognized leader in advancing meaningful reforms in public education. For traditional and charter public schools seeking a comprehensive level of support, CEI helps schools transform into high-performing educational institutions with vibrant and engaging learning environments capable of advancing learning for all students. C...

Since 2009, Ball State University's immersive learning production, Ball State Sports Link, has emerged as a national leader in sports media and production. Graduates can be found at ESPN, Turner Sports, every professional sports league, and many NCAA Athletics Departments across the country. BSU's Sports Production major was the first four-year academic track in the nation and was spearheaded...

The mission of the Call Me MISTER® (an acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models) initiative is to increase the pool of available K-12 teachers from a broader more diverse background. Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Roy Jones, and Site Coordinator, Mark Joseph, joined Productive Disruption to chat about the program's origins and provide their thoughts on the nationa...

If you've ever Googled a school, you've likely come across their Niche profile page. With more than 27 million users last year, the Niche platform helps its users discover the schools, companies, and neighborhoods that are right for them. Niche analyzes dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews to produce comprehensive rankings, report cards, and profiles for every K-12 school in the Unit...

Rhodes Branding is launching a podcast in December 2021 called Productive Disruption! The podcast will spotlight bold and innovative ideas in K-12 education. Episodes will be posted once per month starting in December. Full episodes will be posted wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as the Rhodes Branding YouTube channel. Subscribe and share!