Episodes

Episode #268: Katie Trowbridge
Oct. 23, 2023

Episode #268: Katie Trowbridge

Katie Trowbridge has over two decades of experience as a teacher and mentor. She is President and CEO of Curiosity 2 CREATE, a nonprofit organization focused on helping educators incorporate creative and critical thinking strategies into their existi...
Episode #267: Nicole S. Brown
Oct. 16, 2023

Episode #267: Nicole S. Brown

Nicole S. Brown is the author of School Days, Holidays, and All Days That Lie Between, More School Days, Holidays,and All Days That Lie Between, Many More School Days, Holidays,and All Days That Lie Between, Who Do You Love? Love Story in Poetry, Who...
Episode #266: Kyle Hill
Oct. 11, 2023

Episode #266: Kyle Hill

Kyle Hill is a District Special Education Resource Lead/Founder of RechargED Family. He is an award winning educator who has worked in special education for 25 years in the state of Delaware. His first 20 years teaching was as a special education tea...
Episode #265:Natalie Vardabasso
Oct. 5, 2023

Episode #265:Natalie Vardabasso

Natalie is an Education Consultant, Speaker, Podcast Host who has served as a high school and middle school teacher, instructional coach, and assessment lead in a K-12 context where she lead her community through assessment and grading transformation...
Episode #264: Bobby Pollicino
Sept. 28, 2023

Episode #264: Bobby Pollicino

Bobby Pollicino is the Head of Upper School at Bullis School in Potomac, MD. He has served as a school administrator for over 15 years, also in dean of students and assistant principal roles. He has taught high school courses in science, leadership, ...
Episode#263: Jason Reagin
Sept. 25, 2023

Episode#263: Jason Reagin

Jason Reagin is the host of Design Cast, MYP Coordinator and MS Curriculum Coach who has been in education for 25 years; 19 years of which have been in IB schools. The majority of my career has been overseas in international schools. It is this inter...
Episode # 262: Elijah Carbajal
Sept. 18, 2023

Episode # 262: Elijah Carbajal

Elijah Carbajal is a teacher who followed in the footsteps of teachers in his family. He has served as an educator in the state of New Mexico since 2014 and is currently a Title I Reading Interventionist. He is the author of the book A Place They Lov...
Episode # 261: Dr. Matthew Woods
Sept. 14, 2023

Episode # 261: Dr. Matthew Woods

Dr. Matthew Woods has served for more than 12 years assisting students, educators, and schools in a variety of roles. His professional experience includes being a high school social studies teacher, a middle and high school assistant principal, a mid...
Episode #260: Rhonda Roos
Sept. 11, 2023

Episode #260: Rhonda Roos

Rhonda J. Roos, PhD is an educational consultant coaching principals, district leaders, and administrative teams in the complex and ever-challenging work of leading schools. She is a former assistant superintendent in New Albany, Indiana where she le...
Episode #259: Dr. Jerod Philipps
Sept. 4, 2023

Episode #259: Dr. Jerod Philipps

Dr. Jerod Philipps, Sr.. is a Principal at the elementary level in Delaware. He stepped into this role halfway through June 2021 after being the Assistant Principal at the same school since July 2018. In early February ‘23, he accepted the role of pr...
Episode #258: Rachel Carrillo-Fairchild
Aug. 31, 2023

Episode #258: Rachel Carrillo-Fairchild

Rachel Carrillo-Fairchild Rachel is a partner consultant with The Core Collaborative. Rachel brings with her 30 years of education experience. She has been a classroom teacher, mathematics coach, and resource teacher as well as a school leader. Rache...
Episode #257: Dr. Rob Martinez
Aug. 27, 2023

Episode #257: Dr. Rob Martinez

Dr. Robert A Martinez, is well known as "Resiliency Guy" and "Dr. Rob." He is a 35-year educator, focuses on issues of #resilience and strives to build environments where children and adults can grow and work in peace. Dr. Martinez has continually fo...
Episode #256: Jeff Bradbury
Aug. 21, 2023

Episode #256: Jeff Bradbury

Jeff Bradbury is a Director of Digital Learning and the creator of the TeacherCast Educational Network. With a background in Music Education, Jeff began performing in front of live audiences at a very early age. He grew to love the opportunities he h...
Episode #255: Adrian Gordon
Aug. 17, 2023

Episode #255: Adrian Gordon

Adrian Gordon is an active performer, composer, and music educator living in Charlotte, NC. His colorful compositions are captivating for musicians of all ages from very easy to advanced levels. Over the years Gordon has written several acclaimed wor...
Episode #254: Crystal Frommert
Aug. 10, 2023

Episode #254: Crystal Frommert

Crystal Frommert, M.Ed, has over 20 years’ experience as an educator in middle and high school. Crystal has taught math, computer science, and social justice in public, parochial, and international schools. Beyond teaching, she has served as an instr...
Episode #253: Ryan Donlan
Aug. 7, 2023

Episode #253: Ryan Donlan

Ryan Donlan, EdD, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership in the Bayh College of Education at Indiana State University, served for 20 years in traditional and charter schools in K–12 education—in teaching as well as school and district ...
Episode #252: Hans Hageman
July 30, 2023

Episode #252: Hans Hageman

Hans Eric Hageman is a graduate of Princeton and Columbia University Law School, He has started and led organizations for underserved children in Harlem, NY, Kenya, and Lucknow, India. He is a recipient of the Robin Hood Foundation Heroes Award and t...
Episode #251: Angela Jerabek
July 27, 2023

Episode #251: Angela Jerabek

Angela Jerabek is the founder and executive director of BARR Center. Jerabek developed the BARR model 20 years ago and has expanded it from one school in the Midwest to more than 200 schools. Jerabek has published five books, several op-eds and artic...
Episode #250: Ryan Steuer
July 23, 2023

Episode #250: Ryan Steuer

Ryan Steuer inspires educators across the country as the founder of Magnify Learning, a PBL professional development organization that equips educators to engage learners, tackle boredom, and transform classrooms. Prior to founding Magnify Learning, ...
Episode #249: Dr. Christopher Slaton
July 16, 2023

Episode #249: Dr. Christopher Slaton

Dr. Christopher Slaton practices Education and Science to help you inform your brain and to discipline your body through the process of how you focus to live, learn, think, and respond to tension, stress, or pressure. He is the author of 'Education a...
Episode #248: Terri Eichholz
July 13, 2023

Episode #248: Terri Eichholz

Terri Eichholz 29 years of classroom experience from K-12. M.A. in Teaching. She specializes in Gifted and Talented Education, Maker Education, Ed Tech Integration, and STEAM. She's worked for SAISD and NEISD in San Antonio, Texas, and currently cons...
Episode #247: Bryson Tarbet
July 5, 2023

Episode #247: Bryson Tarbet

Bryson Tarbet is a preK-6th grade general music teacher just outside of Columbus, Ohio. He received his Bachelor’s of Music in Music Education from Ohio Wesleyan University his Master of Music in Music Education with a Kodály emphasis from Capital ...
Episode #246: Dawn Harris
July 2, 2023

Episode #246: Dawn Harris

Dawn Harris is a passionate and energetic educator who lives by the motto, “Relationships First.” Her enthusiasm for creating connections is infectious and she thrives on the opportunity to learn about the things that motivate and inspire teachers an...
Episode #245: Destiny Wagner & Kristofer Thurston
June 25, 2023

Episode #245: Destiny Wagner & Kristofer Thurston

Destiny Wagner is an educator with over 20 years' experience as both a classroom teacher (physics) and an instructional technology coach. With a proven record of creating and delivering professional development, her goal is to leverage my expertise t...