Oct 17, 2016
Joel Gagne speaks with Dr. Philip Ehrhardt, the superintendent of Benjamin School District 25 in West Chicago, Illinois. They talk about Dr. Ehradt's career in a variety of school districts, his experiences with desegregation, and his wish for public education.
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Oct 3, 2016
Dr. Walter Tschinkel is a renowned entomologist and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Florida State University. His main research focused on ants, but he's done some research into the correlation between poverty and achievement by using the statewide performance data reported by each school. He found that poverty...
Sep 26, 2016
TED Talks are amazing. They bring great minds together under one roof and then give them a venue to share their ideas with an engaged audience. Ty Debevoise, the Director of Communications and Marketing for Whitehall City Schools in Ohio, recently organized a TEDx event and he shares what he learned about undertaking...
Sep 19, 2016
Hopefully, you and your school never have to deal with tragedy. But, it's always best to be prepared. In this episode, Carole speaks with Dr. Joe Clark about how schools navigate and deal with drama, day-to-day, big and small. Dr. Clark is the superintendent of Nordonia Hills City School District. Dealing with trauma...
Sep 12, 2016
The Graham Local Schools in Ohio have created "CrowdStruction" - a technology conference that shows teachers how to use the latest and greatest tech in the classroom. Kirk Koennecke, the Superintendent at Graham Local Schools, talks about the power of bringing a crowd together to learn from each other and cultivate new...