Professional Development Episodes

There are times when school systems need to rely on external support to improve instruction and student outcomes. While external consultants often bring a wealth of knowledge and experience in what works in schools, it can be difficult to gain the trust of educators in that many educators are suspicious when it comes to coaches/consultants having a school's best interests at heart. In this episode, my guest Gene Tavernetti - Founder/CEO of TESS Consulting Group - and I discuss how coaches/...

In this episode, Megan Conklin - founder of Conklin Educational Perspectives and Trainer at the Washington Education Association - discusses her work in designing and facilitating substitute teacher team training programs and how her model could and should be replicated across the country. Data suggests that K12 students in the USA can spend up to a year in classes managed by substitutes who are often unsupported and unprepared to meet student needs. Yet, programs like Megan's are providing s...

In this episode, my guest Allison Rodman, author of the new book Still Learning and the founder/CEO of The Learning Loop, and I discuss what is required to embed effective teacher professional development in schools. We discuss what administrators must do to ensure that all training is systemic and has established success criteria as well as how to improve the effectiveness of teacher professional learning communities and overall teacher collaboration in schools. Allison Rodman LinkedIn St...

New teachers are often overwhelmed by the volume of procedures and practices they must learn while having a classroom full of students at the same time. In this conversation, Dr. Matthew Rhoads and I discuss some of the top teaching hacks that new teachers (really, any) should be doing each season of the school year. We also discuss the top five areas of teaching practice that all educators must master. Crush It From the Start: 50 Tips for New Teachers Matthew Rhoads LinkedIn Matthew Rhoad...

On this podcast, we have discussed the importance of teachers engaging in collaborative design thinking when considering how THEY will innovate their teaching practices. However, collaboration with others often comes with tension. In this episode, Ryan Burke, senior partner with Leadership and Design, discusses strategies for how to give feedback on a colleague's teaching practice rather than judgement. Ryan Burke on LinkedIn Leadership+Design Feedback or Judgement? Music: Wanderer by A...