This week, Ryan talks about principal professional development through its Missouri Leadership Development System for aspiring and veteran school leaders, to positively impact principal retention in the state. Sarah talks about an empowerment program that targets students who are falling behind on their academic credits through six week credit recovery courses and provide students with a community based approach to learning. Tune in!

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Articles: https://www.k12dive.com/news/staffed-up-missouri-principal-retention/646279/ https://www.9news.com/article/news/education/cool-schools-arvada-high-school/73-4f7cf589-6612-42db-95a8-763375c1c6d3

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye) Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Sarah talks about a new high school in Boston at citizen senior center providing opportunities for intergenerational learners to hone in on new skills and foster collaboration methods. Ryan talks about a blog for educators to unplug and share the positive wins happening in their classroom. Tune in!

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Articles: https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-one-high-school-became-a-model-for-intergenerational-learning/2023/03 https://onegoodthingteach.wordpress.com/

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye) Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan talks about allowing students to re-do assignments as an approach to learn from their mistakes and to help them feel more motivated in schools. Sarah talks about improving teaching by comparing the educational practices of India to those of the U.S. and shares the similarities and differences of what makes teachers successful. Tune in!

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Articles:

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/teachers-explain-why-letting-students-redo-assignments-is-problematic/2023/03
https://www.forbesindia.com/blog/education/stop-blaming-teachers-start-improving-teaching-instead/

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye) Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Sarah talks about the initiative to build future ready public schools that deliver the learning and enriching opportunities students and families deserve. Ryan talks about the fastest-growing sport in the US, pickleball, as it is affordable and helps students develop good hand-eye coordination. Tune in!

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Articles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/vickiphillips/2023/03/02/the-most-exciting-news-in-education-isnt-found-in-the-headlines/ https://www.edutopia.org/article/pickleball-elementary-school-phys-ed

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye) Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan talks about a bill designed to promote student safety on social media platforms to encourage responsible social media use. Sarah talks about a new program to help improve the early childhood education workforce recruitment and retention with a focus on career growth and better compensation for teachers, aids, and other care givers. Tune in!

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Articles:

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/regional/florida/florida-senate-education-committee-tiktok-ban-schools/67-55da640f-e383-4e49-b228-6f31eb552403

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/02/02/hhs-launches-first-national-early-care-and-education-workforce-center.html

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Sarah talks about the benefits of getting students involved in their communities to impact their academic achievements, reduce absenteeism, and increase graduation rates. Ryan talks about the level of student representatives on their school boards and efforts to expand the voting rules for those students. Tune in!

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Articles:

https://www.greatschoolspartnership.org/resources/equitable-community-engagement/the-case-for-community-engagement/ https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2023/1/24/23569203/nyc-school-board-panel-for-educational-policy-student-power?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1674680210

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye) Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan talks about how students can benefit from adopting a growth mindset through personal finance courses. Sarah talks about a partnership to eradicate food insecurity at the university level by providing practical hunger free programming to students. Tune in!

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Articles:

https://www.edutopia.org/article/growth-mindset-personal-finance
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/paterson/sections/giving-back/articles/new-partnership-with-hunger-free-campus-to-fight-food-insecurity

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Sarah talks about how parent involvement can have a huge impact on student performance and improve teacher morale. Ryan talks about self-care practices that teachers use make their school day easier. Tune in!

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Articles: https://www.penncapital-star.com/government-politics/pa-house-bill-would-make-it-easier-for-parents-to-attend-school-events-tuesday-morning-coffee/ https://twitter.com/edutopia/status/1611789515118592000

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye) Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan talks about complicated matters as to just how “optional” a test-optional college admissions process truly is. Sarah talks about an approach in prolonging phonics-based instruction with optional literacy training for educators to help students apply literacy concepts in all subjects. Tune in!
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Articles:

https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/60002/colleges-that-ditched-test-scores-for-admissions-still-struggle-with-bias
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/25/us/reading-literacy-memphis-tennessee.html

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Happy New Year! Welcome back to Big Ideas in Education. This week, Sarah talks about the importance of teaching artificial intelligence in schools and a program that transforms learning with technology. Ryan talks about ChatGPT, a cutting-edge technology that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to engage students in natural, human-like conversations. Tune in!

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Articles:
https://www.iste.org/areas-of-focus/AI-in-education

Hosts: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair); Sarah Boulos Fye (@readwithfye)
Producer: Ross Ulysse