This week, Ryan interviews with Colleen McCormick, the Middle School Nurse at the Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy public charter school in Rhode Island. On this episode, Colleen (a former ICU and trauma nurse) shares her incredible story of returning to the hospital setting during the COVID-19 pandemic to care for patients in need. You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.blackstonevalleyprep.org/blog.

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan sits with Brittnee Exum, the manager of communications and marketing for the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. On this episode, Brittnee talks about a series of uplifting stories published to raise awareness and celebrate charter schools who are making phenomenal efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brittnee also talks about the inspiration behind this series and shares positive feedback on how the charter school community is benefiting from the series. Tune in!

You can find out more about her work by visiting www.publiccharters.org

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan welcomes back Abbas Manjee the Chief Academic Officer of Kiddom, a provider of software solutions that help schools deliver and manage their digital curriculum and personalized instruction. On this episode, Abbas talks about Kiddom’s recently released distance learning guide. Abbas also shares practical strategies for schools to implement in the virtual landscape to maintain equity and quality education. Tune in!

You can find out more about his work and fine Kiddom’s “no nonsense” digital learning guide by visiting www.blog.kiddom.co.

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan sits with Mitchell Earl, the Chief Operating Officer at Discover Praxis, a six-month apprenticeship-based professional bootcamp platform in which graduates are guaranteed a job offer at a startup with an average starting salary of $50,000. On this episode, Mitchell talks about Discover Praxis and how this can be seen as a supplement or alternative to traditional college. Mitchell also talks about how Discover Praxis is aiming to make the post high school experience more affordable, efficient, and effective for all students. Tune in!

You can find out more about his work by visiting www.discoverpraxis.com

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan interviews with Suzanne Speed, the physical education teacher at the Pinecrest Preparatory Middle High Charter School in Miami, Florida. On this episode, Suzanne talks about what the transition to virtual classrooms has looked like through the lens of a PE teacher. Suzanne also talks about lesson delivery and gives advice to other physical education teachers on how to provide effective instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can find out more about her work by visiting www.ppmhcharterschool.org.

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan sits with Liliana Salazar, the National Director for Special Education and Student Support for Academica. On this episode, Lily talks about her transition in helping students with special needs remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lily also gives guidance to parents and educators on becoming better advocates for students receiving special education services during this period.

You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.academica.org and by following her on Twitter @salazarlilly. And be sure to check out her program Teach The Way They Learn on the Academica Media podcast network.

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan sits down with Ralph Krauss, the creator of Edutainment learning, a program that livestreams virtual guest speaker programs to students in charter schools throughout the United States. Past Edutainment speakers have included cabinet secretaries, astronauts, movie stars, and Fortune 500 CEOs. On this episode, Ralph talks about his program and the role that technology plays in bringing Edutainment to thousands of charter school students. Ralph also talks about the innovative ways that schools are utilizing this program to further their academic goals.

You can find out more about his work by visiting www.edutainmentlearning.com

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan sits with Fernando Zulueta, the founder and CEO of education service provider Academica. Fernando talks about the transition process for students and educators to virtual learning and digital platforms amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Fernando also talks about some of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the schools the company serves and provides advice for other schools navigating through the transition to online learning.

You can find out more about his work by visiting www.academica.org.

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan sits with David Osborne, director of the Reinventing America’s School’s Project at the Progressive Policy Institute. On this episode, David talks about how charter schools were largely incubated by the progressive movement and shares his thoughts on reformed government. David also talks about how education issues are being addressed in this presidential campaign.

You can find out more about his work by visiting www.progressivepolicy.org

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

This week, Ryan sits down with Adam Geller, founder and CEO of Edthena, a video-based teacher coaching platform. On this episode, Adam talks about the development process in creating Edthena, a video-based coaching platform. Adam also talks about the experience and benefits of video-based coaching and gives advice to educational networks when implementing this practice. Tune in!

You can find out more about his work by visiting www.edthena.com.

Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse