Wired Educator

This is the wired educator podcast episode 214, my interview with Brad Gustafson. Brad is an amazing educational leader, an award winning principal and the author of a fantastic new book titled The Six   Literacy Levers. We talk about literacy leadership, The Swiss-Army Knife of Literacy, Shiny Book Report Syndrome, and so much more!  Brad was on the Wired Educator Podcast way back in episode 121...

In this 213th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Jennifer Appel. She is an amazing educator, coach, speaker and the author of several books including:  Inspiring JOY:  A Revolutionary Lesson Planning Framework for Teaching the Whole Learner , and picture books:  Award Winning Dog and I'M WHO...  We talk about Award Winning Culture, her books and how every teacher can make an impact...

LaTezeon co-hosts the Rising and Inspiring YouTube Channel and is the author of the children's book Fur Friends Forever .   An educator with many years of experience within the classroom. She has taught on the elementary and secondary levels. LaTezeon worked as an education consultant in MS where she assisted several school districts with professional development and education support in the class...

In this 211th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I interview Todd Stanley on how we can best teach students, especially gifted students.   Todd Stanley is a National Board teacher and the author of many teacher-education books including Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students (2nd edition), Promoting Rigor Through Higher Level Questioning, and his latest How the Hell Do We Motivate Theses Ki...

This is episode 210 of The Wired Educator Podcast, and I have the privilege to share with you the awesomeness of Ben Kalb. Ben is an amazing educator and we are both members of The Apple Distinguished Educator Community.  Ben teaches some important things we need to know about delivering awesome feedback. We also have a great conversation about deficit thinking and the power of storytelling in edu...

In this 209th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kevin Honeycutt and I talk about  the courage of teachers making a difference, the importance of creativity, why educators must build strong relationships with parents, and so much more. Kevin Honeycutt is a technology integrationist, staff developer and keynote speaker   from Colorado Springs. He spent 13 years teaching K-12 art. Since then he...

Vanquish the Myth of The Digital Native Learner: What Every Educator Needs to Know About Teaching and Learning with Technology! In this 208th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I share what every educator needs to know about teaching and learning with technology.  Click here to listen to this episode.  In this episode Kelly presents solutions to many of the challenges and obstacles teachers and...

In this 207th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Evan Robb, the author of The Ten Minute Principal , Team Makers and more! Evan and I talk about literacy, leadership, culture and more. I learned so much and I know you will too.  Click here to listen to my interview with Evan Robb.  Evan Robb is presently Principal of Johnson-Williams Middle School in Berryville, Virginia. He has se...

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I have the privilege of interviewing one of my all-time educational heroes, Rick Wormeli. He's the Mick Jagger of Education. He tackles the big questions in education and explores every strategy and method and puts it to the test. He will make you laugh. He will make you think. He will challenge the way teach. He'll inspire you in so many ways! Rick i...

Personal Leadership an interview with President Jim Tressel. This is the Wired Educator Podcast, Episode 205 "Personal Leadership" an Interview with President Jim Tressel. Jim Tressel is one of my all-time heroes. I admire him for his faith, his character, his success on the football field as a coach, and as an academic leader as President of Youngstown State University. In this episode we focus p...

WEP 204: Educate the Heart an Interview with Jennifer Lee Quattrucci In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Jennifer Lee Quattrucci on her passion for books, her path to becoming a principal and the publication of her amazing book, Educate the Heart . Jennifer is the MommyTeacherFashionista on social media, and we talk all about her amazing influence on social media as well. Je...

In this episode I have an amazing conversation with Dan Butler about his new book, Permission to be Great , which discusses educator burnout, educator engagement, and successful school cultures. It is one of the best leadership books on improving school culture I have ever read. Dan and I have an incredible conversation. This interview is pure gold.   Click here to listen to this episode with Dan....

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Chad Dumas. Chad is the author of an exciting and extremely helpful new book titled Let's put the C in PLC . It's all about professional learning communities. This is one of the deepest interviews in content I think I've ever had. Chad is absolutely brilliant and he tells you everything you need to know to get started with a professional l...

In this episode, I interview with Vernon Wright. He's an educational leader, speaker and entrepreneur.  We Have a great conversation about connection, leadership, and the importance of lifting others up.  I titled this episode the "The Zero Apology Zone because that is one o Vernon's brands, but also because apologizing is something I personally do too much of. I really enjoyed this conversation w...

This is the 200th Episode of The Wired Educator Podcast! To celebrate the 200th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview my wife, Lorrain Croy, an amazing mother of four wonderful daughters, an accomplished magistrate, and a super-cool wife that supports all of my projects. Lorrain is quite simply the most awesome person I know, and I am excited to share her story with you! Lorrain Croy...

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Zach Rondot and Grayson McKinney about their brand new book, The Expert Effect: A Three-Part System to Break Down the Walls of Your Classroom and Connect Your Students to the World . I love this book. The Expert Effect includes practical teaching strategies and QR code links to resources and templates that make it easy to integrate this sy...

WEP 198: Beyond the Surface of Restorative Practices, an Interview with Marisol Rerucha In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Marisol Rerucha, author of the awesome book, Beyond the Surface of Restorative Practices, an Interview with Marisol Rerucha. Our powerful conversation will leave you moved and empowered to make an impact. I love how our conversation touches on the prese...

Dr. Basil Marin is an expert in educational leadership, equity and engaging students. He received his Ph. D. in Educational Leadership and speaks on many topics including the ABC's of Equity. He has a passion for improving our educational system and inspiring students to be radical dreamers. He is on a mission. I absolutely love this conversation. Click here to listen to this episode of The Wired...

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I interview Emily Paschall about her new book, Eyes on Culture: Multiply Excellence in Your School. Emily is an amazing educational leader, and we have a lot of fun talking about the importance of improving culture and how to do it.  Emily Paschall, author and education leader, has served as a teacher, district coach, school administrator, professional...

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Ross Cooper and Erin Murphy about their brand new book titled Project Based Learning: Real Questions. Real Answers. How to Unpack PBL an Inquiry. If there's one thing that teaching during a pandemic has emphasized it's the need for inquiry and better student involvement. So many teachers have reported lack of engagement in remote learning....

In this episode, I interview Jennifer Gonzalez, the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Host of Cult of Pedagogy. Cult of Pedagogy is one of the most respected and followed educational resources for teachers available. Cult of Pedagogy is more than just the amazingly well written and applicable posts on her blog, it's more than her incredible podcast; Cult of pedagogy provides books, videos and other am...

In this is the Wired Educator  P odcast, I  interview Stephen Cox, the Founder and CEO of the United Kingdom's leading teacher training provider, Osiris, and host of the World Education Summit. He's an expert in visible learning and works closely with John Hattie. He will enchant you with his accent, and he will blow you away with all that he's learned about what really works in education and what...

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview one of my all-time favorite writers, podcasters, and thinkers, Seth Godin. Was I starstruck interviewing one of my favorite humans? Absolutely! What was Seth's reply when I told him? "Now that's just silly." Seth is the author of over 19 best-selling books, the host of one of the most influential podcasts in the world, and writes what many...

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Johnathan Alsheimer. Jonathan is a passionate educator and  the author of an an awesome new book titled Next Level Teaching: Empowering Students and Transforming Culture . Jonathan and I have some great laughs and a fantastic conversation about what it truly means to level-up, make a difference in the lives of students, and how to deliver...

In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast I Interview Samantha Wheeler. A typical Wired Educator Podcast guest is someone who's written books, speaks from the stage, or earned multiple recognitions and awards for education, my guest today is wonderful and awesome, but for none of those reasons; Samantha is a senior in college rocking it as a student-teacher in one of the most challenging times...