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School Leadership in Flux: What Inspires Me, What Still Keeps Me Up At Night
In this episode, we check in with the Chief Information Officer at the department of education in a state that has successfully gone from ranking among the lowest in academic performance to one of the fastest growing. Our guest shares some of the practic
Removing Barriers to Equity: Five Lessons Every School Leader Can Learn by Listening to Educators Around the Globe
School leaders charged with increasing equitable education in their schools are well-positioned to glean invaluable insights from disrupted education systems around the world. Join us as we talk with a global education leader who shares insights from his
Two Out-of-the-Box Strategies for Pandemic Teaching and Getting Students Back on Track
This episode is part of a series on the exceptionally creative and resourceful ways educators around the world are teaching during the pandemic and getting students back on track. Follow on Twitter: @sparvell @MicrosoftEDU @bamradionetwork @Jonharper70b
Cultivating the New Mindset Required to Lead Any School This School Term: 3 Keys
'This school year is actually a primary opportunity for learning,' says Jody Spiro, director of education leadership at the Wallace Foundation. In this episode, she explains why and walks us through the new mindset required to effectively lead schools thi
Three Back-to-School Surprises We Should Have Seen Coming, Here’s Why They Matter
Join us for an eye-opening, candid, and well-informed overview of what every K12 educator will face this school term. Some developments were expected, others caught most of us by surprise. In this episode, we talk with the executive director of an associa
What We Learned: The Pandemic’s Impact on the Three Most Vulnerable Sectors of Our School System
Unlike many schools and school districts, Greenwood Academies was well ahead of the curve technologically. In this episode, we talk with the academy’s school administrator who discovered that the most vulnerable populations in his school system included
Two Strategies We Used to Thrive During the Pandemic: Equity Scans and Help Desk Triage
In this episode, we look at some of the strategies a very diverse school district used to quickly come up to speed and thrive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn how equity scans and a pedagogical help desk provided essential data to allocate resources wh
2020 Was a Wakeup Call for School Leaders: Here’s What We Did Once We Opened Our Eyes
2020 opened our eyes to the gaping holes in our capacity to ensure learning continuity under all conditions. In this episode, we speak with the superintendent of Duval County School system, one of the largest in the country about how they responded to th
Learning Loss or a Different Kind of Learning?
In this episode, we talk with the assistant superintendent at a large school district in Florida about how they navigated pandemic learning. Join us as we zero in on the ways the experience has changed how their school system is approaching learning, lea
The Four Ways We Solved Our Biggest Problem With Remote Teaching and Learning
The Four Ways We Solved Our Biggest Problem With Remote Teaching and Learning