Remote learning is something that most educators have limited knowledge and experience in navigating, but something almost all educators are learning to navigate during the Covid-19 pandemic. This episode follows the remote teaching and learning journey of two inspirational teachers from Logan County, Kelly Bryant and Mimi Browning.

Classroom "read alouds" have traditionally been part of the elementary classroom for a very long time. However, the way in which we read aloud to children has evolved into an interactive process with the power to increasingly enrich children's literacy skills. Today, I am talking with my colleague, Christy Schwartz, about what interactive read-alouds are and the power they have to develop children’s literacy skills both in and out of the classroom.

Today, Brittany Fike and I sit down with childhood trauma expert and trainer, Anna Rowe. Anna’s experience both professionally and personally on childhood trauma gives her a unique perspective of this crucial topic that impacts so many students.

Today, I sit down with Amber Nichols to discuss the remote teaching and learning journey that she has been on over the last month. Remote learning is something that most educators have limited knowledge and experience in navigating, but something almost all educators are learning to navigate during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Childhood trauma impacts more students every year. But what is childhood trauma? What events cause trauma? How can educators become trauma-informed?

Today I am talking with State Early Literacy Specialist, Brittany Fike, about childhood trauma and the initial steps that educators can take to create trauma-informed classrooms.

Self-talk is a skill that we use to coach ourselves through any challenging or mundane task. How can educators embed this skill into the classroom in order to help students feel successful in all content areas and in life outside of the classroom?

Today, Maggie Luma and I are talking with Pooja Patel, an expert in self-regulated strategy development, to continue our conversation on self-talk and the impact that this skill plays both in and out of the classroom.

Remote learning is uncharted territory for most public educators, but it is a topic almost all educators are learning to navigate during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Self-talk is a powerful life skill that adults use to help them get through challenging situations and that it is typically developed through many years of experience. Is there a way that we can speed up this process and help students develop this vital life skill in our classrooms?

Today, I sit down with Maggie Luma, the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading State Lead and Coordinator at the West Virginia Department of Education, to discuss how self-talk can be easily adapted to fit into any classroom.

School readiness encompasses so much more than a set of skills that a child needs to develop prior to entering school. It begins at birth!

Today, Maggie Luma and I interview Nancy Hanna, the Associate Superintendent for Greenbrier County Schools. Nancy believes it takes a village to raise a child, which is evident in her advocacy for school readiness in her local community.

School readiness begins at birth and is not just a set of skills that young children need to have in place prior to entering school. Today, Maggie Luma and I sit down with Lisa Fisher from the West Virginia Department of Education to define the meaning of school readiness and talk extensively about the West Virginia school readiness framework, Ready, Set, Go! WV, and how it is reshaping the school readiness approach in the Mountain State.