Anchored in Education

Have you ever ruminated yourself crazy? Have you ever tried to control every aspect of every single moment? Do you find your place of employment to be less than desireable sometimes? Or maybe you engage in negative self talk. Sometimes we have to tell ourselves to move on.

My guest today is Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt, author of the book Move on, Motherf*cker: Live, Laugh, and Let Sh*t Go. Jodie, a certified pyschologist, has discover through her own personal experiences how to handle one of life's most complicated problems: ourselves. Join us on Anchored in Education today as we learn more about her book and how we can leverage evidence-based practices to improve our mental wellbeing.

After listening, head over to www.escottengland.com to read more about Jodie as well as find a link to Move On, Motherf*cker.

This week, authors and educators Dr. Mike Lubelfeld, Dr. Nick Polyak, and Dr. PJ Caposey are back to continue the conversation about their book The Unfinished Leader: A School Leadership Framework for Growth and Development. Last week we discussed Empathy, Equity, and Adapting.

Join us this week for part two as we discuss the last three sections of their book. After listening, head over to www.escottengland.com to read more about Mike, Nick, and PJ as well as find a link to The Unfinished Leader.

Finishing things in life typically provides a sense of accomplishment. As young children, we felt triumphant when we finished our supper. Runners feel that rush when they finish a run. And nothing beats finishing a good book. But when it comes to building our leadership capacity, finishing might not be what is best of us.

The idea of remaining unfinished was proposed to us by school leaders Dr. Mike Lubelfeld, Dr. Nick Polyak, and Dr. PJ Caposey. Together, these three wrote The Unfinished Leader: A School Leadership Framework for Growth and Development.

Join us for part one as we discuss the first three sections of their book. After listening, head over to www.escottengland.com to read more about Mike, Nick, and PJ as well as find a link to The Unfinished Leader.

The Anchored in Education conversation today is around reading. Specifically, we are going to look at the structured literacy approach to teaching reading. Our guest today is Kellyn Sirach, a literacy specialist who is passionate about the science behind teaching and learning to read. Frustrated by feeling unprepared to teach reading, Kellyn embarked on a journey to be informed not only by best practices but by the research as well.

Join us as Kellyn explains in more detail why she believes the structured literacy approach to reading is exactly what is needed to reach readers at all levels. After listening, head over to www.escottengland.com to read more about Kellyn as well as find the resources discussed in today's episode.

Charley Cass returns to Anchored in Education after completing his first year as a superintendent. He shares experiences from that first year that will forever serve as cornerstones in shaping how he approaches the superintendent position. He also discusses what servant leadership means and why it is important to him to practice it. Charley gives great advice for anyone new to the position or who is considering making the change. After listening to this week's Anchored in Education episode, head over to www.escottengland.com to find the show notes and to read more about Charley.

Anchored in Education is returning after a long hiatus while a host, E. Scott England, navigated a district through a global pandemic as well as embarked on a professional journey that has landed him in a new role, a new state, and a new studio to record a second run of Anchored in Education.

The guests already lined up for future episodes is exciting. Take a listen to this short update and get ready for all new episodes airing each Monday beginning October 3.

I started this podcast 73 episodes ago with a main goal of providing on high-quality episodes. Due to the circumstances surrounding the global pandemic and trying to navigate the reopening of schools, I feel that pushing on right now with Anchored in Education only jeopardizes the quality for my listeners. Not willing to do that, I am putting this podcast in hiatus until proper time can be given. It is not a goodbye; it is an until next time.

What do you do when you find the research showing that your elementary students do not benefits whatsoever from homework, but yet, you are mandated by your school to assign homework daily? Well. You get creative.

This is exactly what Alex Valencic did when he was teaching fourth grade. Required to assign homework, he brainstormed how he could meet the school requirement but yet give students a voice and choice in what and how they complete it. And this is how the homework menu was born.

Join us today as Alex walks us through the concept and creation. He is yet another reason why educators are simply rock stars.

After listening, head over to www.escottengland.com to find the show resources and read more about Alex as well as find a link to his blog and the homework menu.

Back in February, I had the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction on the podcast as the first elected official. Today, we are fortunate enough to have Joy Hofmeister, the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction join us on Anchored in Education.

Joy has been instrumental in helping lead Oklahoma through several positive changes in the education environment. In today's episode, we talk about standards, assessment, how to best support educators, and of course, remote learning.

After listening, head over to www.escottengland.com to find the show resources and read more about Joy.

Speech Language Pathologists are simply rock stars in the world of education. So why is it we have such a struggle in including them in planning for the needs of students? Maybe it is because we don't realize just what it is they do.

Kelly Gosch, CCC-SLP is our guest today on Anchored in Education talking about Speech Language Pathology. She gives us the down low that speech services are much, much more than working on articulation disorders. Their work is truly amazing.

After listening, head over to www.escottengland.com to read more about Kelly.