Ep 083 — Mentoring That Matters: Student-Centered, Noise Removed with Dr. Amanda Brueggeman

Resilience gets thrown around like a compliment, but we’ve all seen how empty it can feel when systems stay hard and students are left to “just handle it.” We sit down with Amanda Brueggeman, Lindsay ...

6 Okt 29min

If you’ve ever watched a student nail an answer but couldn’t tell whether they truly understood it, you’ll love this one. We sit down with primary math specialist Amy How, founder of Rekenrek 101, to ...

29 Sep 27min

Your health plan shouldn’t collapse the moment the last bell rings, yet that’s exactly what happens to so many educators. We sit down with Martin Malone, a former teacher turned personal trainer who c...

22 Sep 31min

Chronic absenteeism can feel like the one problem that refuses to budge, no matter how many letters you send home or how many consequences you add. We sit down with Vice Principal John Bird of Kingsbu...

15 Sep 26min

One hidden bite can take down the whole group and schools have their own version of that problem. We bring a surprisingly practical lens to teaching and school leadership by borrowing the most common ...

8 Sep 33min

Chronic absenteeism. Burnout. Students who shut down the moment things get hard. Math lessons that get buried under too many “must-dos.” We’re opening Season 7 with a preview of the conversations that...

1 Sep 5min

We tackle a question from an instructional coach who wants to know how to handle a complex problem when the deadline is only two hours away. We share a minimalist way to respond that protects your tim...

25 Aug 5min

We answer a listener question about three new school platforms and the chaos that comes with stacked online programs. We share a practical way to audit edtech tools so decisions are based on purpose, ...

18 Aug 5min