The Big E.D idea Podcast

Heather Lyon is the author of Engagement is not a Unicorn (It’s a Narwhal) and The BIG Book of Engagement Strategies.  Heather is a former English teacher and has a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and an Ed.M. in Reading from the University at Buffalo. She is an Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology for Lewiston-Porter Central School District in Western New York. Heather has been a staff developer and held various administrative titles, but the professional title she likes best is learner. She is also a proud wife and mother who (struggles with) but values the importance of boundaries and balance—which are so critical for all of us. Heather lives with her husband and three children, who make her smile and teach her the importance of kindness, respect, and patience.

You can follow Heather on Twitter @lyonsletters and check out her website here!  

In her over two decades at Palo Alto Unified School District (Palo Alto, CA, USA), Jennifer was a high school English teacher, new teacher coach, and professional development facilitator. She left PAUSD in 2012 to start her full-time communications consultancy in which she works with schools and organizations across the globe. Jennifer trains and coaches teachers, administrators, and others on new teacher/employee support, having hard conversations, collaboration skills, and being your best adult self at work.  Jennifer presents at annual North American-based conferences such as Learning Forward, ASCD, NASSP, NAESP, AMLE, ISACS, and the New Teacher Center Annual Symposium among others. Internationally, she consults with schools across Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and Canada.  Jennifer’s publications include Having Hard Conversations, The Multigenerational Workplace: Communicating, Collaborating & Creating Community and Hard Conversations Unpacked – the Whos, the Whens and the What Ifs, Swimming in the Deep End: Four Foundational Skills for Leading Successful School Initiatives, and her newest book, Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work.  Jennifer has been recognized as one of “21 Women All K-12 Educators Need to Know” by Education Week’s ‘Finding Common Ground’ blog. She considers herself a “voice coach,” helping others learn how to best use their voices – be it collaborating on a team, presenting in front of a group, coaching a colleague, supervising an employee.

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Frederick went to Ohio State University and received his Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering and received his Master's at New Mexico State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Though he started out NOT in ED world, he is now a Prince George's County Math Teacher at Drew-Freeman Middle School in the Washington D.C area. Also, he has embarked on a journey to become a mathematician and to show his students, that struggle as he did in youth, that ANYTHING is possible! 

Frederick is an ISTE Certified Educator, Google for Education Certified Innovator (#NYC19 cohort), Trainer, Coach, the founder and leader of GEG Minnesota Metro Area,  a GEG Mentor for US - Midwest, a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert 20-21, and an Adobe Education Leader that is passionate about leveraging technology to make the daily work of educators more efficient, their teaching more engaging, and their lives more fulfilling. Frederick has taught beginning instrumental music in Bloomington, Minnesota since 1998.

Reach out to Frederick on Twitter @BallewEdTech or click here to access his website! 

Martin Silverman is a father, grandfather, husband, and long-time educator in beautiful San Antonio, Texas.  He is committed to providing the best educational experience for the students and families at Salinas Elementary school where he is principal.  Martin has worked in urban, suburban, and rural districts as a teacher and administrator.  His interests are in creating and nurturing school culture, providing enriching experiences for students and families, and developing future teachers and administrators.  As a former bilingual teacher and administrator,  Martin is committed to providing ELL students with quality programs to develop their unique skills.  He hosts a podcast called The Second Question, which highlights educators and provides them a forum to discuss ideas, and to honor the teachers that have influenced their lives. He also co-hosts the podcast The Texan Connection alongside Dr. Daryl Porter and Dr. Jeff Springer.

You can reach out to Martin on Twitter @MrSilverman116!

David Frangiosa is a HS science teacher from NJ with 15 years of classroom experience. He's been performing action research on grade reform since 2015, which led to co-authoring Going Gradeless published by Corwin Press. David is also a blogger and podcaster! When not doing the work of an EDdisruptor, David spends his time as a dad and husband. 

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Michael Earnshaw is a father, husband, and elementary school principal. He is the author of The EduCulture Cookbook: Recipes and Dishes to Positively Transform School and Classroom Culture with EduMatch Publishing and co-host of the Punk Rock Classrooms Podcast. Michael strives to empower others to know they can change the world by fostering positive, trusting relationships and modeling risk-taking himself. When he’s not helping others and changing lives you can find him skateboarding.

You can find him on Twitter: @MikeREarnshaw & @PunkClassrooms 

Maren is a 7-year-old first-grader with a lot of great ideas (ideas she likes to share with anyone she can).  She loves to read and listen to stories.  Her love is to be creative, through art or play!

Listen to us as we discuss her ideas for the perfect school! 

Dene Gainey is a twelve-year classroom educator, currently Grades 4-5 English Language Arts, Technology & Gifted. He received his undergraduate degree in Elementary Education K-6 from the University of Central Florida and his Masters of Education degree in Instructional Technology from American Intercontinental University in 2006. Currently he is pursuing a PhD. Never too far from the classroom, Dene believes that you should never stop learning! He thoroughly enjoys learning and growing by means of his professional learning network, interacting with other educators and teacher leaders through Voxer, Twitter, EdCamps, and conferences.

Tara Martin is an enthusiastic educator, speaker, and author of Be REAL: Educate from the Heart and Cannonball In. Tara thrives on change and refuses to settle for the status quo! She has served as a classroom teacher, an instructional coach, a district administrator, and the director of media and communications for Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. As the founder of #BookSnaps, she is always seeking unique ways to make learning fun, relevant, and meaningful.

Twitter: @TaraMartinEDU

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