The Wheelhouse

The Wheelhouse

By Dr. Grant ChandlerEducationSelf-ImprovementCourses
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The Wheelhouse episodes

  • Dignity is a Birth Right

    Michael Pipa returns as a permanent member of our roundtable. In this episode, Kathy, Michael, and Grant explore big ideas from the third chapter of the book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learner as Distinctive & Irreplaceable, written by Chandler and Kathleen M. Budge.

    Learn about some of the big ideas that they used to create "A Way of Knowing" and be a part of the radical movement to bring humanity to each learner in the classroom.

    Take a listen!

    32 min
  • Love Perpetuates Love

    We are thrilled to welcome Midwest Virtual Educator Shelby Atkin back to The Wheelhouse in this third episode of season 8. Each of us, Kathy, Penny, Shelby and I, bring our favorite quote from chapter 2 of my book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learning as Distinctive and Irreplaceable co-written with Kathleen M. Budge.

    What does it mean to belong to a community of difference? How is community bigger than just a location? How does love perpetuate love?

    You don't want to miss this roundtable conversation.

    42 min
  • Lifting Powerful Student Care's Counter Narrative

    We are thrilled to welcome New York educator Michael Pipa back to The Wheelhouse in this second episode of season 8. Each of us, Kathy, Penny, Michael and I, bring our favorite quote from chapter 1 of my book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learning as Distinctive & Irreplaceable, co-written with Kathleen M. Budge.

    What is the counter narrative? How is that counter narrative a game changer for students and educators alike?

    You don't want to miss this roundtable conversation.

    31 min
  • There's the Radical Part! Thats it!

    It's the season of "Bring Your Favorite Quote to the Table!" Grant, Kathy, and Penny return to The Wheelhouse to continue their conversation about Powerful Student Care. In this first episode of Season 8, we look at three meaningful quotes from the introduction. You don't want to miss this exciting episode.

    33 min
  • The Ripple Effect

    In this episode, we welcome Dianne Wolford, an 8th grade ELA teacher and the inspiration for "Londyn" in the book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learner as Distinctive and Irreplaceable. Don't miss this exciting conversation!

    34 min
  • The Love Rock

    In this episode we welcome Julie Farmer, an early elementary principal and Shelby Bennett, a high school ELA intervention teacher. You don't want to miss this exciting episode. Take a listen!

    37 min
  • Mic Drops

    Mid-way through our season, Kathy, Penny and I step back to reflect on compelling words from our guests thus far in the season: Steven Glaize, Melanie Ulinger, and Michael Pipa. This is a great episode to help us continue to think about how we extend Powerful Student Care to each of our students. Take a listen.

    Next week, we welcome Julie Farmer and Shelby Bennett to The Wheelhouse. Episode 707 drops next Tuesday!

    30 min
  • Essential Truths

    In this episode, we welcome our special guest, Michael Pipa, a New York educational consultant and veteran educator. Find out what he means by, "young humans . . . becoming." Take a listen!

    36 min
  • Education as Social Justice

    In this episode, we welcome our special guest, Melanie Ulinger, Director of Special Education, Curriculum & Instruction with the Brocton Central School District in New York. We are so excited to talk all things Powerful Student Care with this amazing educator. Don't miss this exciting episode!

    33 min

About The Wheelhouse

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The Wheelhouse exists to create an inclusive community of empowered educators who believe that, together, we can disrupt the transactional herding nature of schooling to create districts, schools, and classrooms where each student feels confident, optimistic, capable, well-supported, and emboldened to be and to become who they are meant to be.