Episodes
May 11, 2023
Episode #235: Erin Healey
Erin Healey is a dedicated and passionate advocate for education. After teaching in the secondary classroom for five years, Erin’s constant determination to seek out best practices and lead with vision led her to a Masters in Educational Psychology w...
May 4, 2023
Episode #234: Hedreich Nicols
Hedreich Nicols an author and educational consultant helping teachers and districts amplify the voices of all students. With her Solution Tree title, Finding Your Blind Spots: 8 Guiding Principles to Overcome Implicit Bias in Teaching, Hedreich comb...
April 30, 2023
Episode #233: Jeff Utecht
Jeff Utecht is an educator, consultant, podcaster and author. In his heart he will always be a 4th grade teacher. Jeff has been a keynote speaker and presenter for the past 13 years having presented in 20 different countries and has helped to upskill...
April 27, 2023
Episode #232: Gregg Goodhart
Gregg Goodhart is a pioneer in translating research science to learning superior achievement in the classroom, boardroom, and anything else. A recovering high school music teacher, he found within teaching music the fundamental principles that allow ...
April 20, 2023
Episode #231: Alfonzo Mendoza
Alfonzo Mendoza is an Instructional Technologist & Google Innovator from South Texas, U.S.A. with 15 years of experience in education. I am a K-12 Instructional Technologist. He also has a Masters in Educational Technology along with a graduate certi...
April 16, 2023
Episode #230: Holly Stuart
Holly Stuart is the Education Specialist for Foldscope Instruments and former 8th grade science and design teacher in South Carolina. Her passions include finding new and innovative ways to provide access to scientific tools to students everywhere be...
April 9, 2023
Episode #229: Charles Williams
Charles Williams has served in urban education for 15 years as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal while working with students in grades PK - 12. He has developed innovative programs and structures that have resulted in successful schools i...
April 6, 2023
Episode #228: Demetrius Matthews & Thomas Kling
Demetrius Matthews is the founder of Legacy Media, LLC. He had the vision to create something much bigger than himself. With one goal in mind, he developed Legacy Media, LLC. A platform that would allow him to create his own narrative and leave somet...
April 2, 2023
Episode #227: Valentina White-Rideaux
Valentina White-Rideaux is a former veteran special education teacher and current owner of IDEA Reimagined, a firm that provides training and professional development services exclusively to special education teachers and leaders. Her company’s missi...
March 26, 2023
Episode #226: Todd Stanley
Todd Stanley is a NBCT and the author of many teacher-education books including Project-Based Learning for Gifted Students (2nd edition), Promoting Rigor Through Higher-Level Questioning, and A Teacher's Toolbox for Gifted Education. He served as cla...
March 23, 2023
Episode #225: Dr. Rick Chromey
Dr. Rick Chromey uses historical insight and cultural inspiration to empower audiences to rethink and reimagine how they lead, teach, pastor and parent. With over 30 years of training experience, Dr. Chromey is a sought after speaker both nationally ...
March 16, 2023
Episode #224: Michael Jennings
Michael Jennings has spent over a decade teaching & coaching at nearly every level. He has been a physical education teacher, strengtathlos.org healthy-body & conditioning coach, football coach, youth athletic development trainer, and now program dir...
March 12, 2023
Episode #223: Betsy Springer
Betsy Springer works as an instructional coach and ELA teacher for the Gull Lake Virtual Partnership, a division of innovative programs in the Gull Lake Community School District in SW Michigan. Betsy holds a BS in secondary ed, an MEd in Instruction...
March 8, 2023
Episode #222: Dwight Carter
Dwight Carter is a nationally recognized and award-winning education leader from Central OH and the Director of Student Support Systems for the Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical School District. He is the co-author of What’s In Your Space? Five...
March 2, 2023
Episode #221: Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore
For over two decades Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore, host of the Design Lessons podcast, has worked as a district and school level administrator, instructional designer, coach, and teacher. Through individual coaching sessions and workshops, Michele uses ...
Feb. 26, 2023
Episode #220: Dan Tricarico
Dan Tricarico has been a high school English teacher for over thirty years. He's also the author of The Zen Teacher: Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom (DBC, Inc. 2015) and Sanctuaries: Self-Care Secrets for Stressed Out Tea...
Feb. 20, 2023
Episode #219: Keith Belvin
Keith K. L. Belvin is a certified Crisis Specialist, Personal & Marriage Counselor, Award-Winning Author, and Educational Consultant who listens to and helps address emotional problems through Person-Centered Counseling. Keith works with men, women, ...
Feb. 16, 2023
Episode #218: Bryan Zwemke
Bryan Zwemke is an Assistant Superintendent of Learning and Innovation in Illinois with 23 years of experience teaching and leading in rural, suburban, and urban settings focused on student achievement and student engagement. His priorities focus on ...
Feb. 12, 2023
Episode #217: Carly Spina
Carly Spina has 15 years of experience in Multilingual Education, including her service as an EL teacher, a third-grade bilingual classroom teacher, and a district-wide Multilingual Instructional Coach. She is currently a multilingual education speci...
Feb. 6, 2023
Episode #216: Cathy Jean-François
Cathy Jean-François, an educator with the NYC Department of Education, has a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from Hofstra University and a Master’s Degree in Education from St. John’s University. When she is not working on lesson plans and grad...
Feb. 2, 2023
Episode #215: Aaron Else
Aaron Else has been a principal since 2014, AP since 2008. Also, he works as an Adjunct Prof at U of N Texas. He is an enthusiastic optimist entering his 23rd year in education. During his time in education, he has taught 1st, 2nd, and 5th grades. He...
Jan. 29, 2023
Episode #214: Baruti Kafele
As a highly regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher he was a New Jersey State Teacher of the ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Episode #213: Vernon Wright
Vernon Wright (@TheWrightLeader, TheWrightLeader.com, ZeroApologyZone.com Founder) is a speaker, author, consultant, and leader. He has over 18 years of experience in education working in large, urban school districts and has previously served in the...
Jan. 19, 2023
Episode #212: Brian Faulkner
Brian Faulkner is the principal of Kaneland Harter Middle School in Kaneland C.U.S.D. 302. He says "My focus has been simple from the very start of my career; give students what they need in order to be successful. I fully embrace teacher leadership ...