Education Talk Radio

HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS IMPACTED CHILDREN WITH READING BARRIERS  ..How important is this these days. The brand new survey of educators offers  results from Benetech which makes reading available to all through BOOKSHARE.. lessons learned and planning forward. READ THE REPORT HERE https://ace-ed.org/report-how-the-pandemic-is-impacting-students-with-reading-barriers/? PLEASE CLICK THROUGH  PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR 'EQUITY & ACCESS' ONLINE JOURNAL AND A HOST OF OTHER INFORMATION FOR EDUCATORS. JOIN WITH US...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD...ITS FREE AND WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

MAGNET SCHOOLS AND COMMUNICATING EQUITY Easy to say and hard to do  so Magnet Schools of America Executive Director Todd Mann works very hard  with his members and all school districts to communicate the ongoing need of  equitable access for all students to the high quality of magnet schools 

EQUITY AND ACCESS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION  TWIG Education's Dr Kim Mueller is joined by  Kristin Vogel-Campbell, a new teacher support and Curriculum expert  and Ian Kastelic  District Science TOSA, both of San Mateo/Foster  (CA) schools  PLEASE CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS". SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FREE; ALL PART OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION

GREAT HELP FOR STRUGGLING READERS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF 'NOAH TEXT' Noah Text Founder Sarah Blogett is joined by Professor Dr. Troy Mariage  of Michigan State as we discuss how those afflicted with dyslexia and others can truly gain traction with a very very good product. PLEASE CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS". SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FREE; ALL PART OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION

REAL CHANGES TOWARDS EQUITY & RESILIENCE AT MONTEREY PENINSULA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Thank you Learning Accelerator ..we welcome some terrific K12 educators from beautiful Monterrey, Associate Supts Cresta MacIntosh and Manny Nunez as well as Nate Kellogg from Learning Accelerator   PLEASE CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS". SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FREE; ALL PART OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION

LEARNING MANAGEMENT POST PANDEMIC ..... EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION 2010-25......A visit with education leader, Chris Hull, Former teacher and Co-Founder of OTUS on the effects of this pandemic year on the future of learning..and how professionals will be managing learning PreK12. PLEASE CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS". SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FREE; ALL PART OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION

  IZZIT? ....YES IT IS!!!!  It’s St Patrick's Day. a grand day for the Irish and for us as my friends from IZZIT. org return. This is one of the best sources out  there for social studies, History , Language Arts and Civics engagement resources for both remote learning and in person schooling…..and it’s all FREE and you don’t have to be Irish to take advantage of it . So listen up. 

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING & EQUITY: A VISIT WITH MCKINNEY HIGH SCHOOL IN TEXAS ...Off we go to 30 miles north of Dallas to McKinney TX where we will be hearing from Justin James, the Assistant  Principal who also heads their Diversity & Equity team. My friends from 7 Mindsets , Scott Shickler and Chelsea Buchanon will be joining us as we explore how their program is being used  at the school. THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM WANTS AND NEEDS YOUR VOICE AT ACE-ED.ORG

ED SERVICE AGENCIES AND THEIR SUPPORT FOR RURAL SCHOOLS A visit with the hard working Southwest Arkansas Education Cooperative, and their Director Phoebe Bailey . Joining with us is AESA Exec Director Dr. Joan Wade   PLEASE CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS". SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FREE; ALL PART OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION

an NAESP show    LEADING PRE K -3 IN YOUR SCHOOL  Dr. Gracie Branch , NAESP Associate Director for Professional Learning  is our guest along with Dr. Kristie Kauerz, Director of the National P3 Center and and  Associate Professor at University of Colorado Denver's School of Education Click thu to ACE-ED.ORG... enjoy our online journal 'equity & access' and see what we are doing for equity at our CONSORTIUM...FREE FOR ALL EDUCATORS.

TEACHING HISTORY AND CIVICS  IN A POST-INSURRECTION WORLD From The Driving Force Institute for Public Engagement, CEO Patrick Riccards returns  with good advice on how to teach Civics and History considering recent events and politics as they are. PLEASE CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS". SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE FREE; ALL PART OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION

'THE URBAN ASSEMBLY' ON SOCIAL -EMOTIONAL LEARNING : Karen Watts, Executive Superintendent Brooklyn North of NYC's Dept of Ed joins with Dave Adams , CEO of The Urban Assembly ,a network of 23 schools in New York where they successfully prioritize  SEL......and why it works, how it works. CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL "EQUITY & ACCESS". SEE OUR WORK IN PREK-12 EQUITY AND IF YOU WISH , JOIN IN. FREE TO EDUCATORS  

GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION  POLICY  & ADVOCACY NOW An NAGC show with their Director of Government and Affiliate Relations Wm. Knudsen and from their Board of Directors, VA's Cheryl MCCullough CLICK THRU AND ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS" ONLINE JOURNAL FOR PREK-12 EDUCATORS AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG, HOME WEBSITE OUR CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY. JOIN WITH US IF YOU WISH, FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS.

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INNOVATION & TRANSFORMATION  ..From our friends at ESA, KVEC in Kentucky...on building equity and access  by creating networked systems working together  to solve challenges and work together nationally. CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL "EQUITY & ACCESS". SEE OUR WORK IN PREK-12 EQUITY AND IF YOU WISH , JOIN IN. FREE TO EDUCATORS

Stu is a thought leader in education and serves as  CEO of Achieve 3000 . He is a member of AASA's National Commission for Student Centered Equity focused education as well. . PLEASE SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR EQUITY EVERY DAY AT ACE-ED.ORG, HOME OF THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION .

an AASA Show   ONGOING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUPERINTENDENTS starring Abington PA's ex-superintendent  & Past AASA President Dr. Amy Sichel who now is the Lead Superintendent of AASA's  National Superintendent Certification Program CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL "EQUITY & ACCESS". SEE OUR WORK IN PREK-12 EQUITY AND IF YOU WISH , JOIN IN. FREE TO EDUCATORS

 A VISIT WITH THE AUTHORS OF 'TEACHING IN RURAL PLACES' : Professor Devon Brenner of Mississippi State and her co-authors Ann Schulte and Amy Price Azano with a look at  the landscape in rural schools today...where they are and what's needed to help out teachers and students today!  CLICK OVER TO ACE-ED.ORG AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL "EQUITY & ACCESS". SEE OUR WORK IN PREK-12 EQUITY AND IF YOU WISH , JOIN IN. FREE TO EDUCATORS

THE NATIONAL VIRTUAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION...Yeah, there is one and  they do good work. Returning to our show is their Executive Director  Dr. April Willis and she brings with her another returning guest  Evan Erdberg of Proximity Learning. You'll get some great ideas and advice....because Virtual is here to stay. CLICK THRU  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS', THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT ACE-ED.ORG. EVERYTHING WE DO THERE IS FREE TO EDUCATORS...SO JOIN US IF YOU CAN

PRESENTING THE NATIONAL PARENTS UNION....WORKING WITH SCHOOLS AND ADVOCATING FOR MORE ENGAGEMENT FROM PARENTS NATIONWIDE FREE TO EDUCATORS, JOIN OUR PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. CLICK THROUGH AND CHECK IT OUT INCLUDING OUR AWARD WINNING JOURNAL 'EQUITY&ACCESS'

SUPPORTING SEL  AND MENTAL HEALTH AT HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOLS ... Let's not forget the brightest kids in all this. They are under a lot of pressure to do well in trying circumstances. Thanks to our friends at TURNITIN we have Mark Erlenwein with us  who is the principal at Staten Island technical High School with advice based on experience. CLICK THRU  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS', THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT ACE-ED.ORG. EVERYTHING WE DO THERE IS FREE TO EDUCATORS...SO JOIN US IF YOU CAN

A US GOLD MEDAL WINNING PARALYMPIAN ON MENTAL HEALTH  AND HOW GREAT SEL TRAINING WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY EXAMPLE FOR YOUR STUDENTS  Talk about Resilience. Our good friends at Classroom Champions ( an SEL company that presents winning athletes to students as an SEL program to build their resilience and learning)  bring us Ms Deja Young and wait'll you hear her story...you'll never take a sick day for a cold ever again..Joining Ms Young is an Arizona-based  6th grade teacher, Ms Ella Maya  CLICK THRU  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS', THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT ACE-ED.ORG. EVERYTHING WE DO THERE IS FREE TO EDUCATORS...SO JOIN US IF YOU CAN

AN ACE-ED.ORG CHAMPION OF EQUITY TALKS ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF LGBTQ KIDS AND HOW WE CAN ALL HELP THEM  We are honored to have Melissa Brown as our guest. Melissa is the Lead Director of Schools for Pearson's  Connections Academy K12 Online Schools and you're going to love listening to what she has to say.   

UNDERSTANDING THE NEW FEDERAL FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS  Thank you Boxlight for bringing us Dr. Don Gemeinhardt, their director of Strategic Funding , though still a teacher...who not only understands the new rules but  has great tips on procuring the dollars CLICK THRU  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS', THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT ACE-ED.ORG. EVERYTHING WE DO THERE IS FREE TO EDUCATORS...SO JOIN US IF YOU CAN

Thank you Waterforford Institute for introducing our audience ot Charles Dinofrio from Lehigh Valley Childrens Center . This has become so very important ..always has been and now more than ever to ceate great education experiences from Pre school on and every district needs to know about how and why to  do it. CLICK THRU AND ENJOY OUR 'EQUITY & ACCESS JOURNAL AT ACE-ED.ORG

USING VIDEO TO TEACH CIVICS AND HISTORY FROM MIDDLE GRADES UP...WITH FREE PD FOR EDUCATORS..If you  are teaching social studies, learn about IZZIT.org.  FRee for you , listen to this show and believe me , if you aren't using it now , you will be soon. Click thru to ACE- Ed.org and enjoy Equity & Access Online journal, the official journal of The American Consortium for Equity in Education. If you are a pre K12 educator or someone interested in education, join with us....its FREE to all.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND THEIR ROLE IN EQUITY  Three principals from across the country talk about their efforts and challenges in the NAESP show Join our Equity Consortium at ace-ed.org...and enjoy our latest issue issue of Equity & Access while there. All FREE for EDUCATORS

GENDER AND RACIAL EQUALITY IN STEM EDUCATION ...What a great topic...with great guests too to discuss it:  Marla Wilson, Executive Director  of The STEM Careers Coalition from Discovery Education and  Matt Crommett of Lyda Hill Philanthropies and LH Capital Inc. Click thru to ACE- Ed.org and enjoy Equity & Access Online journal, the official journal of The American Consortium for Equity in Education. If you are a pre K12 educator or someone interested in education, join with us....its FREE to all.

VIRGINIA'S STATEWIDE  STRATEGY FOR DIGITAL LEARNING...A visit with Virginia's Superintendent  of Public Instruction, Dr. James Lane. How does a large state like Virginia plan for all students to learn during these trying time. Will Virtual continue post-Covid.  Answers from the top.   CLICK THRU TO ACE-ED.ORG...ENJOY OUR EQUITY & ACCESS MAGAZINE AND SEE WHAT OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION IS ALL ABOUT. JOIN WITH US IF YOU WISH...ALL FREE FOR EDUCATORS.

ADDRESSING SEL & EQUITY WITH DIGITAL CURRICULUM..Meet Jean Sharp , Chief Academic Officer at Apex Learning and learn about they approach Digital SEL with curriculum and   understanding CLICK THRU TO ACE-ED.ORG...ENJOY OUR EQUITY & ACCESS MAGAZINE AND SEE WHAT OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION IS ALL ABOUT. JOIN WITH US IF YOU WISH...ALL FREE FOR EDUCATORS.

A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST LOOKS AT SEL AND STUDENT SUPPORT NEEDS DURING AND POST PANDEMIC ... Returning  Guest Dr. Howie Knoff, President of Project Achieve  is our guest ..... speaking on the need for a multi-tiered systems  of support needed in this crucial time. www.ProjectAchieve.net is where the full web based course is available for you CLICK THRU TO ACE-ED.ORG...ENJOY OUR EQUITY & ACCESS MAGAZINE AND SEE WHAT OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION IS ALL ABOUT. JOIN WITH US IF YOU WISH...ALL FREE FOR EDUCATORS.

CREATING AN  80% SUCCESS RATE FOR TODAY'S MINORITY TEEN STUDENTS  Meet Dave Cary, a K-12 Education Improvement Evangelist and author of the book "A Nation at Even Greater Risk" with a look at the challenges and reforms needed to improve education for students we could possibly lose. CLICK THRU AND LEARN ABOUT OUR PreK-12 American Consortium for "Equity in Education , enjoy our online  magazine Equity & Access" and listen to our archived podcasts, all at ace-ed.org and all free to educators

TEACHING THE USE OF LANGUAGE ... WITH A LOOK AT 'CORPUS LINGUISTIC" In a nutshell, corpus linguistics allows us to see how language is used today and how that language is used in different contexts, enabling us to teach language more effectively. Welcome to the expertise of returning guest Saurabh Anand and how this affects teaching CLICK THRU AND LEARN ABOUT OUR PreK-12 American Consortium for Equity in Education .Enjoy our online  magazine "Equity & Access"...enjoy our archived podcasts, all at ACE-ED.ORG and it's all free to educators

THE LEARNING ACCELERATOR AND THE PARABOLA PROJECT ALL ABOUT BRINGING EDUCATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTISE TOGETHER DURING THIS PANDEMIC : Margaret Ben-Or of Ariadne Labs and Jin-Soo Huh a managing partner at Learning Accelerator are my guests CLICK THRU AND CHECK OUT  THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO EDUCATORS AT ACE-ED.ORG. READ OUR JOURNAL EQUITY&ACCESS WHILE THERE.  

LEARNING SPACES AND EQUITY Part of our continuing series with noted school architectural firm Fielding International with a conversation reviewing recent series of webinars on building safe schools with equity as a keystone of the process. Nathan Stenge from From Fielding, Principal Melissa Agodalo of San Diego Met High School and student from the same high school , aspiring filmmaker and storyteller  Sofia Ervin CLICK THRU HERE AND JOIN THE PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL EQUITY & ACCESS, THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL FOR EDUCATTORS FOCUSING 100% ON THESE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS IN EQUCATION. ALL AT ACE-ED.ORG

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT FROM A VERY EARLY AGE THE FLAMBOYAN FOUNDATION FAMILY ENGAGEMENT  FELLOWS NATIONAL COHORT  ... Shana McIver , Director of Family Engagement for Baltimore City Public Schools, returning guest Minerva Pardo of West Valley Schools in Yakima WA join Mike Andrews, Senior Director Leadership Development and Capacity Building for The Flamboyan Foundation CLICK THRU HERE AND JOIN THE PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL EQUITY & ACCESS, THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL FOR EDUCATTORS FOCUSING 100% ON THESE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS IN EQUCATION. ALL AT ACE-ED.ORG

ACT is a lot More than the test that immediately comes to mind. Their work on equity in both K-20 and the workplace is excellent.........which you'll understand well as CEO Janet Godwin returns to our show CLICK THRU TO ACE-ED.ORG, ENJOY OUR EQUITY AND ACCESS ONLINE JOURNAL AND CONSIDER JOING OUR PREK12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM...FREE TO EDUCATORS

HOW TO MAKE HYBRID/REMOTE LEARNING A PERMANENT MODEL FOR YOUR SCHOOL Everybody is talking about the pandemic is going to change education and schools forever, i.e., that there is a new normal...so meet  Bradley Hellickson, Vice Principal of The Hybrid School  of Innovation, part of the Corona-Norco Unified School District in California.... with a thank you to my friends at Turnitin for this introduction to Bradley CLICK THRU HERE AND JOIN THE PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL EQUITY & ACCESS, THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL FOR EDUCATTORS FOCUSING 100% ON THESE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS IN EQUCATION. ALL AT ACE-ED.ORG

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EQUITY AS PART OF A QUALITY SEL PROGRAM Our guest is Scott Shickler, founder and CEO of 7 Mindsets  and his guest Kelly Morrison. principal of Harris Elementary School in Decatur IL on staff development and student success CLICK THRU HERE AND JOIN THE PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL EQUITY & ACCESS, THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL FOR EDUCATTORS FOCUSING 100% ON THESE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS IN EQUCATION. ALL AT ACE-ED.ORG

NCSS ON  THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN THIS TIME OF NATIONAL TURMOIL: NCSS Executive Director Larry Paska and association president Stephanie Wager on advocacy for social studies and civics education   CLICK THRU HERE AND JOIN THE PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL EQUITY & ACCESS, THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL FOR EDUCATTORS FOCUSING 100% ON THESE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS IN EQUCATION. ALL AT ACE-ED.ORG

EMPOWER U ON SEL AND MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOLS TODAY :Empower U CEO and Founder challenge the many disparities that exist in mental health and social support for our children and families in need,  CLICK THRU HERE AND JOIN THE PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS  AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL EQUITY & ACCESS, THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL FOR EDUCATTORS FOCUSING 100% ON THESE MOST IMPORTANT TOPICS IN EQUCATION. ALL AT ACE-ED.ORG

HOW BROKEN ARROW OK SCHOOLS HANDLED THE COVID PIVOT My friends at Waterford never fail me when I ask them to find me an interesting district to talk to. My guest is  Kristen Henness, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning  for BA schools. CLICK THRU TO ACE-ED.ORG. ENJOY EQUITY&ACCESS JOURNAL AND JOIN WITH US PLEASE, FREE TO EDUCATORS.

 THE NEA FOUNDATION  SALUTES EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION BY  HONORING GREAT TEACHING PROFESSIONALS We are honored to  have three recipients of the Excellence award with us for this show ; Amy Gallaway of Fairbanks ,AK...Casey Keyser of Frederick, MD ....and Leila Kubesch of Norwood OH to speak of their experience and their hopes as educators. CLICK THRU TO ACE-ED.ORG. ENJOY EQUITY&ACCESS JOURNAL AND JOIN WITH US PLEASE, FREE TO EDUCATORS.

EQUITY IN EARLY LEARNING This topic is coming up more and more. A report from  WASHINGTON STATE districts on their successes with PLAY & LEARN Groups , designed specifically for families furthest from economic opportunity.... as a first step in the spectrum of education CLICK THRU AND ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS' JOURNAL AND IF YOU WISH, FREE TO EDUCATORS, JOIN THE PRE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

THE NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS ROUNDTABLE on VOCATIONAL EDUCATION & APPRENTICESHIPS  Executive Director Jim Harvey is my guest . Jim and I always have great conversations and when Jim sees a trend or a need for change , then believe me, we need to take a look CLICK THRU AND ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS' JOURNAL AND IF YOU WISH, FREE TO EDUCATORS, JOIN THE PRE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

A NEW APP FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING  Max Korneev, CEO and Founder of EWA, will talk about his company and its applications for K12 ESL students and teachers.... teaching English thru topic based courses. CLICK THRU AND ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS' JOURNAL AND IF YOU WISH, FREE TO EDUCATORS, JOIN THE PRE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

THE NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENT'S CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FROM AASA Three Superintendent's from across the nation, all recently graduated from the program ( an 18 month endeavor)  by AASA, join me for a lively discussion on apply what they learned to daily situations in their districts. CLICK THRU AND ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS' JOURNAL AND IF YOU WISH, FREE TO EDUCATORS, JOIN THE PRE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

THE URBAN ASSEMBLY & C.A.S.E. WORKING TOGETHER ON SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING   Two great organizations Urban Assembly and The Council of Administrators of Special Ed  produce a synergy for SEL learning...targeting students with special needs...and we'll find out more from David Adams of UA and our dear friend Phyllis Wolfram, Exec Director of CASE. CLICK THRU AND ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS' JOURNAL AND IF YOU WISH, FREE TO EDUCATORS, JOIN THE PRE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG  

THE USE OF RUBRICS IN PURSUIT OF EQUITY : Love this topic , so I thank my friends at Turnitin and look forward to this show with their Director of Customer Engagement, Patti West-Smith  CLICK THRU AND ENJOY EQUITY & ACCESS JOURNAL AND PLEASE JOIN THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO EDUCATORS, AT ACE-ED.ORG

THE POWER OF UNTOLD HISTORY IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION How the Kentucky Valley Education Coop , one of the most creative ESA's in the country works with the DRIVING FORCE INSTITUTE for more engaging history education

Landmark College in Putney VT is a college for students who learn differently, ADHD, perhaps Autistic.....and they are working with companies who know these students can get the job done for them after graduation. Joining me is Jan Coplan from Landmark and Michael Fieldhouse from DXC Technology

MEET KELLI CAMPBELL, THE NEW PRESIDENT OF DISC0VERY EDUCATION There are great plans for this important company in 2021 and beyond and now  they have Kelli leading the way, another great female voice of leadership in education. CLICK THRU AND LEARN ABOUT THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG.

A SNEAK PEEK OF THE CoSN ANNUAL CONFERENCE Coming up in March, CoSN has proven itself to be more important than ever with its  focus on Ed Tech in this age of Hybrid/Remote and Onsite Learnng. We'll preview with event co-chairs, Marlo Gaddis CTO  for Wake County NC schools and Steve Langford from Beaverton OR click through and learn about the pre k 12 equity consortium at ace-ed.org. FREE TO EDUCATORS. enjoy our EQUITY & ACCESS journal while there

THE CURRENT STATE OF GIFTED EDUCATION  an NAGC show...we follow up on a new report. CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG, FREE TO EDUCATORS  

ROLE MODELS AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING  Our friends from Classroom Champions , Author Darri Stephens and Champions Co-Founder  (Olympic Gold Medalist) Steve Mesler on an incredible way to student build confidence and learn CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG . ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS' ON SITE

A NEW DIGITAL LEARNING SERVICE FROM NICKELODEON :It's called "NOGGIN". Our guest to explain more about it is Nickelodeon VP Kristen Kane JOIN THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG....FREE TO EDUCATORS...AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL  "EQUITY & ACCESS' ON SITE.

MEET EDUCATION ACTIVIST MARISOL RERUCHA, AN ACE-ED.ORG CHAMPION OF EQUITY...Marisol is amazing;so very  involved in many associations and groups working towards equity, particularly for Latino students. Her new book "Beyond the Surface of Restorative Practices; Building a Culture of Equity, Connection and Healing" is out now   CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK-12 CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY, FREE TO EDUCATORS AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL ON SITE 'EQUITY & ACCESS

an NSPRA show :SCHOOL/COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SUPERINTENDENTS POINT OF VIEW...Joining NSPRA Executive Director Barbara Hunter is the Superintendent of Frederick County (VA) Public Schools, Dr. Dave Sovine  CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK-12 CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY, FREE TO EDUCATORS AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL ON SITE 'EQUITY & ACCESS

OPTIMIZING THE ED TECH ECOSYSTEM ...Aleasha Stevens is VP of Education Services at Boxlight  and after years of teaching and using ed tech has a great perspective on its uses in today's classroom CLICK THRU AND  JOIN THE EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS AT ACE-ED.ORG

YOUR ED SERVICE AGENCY  AESA AND ITS WORK IN CLOSING THE  TECHNOLOGY DIVIDE :Dr. Joan Wade , the Executive Director of AESA, brings with her  Mr. Bob Darby of Mindshine on new  Apps for better  communication with parents, staff, faculty and students during this age of online learning CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK-12 CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY, FREE TO EDUCATORS AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL ON SITE 'EQUITY & ACCESS

MEET DR.KOJO QUARTEY, AN ACE-ED.ORG 'CHAMPION OF EQUITY" ...Congrats to Dr. Quartey, a most interesting educator. a true believer in equity, diversity and inclusion who learned from his own experiences the great value of EDI , now president of Monroe County (MI) Community College CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK-12 CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY, FREE TO EDUCATORS AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL ON SITE 'EQUITY & ACCESS

A VERY INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO EQUITY FROM 'TEACH FX :'Meet Jamie Poskin, Founder and ExeCutive Director of Teach FX and you'll be as amazed as I am at what he has created for education. Its all about 'equity of voice". CLICK THRU AND LEARN ABOUT  THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG...FREE TO EDUCATORS...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND WHILE THERE ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS ONLINE JOIURNAL

WORKING TOGETHER IN MICHIGAN FOR EARLY LEARNING SUCCESS Eddie Manuszak is Supt. of Dundee Community Schools in Michigan. A former Kindergarten teacher he works tirelessly for early learning and equity across the board. A great networker he has gathered together a powerhouse group to make all this a reality. The group, including Detroit Public Television , Michigan ESA's, leaders from other districts and Eddie, joins us for today's show. JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG ...FREE TO EDUCATORS....AND ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS' ONLINE JOURNAL WHILE THERE    

WELCOME HECTOR CARDONA, ACE-ED.ORG 'CHAMPION OF EQUITY" EDUCATOR. We congratulate a man who is known for building relationships with students. That's the  hallmark of Meriden CT educator Hector Cardona. We congratulate him as an Equity Champion JOIN THE PRE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED ORG AND ENJOY OUR MAGAZINE

INTRODUCING A 3 PART EQUITY EVENT  STARTING ON MLK DAY : "DESIGNING EQUITABLE LEARNING": The education architectural firm Fielding International is presenting this series  on how literal education design of schools and classrooms makes a major difference as we work towards equity and successful learning GET ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED ABOUT REGISTERING AND ENJOYING THESE EVENTS RIGHT HERE : https://www.fieldingintl.com/equity-series/.  CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM...FREE TO EDUCATORS...READ EQUITY & ACCESS JOURNAL

THE NEWARK TRUST FOR EDUCATION ON EQUITY DURING COVID........Ronald Chaluisan, Executive Director of the Trust is my guest to discuss a range of topics including lack of appropriate devices, special education and Social Emotional Learning ....... and how we can move to correct inequitable situations, particularly in urban areas

TRACKING THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON READING AND MATH ACHIEVEMENT ON VARIOUS STUDENT GROUPS  Dr Katie McClarty is the author of 'Preparing Students for College and Careers: Theory, Measurement and Educational Practice'. She's currently VP at Renaissance Learning JOIN THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM IT FEE...READ EQUITY AND ACCESS JOURNAL. CLICK THRU HERE

ACTIONS TO SUPPORT DIVERSITY in ASSESSMENT AND THE DAILY CLASSROOM Wow, Great show. We have Dr.Paula Price, dean of the College of Education at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U ( she's also President of the American Educational Studies Ass'n) and Dr Kristen Huff VPO of Assessment at Curriculum Associates. The two experts will discuss equity and diversity studies and how to create a more equitable system throughout American Education CLICK THRU. ENJOY EQUITY & ACCESS JOURNAL AT ACE-ED.ORG

THE IMPORTANCE OF LATINO LEADERSHIP  IN  TODAY'S  DIVERSE SCHOOL POPULATION: It is important and we have a great friend as our guest, Dr Maria Armstrong , the Executive Director of ALAS, the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents with a look at the why and what's planned for 2021...and the important news of Dr Cardona being nominated to be Education Secretary by President Elect Biden click thru and enjoy 'equity & aceess" journal, from ace-ed.org...

K-12 CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION  From Cyber.org, our guest is Executive Director Kevin Nolten about their cyber education program that aligns with state standards, now being used in 27 states. CLICK THRU AND ENJOY THE ONLINE JOURNAL "EQUITY & ACCESS" AT ACE-ED.ORG

TEACHING AND LEARNING DURING THE PANDEMIC : LESSONS LEARNED  A REPORT FROM MERIDEN CT SCHOOLS with Supt Mark Benigni, Barb Haefner, their Director of Teaching and Susan Moore Director of Blended Learning CLICK THRU AND READ  THE ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY& ACEESS" AT ACE-ED.ORG

 BEST PRACTICES IN IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE HYBRID LEARNING SYSTEMS The insights and the power of the education industry thought leaders is incredibly important these days.Experts from Promethean join us, Cheryl Miller, Chief marketing Officer, and Lance Solomon , their Exec VP of Operations  CLICK THRU AND ENJOY 'EQUITY & ACCESS" ONLINE JOURNAL ...FREE TO PREK-12 EDUCATORS AT ACE-ED.ORG  

Our dear friend and a real education mover and shaker, Dreama Gentry from Berea College is back  bringing Leslie Graham of "Save the Children" with her...all about building partnerships to improve reading in rural American helping to guarantee literacy and college/career readines and create a rural library network READ  'EQUITY & ACCESS'  MAGAZINE ONLINE AT AT OUR EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

NAVIGATING THE COLLEGE SEARCH FOR STUDENTS THAT LEARN DIFFERENTLY   Landmark College in Putney VT is for students who learn differently and our guest is Ferne Bork, the East Coast Regional Enrollment Manager whose son is an alumnus of the college, so her insights are well worth knowing.  CLICK THRU AND ENJOY "EQUITY & ACCESS" ONLINE JOURNAL FOR PREK-12 EDUCATORS AT ACE-ED.ORG  

A VISIT WITH THE 'VIRTUAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION'  We welcome first time guest Dr April Willis, Director of Operations at the association on her new book, " Virtual Instruction Standards: Optimizing Teaching and Learning" CLICK THRU  AND ENJOY "EQUITY & ACCESS" ONLINE JOURNAL AT ACE-ED.ORG

ENSURING A QUALITY APPROACH TO ONLINE LEARNING Who better to discuss this than the K-12 Program Director from Quality Matters,( the quality assurance company in online and digital learning) and  frequent contributor to "Equity & Access" magazine, Christine Voelker CLICK THRU AND ENJOY  'EQUITY & ACCESS" ONLINE JOURNAL AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG  

There's an epidemic of suicide out there. To coin a phrase, COVID and winter ain't helping, but there are plenty of resources for educators in K-12 to help their students get through this... We have one of the best  as our guest today. Join Anne Brown of the Cook Center  with plenty of help and guidance for you. JOIN OUR PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG., FREE TO EDUCATORS

EQUITY AND THE VALUE OF GREAT ESL EDUCATION: A Florida ESL Coordinator speaks out on success in her job. Meet Jody Nolf of Palm Beach County Schools, ESL Coordinator , on her experiences in dealing with ESOL students and curriculum.

Part 2 of our conversation with Indiana  Elementary Principal Brian Proctor at Walnut Grove Elementary in Bargarsville IN, a school with an award winning architecture and design for Learning. Visiting with us with also be Jolene Levin from Norva Nivel , the school furniture company CLICK THRU AND READ  'EQUITY & ACCESS' ONLINE JOURNAL AT ACE-ED.ORG

WHY EDI  (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES REALLY MATTERS An AASL show with AASL Executive Director Sylvia Knight Norton and AASL president Kathy Carroll

WEST VALLEY SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON AND HOW STRENGTHENING FAMILIES MAKES FOR BETTER LEARNING  They call it the  FIVE PROTECTORS FACTORS FRAMEWORK and it is working . Listen and learn from the excellent West Valley family engagement educators  who are my guests ; Jesenia Larios, Merva Pardo and Ass't Supt., Peter Finch

A CONVERSATION WITH SOUTH CAROLINA'S DIRECTOR OF EARLY LEARNING AND LITERACY   Dr Quincie Moore came out of a great school district in SC; Spartanburg District 2 and now runs  early learning for the state. We'll discuss the department's mission with Dr Moore and her associate, Taylor Seale regarding  the outcomes of all that they have done and plans for 2021.Thank you Waterford Institute for this introduction.

THE EMPATHY PROJECT: A PROJECT BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE GOING ON AT  RYE NY HIGH SCHOOL : Meet Social Studies teacher Roni Sarig and some of his sophomore class students. They’ll tell you themselves all about it. Should be a great show. Always is when we hear the students speak on air !!!

SPECIAL ED POLICIES AND THE NEW ADMINISTRATION  Who better to discuss this than CASE, the Council of Administrators of Special Education Executive Director, Phyllis Wolfram CLICK THROUGH AND READ "EQUITY & ACCESS" ONLINE JOURNAL AT ACE-ED.ORG

ENSURING EQUITY DURING COVID IN ASSESSMENT AND HIGH STAKES TESTING: Catherine Hoffman , VP of State Partnerships at ACT is our guest and will focus on the information they have gathered  about the demographics of promising practices they have researched from schools nationwide using it to create a highly equitable and access oriented system of testing and assessment for districts nationwide  CLICK THROUGH AND READ "EQUITY & ACCESS" ONLINE JOURNAL AT ACE-ED.ORG

KAPLAN 'FEE WAIVER' FOR TEST PREP INCREASES ACCESSIBILITY &  OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL....its all about equity.... from From ACT we have Allyson Tlacoxolal and from Kaplan, Isaac Botier.  Thanks to both companies . CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG...FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS

THE BEST MATERIALS AT NO CHARGE  TO EDUCATORS AND PARENTS....YEAH! YOU READ IT RIGHT !  LEARN ABOUT IZZIT : The title says it all. Great, high quality supplemental materials in history, all social studies, civics, financial literacy etc..and if you don't take a few minutes to learn about this to get great stuff to ALL your kids....talk about equity...you do yourself and your students a great disservice. This is a wonderful group of products.... all the time but especially now .    

A VISIT WITH NAESP Great resources for K-8  from the National Association of Elementary School Principals with its leaders  Drs Earl Franks and Kaylen Tucker

WELCOME SPARTANBURG SC  SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ... ON TECHNOLOGY & STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT  THIS YEAR .........In Title 1 schools and throughout the district, great educators have been able to navigate thru treacherous waters and have great success. Gotta' thank my friends at Curriculum Associates for this one with Ass't Supt Angela Hinton .  Principal Cathy Garner and Director of El/Middle school Ed Deana Watson.  

An AASA show with their partner Transcend working together to get the great stories out there now...stories that prove education is working and heroic, yeah it is, right now! CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG, FREE TO EDUCATORS

WE TEACH FROM EVERYWHERE THESE DAYS. HERE'S A WAY TO MAKE THAT SEAMLESS    We've got Darin Beamish, VP of Software Development at Boxlight  to speak about Mimio Connect..... which has great features and tools to make learning engaging from anywhere   CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG   FREE FOR EDUCATORS

ON CHANGING THE WAY  WE TEACH HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT The ex Social Studies teacher in me always comes out when I do a show like this...this one with Patrick Riccards of The Driving Force Institute  all about the untold stories you won't find in any textbook.Great stuff in coordination with The University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education CLICK THRU HERE AND  JOIN THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG. FREE TO EDUCATORS

One of the best and most active ESA's out there, KVEC services the 'hollers" and school districts of rural Eastern Kentucky...and what a job they do. They'll be talking about new projects they are highlighting  and the challenges of this crazy year in rural ed. regarding equity, learning, and communicating.  

MORE ON RIGOR AND QUALITY CURRICULUM WITH INDUSTRY VOICE , AMPLIFY CEO, CATHERINE MACKAY  Catherine is excellent, So is her company..as they prove its all about equity and it alls about quality  CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED ORG, FREE TO EDUCATORS

with Sr Fellow Dr Angela Watson..of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy.....also on the role of parents and a great resource for them.

My guest is Dr Alecia Mobley of Richfield MN Public Schools , District Director of Special Education, on her experience in this crazy year , what needs to done and what has been learned. through this school year  

NEURO-DIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE FOR YOUR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER NEURO-DIVERSE  NEEDS Landmark College's Jan Coplan with the Social Impact Practice Leader of DXC Technology Michael Fieldhose on empowering students with autism in their career choices.  CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

HOW SOCIAL  MEDIA IS AFFECTING TEENS AND LEARNING...One of our favorites guests, Renowned School Psychologist and President of Project Achieve, Dr Howie Knoff...always great insights on the topis we choose.  CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM...MAKE YOU VOICE HEARD, FREE TO EDUCATORS AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

SCHOOL / COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS : NEW LEADERSHIP AT NSPRA : Our great friend Rich Bagin is retiring at Executive Director after 29 years and he will be introducing us to the new Executive Director Barbara Hunter. WE'll miss ya Rich....and welcome Barbara. School Communications...how important these days...should be a great show CLICK THRU AND JOIN THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO EDUCATORS AT ACE-ED.ORG

CULTIVATING EFFECTIVE PARENT/TEACHER/COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT We welcome the CEO of ClassTag Vlada Lotkina who, with her company , is on a mission to help parents become partners in their children's education. Now more than ever and there's a right way to do it!!! JOIN THE PREK12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS

LEADING THROUGH A PANDEMIC..Dr. Lori Koerner , a NY based administrator on the role of parents , administrators and teachers during this pandemic era ...and the character traits necessary to be an effective leader . JOIN THE PRE K -12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM...WHERE THE VOICE OF EDUCATORS REALLY MATTER...AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

GREAT TIPS FOR ONLINE TEACHING...Our guest is Dennis Yim who has been teaching online for many years as a veteran Kaplan teacher.... preparing students for the GRE, GMAT,SAT and ACT. He's an expert in student engagement  and in having them understand they can learn and learn well on line. JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG....FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS.

THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS DURING REMOTE/HYBRID LEARNING:We welcome back our old friend Cheri Sterman, the Education Director at Crayola on how they work with schools and great suggestion on the value creativity, art and engagement during this crazy times JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO EDUCATORS, AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE  INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES It needed to work . they got it done and it is working. Enjoy the success story from Peter Finch , Ass'T Supt at West Valley School District in Washington State who is joined by their award winning Family  Engagement Coordinator, Minerva Pardo and Don Bender, their Migrant family Coordinator. JOIN THE PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

A  SUSTAINABLE AND SAFE CLASSROOM THROUGH AND POST COVID..School design firm "Fielding International' with a plan  plan for environmental safety and sustainability now and in the future ....all through the eyes of architects and classroom designers...with special guest from VS Furniture Craig Harvey . Read their 40 page manual on the subject at "https://issuu.com/vsamericainc/docs/sustainingstudentlearningandsuccess" JOIN THE PRE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED ORG...FREE TO EDUCATORS

SCHOOL LIBRARIANS  SLOWING THE COVID SLIDE Yeah, I agree. Your school librarian is a great resource all the time, but especially  now. AASL President Kathy Carroll ,high school librarian in Blythewood SC is joined by Sauk Village IL district librarian Danielle Baker JOIN THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG, FREE TO PREK-12 EDUCATORS

A CONVERSATION WITH  'THE BEHAVIOR HUB ' Lauren Spiglmyer, Hub founder and UPenn professor, is my guest on Brain Based emotional and behavior regulation JOIN THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW ACE-ED.ORG, FREE TO EDUCATORS.

NEBRASKA'S EDUCATION COMMISSIONER ON EDUCATION DURING A TIME OF SOCIAL CHANGE : A CCSSO show, we thanks our friends at The Council of Chief State School Officers for bringing us Nebraska's Commish, Dr. Matthew Bloomstedt, now also President of CCSSO's Board of Directors FREE TO EDUCATORS K12, JOIN THE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM...SEE ALL WE DO AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

GREAT FREE VIDEOS AND LESSONS FROM IZZIT.ORG on CIVICS, HISTORY, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND SO MUCH MORE The topic says it all. Izzit is a terrific company offering a tremendous service to k-12 educators nationwide. Susan Gable , their Director of Education and Dr Dean Graziano, their VP, are my guests, back again to remind every educator that there are great resources out there for the asking. JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG , FREE TO EDUCATORS  

WHY WE NEED TO BE TEACHING FINANCIAL LITERACY  IN OUR SCHOOLS This is an interesting show with a different perspective. Craig Cecilio founded DiversyFund, a financial investment technology firm that helps all invest well with minimum investment. He ha seen first hand the need for greater education in this area JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG...FREE TO EDUCATORS

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT ACT's 'CENTER FOR EQUITY IN LEARNING' Equity is the key word at ACT. Learn all about it from the Center's newly-named Director, ACT VP Tina Gridiron as we speak about providing access to  rigorous and quality education for all students regardless of color, gender or socio economic status JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS.

PPE IN THE SCHOOLS  Excellent topic  and we thank AASA, the Superintendents Association for bringing  Mr. Tim Bolton, Vice President of North American Plastics  to our audience for a look  at how the industry is meeting school district needs nationally. JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG...FREE TO EDUCATORS

MENTAL WELL-BEING FOR  ALL IN TODAY'S CLASSROOM  Learn about SHARPEN, a technology platform that improves social emotion and mental  well being for schools and communities  from its founder Robin Hussa Farrell who will be joined by former Superintendent and thought leader Greg Firn.   JOIN THE PRE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

USING THE POWER OF SPORTS LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING Former US Bobsled  Gold Medal winner , Steve Mesler talks about his creation "Classroom Champions"; now mentoring over 25000 students world wide.  JOIN THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

ACT'S GRADUATING CLASS DATA: PROMISING PRACTICES FOR STUDENT SUCCESS: ACT's Shannon Hayes and Katie Gragnaniello  on how  gathering and using the data  on any year's graduating class allows better planning for future student learning...with a look at ACT's new program 'MOSAIC". This data is avaialable at www.act.org/gradclass2020 JOING THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

ED TECH FUNDING DURING THE PANDEMIC Good topic as you'll learn when you listen to  Brad Schiller, the Co-Founder and COO of Prompt.com and Edulab' Capital Partner 's Liam Pisano JOIN THE PREK 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

TWO AWARD WINNING EDUCATORS FROM ALAS  ...THE ASSOCIATION OF LATIINO ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERINTENDENTS ... ON SUPPORTING  THE GROWTH OF LATINX  EDUCATOR LEADERS :We are honored to welcome Award  winning Principal from Colorado Luis Murillo , winner of a $10,000.00 ALAS scholarship award and Linda  DuBois, VP at Curriculum Associates who is an ALAS Lifetime Achievement award winner. PLEASE JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION, FREE TO PRE K-12 EDUCATORS, AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

DISCOVERY EDUCATION PRESENTS THE 3M YOUNG SCIENTIST CHALLENGE: Get your kids involved . Learn all about it from Discovery's Lori McFarling and 3m's Denise Rutherford  tell us all about it JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

A SPECIAL POST CONFERENCE VISIT WITH SPECIAL ED ADMINISTRATORS Last week was the virtual conference of CASE and we have Executive Director Phyllis Wolfram to give us an update on special ed successes and needs now and for 2021 JOIN THE PRE K 12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWWACE-ED.ORG, FREE TO EDUCATORS

MAGNET SCHOOLS IN THE AGE OF COVID  Todd Mann Executive Director of Magnet Schools of America  is our guest

SKILLS NEEDED FOR QUALITY STEM EDUCATION  STEM OPENS DOORS FOR ALL CHILDREN...ITS AN EQUITY ISSUE!  Meet one of Forbes 2017   "30 under 30 to watch" Mr. Braydon Moreno, the co-founder of ROBO 3D , now part of Boxlight where Braydon is Director of STEM solution.  Creator, Entrepreneur and Thought Leader, he has excellent insights on STEM Ed.  Should be a great show. JOIN THE PRE K -12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG WHERE EDUCATOR VOICE MATTERS!

'SCHOOL LIBRARY LEADERS"  WEB -BASED ADVICE FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIANS Former AASL president Barbara Stripling has been beena educator librarian  K-20....from elementary school to Syracuse U. She is representing a group of School Library experts who have created this service for schools and their librarians. FIND THEM HERE https://www.digitalequity.us/about/key-partners/school-library-leaders/ JOIN THE PREK12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO EDUCATORS AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY AND THE HYBRID  LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: From Samsung Electronics America, Sales Director for Strategic Partnerships  Mario DiAntonio answers many questions for all of us  about technology use in the school environment today as he deals with schools all over the country.

Meet Brian Proctor, Principal, Walnut Grove Elementary School, Greenwood, IN, School Architect Mark Beebe of Lancer & Beebe  in a convesation guided along by the CEO of Norva Nivel Furniture, Jolene Levin JOIN THE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG....FREE TO EDUCATORS

LANDMARK COLLEGE:EQUITY AND INCLUSION ON CAMPUS  A new mentoring program called REACH ONE TOUCH ONE on campus for African American students at this college for students who learn differently. JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

A VISIT WITH ALAS : THE ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ADMINISTRATORS & SUPERINTENDENTS...Executive Director Dr Maria Armstrong is our guest today talking about their goals and needs for 2021 and the challenges that face LatinX educators and students throughout our nation.

BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A CLASSROOM COMMUNITY DURING COVID Using a K8 Learning Community Model,  Lindsay Unified School District in California is making it all work with a  standards  and performace based approach. So much so that their Kennedy Learning Community Elementary, has been recognized as an Exemplar School.  JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

CREATIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICA'S AGING SCHOOLS Listen to expert Tracy Richter of HPM , a facilities planning organization on alternatives for school funding and planning and how COVID affects the future of facilities planning in education JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG, FREE TO EDUCATORS

THE IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON  STUDENT MOTIVATION  Our friends at Texthelp have partnered with ImpactEd on a study to examine COVID's impact. We'll discuss the key takeaway date with Jason Carroll of Texthelp. JOIN OUR PREK-12 AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

A CCSSO SHOW   RHODE ISLAND'S COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION VISITS Meet Angellica Infante-Green is the first woman of color and Latina to serve in this position and brings interesting ideas, perspective  and new programs to  the little state that does! JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

SOLVING THE CHALLENGE OF  HIRING VIRTUAL TEACHERS I have a feeling it's here to stay. Yes, Virtual Education is just beginning and to help districts discover what they need  to know in hiring teachers  who know how to teach virtually, we have  Dr Michael Robinson of Proximity Learning JOIN THE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS, AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

 EQUITY  & SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR GIFTED MINORITY & UNDER-REPRESENTED STUDENTS : An NAGC show  with a vision to champion under-represented  groups for Gifted learning .NAGC Board member Tarek Grantham, from the Dept of Ed Pych at the University of GA and NAGC past-President  Sally Krisel from Hall County Schools in Gainesville,GA are our guests JOIN THE PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO EDUCATORS, AT ACE-ED.ORG

AASA ON EQUITY & EARLY LEARNING   Last week AASA's Virtual Early Learning Cohort hosted a symposium where they  discussed Equity in early learning. I was a participant as were several of my guests Supts Peter Finch of West Valley,WA, Summer Schultz of Dell Rapids, ND and Gregg Fuerstenau of Litchfield,IL

RESPONDING WITH EMPATHY AND COMPASSION TO STUDENT DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR : Mr. Chris Seeley is the Program Director for School and Justice Initiatives at The American Psychiatric Association Foundation which is working daily with schools nationwide with a series of programs to help understand SEL needs especially during these Pandemic Times . JOIN THE PRE K -12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO EDUCATORS, AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACHES  TO STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH DURING COVID 19  Listen to renowned expert Dr Isaiah Pickens with his remote learning tips on managing student stress, your own stress and creating even more inclusive classrooms in this tough environment. He has developed a new program for educators which we will discuss in detail for Presence Learning. Join the prek-12 equity consortium at ace-ed.org, free to educators

TEACHER EVALUATION  AS A GROWTH PROCESS  Meet author and thought leader Dianna Whitlock on how proper teacher evaluation can make all the difference to the success rate of administrators and classroom teachers...and have a great impact on student success as well. JOIN THE PREK -12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG, FREE FOR EDUCATORS

LOOKING AT THE LEARNING JOURNEY OF STUDENTS  We welcome the President of the Learning Division at ACT Jonell Sanchez where they recently launched a new program called MOSAIC to look at and assess  the learning journey of any individual JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO EDUCATORS AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

RACE AND EQUITY IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Our guest is the current president of The National Association of Elementary School Principals NAESP, Ms  Kimbrelle Barbosa Lewis who also serves as Chair of their National Task Force on Race and Equity. FYI, you can listen to Kimbrelle on the Comcast newscast too :https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2020/10/14/NAESP JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG....FREE TO EDUCATORS....MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

We'll visit with principal Tom Schroeder and Vice Principal Vicki Flournoy at Florida's  Margate Elementary School, a Curriculum Associates Exemplar school. It all paid off when the pandemic hit. JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

REIMAGINING EDUCATION AS WE WORK THROUGH THE PANDEMIC Johns Hopkins Education Professor and good friend  Dr Carey Borkoski on creating a process and prioritizing needs for all students based on what we have learned in these troubling times. JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS, AT ACE-ED.ORG

Guest Laura Noel is Superintendent in Somerton Arizona, a district almost surrounded by Mexico with very unique challenges . JOIN OUR PRE K-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

THE IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS DURING PANDEMIC LEARNING My guest is Kathy Carroll, President of American Association  of  School Librarians (AASL) and Lead Librarian/Media Specialist at Westwood High School Blythewood, SC  JOIN THE PRE K -12  EQUITY CONSORTIUM , FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS , AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

BEST PRACTICES FOR HIGH IMPACT  DIGITAL LEARNING Edison Learning is a company that believe is producing high quslity , rigorous curriculum that works for ALL students with an emphasis on under-represented groups in low socio-economic urban areas or rural communities. I like this company. Meet Dr Wendy Oliver, their Chief Learning Officer Join our Pre K 12 Equity Consortium at www.ace-ed.org. Free to all educators...where your voice matters

ONE OF THE GREAT RESOURCES YOU HAVE! KNOW YOUR ED SERVICE AGENCY....AND USE THEIR EXPERTISE, ESPECIALLY THESE DAYS : One of our great friends, Dr.Joan Wade , Executive Director of AESA, the national association , on the role of ESA's, the services they provide and how their efforts have changed during the pandemic.  JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM ...WHERE EDUCATOR VOICE MATTERS...FREE TO ALL EDUCATORS AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

CREATING A CULTURE OF STEM FOR THE STUDENTS IN CLARENDON COUNTY  SC. Superintendent  Dr. Shawn Johnson is my guest as we look at the reasons why they chose to emphasize STEM , how it working and next steps for students and teachers. Discovery Ed's Anna Strassner, who has been helping them create and use the program will be joining us. These are always fun shows highlighting districts on the track of Ed tech and STEM Join the PreK-12 Equity Consortium, our group, at www.ace-ed.org...where educator voice matters  FREE TO EDUCATORS

AMERICAN HISTORY  AND NEW IDEAS ON HOW TO TEACH IT My guest is Patrick Riccards of The Driving Force Institute, with new ideas for student  and teacher engagement in teaching US history Join our PreK12 Equity Consortium...see what we are doing for all students....the place where your ideas matter..... at www.ace-ed.org, FREE FOR EDUCATORS

FROM PBL WORKS   A NEW TOOL FOR PBL LEARNING Rich Dixon , Director of Online Learning at PBL Works explains what its is and how and where.

OUR CANADIAN  ED TECH UPDATE THE MINDSHARE REPORT Our ACE-Ed.org Canadian partner Publisher and King of Canadian Ed Tech, Robert Martellacci is our guest with tremendous insight and information on education from that land right on top of us all

 NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES  PREVIEWING THE 2020 VIRTUAL NCSS CONVENTION "Advancing Social Justice" is the theme, but it covers more than that as Geography educators join in  with the theme 'Envisioning a Global Future . Learn all about it all...and start planning now because the social studies are more important than ever..EVER!  JOIN OUR AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION,,,, FREE TO PRE K 12 EDUCATORS...AT WWW ACE-ED.ORG

RETHINKING THE HUMANITIES  IN EDUCATION.......with the one and only Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, need I say more??? A must listen!!

THE NATIONAL 'COVID 19" SCHOOL DASHBOARD with very special guest Brown Economics Professor  Emily Oster  who will explain the  national database that  empowers scholl leaders and policy makers as well as the general public to examine current conditions of schools  nationwide .View  and (participate in) the dashboard here : https://covidschooldashboard.com/ JOIN THE PREK12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE READINESS Meet Megan O'Connor who is managing the BOOST program from  Kaplan. BOOST helps pre-college students to close the workforce readiness gap.  JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION....FREE TO PREK-12 EDUCATORS ...AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. and enjoy our online journal "Equity & Access" on site

SCHOOL SPACE AND ITS IMPACT ON LEARNING ...Visit with us to one of the most innovatively designed schools in the US, Eden Park Elementary in Cranston Rhode Island where will meet with Courtney Sevigny, their Principal and talk about the recent redesign of space and furniture... and we thank our friends at Norva Nivel furniture for the introduction to Courtney JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG..FREE TO EDUCATORS . On site, enjoy our online journal 'EQUITY & ACCESS'

THE  'THIS IS OUR CHANCE' VIRTUAL EQUITY  FILM FESTIVAL : Launching for FREE on October 6th, 2020 - This is Our Chance Film Festival is ready for you to REGISTER NOW! This festival is for all who are looking to understand the ways in which race, education, and youth empowerment intersect AND the ways in which YOU can inspire change in your own backyard. The festival includes access to pivotal films and virtual opportunities for viewing, gathering, and building community.

EQUITY DRIVEN PRACTICES TO GROW CONFIDENT AND CAPABLE KIDS Let Grow is an exciting new SEL program about creating opportunities in class settings  for rigorous instruction and projects  that build confidence.

A CCSSO show : ALABAMA SCHOOLS : CLAIMING NEW WINS IN CHALLENGING TIMES ...We welcome Alabama's Sate Superintendent, Dr. Eric G. Mackey and the state's ongoing efforts to improve education amidst COVID JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG, FREE TO ALL PreK-12 educators. While on site, enjoy our online journal "EQUITY & ACCESS"

THE SOCIAL STUDIES KNOWLEDGE MAP : The latest tool for educators from the experts at Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy. Becomes available to all Sept 29th. Our guest is Kelly Siegel-Stechler (SEE-gul STEK-lur) is a Research Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and PhD Candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Education, where her research focuses on the educational determinants of civic development and political socialization in schools, especially as they relate to social studies curriculum and teaching. She is also the co-founder of Foundations for Leadership, a non-profit organization providing Model United Nations programming to public school districts in Florida. PreK-12 EDUCATORS...JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL " EQUITY & ACCESS" RIGHT THERE ON SITE FOR EVERYONE. YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED !!

DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN STUDENT STRESS AND PANDEMIC TRAUMA Our resident school psychologist Dr Howie Knoff, the president of the school consulting firm Project Achieve discusses the difference ...what educators need to know to help students for the foreseeable future  PreK-12 EDUCATORS...JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL " EQUITY & ACCESS" RIGHT THERE ON SITE FOR EVERYONE. YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED !!

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT,LITERALLY! TEACHING PHILOSOPHY IN ALL GRADES:  Learn about RED T Media and using philosophy as a subject for great critical thinking and  social-emotional learning in difficult times. PreK-12 EDUCATORS...JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL " EQUITY & ACCESS" RIGHT THERE ON SITE FOR EVERYONE. YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED !!

THE AASA COHORT ON EQUITY IN EARLY LEARNING As a preview of  the AASA Symposium on Oct 22, we have four top administrators from across the country, Michigan, Washington and Maryland on equity...from the very beginning of Prek-12 on and why this is a must in todays public education.  PreK-12 EDUCATORS...JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL " EQUITY & ACCESS" RIGHT THERE ON SITE FOR EVERYONE. YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED !!

THE POLICY AND LEGISLATION SIDE OF SPECIAL ED : We have CASE (Council of Special Education Administrators) Executive Director Phyllis Wolfram and their Chair for Policy and Legislation Dr. Kevin Rubenstein to discuss all they do, have done,and need to do in these areas.  

REVERSING THE COVID SLIDE BY ENGAGING THE STUDENTS WITH MUSIC BASED EDUCATION : Make music work in all subjects for learning for all students and it really matters regarding  the underserved where COVID is hitting hardest. Muzology is being considered for a GRAMMY and their music based education works. We have a deep dive article about using music to learn  in the Sept 2020 issue of 'Equity & Access' online journal at www.ace-ed.org. PreK-12 EDUCATORS...JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL " EQUITY & ACCESS" RIGHT THERE ON SITE FOR EVERYONE. YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED !!

FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF EDUCATION FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO DIGITAL LEARNING .Equity and Innovation are the driving forces behind Edison Learning and their e-learning solutions. . For all students, for at-risk students with great training for educators using the service. You'll meet Thom Jackson, their CEO.We have a nice article about their work in the Sept 2020 issue of 'Equity & Access" on site at ace-ed.org PreK-12 EDUCATORS...JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL " EQUITY & ACCESS" RIGHT THERE ON SITE FOR EVERYONE. YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED !!

TEACHING WITH TESTIMONY: THE 'STRONGER THAN HATE' CHALLENGE PROGRAM Discovery Education supports the USC Shoah Foundation and we have Shoah's Dr. Claudia Ramirez Weidemann to speak on the value students give to the program and the value the program gives the students.Its all about using the voices of others to create powerful student voice!

ACT presents "MyOptions" A BLENDED APPROACH TO COLLEGE COUNSELING FOR 1st GEN STUDENTS ...Thank you ACT Center for  Equity in Learning. Our guest is Bryan Contreras former 1st Gen student from Houston, now  V.P at MyOptions for K12 Partnerships PreK-12 EDUCATORS...JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ...MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL " EQUITY & ACCESS" RIGHT THERE ON SITE FOR EVERYONE. YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED !!

EFFECTIVE RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION IN THE ELEMENTARY GRADES Thank you Waterford Institute for bringing us RtI expert , Arkansas elementary educator Lori Smith JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION ....ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS" ...ALL FREE TO EDUCATORS, ONSITE AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

GREAT FREE, RIGOROUS RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL STUDIES  FOR EVERY SCHOOL BRING ABOUT EQUITY If you aren't using Izzit.org resources at your school , you soon will be, for 8th grade on. Their president and Director of Education join us. It's free, it's rigorous and it works. JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION ....ENJOY OUR ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS" ...ALL FREE TO EDUCATORS, ONSITE AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN STEM LEARNING DURING COVID The King  of science lab  and school safety, NSTA's Safety guy, Glastonbury, CT schools Director of Safety Dr. Ken Roy is back. Always a 'CAN'T MISS IT' EXPERIENCE

ELEMENTARY MATH FOR ALL STUDENTS THAT WORKS .... WHEN ED TECH BECOMES EQUITY TECH. You're going to learn about a math education company focused on equity in their methods,especially for ELL students . Levered Learning's founder Mitch Slater is my guest JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION ....ENJOY OUR ON LINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS" ...ALL FREE TO EDUCATORS, ONSITE AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

THIS IS WHAT PUBLIC EDUCATION IS ALL ABOUT! PREPARING  YOUNG AMERICANS FOR DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP :Our favorite professor is back... Johns Hopkins Dr Ashley Berner from JHU's Institute for Education Policy. Always thought provoking,she is an expert on how rigorous curriculum brings about equity and how that works to develop  good citizens which is why we have public education...JHU's Institute has developed tools that work for educators K-12.We'll talk about those as well.   JOIN THE AMERICAN CPONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION ....ENJOY OUR ON LINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS" ...ALL FREE TO EDUCATORS, ONSITE AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

 THE AMERICAN COLLEGE APPLICATIONS CAMPAIGN...#WHYAPPLY : The goal is EQUITY as we host ACT's Center on Equity in Learning and their spokesperson, the Director of the Campaign,Lisa King... all to increase the number of 1st generation and Low Income Students  applying for higher ed. Great stuff. JOIN THE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM, FREE TO EDUCATORS..... ENJOY THE ONLINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS' ANYTIME .......AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG.

PEORIA IL SCHOOLS RETURN  DURING COVID We're highlighting districts and how they are handling the return and what its like on scene and what they are doing to make it all work. Today is a visit with Lisa Giffor, Literacy and Social Studies  Coordinator  for Peoria School District 150 in IL. Joining her is Discovery's Emily Keith to speak on how this company worked with the district to ensure a continuance of learning during remote ed. JOIN THE AMERICAN CPONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION ....ENJOY OUR ON LINE JOURNAL 'EQUITY & ACCESS" ...ALL FREE TO EDUCATORS, ONSITE AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

THE SCIENCE OF READING :We are going to focus on Arkansas' major effort with Reading Horizon's guests Tyson Smith and Laura Axtell. 

THIS YEAR THE 'ED SPACES' CONFERENCE WILL BE VIRTUAL  Ed Spaces focuses on the design and building of schools and classrooms. Normally a "don't miss' live conference, this year it has to be virtual , so we have Jim McGarry of the Ed Market Association, the organization behind the event with the details for you to plan 

BACK TO SCHOOL CYBERSECURITY :A CoSN show with guests AmyMcLaughlin of Oregon State and Il-based District IT Director Rod Russeau . It's a 'back to school' like no other but student privacy and security must be maintained.  

THE 2020 'EDUCATOR CONFIDENCE REPORT '...with a HUGE thank you to HMH for sharing this information :  Measuring the incredible resilience of teachers during these crisis times., their adapting to remote teaching. With HMH  GM of Supplemental and Intervention Solutions, Matthew Mugo Fields. JOIN WITH US AS WE FIGHT FOR EQUITY PreK-12. JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION...FREE TO EDUCATORS...AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

ALL ABOUT 'LEARNING PODS' IN THE AGE OF REMOTE EDUCATION  You'll meet returning guest Mike Teng of Swing Education. They are experts in matching substitute teachers to districts and have developed a new service called "Bubbles" to help districts and parents create 'learning pods'. Join the PreK12 Equity Consortium at ..FREE TO EDUCATORS ... at www.ace-ed.org

Fielding International's Jay Litman is back with his colleague Jill Ackers-Clayton who will look at school re-openings through environmental and design eyes keeping in mind that schools must remain leanning spaces  and at-home learning does not replace the school environment.

THE INCREDIBLE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS DURING A CRISIS :From Gresham/Barlow  OR schools, we welcome back one heck of a superintendent, Dr A. Katrise Perera along with her excellent Director of Communications  Athena Vadness. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a well managed communication program , both internal and external, in these times. http://tobtr.com/11799956 Join the PreK-12 Equity Consortium at www.ace-ed.org: FREE TO EDUCATORS

SPECIAL ED ADMINISTRATION: The Fall Conference of CASE : CASE Executive Director and their Professional Development Chair Heath Peine on events planned . Special ed itself has special needs during COVID. This show is important to all adminstration in schools and districts

BUILDING STUDENT CONFIDENCE  WITH A SOLID S.E.L. PROGRAM CALLED 'LET GROW' : "LetGrow.org" believes that building student independence through projects and activities guides their growth  in confidence and self-reliance throughout their lives. It's a very interesting school program and you'll enjoy learning about it Join our PreK-12 Equity Consortium at www.ace-ed.org: Free To Educators

a SETDA show :  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT REMOTE TEACHING :The State Ed Tech Directors Association brings us the one and only Christine Fox, their Ass't Executive Director  and special guest  Dr Jason Roseberry CIO of FiveStar Technology on a program originally designed for Indiana educators to help them gain the skills for online teaching. JOIN THE PREK-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM ...DO IT TODAY...FREE TO EDUCATORS AT ACE-ED.ORG

CCSSO    The Council of Chief State School Officers presents   THE NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR TABATHA ROSPROY .......Congrats to Tabatha, an early childhood educator. How about that! We'll talk with her about her goals for the year as she represents great educators everywhere in this year of remote education. Join the Prek-12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG. FREE TO EDUCATORS

REAL DATA ON STUDENT SAFETY  2019-20...A REPORT FROM GAGGLE :  We need data more than ever and Gaggle, has it and your district can get it too. With so much remote education, it takes on an even stronger importance. Paget Hetherington, Gaggle Director of Marketing is our guest

THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE REOPENING OF SCHOOL  An ASCA show with two ASCA board members, school counselors both, Geoff Heckman of Platte County MO and  Susan Arvidson of St. Paul MN schools 

MAGNET SCHOOLS DURING COVID : An overview with Todd Mann, Executive Director of  Magnet Schools of America and his special guest, Immediate Past president of the Association Susan King. JOIN THE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. FREE TO EDUCATORS. MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

MEASURING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT DURING  REMOTE LEARNING :We have the folks with the data on just that. Gotta keep those  kids not just busy but engaged. Friends from  "Catch On", the company that gives you the data explore the subject.

SUPERINTENDENTS VIEW ON EARLY LEARNING IN AMERICA  An AASA show with Supt Ed Manuszak, Dundee MI , cochair of the Early Learning cohort at AASA and Todd Whitlock of "Standards for Success" Join the PreK-12 Equity Consortium today, FREE TO EDUCATORS... at www.ace-ed.org

AESA's Joan Wade is joined by the folks at Iowa's Heartland AEA where, for the 150,000 students  and 10,000 educators they serve, they are creating a curriculum based on social justice and equity.

"NOTICE. TALK. ACT." : LEARN ABOUT THE SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM :  HOW IMPORTANT IS THIS NOW AS WE AND THE STUDENTS RETURN TO SCHOOL. From the American Psychiatric Association, their director of social justice programs for schools Chris Seeley and an educator  who  has been trained in this  program from Janesville WI math teacher,Crystal Alling JOIN THE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG. FREE TO EDUCATORS. STAND WITH US

THE SHOAH FOUNDATION  IN YOUR CLASSROOM : Learn and teach anti-racism in your classroom through video testimnony and  the work of this incredible  foundation founded by Steven Spielberg. Director of Education Claudia Ramirez Weideman is our returning guest.

An NAGC show  on ways to advocate and also a look at alternatives in these crazy COVID times to be sure gifted kids are getting the education they deserve while education is so caught up in a shuffle of other expectations.  

 REGARDING THE IMPACT OF BUDGET, SEL, DISTANCE LEARNING AND INEQUITIES AS SCHOOLS BEGIN ANEW: We welcome a very learned voice in education, Rich Long, The Executive Director of "Learning First", the organization that works with many professional education  associations nationwide to coordinate actions  and thought leadership

 THE IMPORTANCE OF ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DURING COVID..AND NEW ONLINE COURSES FOR K12 EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE : It's a brave, new  world of opportunity and chaos out there in education today. We're thrilled to have Dr Bob Spires and Dr Kate Cassada  from the University of Richmond  schools and centers of education on new courses designed to help educators get through. These courses were developed through the auspices of Discovery Education and  Susanne Thompson from Discovery will be joining us. JOIN THE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT ACE-ED.ORG

EDUCATORS AND THE CHICAGO SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY:This  is going to be a very interesting show with Dr Inaya Jaafar, a graduate of the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and how that works in her daily job in North Bergen NJ schools  as mental health situations arise

FROM JOHNS HOPKINS  UNIVERSITY : "CENTER FOR EDUCATION POLICY :WHY KNOWLEDGE AND HIGH QUALITY CURRICULUM MATTERS : Meet Dr David Steiner, Executive Director of the Institute, former NY State Commissioner of Education,  and Director of Education at The Nat'l Endowment for the Arts. A rigorous and engaging curriculum makes all the difference in the world to every child's learning. We need to make that happen  JOIN THE K12 EQUITY CONSORTIUM AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG

COSN's NEW "EQUITY at SCALE" REPORT : CoSN has always stood for equity in K12. This new report goes deep..... based on the efforts of CoSN at an Ontario  Canada meeting in December of 2019. Our guests are from Hampton Township schools in PA,  Asst Supt Rebecca Cunnningham and CTO Ed McKavany as well as  Cheryl Williams, the delegation leader. 

BACK TO SCHOOL IN CLAYTON COUNTY GA: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS HELPING IN A COVID YEAR: Meet April Mayo, their Director of Instructional  Technology and from Boxlight-EOS, CEO Alex Leis

CELEBRATING THE 'ACT SCHOLARS' 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY :  Learn about a program that has had tremendous impact on education and individuals with ACT's 'Center  for Equity in Learning' Director Lew Montgomery and ACT scholar Dr Shamira Rothmiller

PREVIEWING  AASA's UPCOMING URBAN SUPERINTENDENTS  CONFERENCE : AASA,The School Superintendents Association, will (virtually) host its 6th annual Urban Superintendents Academy Conference, Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. The Academy prepares educators for certification and success in urban and increasingly diverse suburban settings and bolsters the effectiveness of district leadership in those settings. AASA offers two cohorts of the Urban Academy in partnership with two premier universities: Howard University and the USC Rossier School of Education ....with guests Maria Ott, Professor of Clinical Education, USC Rossier School of Education & Samuel King, Director of Superintendent Searches, Georgia State School Boards Association 

BACK TO SCHOOL 2020 IN MERIDEN ,CT : Listen to long time Supt Mark Benigni, his ass't supe, Mike Grove and the amazing Barb Haeffner, director of teaching and innovation at a district we've visited with many times ; this time about their plans for opening in the craziest back to school season ever.

MUSIC BASED MATH LEARNING :This has been a pet peeve of mine for years...why music isn't incorporated into math education since kids love music and music is mathematics. Finally the great Dr Lana Israel has created MUZOLOGY, a company and program that emphasizes this and she is really something.  

Meet Dr Calvin Moore  Jr., CEO of The Council for Professional Recognition, the accrediation group for professionals in the field.

WHY PROACTIVE CARE MATTERS FOR STUDENTS  ..From DeVry Institute, we welcome back Elise Awwad, their VP of Strategic Enrollment. We can all learn from folks who have been doing this for years!

“HELP STUDENTS ENGAGE WITH YOUR CAMPUS VIRTUALLY THIS FALL: PlatformQ Education offers virtual college events and online engagement for prospective and admitted students.”Mallory Willsea,  Vice President, Strategy and Operations at PlatformQ Education is our guest. Help your students plan higher ed ..give a listen

SPECIAL EDUCATION &  THE REOPENING OF SCHOOLS :CASE, The Council of Administrators  of Special Education , bring us their Executive Director Phyllis Wolfram ....and from Essex Junction /Westford VT schools , Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and CASE President, Erin Maguire

COMMUNITY COLLEGES, EQUITY & HIGHER ED IN THE TIME OF COVID: J. Noah Brown of ACCT on how community colleges are reacting to COVID education , enrollment challenges and the financial hit of the pandemic 

An ACE-ED.org EQUITY Consortium Presentation  : AUTHOR /EDUCATOR BRONWYN HARRIS: "LITERALLY UNBELIEVABLE". Having taught in Oakland at an under-resourced school, she saw what's going on first hand and how we can all make it better . Now a thought leader in the field of equity, we welcome Bronwyn to our show

NEVADA TEAMS WITH DISCOVERY ED STATEWIDE  FOR SOLID LEARNING AND TEACHING , NO MATTER WHERE THIS FALL : We welcome Nevada's State Superintendent Jhone Ebert to discuss how and why the decision was made as we make ready a new school year under COVID conditions.

Professor  Berner returns . She's so enjoyable to listen to that you'll want to take notes.Educational pluralism is a structure for school systems in which the government funds and regulates, but does not always operate, elementary and secondary schools. Most democratic school systems are pluralistic. This is a great topic especially in the changing educational times we live in.You can get her book on Amazon. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

CREATING A CLEAN AND SAFE  SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT:  The Ed Market Association , producers of the Ed Spaces Conference, is now partnering with ISSA, the international association for cleaning products and services to give education tips, guidelines and resource as well as certifications  for school safety and cleanliness  as many building reopen. Learn about  the GBAC Star™ Facility Accreditation, a  performance-based program and designed to help facilities establish a comprehensive system of cleaning, disinfection, and infectious disease prevention for their staff and their building. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

COLLEGE FOR EVERY STUDENT: URBAN , SUBURBAN, RURAL...Meet Rick Dalton of Brilliant Pathways, a non profit designed to bring college to every student. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

A VIEW FROM THE TOP OF  REOPENING SCHOOLS : From The Council of Chief State School Officers, we have  Kirsten Carr on their newest resource for reopening education this Fall.  FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

SUPERINTENDENT VOICE on REOPENING SCHOOLS : Join Doug Roberts of the Institute for Education Innovation and his guest Ass't Supt from Paducah KY Will Black for a preview of thier 'open-all' virtual seminar this week. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

A REPORT ...and a new resource ... FROM CoSN ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  K-12 FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

CONGRATS TO DISCOVERY ED ON THEIR NEW 'TECH AND LEARNING" AWARD: HOW DISCOVERY DEVELOPS DIGITAL CONTENT FOR THIS DAY AND AGE  ...Let's go behind the scenes and discover (no pun intended) how the sausage is made.....how the excellent content Discovery delivers K12 comes to be,,,,,  with their VP of Content Robin Porter, more important now than ever as learning and assessment  changes under COVID.  FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

WHAT DOES COVID 19 REVEAL ABOUT EDUCATION? : Our guest today is a thought leader /author/school principal  George Farmer  (of the blog "Farmer and the Bell") on the return to school, remote learning all amidst the cultural change as we confront racism and inequality.

CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN EDUCATION : Thought Leader Rann Miller talks about why this matters so very much in this day and age in education.We have put this off too long and it is hurting our students and our nation. http://tobtr.com/11771776

BACK TO BASICS ON UNDERSTANDING DYSLEXIA : Waterford Institute, the experts in Prek-3 learning,brings us Texas Implementation specialist Cathy Ambridge who really knows her stuff.

LITERACY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH NARROW READING : Thought leader Saurabh Anand returns to speak on his area of expertise ,i.e., on the teaching of reading...and how narrow reading can be made applicable for all students.

Jolene Levin of Norva Nivel  is my guest along with an Australian educator, Principal Sinan Kerimofski from Vasse, 250 miles south of Perth in Western Australia...on the correlation of the learning environment to actual learning......  

ADVOCACY, RACE, EQUITY & INCLUSION IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES  : NCSS President Stephanie Wager of the IA Dept of Education and Larry Paska, Executive Director of the association are my guests. The title says it all.

A PHILOSOPHY OF EQUITY AT ITS CORE : ACT's interim CEO/COO Janet Godwin on how ACT, a company you may know only for testing , works daily on an ongoing  mission towards educational equity for all students

an ASCD show INVITING STUDENTS BACK TO SCHOOL  THROUGH EFFECTIVE PRE-ASSESSMENT : Professors Dr. Eric Carbaugh  and Kristina Doubet  of James Madison U on pre assessment of both academics and social-emotional status  for the upcoming  school year. They will also be guests on an ASCD webinar..register by Wednesday July 15 here

The industry works day and night to keep you connected to your students and colleagues with access for all involved. This show features friends from Cox Communications with their broad view of education as they work withe distrcits all over the country.

PART 2: SCHOOL CULTURE: WHY IT MATTERS...HOW IT IMPROVES: Our  remarkable guest  Dr Ashley Rogers Berner, continues her thoughts  Deputy Director of The Johns Hopkins  Institute for Education Policy and Associate Professor at JHU's School of Education. She is author of " Pluralism and American Public Education" FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

DEVELOPING EQUITABLE  PROGRAMS OF SCHOOL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS : We have one the great experts in family engagement in education, Dr Joyce Epstein , Professor at Johns Hopkins University, founder and leader of the National Network of Partnership Schools and Director of  The JHU Center  on School, Family and Community Partnerships FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

PART 1. SCHOOL CULTURE: WHY IT MATTERS...HOW IT IMPROVES: Our  remarkable guest is Dr Ashley Rogers Berner, Deputy Director of The Johns Hopkins  Institute for Education Policy and Associate Professor at JHU's School of Education. She is author of " Pluralism and American Public Education" It continues here http://tobtr.com/11766410 FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

TEACH SOMETHING REALLY COOL ... PHILOSOPHY ,YEAH, PHILOSOPHY,even over the summer : Red T Media's Amy Leask is back and brings with her Canadian educator Jenn Apgar of the Educational Computing Organization of Ontario. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

 AUTHOR AND PRINCIPAL DEREK MCCOY: EMPOWERING CHANGE IN OUR SCHOOLS:Derek McCoy has been the NASSP National Digital Principal of the Year  and author "The Revolution: It's Time to Empower Change in Our Schools". His 'revolutionary' voice is worth listening to as we take a good look at schooling today. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR  DISTRICT LEADERS IN SCHOOL COMMUNICATION :This has never been more important than during this time of education change and crisis. Proper and effective internal and external communications matter  now more than ever. Listen to NSPRA's Rich Bagin, Melissa Braham and Jennifer Alexander. Believe me, they know of what they speak. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

Our friends from Lenovo, Rich Henderson and Delia DeCourcy look ahead from their vantage point to help you plan FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

HOW TWO MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICTS DELIVERED  A-RATED INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE PANDEMIC: Make sure you air conditioning works because we're heading way down south to Mississippi  to visit with Dr Carla Evers, Supt of Pass Christian Public Schools and  Dr Kiana Pendleton, Principal of the Laurel Magnet School in, you guessed right, Laurel MS.Thank you Curriculum Associates for the introduction to these two excellent educators. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

ACT CENTER FOR EQUITY IN LEARNING  presents  A CONVERSATION ON SEL & EQUITY with Dr. Nancy Lewin, Program Director of the Center, Dr. Dana Murano, Research Scientist at The ACT Center for Social, Emotional and Academic Research, and Marci Price, Program Director of ACT Learning Division-SEL. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

CHALLENGES OF SCHOOL DESIGN AND INFRASTRUCTURE  UPON THE RETURN TO SCHOOL:Our good friends from the school design firm of Fielding International  Jill Ackers and Jay Litman return. This is a very important issue regarding school and student and staff safety...the CDC has requirements , but we probably need to go much differently and further to ensure safety. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: Equity & Access PreK-12 "

ADDRESSING THE COVID 19 CRISIS..Industry voice with our good friend, Jessica Sliwerski, CEO of Open Up Resources. Their HIVE conference is coming up and they've been busy bees ( see what I did there.) You'll enjoy Jess' insights and expertise. on what they've done during the crisis FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E:  Equity & Access PreK-12"

OFF TO PLATTE, SOUTH DAKOTA : ADDRESSING COVID 19 IN HUTTERITE COLONY SCHOOLS : Though many of us are more familiar with Amish and Mennonite cultures, The Hutterites  settled in the Northern Great Plains of the Dakotas. We, of course, have an equity obligation to teach their children and keep them healthy while learning. Superintendent Joel Bailey joins us for a discussion about his district. I am really looking forward to this show and want to thank Waterford Institute for setting it up. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

STEPS TOWARD CHANGING SYSTEMIC RACISM & INEQUITY IN OUR SCHOOLS :Project Achieve's Dr. Howie Knoff is back....former president of the Nat'l Ass'n of School Psychologists , a man who consults to districts nationwide, Howie brings great insight to a tough topic.   FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

CoSN presents  : THE STATE OF ED TECH LEADERSHIP IN 2020 : We're always happy to welcome CoSN"s Executive Director Keith Krueger. On this show Keith brings with him Pete Kozcera, Sentior Mgr of Education Strategy at CDW-G .....and Sean Casey of the Ed-FI Alliance FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

A DISCOVERY EDUCATION   'DEEP DIVE' ON EQUITY : We thank our friends at Discovery Education for bringing these two guests onto the show... two nationally known district Superintendents, returning guest Dr Luvelle Brown , Superintendent of Ithaca, NY schools  and first time guest , Superintendent of  Reading PA schools, Dr. Khalid Mumim. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

A VERY UNIQUE 'BOCES 'IN WYOMING: COVERING SPECIAL NEEDS AND MORE  STATEWIDE : We're heading way out west to Wyoming to their Region V BOCES for a chat with its Executive Director  Dan Mayer  on meeting the needs of several rural districts. AESA Exec Director Joan Wade joins in FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN A NEW AGE WITH A LOOK AT CDC REQUIREMENTS: Fielding International experts Jay Litman and Jill Acres, designers of schools and environments for learning all over the world, look at what's coming down the pike in terms of design and infrastructure of schools. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

DEFINING EQUITY AND ACCESS  IN BLENDED EDUCATION :From ENA and Catch On, we have Industry leader Lil Kellogg along with Monica Cougan  with guidelines to help district leaders prepare for the next school year in terms of both access to technology and real data on tech usage by teachers and students. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY " During the show, Monica mentioned these links: ENA Remote Services Supporthttps://www.ena.com/remote-services/ CatchOn   ; Remote Learning Review https://www.catchon.com/resource_library/data-analytics-for-elearning/ Privacy Policies https://www.catchon.com/resource_library/student-data-privacy-resources/ edWeb Data Analytics Community discussions https://www.edweb.net/datapower  

HOW ONE DISTRICT IS PREPARING FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR ...Off we go to Pennsylvania's Daniel Boone Area School District near Reading PA  and see how they are working with vendors to prepare for any eventuality next  school year .....with their Ass't Superintendent Preston McKnight and  Discovery's Alissa McLean   FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

 PROJECT BASED LEARNED IN A REMOTE EDUCATION WORLD : PBL Works Editor in Chief John Larmer returns to talk about this very popular pedagogy ; its effectiveness, its barriers, and great resources for those interested FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

TRAUMA ABOUNDS THESE DAYS FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS...Meet Kevin Baird, the author  of "WHOLE: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive" and Josh Knutson CEO and Co-Founder of 'Rhithm', a Social Emotional Learning app.

BRAND NEW RESEARCH ON SPECIAL EDUCATION  IN RURAL AMERICA : The RISE2 Deeper learning Project  presents its finding based on work in rural Eastern Kentucky ..with the help of KVEC, the Kentucky Valley Educational Coop. Old friend from KVEC Drs. Jeff Hawkins and Dessie Bowling join us along with RISE2 Senior author and KVEC Consultant Dr. Will Kayatin FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

THE SYSTEMIC CHALLENGES IN K EDUCATION DURING THESE TIMES OF  SOCIAL UNREST : Don't miss this show because author and professor, Thought leader Gholdy Muhammed returns to talk on the subject of which she is a nationally-recognized expert on EQUITY and brings with her NYC Advanced Placement teacher Ivelisse Ramos-Brannon. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

an AASA show : LEADING THROUGH TIMES OF CRISIS...In times of crisis, it’s critically important to meet the needs of all children. By doing so, district leaders must focus on their school culture, vision and mission more so now than ever before. It’s also important to cultivate a culture of love throughout the school community.Our guest is Luvelle Brown, Superintendent, Ithaca City School District, Ithaca, N.Y.   FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

CHALLENGES ...AND OPPORTUNITIES...FACING ONE OHIO DISTRICT IN THE TIME OF COVID AND SOCIAL UPHEAVAL.Current NSBA president Charlie Wilson , an education law Professor, sits on the School Board in Worthington OH. He's bringing with him Supt.Dr. Trent Bowers who is managing his school district , like so many other leaders, through the pandemic.Some good insights forthcoming. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "  

TEACHING THE POWER OF  EMPATHY DURING CRISIS :  For Grades 8 and higher...Each year we have an important discussion with Steven Spielberg's USC-SHOAH Foundation, thanks to our friends at Discovery who work closely with them...about Teaching with Testimony...with SHOAH'S education director, our good friend and an always-great guest,  Dr Claudia Ramirez Wiedeman. This is it...always such a worthwhile show.  FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

PHILOSOPHY FOR KIDS ...INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM :This show is a real treat.....with first time guest from RED T Media Amy Leask with some of the most amazing curriculum ideas for kids and teacher s in an area too often overlooked. You're gonna love Amy! FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

THE SEVEN STAGES OF EDUCATOR RESPONSE  TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC :Our guest is Dr Rich Long , Executive Director of The Learning First Alliance, the organizational partnership of leading education associations. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG GREAT NEWS AND INFO  ON EQUITY AND ACCESS . MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF YOU WISH AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL  "AC&E: ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY "

REMOTE LEARNING, REMOTE P.D FROM THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER :A return visit from Chief Learning Officer at the Center, Dr Kerry Sautner on the many offerings for all educators K12 that can be used right now  and thru the summer ... from this Philadelphia -based institution about our most valued document. and the Civics lessons within.

MEETING ALL STUDENTS LITERACY NEEDS... DURING A PANDEMIC...Hard enough to do during normal times. Meet Reading Partners.org doing their best to ensure that expert literary resources reach all families and kids in need during  this historic crisis. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

A MUST FOR THOSE EDUCATORS INTERESTED IN ED TECH, SCHOOL NETWORKING AND STUDENT ACCESS..... A REVIEW OF COSN'S FIRST EVER VIRTUAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE ....CoSN's National Conference  was scheduled for early  March in DC and, like all conferences, was cancelled due to the pandemic, but that didn't stop CoSN from getting together this past week. Conference  Co-Chairs Steve Langford  of Beaverton OR schools and Marlo Gaddis of Wake County Schools, North Carolina give us the full report. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

ASTRONOMY  EDUCATION  K-12  THE GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE PROJECT..The sky's the limit. It is....and even at home every child has it. And it is a wonder. This project has educational components built in for your class . Our guest is Valentina Rodriguez, Director of External Relations for the project. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"  

HIGHLIGHTING GEORGIA'S COBB COUNTY SCHOOLS : VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOR ELL TEACHERS : Wow, great topic with Cobb County Assistant Superintendent Kelly Metcalfe and our friends at Discovery Education,who have developed this professional learning program FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

MAINTAINING CLASSROOM CULTURE DURING REMOTE EDUCATION : Expert in Blended Learning and national education consultant Danielle Sullivan and  Florida based Middle School English teacher Megan Mayer give us some great insights and expertise as our new normal continues. Thank you Curriculum Associates for these experts FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

THE  PARTNERSHIP OF  'VETERANS MOLDING MINDS" & "NEXT STEPS YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR   PROGRAM" : Our friend Corey Thomas from Veterans Molding Minds is back with another partner organization,Nest Steps.....both geared to helping K-12 youth succeed now and in the future tby buildingawareness , confidence and acumen . Corey is joined  by Dana Jewel Harris, Founder and CEO of Next Steps. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

CoSN :  HOW TO CLOSE THE DIGITAL DIVIDE ...Cosn's brilliant  guests for this show are  Larry Irving of The irving Group which broke the research on the Digital Divide ( Mr Irving is the first African American  elected to The Internet Hall of Fame)  FCC Commissioner and a leading voice in broadband expansion, Jessica Rosenworcel. Honored to have them with us. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

"OPUSYOU.COM" : ON-DEMAND MUSIC EDUCATION K-12 :  I am so glad I am doing this show as I simply don't do enough on Music Ed. We have the real thing....Scott Ellaway, Music educator ,author and Conductor, now at Yale Unviversity's Jonathan Edwards College on his ideas and curriculum  for K-12  FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

TWO  ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ON LESSONS LEARNED SO FAR FROM REMOTE TEACHING Thank you to my friends at Curriculum Associates for finding these two educators  to speak on the challenges and the new opportunities...and the stress and the joys...of remote education during Covid times

VETERANS MOLDING MINDS : Taking sixty years of learning experience in the military to the nation's classrooms, Veterans Molding Minds is an organization dedicated to school safety , student entrepreneurship/ success while building confidence with wonderful , enlightening programs FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

DESIGNING LEARNING SPACES IN THE NEW NORMAL: One of the leading school designers , Jay Litman of Fielding Int'l  return with his insights how COVID creates a new normal for now and beyond as we look carefully at Learning spaces going forward. To put it bluntly, it ain't your daddy's Oldsmobile anymore! Our friend from Norva Nivel School Furnishing Jolene Levin brings her insights to the show as well FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

TURNOVER  CHALLENGES IN RURAL SUPERINTENDENCY'S: Thank you to the Nat'l Rural Education Ass'n  we have Dr Barry Kamrath, Director of School Leadership Grad Programs at University of TN, Chattanooga to talk about the continuing need for high quality,rural district  leadership. FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

THE YALE CENTER FOR DYSLEXIA & CREATIVITY: "OVERCOMING DYSLEXIA" ,2nd EDITION :A favorite guest returns, Dr Sally Shaywitz. This entertaining and learned expert talks about the new 2nd edition of her  book  with the newest scientific findings in dyslexia.  FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

"THE DESCRIBED AND CAPTIONED MEDIA PROGRAM" : ACCESSIBLE MEDIA MATERIALS TEACHERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NOW...  Meet Cindy Camp of DCMP, a first time guest on Edutalk, as she describes the program, what it is, how it works and why it is such a valuable resource to educators ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION PreK-12 AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

SUPPORTING GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS  DURING THE COVID 19 CRISIS : Dr Tracy Inman , professor at Western Kentucky University ( and 'Parent Representative  on the NAGC Board of Directors) joins John Segota, Executive Director of NAGC  with some very helpful guidelines, tips and supports for these children during these nutsy times.  ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

A VISIT WITH  TWO GREAT SUPERINTENDENTS...on MANAGING A SCHOOL DISTRICT 7 WEEKS INTO COVID AS SCHOOL STARTS TO WIND DOWN  We're going to Chicagoland to visit with Mike Lubelfeld and Nick Polyak... and discuss how the coped with the abrupt change, how  things are going as school  winds down in May and what they are planning for the unknown future    ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

MAGNET SCHOOLS AND EQUITY : KImberly Lane, Director of  Advanced Academics and maget Programs for Durham NC Schools  is the Special guest of our good friend Todd Mann , Executive Director of Magnet Schools of America on new legislation on addressing the digital divide. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

EMERGING TRENDS IN VIRTUAL REALITY AND THEIR PLACE IN REMOTE EDUCATION:  Lenovo's Director of Global Education Solutions, Rich Henderson , is my guest. Rich is one smart guy and you'll find that out for yourself as we look at E sports Virtual Reality and  things that make a difference as we move to a world  of Remote Education . ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

ONLINE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY: We have an expert, Professor  and VP for Educational Research and Innovation, Dr Manju Bannerjee of Landmark College ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

ENCOURAGING STUDENTS TO A  CAREER IN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING..Manufacturing , Logistics and Factory work offers great STEM and income opportunities for your students and sometimes we tend to overlook this  as we educate students to enter to the workforce career ready. Meet author and expert on the subject Terry Iverson and his educator guests  on this show. ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

Its the Lisa and Michelle show....can't go wrong!!!! ITS FREE TO EDUCATORS ... JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY YOUR  INCLUDED SUBSCRIPTION TO OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2. WE'RE GOING TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO HEAR HOW THEY ARE DOING THESE DAYS.:The immediate return of Beth Branham, this time with her local high school high school Vice Principal Alicia Helms for  a check in on how they're doing with the change to distance online learning and other aspects of the new education under COVID19.  JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

A VISIT WITH  TWO  NSBA..NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION..PRESIDENTS: EDUCATION DURING COVID: Gonna be a great conversation with current president Professor Charlie Wilson and Immediate Past President Beth Branham, Esq. JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

  THE AASA LEADERSHIP NETWORK : Competent Intelligent Supportive and Caring Leadership matters NOW MORE THAN EVER...in the nation ...in every state .....and in every school district. Easy to say when its abstract but it ain't abstract anymore in COVID times. Mort Sherman and Valerie Truesdale , AASA leadership experts are my valued guests. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY THIS SHOW FROM SUPT DR. SHELLEY BERMAN OF ANDOVER MA ON "THE IMPORTANCE OF SEL IN THE THE TIME OF COViD" AT : http://tobtr.com/11715324 JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

NAVIGATING THE RAPID TRANSITION TO REMOTE LEARNING IN ED TECH SYSTEMICS  OF HARDWARE/SECURITY ETC : My guest Scott Friedlander of Insight Enterprises which supports K12 in the heart, but background of ed tech on the new needs of school districts during the era of COVID whihc may last a very long time. JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

LOOKING BEYOND THE END OF THE "COVID 19" SCHOOL YEAR .....MEASURING STUDENT INTEGRITY IN REMOTE LEARNING Good topic with Ian MCullough of TurnItIn as we all assess how the first shot at forced distance  learning and teaching needs to be evaluated...close equity gaps...and assess the integrity of student work.. . JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

TEACHING ESL ONLINE  AND OTHER PEDAGOGICAL TIPS..Congrats to my guest Mr. Saurabh Annand ,on his new Masters Degree in TESOL from the Minnesota State University at Mankato, now heading to GA for his Doctorate.. This  Delhi born educator and author is expert in many languages and  his written work has appeared in many journals , newspapers etc.. JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

THE REAL TIME LIVING HISTORY CURRICULUM My guest is Dr Hope Umansky and her movement to Mission Centered  initiatives in these crazy times of COVID with a very timely show. JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

 EdSPACES  THE SCHOOL FACILITIES CONFERENCE...... NOW WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL BOND NETWORK :SchoolBondNetwork is the first comprehensive, online database tracking K12 bond–funded capital improvement projects in the United States,  JOIN THE AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION AT WWW.ACE-ED.ORG MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AND ENJOY OUR OFFICIAL JOURNAL ONSITE "ACCESSIBILITY, COMPLIANCE & EQUITY (AC&E)"

 From Reading Horizons we have President/CEO Tyson Smith and his special guest, award winning educator Sandra Halley, winner of the Charlotte Lockhardt Literacy award .

My favorite subject, taught it for years....and in an election year its more important than ever,. Our guests are Larry Paska Executive Director of NCSS and the association president Tina Haefner with special guest NCSS Technology Chair, Nick Lawrence, from the East Bronx Academy of the Future 

THE ED TECH ADVOCACY AND POLICY SUMMIT 2020  A CoSN presentation : Reviewing the summit, held visrtually this year with Reg Leighty, Lil Kellogg, John Harrington, three experts in ed tech in a time when we need it now more than ever.

MANUFACTURING...WHERE THOUSANDS OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR OUR STUDENTS :Terry Iverson, author and business owner on how parental mentoring can create the right path for job opportunities into lucrative and excellent jobs that are needed now.

THE UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM OF EDUCATIONAL SPACE DESIGN: Nationally recognized school architect and designer Jay Litman is my guest with Jolene Levin of NorvaNivel school furniture

SOME RESOURCES FOR PARENTS Discovery Education's Nicole Lawn is my guest. They have great resources and great tips for helping parents during our STAY AT HOME  Covid 19 quarantine.

THE ROLE OF THE EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCIES NATIONWIDE IN COVID 19 TIMES OF REMOTE LEARNING :Listen to AESA's Dr. Joan Wade,, Glenn Morris, Exec. Dir of The Center for Interactive learning  and Collaboration and  Jan Zanetis , an expert on the use of video technologies in education.  

WHATS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN CANADIAN EDUCATION ....ITs ALL ABOUT EQUITY AND ACCESS THERE TOO with Robert Martellacci of Mindshare Learning who has his finger on the pulse of Canadian schools and technology.

IMPROVING LIVE ON LINE EDUCATION : Dov Friedman of CirqLive MEETS is my guest with a complete integration solution, making it easier to schedule and manage online learning, courses and office hours for your institution... a very timely show..    

McLANE GLOBAL DELIVERING MEALS TO RURAL CHILDREN  IN WAKE OF COVID 19 CRISIS That’s why McLane Global, a leading food and logistics company, is calling on rural school districts to sign up for home delivery of free meals through the Emergency Meals-To-You Partnership. Eligible participants can get more information and enroll at www.MealsToYou.org.  

SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS NOW!!!  Again, need I say more??? A very important show from NSPRA  with Executive Director Rich Bagin and NSPRA President Kelly Avants, she of Clovis CA schools

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING IN THE AGE OF REMOTE EDUCATION  with Sheldon Berman , Supt ,Andover , MA schools: Dr Berman is a leading expert on bringing SEL into a district curriculum having been Supt of Schools in Eugene OR, , Jefferson County KY, Hudson in Massachusetts and now Andover MA. He is an author on social responsibility in schools as well http://tobtr.com/11715324

THE REMOTE LEARNING PLATFORM OF THE STAR AUTISM NETWORK : How important is this for these kids in your district. Need I say more? Listen to training director  Kara Magee-Arick

  LEARN ABOUT GRACKLE DOCS ...CREATING  ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS : Communications to all matters right now. Grackle Docs ' Jeff Mills and Graham Barker will be joined by Valerie Hull of Barbers Hill ISD near Houston

THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER:A GREAT RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS DURING THE COVID 19 CRISIS : My guest is Dr Kerry Sautner ,Chief Learning Officer. Enjoy this show and while you're here, check out this link from their on line visit with Ken Burns on April 3  . Listen to Ken Burns here

High quality preschool in a rural setting.  We are engaging our students through the lens of STEM, which will prepare them not only for Kindergarten, but will also lay the groundwork for College and Career Readiness

A VISIT WITH A 6TH GRADER, LEARNING AT HOME  DURING THE COVID CRISIS IN EDUCATION : You'll meet and hear the point of view of Ms.Tannah Levin at home now with her mom Jolene , President of Norva Nivel US,( the school furniture company) and 2 sisters and a brother at home.  Quite a handful around her.. Lets hear from an actual kid during all this craziness.

SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY FOR RURAL STUDENTS  DURING THE COVID CRISIS : Dreama Gentry Executive Director of Partners for Education at one of my favorite higher ed institutions, a place everybody needs to know and love, Berea College. No surprise to me that they're supporting education for all during this chaotic time.