Episodes

John A. Dues serves as the Chief Learning Officer and Chief Operating Officer at United Schools in Columbus, Ohio. He is an accomplished systems leader and improvement science scholar-practitioner and has recently published h...

Becca Silver helps school leaders and coaches do one of the hardest things in education—lead people through resistance and into real commitment. With two decades in education, she’s worked with thousands of educators and lead...

Kurtis Hewson is a former teacher and administrator, an award-winning educator, and the co-founder of Jigsaw Learning. He’s also the co-author of the book Collaborative Response , which is all about building schoolwide system...

In this episode, Hunter Flesch sits down with William Grube, founder of Gruvy Education, to explore how educators can use AI effectively in their roles. William shares practical tips, training insights, and common myths about...

In this episode of The Ed Essentials Podcast , Hunter Flesch talks with educator and podcaster Katlyn Godwin about her journey through grief after the sudden loss of her husband. Katlyn shares how therapy, community, and fait...

Dr. Trent Grundmeyer is an Associate Professor at Buena Vista University & Owner of Grundmeyer Leader Services. In this episode of the Ed Essentials podcast, Hunter discusses the critical aspects of hiring in education with T...

Casey Watts, founder of Casey Watts Coaching & Consulting, LLC, is a Team Leadership Expert with 20+ years in education. She helps leaders break silos and build cohesive, vision-driven teams through clarity, collaboration, an...

Rae Hughart is a dynamic innovator and the CEO and founder of TDI, where she seamlessly integrates design and technology to drive transformative projects. With a robust background in creative strategy and technical execution,...

Dr. Jana Lee has worked in the education field as a teacher, administrator, adjunct instructor, literacy specialist, and consultant. If you're interested in her work, head to https://www.janaleeconsulting.com/ or follow her o...

Jacob Santos is a middle school teacher and multi-sport coach located in Des Moines, Iowa. Connect with Jacob-Email: santosjacob@saydel.netConnect with Hunterhttps://linktr.ee/edessentials--- Support this podcast: h...

PJ Caposey is the Illinois Superintendent of the Year and is a best-selling author having written nine books for various publishers. His work and commentary has been featured on sites such as TED, The Washington Post, NPR, CB...

Eva Mireles is a K-12 Reading specialist, K-5 Reading Coach, Staff Developer and TPT Creator who help teachers find a realistic approach to teaching reading so that they can ditch overwhelm and focus on creating meaningful an...

Amber Harper is a classroom teacher, speaker, and teacher burnout coach located in Indiana. Connect with Amber: Instagram: @burnedinteacher Twitter: @burnedinteacher TikTok: @burnedinteacher Facebook: @burnedinteacher Website...

Nicole Benson is a full-time high school instructional coach. In this episode, Nicole provides us with mindsets, strategies, and tips to succeed as a current or aspiring instructional coach. . Connect with Nicole: nicole.bens...

Anthony Muhammad, PhD, is a much sought-after educational speaker and presenter. A practitioner for nearly 20 years, he has served as a middle school teacher, assistant principal, and principal, and also as a high school prin...

Jennifer Abrams is an international educational and communications consultant for public and independent schools, universities and non-profits. Jennifer trains and coaches teachers, administrators and others on new teacher/em...

We live in time where we have the most technology available to us than ever before. So how do we use it? It goes BEYOND just the tools. It requires a systems level understanding and having the right mindset in order to keep u...

Ever wonder what it would be like if you took charge of your school building, what would that be like? How would you know you're making the right decisions? What would your leadership style look like? And would your organizat...

The 2022-2023 school year is HERE, and I have a few words of wisdom as we dive headfirst into this upcoming year. . Check out The Ed Essentials Group Chat, a FREE Facebook Group full of supportive educators! https://www.faceb...

Looking for leadership advice that will help you have a greater impact this upcoming school year? Harvard graduate and current High School Social Studies teacher, Tristan Bernhard, and I reflect on 5 ed leadership insights fr...

What would a school be capable of if they could truly have a culture where everyone LOVES coming to work each day? Is the culture in your building lacking a certain spark and sense of community? Ever wonder how to effectively...

Ever been a part of a leadership team or committee that goes nowhere? Does your school continue to beat around the bush and not address root problems? Let me tell you that you are not alone. So many schools go through these p...

Dr. Doug Stilwell is a professor of Educational Leadership at Drake University where he specifically focuses on the use of systems thinking as a tool for continuous school improvement. Additionally, he was an award-winning su...

This is episode 58 of The Ed Essentials Podcast, and today I have a quick episode where I am going to tackle something you might not think of when you consider skills and topics in education today. I am talking about the ques...