Podcasts for Leaderful Schools

Bob and Linda talk with Dr. Tim Larrabee on teacher education in sexual orientation.

Linda and Bob take time to get to know the new Dean of Education at Oakland University - Dr. Louis B. Gallien, Jr.

Bob and Linda talk about guests in the works for their 4th season.

Bob and Linda talk about the interviews of the past year, what has happened in education thus far this year, and where they think the future will take Podcasts for Leaderful Schools.

Bob and Linda are delighted to do a second interview with Jay Matthews from the Washington Post. Together they discuss school reform. Is it on the cusp of something great?

Bob and Linda are joined by colleague Reginald McCloud - OU's Director of Pre-College Programs - as they interview motivational speaker, Marlon Smith. They are on location at the Oakland County Learning Achievement Coalition.

Linda and Bob talk to Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein of MSU.

Dr. Tom Pedroni joins us again - this time to discuss his project - Metropolitan Detroit Youth Studies Seminar which is embarking on its second year.

Bob and Linda talk to Jason Flom, founder of Ecology of Education.

Bob and Linda take a field trip to Macomb Community College where the OU at Macomb program is housed, and chat with Lee Felts from AVID - Advancement Via Individual Determination.

Bob and Linda talk with Sandra Ruppert, Director of the Arts Education Partnership.

Linda and Bob talk to Dr. Dorsey Hammond

Linda and Bob enjoyed their engaging conversation with Washington Post education columnist, Jay Mathews. He provided excellent insights into the future of No Child Left Behind, charter schools, urban school reform, and International Baccalaureate schools. Thousand of people interact with Mr. Mathews through his on-line column/blog Class struggles http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032400611.html/

Bob and Linda reflect on the discussions conducted during the past academic term. Highlights included discussions on new trends in teacher leadership, the importance of early childhood education, the impact of Jerry Bracey, Yong Zhao's views on education for a global age, and the promising reforms underway in the Pontiac (MI) schools.

This edition features Dr. Bill Hogarth, Director of Education, for the York Regional School District in Ontario. Dr. Hogarth and his team have demonstrated that successful school reform can take place in a large, heterogeneous school district serving more than 100,000 students. Michael Fullan has described the York model as one that helps people focus, motivates and energizes them to make personal and professional investments, uses success to beget more success, and creates a critical mass of leaders committed to the district's mission.