ISTE+ASCD Podcast

In an era of high-stakes testing and digital distractions, curiosity is a superpower. Curiosity expert Scott Shigioka explores the "science and soul" of staying wonder-led in education. Learn how curiosity can unwind student anxiety, dismantle perfectionism, and create a "calling in" culture. Scott provides a roadmap for educators to normalize vulnerability and build a classroom where every student feels seen in their fullest humanity.Read the full feature interview with Scott Shigioka at: ascd.org/el/articles/toward-a-curious-meaningful-life

Dr. Deborah Moroney discusses the new Future of Youth Development report and shares how school leaders can partner with out-of-school providers to coordinate student support, share meaningful data, and strengthen learning beyond 3:00 p.m.

Author and leadership expert Jen Schwanke discusses changes school leaders can make to lift trust levels in school communities--and why this is so critical right now.

Ellen Goldring, a professor of education and policy at Vanderbilt, discusses her research on best practices for sustainable implementation of leadership-development programs in school systems.

Educator and author Sheldon Eakins offers advice on shifting the balance from compliance and behavioral management to culture building and community in classrooms.

Instructional expert Tony Frontier discusses how educators can view AI integration through the lens of effective, transformative pedagogy—and shake up stale paradigms in the process. Frontier is the author of "AI With Intention: Principles and Action Steps for Teachers and School Leaders."

Baruti Kafele offers advice and inspiration for school leaders on regaining their instructional leadership vision and focus. Kafele is the author of the new book "What Is My Value Instructionally to the Teachers I Supervise?".

Researcher Constance Lindsay discusses recent findings on why and how good principals make a bigger impact on student learning than previously thought.

Jim Knight and Michael Faggella-Luby, authors of Data Rules: Elevating Teaching with Objective Reflection, discuss ways schools can redefine data use to have a more positive impact on student learning and teacher practice.

Superintendent Teresa D. Hill, author of "The Instructional Leaders Guide to Closing the Achievement Gap," discusses how educators can move past the external noise and finger-pointing and zero in on tested, school-based strategies that make a difference in student learning outcomes.

Alyssa Gallagher and Rosie Connor, authors of Embracing Messy Leadership: How the Experience of 20,000 School Can Transform You and Your School, discuss ways school leaders widen their strategic perspective and build on the human side of instructional improvement.

Summer learning has taken on greater urgency and new forms since the pandemic. Researcher Allison Crean Davis says summer programs, when intentionally designed and supported, can play a key role in boosting student learning and enrichment opportunities.

Mike Anderson, author of "Rekindle Your Professional Fire: Powerful Habits for Becoming a More Well-Balanced Teacher,” discusses how educators can put their own unique stamp on lessons even within highly structured curriculum programs—and why this is so important.

Huda Essa, the author of The Consciously Unbiased Educator, discusses how school leaders and educators can disrupt exclusionary practices in schools and utilize diversity as an asset to support greater student achievement.

Empathy is a key ingredient of emotionally intelligent school and district leadership, says Brittany Hogan, national keynote speaker and equity consultant. It "plays a huge role in how we relate to other people, how we understand them, how we give them grace—and how we help them learn and develop as human beings." When educators "lean into empathy," they become better decision-makers and relationship-builders.

Juan-Diego Estrada, a school counselor and director of wellness, discusses a school-wide framework to increase awareness, knowledge, and support in connection with mental health issues. He describes how the approach has changed the culture of his school, as reflected in both wellness and student learning.

Nita and Michael Creekmore discuss their book "Every Connection Matters: How to Build, Maintain, and Restore Relationships Inside the Classroom and Out".

You don't have to be a media arts teacher or an English teacher to teach storytelling. Storytelling is everywhere,” says educator and author Michael Hernandez. Here, Hernandez shares simple ways teachers can swap out traditional assignments—in any subject area or grade level—with digital storytelling projects like “explainer videos.” Digital storytelling projects, Hernandez notes, can make learning more meaningful, engaging, and enjoyable for students—even if it's hard work. They're also “uncheatable,” a bonus in today’s A.I. world.

Allison Rodman, author of Still Learning: Strengthening Professional and Organizational Capacity, discusses the often-overlooked role of social-emotional support and growth in educator learning and team capacity building. For Rodman, strengthening social-emotional resources and focus is tantamount to investing in educators and organizational health.

Leadership coach and author Jamila Dugan discusses the recent backlash against restorative discipline practices in schools and offers advice on how educators can move beyond arbitrary, surface-level "fixes" to student-behavior problems.

Author and Illinois Superintendent of the Year PJ Caposey offers hard-earned advice on how school and district leaders can stop "self-sabotaging" themselves when it comes to managing their time.

Chris Torres, a leading researcher on teacher hiring and retention, discusses ways school leaders can create school cultures that are less vulnerable to teacher turnover. But he stresses that, to accomplish this, school leaders need better support, too!

Baruti Kafele, school leadership expert and author of The Assistant Principal Identity, discusses the key attributes and inner qualities of effective APs—and how they can be developed and supported.

Instructional expert Tony Frontier discusses the possibilities and challenges of artificial intelligence use in schools and offers advice on how educators and school leaders can prepare for a likely "wave of change" in their work.

Suzanne Stolz, an assistant professor at the University of San Diego, discusses ways educators can counter cultural assumptions in schools that discount and marginalize students with disabilities.

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District administrator and EL author Elizabeth Dampf discusses the imposter syndrome crisis in education leadership and how leaders can grow through embracing self-doubt.

Author Jim Knight discusses the role of instructional coaching in schools in the wake of the pandemic and how coaching, when done well, can bring a much-needed spirit of benevolence and partnership to educator professional development.

Teacher-author Matthew Kay discusses what educators can learn from Black History Month assignments gone wrong and how they can teach challenging subject matter while protecting students’ psychological safety.

Internationally renowned experts William Parrett and Kathleen Budge discuss their experiences working with (and learning from) high-poverty schools and delve into schoolwide strategies for improving learning conditions for economically marginalized students in the wake of the pandemic.

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Listen to Kimberly Parker on culturally responsive literacy instruction.

Chase Mielke on Addressing the Underlying Causes of Teacher Burnout (ASCD Connect: Powered by BAM Radio)

Jim Knight on the Keys to Effective Coaching

Jill Harrison Berg on Inquiry-Based PD for Equity.

Robyn Jackson on Better School Improvement Planning

Dwayne Chism on Creating Coherency in School Equity Initiatives

Andy Hargreaves on Well-Being and Engagement

Elena Aguilar on Supporting Educator Resilience (ASCD Connect: Powered by BAM Radio)