The extraordinary Allison Zmuda and Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs have collaborated to co-create a fresh approach to curriculum design. Allison and Heidi inspire in this episode as they share critical elements of their recently released book, Streamlining Curriculum: Using the Storyboard Approach to Frame Compelling Learning Journeys. Listeners will leave the conversation motivated and with a reenvisioned understanding of streamlining and storyboarding regarding curriculum development.

A big thank you to Allison, Heidi, and ASCD, who are so generous in offering a 25% off PROMO CODE (STREAM25), active 1/2/24–4/2/24, for Streamlining Curriculum: Using the Storyboard Approach to Frame Compelling Learning Journeys via ASCD.org.

Episode Mentions:

• Robert J. Marzano, PhD
• CBS Sunday Morning
• Sample Storyboard (Energy)
• Curriculum Storyboards Website & YouTube Channel

Connect & Learn with Allison

• at her website & Learning Personalized
• on Twitter 
• on LinkedIn
• on YouTube (Learning Personalized)

Connect & Learn with Heidi 

• at Curriculum 21
• on Twitter 
• on Instagram
• on Threads
• on Facebook
• on LinkedIn
• on YouTube (Curriculum 21)

#curriculum #curriculumdesign #streamliningcurriculum #curriculumstoryboards #storyboardapproach #thoughtpartners #allisonzmuda #heidihayesjacobs #ascd #edchat

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.

Colleen Beck, OTR/L, has been an Occupational Therapist since 2000. As the creator and author of The OT Toolbox, LLC, she has written thousands of blog posts on occupational therapy, created thousands of accessible resources and tools for therapy professionals, and strived to advocate for the profession as well as those we serve (children, families, educators) on The OT Toolbox social media channels. In this episode, Colleen describes her tailored toolboxes, OT interventions that should be on listeners’ radars, and her favorite blog posts. Listeners even get a sneak preview into a day in the life of Colleen Beck and learn more about how she has built her team over time.

Episode Mentions:

• Elizabeth R. Skidmore (PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FACRM), Associate Dean for Research, SHRS; Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh
• Weighted Vests and Compression Garments Blog
• American Occupational Therapy Association

Learn More from The OT Toolbox About:

• Zones of Regulation Activities 
• Breathing Exercises for Kids
• Becoming a Member of The OT Toolbox
• The OT Therapist Toolbox
• The OT Teacher Toolbox
• The OT Caregiver (Parent) Toolbox

Connect and Learn with Colleen & The OT Toolbox:

• at The OT Toolbox Website
• on Twitter
• on Instagram
• on LinkedIn
• on Threads
• on Facebook
• on Pinterest
• on TikTok
• on YouTube

#theottoolbox #occupationaltherapy #occupationaltherapist #ot #therapy #autism #physiotherapy #otstudent #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #sensoryplay  #finemotorskills 

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.

Erin Patterson is the Director of Education Initiatives with SchoolHouse Connection. In this episode, Erin illuminates what makes SchoolHouse Connection the nation’s leading expert on the early care and education of children and youth experiencing homelessness. Listeners learn how SchoolHouse Connection supports infants, toddlers, and pregnant and expectant parents, along with statistics and consequences children struggle with when experiencing homelessness. Erin inspires through her mission to overcome homelessness through education and works to expand opportunities for the most underserved students – those experiencing homelessness, in foster care, and in the juvenile justice system.

Episode Mentions:

• NPR’s Morning Edition
• Barbara Duffield - Executive Director of SchoolHouse Connection
• The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act 
• District Homeless Education Liaisons - Homeless Education Directory
• Homeless Children and Youth Act (H.R. 5221)
• American Rescue Plan

Learn More:

• New Data Show Dramatic Increase in Families and Youth in Homeless Shelters, Even While Dramatically Undercounting Families and Youth Experiencing Homelessness: https://schoolhouseconnection.org/2023-hud-data/
• Infants and Toddlers Experiencing Homelessness: Prevalence and Access to Early Learning Across Twenty States: https://schoolhouseconnection.org/infant-and-toddler-homelessness/ 
• New Federal Guidance Urges Expediting ARP-HCY Funds. Now What? https://schoolhouseconnection.org/expediting-arp-hcy-funds/ 

Connect and Learn with Erin & SchoolHouse Connection:

• at SchoolHouse Connection’s website
• on Twitter: SHC & Erin Patterson
• on Instagram:  SHC & Erin Patterson
• on LinkedIn:  SHC & Erin Patterson
• on Threads:  SHC
• on Facebook:  SHC
• on TikTok:  SHC
• on YouTube:  SHC

 #schoolhouseconnection #homeless #homelessness #education #community #nonprofit #homelessnessawareness #support #volunteer #helpingothers #endhomelessness #humanity #mentalhealth

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.

Caitlin Greer Meister is a specialist in strengths-based learning, giftedness, and neurodiversity-affirming practices. She is a mom of two and the Founding Director of The Greer Meister Group educational consultancy and Joyfully Learning, a New York City-based private tutoring practice. In this episode, Caitlin offers insights about the benefits of tutoring and collaborative home-school relationships. Caitlin illuminates her simple yet essential premise: Kids learn best when they’re having fun.

• Episode Mentions:
  • Lev Vygotsky's Zones of Development
  • Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
• Connect and Learn with Caitlin:
  • at The Greer Meister Group
    • on Instagram
    • on Facebook
    • on LinkedIn
  • at Joyfully Learning
    • on Instagram
    • newsletter

#caitlingreermeistergroup #joyfullylearning #strengthsbasedparenting #school #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #parenting #parentingtips #tutoring 

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.

The Gamer Educator (Ash Brandin) offers caregivers and educators tips for managing screens that benefit everyone involved. Ash speaks to the importance of understanding how various studies frame anti-screen rhetoric. Listeners will leave the conversation inspired to engage with the children in their lives about screen time and tackle the societal challenges that anti-screen rhetoric distracts our attention from. Ash asks us to reconsider seeing screen time as a waste of time and instead consider the life skills developed through leisure activities.

Episode Mentions:

• Commentary on Radio in the 1920s 
• Ohio State University Study: Screen time not harmful for academic skills of preschoolers

Connect & Learn with Ash:

• at their website
• on Instagram

#solutionsfromschoolutions #schoolutionsinspires #schoolutionspodcast #thegamereducator #gaming #gamer #videogames #game #gamers #gamingcommunity #screentime #parenting #digitalwellbeing #onlinesafety #digitalparenting #parentingtips #technology #internetsafety #digitalsafety #digitaldetox #socialmedia #kids #parents #screentimelimits #parenthood #parentalcontrols #cybersafety #family #mentalhealth #children #cyberbullying #unplug #mindfulness #familytime

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.

The magnificent Amy Ludwig VanDerwater’s humor and authenticity enchant as she shares intimate stories from her life as a poet and teacher. Amy generously offers a myriad of her favorite poets and resources. Listeners have the gift of hearing Amy read poetry aloud and leave the conversation with a clear vision of why we all need poetry throughout the year. 

Thank you to Amy and the American Psychological Association/Magination Press, who are so generous in offering a 25% off & free shipping PROMO CODE (FLYER 25) for The Sound of Kindness (listen HERE)

Episode Mentions:

• Wondrous Words (Read Like a Writer) by Katie Wood Ray 
• Lee Bennett Hopkins
• Naomi Shihab Nye
• Commentary: Country Cats
• The Journey is Everything by Katherine Bomer
• Something Told the Wild Geese by Rachel Field

Amy’s Books (w/ MANY teacher resources)

Poetry Websites & Books:

• Awakening the Heart by Georgia Heard
• Poems Please by Bill Moore & David Booth
• Immersed in Verse by Allan Wolf
• Naming the World by Nancie Atwell
• Starting with Little Things by Ingrid Wendt

Connect w/ Amy:

• at her website & The Poem Farm & Amy LV's School Visits
• on Twitter 
• on Instagram
• on Pinterest
• on YouTube
• on

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.

Certified school counselor and coach Zack Kasabo offers students, caregivers, and fellow educators strategies to manage difficult behaviors without enabling them. Zack designs behavior management plans from the ground up with all involved. Although Zack’s strategies may seem unconventional at times, he stays current on the latest behavior trends that parents and teens face to design behavior support plans tailored to individual needs.  

Episode Mentions:

• The School Counselor and Multitiered System Supports 
• Title I 
• Conscious Discipline Brain State Model
• Schoolutions S2E2: Stopping Bullying and School Violence Before They Start with Professor Ron Avi Astor
• What is the Difference Between CBT and Solution-Focused Therapy?
• Erik Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development

Connect and Learn with Zack:

• at his website
• on Twitter 
• on Instagram
• on Threads
• on Facebook
• on LinkedIn
• on TikTok

#schoolutionsinspires #schoolutionspodcast #coachkasabo  #schoolcounselor #coach #teenmentalhealth #traumainformed #behaviormanagement #parentingtips #challengingbehavior #kidswithanxiety #communitycoaching #teachers #teachersfollowsteachers

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.

Ever wonder what it feels like to be a teacher who has to worry about being inclusive and ensuring all children feel safe within their classroom? Teacher Katie Rinderle sure does. As an American former elementary school teacher in Cobb County, Georgia, Katie is the first known public school teacher fired under Georgia's 2022 student protection laws for reading aloud Scott Stuart’s book, My Shadow is Purple, to her students. Join Katie, Scott, and Dr. Roberta Price Gardner as they share their hopes for the global future of inclusive education impacting the lives of our children, public education systems, and higher education.

Episode Mentions:

• My Shadow is Purple by Scott Stuart
• Southern Poverty Law Center (article)
• My Shadow is Pink by Scott Stuart
• Morgan Jackson - Schoolutions Episode S1E7
• Stacey's Extraordinary Words by Stacey Abrams
• Board Meeting Where Beth Hudson Speaks
• Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

Connect and Learn with Teacher Katie Rinderle:

• support through GoFundMe
• at her LInktree
• on Twitter 
• on Instagram
• on Threads
• on LinkedIn

Connect and Learn with Dr. Roberta Price Gardner:

• on Twitter 
• on LinkedIn

Connect and Learn with Author Scott Stuart:

• at his website
• on Twitter 
• on Instagram
• on Threads
• on Facebook
• on LinkedIn
• on TikTok
• on YouTube

#teachinclusion #teachinclusive #inclusiveeducation #standwithkatie #myshadowispurple #myshadowispink #teachersfollowsteachers

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.

Pamela Elizabeth Dawson innovates and inspires as the 2023 Grammy Music Educator of the Year. As choir director, her mission to share the healing power of music has had a tremendous impact on the lives of her Desoto High School Choir students.  In this episode, Pamela shares stories about her Grammy win experience, her students, and her hopes for the future of fine arts and music education.  Listeners have the privilege of hearing Pamela’s choir performance ofI Thank You God.

Episode Mentions:

• Desoto High School
• Grammy Music Educator of the Year Award
• Texas Music Educators Association
• Armistice 1918 (performance)
• Berklee College of Music
• Gwyneth Walker - I Thank You God
• Texas Music Incubator Rebate Program

Connect and Learn with Pamela:

• at pamelaelizabeth.org
• on Instagram @ Desoto High School Choir & Pamela Elizabeth
• on Facebook
• on LinkedIn

#grammywinner #grammymuseum #musiceducatorawardwinner #desotohschoir #desotoisdeagles #musicishealing #musicisjoy #musiceducation #music #teachers #teachersfollowteachers 

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.

Stephen Noonoo is an editor and journalist who's covered education for more than a decade. Now a tech editor at Edutopia, he was previously the K–12 editor for EdSurge and has also worked at eSchool News, THE Journal, CUE, and SmartBrief.  Stephen created the Warning Bell Substack to look honestly at today's teaching profession. He is dedicated to cataloging the stresses & problems that teachers face. In this episode, Stephen illuminates the driving forces behind the very real teaching shortage and offers solutions to change course. Educators and supporters of public education will leave the conversation feeling seen and heard for all they do.

Episode Mentions:

• Schooutions S2E37: Maracujá: Giving Kids the Time and Space to Discover Who They Are with Rebekah Macden
• EWA - Education Writer's Association
• Randi Weingarten - American Federation of Teachers President 
• Becky Pringle - National Education Association President
• Economic Policy Institute
• USA Today - Alia Wong
• Edutopia
• Emily Tate Sullivan
• EdSurge / The New Republic 
  • The Mental Health Crisis Causing Teachers to Quit
• Daphne Gomez - Teacher Career Coach
• Linda Darling-Hammond - Learning Policy Institute
• Chalkbeat -  Matt Barnum
• Coalition for Community Schools
• EL Education - Community Faces - Humanizing the Immigrant Label: A Better World Project
• UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Sir Ken Robinson
• Schoolutions S1E7: Going Beyond Diverse Representation of Race & Identity in Our Libraries w/ Morgan Jackson
• Cris Tovani

Connect w/ Stephen:

• at warningbell.substack.com & Edutopia 
• on Twitter 
• on LinkedIn

#warningbell #teachershortage  #TEACHers #EDUcat

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.