Episodes
July 29, 2025
221. Facilitating Contentious Conversations? Paraphrase Your Butt Off with Carolyn McKanders
In today's episode with special guest Carolyn McKanders, Lindsay discusses how you can use paraphrasing as a way to facilitate contentious conversations as an educator. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get In Touc...
July 22, 2025
220. Processes for Group Dialogue, Discussion, and Decision-Making with Dr. Laura Lipton
In today's episode with special guest Dr. Laura Lipton, Lindsay discusses the processes for group dialogue, discussion, and decision-making that are essential for educators. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get In...
July 15, 2025
219. Implementation is a Process with a Moral Imperative with Jenice Pizzuto & Steven Carney
In today's episode with special guests Jenice Pizzuto and Steven Carney, Lindsay discusses the ways in which implementation is a process with a moral imperative and how it will benefit educators. Liked this episode? Rate, rev...
July 8, 2025
218. Leadership Simulations as PD with Dr. Richard Bernato
In today's episode with special guest Dr. Richard Bernato, Lindsay discusses leadership simulations, and specifically how they serve as professional development for educators. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get ...
July 1, 2025
217. Schedule Time to Think with Dr. Samuel Nix
In today's episode with special guest Dr. Samuel Nix, Lindsay discusses the importance of scheduling time to think as an educator, which is overlooked by most and crucial for success. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and sha...
June 24, 2025
216. Responding to Emotions & Charged Comments in Schools (Inside Look at a Workshop)
In today's episode with special guest Dr. Eric Soto-Shed, Lindsay shares an inside look at a workshop and responds to each clip with her thoughts related to emotions and charged comments in schools. Liked this episode? Rate, ...
June 17, 2025
215. Build These 4 Positive Mindsets with Tom Hierck & Dr. Chris Weber
In today's episode with special guests Tom Hierck and Dr. Chris Weber, Lindsay discusses the 4 different positive mindsets that every educator should build for themselves and their students. Liked this episode? Rate, review, ...
June 10, 2025
214. Hands Down, Speak Up with Kassia Wedekind and Christy Thompson
In today's episode with special guests Kassia Wedekind and Christy Thompson, Lindsay discusses their book "Hands Down, Speak Up" in relation to student voice and education. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get In ...
June 3, 2025
213. The Latest Student Voice Research & Tools with Dr. Dana Mitra
In today's episode with special guest Dr. Dana Mitra, Lindsay discusses the latest student voice research and tools that educators can use with their students to aid their learning. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share...
May 27, 2025
212. Game-Changing Equitable Assessment Ideas from This Month’s Guests
In today's solo episode, Lindsay is reviewing all the game-changing equitable assessment ideas that were shared and discussed with this month's guests on the podcast. Hope you enjoy! Liked this episode? Rate, review, and shar...
May 20, 2025
211. A Tech Platform to Elevate your Standards-Informed Instruction with Chris Hull
In today's episode with special guest Chris Hull, Lindsay discusses a tech platform called Otus that was created by Chris and how it can be used to elevate your standards-informed instruction as an educator. Liked this ep...
May 13, 2025
210. "It Counts if You Show Mastery" & Other Transformative Assessment Ideas with Nicole Dimich
In today's episode with special guest Nicole Dimich, Lindsay discusses various transformative assessment ideas that educators can use with students in the classroom to show mastery. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and sh...
May 6, 2025
209. Standards Serve Institutions; Expectations Serve People: Antiracist Assessment with Dr. Asao B. Inoue
In today's episode with special guest Dr. Asao B. Inoue, Lindsay discusses how to create antiracist assessment, in addition to standards that serve institutions, and expectations that serve people in education. Liked this episode? Rate,...
April 29, 2025
208. Building Community-Wide Capacity to Engage in Hard Conversations with Preschoolers
In today's solo episode, Lindsay is discussing the process of building community-wide capacity in order to engage in hard conversations with preschoolers in education. Hope you enjoy! Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! ...
April 22, 2025
207. Civic Storytelling
In today's solo episode, Lindsay is discussing civic storytelling as a way to properly talk about things that matter with students as an educator. Hope you enjoy! Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get Your Episode...
April 15, 2025
206. 3 Inquiry Routines of Investigating History
In today's solo episode, Lindsay is diving into 3 inquiry routines that frame the investigating history curriculum in Massachusetts. Hope you enjoy! Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get Your Episode Freebie &...
April 8, 2025
205. Teaching Students to Analyze Power Dynamics: Socioeconomic Class
In today's solo episode, Lindsay is continuing a mini series from the last two episodes about supporting students and teaching them to critically analyze power dynamics associated with socioeconomic class. Hope you enjoy! Make sure to check out...
April 1, 2025
204. Teaching Students to Analyze Power Dynamics: Race & Nation
In today's solo episode, Lindsay is continuing a mini series from the last episode about supporting students and teaching them to critically analyze power dynamics associated with race and nation. Hope you enjoy! Make sure to check out the last...
March 25, 2025
203. Teaching Students to Analyze Power Dynamics: Gender
In today's solo episode, Lindsay is sharing how educators can properly teach students to analyze power dynamics associated with gender. Hope you enjoy! Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get Your Episode Freebie &...
March 18, 2025
202. Inquiry is an Experience with Erik M. Francis
In today's episode with special guest Erik M. Francis, Lindsay discusses the ways in which inquiry can be perceived as an experience and used to positively impact teachers and students. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get In...
March 11, 2025
201. Designing Discourse Opportunities that Build on Each Other
In today's solo episode, Lindsay is discussing how educators and school leaders can design discourse opportunities that build on each other to support student learning. Hope you enjoy! Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! ...
March 4, 2025
200. Justice-Themed Books for Your High Schoolers with Alison Courchesne
In today's episode with special guest Alison Courchesne, Lindsay discusses some justice-themed books that are recommended for high school students to read. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get In Touch With Alison...
Feb. 25, 2025
199. A Culture of Personalized Learning & Reflection for Teachers with Dr. Frederick Buskey
In today's episode with special guest Dr. Frederick Buskey, Lindsay discusses what a culture of personalized learning and reflection looks like and how it can benefit teachers in schools. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share!...
Feb. 18, 2025
198. Wellness is Boundaries, Alignment, and Gaining Clarity with Dr. Daryll Wharton
In today's episode with special guest Dr. Daryll Wharton, Lindsay discusses the ways in which wellness is classified as boundaries, alignment, and gaining clarity. Liked this episode? Rate, review, and share! Get In Touch...