During this episode we will hear from school counselors who have stepped up in a big way to lead comprehensive school counseling in their school or district. It doesn’t take an admin license to be a school leader, and these school counselors will share about their journey and approach to developing school counseling programs that are meeting the needs of all students.

 Brittany Tinkler is a Milken Award winner, a certified project-based learning trainer, co-chair of the professional development arm of the Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics, ICTM, and a second grade teacher at Rosa Parks Elementary where she puts all of her expertise into action.  Listen as she shares her experiences that led to her being a champion for struggling students.

Join facilitators Christy Berger, Brooke Lawson and special guest Dr. Connie Poston,  as they share strategies in response to the question from a current high school counselor on how to integrate SEL at the high school level.  

Susie Highley is the current Director of the Indiana Middle Level Education Association. As a life-long Hoosier educator, she's seen it all and done a lot of it herself. Listen as she shares her story of lessons learned, opportunities taken, and dreams fulfilled during a long and successful (and still going) career in and around education.

Rick Wormeli joins us to share his experience and expertise about the wild animal we call middle school. The middle is a unique, flexible, and yes, sometimes chaotic place to live. In this episode, Rick helps us navigate a clearer path and sheds light on some common issues facing both teachers and students.

Brandon Denning is an extraordinary educator. Listen as he shares his insights about education, balancing work and life, and how he finds and creates joy in the classroom.