Redefining Ready: Preparing the Workforce of the Future

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What's Redefining Ready: Preparing the Workforce of the Future about?

Redefining Ready is a SchooLinks hosted podcast community exploring innovative topics, ideas, strategies, and philosophies in the evolving world of college and career readiness. Our featured guests are leaders in their fields who constantly seek to learn from others, collaborate, and apply their own experiences to truly distill best practices in the world of college and career readiness.

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Redefining Ready: Preparing the Workforce of the Future episodes:

09.08.2020
Houston Kraft - Kindness, Character, and Connection
Listen in as Houston Kraft, co-founder of CharacterStrong and author of the upcoming book Deep Kindness joins the program to talk about strategies for being deliberate and intentional with social emotional learning in 2020 and beyond. We discuss the need...
08.13.2020
Diane Campbell: Creating a Culture of Curiosity
Listen in as Diane Campbell, Director of College and Career Readiness at Liberty Common High School in Ft. Collins, Colorado joins the program to talk about her journey in the school counseling world and the innovative ways she engages her...
07.31.2020
Kat Pastor: Now More than Ever
Kat Pastor of Flagstaff USD in Arizona joins the program to talk about the unique challenges facing her district (in general and during the COVID era), how the district managed the crisis this past spring, and what the district is...
06.29.2020
Robin Murphy and Mindy Willard: Innovate Fearlessly
Listen in as Mindy Willard and Robin Murphy from Madison Metropolitan School District join the program to share the innovative ways they’re engaging their students and customizing graduation pathways to set students up for postsecondary success. Madison takes a holistic...
06.23.2020
Susan Hill: Owning the Responsibility
Listen in as Susan Hill, Director of College and Career Readiness at the School District of University City (Missouri) joins the program to discuss the “to and through” culture that University City has built around college and career readiness. At...
06.18.2020
Bernardo Garrido - Instilling a "College Going" Mindset
Listen in as Bernardo Garrido, Director of College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) at Jubilee Academies discusses how Jubilee has been able to instill a “college going culture” in its students that has led to a tremendous postsecondary track record...
06.16.2020
Don Haddad: School Leadership in Today's Hyper-connected Reality
During these unprecedented times, St. Vrain Valley School District has held their expectations around academic achievements and student outcomes steady. The district has engaged 98.7% of its students through a full spectrum of online learning channels with the help of...
06.01.2020
Steve Sarsany - It Takes a Village!
Steve Sarsany, lead High School Counselor from Beecher 200U in Illinois joins the program to talk about the importance of a data driven counseling process and connecting with community organizations to expose students to different postsecondary pathways. Beecher’s program thrives...
05.27.2020
Brian Mathieson and Morgan Parker: Creating a Culture of Enthusiasm around Postsecondary Success
Listen in as Brian Mathieson and Morgan Parker join the program to talk about the culture of enthusiasm they have built around College and Career Readiness at Vancouver Public Schools. Vancouver takes a collaborative approach to the process with counselors...
05.21.2020
Corey Anderson: Preparing Students to be Future Ready
Corey Anderson, College and Career Counselor at Central Valley High School in Washington State joins our show to discuss the evolving definition of future readiness, how COVID 19 has necessitated innovation, and the importance of following a data driven process...
05.14.2020
Scott Kerwien: Driving Engagement and Individualizing Pathways for a Rapidly Evolving Labor Market
Scott Kerwien, Director of College and Career Readiness at Spokane Public Schools joins Rob Young of SchooLinks to talk about his district's adjustment to distance learning and the importance of aligning a student's pathway with a comprehensive understanding of that...
11.17.2017
Justin Aglio, Growth Mindset + Open Learning = Innovation
Justin Aglio, Director of Innovation and K-4 Academic Achievement, joins us to talk about how the core values of Montour School District create a culture of teacher autonomy and student-centered learning. To better understand learner needs, the district engages in...
11.15.2017
Brianna Kleinschmidt, Changing from How to Wow
In this episode, Brianna Kleinschmidt, Principal of Benicia High School, discusses the power of changing from how to wow. This approach has defined her work at BHS as she has managed to integrate technology and other impactful resources without letting...
11.08.2017
Daniel Smith, Autonomy with integrity
This episode features Dr. Daniel Smith, Principal of Floyd E. Kellam High School in Virginia Beach. Growth mindset pervades Dr. Smith’s work as he seeks to learn from both other school systems and his own students. With respect to his...
10.27.2017
Irma Venegas & Allison Ohle, SWAG: Students with a Goal
This episode features Irma Venegas, Director of KIPP Through College (KTC) in San Diego and Allison Ohle, Executive Director of KIPP San Diego. Irma and Allison are focused on providing students at KIPP San Diego’s Adelante Preparatory Academy the guidance they...
10.27.2017
Dr. Lynn Moody, An Old School-New School Approach
This episode features Dr. Lynn Moody, Superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System in Salisbury, North Carolina. Dr. Moody’s present work centers on 3 critical actions -Building relationshipsLearning students’ passions and interestsTailoring instruction around those passions and interestsDr. Moody has the...
10.24.2017
Dr. Tim Bobrowski, Why Can't We Do This?
This episode features Dr. Tim Bobrowski, the Superintendent of Owsley County School District in Booneville, Kentucky. As Dr. Bobrowski discusses, the push for innovation within OCSD has been largely spurred by a simple but powerful question?—?“why can’t we do this?” ...
10.23.2017
Dr. Michael Nagler, Acting on Persistence Data
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Michael Nagler, the Superintendent of Mineola Public Schools in Mineola, New York. Dr. Nagler’s district had to first look at persistence data around MPS students who were enrolling in Nassau Community College....
10.18.2017
Dr. Patricia Deklotz, Learning Without Boundaries
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Patricia Deklotz about the value of change management theory and the strategic use of education technology. Dr. Deklotz values technology that is able to provide her teachers with consistent, high-quality formative feedback about...
10.14.2017
Dr. Ashley Leyba, Developing a Growth Mindset in Students
This episode features Dr. Ashley Leyba, Founding Head of School at BASIS Independent Fremont. She discusses the power of giving teachers a lot of autonomy and developing student engagement through social-emotional learning. Dr. Leyba is focused on developing a growth...
10.13.2017
Dr. Jared Cotton, Valuing What We Measure vs. Measuring What We Value
This episode features Dr. Cotton, the Superintendent for Henry County Public Schools in Collinsville, Virginia. Dr. Cotton shares insight into how his district is both tech-driven and student-driven at the same time. We discuss how technology can be a game...
10.11.2017
Scott Habeeb, Making Learning a Constant, Not a Variable
Scott Habeeb, Principal of Salem High School in Salem, Virginia, joins us to discuss how a design-forward focus is helping students to discover themselves through the school’s Interest Pathways program. Scott highly values student ownership and the development of soft...
10.03.2017
Steve Murley, Career Readiness: Going from Abstract to Concrete
In this episode, Steve Murley, the Superintendent of Schools for the Iowa City Community School District in Iowa City. A central focus of this episode is on how to leverage community partnerships to impact his students’ college and career readiness....
09.28.2017
Dr. Dallas Dance, Tech, Learner Agency & the Achievement Gap
Dr. Dallas Dance, former Superintendent of Baltimore County Schools, talks with us about how to address barriers between teachers and students by focusing on what it means to have a culturally competent approach to teaching students who come from different...
09.28.2017
Kathy Gomez, Defining Student Outcomes
In this episode, we speak to Kathy Gomez, the Superintendent of Evergreen School District in San Jose, California. She discusses her district’s push to use technology to increase rigor and optimize student learning experiences. Using a framework called “Defining Student...
09.27.2017
Dr. Bart Rocco, Key: Collaboration Between School Systems
Dr. Bart Rocco, Superintendent of Elizabeth Forward School District, joins us to discuss how his small district has been able to rethink how it operates in the midst of statewide budget cuts within Pennsylvania. EFSD began pushing tech forward within...
09.25.2017
Ned Kirsch, Using the Right Data + Evidence-Based Proficiency
Ned Kirsch, Superintendent of Schools of Franklin West Supervisory Union, joins us to discusses interdisciplinary educational models and teacher-driven professional development structures. Ned also discusses how FWSU is able to drive forward thinking within the district by learning from other...
09.21.2017
Ann Linson, Learning by Design and Failure
Ann Linson joins us to discuss what it means to prepare prepare students for the real world within the context of a standardized testing driven culture. As Superintendent of the East Noble School Corporation in Indiana, she emphasizes the need...
09.20.2017
Dr. John Hutton, Using Tech to Build Learner Agency
Dr. John Hutton, Superintendent of Gurnee School District 56 in Illinois, joins us to discuss how the tech focus within his district is positively impacting student outcomes. As an ISTE Distinguished District Award winner and member of the League of...
09.12.2017
Mary Claire Kasunic, Exposing Choices, Not Defining Them
Mary Claire Kasunic, President of Oakland Catholic High School, joins us for a discussion about the mission-driven culture that is building women leaders of tomorrow. Mary is cognizant of her responsibility to help mold Oakland Catholic students into tech-competent, globally-minded...
09.11.2017
Shannon Kelly, Understanding Your “Multi-situated Self”
Shannon Kelly, Director of Upper School at Mount Madonna School in California, shares a fresh perspective that focuses on viewing students more holistically in their educational journeys. With a campus that is located in an intentional yoga community on 355...
09.06.2017
Dr. Jeff Harding, A Moral Imperative to Reach All Students
Dr. Harding is the Superintendent of Mountain View Los Altos High School District in Mountain View, CA. Both Mountain View High School and Los Altos High School have received the Gold Award from the U.S. News & World Report. The...
09.06.2017
Tommy Reddicks, Scaffolding Excitement on an Urban Farm
In this episode, we get to speak with Tommy Reddicks, the Executive Director of the Paramount School of Excellence. The Paramount School of Excellence sits on 5.5 acres of farmland that is located in the inner city. Tommy believes in...
08.29.2017
Lianne Prentice, PBL Through an Integrated Curriculum
The Path to Higher Ed is a SchooLinks hosted podcast community that explores trending topics and issues in the area of college and career readiness. Our featured guests are pushing education forward by constantly learning from, innovating and applying their...
08.29.2017
Steve Ford, Increasing College Access with Design Thinking
In this episode, Steve Ford discusses how innovation was applied toward narrowing the opportunity gap for his students at Highland High School. He is now the Principal of Academies of the Antelope Valley Charter School. Remarkably, Steve has been able...
08.29.2017
Robert Mendoza, College Readiness for International Students
In this episode, we speak with Robert Mendoza, Headmaster of Fairmont Preparatory Academy in California. With a school population that contains 67% international students, Fairmont is working to prepare its unique student body to handle the rigors of college. Recognizing...
08.22.2017
Nicole Cerra, Design Thinking at d.tech
In this episode, we discuss design thinking with Nicole Cerra, Co-Founder and Director of Learning at Design Tech High School in San Mateo, California. The focus of the conversation centers on the impact that can be generated through constant iteration...
08.21.2017
Sharon Howell, Character Readiness
In this episode, Sharon Howell, Head of School at Indian Springs School in Indian Springs Village, Alabama, talks with us about the value of character development in college readiness. With a perspective that is informed by experience working for Harvard...
08.16.2017
Jason Roderick, Building Students’ Social + Emotional Strength
This episode with Jason Roderick, Director of Counseling Services at the Providence Country Day School in Rhode Island, focuses on the social and emotional aspects of college readiness. Often times we become so wrapped up in the academic factors of...
08.15.2017
Dr. Paul Gothold, The Power of Not Giving Up on Students
Dr. Paul Gothold, the new Superintendent for the San Diego County Office of Education, dives into his views on what can be done to provide more equity in our education system for all learners. The implementation of these views led...
08.14.2017
Dr. Todd Cutler, Cultivating Pathways to Success
In this episode, Dr. Todd Cutler discusses the level of commitment that his staff has toward students in the Winters Joint Unified School District. As a superintendent, Dr. Cutler is focused on leveraging his community’s commitment to its students to...
08.13.2017
Dr. Dan Stepenosky, Increasing Rigor to Increase College Readiness
In this episode, Dr. Dan Stepenosky, Superintendent of Las Virgenes USD, talks to us about how his district is constantly iterating its educational models to meet the evolving needs of students. More specifically, Dr. Stepenosky details how Las Virgenes USD...
08.11.2017
Jo Thoburn, College Readiness as an Expectation, Not an Obstacle
In this episode, we talk to Jo Thoburn, President and CEO of the Fairfax Christian School. This episode revolves around her strategies for building a school culture where college readiness is engrained as an expectation in every student’s mind. With...
08.11.2017
Philip Hickman, Using Data Points to Transform Student Outcomes
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Philip Hickman, Superintendent at Columbus City Schools in Mississippi. Dr. Hickman talks about how he was able to strategically and intentionally leverage data to provide transformative interventions for at-risk students. By communicating our...
08.10.2017
Scott Reisinger, Building Students, Not Linear Learners
In this episode, we talk to Scott Reisinger, Head of School of the Trevor Day School in New York, NY. By stressing the importance of inquiry-based learning, students at Trevor Day are placed at the center of student empowerment and...
08.08.2017
Melinda Bihn, Cross-Cultural Cognition in College Readiness
In this episode, we speak with Melinda Bihn, Head of School at French American International School and International High School. As Melinda explains, a bilingual education uniquely prepares students to take on the world by building cross-cultural cognition. This conversation...
08.01.2017
Eric Rauschkolb, Adopting a Growth-Mindset in College and Career Readiness
In this episode, we talk to Eric Rauschkolb, Principal of Niwot High School outside of Boulder, Colorado. Eric’s work at Niwot led to him recently being named the 2017 Colorado Secondary School Principal of the Year by the Colorado Association...
07.31.2017
Nicholas Kim, Summit Learning: Empowering Students to Live the Lives They Want to Lead
In this episode, Nicholas Kim, Executive Director of Summit Public Schools. As part of working within sociodemographically diverse communities, Nick recognizes that family engagement is critical toward getting his students to college. In order to further the impact within Summit,...
07.27.2017
Gabriella Rowe, Right Fit v. Linear Pathways
In this episode, Gabriella Rowe, Head of School at The Village School in Houston, Texas. With an eye toward getting her students to take ownership over their college readiness process, Gabriella recognizes the importance of a student’s self-discovery process. Listen...
07.26.2017
Luthern Williams, Developing Student Voices Before Their College Aspirations
In this episode, we speak with Luthern Williams, Head of School at New Roads School. Luthern talks about some important considerations to keep in mind when trying to remain student-centered. By emphasizing the importance of self-reflection, New Roads encourages its...

What's Redefining Ready: Preparing the Workforce of the Future about?

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Redefining Ready: Preparing the Workforce of the Future episodes:

Houston Kraft - Kindness, Character, and Connection

Diane Campbell: Creating a Culture of Curiosity

Kat Pastor: Now More than Ever

Robin Murphy and Mindy Willard: Innovate Fearlessly

Susan Hill: Owning the Responsibility

Bernardo Garrido - Instilling a "College Going" Mindset

Don Haddad: School Leadership in Today's Hyper-connected Reality

Steve Sarsany - It Takes a Village!

Brian Mathieson and Morgan Parker: Creating a Culture of Enthusiasm around Postsecondary Success

Corey Anderson: Preparing Students to be Future Ready

Scott Kerwien: Driving Engagement and Individualizing Pathways for a Rapidly Evolving Labor Market

Justin Aglio, Growth Mindset + Open Learning = Innovation

Brianna Kleinschmidt, Changing from How to Wow

Daniel Smith, Autonomy with integrity

Irma Venegas & Allison Ohle, SWAG: Students with a Goal

Dr. Lynn Moody, An Old School-New School Approach

Dr. Tim Bobrowski, Why Can't We Do This?

Dr. Michael Nagler, Acting on Persistence Data

Dr. Patricia Deklotz, Learning Without Boundaries

Dr. Ashley Leyba, Developing a Growth Mindset in Students

Dr. Jared Cotton, Valuing What We Measure vs. Measuring What We Value

Scott Habeeb, Making Learning a Constant, Not a Variable

Steve Murley, Career Readiness: Going from Abstract to Concrete

Dr. Dallas Dance, Tech, Learner Agency & the Achievement Gap

Kathy Gomez, Defining Student Outcomes

Dr. Bart Rocco, Key: Collaboration Between School Systems

Ned Kirsch, Using the Right Data + Evidence-Based Proficiency

Ann Linson, Learning by Design and Failure

Dr. John Hutton, Using Tech to Build Learner Agency

Mary Claire Kasunic, Exposing Choices, Not Defining Them

Shannon Kelly, Understanding Your “Multi-situated Self”

Dr. Jeff Harding, A Moral Imperative to Reach All Students

Tommy Reddicks, Scaffolding Excitement on an Urban Farm

Lianne Prentice, PBL Through an Integrated Curriculum

Steve Ford, Increasing College Access with Design Thinking

Robert Mendoza, College Readiness for International Students

Nicole Cerra, Design Thinking at d.tech

Sharon Howell, Character Readiness

Jason Roderick, Building Students’ Social + Emotional Strength

Dr. Paul Gothold, The Power of Not Giving Up on Students

Dr. Todd Cutler, Cultivating Pathways to Success

Dr. Dan Stepenosky, Increasing Rigor to Increase College Readiness

Jo Thoburn, College Readiness as an Expectation, Not an Obstacle

Philip Hickman, Using Data Points to Transform Student Outcomes

Scott Reisinger, Building Students, Not Linear Learners

Melinda Bihn, Cross-Cultural Cognition in College Readiness

Eric Rauschkolb, Adopting a Growth-Mindset in College and Career Readiness

Nicholas Kim, Summit Learning: Empowering Students to Live the Lives They Want to Lead

Gabriella Rowe, Right Fit v. Linear Pathways

Luthern Williams, Developing Student Voices Before Their College Aspirations