Season 1
June 29, 2021
Episode 23 | Featuring Hedreich Nichols
Hedreich Nichols is a curriculum designer and Middle Years Program district edtech lead from North Texas. She is also an author and equity consultant helping teachers and districts amplify the voices of all students. With he…
June 14, 2021
Episode 22 | Featuring Craig Randall
Craig Randall 's experience as a counselor, coach, teacher, and principal set him up perfectly to develop a model of teacher observation focused on building trusting relationships that spark teaching and learning growth. As …
May 31, 2021
Episode 21 | Featuring Dr. Jeffry Prickett
Dr. Jeffry Prickett is a school leader, author of the forthcoming book, Becoming Principal , and the 2021 Illinois High School Principal of the Year. Jeff serves as principal of McHenry High School in McHenry, Illinois, USA.…
May 17, 2021
Episode 20 | Featuring Alix Maffin-Pirie
Alix Maffin-Pirie is an enthusiastic English Language Arts teacher in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She is a proud firefighter's wife, rescue-dog mama, lover of the outdoors, board games, corny jokes, and a life long learner. …
May 10, 2021
Episode 19 | Featuring Chey Cheney & Pav Wander
Chey Cheney is a middle school teacher with 20 years of experience, originally from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He currently teaches Grade 8 in Toronto, Ontario and engages in coaching and leadership work with students in the s…
May 2, 2021
Episode 18 | Featuring Shelley Moore
Shelley Moore, originally from Edmonton, Alberta and now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a highly sought after teacher, researcher, consultant and storyteller and she has worked with school districts and community o…
April 26, 2021
Episode 17 | Featuring Kristin Wiens
Kristin Wiens is an Inclusion Coach for the Sooke School District (#62) located on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Her main focus is creating and facilitating professional learning opportunities for staf…
April 18, 2021
Episode 16 | Featuring Lisa Cherry
Lisa Cherry is an author and a leading international trainer and consultant, specialising in assisting those in Education, Social Care and Adoption and Fostering to understand trauma, recovery and resilience for vulnerable c…
April 11, 2021
Episode 15 | Featuring Hans & Jennifer Appel
Hans Appel is an educator, speaker, and writer deeply committed to inspiring the whole child. He’s the author of Award Winning Culture: Building School-Wide Intentionality and Action Through Character, Excellence, and Commu…
April 4, 2021
Episode 14 | Featuring Dr. Jeff Springer
Dr. Jeff Springer , an educator for 34 years, is the founder of the G.O.A.L. TEAM (Getting Others to Achieve Higher Levels). The G.O.A.L. TEAM, was created for helping high school students and young adults to maximize their …
March 28, 2021
Episode 13 | Featuring Janice Moyer
Janice Moyer is a coffee-drinking mom of four boys, teacher of elementary school, Big Fan of Little House, and wife of Bearded Husband. She is proficient at eating M&Ms in secret. Jan blogs about all of that and more at toug…
March 21, 2021
Episode 12 | News Brief: Leading From Within
Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast . Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ experience in education. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years fro…
March 14, 2021
Episode 11 | Featuring Brad D. Hughes
Brad D. Hughes is a Pittsburgher by birth, Virginian by need. Proud husband, father and school counselor at Ashland Elementary in Prince William County, Virginia. Former NCAA wrestler. Part-time amateur musician and movie sn…
March 7, 2021
Episode 10 | Featuring Jessica Haskins & Lisa Weiler Haskins
Lisa Weiler Haskins has been an Educational Assistant for 22 years. She has worked in classroom settings from Junior Kindergarten to high school. She has also held down second jobs as a waitress and as a cake decorator. Lisa…
Feb. 28, 2021
Episode 9 | News Brief: The Second Question
Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast . Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ experience in education. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years fro…
Feb. 22, 2021
Episode 8 | Featuring Livia Chan
Livia Chan is an educator passionate about community, teaching, leading, and lifelong learning. She truly believes in the power of connection and thoroughly enjoys building relationships by reaching out with kindness and gra…
Feb. 14, 2021
Episode 7 | Featuring Chloe Kerr
Chloe Kerr is an Education Support Officer for Early Learning and Childcare, serving the Shetland Islands Council in the United Kingdom. Chloe is a wife and mum to three children (ages 8, 6 and 4). Chloe was born in England …
Feb. 7, 2021
Episode 6 | News Brief: Reframing Misbehavior
Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast. Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ experience in education. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years from…
Jan. 30, 2021
Episode 5 | Featuring Carli Parsons & Sandy Millar
Carli Parsons and Sandy Millar are school leaders in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. They are the co-founders of InnovatED , a company dedicated to reimagining education to better prepare students for a rapidly changing wo…
Jan. 24, 2021
Episode 4 | Featuring Michelle Clark
Michelle Clark , also known as the Cardboard High-Five Teacher, was born and raised in Long Island, New York. She is now in her 11th year as a special education teacher near Richmond, Virginia, USA. Michelle's blog, Social D…
Jan. 17, 2021
Episode 3 | News Brief : Self-Care
Brad Hughes is the host of The Good News, Brad News Podcast. Brad is an elementary school principal in Ontario, Canada, with 25 years’ experience in education. Prior to becoming a school leader, Brad taught for 16 years from…
Jan. 10, 2021
Episode 2 | Featuring Kimiko Shibata
Kimiko Shibata has been an educator in childcare settings, as well as a classroom teacher in Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior divisions. She holds ESL Specialist Qualifications and Special Education qualifications, and is c…
Jan. 5, 2021
Episode 1 | Featuring Jillian DuBois
Jillian DuBois serves as an elementary educator in Clearwater, Florida, USA. She has been in the field of education for two decades. She is a recently published author and illustrator of Liv’s Seashells . Jillian’s journey c…