Podcasts about rowland unified school district

After a year of zoom, distancing and uncertainty, school is out for many teachers and students in Southern California.  Some teachers taught virtually in their living rooms, while others taught kids in person, wearing masks and spaced apart - but regardless of the specific circumstances, it was a novel year for all. We reflect on the school year, its hardships and takeaways. And if you're a student or teacher, we want to hear from you. Call us at 866-893-5722.  Guests:  Jessica Gutierrez, physics and chemistry teacher at Santa Monica High School in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Sonia Kearney,  fifth and sixth grade teacher at Deerfield Elementary in the Irvine Unified School District  Ashley McGrath, kindergarten teacher in at Rowland Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District; she co-hosts a podcast about literacy called Between the Ladies; she tweets @AshleyLyMcGrath Miguel Covarrubias, 10th and 11th grade history teacher at Ramón C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts in Downtown Los Angeles; he's also a Teacher Leader at the UCLA History-Geography Project, which trains SoCal teachers Greg Knotts, professor of elementary education and incoming chair of the elementary education department at Cal State Northridge  

Episode #30:  Bye Bye Blondie The Johns reconnect after a long break from podcasting.  John then talks about his kidney disease journey.  Consider supporting the cause: Living Donor National Kidney Foundation American Kidney Fund Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

We have a conversation with four teachers who are on special assignment in their districts supporting teachers and students in the use of technology. Jody Green, Jessica Jaime, Brandi Miller, and An Wren work in districts in Southern California. Listen as they share what they do in their roles as teachers on special assignment. We talk about the successes and challenges of their positions along with how their work has changed due to schools moving to virtual instruction in 2020. Bios. An Wren - @an_wr3n Hue-An Wren is an Instructional Technology TOSA at GGUSD. Prior to that, she was an elementary teacher for 12 years. She is also a Google Certified Innovator and enjoys working in this community to bring best practices to our district. Hue-An earned her doctorate in Learning Technologies from Pepperdine University. Brandi Miller - @teacherbrandi Brandi Miller is an Instructional Technology TOSA in the Rowland Unified School District and previously taught grades 1-4 for 11 years. She works with teachers TK-12 on thoughtfully integrating technology to enhance teaching and student learning. She is a Google Innovator (#MTV16), Google Trainer, Google Educator, LEC Digital Educator & Professional Learning Leader, Flipgrid Ambassador, Seesaw Ambassador, Wakelet Ambassador, Nearpod Certified Educator, and Common Sense Educator. Brandi has a passion for personalized learning for both educators and students and has created self-paced, personalized professional development opportunities for the teachers she works with. Jessica Jamie - @justtechit Jessica Jamie is currently a Digital Learning Coach in the Anaheim Elementary School District where she attended elementary school herself. She has been teaching for 17 years and has taught first, third and fourth grades. Her educational background includes a Masters in Education from CSUF in both Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Technology. Jody Green - @peerlessgreen Jody Green is an Academic Coach in Educational Technology who is passionate about helping teachers and students amplify their voices using tech. She is a Google Certified Innovator and Trainer, Leading Edge Certified Professional Learning Leader, CUE Lead Learner, Seesaw Certified Educator, Book Creator Ambassador, BreakoutEDU Ambassador, and a Flipgrid Student Voice Ambassador. Jody is also the co-author of two books published in 2020: Thriving as an Online K-12 Educator: Essential Practices from the Field and Making Technology Work in Schools: How PK-12 Educators Can Foster Digital-Age Learning. Jody blogs at comeongetappy.com, and she believes that glitter makes everything better.

Episode #29: #Quaranteaching from the Tech Hotline #Quaranteaching from the Trenches is a series of stories from educators’ about their experiences with remote learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic. These stories showcase the learning, hope, successes, and challenges that educators across the country are facing as they reinvent schooling for their kids. Our guest today is Kurt Schlatter, Technology Support Manager for the Rowland Unified School District.   Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com   We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

Episode #28: #Quaranteaching from the Trenches with Maria Davila: Feeding the ❤️️ During A Pandemic #Quaranteaching from the Trenches is a series of stories from educators’ about their experiences with remote learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic. These stories showcase the learning, hope, successes, and challenges that educators across the country are facing as they reinvent schooling for their kids. Our guest today is Maria Davila, Director of Nutrition Services, for the Rowland Unified School District. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning   Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com   We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

Our Final (??) Episode of the 2019-2020 school year is about our time in New York at Teacher’s College Institute on Assessment... just a day before Safer at Home took place - our trip was different than expected! Thank you Tania Soo & Erin Phelan - second grade teachers at Jellick Elementary - for joining us! We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Episode #27: #Quaranteaching: Maintaining a Safety Net #Quaranteaching from the Trenches is a series of stories from educators’ about their experiences with remote learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic. These stories showcase the learning, hope, successes, and challenges that educators across the country are facing as they reinvent schooling for their kids. Our guests today are Ashley McGrath, Laura Diaz, and Heidi West. They are kindergarten teachers in the Rowland Unified School District who are part of a Community of Practice of kindergarten teachers across the school district who are working together to lift the level of instruction. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Video Playlist of Family Workshop: Supporting Kindergarten Readers and Writers at Home Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning   Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com   We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

Episode #26: #Quaranteaching with Dr. Gilbert Navarro  #Quaranteaching from the Trenches is a series of stories from educators’ about their experiences with remote learning during the Covid 19 Pandemic. These stories showcase the learning, hope, successes, and challenges that educators across the country are facing as they reinvent schooling for their kids. Our guest today is Dr. Gilbert Navarro, a grades 4/5 combination teacher at Jellick Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District. Connect with him on Twitter @docgnavarro or by email at gnavarro@rowlandschools.org.   Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com   We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

Our Fall 2019 series is all about readerly lives and reading identity. Part 1 of the series takes a look into the readerly lives of some of our administrators. Part 2 was our teacher series. And today we have our season finale! Join us in hearing Aiden and Leland, two students, who share their readerly lives. We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Our Fall 2019 series is all about readerly lives and reading identity. Part 1 of the series takes a look into the readerly lives of some of our administrators. And now we are in Part 2 - teacher series!! Apologies for the late post!! Ashley is almost in her third trimester of pregnancy and has been slacking on the editing!! Today, Khandy Ly & Michele Asprer, two teachers at Rowland Elementary, join us as they shares their readerly life and how that impacts their instruction today. We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Episode #25: Joy and Intentional Language with Ashley McGrath This episode is the next installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and learn about a practice they are passionate about. In this episode, the Johns are learning about Joy and Intentional Language with Ashley McGrath, a Kindergarten Teacher at Rowland Elementary School near Los Angeles, CA. Connect with Ashley on Twitter @AshleyLyMcGrath and @BtwntheLadies and listen to the Between the Ladies podcast. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

Our Fall 2019 series is all about readerly lives and reading identity. Part 1 of the series takes a look into the readerly lives of some of our administrators. And now we are in Part 2 - teacher series!! Today, Kristin Barcinas, 2/3 teacher at Telesis Academy joins us as she shares her readerly life and how that impacts her instruction today. We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath P.S. Do you like our holiday jingle?!

Episode #24: Give Yourself Grace How are things going for you? Have you felt overwhelmed recently or in the past? The Johns talk about paying attention to signs that tell you that you or those around you are pushing too hard. We have to take care of ourselves and others, and give grace rather than beating ourselves up.  Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Show Mentions Between The Ladies Podcast - Reflaction  Malachi Pancoast - The Breakthrough Coach Destiny Huggins - saying yes to one thing results in saying no to something else Brian Kulak - self care and SEL for adults Max Lucado Quote Matthew 6:34 Quote   Articles Why Is Giving Yourself Grace So Damn Hard? - Nancy Fulkerson Give Yourself Grace - Lara Heacock   Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

Our Fall 2019 series is all about readerly lives and reading identity. Part 1 of the series takes a look into the readerly lives of some of our administrators. Ahh!! It’s been a whole month since our last episode! Catch up on what we have been up to! Today, Sarah Opatkiewicz, principal of Shelyn Elementary School (@shelynsharks) joins us as she shares her readerly life and how that impacts her vision today. At the end of the episode, we reflact (reflect + act) on the last three episodes featuring readerly lives of administrators! We will take a look into teachers’ readerly lives in Part 2 and then students’ readerly lives in Part 3! Stay Tuned! We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Our Fall 2019 series is all about readerly lives and reading identity. Part 1 of the series takes a look into the readerly lives of some of our administrators. Today, John Martinez (@jmartinez727), principal of Rowland Elementary School (and co-host of @betweenthejohns) joins us as he shares his readerly lives and how that impacts his vision today. We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

We interrupt our regular series about reading identities to bring you this PARKING LOT PODCAST! Today we are sharing all about our past two Saturdays... Last Saturday we had our Phonics Punch Party! You can hear all the fun and excitement we had with our colleagues punching out our cards for phonics! This past Saturday we attend the 14th Annual Cotsen Conference! We share some of our big takeaways from our big day in Long Beach. We love our little “parking lot podcasts” because they are just little snippets into some exciting events between the ladies and it’s just casual and having a good time! Wonder why we call them parking lot podcasts? Because we ACTUALLY record some or most of it on location usually in the ... parking lot! Tune in next Tuesday - Our Fall Series is all about Reading Identities. Our first episode is about our own readerly lives as children and into adulthood. #TuneinTuesday (hoepfully every other Tuesday) as we interview educators about their readerly lives! We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

WHOO HOO! We are SO excited to kickstart our fall series with THREE episodes feature three awesome administrators. Our first special guest is Superintendent of Rowland Unified School District, Dr. Julie Mitchell! Dr. Mitchell shares with us her personal reading journey, her journey with her own children, and her vision for reading now. Our Fall Series is all about Reading Identities. Our first episode is about our own readerly lives as children and into adulthood. #TuneinTuesday (hoepfully every other Tuesday) as we interview educators about their readerly lives! We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

School is back in session which means ... we are back too!! We are in our fifth week of school this week and are excited to catch up on beginning of the year shenanigans, relationship building, classroom libraries, and more! WE ALSO DEBUT THE DATE OF OUR PUNCH PARTY! Saturday, Sept 21! Invitations were sent to teachers who are teaching UOS in Phonics this year BUT EVERYONE is welcome! As long as you’re there to help punch out phonics materials! DM us on Twitter or email betweentheladies@gmail.com to RSVP! Our Fall Series is all about Reading Identities. Our first episode is about our own readerly lives as children and into adulthood. #TuneinTuesday (hoepfully every other Tuesday) as we interview educators about their readerly lives! We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Episode #23: The Power of Moments - Part 2 School is back in session and there’s plenty of good stuff going on. In this episode, the Johns talk about what’s happening at school and finish their conversation about The Power of Moments by Chip Heath and Dan Heath. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The Transformation of Sister Isabella Sawubona, a Zulu greeting The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child by Donalyn Miller Marathon Training for All Skill Levels - Hal Higdon   Shout Outs to my Running PLN Kristi Dawes Holly King Mike Earnshaw   Book Recommendations Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom by Kristin Souers and Pete Hall Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia The Time Trap: The Classic Book on Time Management by Alec Mackenzie and Pat Nickerson  Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most by  Hendrie Weisinger and J. P. Pawliw-Fry   Podcast Recommendation The BeerEdu Podcast with Kyle Anderson and Ben Dickson   Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

THIS IS IT! Our SEASON FINALE! We are so grateful for everyone’s love and support. At this moment, we celebrated 100 plays of our first episode and 500 plays in our first season! We have had teachers, coaches, and TOSAs join us in our Summer Series all about learning through Teacher’s College. For our season finale, we bring you “Workshop Learning through the Administrator Lens.” Dr. John Staumont (@JellickJaguar), principal of Jellick Elementary, and Dr. Michael Hoon (@hollingworth_el), principal of Hollingworth Elementary, share their take on TC learning. Both were able to attend summer institutes this year so it was so fun to hear their perspective. It gets pretty crazy in the end - we could NOT believe what they dropped! Thanks for listening! Tune in for our Fall Series where we dive into reading identities. We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

We interrupt our regular series with a snippet called Parking Lot Podcasts! Yes, if you follow us on Twitter (@BtwnTheLadies), you know this is a Twitter joke turned into reality! We just didn’t feel right starting the new school year without wishing everyone a Happy New Year! This will be the #BestYearYet! We are looking forward to another amazing year and we are SO excited to collaborate with our colleagues AND continue our podcast! We are still learning about podcasting and always trying new equipment and new things in post-production to see what will work for kids! It’s been so fun so far. Hope you enjoyed this Parking Lot Podcast (yes, we were really in a parking lot)! Lots of special guests K-12 and in all different roles!! Thank you to everyone who participated! Recorded at our awesome RUSD kickoff! We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on Twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Welcome Back! Today is or first day back for staff in Rowland Unified! Our summer series, Candid & Casual Conversations, is about sharing summer learning through Teacher’s College. It’s meant to be a fun, one-take way to share our learning! So grab a cup of coffee or listen to us on your commute! Today’s episode is a #RowShelJel Episode .... all about the Homegrown Writing Institute hosted by RUSD. We are joined by Tania Soo (@MrsSoo625), teacher at Jellick Elementary and Marci Crosby (@TeacherMCrosby), instructional Coach at Shelyn Elementary. Shoutout to our staff developers, Dr. Katie @LindnerKatie and Gabby Vega @gvega_TCRWP Shoutout to Kat Halford, @5thwithmrsh and Tooley, @growingwithmxt We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Episode #22: We’re Baaaack! Plus, The Power of Moments The Between the Johns summer road trip has come to an end. We are back in the Southland and we’re ready to get the school year started. In this episode the Johns catch up, talk about some developments in their podcasting journey, and share about their readerly life through a book talk on The Power of Moments. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact What Is a Book Talk? Your Guide to Making Them Work in the Classroom U2 - Elevation (Official Video) - YouTube  Key & Peele - TeachingCenter 12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: Teach for the Development of Higher-Order Thinking and Executive Function Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School  Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com Bumper audio clips:    Messy Inkwell by Blue Dot Sessions    Spectacular Sound Productions by What Was That?    Needle Work by Third Mind Movement    Scythe in Hell by XTaKeRux

Our Summer Series, Candid & Casual Conversations Between the Ladies, continues! Each episode is recorded in ONE-TAKE - just educators sitting together and sharing our summer learning from Teacher’s College. So grab a cup of coffee/tea and sit and learn alongside us. In this episode, Raquel Bahena (@rbahena) joins us to share her experience at TC’s Writing Institute. We learn about student agency in mentor texts and *gasp* centers during Writer’s Workshop?! We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Episode #21: Coping Skills for Littles with Heather Lippert The Between the Johns summer road trip continues. In this episode John  Martinez is on location from Seattle, Washington learning about Coping Skills for Littles Care with Heather Lippert, a Kindergarten Teacher in the  Seattle area and a member of the #4ocfpln.  This episode is the next installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Flipping Your Lid: A Scientific Explanation by Dan Siegel  Mind Up: A Program for Empowering children through mindful practice based in neuroscience Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom Teaching Your Child to: Identify and Express Emotions, CSEFEL, Vanderbilt University Finger Puppet Hand-Model of the Brain Emerced Learning on the web Emerced Learning on Twitter Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

Episode #21: Coping Skills for Littles with Heather Lippert The Between the Johns summer road trip continues. In this episode John  Martinez is on location from Seattle, Washington learning about Coping Skills for Littles Care with Heather Lippert, a Kindergarten Teacher in the  Seattle area and a member of the #4ocfpln.  This episode is the next installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Check out the resources below that were mentioned in the episode: Flipping Your Lid: A Scientific Explanation by Dan Siegel  Mind Up: A Program for Empowering children through mindful practice based in neuroscience Fostering Resilient Learners: Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom Teaching Your Child to: Identify and Express Emotions, CSEFEL, Vanderbilt University Finger Puppet Hand-Model of the Brain Emerced Learning on the web Emerced Learning on Twitter Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

Thank you so much to everyone who listened to our first episode and who continues to support, engage, listen, and learn with us!! We love connecting with you all and it has been so much fun! Many of you colleagues have been asking us about our week of learning from TC. So we are excited to bring our summer series: Candid/Casual Conversations BTL!! This summer, we will be sharing our summer literacy learning from Teacher’s College! It’s candid and casual, just educators chatting about what we are learning. So grab a cup of coffee/tea and listen and learn alongside us this summer. Thank you for sharing this journey with us as we also learn how to navigate the world of podcasting... exploring equipment and finding our voice and sound. We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Episode #20: Escape From New York It’s hard to believe, but the Johns do have separate lives and families. During this summer, the Johns are traveling and sharing their experiences individually. They remain united in their commitment to collaborate with their PLN, find #DifferenceMakers, and learn with others. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com In this episode, John Staumont shares a shout out to @btwntheladies new podcast on literacy. He also laments home improvement projects during vacation. Finally, John shares some of his experiences and learning with the 26th annual Institute of the Teaching of Reading at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. Rate and review us in iTunes, check out our website, www.betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com Sirens clip by BBC Sound Effects We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.

Episode #19: Self Care with Jamie Leach The Between the Johns summer road trip continues. In this episode we are on location from Medford, Oregon learning about Self Care with Jamie Leach, an English Teacher at North Medford High School and a member of the #4ocfpln. This episode is the next installment of our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Check out the books by Dan Tricarico that were mentioned in the episode: The Zen Teacher: Creating Focus, Simplicity, and Tranquility in the Classroom and Sanctuaries: Self-Care Secrets for Stressed-Out Teachers. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

Our debut podcast introduces how we came #fullcircle, explores foundational beliefs about classroom libraries (thanks Shanna Schwartz, TCRWP) and gives a sneak peek into our summer series: Candid Conversations BTL. Thank you to @BetweentheJohns for inspiring us and being playful and supportive as we start our podcast journey together. We are educators in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective literacy practices. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. Connect with us on twitter @BtwntheLadies @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath

Episode #18: Difference Makers with Tracy Do and Ashley McGrath - Between the Ladies Launch Between the Johns are road tripping around the country this summer. In this episode we are on location from Teachers College in New York City. Our guests today are Tracy Do and Ashley McGrath from Rowland Unified School District. Tracy is an instructional coach at Jellick Elementary and Ashley is a teacher at Rowland Elementary.  We talk about their passion for literacy and the launch of their podcast Between the Ladies. Connect with our guests at: @BtwntheLadies  @MsTracyDo @AshleyLyMcGrath  Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast. Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

Episode #17: Arcadia Innovation Summit and End of Year    We discuss the end of our school year, share some learning from the Arcadia Innovation Summit, and preview some summer road trip episode plans.  Music by Bensound.com   Additional song credits: "School's Out For Summer" by Alice Cooper, "Are You Ready For the Summer" from the Meatballs Motion Picture. We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

Episode #16: Difference Makers with Alfonso Iniguez  This episode is the third installment of our  #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Our guest today is Alfonso Iniguez, bus driver and classified employee of the year in the Rowland Unified School District.  Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Intro for Episode 16 Segment 1: Catching up with the Johns Segment 2: Interview with Alfonso Iniguez  Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning Segment 3: Episode Wrap Up The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact  Want to learn more about Mirror Neurons? Check these resources out: What are Mirror Neurons? Mirror Neurons RSA video 12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action: Developing Executive Functions of the Human Brain The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: And Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook--What Traumatized Children Can Teach Us About Loss, Love, and Healing Happiness Advantage TED Talk by Shawn Anchor Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

Episode #15: Difference Makers with Estela Gonzales  This episode is the second installment of our  #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Our guest today is Estela Gonzales, the lab tech at Villacorta Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District. Connect with her on Twitter @momgonzales. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Intro for Episode 15 Segment 1: Why Difference Makers and connecting it with effective leadership practice Segment 2: Interview with Estela about technology practices Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning Rate and review us in iTunes, checkout our website Segment 3: Episode Wrap Up Outtakes Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

Episode #14: Difference Makers with Kailee Gamboa In this episode, we introduce our #DifferenceMakers series, a recurring feature where we connect with educators who are making a difference for kids and share about a practice they are passionate about. Our guest today is Kailee Gamboa, a 3rd grade teacher at Rowland Elementary School in the Rowland Unified School District. Connect with her on Twitter @MrsGamboa31. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com Intro for Episode 14 Segment 1: Johns Talk about Difference Makers Feature Five Key Responsibilities - The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning Rita Pierson Ted Talk: Every Kid Needs A Champion Segment 2: Interview with Kailee about Keep the Quote What is a Morning Meeting? Tweets about #KeepTheQuote Instagram posts for #KeeptheQuote Rate and review us in iTunes, checkout our website Segment 3: Episode Wrap Up Outtakes Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

John is an elementary principal in the Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. He is also the co-host of the fantastic podcast "Between the Johns" where he and John Staumont share their ideas, questions, and connections between leadership, Personal Learning Networks, and their work towards supporting, scaling, and sustaining technology integration and innovation. In this episode, John and Brent share stories of how we can all make an impact with students, regardless of our position.

Episode #13: Baseball and School: Road Trip - Part 2   In this episode, we talk about the fun we had in Arizona watching baseball and we discuss how baseball is like a schooling.  Intro for Episode 13 Bull Durham audio clip  Segment 1: Manufacturing Results  Segment 2: Changing the game plan for each batter/student  Segment 3: Entrenched Traditional vs Innovation  MLB Video: Let The Kids Play  Sign Off  Music by Bensound.com  We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others. 

Episode 12: Road Trip - Part 1 In this episode, we are on a road trip to baseball Spring training in Arizona. We talk about our drive to AZ and about our change to producing and publishing our show to the Anchor app. We also do a quick preview of Part 2. Please rate and review us on iTunes, that helps others find out about our podcast.  Connect with us on Twitter @staumont and @jmartinez727 and check out our website betweenthejohns.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network as we learn, grow, and connect with others.  ------------------ Energy Theme Music by Bensound.com

Episode #11: Embracing Failure In this episode, we talk about embracing failure. We all fail and we need to be comfortable with failing if we are going to get better in our work. As we think about and set big goals, how can embracing failure help us achieve the outcomes we desire?   Resources Mentioned in E11 Write a Failure Résumé to Learn What Makes You Succeed Good to Great, Jim Collins Google X, Moonshot Factory The Hero’s Journey monomyth, Joseph Campbell Rising Strong, Brené Brown Michael Jordan - “Failure (video)   Dear Johns Segment In this segment, we answer questions from our listeners. Feel free to DM us on our Twitter account, @BetweentheJohns   Music by Bensound.com   We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice.   Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.

Episode #10: Failure Resumé and Stickiness In this episode, we discuss the concepts of failure resumé stickiness. Some of the questions we explore are:  What can we learn from our failures? Why are some ideas stickier than others?   Resources Mentioned in E10 Without Fail Podcast - Nina Jacobson: How to Make a Hit in Hollywood Write a Failure Résumé to Learn What Makes You Succeed Evernote Franklin Covey Planner Stickiness - from, The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell   Dear Johns Segment In this segment, we answer questions from our listeners. Feel free to DM us on our Twitter account, @BetweentheJohns   Music by Bensound.com   We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.

Episode #8: It’s All About Relationships In this episode, we discuss why building relationships in schools is so important.   Show Rundown: We make references to The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros and Culturize by Jimmy Casas #Rx4Relationships Tweets from Jellick Elementary School #Rx4Relationships Tweets from Rowland Elementary School Morning Meetings Classroom Strategies for Making Connections Additional Reading on Relationships Sarah Opatkiewicz from Shelyn Elementary School   Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.

Episode #6: What Did You Learn This Summer - Part 1 In this episode, we discuss the three altitudes of leadership and how important it is to not get bogged down on tasks and business at the 5’ level. We share about some tools we want to use to help us manage 5’ altitude business so we have more time to address the 5,000’ and 50,000’ needs of our schools. We discuss homework we will have for the summer and we ask listeners to share back their tools, tips and tricks via Twitter. Lastly, we talk about the multiplying effect that #PLN and relationships have on professional learning. Tools Mentioned in E6 Narro is a a text to speech podcast app. Narro will take your bookmarked articles and read them back to you as a podcast. Pocket is a free service that makes it easy to discover great content that's personalized to your interests, and save this content so you can return to it later on any device, at any time. IFTTT is a web-based service to create chains of simple conditional statements that are triggered by changes that occur within other web services such as Gmail, Facebook, Telegram, Instagram, or Pinterest. Toby is a browser extension that helps you organize your tabs on every new page. Keep is a note-taking service that syncs across all devices and allows collaboration. Executive Summaries is a web-based subscription service for book summaries, reviews and webinars of the best business books. Todoist helps get all your tasks and thoughts out of your head and onto your to-do list anytime, anywhere, on all of your favorite devices.  What Tools and Tips Do You Use?: What are the tools, tips, and tricks that help you manage 5’ altitude business so you have more time for the 5,000 and  50,000’? Reply back on Twitter @BetweentheJohns with #BTJGTD.   Music by Bensound.com We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.

Episode 4 Show Notes Episode #4: How Vision and Culture Impact Learning and Leadership In this episode, we discuss how school leaders can use vision and culture together to impact learning and leadership in classrooms. We talk with a colleague about how she and others initiated two professional learning groups, one for reading and the other for making, where teachers and TOSAs explored, learned, and implemented instructional practices with students at the elementary level. Shoutouts: Shout Outs are our acknowledgment and thanks to folks who have helped us with this episode or who influence our thinking and inspire us to grow. To Miriam Kim and Karyn Formano for taking a risk to create a vision for innovative instructional practices and building a culture that cultivates leadership and learning. To all our Rowland USD Educators who helped with planning for Rowland Makers as well as all the teachers who participated in the #RowlandReads and #RowlandMakers Communities of Practice. To the hosts of the Shukes and Gif podcast,  Kim Pollishuke and Jen Giffen, we appreciate all the tech treasures you share out. To the TOSAs Talking Tech podcast, Tom Covington and  Mike Jephcott, thanks for for helping us rethink how we do our podcasts.   Music by Bensound.com   We are elementary school principals in Rowland Unified School District in Southern California. We have launched this podcast as part of our inquiry to learn, share and apply effective leadership practice. Join our Personal Learning Network aimed to support, scale, and sustain technology integration and innovation. Follow us @betweenthejohns and check out our website, betweenthejohns.com.  

In this episode, we talk about successes and challenges we have had related to cultivating leadership in others and we discuss how we are trying to be more intentional about leadership learning with our PLN. We interview Brandi Miller, Tech TOSA for the Rowland Unified School District, to learn how she is building leadership with classroom teachers. We also have friends give some shout outs to others who acknowledge their tribe.

On today's episode of Know-It-All: The ABCs of Education, we are replaying one of our most popular shows - The Superintendents' Roundtable. Superintendents all over the country are under mounting pressure to ensure high academic achievement for their students, provide safe and nurturing school environments, and treat students equitably.  Our guests, all superintendents, will divulge the insider secrets to keeping their heads under such pressures. Dr. Eugene White, Superintendent of Schools for Indianapolis Public Schools in Indiana; Dr. Maria Ott, recently retired Superintendent of Schools for the Rowland Unified School District in California; and Ricardo Medina, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District in California, will be our guests. Host, Allison R. Brown, is a civil rights attorney and owner of Allison Brown Consulting (ABC), which creates education equity plans and promotes equity in education in compliance with federal law.

Superintendents all over the country are under mounting pressure to ensure high academic achievement for their students, provide safe and nurturing school environments, and treat students equitably.  Our guests, all superintendents, will divulge the insider secrets to keeping their heads under such pressures. Dr. Eugene White, Superintendent of Schools for Indianapolis Public Schools in Indiana; Dr. Maria Ott, recently retired Superintendent of Schools for the Rowland Unified School District in California; and Ricardo Medina, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District in California, will be our guests. Host, Allison R. Brown, is a civil rights attorney and owner of Allison Brown Consulting (ABC), www.allisonbrownconsulting.com.