Reshaping Learning with SchoolDay

Veteran Inclusion Coordinator, Hannah Docherty, shares how IDL Solutions has enabled teachers from early childhood to grade 12,  to support students with Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and other learning challenges. IDL provides a diagnostic tool, a turnkey digital platform that adapts instruction for each student, differentiating learning and providing formative data for teachers.   Episode Notes:  IDL Literacy IDL Numeracy IDL Multiplication Check IDL Dyscalculia Screener

Dr. Lorea Martínez Pérez, the award-winning founder of HEART in Mind Consulting, and author of the recently released book Teaching With the HEART in Mind: A Complete Educator's Guide to Social Emotional Learning. Her work is dedicated to helping schools and organizations integrate Social Emotional Learning in their practices, products, and learning communities.   Resources: Connect with imSparked from Vivensity Dr. Martínez's Website, where you will find links to her book and the many resources mentioned in the episode : loreamartinez.com Facebook: Lorea Martinez SEL Twitter: @loreamart LinkedIn: Lorea Martínez CASE STUDY - Social Justice Humanitas Academy: A Community School Approach to Whole Child Education  

Karen Rodriguez, VP of Program Operations at Kiss the Ground,  is passionate about teaching children, and adults who teach children, about food, the magic of soil, restoring systems, and aligning our daily practices to support the earth so that our soil can not only feed us, but save us. Learn about their resources for schools.   Resources: Kiss the Ground website Kiss the Ground Movie Kiss the Ground Movie Educational Cut Children's Educational Kit Soil Advocate Training Kiss the Ground on Facebook Kiss the Ground on Twitter Kiss the Ground on Instagram Kiss the Ground on Youtube The Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv  

Dr. Peter Langman is a psychologist and the author of three books on school shooters, including his latest: Warning Signs: Identifying School Shooters Before They Strike. He has presented at FBI Headquarters, the FBI National Academy in Quantico, and the National Counterterrorism Center, and has trained thousands of professionals in education, law enforcement, and mental health on preventing school shootings.   Resources: Connect to Epic Ethics for Peaceful Schools Contact Dr. Langman and find his blog, books, school safety and prevention information and more at  schoolshooters.info

Michael Cullen (Elementary), Leah LaCrosse (Middle School), and Rabbi Tzvi Hametz (High School) share how the Sphero robots have brought cross-content integration, increased engagement, hands-on learning, personal connection, creativity, excitement and STEAM into their classrooms.   Resources: Connect to Sphero BlogsHow to Teach Kids Problem-Solving Skills  Improving Critical Thinking Skills Child Development Resources & Activities :  Meet indi, the First Sphero Robot for Early Learners  Video Meet Sphero indi Meet indi, Sphero's newest robot  

Drawing on nearly twenty years of teaching MIT's "Career Success Accelerator" program, and a career spanning half a dozen industries,  Mark Herschberg distill the key skills that our students need for 21st century success, and how to instill them. It's all in his new book The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You Resources: Connect to Mini-Money Management for a free trial The Career Toolkit - contact Mark and/or buy the book The Career Toolkit app for Apple The Career Toolkit App for Android Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss  

Well established research confirms that grades diminish students' interest and reduce the quality of thinking in classrooms. Veteran secondary teacher, Andy Lee, shares how removing the obstacle of grades has increased engagement, ownership and authentic learning for his English/History students.   Resources: Connect to Agile Mind Reach out to Andy Lee Teachers Going Gradeless The Case Against Grades by Alfie Kohn - Educational Leadership, November 2011 Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School             

Dr. Megan Sweet, has worked at every level of K-12 education for 25 years, and she's ready to change the way we do school. Her book, An Educator's Guide For Using Your 3 Eyes, outlines how changing your classroom, school and school system starts by doing our own work. She has worked with school districts across the country to reinvent, refresh and transform practices and learning environments.    Resources:  Connect with The Teaching Channel Order An Educators Guide to Using Your 3 Eyes Find Megan on:      Her website      Facebook      Instagram      Twitter      Linkedin Megan's podcast: The Awakening Educator  

Natalie Irons and Jenna Kamp, co-founders of Leadership Resource Network and Institute, share how a cognitive coaching model raises efficacy and shifts culture, and, how a leadership support community was born in a pandemic.    Resources: Connect to NuMinds Connect to The Leadership Resource Network Register for the Leadership Resource Institute Connect to Natalie on Twitter: @IronsNatalie UCLA CenterX Coaching website Connect to Jenna on her website Jenna's Facebook Jenna's Instagram Jenna's Twitter: @EducationalKamp  

Psychologist and LEAPS Founder, Jay Burcham, shares the strategies that turned adjudicated, at-risk kids, into engaged, productive students. LEAPS for schools integrates easily with MTSS, RTI & PBIS systems to deliver proven, targeted outcomes for all teachers.   Resources: Connect to Leaps for Schools Receive 3 free sample lessons