Join us for an inspiring conversation with Family and Consumer Sciences educator Joyce Krebs as she shares how she has “re-imagineered” her hands-on classes during the time of Covid, while modeling valuable skills such as resiliency and grit for her students and fellow teachers alike.

Author and Instructional Designer Angela Stockman joins us for an inspiring conversation about the powerful role of play and creativity within the learning process and how to encourage reluctant writers to develop and express their ideas through a host of non-traditional means.

Join us for a conversation with veteran middle school ELA teacher Craig Dickinson as he explains the importance of teaching with stories and provides examples from some of his most popular lessons, including how he teaches the “Hero’s Journey” with Star Wars.

When middle school STEM teacher Devan Lewis’ principal, Jessica Schenck, announced to the staff that they could design and teach their own elective course, Devan chose a subject near and dear to her heart: the work of Disney’s Imagineers. In this episode, we chat with Devan and Jessica about her Imagineering class, the idea behind the school-wide initiative, as well as the importance of allowing students, and teachers, to follow their passions.

Many years ago, Steven Covey noted that one of the habits of highly effective people was the ability to “begin with the end in mind.” In Part Two of our conversation with middle school principal Jeff Jenkins, we discuss ways in which leaders can leave a powerful legacy for the future through the actions they intentionally plan for today.

In Part One of our conversation with veteran middle school principal Jeff Jenkins, we examine how strong leaders impact organizations through setting a vision, empowering others and creating a culture that encourages the success of all.

The stories of Shakespeare and Star Wars take center stage as we explore the similarities found
between these timeless tales and others with authors S.T. Bende (Star Wars 5-Minute Stories Strike
Back, Star Wars Galactic Adventures) and Ian Doescher (William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Series).

Ready to get curious? In this episode, we chat with veteran educator and author, Matt Murrie, Executive Director and Chief Curiosity Curator for What If…? Curiosity, about the power of curiosity and how having a curious mindset can unleash the creative potential found within your students and yourself.

In this episode, we catch up with Adam Bray, the USA Today and Amazon Best-Selling author of nearly 20 official Star Wars, Marvel and LEGO books as well as nearly 40 books on travel in Southeast Asia. During our discussion about the importance of stories and their ability to motivate, inspire, and educate, we touch on some of the many adventures that led to CNN naming Adam a “Modern Indiana Jones,” from working with great apes, to finding lost temple ruins in Vietnam, and writing in a galaxy far, far away….

We continue our conversation with award-winning educators Chris Beyerle and Ken Morrill as they provide examples from their classrooms of ways in which problem-based and community-focused learning experiences can inspire students to grow their creative capacity.