This March, @schoolutionspodcast brings you 5 powerful conversations designed to inspire change in education, build hope, offer leadership skills, and transform how we show up for children, families, and communities. Whether you're an educator, school leader, or advocate, these discussions will meet you where you are.

🎙️ Here's what's coming this March:
✅ Dr. Chris Hass opens the month by exploring how empathy becomes action. This is a must-watch for anyone committed to student success and education transformation.
✅ Erin Patterson from SchoolHouse Connection returns to share landmark wins with Congress on behalf of children and families experiencing homelessness.  Erin's work a powerful example of equity in education and family partnerships in action.
✅ Dr. Kris Nystrom, joining us from Africa, shares his inspiring work to end school deserts. It's a conversation rooted in instructional leadership, school improvement, and whole child thinking.
✅ Tonya Quinn from The Kindness Art Education introduces us to Portrait Pals. It's a beautiful project where children paint each other's portraits and learn through story. This is culturally responsive teaching, inclusive classrooms, and a pro-kid mindset at its finest.
✅ Dr. Fabi Bagula shares about the Affordable Fair Housing Initiative being put into place on behalf of San Diego Unified School District teachers. Their community is focused on home-school connection, caregiver support, and equity in education in a real and tangible way.

These conversations are for teachers, education coaches, school administrators, parents, homeschoolers, teacher mentors, instructional leaders, and school counselors who believe in the power of empowered educators and thriving students.

Join us this March. We can't wait to see you. 💙

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📚 CHAPTERS
0:00 — Introduction: 5 Conversations to Inspire Action
0:30 — Dr. Chris Hass: Turning Empathy Into Action
1:00 — Erin Patterson: Landmark Wins for Homeless Children & Families
1:30 — Dr. Kris Nystrom: Ending School Deserts
2:00 — Tonya Quinn: Portrait Pals & Culturally Responsive Learning
2:30 — Dr. Fabi Bagula: Affordable Fair Housing for San Diego Unified School District Teachers
3:00 — Join Us This March!

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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

Welcome back to Part Two of my S5E26 @schoolutionspodcast conversation with Dr. Beverly Falk and Dr. Nancy Cardwell.

🧠 What you'll learn in this episode:
💫The exact asks inside Beverly and Nancy's proposal and why Massachusetts and Connecticut have already led the way
💫How play-based learning actually builds the foundation children need to detect AI misinformation and fake news
💫What culturally responsive teaching looks like when it's grounded in community
💫Why assessment must move beyond standardized tests toward performance-based, observation-driven documentation
💫What student engagement looks like when children have choice, voice, and real problems to solve
💫Why screen time and AI need urgent guardrails and how play deprivation leaves children more vulnerable to misinformation
💫How school culture, classroom belonging, and trauma-informed approaches create the emotional steadiness children need to learn

📎 Resources:
➡️NYCPS Proposal to Support Play
➡️High Quality Early Learning Project                                                          ➡️Investigating Choice Time by Renée Dinnerstein
➡️Bronx Community Charter School Bronx River Study
➡️State resolutions supporting play-based learning
➡️NYC Mayor Mamdani's Education Transition Team

💫Check out Part One

📑 Chapters
0:00 — Welcome Back: What Part 2 Covers
2:00 — Why This Mayor, Why Now? The Story Behind the Proposal
3:30 — States Leading the Way
5:00 — The Equity Case: Why Rich Learning Must Be for ALL Children
6:30 — Starting the Day with Choice Time
8:00 — Play as a Tool for Democracy and Critical Thinking
9:00 — Why the Team Has Hope in NYC's New Mayor
11:00 — The High Quality Early Learning Project
13:00 — The Bronx River Study
15:30 — The Actual Proposal: Beverly Breaks Down the Asks
16:30 — The Science of Reading Has Been Distorted & Here's What's Missing
17:30 — Performance-Based Documentation
19:30 — Screen Time, AI, and What Children Really Need
20:30 — Redefining Early Childhood
22:00 — What Teachers Can Do RIGHT NOW Inside a Scripted School Day
25:00 — How Play Teaches Kids to Spot Misinformation and AI Fakes
28:00 — Schools as Training Grounds for Democracy
29:30 — Closing: This Is Not Nostalgia It's a Movement
31:00 — What's Coming Next Week

Next Week: Dr. Chris Hass, co-author of From Empathy to Action with Katie Kelly and Lester Laminack, makes a compelling case that even the youngest students can create real change. This conversation will challenge how you think about empathy research and what's truly possible in your classroom.

When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

This reel explores how budgets are truly narratives, reflecting what is valued and who is considered valuable. Understanding the principles of budgeting and personal finance can illuminate societal priorities. What does a school budget say about what we truly value? In this powerful reel, we explore how budgets aren't just numbers; they're narratives that reveal who we believe deserves opportunity, joy, and time to grow.

We dive deep into the role of play in education, asking a question that cuts to the heart of equity: Who gets to play? For children of wealthy families, play is assumed. For children in under-resourced communities, it's often treated as a luxury they can't afford. But what if that assumption is exactly what's holding our students back?

Looking at models like Denmark's approach to whole child development, we unpack the difference between acquiring knowledge and developing understanding and why that distinction matters for student success, classroom belonging, and truly inclusive classrooms.

Whether you're focused on instructional leadership, culturally responsive teaching, or simply trying to create a classroom where every child feels seen and valued, this episode will challenge you to rethink what school is really for.

🎯 Perfect for teachers, school administrators, instructional coaches, teacher mentors, school counselors, parents, homeschoolers, and anyone passionate about education transformation.

💡 Topics covered include: classroom belonging, student motivation, whole child development, equity in education, inclusive teaching, pro-kid mindset, school culture, and effective teaching strategies.

📌 If you believe in thriving students and empowered educators, subscribe and join our community of inspired teaching professionals working toward real school change.

🚀📚 Watch Part One & Part Two of our S5E26 interview.

Chapters
0:00 – Introduction: Budgets as Stories of Value
0:45 – Who Gets to Play? The Equity Question
1:30 – Play for Wealthy vs. Under-Resourced Students
2:15 – The Denmark Model: Educating the Whole Child
3:00 – Knowledge Acquisition vs. Developing Understanding
3:45 – What This Means for Classroom Belonging & Student Success
4:30 – Reimagining School Culture for Every Child

When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

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🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl

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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

Part One of my S5E26 ⁨@schoolutionspodcast⁩ conversation explores the current state of kindergarten education, questioning what a typical kindergarten day looks like and what it should be. Dr. Beverly Falk and Dr. Nancy Cardwell explore the neuroscience of play, highlighting the impacts of scripted curricula on young learners and emphasizing that play deprivation is a measurable issue that needs to be addressed for healthy child development.

This discussion offers valuable insights for parents and teachers alike, focusing on childhood and mental health in early learning environments.

🧠 What you'll learn in this episode:
💫Why scripted curricula are causing real, measurable harm to young children — and who profits from it
💫What neuroscience reveals about active learning vs. worksheets and skill-and-drill instruction
💫How play deprivation shows up in classrooms as anger, withdrawal, and low engagement
💫What Denmark's forest schools and empathy model can teach us about inclusive classrooms and student success
💫Why "fidelity to the curriculum" must be replaced with fidelity to the learner — a cornerstone of culturally responsive teaching and equity in education
💫What Beverly and Nancy's proposal to NYC's Mayor and education transition team actually recommends

Some episode mentions & resources:
➡️Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
➡️Lillian Dropkin Weber Papers
➡️Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
➡️Denmark's forest school model
➡️Bank Street Teaching Kindergarten Conference, March 13-14, 2026

Don't miss the continuation of this powerful conversation! In Part 2,  where Beverly and Nancy get specific. What are they actually asking for? What does their proposal say, and what can teachers do right now, even inside the constraints of a scripted school day? This is behind-the-scenes work that is giving me, and I hope it gives you, real grounded hope.

📑 Chapters
0:00 — Introduction: What Should Kindergarten Look Like?
2:00 — Meet Dr. Beverly Falk & Dr. Nancy Cardwell
3:00 — Research That Grounds Play-Based Learning
5:00 — What a Typical Kindergarten Day Looks Like NOW (vs. What It Should)
7:30 — The Neuroscience of Play: How the Brain Actually Learns
10:00 — Worksheets vs. Hands-On Learning: The Real Data
11:30 — 95% of Brain Architecture Built by Age 5
13:00 — Fidelity to Children vs. Fidelity to Curriculum
14:00 — The Cost of Scripted Curricula — Literally
16:30 — Denmark's Empathy & Forest School Model
20:30 — What NYC Schools Could Borrow Tomorrow
22:00 — Lightning Round: Honest Takes on Early Childhood Today
25:00 — What Gives Beverly & Nancy Hope Right Now
25:45 — Preview of Part 2: The Proposal for NYC's Mayor

🎧 New episodes every Monday & Friday with bite-sized Wednesday reel bonus content.
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🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl

When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

Welcome back to Part Two of my S5E25 ⁨@schoolutionspodcast⁩ conversation with Dr. Courtney Bishop. Courtney shares a collaborative approach during an IEP special education meeting. This video offers essential IEP tips for parents and special education advocates to effectively support children with special needs.

What You'll Discover:
✅ How to prepare for your first IEP meeting with confidence
✅ The mindset shift that changes everything for educators AND parents
✅ What data to track and how to notice patterns
✅ The brain states framework every adult needs to understand
✅ Professional development that actually transforms practice
✅ How to give yourself grace in the journey

This episode reveals the neuroscience behind regulation and executive functioning, showing why adults must regulate FIRST before children can learn. Perfect for parents, teachers, instructional coaches, school counselors, mentor teachers, new teachers, school administrators, and anyone committed to student success, family partnerships, and home-school connection.

🧠 Essential Framework: Conscious Discipline Brain States
🎯 Focus: IEP advocacy, data collection, caregiver-educator partnerships

💫Check out Part One

Chapters
0:00 Introduction - Your IEP Advocacy Toolkit
1:00 Welcome Back - Part Two with Dr. Courtney Bishop
2:00 First IEP Meeting - What Every Caregiver Should Know
3:00 Assuming Best Intent on All Sides
4:00 Communicating Your Child's Needs Effectively
6:00 Notice and Name - Sharing Observable Behaviors
7:00 Building Team Child - Transparent Communication
8:00 What Data Should Caregivers Track?
9:00 Tracking Patterns and Regulation Tipping Points
10:00 Essential PD - Understanding Brain States
11:00 The Brain State Hierarchy Explained
12:00 Connection Before Correction - The Key to Learning
13:00 Parting Words - Grace for Neurodivergent Journeys
15:00 Celebrating Neurodivergent Strengths
16:00 Next Week - Play Deprivation Crisis in NYC Schools
17:00 Closing - Choose Connection Over Compliance

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Next Week: Dr. Beverly Falk and Dr. Nancy Cardwell from CCNY reveal a shocking trend: NYC pediatricians are now diagnosing kindergarteners with play deprivation-induced anxiety and depression. These veteran educators expose how scripted curricula are creating a public health crisis and share their six-point proposal they're bringing to Mayor Mamdani to save early childhood education. 

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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

This reel explores how emotional states impact behavior, especially in children when adults are upset. We discuss crucial brain science principles, highlighting the brain's survival mechanisms and the critical need for a sense of safety for emotional regulation. Understanding these dynamics offers practical parenting tips and effective behavior management strategies, fostering greater emotional intelligence in both children and adults.

Drawing on Conscious Discipline research, Dr. Courtney Bishop breaks down the three brain states: survival, emotional, and executive, and why a child's brain cannot rise higher than the adult's. If you're struggling with low engagement, classroom behavior challenges, or student motivation, understanding this neuroscience is a game-changer for your teaching.

You'll learn:
- Why students fight, flee, freeze, or fawn — and what their brain is actually asking
- How classroom belonging and feeling safe are prerequisites for learning
- Why adult regulation is the foundation of effective teaching and student engagement
- How instructional strategies rooted in brain science create truly inclusive classrooms
- What this means for teacher coaching, instructional coaching, and professional development

🚀📚 Watch Part One & Part Two of our ⁨ @schoolutionspodcast S5E25 interview.

Whether you're a new teacher, a veteran educator, an instructional leader, or a school administrator, this insight will transform how you approach student participation, lesson planning, and school culture.

📌 CHAPTERS
00:00 – Introduction: What's Happening in the Brain
00:30 – The Survival Brain: Fight, Flight, Fawn, Freeze
01:00 – The Emotional Brain: What Kids Are Really Asking For
01:30 – Why Adults Must Regulate First
02:00 – Conscious Discipline & the Science of Connection
02:30 – What This Means for Your Classroom

📧 Connect: [email protected]
🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl

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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

Part One of my S5E25 @schoolutionspodcast conversation challenges traditional classroom management. Dr. Courtney Bishop, a neurodivergent mom, shares a vital neuroscience principle that can reshape parenting neurodivergent kids and improve IEP meetings. This insight offers a fresh perspective for parents navigating school challenges and understanding their child's needs.

What You'll Learn:
✨ Why traditional behavior systems fail neurodivergent kids
✨ The difference between regulation and resilience (and why we need BOTH)
✨ Universal tools that work for educators, parents, and leaders
✨ Red flags that schools aren't neurodivergence-informed
✨ How to shift from deficit-focused to strength-based approaches

Courtney shares her signature framework for raising regulated AND resilient humans, debunking the myth that emotional awareness creates "soft" kids. This is essential viewing for teachers, education coaches, school administrators, parents, homeschoolers, teacher mentors, instructional leaders, and school counselors committed to inclusive teaching, culturally responsive teaching, and equity in education.

Some episode mentions:
➡️John Hattie's Visible Learning
➡️Conscious Discipline

Don't miss the continuation of this powerful conversation! In Part 2, Dr. Courtney Bishop shifts from systems-level change to practical, actionable strategies you can implement immediately.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction - Why Traditional Behavior Systems Fail
1:00 Meet Dr. Courtney Bishop - Neurodivergent Mom & Conscious Discipline Coach
2:00 Research Foundation - Making Thinking Visible
3:00 The Crisis in Education for Neurodivergent Children
4:00 Why Traditional Behavior Management Fails Neurodivergent Kids
6:00 The Yes And Conscious Coaching Framework
8:00 Raising Regulated and Resilient Humans
10:00 The Truth About Regulation vs. Resilience
12:00 Empathy Over Toughness - A New Generation
13:00 Coaching Adults vs. Teaching Children
15:00 Universal Supports - Finding Common Ground
17:00 When Parents and Schools Meet Fire with Fire
18:00 Tools and Resources for Caregivers
19:00 Lightning Round - Myths About Neurodivergent Students
20:00 Red Flags - Schools That Aren't Prepared
21:00 60 Seconds with the Secretary of Education
23:00 Preview of Part Two - Tactical IEP Strategies

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🎧 New episodes every Monday & Friday with bite-sized Wednesday reel bonus content.
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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

Welcome back to Part Two of my S5E24  @schoolutionspodcast conversation with Melanie Meehan and Maggie Beattie Roberts, where we explore how understanding the brain's role can inform "how to write" instruction. This discussion makes practical connections between neuroscience and effective teaching strategies, ensuring educators can apply cognitive science principles to foster better writers. This is all about actionable education insights for every classroom.

And this isn't just theory. Maggie and Melanie break down the minute moves that unlock possibilities, the progression charts that guide your next teaching step, and how explaining brain science to students transforms their relationship with writing.

Discover why you can do transformative work in just a few minutes, how to make writing equitable for all learners, and what to do with that writer slumped over their desk, gripping a pencil in their fist. Most importantly: Writing is thinking. At this critical juncture, with AI offering to do that cognitive work for our students, we cannot let go of teaching this essential skill.

What You'll Learn:
✅ How to navigate a research-heavy book when you're overwhelmed
✅ The "minute moves" that create a big impact in just minutes
✅ Why explaining brain science to students changes everything
✅ How one seventh grader went from writing-averse to engaged
✅ Making writing accessible and equitable for all learners
✅ Practical strategies for any curriculum or writing program

💫Check out Part One

📚 Pre-order Foundational Skills for Writing now—releases February 24th!🎯 Start with the chapter that speaks to YOUR most puzzling writer.

Chapters
0:00 - Introduction: Making Research Practical
1:00 - Welcome Back: From Theory to Practice
2:00 - Addressing the "This Sounds Dense" Concern
4:00 - How to Navigate the Book's Architecture
6:00 - Using Foundational Skills with Any Curriculum
7:00 - The Bigger Vision: Equity and Access
9:00 - Speaking Brain Language with Students
10:00 - The Seventh Grader Who Became a Braver Writer
13:00 - Minute Moves: Big Impact in Small Time
15:00 - Writing is Thinking: The AI Imperative
16:00 - Final Thoughts and Pre-Order Information
17:00 - Next Week: Dr. Courtney Bishop on Neurodivergence
18:00 - Closing and Subscribe

Join our community of educators committed to cultivating student success, inspired teaching, and creating inclusive classrooms with a pro-kid mindset focused on the whole child.

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Next Week: Dr. Courtney Bishop takes us deeper into the brain with her journey as a neurodivergent mom and educator. She'll reveal why traditional behavior management fails our kids and how her conscious coaching framework helps adults pause, shift their narratives, and create genuine connection—because here's the truth: children can't reach their learning brain until we regulate our own. 

When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

Maggie Beattie Roberts highlights brain-based, whole-child teaching at its most practical. It's exactly the kind of insight that transforms how teachers approach lesson planning, student engagement, and instructional strategies for learners who seem "stuck."

What if the reason your students struggle with writing has nothing to do with effort — and everything to do with how their brain is wired? In this clip, we break down the three core executive functions that make or break a student's writing experience: working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control.

Think of executive functions like the stagehands of a Broadway production. Nobody sees them — but without them, the whole show falls apart. When we understand and support these behind-the-scenes cognitive processes, we give students the neurological foundation they need to actually *do* the work a writing curriculum demands.

🧠 In this video, you'll learn:
➡️What executive functions are and why they matter for writing
➡️The 3 categories every educator needs to know: working memory, cognitive flexibility & inhibitory control
➡️Why low engagement or avoidance in writing may be an executive function issue — not a behavior issue
➡️How supporting executive functions builds student success from the ground up
➡️What this means for inclusive teaching, instructional coaching, and classroom practice

Whether you're a classroom teacher, instructional coach, school counselor, or school leader, understanding executive functions is one of the most powerful tools you can add to your practice.

👇 Drop a comment: Which executive function do you see students struggle with most in your classroom?

🚀📚 Watch Part One & Part Two of our ⁨@schoolutionspodcast S5E24 interview.

Chapters
0:00 - Introduction: Why Students Struggle with Writing
0:08 - The Three Categories of Executive Functions
0:20 - The Stagehand Analogy: Executive Functions Explained
0:38 - What Happens When Executive Functions Break Down
0:52 - Supporting Executive Functions to Build Writing Skills
1:05 - Engaging the Cognitive Motors for Writing Success

📧 Connect: [email protected]
🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl

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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

Melanie Meehan shares a practical strategy for teaching spelling that focuses on understanding the brain's role in the process. Learn how to teach spelling by incorporating brain diagrams, a method successfully used with a seventh grader who struggled with writing. Melanie's teaching tips aim to improve student comprehension and confidence in their education journey.

What happens when a struggling 7th-grade writer finally understands why spelling is hard and how his brain can change? Something powerful shifts when educators take time to explain the why behind learning, showing students brain diagrams, teaching spelling patterns, and giving learners the language to understand their own thinking.

Whether you're a classroom teacher, instructional coach, mentor teacher, or school leader, this moment captures the heart of inclusive, equity-driven education: meeting every student where they are and helping them understand themselves as learners.

🧠 Topics covered in this video:
➡️Using metacognition to unlock student potential
➡️Brain-based spelling instruction and morphology
➡️Supporting students with low engagement or learning struggles
➡️How teacher coaching transforms classroom practice
➡️Culturally responsive and pro-kid teaching in action

🚀📚 Watch Part One & Part Two of our ⁨⁨@schoolutionspodcast⁩ S5E24 interview.

📑 Chapters
0:00 - Introduction: A 7th Grader's Writing Journey
0:12 - Using the Spelling Chapter & Teaching Protocols
0:28 - Explaining the Brain Diagram to the Student
0:44 - Teaching Morphology & Spelling Patterns
0:58 - The Power of Metacognition in Spelling Instruction
1:10 - Why This Approach Was a Game Changer

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🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl

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When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.