In this episode, we are speaking with  Shaya Zarkesh, co-founder and Chief Teenage Officer of the computational thinking playground, Polyup. Shaya is currently a freshman at University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton school majoring in business, mathematics, and computer science. He has a passion for STEM and has won numerous awards for mathematics and science research. Polyup is a free…Read more

Today, we are speaking with Neil and Cristina Heffernan and their work on ASSISTments. ASSISTments is a powerful data tool in which teachers receive detailed immediate feedback on student work, helping them to focus their instruction and making the classroom experience more effective for students. Neil Heffernan is Project Director and Co-Founder of ASSISTments, a free service to schools run…Read more

In this episode, we are speaking with Julie Adams, Dr. PJ Caposey, and Dr. Rosa Isiah, co-authors of #FullyCharged: 140 Battery Charging Maslow & Bloom Strategies for Students, Parents, and Staff, We previously spoke with Julie on Season 2 Episode 41 about another powerful resource – Game Changers: 7 Instructional Practices that Catapult Student Achievement. In addition, you might remember our conversation…Read more

In this episode, we are speaking with  Dr. Robert Avossa. Dr. Avossa is Senior Vice President and Publisher of Education Products for LRP Media Group. Prior to his work at LRP Media Group,  Robert served as Superintendent of some of the largest districts in Florida and Georgia – Fulton County (GA) and Palm Beach County schools (FL). In Palm Beach…Read more

In this episode, we are speaking with Joe Cirasuolo, former Executive Director of the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) about learner-centered education and the role of states. In this episode, we talked about the following questions: Let’s start the conversation with a personal story about how you got connected to CAPSS and the work of developing these visionary…Read more