In today’s episode, I am fortunate to be joined by Damian Cooper, a long-time friend and colleague who has been focused on classroom assessment for the past several decades. Damian is a former high school teacher and school district consultant for assessment. He is currently an education consultant and author working across Canada and the US. He has recently completed his fourth book on assessment entitled: Rebooting Assessment: A Practical Guide for Balancing Conversations, Performances, and Products. Damian is here to share his new book and to provide insight into how we can improve classroom assessment practices.

In today’s episode, I am joined by Wayne Clancy, a business leader and entrepreneur who has focused his work on enabling human possibilities. He has worked with private and public sector organizations with the mandate to inspire positive change through social collaboration. He is with us to share his experience in sectors as diverse as healthcare, municipalities, and business to explore how their focus on wellness and resilience can inform K-12 and postsecondary practices.

In today’s episode, we are joined by Joanne McEachen who has been leading education reform in New Zealand and the United States for the past couple of decades. What you may not know about Jojo, is that she is Maori on her mother’s side of the family. Jojo describes how her Maori ancestry has influenced her as an educator. She also describes to us the Maori way of learning.

In today’s episode, we are privileged to learn from an indigenous education leader. Kevin shares with us a book that he co-authored with Jennifer Katz called Ensouling our Schools: A Universally Designed Framework for Mental Health, Well-being and Reconciliation. Kevin ’s lived experience shines through, helping all of us to understand how we can welcome our indigenous and non-indigenous students into our classrooms and schools.

In today’s episode, I am joined by Niigaan Sinclair, an award-winning Indigenous writer, journalist and academic. While commentating nationally on CBC and winning awards like the Peace Educator of the Year from Georgetown University in Washington DC, Niigaan continues to make time to guide leaders in K-12 school districts to provide better teaching and learning for our indigenous and non-indigenous students. This is an opportunity to hear his poignant and sometimes heartbreaking reflections.

In today’s episode, we have the opportunity to meet an education trailblazer. Like many educators, Aaliyah began her career in the classroom. But a relatively short time later, she was tapped on the shoulder to assist Joe Biden’s education transition team. This remarkable educator is now leading The Collaborative for Academic and Social Emotional Learning known as CASEL as it navigates its way “beyond the politics”. As educators, we are all walking that political tightrope.

In today’s episode, I am excited to share my conversation with Mark Greenberg. Mark received his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia in Developmental and Child Clinical Psychology. Through his work at Penn State University and in organizations like The Collaborative for Academic and Social Emotional Learning (CASEL) and (Creating Resilience for Educators, Administrators and Teachers (CREATE), Mark has been instrumental in shifting our focus from student achievement to student achievement and well-being. Mark has worked tirelessly to ensure that we don’t forget our educators in the process.

In today’s episode, we have the privilege of hearing from Yong Zhao, a force in education academia over the past few decades. Yong Zhao has written a variety of books on education and education reform. The titles and contents are both enticing and provocative, and they provide the perfect entry point for a fascinating discussion. This is an opportunity to learn about Yong Zhao’s most recent books and to discover the common themes (and differences) that emerge across all three.

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In today’s episode, we’ll hear from one of the most influential education researchers coming out of the UK, Alma Harris. Professor Harris worked for years out of University College London (UCL) before moving to Swansea University, Wales where she continues to lead the charge in supporting school and system leaders. Alma walks us through her educational research journey from the concept of distributive leadership to the need for a system recall. All of us, as educational leaders in classrooms, in schools and in school systems can benefit from Alma’s sage advice.