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Ep.085 -- Sonny Thadani -- Making Social-Emotional Learning Work for Everyone

ClassCast Podcast - March 02, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.085 features Sonny Thadani, CEO & Co-Founder of Robin, discussing social-emotional learning, mindfulness, the value of personal/life coaching, and how we can serve students' and teachers' emotional needs as we strive to improve education.  Sonny initially found success as a ...

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Ep.084 -- Jeff Harris -- College, Career, & Future Readiness w/ the President & Co-Founder of Xello

ClassCast Podcast - January 31, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.084 features Jeff Harris, President and Co-Founder of Xello, discussing college and career planning, supporting students' long-term goals, and the concept (and reality) of "future ready" students.  Jeff and host Ryan Tibbens discuss their own experiences with past versions o...

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Ep.083 -- Jessica Kirkland -- Keeping It Real with Your Favorite Teacher on Twitter

ClassCast Podcast - January 05, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.083 features Jessica Kirkland, a high school English teacher in Loudoun County, Virginia (and Twitter superstar), talking shop and exchanging ideas about improving schools, building relationships, navigating the pandemic, and much more with host Ryan Tibbens. In this laidbac...

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Ep.082 -- Tibbens -- Reflections on Distance Learning & 2021

ClassCast Podcast - December 22, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.082 features host Ryan Tibbens reflecting on his experiences in an all-new distance learning program, challenges teachers faced in 2021, and how educators can move forward into 2022 with optimism and determination. In many ways, distance learning represents one of the most ...

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Ep.081 -- Tyler Rablin -- Anti-Grading Crusader on Fixing Feedback

ClassCast Podcast - November 22, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.081 features Mr. Tyler Rablin, an instructional technology coach, high school English teacher, and anti-grading crusader in Washington, sharing his perspectives and research on grading and assessment with host Ryan Tibbens.  This is among the all-time best episodes of the Cl...

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Ep.080 -- Doug Roberts -- Institute for Education Innovation (IEI) & Empowering Educators

ClassCast Podcast - November 08, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.080 features Doug Roberts, the founder and CEO of the Institute for Education Innovation (IEI), speaking with host Ryan Tibbens about empowering educators, supporting superintendents, and connecting innovative education entrepreneurs with the schools and students they want t...

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Ep.079 -- Tibbens -- Centralized Control, Centralized Complaints

ClassCast Podcast - October 26, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.079 features host Ryan Tibbens talking about the correlation between centralized decision-making and the surge of superintendent and school board criticisms nationwide. Over the last few years, we've seen politicians, parents, and even teachers at school board meetings speak...

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Ep.078 -- Kohila Sivas -- Math Codes: Coaching, Tutoring, & Serving Students

ClassCast Podcast - October 11, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.078 features Kohila Sivas, the founder and lead coach at Math Codes, an innovative program designed to help students build their math skills, personal confidence, and executive functions. Kohila's amazing work builds on the idea that most students need more than just content...

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Ep.078 -- Kohila Sivas -- MathCodes: Coaching, Tutoring, & Serving Students

ClassCast Podcast - October 11, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.078 features Kohila Sivas, the founder and lead coach at MathCodes, an innovative program designed to help students build their math skills, personal confidence, and executive functions. Kohila's amazing work builds on the idea that most students need more than just content ...

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Ep.077 -- Grant Schafer -- Connecting Communities & Schools

ClassCast Podcast - September 27, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.077 features Grant Schafer, the Supervisor of Community Connections for Loudoun County Public Schools. Working closely with Career & Technical Education, Computer Science Experiential Learning, and a few other specialized programs in the school system, Grant strives to conne...

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Ep.076 -- Simon Tang -- Student, Semi-Staffer, School Critic, Sailor

ClassCast Podcast - September 12, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.076 features Simon Tang, a former student of host Ryan Tibbens, sharing his thoughts on school improvement, student choice, dual enrollment programs, post-high school plans, Dick Wolf TV shows, and much, much more. Throughout his public school career, Simon distinguished him...

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Ep.075 -- The Cookout (Cary Vipond & Kevin Cook) -- Anti-racism, CRT, and "The Conversation"

ClassCast Podcast - August 30, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Classcast Podcast Ep.075 features Cary Vipond and Kevin Cook, members of "The Cookout," a discussion group focusing on race relations and making positive change in the Loudoun County, Virginia community. Along with host Ryan Tibbens, they discuss the recent debates (and hysteria?) over critical ...

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Ep.074 -- Al Kingsley -- My Secret #EdTech Diary

ClassCast Podcast - August 16, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.074 features Al Kingsley -- CEO of NetSupport Inc., school leader & administrator in the United Kingdom, and author of the hit new book My Secret #EdTech Diary -- speaking with host Ryan Tibbens about his career in educational technology, what he's learned by leading his own...

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Ep.073 -- Tibbens -- Don't Dummy-Proof Teaching (#EduPodlooza Innovation Response)

ClassCast Podcast - August 02, 2021 08:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.073 -- Host Ryan Tibbens ruminates on how efforts to standardize, scale, and reproduce great teaching ultimately lead to dummy-proofing, to treating teachers like dummies who need scripts and Choose-Your-Own-Adventure styled lesson plans. This solo talk was recorded in respo...

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Ep.072 -- Make School Less Like School (Edupodlooza Roundtable, Pt.2) -- Season 3 Launch!

ClassCast Podcast - July 19, 2021 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Episode 072, the first of Season 3, features a great segment from the "Innovation Roundtable," the first group discussion from the 1st annual #Edupodlooza, an all-day education-podcast marathon in which teachers from around the world talked about improving schools, podcasting, and hot topics, wi...

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Ep.071 -- Cristina Groeger -- The Education Trap: Social Mobility & Public Schools

ClassCast Podcast - July 05, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.071, the FINAL episode of Season 2, features college professor, education enthusiast, and author Christina (Tina) Groeger, whose new book -- The Education Trap: Schools and the Remaking of Inequality.  Tina and host Ryan Tibbens discuss school's limited ability to affect soc...

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Ep.071 -- Cristina Groeger -- The Education Trap: Social Mobility & Public Schools

ClassCast Podcast - July 05, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.071, the FINAL episode of Season 2, features college professor, education enthusiast, and author Christina (Tina) Groeger, whose new book -- The Education Trap: Schools and the Remaking of Inequality.  Tina and host Ryan Tibbens discuss school's limited ability to affect soc...

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Ep.070 -- Melinda Arnost -- Inclusion, Social-Emotional Learning, & Serving All Our Students

ClassCast Podcast - June 21, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.070 features intervention specialist, special education teacher, and author Melinda Arnost discussing inclusion, social-emotional learning, differentiation, and how good relationships combine with common sense to create functional classrooms and effective teachers.  Melinda ...

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Ep.069 -- Tibbens Goes Virtual: Pandemic, Purpose, & Progress

ClassCast Podcast - June 08, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.069 features host Ryan Tibbens reflecting on the 2020-2021 school year, pandemic-related changes in schools, 4-day work weeks, and a HUGE career shift -- to 100% virtual instruction. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone differently, but one thing is certain -- it is h...

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Ep.068 -- Chris Rader -- Higher Ed Abroad, STEM, & Making High School More Valuable

ClassCast Podcast - May 25, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
EP.068 -- CHRIS RADER -- HIGHER ED ABROAD, STEM, & MAKING HIGH SCHOOL MORE VALUABLE5/24/20210 Comments ClassCast Podcast Ep.068 features Chris Rader, a former student of host Ryan Tibbens, sharing his experiences and perspectives on education and how to better serve students.  Since graduating f...

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Ep.067 -- Peter Hubbell, CEO of Apply : you, on Students' Interview Skills & Personal Branding

ClassCast Podcast - May 17, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.067 features Peter Hubbell, founder & CEO of Apply : you, discussing personal branding, storytelling, improving education, and helping recent college graduates to secure their first jobs through innovative interviewing techniques.  Apply : you runs a series of practical work...

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Ep.066 -- Dr. Casey Jakubowski -- #ChangeTheNarrative & Better Schools for Better Communities

ClassCast Podcast - May 10, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.066 features Dr. Casey Jakubowski, a professor, author, and teacher from upstate New York sharing his views on education in the United States, our need for greater civic education and engagement, as well as how we can "#ChangeTheNarrative" about our school system's successes...

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Ep.065 -- Dr. Sam Fecich -- Improving Education via Teacher Preparation

ClassCast Podcast - May 03, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.065 features Dr. Sam Fecich, an education professor, author, speaker, and podcaster who works with pre-service teachers. She and host Ryan Tibbens discuss teacher preparation, how we can attract and train the best talent, why pedagogy and content both matter, and more. Sam's...

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Ep.064 -- Tibbens -- Thoughts on School Choice (Mini-Series Wrap-Up)

ClassCast Podcast - April 19, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.064 features host Ryan Tibbens sharing his thoughts on school choice while concluding a five episode mini-series on school choice. After engaging, informative discussions with Citizen Stewart (pro-school choice), Jennifer Berkshire (pro-public school), Neal McCluskey (pro-sc...

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Ep.063 -- Jon Hale -- School Reform, Not School Choice (School Choice Mini-Series Pt.4)

ClassCast Podcast - April 12, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.063 features education historian, professor at the University of Illinois, and author Jon Hale discussing school choice, its dark history, and the problems it may spawn in the future. Much of Jon's work focuses on past school choice movements and Civil Rights era freedom sch...

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Ep.062 -- Neal McCluskey -- School Choice & Liberty

ClassCast Podcast - April 05, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.062 features Neal McCluskey PhD, the Director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute, discussing school choice, individual liberty, and the future of education with host Ryan Tibbens. Neal has spent most of his career studying public policy with a focus ...

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Ep.062 -- Neal McCluskey -- School Choice & Liberty (School Choice Mini-Series Pt.3)

ClassCast Podcast - April 05, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.062 features Neal McCluskey PhD, the Director of the Center for Educational Freedom at the Cato Institute, discussing school choice, individual liberty, and the future of education with host Ryan Tibbens. Neal has spent most of his career studying public policy with a focus ...

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Ep.061 -- Jennifer Berkshire -- The False Promises of School Choice (School Choice Mini-Series Pt.2)

ClassCast Podcast - March 29, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.061 features Jennifer Berkshire, an education journalist, podcaster, and co-author of a great new book about school choice,  A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door. She and host Ryan Tibbens discuss school choice, racial and economic inequality, the politics behind the choice moveme...

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Ep.061 -- Jennifer Berkshire -- The False Promises of School Choice

ClassCast Podcast - March 29, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.061 features Jennifer Berkshire, an education journalist, podcaster, and co-author of a great new book about school choice,  A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door. She and host Ryan Tibbens discuss school choice, racial and economic inequality, the politics behind the choice moveme...

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Ep.060 -- Citizen Stewart -- School Choice & Educational Opportunity (School Choice Mini-Series Pt.1)

ClassCast Podcast - March 21, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
ClassCast Podcast Ep.060 features Chris "Citizen" Stewart discussing school choice, educational opportunity, dismantling oppressive systems, and empowering individuals with host Ryan Tibbens. Citizen Stewart is CEO of the Brightbeam Network, founder of Citizen.Education, host of the UnPublic Pod...

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