i am ME. Podcast

i am ME. Podcast episodes:

• 07.26.2016

  Episode 042: Success and failure should be expected, with Curt Mould.

  Curt Mould is the Director of Innovation and Continuous Improvement for the Sun Prairie Area School District. Curt works with teachers, leaders and community members to create designs for learning that are responsive to learners in the new century. Curt...

  
• 07.19.2016

  Episode 041: Build the plane while it’s flying, with Johnna Noll.

  Tweet: Why is building capacity so important? Find out from @johnnanoll & @EpiphanyLaura http://ctt.ec/Zf0dk+ #iamME Johnna Noll is the Executive Director and District Administrator for Norris Academy. Norris Academy is a small rural public school system serving disadvantaged youth with an...

  
• 05.03.2016

  Episode 040: A little bit of effort will go a long way, with Ryan Piper.

  Ryan Piper has been teaching 8th grade math at Gilmore Middle School in Racine, Wisconsin for 15 years. He has been a major advocate for personalized learning after experiencing the failures of traditional teaching methods firsthand. His goal is to...

  
• 04.26.2016

  Episode 039: We can empower students to create their own learning network, with Lisa Nielsen.

  Lisa Nielsen is The Innovative Educator. She found school boring and irrelevant. That ticked her off so she became a public school educator who works to help change that for others. She does this by finding and sharing innovative ways...

  
• 04.05.2016

  Episode 038: Helping every educator create a competent classroom, with Allison Zmuda.

  Allison Zmuda is a full-time education consultant who works with educators to grow ideas on how to make learning for students challenging, possible and worthy of the attempt. Over the past fifteen years, Zmuda has shared curricular, assessment, and instructional...

  
• 03.29.2016

  Episode 037: In personalized learning, relationships matter even more, with Jin-Soo Huh.

  Jin-Soo Huh is the Personalized Learning Manager at Alpha Public Schools. He is a D.C. Region ’09 alum and he taught middle and high school math in Prince George’s County, New Orleans and Chicago. He served as a teacher leader...

  
• 03.22.2016

  Episode 36: Every student. Every time. All the time, with Dr. Hansen & Dr. Monogue.

  Dr. Mark Hansen has served as Superintendent for the award-winning Elmbrook School District since 2012.  Prior to his current role he served as Chief Academic Officer, Assistant Superintendent, Principal, Associate Principal and Teacher for the School Districts of Pewaukee, Waukesha...

  
• 03.16.2016

  Episode 035: Relationships deal with purpose, people and pathways, with Gunnar Counselman.

  Gunnar Counselman is a former Marine HUMINT Officer who served in Iraq, Bosnia, and the Horn of Africa. He performed initial research for the book Disrupting Class in 2005 and currently is the co-founder and CEO of Fidelis Education, a...

  
• 03.14.2016

  Episode 034: Step back to be the best facilitator, with Joshua Bocock.

  Joshua Bocock has been a classroom teacher for 10 years.  He spent one year at Nottoway High School in Crewe, Virginia but has now spent the rest of his time at Magna Vista High School in Ridgeway, Virginia.  Classes that...

  
• 03.07.2016

  Episode 033: Creating a system to focus on each individual, with Dean Gorrell.

  Dean is a native of Maquoketa, Iowa, a small farming community in east central Iowa. He attended the University of Iowa as an undergraduate, receiving a B.S. in physics with honors in 1985.  Dean took an additional year to become...

  
• 02.29.2016

  Episode 032: Increasing engagement increases learning, with Trevor Bryan.

  Trevor Bryan is an elementary art teacher in Jackson Township NJ. He is the creator of The Art of Comprehension which is an approach to teaching comprehension and other academic skills through viewing and responding to artworks. He is also...

  
• 02.24.2016

  Episode 031: Find the passions within your students, with Matt Austin.

  Matt Austin currently teaches 9th grade Biology at Verona Area High School.  He has been in this position for the past 14 years.  Matt also serves as the Science department chair, and is also the boys assistant golf coach.  During...

  
• 02.22.2016

  Episode 030: Together everyone achieves more, with Kate Sommerville and Angela Patterson.

  Kate Sommerville is in her 16th year of teaching.  She received her undergraduate degrees in elementary and special education from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in 2000.  In 2007, she received her Master’s Degree in Education in Professional Development from...

  
• 02.17.2016

  Episode 029: Making learning real, relevant and meaningful, with Derek Doucet.

  Derek Doucet is an educator who strives to be up to date on the best practices so his students can receive a rich educational experience that will follow them for the rest of their lives. First and foremost, Derek is the loving...

  
• 02.15.2016

  Episode 028: All students are destined for greatness, with Sixto Cancel.

  Sixto Cancel founded Think of Us, a non-profit dedicated to innovating with data, technology and multi-media to serve vulnerable population. As a Dell Youth Innovation Advisor, Sixto leads a working committee that focuses on the learning of vulnerable youth populations....

  
• 02.10.2016

  Episode 027: There are no limits for learners with passion, foresight, and a desire to grow, with Angela Maiers.

  Angela Maiers embodies each of these descriptors with passion, commitment and fierce determination. She has been leading change in education and enterprise for 25 years, teaching every level of school from kindergarten to graduate school and consulting with companies around...

  
• 02.08.2016

  Episode 026: Every student, everyday, with Rose Colby.

  Rose Colby is currently a Competency-Based Learning and Assessment Specialist assisting schools in designing high quality competency, assessment, and grading reform systems in many states.  She is a Talent Cloud Competency Education Fellow for 2Revolutions, an education design firm.  She...