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Perspectives In Education

24 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago -

Each month we will provide you with a different perspective on education. Our goal is to offer you a platform to hear stories that will inspire you, open your eyes to new ideas, and remind you why we joined the profession. Education is the best profession in the world. Educators build the foundation of learning, foster growth and self-awareness, and shape the future. Through the art of storytelling, we can all learn and become better educators that we were yesterday. Join us to celebrate and cherish different Perspectives in Education!

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Episodes

Episode 16: Rachelle Dene Poth: Chart a New Course

April 20, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MB

Our guest for episode 16 is Rachelle Dene Poth! Rachelle Dene Poth is a Spanish and STEAM: What’s nExT in Emerging Technology Teacher at Riverview Junior Senior High School in Oakmont, PA. In addition to being a teacher, she is also an Attorney and earned my Juris Doctor Degree from Duquesne University School of Law … Continue reading "Episode 16: Rachelle Dene Poth: Chart a New Course"

Episode 15: David Geurin: Principal, Author, Speaker, and One of the 2017 NASSP National Digital Principals of the Year

March 23, 2020 11:00 - 27 minutes - 29.8 MB

Join us as we talk with David Geurin about authentic professional development. We highlight one of their most successful events where they held a book tasting event for their teachers.

Episode 14: Dr. Justin Aglio: Innovative Leader, Professor, Author, and Director of Academic Achievement and District Innovation

February 24, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MB

Our guest for episode 14 is Dr. Justin Aglio! Check out his website and follow him on Twitter! Dr. Justin Aglio, a former teacher, and award-winning principal, is the Director of Academic Achievement and District Innovation at Montour School District and Visiting LearnLab Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute in the School of … Continue reading "Episode 14: Dr. Justin Aglio: Innovative Leader, Professor, Author, and Director of Academic Achievement and D...

Episode 13: Katie Martin: Teacher, Author, Blogger, Leader in Education, Education Consultant, TED Talk Extraordinaire, and Public Speaker!

June 20, 2018 15:04 - 27 minutes - 24.2 MB

Episode 13: Katie Martin: Education Leader, Teacher, Author, Blogger,  Education Consultant, and Public Speaker!  Dr. Katie Martin is the Head of Partnerships- West at AltSchool where they have been building a technology-enabled network to empower and connect families, students, and teachers. Katie’s experience in research and practice continue to guide her belief that if we want to change how students learn, we must change how educators learn. 

Episode 12: Jennifer Casa Todd: Author, Blogger, Teacher-Librarian, and Role Model for Using Social Media and Technology in Education

May 26, 2018 10:53 - 28 minutes - 25.1 MB

Episode 12: Jennifer Casa Todd: Author, Blogger, Teacher-Librarian, and Role Model for Using Social Media and Technology in Education. In this episode we discuss as aspects of social media and how it can be a tool for learning and not one that we need to run from!

Episode 11: Ken O’Connor, The Grade Doctor: Former Teacher and Department Lead, Independent Consultant, Staff Development and Facilitator on Grading, Assessment, and Learning

April 30, 2018 18:50 - 23 minutes - 27.1 MB

Episode 11: Ken O'Connor, The Grade Doctor: Former Teacher and Department Lead, Independent Consultant, Staff Development and Facilitator on Grading, Assessment, and Learning. Ken has been involved in education for over 50 years and most recent has worked as a staff development presenter and facilitator on assessment, grading and reporting in 47 states and 9 Canadian provinces and one territory and 25 countries outside of North America.

Episode 10: Jimmy Casas: Award Winning Author, Top Notch Leader, Professor, Former Principal, and Role Model for Leadership in Education

March 30, 2018 02:31 - 38 minutes - 47.8 MB

Episode 10: Jimmy Casas: Award Winning Author, Top Notch Leader, Professor, Former Principal, and Role Model for Leadership in Education. Jimmy served for 22 years as a school leader where he was named the 2012 Iowa Secondary Principal of the Year and a finalist for the 2013 National Secondary Principal of the Year. Since then Jimmy has continued his impact on education as the CEO and Founder of ConnectEDD, senior fellow for the International Center for Leadership in Education, and still gets...

Episode 8, Part 2: William Parker: Former Teacher, Award Winning Principal, Author, and Host of the Principal Matters Podcast!

March 02, 2018 17:15 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MB

Episode 8: William Parker: Former Teacher, Award Winning Principal, Author, and Host of the Principal Matters Podcast!

Episode 9: Tyler Tarver: Creator of Tarver Academy, youtube connoisseur, keynote speaker and former teacher turned district administrator. Currently the Director of Ouachita Baptist University at New Life Church!

January 23, 2018 17:15 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MB

Episode 9 features Tyler Tarver. Tyler has worn almost every hat possible in the district and recently no has taken his skills to the collegiate level!  He is a pioneer in educating students through video and has created a huge list (over 700 videos) of content that can be found on http://www.tarveracademy.com or on his youtube channel: Tarver Academy where he has over 24,000 subscribers!

Episode 8: William Parker: Former Teacher, Award Winning Principal, Author, and Host of the Principal Matters Podcast!

November 15, 2017 17:00 - 16 minutes - 23.2 MB

Our guest for episode 8 is William Parker. William has been working in education for 25 years: 12 years as a teacher and 13 as an administrator.  He is the 2012 Oklahoma Vice Principal of the year and is currently the Principal at high school in Oklahoma.  He also is currently the Executive Director of OASSP/OMLEA. He is the author Principal Matters (Updated & Expanded): The Motivation, Action, Courage and Teamwork Needed for School Leaders and recently published his second book: Messaging ...

Episode 7 Part 2: Shanna Peeples: 2015 National Teacher of the Year, Doctoral Candidate at Harvard, and Author

October 30, 2017 16:25 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB

Holy inspiration! Did you miss episode 1? Make sure you do!! Shanna Peeples, the 2015 National Teacher of the Year, joins the the show for part 2 of our 2 part series with her! She is a former Secondary English teacher, department chair, and instructional coach at Amarillo ISD in Amarillo, Texas.  Currently she is a doctoral candidate for Education Leadership at Harvard!

Episode 7 Part 1: Shanna Peeples: 2015 National Teacher of the Year, Doctoral Candidate at Harvard, and Author

October 19, 2017 15:02 - 28 minutes - 38.4 MB

Looking to be inspired today!? This is the podcast for you! Shanna Peeples, the 2015 National Teacher of the Year, joins the the show! She is a former Secondary English teacher, department chair, and instructional coach at Amarillo ISD in Amarillo, Texas.  Currently she is a doctoral candidate for Education Leadership at Harvard!

Episode 6 Part 3: Mike Lubelfeld and Nick Poylak: Superintendents, #suptchat hosts, and authors.

July 24, 2017 13:30 - 9 minutes - 21.2 MB

In Part 3 of 3 part mini series with Michael Lubelfeld, Ed.D. and Nick Polyak we discuss their book The Unlearning Leader: Leading Tomorrows Schools Today and their Perspectives on Education. Mike is currently serves as the superintendent of schools in the Deerfield, IL Public Schools (District 109). He is the co-moderator of #suptchat - the superintendent educational chat on Twitter. Nick Polyak, Ed.D. is the proud superintendent of the award-winning Leyden Community High School District 2...

Episode 6 Part 2: Mike Lubelfeld and Nick Poylak: Superintendents, #suptchat hosts, and authors.

July 05, 2017 22:32 - 20 minutes - 47.7 MB

In Part 2 of 3 part mini series with Michael Lubelfeld, Ed.D. and Nick Polyak we discuss their book The Unlearning Leader: Leading Tomorrows Schools Today. Mike is currently serves as the superintendent of schools in the Deerfield, IL Public Schools (District 109). He is the co-moderator of #suptchat - the superintendent educational chat on Twitter. Nick Polyak, Ed.D. is the proud superintendent of the award-winning Leyden Community High School District 212. He is the co-moderator of #suptc...

Episode 6 Part 1: Mike Lubelfeld and Nick Poylak: Superintendents, #suptchat hosts, and authors.

June 27, 2017 13:31 - 13 minutes - 31.6 MB

In Part 1 of 3 part mini series with Michael Lubelfeld, Ed.D. and Nick Polyak we discuss the impact on social media, first steps to get started, and how it can transform your career. Mike and Nick are co-authors of a book called The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow's School Today. Mike is currently serves as the superintendent of schools in the Deerfield, IL Public Schools (District 109). He is the co-moderator of #suptchat - the superintendent educational chat on Twitter. Nick Poly...

Episode 5: Monica Burns: Educator, EdTech Consultant and Classroom Technology Advocate

May 26, 2017 13:07 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

Dr. Monica Burns is a Curriculum and EdTech Consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and Founder of ClassTechTips.com. She joins us to discuss her new book #FormativeTech: Meaningful, Sustainable, and Scalable Formative Assessment With Technology. In this episode we discuss: pioneering 1 to 1 devices, great apps for education (Nearpod, Explain Everything, Adobe Spark Post), what is formative assessment?, how does data comes into play when planning for a lesson or parent teacher conferences...

Episode 4 Part 4: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 12, 2017 15:27 - 3 minutes - 4.3 MB

Part 4 comes from co-host Mike Rocco as he thanks the teachers that have had an impact on him from his high school teacher to his mother-in-law and wife.

Episode 4 Part 3: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 10, 2017 20:11 - 2 minutes - 3.5 MB

Part 3 comes from our friend Mike Lubelfeld. Mike is the Superintendent of Deerfield Public School, District 109 in Illinois. He is the co-host for #suptchat on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 P.M. CST as well as the co-author for The Unlearning Leader: Leading for Tomorrow's Schools Today. Mike will be a future guest on the podcast so stay tuned!

Episode 4 Part 2: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 09, 2017 17:09 - 2 minutes - 3.51 MB

Part 2 comes from our friend Tyler Tarver. Tyler is an amazing educator from Arkansas and he showcases one of his strengths that we see in him as a leader/administrator/teacher. Humor. The power of humor cannot go unnoticed with our students and staff. Tyler is a future guest of the podcast and to check out some of the amazing things he is doing in education, check out his website: Tarver Academy. You will not be disappointed!

Episode 4 Part 1: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 08, 2017 18:33 - 6 minutes - 6.88 MB

Part 1 our mini shows to celebrate Teacher Appreciation week comes from Justin as he thanks his daughters teachers, reflects on what it means to be a teacher, and thanks a few teachers who impacted him as he was growing up.

Episode 3: Lead Like a Pirate with Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf

April 20, 2017 18:20 - 33 minutes - 32.5 MB

Episode 3 welcomes Lead Like a Pirate authors Shelley Burgess and Beth Houf! Shelley is served as an award-winning teacher, principal, Director of Student Achievement, and Assistant Superintendent of Educational Leadership. Beth is the co-author of Lead Like a Pirate and is passionate about developing schools that encourage high levels of learning and empowerment for all… schools where students and staff are running to get in, not out!

Episode 2: Evangelist & Change Agent: Jon Bergmann, Flipped Learning, and their Global Initiative

March 14, 2017 21:15 - 40 minutes - 45.5 MB

Our guest for episode 2 is Jon Bergmann. Jon is an educator, evangelist, and change agent who is one of the pioneers of the Flipped Class Movement. He also has a new book coming out in April called, "Solving the Homework Problem by Flipping the Learning."

Episode 1: Student Perspective: Growth Mindset, Building Relationships, and Achieving Your Dreams

February 21, 2017 20:58 - 23 minutes - 27.9 MB

Episode 1 features Miashanti Smith. She provides insights on: how to overcome the challenges that life puts in front of us, the power of support systems, and how her dreams became a reality when she joined the WPFL (Women's Professional Football League) by signing with the Pittsburgh Passion.

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February 21, 2017 20:46 - 1 minute - 3.7 MB

Perspectives in Education, each month, will provide you with a different view on education. Our goal is to offer you a platform to hear stories that will inspire you, open your eyes to new ideas, and remind you why we joined the profession!

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