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Bright Spots in Education
by The El Dorado Charter SELPA
Welcome to the Bright Spots Podcast, where The El Dorado Charter SELPA gives a microphone to content experts and practitioners doing timely and innovative work to support students across the state of California and beyond. In each episode, Program Specialist Jeremiah Whitten and Program Coordinator Moises Buhain interview an expert from the field of education and staff members from a district/LEA implementing a promising practice. To learn more about this podcast and access Charter SELPA resources, visit charterselpa.org
Episodes
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P2P Presents Parent Voice in Dispute Resolution
In Episode 13, Jeremiah interviews Assistant Superintendent of Tehama County DOE Veronica Coates on statewide dispute resolution trends and parent voice in the ADR community. Then, he interviews a live panel at the 2026 ADR Conference in Riverside, CA. Our panel features parent Andrea Rodrigues…
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Inspiration to Action: Unlocking Inclusion with Dr. Shelley Moore
Our host records live at the 2026 El Dorado Charter SELPA Inspiration to Action Symposium where the theme is Unlocking Doors, Opening Opportunities. Jeremiah sits down with renowned educator, storyteller, and inclusion rights advocate Dr. Shelley Moore to give listeners a preview on her keynote...
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2025 Leadership Academy: Takeaways for the New School Year
Jeremiah interviews a live panel of charter leaders at the 2025 Charter SELPA Leadership Academy in Sacramento California. New Charter SELPA program coordinator Grace Ridgeway shares her favorite SELPA sped resources, and panelists give insight into challenges, solutions, and successes from the...
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P2P Presents Listening Through Conflict with David Dowling
In Episode 10, sponsored by Pathways to Partnership, Jeremiah sits down with David Dowling, live at the 2025 SELPA Administrators of California ADR Conference to discuss how important active listening, managing your own perspective, and intentional communication can be when resolving or managing...
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P2P Presents Leadership Through Building Bridges
Jeremiah records live at the annual Charter SELPA Leadership Academy in Long Beach, CA. In the Charter SELPA’s first collaboration episode with Pathways to Partnership, Jeremiah sits down with Aubrie Fulk and the P2P crew to learn more about their organization and how they support school leaders,...
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The Power of Hope
In Episode 8, we were able to record live at the 2024 El Dorado Charter SELPA Inspiration to Action Symposium. Our theme was The Power of Hope, and I got to sit down with keynote speaker and disability rights advocate Jennifer Wolfsheimer, as well as our morning speaker, best-selling author and...
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Inclusion: Moving Past Awareness to Action
For Episode 7, Moises and Jeremiah sit down with Diana Pastora Carson, the keynote speaker for the upcoming El Dorado Charter SELPA "A Time to Thrive" Symposium in Sacramento on Friday, January 27th, 2023. Diana speaks on the topic of inclusion and provides practical tips on how listeners can…
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Leadership through Continuous Improvement
Jeremiah records live at the annual Charter SELPA Leadership academy in Sacramento CA and interviews a panel of leaders from across the state on new initiatives at their schools, their improvement plans for the new school year, and key takeaways from the conference. Next, he sits down with...
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Embrace What's Possible
In this week’s episode recorded live at the Charter SELPA “Embrace What’s Possible” Symposium in Sacramento, we interview our keynote speakers including musician and inspirational speaker Sparsh Shah, youth advocate and educator Donovan Hall, and leadership coach Mickey Porter on the topics they...
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Educator Self-Care and the Impact of Positive School Culture
Our guests Troy Beyer and Maria Osbourne share unique insights on self-care and creating a healthy school culture. We also pull back the curtain on Applied Behavior Analysis and the important role this methodology is playing for students in schools across California. Enjoy the show!
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Educational Leadership: Navigating our New Normal
Jeremiah and Moises speak with a live panel of school leaders from across the state about the significance of building a school community, educator self-care, leveraging technology, and navigating the new normal of COVID-19 related challenges and student achievement. As a bonus, you will hear...
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High School Graduation and Pathways to the Post-Pandemic Workforce
To access Rachel De Bruin’s curated transition resource padlets, or sign up for upcoming workshops visit: www.abilityeducation.org Padlet code: workshop Visit the California Transition Alliance website at http://www.catransitionalliance.org to access transition tools and resources for teachers,...
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Reopening, Learning Loss and English Learners
To learn more about the Bright Spots podcast and El Dorado Charter SELPA, visit the website at charterselpa.org. To access resources for ELs and students with disabilities from Imperial County SELPA and the grant-based EL resources referenced in the episode, visit…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Bright Spots Podcast, where The El Dorado Charter SELPA gives a microphone to content experts and practitioners doing timely and innovative work to support students across the state of California and beyond. In each episode, Program Specialist Jeremiah Whitten and Program Coordinator Moises Buhain interview an expert from the field of education and staff members from a district/LEA implementing a promising practice. To learn more about this podcast and access Charter SELPA resources, visit charterselpa.org
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The El Dorado Charter SELPA
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Welcome to the Bright Spots Podcast, where The El Dorado Charter SELPA gives a microphone to content experts and practitioners doing timely and innovative work to support students across the state of California and beyond. In each episode, Program Specialist Jeremiah Whitten and Program Coordinator...
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