Learning Through Uncertainty

Marietta City Schools Leaders Dr. Brittney Wilson and Farhat Ahmad share how an all-in focus on human-centered learning is transforming the outcomes and lives of historically marginalized alternatively-placed students and disrupting the school-prison pipeline.

Joseph Case High School Principal Brian McCann (MA) sees evidence of learning all around him. Fully recognizing that school is so much more than test scores, McCann shares how a simply piece of paper and selfies combine to amplify learning, elevate inclusivity, and engage an entire community.

In this episode Brianna Henneke Hodges speaks with Kerry Gallagher, JD, Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning at St. John's Prep. Kerry Gallagher is an innovative teacher, school administrator, lawyer, TEDx speaker, keynote speaker, and education consultant. She is co-author of several ConnectSafely award-winning guidebooks for parents and teachers on topics that include social media, data privacy, education technology, copyright, and more. Accolades for her work include awards from the Family Online Safety Institute, MassCUE, SmartBrief, and St. Anselm College. She is on social media @KerryHawk02 and her website is www.KerryHawk02.com.

Minnesota Elementary Integration Specialist, Andy Leiser, is leveraging on-hand resources, a can-do mindset, and a learner-centered philosophy to elevate student voice and learning.

Director of Instructional Services and Future Ready Instructional Coaches Advisor, Dana Castine, reflects on how an appreciative mindset is fueling her grace-centered approach to navigating change.

High school principal Dennis M. Williams, Jr. discusses the importance of viewing discipline not as a punishment, but as a focused intention for learning. He shares the litmus he and his faculty are using to evaluate instructional efforts and the impact that mindset has on student engagement and learning outcomes.

Student agency starts with, well, students! 5th grade teacher and internationally connected educator, Dr. Rayna Freedman and two of her Secret Agents, students Vihaan Tripathi and Madi McGee, share highlights of their most meaningful lessons learned and the lasting ripples made from these continued uncertainties. If you want to know what's working...and what's not...ask kids.

Distancing, remote locations, connectivity and logistics have become nationally and globally common constraints. District leader, NAESP Fellow, author, and educator Dr. Rachael George provides insight into the power of flexibility as a key element to successfully navigating today's uncertainties.

Dr. Michelle Neely, principal of Kathrine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy in DeSoto TX, shares her experienes providing insight and inspiration to impact her faculty, students, and stakeholders' capacity to change.

Knikole Taylor, Instructional Technology Coordinator for Life Schools (TX), has always identified as a "helper." In this episode, she offers her experiences and philosophy, sharing that creating helpful partnerships inside and outside the traditional classroom is dependent on meeting learners -- teachers and students -- where they are. This flexibility means accepting and providing diversity in location, level of content, type of tool, resource, or delivery, and even recognizing when it's time to set curriculum aside and simply offer a listening shoulder and a friendly promise of support.