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Time for Teachership — 276 episodes
265. Change Leadership Theories Explained: Improving Staff Discourse and School Culture
264. Rethinking Math Education: From Memorization to Meaningful Understanding with Dr. Aditya Nagrath
263. Kids as Carriers of Change: Family–School Partnerships & Financial Literacy with Dr. Darla Bishop
262. The Untapped Power of PTOs & Family Partnerships in Schools with Christina Hidek
261. The Joy of Picture Books: Letting Kids Lead Meaningful Conversations with Molly Arbuthnott
260. Redefining Success: Building Student Resilience Through Belonging, Regulation, and Relationships with Doug Bolton
259. A Collaborative Team Meeting Structure that Elevates Instruction with Kurtis Hewson
258. Education is the Bedrock of Civil Society with Adam Fletcher
257. Cultivating Youth Agency & Entreprenurship Using "Yes, And" with Leah Ellis
256. Youth-Adult Partnerships via UP for Learning with Ana, Jacoby, & Lindsey
255. Belonging, SoR, & Literacy as Liberation with Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver
254. Troubleshooting: Student Background Knowledge
253. How to Build the Habits of Democracy with Dr. Sarah Burnham
252. Processing ICE & Resistance with Kids Using the Think–Feel–Do Framework (with Kara Pranikoff & Dr. Eric Soto-Shed)
251. Proactively Create More Joy with Iuri Melo
250. Stories & Civic Imagination to Elicit Shared Class Values
249. Cultivating a Culture of Belonging, Challenge, & Agency with Dr. Jennifer Berry
248. Reflecting on My Conversation with Zaretta Hammond
247. Leading Change for Cognitive Justice with Zaretta Hammond
246. Coaching Teacher Teams? Try this template.
245. A Humanizing Approach to Coaching with Dr. Jacobē Bell
244. Gather & Analyze Data that Shows Student Thinking with Dr. Jana Lee
243. Differentiating Instructional Coaching with Chrissy Beltran
242. Student Agency in Trade Schools with Mary Kelly
241. Leading Change in Turnaround/Low-Performing Schools: My Takeaways from POV
240. Leading Change in Turnaround/Low-Performing Schools: My Takeaways from RSLP (Hammond)
239. Leading Change in Turnaround/"Low-Performing" Schools: My Thoughts
238. Unlearning Thanksgiving at Home
237. How to Spark Family Conversations with Dr. Eric Soto-Shed & Kara Pranikoff
236. Approaching Current Event Conversations with your Kid at Home
235. Relational Family Engagement with Ari Gerzon-Kessler
234. Students Are Not Their Behaviors with Dr. Claudia M. Bertolone-Smith and Marlene Moyer
233. Engagement is Thinking with James Nottingham
232. Guest Tips for Preparing for and Facilitating Student-Led Conversations
231. Leading Teacher Teams with Dr. Chad Dumas
230. How is decision fatigue and herd mentality showing up for you? with Dr. ClauDean Kizart
229. Build an Equitable Classroom with Dr. Jacobē Bell and Dr. Reshma Ramkellawan
228. From Compliance to Compassion with Dr. Orinthia Harris & Jill Flanders
227. Map Systems of Power & Co-Create with Students with SL Rao
226. Season 6 Updates
225. Local Civics with John Rudolph Mueller
224. Somewhere Beyond the Sea in a Creative Writing Activism Unit
223. Accomodations, Modifications, & Inclusion Anxiety: Supporting Learners with IEPs with Toby J. Karten
222. Solution Tree author: Their Stories, Their Voices with Kourtney Hake and Paige Timmerman
221. Facilitating Contentious Conversations? Paraphrase Your Butt Off with Carolyn McKanders
220. Processes for Group Dialogue, Discussion, and Decision-Making with Dr. Laura Lipton
219. Implementation is a Process with a Moral Imperative with Jenice Pizzuto & Steven Carney
218. Leadership Simulations as PD with Dr. Richard Bernato
217. Schedule Time to Think with Dr. Samuel Nix
216. Responding to Emotions & Charged Comments in Schools (Inside Look at a Workshop)
215. Build These 4 Positive Mindsets with Tom Hierck & Dr. Chris Weber
214. Hands Down, Speak Up with Kassia Wedekind and Christy Thompson
213. The Latest Student Voice Research & Tools with Dr. Dana Mitra
212. Game-Changing Equitable Assessment Ideas from This Month's Guests
211. A Tech Platform to Elevate your Standards-Informed Instruction with Chris Hull
210. "It Counts if You Show Mastery" & Other Transformative Assessment Ideas with Nicole Dimich
209. Standards Serve Institutions; Expectations Serve People: Antiracist Assessment with Dr. Asao B. Inoue
208. Building Community-Wide Capacity to Engage in Hard Conversations with Preschoolers
207. Civic Storytelling
206. 3 Inquiry Routines of Investigating History
205. Teaching Students to Analyze Power Dynamics: Socioeconomic Class
204. Teaching Students to Analyze Power Dynamics: Race & Nation
203. Teaching Students to Analyze Power Dynamics: Gender
202. Inquiry is an Experience with Erik M. Francis
201. Designing Discourse Opportunities that Build on Each Other
200. Justice-Themed Books for Your High Schoolers with Alison Courchesne
199. A Culture of Personalized Learning & Reflection for Teachers with Dr. Frederick Buskey
198. Wellness is Boundaries, Alignment, and Gaining Clarity with Dr. Daryll Wharton
197. Liberatory, Equitable Pedagogy through Place-Based Learning with Micki Evans, Charity Marcella Moran, and Erin Sanchez
196. Reflection & Purpose-Driven Inquiry as Student Motivators (Not Grades)
195. Education is Adaptive
194. Let's Not Confuse Negative Peace with Positive Peace
193. Antiracist Co-Constructed Assessment Ecologies
192. Learning to Relearn with Kwame Sarfo-Mensah
191. Rejuvinate Your School System with Angie Freese
190. Leading Change and Getting "Buy-In"
189. Listening to and Partnering with Students in the U.K. with Jason Tait
188. How to Improve School Mental Health Today with Charle Peck
187. Unit Planning from Assessments
186. Book-Based Units that Cultivate Deep Thinking with Biz Thompson
185. All Teachers are Civics Teachers with Laura Brenner
184. Season 5 Updates (a little late)
183. A Liberatory Approach to Designing Systems of Assessment with Soraya Ramos
182. Let Go of Fear: Whiteness, Emotionality, and Education with Dr. Cheryl E. Matias
181. 10 Elements of White Liberalism
180. Inclusive, Empathetic Co-Creation: Transforming Systems with Dr. Rita Harvey
179. Systems Change Comes from People Closest to the Learning with Julianna Charles Brown
178. 5 Ways to Cultivate a Positive Class Culture
177. Choose Your Own Masterclass
176. A State of the Union for Your Class or Your Staff
175. Behind the Scenes: Planning a Discussion-Based Professional Learning Experience
174. Put the C in PLC with Dr. Chad Dumas
173. PLCs in Early Childhood Education with Dr. Barbara Cirigliano
172. Action Steps for Effective PLCs with Bob Sonju, Maren Powers, and Sheline Miller
171. These Structures & Leadership Actions Will Improve Student Learning with Dr. Anthony Muhammad
170. Partnering with Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Families in Special Education with Dr. Kristin Vogel-Campbell
169. K-12 Book Recommendations from Pod Save the People
168. Building Community and Compositions with Adrian Gordon
167. Book-Based Unit Ideas
166. Documentary as Summative Assessment
165. Repair Harm with Restorative Conferences
164. "How Should We Live Together?" Designing Deliberations with Dr. Diana Hess & Dr. Paula McAvoy
163. Lead Happy Schools with Kim Strobel
162. How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations across K-12 with Matthew R. Kay and Jennifer Orr
161. A Tool for Diagnosing Adaptive Challenges in School Discussions
160. Grading for Equity: Rethinking Averages and 0-100 Scales
159. Grading for Equity: Competency-Based Rubrics
158. Teacher Schedules that Leverage Team Time and Enable Class Visits
157. Structures for Gathering Student Experience Data
156. Setting Up Asynchronous Coaching for On-Demand Professional Learning
155. The #1 Structure for Sustainable Family Partnerships with Ari Gerzon-Kessler
154. Pacing Calendars: How to Develop or Adapt Curriculum
153. Leading Equity Takes Belief, Vision, Systems, and Acknowledgement of Barriers with Dr. Don Parker
152. Creating a Culture of Learning for Justice
151. A System for Diagnosing School Challenges with Beth Napleton
150. Building Healthy, Performance-Based Relationships with Coach Carlos Johnson
149. The Antiracist School Leader with Dr. Daman Harris
148. Hiring During a Teacher Shortage with Dr. Eric Skanson
147. Facilitation Moves to Model in Your Professional Development Sessions
146. Structures to Gather Student Experience Data During the School Day
145. Be Present for People: Wisdom for APs and All Leaders with Dr. Frederick Buskey
144. How We Talk About the Violence in Gaza at School
143. Learning Walks that Center Student Experience
142. How to Facilitate Family Partnerships with Crystal Frommert
141. Social Justice is Integrated in Everything We Do with Dr. Judy Krause
140. Coaching, Feedback, + Your One Thing with Mariam Plotinsky
139. Student-Led Discussions Help Us Be Present in the Moment
138. How to Facilitate Student-Led Discussions with Kara Pranikoff
137. Equitable Assessment with Charles Williams
136. Define YOU and Ask Why with Lindsay Titus
135. Embrace Unlearning to Lead Anti-Racist Work with Nadia A. Bennett
134. Unit Dreaming: Making Music and Building Class Culture with Jeanette Shorey
133. Finding Flow for Students and Teachers with Angela Watson
132. A Framework for Teaching Structural Racism in US History with Ayo Magwood M.Sc.
131. Season 4 Premiere: New Ideas + More of the Good Stuff
130. Unit Dreaming: Sijo Poetry with Dr. Lucy Park & Elizabeth Jorgensen
129. PRACTICE: Rubrics as Learning Sequences vs. Levels of Mastery
128. Teaching Native Studies with Jerad Koepp
127. RESOURCE DIVE: A Research-Based Model for Addressing Unplanned Controversial Issues in Class
126. Humbly Navigating Race-Based Challenges with Dr. Christopher Jones
125. PRACTICE: 6 Tips for Your Unit Planning Protocol
124. Unit Dreaming: Re-Designing the Triple-Bottom Line with Jason Reagin
123. Unit Dreaming: A Family-Designed Unit (ELA, Music, PE) with Elizabeth and Nancy Jorgensen
122. Unit Dreaming: Chemistry + Positive Psychology with Phil Januszewski
121. Unit Dreaming: An SEL Unit for Adults with Tre' Gammage
120. Unit Dreaming: Sustainable Farming + Photosynthesis with Dr. Leena Bakshi McLean
119. Unit Dreaming: Elementary Tech Course with Debbie Tannenbaum
118. The Unit Dreaming Series Begins!
117. Hard Histories in ELA Units with Christy Chang and Dr. Alison McMonagle
116. RESOURCE DIVE: DESE's Investigating History Curriculum
115. Ask "Who's Doing That Well?" with Dr. Darrin Peppard
114. PRACTICE: Leading for Justice When Half the Staff Voted for Trump
113. Who Are Your People? with Afrika Afeni Mills
112. MINDSET SHIFT: Civics is Justice
111. Student Agency for Unique "Tomorrows" with Dr. PJ Caposey
110. CASE STUDY: Podcast as Summative Assessment
109. Social Studies Curriculum Using the Identity Wheel with Dr. Lindsay Warren
108. MINDSET: How Batch Planning is Giving Me 1 Day Off Each Week
107. High School Students Take Over the Pod!
106. MINDSET: Coaching Intensives vs. Workshops
105. Genius, Justice, and Joy with Dr. Gholnecsar Muhammad
104. MINDSET: "DEI" and Curriculum Cannot Be Separate
103. Starting a Confidence Movement with Namita Prasad
102. CASE STUDY: Math + ELA + History Interdisciplinary Unit Idea
101. Teaching History for Justice with Dr. Kaylene Stevens and Dr. Christopher Martell
100. My Favorite Moments from the Past 100 Episodes
99. Building Skills and Stakeholder Capacity with Dr. Erik Youngman
98. PRACTICE: An Assessment Tool to Measure Curriculum Implementation Success via Student Voice
97. Developing a Short List of High-Yield Instructional Strategies with Dr. Edward Small
96. PRACTICE: How to Start Personalized Learning Plans With Your Staff
95. How to Facilitate District-Wide Teacher-Led Curriculum Development with Dr. Steven Weber
94. RESOURCE DIVE: 7 Resources for Justice-Based Curriculum Design
93. Transforming Curriculum in 3 Years Through a Culture of Coaching and Joy with Chris Chappotin and Alisen Adcock
92. PRACTICE: Values-Action Alignment Activity
91. What is a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum? with Dr. TJ Vari
90. Designing a Unit Around the Dobbs v. Jackson Decision
89. 5 Components of Real Buy-In with Dr. Samuel D. Nix
88. Season 3 Premiere—Curriculum That Challenges, Affirms, + Inspires
87. Your Pattern Predicts your Path with Gail Swift
86. A Personal Journey of Discovery with Collin Jewett
85. "It's Not What You Read, It's How Much You Read" with Dr. Danny Brassell
84. "Be Ready to Co-Create" with Lauren Jackson
83. "Inclusion as a Process" with Kevin Schaefer
82. "Change is Not a Part-Time Job" with Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis
81. "We Have an Education Debt" with Abbie Korman
80. "Think About What Kind of School You Really Want" with Dr. Kevin Ahern
79. How to Use the Work Less Teach More Planner
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Curriculum Series #5—Establishing a Reusable Unit Arc
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Curriculum Series #4—Crafting a Compelling Driving Question
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Curriculum Series #2—Developing a Course-Long Rubric
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Curriculum Series #1—The Research on Teaching for Justice
78. Creating Communities Where Every Child Feels a Sense of Belonging with Michelle Goldshlag
77. Our Development as Adults is a "Must Have" with Jennifer Abrams
76. Human-First "Withness" with Jaz Ampaw-Farr
75. Where Meaningful Educational Change Begins with Jeff Ikler
74. Education is the Front Line of the Civil Rights Movement with Sean Priest
73. Envisioning the Power of What People Can Do with Colin Hogan
72. Toss Out the Assumption That Your First Years of Teaching Will Be Miserable with Jeanne Wolz
71. Genuinely Valuable Members of an Intergenerational Learning Community with Skyler, Rhys, Amelia, and Sam from Springhouse
70. Reimagine Place as Pedagogy with Dr. Kelly Cerialo
69. Figure Out Your Super Power with Dr. Francois Naude
68. Hyperpredictable Classroom Routines with Mitch Weathers
67. Get Yourself Out of the Trenches with Dr. Dana Goodier
66. Be Fearless and Teach with FIRE with Mark Taylor
Planning Series BONUS Episode: Give Yourself the Gift of Time & Believe You Deserve It with Lori Doll
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Planning Series #5: Efficient, Effective Lesson Planning
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Planning Series #4: Advancing Wellness
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Planning Series #3: The Beliefs That Get In The Way
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Planning Series #2: All the Tips
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Planning Series #1: How do you spend your time?
65. Parental Leave & Child Care
64. How Leading with Your Values Can Turn Your Job into a Calling with Dr. Richard Shell
63. Letting My Moral Compass Lead Me with Bronwyn Harcourt
62. Bias Starts Early—Talk to Your Kids with Julie Kratz
61. Lamaze for Childrearing with Nathaniel A. Turner
60. Annihilate Inequities with Joyce Akridge
59. School that is fun and interesting with choices and freedom with Guille, Eden, and Nico from the LearnLife Nature Hub for Primary Years
58. Vitality-Centered Education with Dr. Jenny Finn
57. LfJ Series: Normalizing Critical Reflection: An Adaptive Leadership Approach to Data Analysis
56. LfJ Series: A Justice-Centered Process for Justice-Centered Policies: How to Create Shared Governance Structures
55. LfJ Series: Inclusive Data Streams: How Do Our Students Experience School?
54. LfJ Series: The Equity Impacts of Shared Leadership
53. Everybody Can Be a Scientist with Dr. Stephanie Ryan
52. Listen to the Students with Rachel Tugutu & Eliel Koudougnon
51. Be Unapologetic About Leaving Work At Work with Dr. Megan Sweet
50. Is Talking About Traumatic Topics Doing More Harm Than Good?
49. The Mastermind: Coaching Leaders with Daniel Bauer
48. SEL is Not the Destination; It's the Vehicle with Dr. Lorea Martinez
47. Building an Optimistic Workplace with Dr. Sara Frost
46. What to Expect in Season 2
45. Safety is at the Core of Discourse with Dr. Cherie Bridges Patrick
44. Let's Not Overextend Ourselves This Year
43. Creating Structures for All Stakeholder Voices with Darcy Fernandes
42. Curriculum Series #6—Who Tells Your Story?
41. Curriculum Series #5—Establishing a Reusable Unit Arc
40. Curriculum Series #4—Crafting a Compelling Driving Question
39. Curriculum Series #3—Project Based Learning in Action with Matthew Pimental
38. Curriculum Series #2—Developing a Course-Long Rubric
37. Curriculum Series #1—The Research on Teaching for Justice
36. Strategies to Support All Students with Emma Siesfeld
35. How to Teach for Justice When Facts Don't Seem to Matter
34. Teaching Poetry? Take Away the Rules with Dr. John Littlewolf
33. How to Pay for Your Professional Development
32. Inclusive Campus Leadership Teams with Taryn Givan
31. Co-Creating Observation Look Fors
30. It's Not Buy In You Need: Adaptive Leadership with Lejla Bilal
29. Instructional Coaching with the Grow Model
28. Being Willing to Put Our Jobs On the Line with Dr. Sheldon Eakins
27. Developing Students' Criticality with My Media Critique Project
26. Leading for Equity Requires Us to Ask for Feedback with Matthew Woods
25. Building a Flexible Curriculum That Regularly Embeds Current Events
24. Using Music to Teach for Justice with Christopher Schroeder
23. Planning Series Part 6—Efficient Effective Lesson Planning
22. Planning Series Part 5—Advancing Wellness
21. Planning Series Part 4—Clearing the Mind
20. Planning Series Part 3—The Beliefs That Get In The Way
19. Planning Series Part 2—All the Tips
18. Planning Series Part 1—How do you spend your time?
17. How to Build a Justice-Centered Business with Leah Urzua
16. How do we talk about the attack on the Capitol with white students?
15. Modeling Mindfulness with Morgan Atkins
14. What exactly is differentiation?
13. Talking to Young Kids About Racial & Social Justice with April Brown
12. What did my students think of my remote teaching during COVID?
11. Beyond "Performative Partnership" with Afrika Afeni Mills
10. What is Teachership?
9. The Power of Mentors with Annalisa Holcombe
8. How to Do a Root Cause Analysis
7. Leading Antiracist Schools with Accountable Shared Leadership with Dr. Cherie Bridges Patrick
6. Pushing Back Against Teacher Neutrality
5. Shifting from Assimilationism to a Multilingual Habitus with Kholood Qumei
4. Learning as Leading
3. The Primacy of Discourse in Laboring for Racial Justice with Dr. Cherie Bridges Patrick
2. Getting Started with Personalized PD
1. Creating a Culture of Coaching with Romain Bertrand
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