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Veteran ESL teacher Jean Luppino, and her colleague, Kristina Signore, share how their English learners have made rapid progress, real-world connections and gained confidence through STORYWORLD's digital, story-based learning platform. STORYWORLD utilizes reading, writing, speaking and listening to engage students with over a dozen first languages, and is easily implemented by any teacher. Learn m...

Laura Lee Smith is the MTSS/PBIS Behavior Coach for the Pioneer School District, as well as a Brain-Aligned Social Emotional Learning Consultant. She teaches the Applied Educational Neuroscience framework to help schools and districts best serve all students, including neurodiverse learners.   Resources: Connect to Floreo , the Virtual Reality platform that delivers behavioral therapy and helps te...

Mark Mathias, founder and president of Remarkable STEAM, tells how Connecticut's Makers Faire is elevating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics, while boosting the economy, elevating STEAM in schools, and creating space for community and global connection and innovation.   Resources: Unreal Engine from Epic Games Mark Mathias on LinkedIn The Great Duck Project View the Great Duck...

Veteran Inclusion Coordinator, Hannah Docherty, shares how IDL Solutions has enabled teachers from early childhood to grade 12,  to support students with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and other learning challenges. IDL provides a diagnostic tool, a turnkey digital platform that adapts instruction for each student, differentiating learning and providing formative data for teachers.   Episode Notes:  IDL L...

Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez, the award-winning founder of HEART in Mind Consulting, and author of the recently released book Teaching With the HEART in Mind: A Complete Educator's Guide to Social Emotional Learning. Her work is dedicated to helping schools and organizations integrate Social Emotional Learning in their practices, products, and learning communities.   Resources: Connect with imSparked...

Karen Rodriguez, VP of Program Operations at Kiss the Ground,  is passionate about teaching children, and adults who teach children, about food, the magic of soil, restoring systems, and aligning our daily practices to support the earth so that our soil can not only feed us, but save us. Learn about their resources for schools.   Resources: Kiss the Ground website Kiss the Ground Movie Kiss the Gr...

Dr. Peter Langman is a psychologist and the author of three books on school shooters, including his latest: Warning Signs: Identifying School Shooters Before They Strike . He has presented at FBI Headquarters, the FBI National Academy in Quantico, and the National Counterterrorism Center, and has trained thousands of professionals in education, law enforcement, and mental health on preventing scho...

Michael Cullen (Elementary), Leah LaCrosse (Middle School), and Rabbi Tzvi Hametz (High School) share how the Sphero robots have brought cross-content integration, increased engagement, hands-on learning, personal connection, creativity, excitement and STEAM into their classrooms.   Resources: Connect to Sphero Blogs How to Teach Kids Problem-Solving Skills  Improving Critical Thinking Skills Chil...

Drawing on nearly twenty years of teaching MIT's "Career Success Accelerator" program, and a career spanning half a dozen industries,  Mark Herschberg distill the key skills that our students need for 21st century success, and how to instill them. It's all in his new book The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You Resources: Connect to Mini-Money Management for a free...

Well established research confirms that grades diminish students' interest and reduce the quality of thinking in classrooms. Veteran secondary teacher, Andy Lee, shares how removing the obstacle of grades has increased engagement, ownership and authentic learning for his English/History students.   Resources: Connect to Agile Mind Reach out to Andy Lee Teachers Going Gradeless The Case Against Gra...

Dr. Megan Sweet, has worked at every level of K-12 education for 25 years, and she's ready to change the way we do school. Her book, An Educator's Guide For Using Your 3 Eyes, outlines how changing your classroom, school and school system starts by doing our own work. She has worked with school districts across the country to reinvent, refresh and transform practices and learning environments.   ...

Natalie Irons and Jenna Kamp, co-founders of Leadership Resource Network and Institute, share how a cognitive coaching model raises efficacy and shifts culture, and, how a leadership support community was born in a pandemic.    Resources: Connect to NuMinds Connect to The Leadership Resource Network Register for the Leadership Resource Institute Connect to Natalie on Twitter: @IronsNatalie UCLA Ce...

Psychologist and LEAPS Founder, Jay Burcham, shares the strategies that turned adjudicated, at-risk kids, into engaged, productive students. LEAPS for schools integrates easily with MTSS, RTI & PBIS systems to deliver proven, targeted outcomes for all teachers.   Resources: Connect to Leaps for Schools Receive 3 free sample lessons

Second Language Acquisition Specialist, Dr. Rocio Meli, shares how rigorous instruction, high expectations and real-world connections have helped her students to not only gain second-language fluency, but have provided life-changing opportunities through the sister school program at Castle Rock Middle School.   Resources: Connect to Sonrisas Spanish Learn more about Dr. Meli's sister school progra...

Ash Gelb, MEd.,  is an Education Equity Coach for teachers in highly diverse schools with outdated materials that feel pressured to conform. She is the founder of Liberated By Design and CALM - the Classroom Acceleration Liberation Membership, supporting teachers to infuse diversity, inclusion and equity into classrooms so that kids are ready to create a world worthy of their vision.    Resources:...

Peter Hostrawser, "The Unlearning Coach," shares all the ways that he, his team, and mostly his students are disrupting traditional models of learning, and manifesting their passions through student launched businesses.  Peter is a business and finance teacher and business coach, as well as the founder of HallPass Education.   Resources: Connect to Exploring Your Potential Connect to Peter Hostraw...

Nicholas Keith (Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction), and Jennifer Williams (Math Interventionist & Cross-Content Instructional Coach) share how Teach Transform has filled the learning gaps, shifted pedagogy, and engaged their learners in math.    Resources: Connect to TeachTransform Teach Transform's Elementary Math Content & Strategy Academy (TAP) Teacher Advancement Program from the...

Join the founder and CEO of Bright IDEA Education Consulting, Dr. Rolanda Fabien, sharing her 20 years of experience and expertise in educational leadership and special education. Bright IDEA provides resources and support to students, teachers and families.    Resources: Connect to Floreo Connect to Dr. Rolanda Fabien Connect to Bright IDEA Consulting Schedule a call or consult Bright IDEA on Fac...

Join math intervention specialist and founder of CollaboratEd Consulting, Juliana Tapper, to learn how to increase engagement, participation, and success of students who struggle in mathematics.   Resources:  Connect to Page a Day Math Connect to CollaboratEd Consulting  Find Dr. Jo Boaler & her books Which One Doesn’t Belong Images Juliana's 10 Math Intervention Strategies Free guide Juliana's di...

Steve Ventura, president at Advanced Collaborative Solutions, discusses his upcoming book on Achievement Teams™ -- an experiential and effective four-step protocol centered around Collective Teacher Efficacy ( a shared belief that educators can have a greater impact on student achievement when they work together.)    Resources: Connect to Future Holders Connect to Steve Ventura & Advanced Collabor...

Former Districtwide Manager of Social Emotional Academic Learning, Kim Price, shares the promising practices that are making classrooms more welcoming, safe, nurturing environments that empower students and staff to best attend to holistic learning and greater academic achievement.    Resources: Reach out to Kim Price Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett The Character Lab with Angela Duckworth   Le...

Secondary math and finance teacher Eric Sigman, and 5th grade teacher Shon Villars, share how ClassHook captures students attention, makes ideas and concepts concrete and relatable, and keeps students engaged. This is an easily affordable and timesaving tool for every teacher.   Resources: Connect to ClassHook

Professional theater director and Ithaca college professor Gavin Mayer discusses the High School Arts Integration program he and his colleagues founded and how the arts make our students better, smarter and kinder human beings.    Resources: Connect with The Art Docent Program   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore the SchoolDay Academy and visit our blog .

Entrepreneur, TED speaker, equity warrior, and GALS Denver co-founder, Liz Wolfson discusses positive gender identity, integrated movement and the game-changing model of the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools.   Resources: Connect with Unruly Studios Connect with Elizabeth Wolfson Elizabeth's Ted Talk   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore the SchoolDay Academy and visit our blog .

Technology and Special Education teacher Lee Hollman, from PS 132 in Brooklyn NY, shares how Codemancer has filled a technology gap and energized all of his students to love coding, expanding their skills for al content areas.   Resources: Connect to Codemancer