EPISODE · Oct 20, 2025 · 59 MIN
Season 4 - Episode #2: Stop, Drop, and Roll
from The Epiphany Exchange Podcast · host Donyall D. Dickey, Ed.D.
In our latest episode, Dr. Donyall Dickey and his cohosts introduce the well-knownfire safety technique, "Stop, Drop, and Roll," as a powerful metaphor for addressing the ongoing challenges facing America’s schools. They diagnose alack of calibration—specifically, the misalignment and misunderstandingssurrounding longstanding standards that have been in place for decades.While standards are meant to serve as guidance, they alone are not the panaceafor the performance gap, where 65% of America’s children are not reading ongrade level.Dr.Dickey and his cohosts emphasize that it’s not the standards themselves thatensure success, but rather the standardized understanding of the conceptsembedded within those standards. This episode explores how this miscalibrationcontributes to persistent student underperformance and why simply havingstandards is not enough.The team shares how Educational Epiphany’s four high-impact instructional practices help us "calibrate" once and for all—offering a set of high-yield strategies to align educator understanding, quiet the noise, and support all students in reaching and exceeding the reading proficiency line.Tune in today—this is one episode you won’t want to miss! Visit us at educationalepiphany.com to learn more about our Pre-K-12 high-impact instructional resources, professional books, and professional development workshops and services.Check out the video version of this podcast @TheEpiphanyExchange on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Contact us at [email protected] or call 1-410-258-6443.
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In our latest episode, Dr. Donyall Dickey and his cohosts introduce the well-known fire safety technique, "Stop, Drop, and Roll," as a powerful metaphor for addressing the ongoing challenges facing America’s schools. They diagnose a lack of calibration—specifically, the misalignment and misunderstandings surrounding longstanding standards that have been in place for decades. While standards are meant to serve as guidance, they alone are not the panacea for the performance gap, where 65% of Am...
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