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Ep20: Rod Franchi on the importance of historical thinking

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 26:15


Rod is a high school social studies teacher.

Ep19: Rod Franchi on the importance of historical knowledge

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 23:49


Rod is a high school social studies teacher.

Ep18: Hattie Maguire on loving teaching after 20 years

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 20:09


Hattie is a National Board Certified high school ELA teacher.

Ep17: Dr. RJ Webber on Distributed Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 24:05


Dr. Webber is Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services for the Novi Community School District until July 1, 2022, when he will be Superintendent of Northville Public Schools.

Ep16: Andrew Comb on Understanding by Design

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 22:19


Andrew is Assistant Principal at Novi High School.

Ep15: Kailee Chichila and Holly Watson on Executive Function

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 20:32


Kailee is a school psychologist at the secondary level. Holly is a school social worker at the elementary level.

Ep14: Darby Hoppenstedt on Universal Accommodations

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 23:25


Darby is the Director of Student Support Services for the Novi Community School District. Topics include environmental, behavioral, instructional, and organizational accommodations.

Ep13: Kathleen Ader on Putting Your Best Digital Foot Forward

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 25:45


Kathleen is a National Board Certified teacher and instructional coach. Topics include effective ways to organize virtual classroom space.

Ep12: Reviewing Make it Stick with Bethany Bratney

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 33:53


Bethany is a National Board Certified media specialist. Topics: Insights from the book Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Roediger, H. L., McDaniel, M. A., Brown, P. C. (2014)

Ep11: Marsha Reid on the potential of co-teaching

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 20:09


Marsha Reid is a special education teacher with 28 years of experience.

Ep10: 3 Things on Assessment with Emily Pohlonski

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 28:24


Veteran high school science teacher and current Novi Virtual principal Emily Pohlonski discusses assessment with Brian.

Ep9 On Social-Emotional Learning and Student Voice

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 20:01


Elementary ELD teacher Robert Beltz discusses social-emotion learning; Meaghan Wheat discusses student voice.

Ep8 Dr. Steve Matthews on Preparing a Presentation

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 30:26


Dr. Steve Matthews is Superintendent of the Novi Community School District.

Ep7 The First Days of School

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 20:30


Luma Jarjis (1st grade), Allison Bradley (2nd grade), Shalini Prasad-Heintz (3rd grade), Marietta Leon (4th grade), and Jacqueline Kaschyk (7th grade) share their goals for the first week of school.

Ep6: Ryan Smith on teaching electives

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 25:54


Ryan teaches elementary physical education. Topics include building relationships, having structure, and cultures of thinking.

Ep5: Kelsey Gaylord on English Language Development

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 20:00


Kelsey is the District ELD Teacher Leader. Topics include English Language Development (ELD), building relationships, using visuals.

Ep4: Lauren Nizol on lessons from MTSS

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 26:00


Lauren teaches high school English Language Arts. Topics include MTSS and Tier 1 strategies.

Ep3: Lisa Rice on classroom management

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 27:26


Lisa teaches first grade. Topics include classroom management strategies.

Ep2: Jennifer Smith on teaching with impact

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 25:12


Jenn teaches first grade. Topics include building positive relationships / environment, using data, high expectations, and having fun.

Ep1: Sarah David on building relationships

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 29:41


Sarah teaches middle school English Language Arts. Topics include building relationships and SEL.

Ep0: Thriving Educators Trailer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2021 0:35


Host Brian Langley introduces the Thriving Educators podcast.

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