MATH EDUCATION
ROUTINELY ENGAGING STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICAL DISCOURSE AND PRACTICES IN CASE YOU MISSED LAST WEEK’S SHOWS
From Curriculum Associates, Danielle Curran, VP of Math Instruction along with the authors of ‘Routines for Reasoning” helping to foster math practices for all students
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CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION
FROMÂ ACTE, THE NEW S.T.E.M. PARENT APP
CTE is STEM education and ACTE is using an app from “LifelongJourney.us to get parents involved and get a deeper understanding of what CTE means.
S.T.E.A.M EDUCATION
A BOND ISSUE TRANSFORMING EDUCATIONÂ
IN MOUNT VERNON NY
The title says it all. Our guest is Superintendent Dr. Ken Hamilton. How his team and the city made it happen
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A HIGHER ED UPDATE FROM LANDMARK COLLEGE
SUMMER PROGRAMSÂ FOR STUDENTS WHO LEARNING DIFFERENTLY
The Senior Director of Short Term Programs at Landmark, Carroll Pare is our guest. Landmark wants all of K-12 to know that every student can succeed in higher ed and they work at it every day
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TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE CHANGING SPECIAL EDUCATION
Nationally recognized Special Education expert Kevin Custer of Arc Capital Development brings educator Melissa Corto, CEO of compliance-oriented, learning minded  Education Modified ,to our show
THE MATHICAL BOOK PRIZEÂ
An annual show we do honring the next books out there that include Mathematics as part of the ext and pictures…not textbooks….but childeren’s books, fiction etc. Fun and good thought with Dr Jordan Ellenberg and Kirsten Bohl of The National Mathematics Research Institute
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THE IMPACT OF THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC ON SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION
TRAUMA INFORMED EDUCATION
A fascinating preview of the WestEd webinar upcoming on March 19. Â
EQUITY IN EDUCATIONÂ
MEETING THE NEEDS OF ELL LEARNERS BY INTEGRATING CURRICULUM SUPPORTSÂ
From Curriculum Associates, we have Claudia Salinas , their VP of English Learning
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HOME-SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS ON WORKING WITHÂ & UNDERSTANDINGÂ LEARNING ISSUES
Our guest is the author of a new guidebook called “The ABC’s of Learning Issues”, Dana Stahl
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RETHINKING THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE
Fro Education Reform Now, Michael Dannenberg and from
the Alliance for Excellent Education, Anne HyslopÂ
21st CENTURY HOLISTICÂ ASSESSMENT FOR TODAYS EDUCATION:
USING DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS
Its time for a real and deep change as we assess our students for an ever changing world. Learn more form BulbApp.com guests Erik Petrick and Dr. Bill Williams
THE NEW SCHOOL RULES
My guest, author Keara Mascarenaz, leads work in change management, leadership development, school design and innovation
THE NBAÂ ( yeah, that NBA):
SUPPORTING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN MATH AND SCIENCE
The NBA has teamed up with Discovery Education . Our guests include two folks from the NBA’s Social Responsibility team.
Cool show, eh?
OLD FRIENDS RETURN
” CREATING COMMUNITIES OF COURAGE”
Christian Villenas and Susan Zelinski are the creators of two new and powerful reports about Communities of Courage.
A CONVERSATION WITH A TRUE EDUCATION LEADER…FORMER GOVERNOR BOB WISE OF WEST VIRGINIA
The founder of the Alliance for Excellence in Education and former Governor of W. Virgina Bob Wise returns. He believes that the next 3 years are crucial in shaping education for next few decades. A MUST LISTEN
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FEBRUARY 2019
THE SHELBY COUNTY, TN
S.T.E.M EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Learn how an excellent school district is combining digital tools and Professional Development to fully support STEM learning
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SCHOOL NETWORKING:
THE INTEROPERABILITY OF TECH AND DATA SYSTEMS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS
An array of CoSN experts will be joining us
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CELEBRATING PUBLIC SCHOOLSÂ
Leading the celebration is our guest Dr. Rich Long, the Executive Director of Learning First, the organization of  national associations in education.
SOCIAL STUDIES IS THE ANSWER
My guests from NCSS will prove that you; Larry Paska, executive director and India Meissel, President
OVERCOMING POVERTY: CREATING SUCCESS INÂ
PRE-SCHOOL AND THE EARLY GRADES
Waterford Institute bring us Arizona educator,Dr. Laura Neal, Sup’t., at Somerton AZ
That’s the name of the new book by expert author Michelle Zimmerman who , coincidentally, is our guest today!
ASSESSMENT LITERACY
We’ve touched on this before, now we’re taking an an in depth look with Director of Assessment and Personalized Learning at Curriculum Associates, Ken Tam is my guest
CREATING CHANGE FOR GIFTED CHILDREN
Professor Jonathan Plucker , the President Elect of NAGC is my guest
INCORPORATING CURRENT BUSINESS AND TECH NEW INTO YOUR CONTENTÂ Â
Discovery and Cheddare work together. This is a very cool. Learn about how TECHBOOKS makes it happen!
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AN FETC PANEL DISCUSSION ON EQUITY
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THE ED TECH ADVOCACY SUMMIT 2019
SETDA’S Tracy Weeks, CoSN’s Keith Krueger and Ed Tech expert Jon Bernstein are my guests.
Learn about this and please plan to attendÂ
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 MATH ANXIETYÂ
Welcome to my world. We have an expert from Landmark College, the higher education institution for students who learn differently,
Dr. Michelle Bower.
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STUDENT DATA PRIVACY
THE #1 ISSUE IN ED TECH.
BUILDING A SCHOOLÂ COMPLIANCE PROGRAMÂ
with author Linnette Attai, the ultimate expert
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LIVE FROM TCEA
A visit with some great vendors at TCEA
Waterford Institute on Early Ed
Robokind on Autism
7 Mindsets on SEL
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JANUARY 2019
TEACHER VOICEÂ
FIGHTING TEACHER BURNOUTÂ Â
Kansas teacher Anthony Meals speaks out. He is a SMARTBRIEF Editor’s choice Content Award winner for his recent and excellent blog post.
SPECIAL EDUCATION
ANÂ FETCÂ PANEL DISCUSSION ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION
We’ll be talking Assistive Technology etc with a group of educators that includes experts Chris Bugaj of Loudon VA, Kindy Segovia of Kent ISD in MI and Mia Laudato & Robin Williams of FDLRS Action resource Center
STUDENT VOICE AND DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS..
A NEW ROAD TO BETTER ASSESSMENT
BulbApp founder Erik Petrick and student Keith McBrayer on their experiences working with this wonderful new assessment tool.
USING THAT DATA:
Author David Niemi, VP of Measurement and Evaluation at Kaplan
 on his new bookÂ
ADVANCING EQUITY IN ALL ENVIRONMENTSÂ
 AN FETC SHOW…FETC HAPPENS JAN 27 -30 IN ORLANDO with conference presenter Tara Brown of Learner’s Edge Consulting and Kelsey Olsen, Director of Partnerships at Shmoop.
AUTISM ETC
SEL, BULLYING AND CAREER TRANSITION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS TEENSÂ
 An old friend returns….Marc Zimmerman of The Social Express, and now Teen Career Path and Cool School…great products for special children grown out of a life experience.
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RURAL EDUCATION
A CALL TO ACTION IN KENTUCKYÂ
One of the most concerning issues nationally is bringing equity of education to all students in rural America. The call to action of the title is a report to be presented to Kentucky legislators at the start of their session and is a blueprint for rural education in every state.
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IMPROVING PERSON TO PERSON INTERACTION FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
Dr. Greg Firn,the COO of Robokind ( and if you don’t know about them, you should), returns with renowned expert and author Dr. Lisa Raiford, currently South Carolina DOE’s expert on Autism.
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IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL REALITY IN EDUCATIONÂ Â
A CONVERSATION WITH THE FORMER EDITOR OFÂ VIRTUAL REALITY REVIEWER MAGAZINEÂ AND CO-FOUNDER OF VR EDUCATION, DAVE WHELAN.
ADVANCING EQUITY IN ALL ENVIRONMENTSÂ
 AN FETC SHOW…FETC HAPPENS JAN 27 -30 IN ORLANDO with conference presenter Tara Brown of Learner’s Edge Consulting and Kelsey Olsen, Director of Partnerships at Shmoop.
AUTISM ETC
SEL, BULLYING AND CAREER TRANSITION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS TEENSÂ
 An old friend returns….Marc Zimmerman of The Social Express, and now Teen Career Path and Cool School…great products for special children grown out of a life experience.
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RURAL EDUCATION
A CALL TO ACTION IN KENTUCKYÂ
One of the most concerning issues nationally is bringing equity of education to all students in rural America. The call to action of the title is a report to be presented to Kentucky legislators at the start of their session and is a blueprint for rural education in every state.
IMPROVING PERSON TO PERSON INTERACTION FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM
Dr. Greg Firn,the COO of Robokind ( and if you don’t know about them, you should), returns with renowned expert and author Dr. Lisa Raiford, currently South Carolina DOE’s expert on Autism.
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an FETC show
USING CLASSROOM TOOLS TO DRIVE EQUITABLE ACCESS & OUTCOMESÂ
 with Ken Tam, Executive Director of Personalized Learning and Assessment at Curriculum Associates and Educational Psychologist Lori Jackson and SEL and Ed Tech expert, co founder of The Connections Model. Both will be at FETC Jan 27-30 in Orlando
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
ARE YOU A BOSS, A LEADER OR A BUILDER AT YOUR SCHOOLÂ
About School Leadership with Robyn Jackson, Educational Consultant , author and CEO of Mindsteps.
EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY
WE WELCOME A NEW GUEST ASSOCIATION,
with a very special guest, Executive Director of The Assistive Technology Industry Association, David Dikter. Their conference is the same week and in the same city as FETC ..Orlando Jan 30-Feb 2
A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE EDUCATION OF EDUCATORS
THE EDUCATIONAL NEUROSCIENCEÂ UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM AT
 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
We know how people learn. Education is a science as in STEM. We’ll be talking with Dr. Firat Soylu, the founder and developer of the program
CCSSO’s DIVERSE AND LEARNER READY TEACHERS INITIATIVE
with The Council of Chief State School Officer’s Saroja Warner
TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL CLASSROOMSÂ
A CONVERSATION WITH THE FOLKS AT NORVANIVELÂ WHO CREAT AMAZINGÂ AND UNIQUE CLASSROOM FURNITURE THAT ENHANCES LEARNING, EXCITES STUDENTS AND CREATES AN EQUITABLE ANDÂ ACCESSIBILITY ATMOSHPHERE.
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK 2019Â
AN NCEA SHOW WITHÂ NCEA’S GABY GALLAGHER ANDÂ MATT RUSSEL…PLUS INFO ON THEIR DAY OF GIVINGÂ TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
AN FETC PANEL ON THE FUTURE OF ED TECH
CALL IT A PREVIEW OF WHAT YOU CAN LEARN AT FETC HAPPENING THE LAST WEEK OF JANUARY IN ORLANDO WITH FETC PRESENTERS KEVIN CUSTER ON SPECIAL ED, ED TECH MANAGEMENT WITH LEARNPLATFORM’S KARL RECTANUS AND CT’S ED TECH GURUÂ DOUG CASEY
CREATING A CULTURE OF QUESTIONING
 IN THE CLASSROOM
EDUCATOR VOICE FROM SMARTBRIEFÂ Â
MEET KASEY SHORT, FROM CHARLOTTE , EDITORS CHOICE WINNER, ENGLISH DEPT CHAIR, SOCIAL STUDIES/LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER. SHE’S ONE OF THOSE GREAT TEACHERS WHO GETS BETTER EVERY DAY AND ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME
A DIFFERENT LOOK AT SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNINGÂ
LOOKING AT THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SEL, HOW IT WORKS , WHAT IT DOES AND A LOOK AT FINE TUNING YOUR PROGRAM SO IT REALLY WORKS WITH DR. HOWIE KNOFF OF PROJECT ACHIEVE
MAP YOUR CURRICULUMÂ
A CONVERSATION WITH THEÂ Â DIRECTOR OF ED TECH ATÂ NYU’s SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES, DR. CHRISÂ Â ZAKRZEWSKI ON THEIR USE OF ‘COURSETUNE’
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POVERTY AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
RESULTS OF A NEW STUDY WITH TWO GENTLEMEN FROM NWEAÂ CHRIS MINNICH AND ANDY HEGUDUS.
IS SCHOOL DISCIPLINE ALREADY A PRISON FOR MANY STUDENTS?
MY GUEST DR. MARYANN WOODS- MURPHY , A NEW JERSEY GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATOR BELIEVES IT IS. SHE IS AN OUTSTANDING AND WELL RECONIZED AWARD WINNING EDUCATOR AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN AWARDED A SMARTBRIEF ‘EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD FOR A RECENT POST WHICH WE WILL DISCUSS.
ISSUES IN TRANSITION TO HIGHER EDÂ FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
OUR FRIENDSÂ FROM LANDMARK COLLEGE RETURN WITH THEIR INCREDIBLE INSIGHTS ABOUT STUDENTS WHO LEARN DIFFERENTLY
CLOSING THE EQUITY GAP IN A DIVERSITY RICH OKLAHOMAÂ DISTRICT
THANK YOU WATERFORD INSTITUTE. WE’LL BE HAVING A CHAT WITH EDUCATORÂ RENEE DOVE FROM OKMULGEE SCHOOLS
THE CoSN ANNUAL INFRASTRUCTURE SURVEY
LEARN WHERE YOUR DISTRICT STANDS IN COMPARISON TO OTHERS AS WE REVIEW THE RESULTS WITH PAULA MAYLAHN ANDÂ IL. ED TECH DIRECTOR KEITH BOCKWOLDT
