Episodes
Sept. 10, 2025
Episode #371: Dr. John Almarode
John is a Professor of Education in the College of Education at James Madison University. In 2015, John was awarded the inaugural Sarah Miller Luck Endowed Professorship. In 2021, John was honored with an Outstanding Faculty ...
Sept. 3, 2025
Episode # 370: Jill Handley & Lara Donnelly
Jill Handley & Lara Donnelly are the authors of "What Can I Take Off Your Plate? A Structural—and Sustainable—Approach to Countering Teacher Burnout" Lara Donnelly, EdD, is a veteran teacher and school counselor in Jefferson ...
Aug. 27, 2025
Episode # 369: Casey Watts
Casey Watts is the founder of Casey Watts Coaching & Consulting, LLC, and a Team Leadership Expert. She has over 20 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, adjunct professor, academic coordinator, and distric...
Aug. 20, 2025
Episode # 368:
Dr. John Chanaca is the founder of MJChanacapublishing LLC, a family-owned publishing company dedicated to creating heartwarming, educational stories that emphasize positive family values and parenting. He is the author of se...
Aug. 13, 2025
Episode #367: Jessica Lee Haxhi
Jessica Haxhi has been the Supervisor of World Languages for New Haven Public Schools in Connecticut since 2013, overseeing 85 teachers of Arabic, ASL, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Pashto, and Spanish. She also ...
Aug. 6, 2025
Episode #366: Kurtis Hewson
As Lead Leader and Co-Founder of Jigsaw Learning, Kurtis has championed the call for collaborative structures in schools to ensure success for all students and enhance the collective efficacy of those dedicated educators work...
July 30, 2025
Episode # 365: Starr Sackstein
Starr Sackstein is a recovering perfectionist who is an assessment reforming enthusiast. Starr just started her role as Massachusetts State Coordinator for Educators Rising and is the COO of Mastery Portfolio, an Edtech Start...
July 23, 2025
Episode #364: Jennifer Ozgur
Jennifer Ozgur is an Organizational Development & Change Management Consultant, Professional Development Designer & Facilitator, Appreciative Inquiry Practitioner, Certified Trauma-Informed & Brain-Based Coach, Parenting Prog...
July 17, 2025
Episode #363: Dr. Jen Mott
Dr. Jen Mott is a school administrator at one of the largest middle schools in Ohio and a professor at Xavier University in the Educational Administration Graduate program. Outside of serving the students and staff there, she...
July 14, 2025
Episode #362a: Dr. Joshua Ray
Special Episode: Finding Your Balance for School Leaders Joshua Ray, EdD, is an educational speaker and author who has led the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work® process at the elementary, secondary, and distric...
July 9, 2025
Episode #362: Dr. Craig Hane
Dr. Craig Hane, also known as Dr. Del, is a math educator and innovator dedicated to transforming how math is taught and learned. With a Ph.D. in Algebraic Number Theory and decades of teaching and business experience, Dr. De...
July 2, 2025
Episode #361: Priscila Prestes
Priscila Prestes is a Brazilian teacher with 15 years of experience at all levels and grades. She graduated in Pedagogy at the Federal University of Paraná and moved to the United States in 2015 to teach DLI Portuguese. She t...
June 25, 2025
Episode #360: Dr. Cynthia Rapaido
Dr. Cynthia Rapaido, a highly accomplished educator, holds an Ed.D. in International and Multicultural Education and an M.A. in Educational Administration from the University of San Francisco. She earned her B.S. in Applied A...
June 18, 2025
Episode #359: Sarah Wysocki
Sarah Wysocki is a longtime educator, child advocate, author, and mom, living in Annandale, Virginia. She is a lifelong learner who has a Bachelor of Science in health psychology, a master's in teaching, and a post-graduate c...
June 12, 2025
Episode # 358: Dr. Chris Jochum
Christopher J. Jochum, Ph.D. currently serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Fort Hays State University (FHSU) where he leads a large teacher preparation program, serving on-campus and virtua...
June 4, 2025
Episode #357: Alyssa Gallagher
Alyssa Gallagher is the Head of BTS Spark, America (West & Central), Speaker & Facilitator in Leadership Development, Multipliers, Design Thinking and co-author of MESSY Leadership . She is a passionate and experienced educat...
May 28, 2025
Episode # 355: Roni Habib
Roni Habib author of Happy & Resilient: The Complete Guide to Joyful Teaching, Learning & Living . He is an expert in helping leaders, educators, and parents become happier, more resilient, more connected to their purpose, an...
May 21, 2025
Episode #355: Matt Sherrill
Matt Sherrill is a Regional Educational Technology Coordinator for the Learning Technology Center, serving Illinois’ East Central region. Always an early adopter, Matt is passionate about utilizing technology to drive impactf...
May 14, 2025
Episode #354: Brenda Yoho
Brenda Yoho is the author of Lead with Two Rules: Feeling Good and Feeling Safe. Her career in public education spanned more than 25 years, as a teacher, elementary principal, middle school principal, and director. She provid...
May 7, 2025
Episode #353: Tom Pesce
Tom Pesce is an international speaker, educator, emcee, and motivational entertainer. His long client list includes companies such NASA, Amazon, Google, NBC, Nasdaq, Formula 1, and more. He’s been a 4th & 6th teacher for 20 y...
April 30, 2025
Episode #251: Zach Groshell
Zach Groshell, PhD is a highly distinguished teacher, instructional coach, and education consultant. Zach is based in Seattle, WA and works with schools nationwide and internationally to develop high quality instruction based...
April 23, 2025
Episode #350: Dr. Jim Marshall
Dr. Jim Marshall author of Right from the Start: The Essential Guide to Implementing School Initiatives Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University, where he serves as the Senior Director for the Ed.D. p...
April 17, 2025
Episode #349: Dr. Chris Culver
Dr. Christopher Culver is a proud product of Oklahoma education and has served educational communities since 2013 as a classroom teacher, secondary principal, and most recently as a cabinet-level administrator. Dr. Culver is ...
April 13, 2025
Episode #348a: Dr. Laurie Barron
Special episode: Spotlight on Master Scheduling Dr. Laurie Barron is the superintendent of the Evergreen School District in Kalispell, Montana, and was named 2021 Montana Superintendent of the Year. She has been a high school...