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Leadership Miniseries 4: Strategies for Addressing Unfinished Learning with Ken Tam
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - May 17, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutesWelcome back to our Leadership Miniseries! In this fourth and final episode of the miniseries, Ken Tam, Senior Executive Director, Content & Implementation, at Curriculum Associates, joins the conversation. Ken discusses the Council of Great City Schools' strategies for addressing unfinished le...
40 Optimism with Jamie Cooper
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - May 12, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutesJamie Cooper, Reading teacher in Mississippi, joins today's episode. Jamie shares how this year is going, and how being in the classroom has changed due to the pandemic. He explains how he's remained positive during this unique time, and how he has instilled optimism in his students. Jamie's I...
Leadership Miniseries 3: Willful Defiance with Megan Robinson
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - May 10, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutesWelcome back to our Leadership Miniseries! In this third episode, Megan Robinson, National Director at Curriculum Associates, joins the podcast. She dives right into what willful defiance is and how certain groups of students are disproportionally disciplined for this. Megan explains how some s...
39 Teacher Appreciation with Rob Waldron
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - May 05, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutesHappy Teacher Appreciation Week! Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates, joins this episode. Rob discusses how his year is going and his takeaways from this school year, and why our country will have a better appreciation for teachers after the pandemic. He explains why he appreciates teacher...
39 Teacher Appreciation with Rob Waldron
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - May 05, 2021 04:00 - 12 minutesHappy Teacher Appreciation Week! Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates, joins this episode. Rob discusses how his year is going and his takeaways from this school year, and why our country will have a better appreciation for teachers after the pandemic. He explains why he appreciates teacher...
Leadership Miniseries 2: Bias with Glendaliz Martinez
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - May 03, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutesWelcome back to our Leadership Miniseries and Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! In this second episode, Glendaliz Martinez, National Director of Content & Implementation at Curriculum Associates, joins the podcast again. She talks about bias and what leaders can do to support teachers in their j...
38 A Unique School Year with Paul Tarasevich
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - April 28, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutesPaul Tarasevich, teacher in Rhode Island, joins today's episode. He discusses how this year is going, and how he has been juggling academic content with relationship building. Paul also talks about engaging his students during this unique school year, and how he is working to prepare them for hi...
Leadership Miniseries 1: 'Cultivating Genius' with Glendaliz Martinez
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - April 26, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutesWelcome to our Leadership Miniseries! In this first episode, Glendaliz Martinez, National Director of Content & Implementation at Curriculum Associates, joins the podcast. She provides a summary of Cultivating Genius by Dr. Gholdy E. Muhammad, and how this book has helped shaped the work she doe...
37 Teacher Mental Health with Marine Freibrun
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - April 21, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutesMarine Freibrun, teacher in Idaho, joins this episode. Marine talks about how this year has been different for her, and at times felt like her first year of teaching. She shares best practices like gratitude journaling, to support her own mindset in order to best support her students. Marine als...
* Bonus Episode!* Pandemic Effects with Morgan Polikoff
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - April 19, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutesMorgan Polikoff, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education, joins this episode for a bonus interview! Morgan studies standards, assessment, accountability policies, and the impact of the pandemic on American families and students' edu...
36 Remote Student Engagement with Frinzetta Boman
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - April 14, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutesFrinzetta Boman joins Danielle and Sari for this episode. This is Frinzetta's thirty-eighth year of teaching, and she teaches first grade in Alabama. Frinzetta dives into engaging her first graders remotely, ensuring she could establish a classroom culture remotely, and enjoying this year even t...
35 Leadership with Jamilah Hud-Kirk
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - April 07, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutesJamilah Hud-Kirk, Principal in Clayton County, GA, joins this episode to talk about leading a school community during a pandemic. Jamilah shares tips, best practices, and practical advice about being a principal, mother, and wife during this time. Get inspired by her optimism, self-care, and hel...
34 SEL with Andrea Baney
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - March 31, 2021 04:00 - 16 minutesAndrea L. Baney, Grade 4 Teacher at Liberty Valley Intermediate School in PA, joins this episode to talk about social-emotional learning. Andrea shares a personal story that sheds light on to why she cares so much about SEL in her classroom. This topic is more important now than ever, and you'l...
33 Magnetic Reading with Elizabeth Bassford
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - March 24, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutesElizabeth Bassford, Associate Vice President of Content and Implementation at Curriculum Associates, joins this episode to talk about the launch of Curriculum Associates' newest reading program, Magnetic Reading. This new Grades 3–5 reading comprehension program builds knowledge, scaffolds instr...
32 Connection with Meagan Davis
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - March 17, 2021 04:00 - 21 minutesMeagan Davis, teacher at Park Place Middle School in WA, joins the show to discuss middle school and how to stay connected with students during remote learning. Meagan shares how she ensures her classroom is equitable, and how students are responding. She explains how to stay connected with stu...
31 Math Discourse with Joe Flick
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - March 10, 2021 05:00 - 13 minutesJoe Flick, teacher in New York, joins Danielle and Sari to discuss math discourse. Joe talks about engaging students in the math classroom both remotely and in person during this school year. Learn best practices and tips for creating math discussion in your classroom, ranging from using think t...
30 Data-driven Instruction with Anne Barbour
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - March 03, 2021 05:00 - 15 minutesAnne Barbour joins this episode to discuss how to use data to drive instruction. Anne shares how she implemented school-wide and grade-wide systems and activities to get students talking about data and measurement, and then geometry. Anne discusses how she connects literacy to math, and engages ...
29 Family Communication with Maria Vollrath
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - February 24, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutesMaria Vollrath, third grade teacher in Florida, joins the show to talk about how her year is going. In her fifteenth year of teaching, this year has been like no other. Maria dives into classroom organization strategies and systems that she had to rethink this year. She has so many ways she keep...
28 Virtual, Hybrid, and In-Person Learning with Megan Tegerdine
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - February 17, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutesDanielle and Sari are back to bring you the second half of the second season of the Extraordinary Educators podcast! Megan Tegerdine, 5th and 6th grade Special Education Teacher at the Ackerman School in MO joins the show to talk about all types of teaching during this school year. From going fu...
27 Gratitude with Danielle & Sari
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - November 25, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutesThis shorter episode is the final episode before the new year! Danielle and Sari discuss what they are thankful for, and share a gratitude activity you can do (with or without your students!). As always, thank you for all you do. We'll see you in 2021! Links: Example gratitude exercises: https...
26 Brave Leadership with Danielle & Sari
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - November 18, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutesDuring this episode Danielle and Sari dive into what it means to be a leader, especially during this time. They discuss relevant research from Brene Brown and others, and the 5 C's of leadership. Links: Dare to Lead: https://daretolead.brenebrown.com/ Brene Brown podcast: https://brenebrown.c...
25 Mathematics & Remote Learning with Mark Ophaug
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - November 11, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutesMark Ophaug, PD Specialist at Curriculum Associates, joins Danielle and Sari to discuss teaching math remotely. Mark talks about strategies to facilitate discourse remotely, and obstacles teachers are facing and how to overcome them during this time. He dives into using the 4's R, Turn & Talks, ...
24 Using Data with Lorraine Pascarella
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - November 04, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutesLorraine Pascarella, teacher in New York state, joins Danielle and Sari to discuss remote and hybrid learning, and using data to drive instruction. She dives into planning small group instruction, and figure out how to balance filling gaps with grade-level content. Lorraine also provides some si...
23 Engaging Students with Meghan Mayer
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - October 28, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutesMeghan Mayer, teacher in Florida, joins Danielle and Sari to discuss remote learning and engaging her middle school students. She dives into new strategies for keeping her students excited about learning, and finding moments of authentic teaching. Meghan also offers advice to teachers during thi...
22 Staying Connected with Ty Holmes
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - October 21, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutesTy Holmes, National Director at Curriculum Associates, joins again for a discussion about staying connected. Ty talks about how to approach interactions that cause us to come apart, and how to bring ourselves closer together. He explains how "omission causes pain," and how we can be inclusive, e...
21 Equity with Ty Holmes
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - October 14, 2020 09:00 - 24 minutesDanielle and Sari are joined by Ty Holmes, National Director at Curriculum Associates. Ty discusses equity in education, and how educators can work to address and close gaps. He dives into best practices during math class, and normative vs. criterion data, too. Links: Isabel Wilkerson - Americ...
20 Race & Teacher Bias with Megan Robinson
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - October 07, 2020 09:00 - 14 minutesDanielle and Sari are joined by Megan Robinson, National Director at Curriculum Associates, for part II of her interview. Megan shares research related to race and teacher bias, and discipline. She digs in to many studies related to race, and how their outcomes can greatly effect the students in...
19 Equity & Goal Setting with Megan Robinson
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - September 30, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutesDanielle and Sari are joined by Megan Robinson, National Director at Curriculum Associates. Megan shares research related to race and the opportunity myth, and goal setting with students. She emphasizes the importance of grade-level goals, and how to ensure you're creating ambitious yet attainab...
18 Partnering with and Supporting Families with Frank Salinas
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - September 23, 2020 08:00 - 17 minutesDanielle and Sari are joined by Frank Salinas, an incredible educator in Texas. Frank explains how he motivated his students to try their best on their assessments at home, while also supporting and working with their families. Frank shares best practices on communicating with families, getting ...
17 How We're Supporting Educators, Students & Families
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast - September 16, 2020 08:00 - 14 minutesDanielle and Sari are joined by Mara Rodriguez, Senior Director of Educator Success at Curriculum Associates. Being a parent and former teacher herself, Mara shares how remote learning is going for her and her family, and how we're working to support educators and their students and their famili...
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