Episodes

Episode #244: Kip Shubert
June 22, 2023

Episode #244: Kip Shubert

Kip is an educator and coach who is driven to lead and love staff and students to believe and discover that they are the greatest miracle in the world. Having almost thirty years’ experience in education, Kip is sharing that secret sauce as an educat...
Episode #243: Darcy Bakkegard
June 14, 2023

Episode #243: Darcy Bakkegard

Darcy Bakkegard is an English/theatre teacher and professional development coach who got tired of traditional sit-n-get PD and now creates the type of PD she always wanted with the Educators’ Lab. With 10 years of experience teaching English and thea...
Episode #242: Grayson McKinney & Zach Rondot
June 12, 2023

Episode #242: Grayson McKinney & Zach Rondot

Grayson McKinney & Zach Rondot are co-authors of "The Expert Effect: A Three-Part System to Break down the Walls of Your Class".Grayson McKinney is an elementary educator from East Grand Rapids, Michigan who is known for his innovative approaches to...
Episode #241: Brian Zevotek
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...
Episode #240: Kim Hamer
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...
Episode #239: Vicki Wilson
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...
Episode #238: Dr. Dan Kreiness
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...
Episode #237: Suzanne Dailey
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, ...
Episode #236: Dr. Matthew Downing
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...
Episode #235: Erin Healey
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...
Episode #234: Hedreich Nicols
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...
Episode #233: Jeff Utecht
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...
Episode #232: Gregg Goodhart
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 ...
Episode #231: Alfonzo Mendoza
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...
Episode #230: Holly Stuart
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...
Episode #229: Charles Williams
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...
Episode #228: Demetrius Matthews & Thomas Kling
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...
Episode #227: Valentina White-Rideaux
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...
Episode #226: Todd Stanley
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...
Episode #225: Dr. Rick Chromey
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 ...
Episode #224: Michael Jennings
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...
Episode #223: Betsy Springer
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...
Episode #222: Dwight Carter
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...
Episode #221: Dr. Michele Schmidt Moore
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 ...