Podcasts about cornerstone learning community

2021 Okra Dreams: After a winter break, we are launching straight into spring. E6 focuses on growing okra and the upcoming season, but there's plenty of food talk to get us dreaming about those hot harvest days. Mark Tancig, a UF Extension Agent, shares expert advice on growing okra and talks nematodes.  We discuss okra varieties with Ira Wallace of SESE as well as food, memories and culture. And we close with some beautiful stories from Sidney Nicholson, who recounts his, often amusing, childhood responses to his okra-loving mother! Meet the GuestsMark Tancig is the Commercial/Residential Horticulture Extension Agent for Leon County, FL, where he shares research-based best practices for sustainable landscape management. Mark also coordinates the Leon County Master Gardener Volunteer Program. His articles are regularly published in the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact.Information About Nematodes:Nematode Management in Vegetable Garden Cover Crops for Nematode Management Nematode Assay Form (UF) Ira Wallace is a worker/owner of the cooperative Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Ira serves on the boards of the Organic Seed Alliance, and the Virginia Association for Biological Farming. Ira is an organizer of the Heritage Harvest Festival at Monticello. She was named a 2019 Great American Gardener by the American Horticultural Society. She is author of the Timber Press Guide to Vegetable Gardening in the Southeast and a subsequent  state specific book series.Sidney Nicholson retired from a long career in law enforcement in NYC and became an after-school coordinator at Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, FL, where he mentored children, young people, and adults alike. He is a father and grandfather, and husband and partner to his childhood sweetheart, Gloria. He enjoys life outdoors and spending time with family and friends. Participate in the Whidby White CSS Project.We hope you enjoyed the music outtakes from, The Okra Song, courtesy of Hot Tamale. Subscribe to this podcast wherever you get your podcast fix and follow us on Instagram and Facebook. Email questions and comments to theokrapodcast@gmail.com. Also, consider supporting us with as little as $1 a month via Patreon.Thanks from your Co-hosts, Chris Smith and Rebekka White! 

Our guests say that good teaching strategy will reach all students. Tune in and see if you agree. @larryferlazzo @wwmurawski @TaraCDale @jasonflom @Bamradionetwork Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services. Wendy Murawski, Ph.D. is the Executive Director and Eisner Endowed Chair for the Center for Teaching and Learning at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), where she is also a full professor in the Department of Special Education. Tara Dale is a science teacher at Desert Ridge High School. Mandi White has been working in education for over ten years in positions teaching middle school cross-categorical special education resource and 7th grade English language arts and US History.

Our guests tell us that we have a gender crisis that demands our attention. Tune in to learn where the problem begins, why it matters, and what our guests suggest we need to do about it. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @ChristiaBrown @JasonFlom @Myers_Berkowicz #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Christia Spears Brown, Ph.D., author of Parenting Beyond Pink and Blue: How to Raise Your Kids Free of Gender Stereotypes, is a Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Kentucky. Her research focuses on the impact of gender stereotypes on children and teens. Jill Berkowicz Ed.D. co-authored The STEM Shift with Ann Myers, Ed.D. Both write the blog Leadership360 for Education Week. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services.

Increasingly it appears that kindness is becoming a lost quality in adults and young kids. How can we cultivate kindness in a climate that seems to devalue it? Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @JasonFlom #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Susan A. Miller, EdD, is a Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. She has a long career in education spanning forty years as a preschool teacher and director, primary teacher and master teacher at two laboratory schools, and a university professor. She is the author of Emotional Development in 3- and 4-Year-Olds. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services.

Join us s we attempt to place our go-to solutions to student misbehavior into a logical framework. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @JasonFlom @PosClass #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Dr. Muriel Rand is a Professor of Early Childhood Education at New Jersey City University and the author of the books: The Positive Classroom, The Positive Preschool. Dr. Rand also holds a Masters in Social Work Degree and specializes in helping children with challenging behavior. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services.

If you are unclear about the meaning of a culturally responsive classroom or why it matters, tune in. Follow: @bamradionetwork @jasonFlom @raepica1 @PrincipalKafele @jlwf Award-winning educator Baruti Kafele is a leading keynote speaker and best-selling author. His books include The Teacher 50: Critical Questions for Inspiring Classroom Excellence. Jennifer L.W. Fink is a freelance writer who specializes in education and health. Her education articles have appeared in Scholastic Teacher, District Administration, and online at WeAreTeachers.com. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services.

Join us as we unpack a surprising trend of technology-driven learning disabilities. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @JasonFlom Joye Newman is author of Move to Learn: Integrating Movement into the Early Childhood Curriculum was a winner of Academic’s Choice Smart Book Award! Joye earned her master’s degree in Education and Human Development from GWU, with a specialty in perceptual motor development. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services.

Students and teachers report being traumatized by the results of the election. Teachers are on the front lines of the fallout. How can we respond? Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @jasonflom @SeanAThom @myers_Berkowicz #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingW Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services, and founding editor, Ecology of Education. Jill Berkowicz Ed.D. co-authored The STEM Shift with Ann Myers, Ed.D.with a blog Leadership360 for Education Week. Sean Thom is an 8th grade science teacher and science department head at Camden's Promise Middle School. He blogs for BAM and all of his writing can be found at seanathom.com.

A recent study suggests that white and black teachers treat black kids differently. We explore the reasons and discuss how educators can respond. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @jasonflom #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Dr. Rosemarie Allen has worked in early childhood education for more than 30 years. Her research focuses on the impact of implicit bias on young children, especially related to preschool suspensions. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services, and founding editor, Ecology of Education.

Vision issues can be an impediment to learning that is missed by teachers and school nurses. Standard vision screening does not catch all of the vision related maladies that can impact learning. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @jasonflom @wendybethrosen #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Wendy B. Rosen, author of The Hidden Link Between Vision and Learning: Why Millions of Learning Disabled Children Are Misdiagnosed, worked as a certified elementary and early childhood teacher and education consultant specializing in vision-related learning problems, metacognition, and environmental education. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services, and founding editor, Ecology of Education.

What matters most in educating the next generation, and can it be taught in the current school climate? Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @JustinMinkel @jasonflom #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf Justin Minkel is an award-winning Arkansas Teacher of the Year who teaches 2nd and 3rd grades at Jones Elementary, a high-achieving public school. Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services, and founding editor, Ecology of Education.

How can we teach kids to be more self-reliant learners? In this segment, we look at why many are not, and how to shift responsibility for learning to students. Follow: @bamradionetwork @raepica1 @jasonflom @coachginsburg @MsSackstein #edchat #edreform #ece #earlyed #AskingWhatIf David Ginsburg helps schools improve student outcomes through various services including leadership coaching and instructional coaching and Ed Week blogger, Coach G's Teaching Tips. Starr Sackstein, NBCT, is a certified Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA) and author of Teaching Students to Self Assess: How do I help Students grow as learners? Jason Flom is director of Cornerstone Learning Community in Tallahassee, Florida, a whole child school he cofounded with other educators and serves as a faculty member with ASCD’s Professional Learning Services, and founding editor, Ecology of Education.

In this segment we're introduced to the wonder, experiment, learn cycle. Tune in and get some powerful strategies for guiding students through a rigorous inquiry process. Follow: @JasonFlom @AletaMargolis @RothsteinDan @bodymindchild @bamradionetwork #edchat #teaching #edreform #AskingWhatIf Dan Rothstein is one of the founders of the Right Question Institute (RQI) and has been part of a team working for the past 25 years on finding the simplest, most effective ways to help all people learn to ask better questions and participate in decisions that affect them. Aleta Margolis founded Center for Inspired Teaching in 1995 to build a better school experience for students by transforming the role of the teacher from information provider to Instigator of Thought; Inspired Teaching's activities include district-wide professional development for inservice teachers, a new teacher preparation program, and the Inspired Teaching Demonstration Public Charter School. Jason Flom taught upper elementary teacher for 11 years and is now the Learning and Communications Director at Cornerstone Learning Community. He founded and still edits the multi-author education blog, Ecology of Education, and is currently serving as faculty for ASCD with a primary focus in increasing literacy in the sciences.

There's a lot of talk in education circles these days about character, grit and perseverance. To what extent can these qualities address some of the apparently intractable challenges we face in education? Follow:@JasonFlom @larryferlazzo @bamradionetwork Dr. Debbie Silver is a 30-year veteran teacher. She is the author of the bestselling book, Fall Down 7 Times, Get Up 8: Teaching Kids to Succeed. Jason Flom taught upper elementary teacher for 11 years and is now the Learning and Communications Director at Cornerstone Learning Community.