Blue Sky Ed

In this special episode, I share some thoughts and experiences from my time working in education, as well as information I've learned during my first semester in graduate school at Temple University. This episode was created as my final project for "Leadership in Diverse Context", taught by Professor ShaVon Savage. Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.comLogo Credit: Kai Banker, on Instagram @kaibobbiA full list of the sources I used in this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1naRaw16Rp1UQj_INCUWxP6wtv63FjNh9/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114857263098242491858&rtpof=true&sd=true 

This time around, I sat down with Ralph Andracchio, improviser, teacher of improv, life coach, and all around Renaissance man to discuss how improv is applicable to everyone, the importance of finding your crowd of misfits, and how being authentic is the funniest thing you can do. https://informationcoaching.comFacebook: In/Formation Coaching & CommunicationInstagram: @info.coach.ralphMusic Credit: https://www.purple-planet.comLogo Credit: Kai Banker, on Instagram @kaibobbi

In this episode, I sat down with my colleague Joe Hejlek to discuss how he created his role as Director of Wraparound Services at KIPP NJ--and what he does on a day-to-day basis--as well as our similar roots as newbie teachers in New Orleans, the nuances of school funding and income inequality, and why he thinks requiring educators to be extraordinary is a bad idea. Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.comLogo Credit: Kai Banker, on Instagram @kaibobbi

In this episode, I sit down with long-time friend Katrina Pommerening to discuss our early days in the classroom as part of Teach for America, reading the newspaper as children, and how it takes a special kind of person to teach middle school.

An interview with my colleague Christopher Simmons in which we discuss his experiences as one of the first Americorps members, the small--and large--divide between Philadelphia and Camden, and the impact of getting outside of your comfort zone. Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.comLogo Credit: Kai Banker, @wickedgoodname

In this first episode, I sit down with my father, Robert Esposito, to discuss his 40+ year career in education. We discuss his own experiences in school in the 50's and 60's, his time in an open-model classroom, and decisions about education from a parent's perspective. We also dug in to his roles as both a teacher and administrator--and what he thinks they each get wrong about the other--as well as the "Blue Sky" theory that became the namesake for this podcast.Music Credit: https://www.purple-planet.comLogo Credit: Kai Banker, @wickedgoodname

Welcome to Blue Sky Ed, a new education podcast full of interviews with educators. Each episode, Kate Esposito sits down with a different professional from the field of education to discuss where they've been, what they've learned, and what we can be doing to continually improve our schools for all. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com