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Vice Principal Emma Veltri, and  Principal Diana Herbst share the essential criteria for choosing a Social Emotional Learning Resource for secondary students, how to structure this learning for success, how to gain student and teacher buy in, and why Emozi has been so successful at Maze Middle School in Holllister California.    Resources: Connect to Emozi Middle and High School Social Emotional L...

EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellow , discusses how her own experience of trauma led her to the mindfulness practice that now empowers her students and the teachers she coaches. These are some of the practices helping educators combat the rampant burnout and demoralization many are experiencing.    Resources:  Inquire about InfoBase Learning Cloud's Free Pilot Opportunity Connect with Moozoom...

Award-winning Associate Editor of Education Week, Stephen Sawchuk, shares the history, misunderstandings, impact and legislation around Critical Race Theory to help us get smarter about this current controversy. Understand the impact on K-12 classrooms and teachers based on current legislation in this enlightening conversation.   Resources: Connect to our sponsor, Ad Fontes Media, home of the Medi...

Math teacher and Department Head, Shirley Forehand, and Pre K-12 Math Supervisor Gary Petko, have not only seen engagement and test scores increase drastically for their math students--music enhanced learning with Muzology is creating a cultural shift in math learning, and growing confidence in the their students that is impacting cross content achievement.   Resources:  Connect to Muzology Read a...

Janice Lintz has become the go-to, global consultant and advocate for hearing access. She shares her inspiring story of working with education, cultural, and government institutions to improve accessibility, and offers tips for educators on how to best support students with hearing loss.    Resources: Janice Lintz Website Janice Lintz on LinkedIn  HuffPost Article: 10 Misconceptions Teachers Shoul...

Library Media Specialist, Sara Webb, shares how the Media Bias Chart and other resources from Ad Fontes Media, have equipped her students to think critically about the messages coming from all different media branches and platforms. Ad Fontes teaches students to read laterally and measure reliability and bias in the news stories they are reading for content studies as well as social media.   Resou...

The Long Beach Unified Public School District regularly hosts visitors from all over the world, eager to learn from their success in closing achievement gaps. Christopher Steinhauser, who led the LBUSD for 18 years as superintendent, reflects on the reasons for their success and his newly released book. LBUSD is the five time nominee and national winner of the Broad Prize- the nation's largest edu...

Educators Jennifer Romer from Alaska, Shannon Heckelsmiller from Washington State, and Ashley Martinez-Doublin from Colorado, all share how they transitioned to project based learning strategies with the cross-content, standards-aligned, customized units from Educurious. Student engagement and achievement have both soared. Students are making connections to their environment and community in ways...

Becca Silver is a teacher, coach, and founder of The Whole Educator. Her customized trainings are focused on fostering teacher buy-in, bridging gaps and increasing teacher effectiveness and retention. You'll love her tips on how to give teachers the real support they need to be great at their jobs, and to love teaching again.   Resources: Connect to Learners Edge The Whole Educator Free e-book: 17...

Instructional leader and curriculum team member, Marisa Curtis, from Crandall ISD in Texas, is excited to share the resource that has her students highly engaged and hitting standards in authentic measurable ways--consistently. Education Galaxy is a space-themed instruction and assessment tool that has transformed data-driven, standards-based instruction, and has helped students become highly inve...

Lottie Dowling has worked for the last 20 years in education, as a school practitioner and professional learning leader on a global, national, and regional level. She's worked in 6 different countries and is a sought after speaker and consultant on Global Citizenship and the Global Competencies that are increasingly becoming a part of our academic landscape. In this episode she gives us a deeper u...

Fifth grade teacher and instructional coach Amanda Borum says her students' science scores are higher than they've ever been, and elementary science specialist Christopher Linton agrees. They were anxious to share Penda Science : a supplemental resource that fills science learning gaps, targets standards, increases achievement, and fosters a love for science.    Resources: Connect to Penda Science...

Irshad Manji is a professor  at Oxford University’s Initiative for Global Ethics and Human rights and a New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Label Me: How to Do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars.  She serves as the Director of Moral Courage ED at Let Grow, a nonprofit that promotes independent thinking and emotional resilience in students. Its signature program for secondary schoo...

Deborah Heiser, an Applied Developmental Psychologist, is passionate about helping people leave a legacy and share their knowledge and passion with the next generation. The Mentor Project partners with schools around the world to pair top experts across many fields with classrooms and schools--all for free.   Resources: Connect with Education Galaxy Learn how to identify academic gaps and reclaim...

Kindergarten teachers Allison Martinez and Kelly Spinks, share the challenge of engaging beginning readers in leveled, uninspired texts and how decodable Express Readers have changed their own practice, created excitement and fun, and have consistently improved student reading outcomes.   Resources: Connect to Express Readers Free Digital Decodable Book Workshop & Resources   EdCuration's Certifie...

Dr. Ruth Gotian reveals the four characteristics that innovators, astronauts, olympic champions and Nobel prize winners share that lead to success. Her new book, The Success Factor,  offers a blueprint for how we can all become more successful, and how we, as educators, can foster these characteristics in our students.   Resources: Learn more about our episode sponsor,  Education Galaxy McREL rese...

Kiwonda Riley, principal of South Flores College Prep, in San Antonio Texas shares how Read to Lead has created more collaborative and equitable learning in Middle and High School classrooms and produced a 42% consistent growth on unit assessments, particularly for English Language Learners.    Resources:  Connect to Read to Lead Apply to Read to Lead's nationwide Educational Leader Council   EdCu...

Lois Letchford is a literacy problem solver, specializing in teaching students who struggle to read with creative, intuitive, strengths-based strategies that work even when all else has failed. Lois presents at literacy and learning conferences worldwide, and she is the author of the book Reversed: A Memoir   Resources: Connect with Learning Ally Lois Letchford's Website Find Lois on LinkedIn Subs...

School counselor, Patricia Bryant, has been working in education for 40 years and has seen a lot of programs come and go. She loves how Cloud9World addresses Social Emotional Learning for K-12 students, in Spanish and English, while reinforcing literacy and integrating with core content.   Resources: Connect to Cloud9World   EdCuration's SEL Resources EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Profes...

Erin McNeill is nationally recognized as an expert on policy related to media literacy. As founder and president of Media Literacy Now , Erin is helping to ensure that all K-12 schools are teaching a comprehensive set of media literacy and digital citizenship skills. Discover how both we, and our students, can become smarter about who and what to believe.    Resources:  Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart...

Tech Director, Mike Nye, can't find enough great things to say about SAM Labs and the STEAM rollout in his school district in Redmond Oregon. Teachers and students are all in with this integrated STEAM curriculum and project kits--learn why.   Resources:  Connect to SAM Labs EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration'...

Susan Santone, author of Reframing the Curriculum: Design for Social Justice and Sustainability, helps schools, districts and organizations of all kinds to design learning experiences that increase engagement, critical thinking, and rigor, while inviting activism, social justice and sustainable communities.    Episode Notes: Connect with SPEAK , vocal empowerment curriculum and workshops Susan's W...

College freshman and author, Malavika Eby, shares how the imSparked Social Emotional Learning Program by Vivensity changed the course of her education and her life. Her 2020 book, The Gift That Keeps on Giving, provides a personal and detailed framework for self-growth and wellness for students of all ages.    Resources:  Connect with Vivensity's imSparked The Gift That Keeps on Giving book EdCura...

Charles Vogl, author of the award-winning, and international bestseller The Art of Community , and its sequel Building Brand Communities , shares principals for transforming classrooms and creating cathartic connections. Charles advises worldwide, top-tier organizations in leadership development and program design. Resources: Connect with the PATHS program Dr. Charles Vogl  Charles Vogl's Books Ch...

Phillip Lampron, recognized as a “Top 100 Visionary in Education” by the Global Forum for Education and Learning, shares how he helped bring Pre-AP & AP courses to an low achieving district, raising test scores, graduation rates, scholarship offerings, and the overall academic achievement and school climate. In 2020 Phillip and his wife Lauren launched Lampron Consulting LLC.   Resources: Set up y...