The COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted virtually every element of teaching and learning. In this episode, we explore assessment strategies for hybrid learning.

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Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

This week we talk about the different ways we manage unscheduled time off from school. Join us for a discussion on snow days, digital days, and mental health days. Is there a better way?

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Starr Sackstein (NBCT) is a certified Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA). She serves at the New York State Director to JEA. She is the author of several books, including Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective.

This week we take a deep dive into chronic absenteeism in the current climate. We explore what’s working to mitigate the problem and what’s simply isn’t.

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Danielle Mancinelli is currently a Senior Learning Designer of Professional Development with Springboard Collaborative. She started her career as a second-grade teacher and since then has served as a Reading Specialist, an Early Literacy Specialist, and an Assistant Principal of Instruction. Danielle was a member of the Leadership Philadelphia’s 2018 “Connectors and Keepers” class, appeared on Billy Penn’s “Who’s Next” list of education leaders, and a New Leaders Council Fellow. Starr Sackstein (NBCT) is a certified Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA). She serves at the New York State Director to JEA. She is the author of several books, including Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective.

Remote learning is creating wide disparities in the progress of students at all grade levels. Will the pandemic-driven disruption to education be the catalyst to move us away from the practice of grouping students by age?

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Brady Venables began her teaching career 10 years ago through an alternative certification program after making a career change. After experiencing the power of incorporating technology into her high school biology classes she transitioned to a role supporting teachers as a technology coach in her small district. Eventually, her path led to a role in a larger district that allowed her to broaden her support by working exclusively with technology coaches, supporting them with professional learning, personal coaching, and other resources as they in turn worked at their schools. In 2020-2021, however, Brady is excited to make the leap from her district office cubicle back to a classroom and she will be teaching high school students biology and physical science once again. Her pedagogical approach uses technology to center the student-teacher relationship and she believes that teachers must work to catch students in the act of learning through meaningful and authentic lessons and assessments.

This week we asked teachers to share what they wished school leaders understood about leading teachers. Both teachers and school leaders shared their thoughts.

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Danielle Mancinelli is currently a Senior Learning Designer of Professional Development with Springboard Collaborative. She started her career as a second-grade teacher and since then has served as a Reading Specialist, an Early Literacy Specialist, and an Assistant Principal of Instruction. Danielle was a member of the Leadership Philadelphia’s 2018 “Connectors and Keepers” class, appeared on Billy Penn’s “Who’s Next” list of education leaders, and a New Leaders Council Fellow. Danielle holds a Master’s degree in Reading from Saint Joseph’s University, with undergraduate degrees in English and Political Science from Temple University. She also is a PA Certified Reading Specialist and a Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher. Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

The gap between women and men in school leadership is stark in parts of the country. What’s behind the gap and how does the gender imbalance impact our schools?

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Faige Meller taught for 38 years at the same school “The Center For Early Education” and that’s where she is a substitute teacher. She began teaching in 1977 in the preschool. In 1991 she became one of the kindergarten teachers. She taught kindergarten until retired in June 2015. She started subbing in 2016 and subbed in Toddlers, 3 and 4-year-old program, kindergarten, 1st and 2nd. She did a three and a half month sub position for a kindergarten teacher from January till April -- which included in the classroom and then remote learning. Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

Bias in recording and teaching history is typical and routine in virtually every country.  Today, the accepted history of America is facing new challenges. In this episode, we discuss the meaning and intent of the newly proposed patriotic education and explore how to teach the history of America when the vision of America is so divided.

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Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

Most would agree that teaching in 2020 has been very different from the vision we held for the 21s century. In the episode, we take a step back to assess what we are thinking and feeling about the "new normal" and how we are responding to it.

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Starr Sackstein (NBCT) is a certified Master Journalism Educator through the Journalism Education Association (JEA). She serves at the New York State Director to JEA. She is the author of several books, including Teaching Mythology Exposed: Helping Teachers Create Visionary Classroom Perspective. Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

COVID-19 has exposed some of the hidden gaps in our education system. Now that virtually every teacher, school administrator, student, and parent can see many of these issues on full display, how well are we managing them?

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Harvey Alvy has served as a teacher, principal, and university professor, and was honored to be a National Distinguished Principal. He is the author of Fighting for Change in Your School: How to Avoid Fads and Focus on Substance, and co-author of Learning From Lincoln: Leadership Practices for School Success.

This week we take a quick look at what works and what doesn't when teaching students remotely. Join us for a quick set of practical dos and don'ts that you can apply tomorrow.

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With more than 26 years experience in the early childhood education profession, Kelly Green has spent the last 7 years expanding Kindermusik’s reach into the U.S., Canada, and Australia. She is passionate about quality developmental experiences beginning at birth, and is an advocate for best educational practices that positively impact children and families.