Episodes
June 7, 2023
Episode #241: Brian Zevotek
As a 25+ year veteran teacher, Brian has served many roles from Middle School Science teacher to Department Chair, Instructional Technology Specialist, STEM Coach, and PBL Coach. In 2012, he was one of ten teachers honored as National Teacher Innovat...
June 4, 2023
Episode #240: Kim Hamer
On April 16, 2009, Kim Hamer watched her 44-yr-old husband take his last breath. During his illness and after his death, she was amazed by the helpful ways their coworkers, bosses, friends, and family supported them. Kim started calling their kind ac...
May 29, 2023
Episode #239: Vicki Wilson
Vicki Wilson is an educator, serving children and the field for over 28 years as a teacher and principal. She is passionate about education and strive to make it better every day. She is particularly interested in educator learning, leadership, organ...
May 25, 2023
Episode #238: Dr. Dan Kreiness
Dr. Dan Kreiness is an instructional leader, podcast host, author, and speaker. Dr. Kreiness has worked in education for over 17 years as a school administrator, instructional coach, intervention specialist, and classroom teacher while working in dis...
May 21, 2023
Episode #237: Suzanne Dailey
Suzanne Dailey is an instructional coach in the Central Bucks School District, where she has the honor and joy of working with over 600 elementary teachers and 9,000 students. She teaches model lessons, facilitates professional development sessions, ...
May 15, 2023
Episode #236: Dr. Matthew Downing
Dr. Matthew Downing is an experienced educator currently working as a K-12 Supervisor of Online Learning in a large public school district. Dr. Downing is passionate about fostering innovative educational opportunities for teachers and students. He d...
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 ...