The Link Podcast

The Link Podcast

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The Link Podcast episodes

  • ‘Tis the Season to Celebrate
    Celebrate all of the hard work we are seeing in schools with us this week! Intentionality, purpose, goal setting, and collaboration works and we are seeing the proof in the banana pudding this holiday season. We could not be more proud of teachers this year and we cannot wait to celebrate all the growth as we wrap up the first semester.
    15 min
  • Recommitting to Professional Learning Communities
    Listen in while Jessica and Amber discuss how our schools are recommitting to the PLC process and collaboration! We are seeing teachers take pride more than ever in their instruction. Student data and instructional intentionality is soaring and we couldn’t be more proud.
    17 min
  • Keeping Things Lite
    Jessica and Amber discuss their 3 month hiatus as well as how we can come together as teams to keep things lite through the grind of September and October in schools! Listen in to gather some ideas for your teams.
    12 min
  • New Name! New Logo! New Partners!
    Welcome to The Link Development STL! We have been up to a lot these last few weeks. We have rebranded and are branching out to offer more services. We launched we a new website, have a new logo, and we are officially partners! Check out our new website at www.thelinkstl.com We also discuss our new Summer Learning Series: Drinks and Development with The Link STL. We are offering 5 separate sessions on our most requested topics and they are only an hour! Check out all the info on our new website!
    14 min
  • Show-Me Science of Reading Recap with Get Schooled
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-schooled/id1602940519?i=1000615353200 Jessica and Amber were recently guests on the new Get Schooled podcast! Listen in to their conversation about the inaugural Show-Me Science of Reading conference with the amazing ladies from CALE Education & Co! Sponsors: www.shopteacherts.com use code “LITLINK”
    2 min
  • Windmill Denver: A Dream Come True

    Listen in while Jessica and Amber introduce you to the amazing ladies and masterminds behind Windmill Denver, Dr. Jackie Joseph-Buzek and Mrs. Lorin Terrell, M. Ed, LMFT. We could not be more proud to be apart of this journey. Windmill was founded by a passionate group of parents and educators determined to create a better educational future. Today we introduce you to the model of Windmill Denver and our dreams of making this model of inclusion the norm for educational facilities all over the United States.

    www.windmilldenver.org


    Resources:

    The Way to Inclusion

    https://amzn.to/3LEGxSe



    44 min
  • *Hot Topic*: Learning to Read VS Loving to Read
    Jessica and Amber discuss a quote that is making its way around social media. The ladies discuss how making BIG statements on a BIG platform like the Sold A Story podcast can be irresponsible and cause confusion for teachers. Listen in to hear Amber and Jessica’a thoughts around the idea of learning to read vs loving to read!
    18 min
  • Conscious Classrooms: Using Diverse Texts for Inclusion, Equity and Justice

    Jessica and Amber discuss their new professional development book Conscious Classrooms: Using Diverse Texts for Inclusion, Equity and Justice Professional Development Book with authors Allison Briceño and Claudia Rodriguez-Mojica. 

    Here is the brief synopsis from the resource:

    When you look at all of the reading books in your classroom, can you be sure that each of your students’ voices and experiences are well represented? Drs. Briceño and Rodriguez-Mojicao created Conscious Classrooms to help teachers learn how to authentically include different voices and experiences in the classroom. They navigate the many questions surrounding diverse texts while also assisting with improving representation within the classroom. Highlights include:

    • Tools for auditing read-aloud texts, classroom libraries, and curricula
    • Sample book lists and ideas for acquiring diverse texts on a tight budget
    • Checklists and tips to determine if a book has questionable content
    • Research and instructional frameworks for diversity, equity, and inclusion

      • Listen in for more information on how you could use this resource in your building or classroom! 

      23 min
    • Managing Big Feelings

      Today Jessica and Amber discuss how to manage some of our toughest or most challenging students in the classroom. Amber shares 5 tips on how to build relationships with these students and what has worked in the past. Jessica references Capturing Kids Hearts by Flip Flippen and shares a great social emotional resource www.imaginationsoup.net for mentor text we can use in our classrooms. 

      29 min

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    The Link exists to support teachers. We believe in supporting teachers through differentiated professional development that aligns with the school district student achievement goals. We are dedicated…