Education Talk Radio

SCHOOL CLIMATE MATTERS:  STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH NATTERS. Quentin Shepard ,the  very innovative and enjoyable Superintendent of  Victoria TX  ISD returns  with Jodi Lott who is Director of Sales for Gaggle . She isd also  a member of Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board. The right attitude, the right leadership and the best technology available can work together in these trying times to help everyone succeed academically and emotionally

FOCUSING ON EQUITY TO CLOSE THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP: A VISIT WITH LISA O'MASTA OF LEARNING A-Z. We'll discuss the impact of good reading instruction, proper use of technology and some great methods for equitable learning.

EQUITY AND THE IMPACT OF SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY , A VISIT WITH E-THERAPY,  company founder , returning guest and great friend Diana Parafiniuk is joined by  E Therapy's Director  of Mental Health  Operations , Megan Magee.

ALL ABOUT GENERATIVE  AI, A COSN PRESENTATION WITH ED TECH CONSULTANT PETE JUST ,most recently the CoSN Board Chair . What's going on with AI....Pete knows his stuff for school districts about the tremendous impact of AI having just retired from Wayne Township in Indiana.

Dr Maria Armstrong, Executive Director of ALAS , the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents joins Supt. Rene Sanchez of Champlain Valley  VT schools on how SEL and teacher well being matter for teacher retention as we explore how a rural state school district deals with 2023's many challenges

Amanda Landavazo from Benetech's  BOOKSHARE  is our guest. . Bookshare makes reading easier for your students with  challenges like dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers  and can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.And it's all free.Amanda's email is amandal@bookshare.org.

Dr. Brigid Bright ,  Director of Communication and Membership for CASE is joined by Dan Habib, Inclusive Communities Project Director, Westchester Institute for Human Development and the founder of LikeRightNow Films. Dan is also helping to lead a new public awareness campaign called “Think Higher – Think College,” ,_https://thinkcollege.net/projects/tcn_Think Higher-Think College Public Awareness Campaign: to expand access to college for students with intellectual disability. The campaign will launch the Think College Awareness Week (April 24-28) which includes virtual events/webinars.Here is the registration link for "Think Higher. Think College": https://bit.ly/TCAwarenessWeekP

Dr. Christina Grant is our guest, State Superintendent of Washington DC schools for a discussion about teacher retention, recruitment, ESSER funding PreK-12 in our nation;s capitol

Times10 Publishing offers a great series of books for educators on HACKING EDUCATION ;ways to better the system, lessen any frustrations and really cut to the chase on curing everyday situations.. The author of "Even  More Hacking Engagement" joins us

A Visit with The Schlechty Center's  NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENTS ROUNDTABLE  with   Steve McCammon , Executive Director of National Superintendents Roundtable and President and CEO of Schlechty Center and  James Harvey  Founder of The National Superintendents Roundtable and current consultant to NSR with an update on the National Superintendents Roundtable as a program of the Schlechty Center

A visit with author Dr. David Steiner of Johns Hopkins on his new book,A Nation at Thought: Recovering Wisdom in America’s Schools........................Dr. David Steiner is Executive Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and Professor of Education at Johns Hopkins University. He has served on the Maryland State Board of Education and the Kirwan Commission on Education Excellence, and was previously NYS Commissioner of Education.. More at  https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/we-must-return-core-mission-education-academic-learning ________________________________   

The CEO of The National Association of Secondary School Principals,Ronn Nozoe is our very special guest today, live from the NASSP DC conference on Advocacy where members are meeting  with their representatives in Congress

A visit with NAGC with Donna Campbell, Chair of NAGC Public Policy & Advocacy Committee  Donna has worked in gifted education for over 40 years. As a teacher, program coordinator, professional learning and consultant in schools across the country. She is a past president of the Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented ..... AND....... David Cutler,  Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs for NAGC. David leads the Association’s policy, advocacy, and communications initiatives, while also working with its 40+ affiliates across the nation.   Yes – https://nagc.org/page/state-of-the-states-report  

Our guests are TutorMe's Kayla Fargo  with  Dr. Lisa Stanley, the Superintendent of North Texas Collegiate Academy, a public charter school district with four campuses, serving Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade students and Neal Kellogg , the Director of Educational Technology Services at Oklahoma City Public Schools.

Cybersecurity and the E-rate program. More dollars for Cybersecurity with Funds for Learning expertise from Brian Stephens. Some links for more info include : https://www.fundsforlearning.com/news/2023/03/white-house-announces-national-cybersecurity-strategy/ https://www.fundsforlearning.com/news/2023/02/widespread-support-for-e-rate-cybersecurity/ https://www.cosn.org/event/cosn-2023-annual-conference/