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Becca Silver is a teacher, coach, and founder of The Whole Educator. Her customized trainings are focused on fostering teacher buy-in, bridging gaps and increasing teacher effectiveness and retention. You'll love her tips on how to give teachers the real support they need to be great at their jobs, and to love teaching again.   Resources: Connect to Learners Edge The Whole Educator Free e-book: 17 Tips For Being a Mind-Blowingly Impactful Instructional Coach Becca's Transformative Coaching videos Whole Educator Programs   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Instructional leader and curriculum team member, Marisa Curtis, from Crandall ISD in Texas, is excited to share the resource that has her students highly engaged and hitting standards in authentic measurable ways--consistently. Education Galaxy is a space-themed instruction and assessment tool that has transformed data-driven, standards-based instruction, and has helped students become highly invested in their own learning.   Resources: Connect to Education Galaxy Online Education Galaxy's Liftoff Adaptive Intervention Education Galaxy's free professional learning ExPLoration: Identifying Academic Gaps to Reclaim Learning Loss Education Galaxy's sponsored episode with Dr. Deborah Heiser   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Lottie Dowling has worked for the last 20 years in education, as a school practitioner and professional learning leader on a global, national, and regional level. She's worked in 6 different countries and is a sought after speaker and consultant on Global Citizenship and the Global Competencies that are increasingly becoming a part of our academic landscape. In this episode she gives us a deeper understanding of what those are and how to teach them.   Resources: Discover Meg Languages Spanish and Meg Languages Mandarin Lottie Dowling on Twitter Lottie Dowling on LinkedIn   A great model : Educating for Global Competence: Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World   Some Background Reading: What is 'Global Citizenship Education'? PISA Global Competence Assessment   Lottie's blog posts: Critical Thinking Can Help Students Become Better Global Citizens Having Difficult Conversations   Greta Thunberg's Fridays for the Future   Video Resources: The Global Oneness Project   Free videos and lesson plans to inspire global citizens: Project Explorer The Mongolian Band Hangai singing one of their most famous songs:          Drinking Song   Learn more about SchoolDay Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.

Fifth grade teacher and instructional coach Amanda Borum says her students' science scores are higher than they've ever been, and elementary science specialist Christopher Linton agrees. They were anxious to share Penda Science: a supplemental resource that fills science learning gaps, targets standards, increases achievement, and fosters a love for science.    Resources: Connect to Penda Science   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Irshad Manji is a professor  at Oxford University’s Initiative for Global Ethics and Human rights and a New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Label Me: How to Do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars.  She serves as the Director of Moral Courage ED at Let Grow, a nonprofit that promotes independent thinking and emotional resilience in students. Its signature program for secondary school students (and their teachers!) is Moral Courage ED, which empowers students to hear, not fear, different perspectives. She is the recipient of Oprah’s first “Chutzpah Award” for boldness.   irshadmanji.com Moral Courage Ed LetGrow.org Moral Courage on Twitter  Moral Courage Project on Instagram Moral Courage on Facebook Moral Courage You Tube Channel Irshad Manji on LinkedIn Irshad Manji's book, "Don't Label Me: How to do Diversity Without Inflaming the Culture Wars."   Teaching Learning Leading K12 provides resources for all educators. No matter what the environment or level of learning, we all need ideas, inspiration, and fuel to help us meet the needs of our students. We strive to help our students achieve their dreams. We're happy to introduce EdCuration's listeners to Teaching Learning Leading K12.    stevenmiletto.com LinkedIn    Pinterest  YouTube Channel  Instagram and Twitter @SRMiletto

Deborah Heiser, an Applied Developmental Psychologist, is passionate about helping people leave a legacy and share their knowledge and passion with the next generation. The Mentor Project partners with schools around the world to pair top experts across many fields with classrooms and schools--all for free.   Resources: Connect with Education Galaxy Learn how to identify academic gaps and reclaim learning loss with Education Galaxy's Liftoff   The Mentor Project Deborah Heiser's website:  www.DeborahHeiser.com Deborah Heiser's article in Psychology Today: The Right Side of 40   The Optimize Your Success Broadcast The Mentor Project podcast The Meet Your Mentor Podcast Deborah Heiser's TEDx Talk  - Rethinking Aging: Mentoring A New Generation   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Kindergarten teachers Allison Martinez and Kelly Spinks, share the challenge of engaging beginning readers in leveled, uninspired texts and how decodable Express Readers have changed their own practice, created excitement and fun, and have consistently improved student reading outcomes.   Resources: Connect to Express Readers Free Digital Decodable Book Workshop & Resources   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events  

Dr. Ruth Gotian reveals the four characteristics that innovators, astronauts, olympic champions and Nobel prize winners share that lead to success. Her new book, The Success Factor, offers a blueprint for how we can all become more successful, and how we, as educators, can foster these characteristics in our students.   Resources: Learn more about our episode sponsor,  Education Galaxy McREL research study of Education Galaxy:   https://educationgalaxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/McREL-Research-with-Summary.pdf Dr Ruth Gotian's website: https://www.ruthgotian.com/ Dr. Gotian's free downloadable Passion Audit:  https://www.ruthgotian.com/resources Order The Success Factor, by Dr. Ruth Gotian Read more about Dr. Gotian and her work at Top 30 Management Thinkers to Watch -  Thinkers50 Radar List Read Ruth's articles in Forbes and Psychology Today about optimizing success. Join those who want to become high achievers - https://www.ruthgotian.com/contact   EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events  

Kiwonda Riley, principal of South Flores College Prep, in San Antonio Texas shares how Read to Lead has created more collaborative and equitable learning in Middle and High School classrooms and produced a 42% consistent growth on unit assessments, particularly for English Language Learners.    Resources:  Connect to Read to Lead Apply to Read to Lead's nationwide Educational Leader Council   EdCuration's SEL Resources EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events

Lois Letchford is a literacy problem solver, specializing in teaching students who struggle to read with creative, intuitive, strengths-based strategies that work even when all else has failed. Lois presents at literacy and learning conferences worldwide, and she is the author of the book Reversed: A Memoir   Resources: Connect with Learning Ally Lois Letchford's Website Find Lois on LinkedIn Subscribe to  Lois on YouTube           Course: When Learning is Trauma Read Reversed: A Memoir Read The Gift of Dyslexia by Ron Davis   EdCuration's SEL Resources EdCuration's Certified EdTrustees Micro Professional Learning ExPLorations EdCuration's Blog: Learning in Action EdCuration's upcoming Online Events