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Education Excellence
by Michael Levin-Epstein
Education Excellence with Michael Levin-Epstein is a safe, nonpartisan national forum for discussing complicated, cutting-edge issues in education. We provide real-life examples of actions you can take to achieve creative solutions to problems you may face every day.
Episodes
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New Chromebook Strategies for Schools
In this episode, Michael chats with Michelle Manson, Vice President of Marketing at CTL, and Jason Mendenhall, CEO of CTL, about the evolution of the classroom tech ecosystem. They also discuss how CTL is serving K–12 IT beyond hardware, the launch of 5G-embedded Chromebooks, CTL's new free…
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AI's Evolving Role in Education with Chelsea Lopez
In this episode, Michael chats with Chelsea Lopez, Director of Education Advancement at The Social Institute. Together, they discuss common misconceptions about AI in education; how administrator and educator perceptions about AI have evolved over the past few years; how The Social Institute is...
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Connecting Home and School with PowerSchool (Part IV of PowerSchool Series)
In the fourth and final installment of our series with PowerSchool, Michael chats with Jesse Roy, Director of Education Strategy at PowerSchool, and Steven Anderson, Director of Solutions Engineering at PowerSchool. Together, they discuss PowerSchool's 2024 Education Focus Report, focusing on the...
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The Modern Education Workforce with PowerSchool (Part III of PowerSchool Series)
In this episode, Michael chats with Richard Fernandez, Director of Executive Engagement at PowerSchool, supporting the company's solutions in Texas, and Jeff Pelzel, Director of Education Engagement at PowerSchool, supporting the company's solutions in California and other West Coast states....
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Bold Leadership and Data with PowerSchool (Part II of PowerSchool Series)
In this episode, Michael chats with Dr. Richard Hughes, Education Innovation Advisor at PowerSchool, and Tracy McCown, Director of Solution Engineering, Data, Analytics, and AI at PowerSchool. Together, they discuss PowerSchool's 2024 Education Focus Report, focusing on the report's leadership…
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Student-Driven Personalized Learning with PowerSchool (Part I of PowerSchool Series)
In this episode, Michael chats with Ryan Imbriale, Vice President and Head of Worldwide Education at PowerSchool, and Chris Cirillo, Group Vice President of Product Management at PowerSchool. Together, they discuss PowerSchool's 2024 Education Focus Report, focusing on the report's student-driven...
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The Intersection of Education, Skills Training, and Workforce Development with Mark Hedstrom
In this episode, Michael chats with Mark Hedstrom, Co-Executive Director of the Skilled Careers Coalition. Together, they discuss the inspiration behind the Skilled Careers Coalition's goals and mission, how Mark is fostering meaningful partnerships in the education space, a social media campaign...
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Bridging the Gap Between Social and School with Laura Tierney
In this episode, Michael chats with Laura Tierney, Founder and CEO of The Social Institute. Together, they discuss what led Laura to create The Social Institute, how the organization bridges the gap between students and educators and parents, the company's gamified peer-to-peer #WinAtSocial...
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Next-Level Robotics for Education with Hal Speed
In this episode, Michael chats with Hal Speed, Head of North America for Robotical. Together, they discuss Hal's background and what brought him to Robotical; advancements with the company's flagship product, Marty the Robot; the evolution of AI and machine learning in education; getting out…
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Evolving Solutions for the Classroom with Lisa Flint
In this episode, Michael chats with Lisa Flint, Director of Sales at OtterBusiness. Together, they discuss Otter's Achiever and Defender series, how the company is evolving to serve the edtech space and beyond, an innovative new Otter product, and much more. Music by Ruwin from Pixabay
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VR, AR, and Immersive Classroom Tech with Glenn Collins
In this episode, Michael chats with Glenn Collins, Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Umety. Together, they discuss Umety's history and background, the value of virtual and augmented reality in education, the company's innovations for K–12 education, how schools are utilizing technology in the...
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A Strategic Approach to Edtech Innovation with Emily Cook
In this episode, Michael chats with Emily Cook, Vice President of Educational Services at Bluum. Together, they discuss Bluum's mission and how that drives impact in education, the company's strategic approach to education technology, edtech trends—including funding, AI, and esports—and much…
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From Classroom to White House: Evolution of Sustainability in Denver with LeeAnn Kittle
New Education Excellence host Michael Levin-Epstein chats with LeeAnn Kittle, Executive Director of Sustainability for Denver Public Schools. Together, they discuss LeeAnn's path to her current role, how she is driving innovation in sustainability at DPS, contributors—and barriers—to success in...
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Deploying Technology to Integrate Learning, Monitoring, & Safety with Impero Software CEO Justin Reilly
Kris chats with Justin Reilly, CEO of Impero Software, a company that that integrates data about what students are doing on various devices from a several perspectives: what students are actually learning; tools for teachers to monitor that learning; and tools to ensure device safety. The…
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Reopening Schools with James Palcik of Flinn Scientific
Kris chats with James Palcik, Director of Education, Safety, and Compliance at Flinn Scientific, about the challenges facing science educators during this pandemic. Palcik discusses the development of Flinn's new Professional Learning Series, which include webinars offering guidance on the safe...
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Reach Out and Read with Brian Gallagher
The CEO of Reach Out and Read, Brian Gallagher, discusses their innovative program which provides books to children by partnering with pediatricians—giving children a new book at each well-child checkup from birth to age five. Reach Out and Read provides life-long benefits: engaging families,...
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Hands-On Learning with Mike Lavelle
You're definitely going to want to listen to this episode with Mike Lavelle, CEO of Flinn Scientific, clearly a change agent in the education space. "We absolutely believe fully in the role that hands-on learning plays in the educational process," says Lavelle. Flinn Scientific listens to and...
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Social-Emotional Learning with Jessica Sliwerski
Kristina talks with Jessica Siiwerski, CEO of Open Up Resource (OUR) about the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL); how SEL can be improved and how it affect the curriculum; and the tools and resources that OUR provides administrators and educators to deal with SEL issues. Jessica's…
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Computational Thinking with Heather Sherwood and Vernier Workshops with David Carter
Heather Sherwood from the Educational Development Center, talks about her important work on Building CT Readiness: A Framework for Integrating Computational Thinking Across Subjects in High-Poverty Elementary Schools, an NSF-funded project investigating and refining a set of resources designed to...
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Engaging Teachers through Crowd-Sourcing with Eric Schneider and Robb Virgin.
Kristina talks with Eric Schnieder, President and Co-Founder of InnovateK12, a platform built to include teacher and school staff involvement in identifying solutions and cultivating ideas for school improvement. Joining the conversation is Robb Virgin, a principal at Eden Prairie High School who...
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The Impact of Professional Mentors on Children with Terri Sorenson, CEO Friends of the Children
Kristina talks with the innovative and inspirational Friends of the Children CEO Terri Sorenson. The model of this national non-profit seeks to break the cycle of generational poverty by pairing salaried mentors (called a Friend) who stays with each children for 12+ years, no matter what.…
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Preventing School Violence & Bullying with Staci Smith
Kris chats with Staci Smith, co-founder of FightSong?, a social emotional reporting app designed to prevent school violence by connecting students with their school counselors. Smith and her father James, a programmer who founded EdTech company Twotrees both experienced severe bullying in school...
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Digital Education with Justin Reilly and Dennis Gonzales
Kris chats with Justin Reilly, the new CEO of Impero Software, who was hired to lead the company in its next phase of growth, and Dennis Gonzales, technology director for the Ulysses Unified School District 214 in Kansas, who has 18 years of experience in the classroom teaching business...
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Innovating Computer Science Curricula with Erin Cawley
Kristina chats with Erin Cawley, program manager at Carnegie Mellon's CS Academy, which has developed a novel, world-class, online, interactive high school computer science curriculum free for all to use. The program is designed to provide the resources necessary to empower teachers in…
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Developing Life Skills with Susan Liebesman
Kristina chats with Susan Liebesman, owner of Barbizon Chique. Barbizon specializes in developing life skills in children, teenagers and adults and provides development advice in the fields of modeling, acting, and singing. Susan also owns B2B Management, a boutique management company that…
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Data Collection Technology with John Melville
Kristina chats with John Melville, director of biology at Vernier Software & Technology, which develops creative ways to teach and learn STEM using hands-on science, about data collection technology. Melville notes that data collection keeps students' attention, (there's more reality to it than...
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NASSP Digital Principals of the Year
Kristina chats with eight members of the NASSP (National Association of Secondary School Principals) Digital Principals of the Year Advisory Board about digital technology and innovation at their schools. The principals cite a variety of apps, programs, and tech tools, including Headspace;...
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Character Education with Houston Kraft
Kristina chats with Houston Kraft, co-founder of Character Strong, an organization that provides curriculum and trainings that transform the way schools teach the Whole Child. That approach, Kraft explains, includes social-emotional learning, character education, and equipping educators with...
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Teaching English as Second Language with Helene Becker
Kristina chats with Helene Becker, director of English Learner Education in the Norwalk, CN, Public Schools, who has taught ESL to all ages in Connecticut, New York, and Hawaii. When students come from a different country or culture or speak another language at home, it's always a challenge to...
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Louisiana's Assessment Pilot with Jessica Baghian and Mike Nesterak
Kristina chats with Jessica Baghian, Assistant Superintendent with the Louisiana Department of Education (LADOE) and Mike Nesterak, Vice President of Research and Development at NWEA and Senior Director of NWEA's Product Innovation Center about Louisiana's assessment pilot. Baghian leads...
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Mental Health Issues with Annie Slease
Kristina chats with Annie Slease, Director of Advocacy and Education at National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Delaware, where she is responsible for programming, outreach, and advocacy for the statewide agency. Slease notes that the stigma of mental illness is the result of the lack of...
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Substitute Teachers & Strategic Planning with Michael McLaughlin and Mike Teng
Kristina chats with Michael McLaughlin, superintendent of the San Leandro Unified School District in California since 2013 and Mike Teng, CEO and co-founder of Swing Education, a tech-enabled marketplace that connects substitute teachers with schools in need. McLaughlin talks about rebuilding the...
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Dealing with ADHD with April Gower
Kristina chats with April Gower, Chief Operating Officer for CHADD, Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Gower has worked in the ADHD area for the past five years focusing not only on supporting parents with children with ADHD, but educators as well. CHADD has…
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Leadership Development with Rhonda Lauer
Kristina chats with Rhonda Lauer, president and CEO of Foundations, Inc., about the importance of "heart" and passion in educational leadership. (Before Kristina came along, Rhonda was the youngest school principal ever in Philadelphia.) When you take care of the hearts and happiness of your…
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Classroom Design with Jolene Levin and Troy Moore
Kristina chats with Jolene Levin, a director at NorvaNivel, an education company founded in Australia in 2010, and Troy Moore, head of Mariners Christian School in Orange County, CA, about the importance of matching classroom design to today's and tomorrow's pedagogy, especially in these times of...
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Global Citizenship with Stacie Freeman
Kristina chats with Stacie Freeman, co-executive director at Bright Light Volunteers and associate professor of sociology at Bethel University in Tennessee about global citizenship. Bright Light Volunteers is dedicated to fostering the common humanity in the global setting and how individual...
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Candor in Education with Joseph Jones and T.J. Vari
Kristina chats with Joseph Jones, director of assessment and accountability in the New Castle (DE) County Vocational and Technical District, and T.J. Vari, assistant superintendent of secondary schools and district operations Appoquinimink School District, the fastest growing school district in...
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Intentional Education & Culture of Love with Luvelle Brown
Kristina chats with Luvelle Brown, superintendent of the Ithaca (NY) Independent School District and author of Culture of Love. Love is more than an emotion, Brown says, but rather is embedded in action that administrators and teachers can take to better educate their students. It's important to...
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Special Episode AASA Meeting: What's Love Got to Do with It?
At the AASA meeting in Los Angeles, in the midst of Valentine's Day, Kristina interviews school superintendents and other educational leaders asking one transcendent question: What's love got do with education? In this brief special episode, find out what these leaders have to say about why love...
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Peer Influence with Keith Frome and Gary Linnen
Kristina talks with Keith Frome, the co-founder and CEO of PeerForward and Gary Linnen, Managing Director for Program Innovation and Operations, about the history and mission of PeerForward, which in its original incarnation (College Summit) was founded on the principle that the most influential...
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Assessment & Instruction with Michelle Fleming
Kristina chats with Michelle Fleming, principal at Lake Park Elementary School in the Palm Beach School District in Florida, the 10th largest school district in the country, although the Lake Park Elementary School (which Burt Reynolds attended) is relatively small. The school is 98 percent...
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Special Episode with Sen. Tom Carper
In Special Episode #1, Kristina chats with Sen. Tom Carper from Delaware about repurposing the GM plant in Delaware for STEM education, the importance of happiness, and why emphasizing potential in education is paramount. Sen. Carper also describes why charter schools and public school choice are...
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Student Voice with Rick Jetter
Kristina chats with Rick Jetter, co-author of the book, Let Them Speak!, and co-founder of Pushing Boundaries about student voice, one of the "new," "cool" terms in education. Student voice isn't really "new," and shouldn't be viewed as just a "cool" buzzword, he notes. Really, Jetter says…
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Leading Schools in Disruptive Times with Dwight Carter
In this inaugural episode, host Kristina MacBury chats with Dwight Carter, a former high school principal in Central Ohio and NASSP Digital Principal of the Year. Carter, a co-author of several books on education, is currently an Effectiveness Coach for Dynamix. Carter describes his education...
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Education Excellence with Michael Levin-Epstein is a safe, nonpartisan national forum for discussing complicated, cutting-edge issues in education. We provide real-life examples of actions you can take to achieve creative solutions to problems you may face every day.
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