About Practice

About Cara Jackson, Ph.D.

Dr. Jackson is Senior Associate in the Division of Social and Economic Policy at Abt Associates. She's conducted education research and evidence reviews on a variety of topics, including interventions intended to improve child outcomes, policies related to school and teacher quality, and school network expansion. Her focus is on helping schools, districts, and education agencies improve the quality of educational opportunities.

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In this episode, Ryan and Josh speak with Jeff Carpenter and Catharyn Shelton about their recent article on education influencers (co-authored with Stephanie Schroeder). Jeff, Catharyn, and Stephanie's article is "The education influencer: A new player in the educator professional landscape" and was published in the Journal of Research on Technology in Education earlier this year: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15391523.2022.2030267

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Favorite Books

Jennifer Pharr Davis, Called Again: A Story of Love and Triumph: https://www.amazon.com/Called-Again-Story-Love-Triumph/dp/0825307457/ref=sr_1_3?crid=146PQGU0VL5ED&keywords=jennifer+pharr+davis&qid=1639603954&sprefix=jennifer+pharr%2Caps%2C155&sr=8-3

Norman Ollesta, Crazy for the Storym: A Memoir of Survival: https://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Storm-Memoir-Survival-P-S/dp/006176678X

Michael Frome, Strangers in High Places: The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains: https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-High-Places-Mountains-Expanded/dp/0870498061/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=strangers+in+high+places&qid=1639604028&s=books&sr=1-1

Richard Powers, Bewilderment: https://www.amazon.com/Bewilderment-Novel-Richard-Powers-ebook/dp/B08X19W2HD/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1S69Y30962ZDV&keywords=bewilderment+richard+powers&qid=1639604051&s=books&sprefix=bewilder%2Cstripbooks%2C159&sr=1-2

David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triump in a Specialized World: https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214484

Jessica Abel, Out on the Wire: https://www.amazon.com/Out-Wire-Storytelling-Secrets-Masters/dp/0385348436/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1V5XF9FVLPZ1E&keywords=jessica+abel+out+on+the+wire&qid=1639604149&sprefix=jessica+abel+out+on+%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=8-1

John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet: https://www.amazon.com/The-Anthropocene-Reviewed/dp/B08GL11MDJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2298PFMDEK5YU&keywords=the+anthropocene+reviewed&qid=1639604178&sprefix=the+anthro%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-1

Matt Haig, The Midnight Library: https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Library-Novel-Matt-Haig/dp/0525559477

Favorite Podcasts

Conversations With Tyler: Zeynep Tufekci: https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/zeynep-tufekci/

The Anthropocene Reviewed, Icelandic Hot Dog Stand and Signing Your Name 250,000 Times: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/icelandic-hot-dog-stand-and-signing-your-name-250-000-times/id1342003491?i=1000522165954

Favorite Creative Projects

#fountainpen (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fountainpen/

Why it can be hard to understand the Smokies (and a bit on my understanding of them): https://joshuamrosenberg.com/post/2021/08/21/a-bunch-of-thoughts-on-the-tennessee-side-of-the-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/

Favorite Movie

The French Dispatch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8847712/

Ryan is ry_estrellado on Twitter and Instagram

Josh is jrosenberg6432 on Twitter

Preorder The K–12 Educator's Data Guidebook: Reimagining Practical Data Use in Schools

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The social media influencer in Ryan's story is honestteachervibes. Her account is hilarious. You should totally follow! 

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In this episode, Ryan and Josh welcome Isabella C. Velásquez to About Practice to discuss the roles of philanthropic organizations in education. They also discuss Isabella's work and share some stories from a collaborative project on which they worked. 

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Listen to part 1 of our interview with Dr. Ji Son. 

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Welcome to the About Practice podcast, a show about bridging the gap between research and practice in education. In this episode that is part one of a two-part interview, Josh and Ryan speak with Dr. Ji Son (@cogscimom on Twitter) at California State University, Los Angeles about learning through finding connections between concepts - and how ideas generated through research could be translated into practical forms for education.

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Welcome to the About Practice podcast, a show about bridging the gap between research and practice in education. In this episode Josh and Ryan reflect on conversations during the last two episodes with Dr. Frances Harper and Lauren Parker.

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Welcome to the About Practice podcast, a show about bridging the gap between research and practice in education. In this episode Josh and Ryan talk with Lauren Parker. Lauren Parker is a school psychologist passionate about social-emotional learnin g, mental health, and student growth. Follow Lauren on Twitter @LParker_PsyS

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