#TLAP TWITTER CHAT
February 26, 2024
Alice Keeler and I hosted the #TLAP Twitter Chat to get a conversation started about using technology as a tool to support engagement.
NEW TEACHER TALK PODCAST
February 12, 2024
This podcast features Melissa Laun and me discussing the significance of having a best friend at work who can provide listening, understanding, and support. The episode delves into the positive impact of having a trusted confidant in the workplace, particularly in the teaching profession. Melissa and I explore how such a bond can contribute to a supportive and nurturing work environment, ultimately benefiting both personal well-being and professional growth.
EMBRACE THE MESSY PODCAST
October 23, 2023
In this episode, Shannon Schinkle and I talk about engagement. Before the conversation, Shannon talks about what engages her Drama 10 class and the four moves integral for absorption.
2024 NYSSBA CONFERENCE
October 27, 2023
Your policies on grading and homework are probably pretty straightforward. Yet, if each teacher in your district applies those policies differently, each teacher becomes their own district, creating an educational lottery. This presentation shares common grading challenges and simple grading solutions to minimize and hopefully eliminate the educational lottery.
2023 NYSSBA SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, "RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORMING SCHOOL DISCIPLINE"
July 29, 2023
After providing context from Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Support, Angelique Johnson-Dingle, Dr. Sean Massey, Binghamton University's Associate Professor of Women's Gender & Sexuality Studies Program, Hempstead UFSD Superintendent, Regina Armstrong and I presented recommendations for reforming school discipline.
2023 NYSSBA SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, "CLOSING THE UNREALIZED LEARNING GAP CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
–NOT A ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL ENDEAVOR"
July 28, 2023
After providing context from Deputy Commissioner for P-12 Support, Angelique Johnson-Dingle, Hempstead UFSD Superintendent, Regina Armstrong and I presented on work we have done in our respective school districts in response to COVID-19 to ensure our students' needs were met.
AIR FORCE WOMEN INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION (WINGS) PRESENATION
August 12, 2023
I was honored to present to the participants of the Women Inspiring the Next Generation (WING) session at the 914th Niagara Falls Air Force Base. Most impressive was that there were both men and women in attendance.
NYSCOSS 2023 SUPPORTING WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
August 10, 2024
Do you ever feel like everyone else is more impressive than you? It’s not true. I shared my personal and professional journey to help you see and understand Kristen Butler’s quote, “Don’t forget, while you’re doubting yourself, someone else is admiring your strength."
NEW TEACHER TALK PODCAST
April 23, 2023
In this podcast episode, I share my insights on how to create more engaging and effective classroom experiences. I also offer three practical suggestions for teachers looking to make their lessons more engaging and interactive for students. Drawing on her years of experience in the field, I provide valuable insights and actionable tips for educators at all levels.
ONC BOCES REGIONAL CONVERSATION ON TEACHING & LEARNING
February 16, 2023
This was a keynote presentation for educational leaders in the Ostego Northern Catskills region of NYS. Specifically, this presentation focused on creating a common understanding of engagement.
STEVE BARKELY PONDERS OUT LOUD
January 12, 2023
How would you describe a great leader? How would you describe a not so great leader? Steve and I explore these questions as well as ponder “how similar are the characteristics of a quality teacher leader in the classroom to a quality educational leader in a school or across a district?”
READY, SET, GROWTH PODCAST
December 19, 2022
Nick Moskaluk, a math specialist who is passionate about the design process and re-imagining how we create engagement and build confidence in students every day, talked about engagement.
DR. WILL SHOW
February 2, 2022
Dr. William Deyamport, III, author, educator, and edupreneur and I talk about engagement and technology.
TOM SCHIMMER PODCAST
January 28, 2022
I had a great conversation with Tom Schimmer, Education author, keynote speaker, & consultant about education and engagement.
EDUMATCH BLOG POST
January 21, 2022
This post spotlights the nearly two dozen contributors to The BIG Book of Engagement Strategies. These amazing educators are awesome and so are the strategies they shared!
EDUMATCH BLOG POST
December 17, 2021
Are you looking for an engaging strategy to increase a child's reading fluency? Check out this post for more information.
FUELING CREATIVITY PODCAST
December 10, 2021
How is creativity connected to engagement in an educational environment? Dr. Cyndi Burnett, Dr. Matthew Worwood, and I chat about these intersections and what that looks like in schools.
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JOSHUA STAMPER'S ASPIRE PODCAST
October 30, 2021
Joshua Stamper and I had a great time discussing leadership, engagement, grading practices, and the teacher shortage.
WNY ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS
October 27, 2021
This was a presentation of my professional and personal journeys leading that led to becoming an educator, administrator, and author.
STEVE BARKELY PODCAST FOR TEACHERS
October 26, 2021
Steve and I explore moving students from being non-compliant to compliant and from compliant to interested. We explore the role of relationships, consequences, and students’ interests in learning tasks. The value of students reaching a level of absorption is also addressed.
EVERYONE ACADEMY
October 24, 2021
Aziz Soubai interviewed me about my experiences as a writer for his audience of English Language Learners.
INSIDE THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
October 16, 2021
Teacher evaluations can be fraught with anxiety and peril – or a way for leaders to develop trust, improve instruction, and improve organizations. How do great leaders approach teacher evaluations differently and how can we support our teaching staff?
THE LEARNING JOURNEY
September 24, 2021
This was a presentation at the 2021 Buffalo State College PDS Conference.
Even educators can have a difficult time explaining the differences between standards, curriculum, instruction, and assessments. Learn the differences among each, but also how they work together in the learning journey.
Go to https://pds.buffalostate.edu/pds-conference-2021-recordings to access a recording of the presentation.
THE BIG BOOK OF ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES LAUNCH PARTY
September 9, 2021
Check out the recording of the Launch Party for The BIG Book of Engagement Strategies.
THE BIG ED IDEA PODCAST
August 21, 2021
By giving a voice to BIG Ed ideas, Ryan Scott hopes to connect the vision of one with the passion of another in order to stoke the fires of innovation! Ryan and I had a chance to speak about engagement.
EDUMATCH BLOG POST
April 16, 2021
EduMatch elevates the authentic voices of educators using evidence-informed practices to be the catalyst for change in education. In this post, I write about different leadership styles--including some that are ones to emulate and some to avoid.
THE LEARNING PIT VLOG
April 10, 2021
If you are looking for inspiration, please take 50 minutes to The Learning Challenge's very first vlog--of which I was honored to be included.
BOUYCAST PODCAST
March 25, 2021
I was honored to be the first guest of Season 2 of the BOUYcast Podcast with Jen Gibson. It was a great conversation about the pandemic and engagement.
GUEST BLOG FOR CHALLENGE LEARNING
March 2, 2021
I was honored to have been invited to be a guest blogger on The Learning Challenge blog. This post is an excerpt from my upcoming book, The BIG Book of Engagement Strategies, where I share how I use The Learning Pit with my graduate students.
GUEST BLOG FOR THE LEARNING CHALLENGE
March 2, 2021
This blog was updated from the post originally published on on my website, on November 14, 2019, and was being re-posted on The Learning Challenge Blog by their request.
THE NEXT STEP EDU
January 7, 2021
Two educators, Caitlin Bowen and Lindsay Simpson, share and discuss their experiences in education as teachers and leaders. Through this podcast, Caitlin and Lindsay are looking to build a community of educators through fostering and encouraging communication around STEAM Education. In this podcast, I talk about engagement and COVID.
STEVE BARKLEY PONDERS OUT LOUD
January 7, 2021
(Podcast for Coaches and Leaders)
In each episode of the Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve offers insight on important educational topics, answer questions, and explore educational best practices, based on his over-30 year career as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally. In this episode, I describes my Engagement Framework and its application for supporting teacher professional development and coaching. I identify the connections between learning tasks and relationships in extending student engagement.
STEVE BARKLEY PONDERS OUT LOUD PODCAST
December 8, 2020
(Podcast for Teachers)
In each episode of the Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve offers insight on important educational topics, answer questions, and explore educational best practices, based on his over-30 year career as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally. In this episode, I identify students’ responses to learning tasks along my Engagement Continuum from non-compliant to compliant to involved to absorbed. Gain some specific strategies for supporting an increase in student engagement.
STEVE BARKLEY PONDERS OUT LOUD PODCAST
November 17, 2020
(Podcast for Parents)
In each episode of the Ponders Out Loud podcast, Steve offers insight on important educational topics, answer questions, and explore educational best practices, based on his over-30 year career as an education consultant to school districts, teacher organizations, state departments of education, and colleges and universities nationally and internationally. In this episode, I share advice for parents on how to respond when kids are disengaged at home or school.
GUEST BLOG POST ON STEVE BARKLEY WONDERS OUT LOUD
November 15, 2020
Steve Barkley invited me to share a blog post on his website,www.barkleypd. com. I shared thoughts on how we perceive CHANGE including a framework for understanding the importance of coaching from a teacher’s agenda around desired student learning outcomes rather than the implementation of a “required” program.
EDUMATCH BLOG POST
November 12, 2020
This post was written after I read Ta-Nehisi Coates' book Between the World and Me--a letter he wrote to his son. It made me think about life for my kids and about what my parents and grandparents hoped for me. I hope this post inspires you from one parent to another.
EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND BEYOND (ELB) PODCAST
November 5, 2020
Andrew Marotta is an energetic and enthusiastic school leader, author, speaker, and podcast host. I greatly enjoyed my interview with him and I hope you do too!
BOOK CONTRIBUTION
Released October 2020
I am a contributing author in a new book published by Routledge, The New Teacher’s Guide to Ten Common Challenges. My article is titled "I'll Be There for You." I also created an associated document that will be available for download.
DIGICIT SUMMIT
October 15, 2020
I was with a panel of other EduMatch authors talking about Professional Learning Networks at the online Digital Citizenship Institute's DigiCit Summit. This is summit was for all time zones, all languages, all ages. People were connecting over 24 hours to model how to #UseTech4Good at school, home, play, and work.
THE LASTING LEARNING PODCAST
October 3, 2020
Dave Schmittou is currently a professor of Educational Leadership at Central Michigan University, a former elementary school principal, former middle school principal, assistant principal, coach, and teacher. The Lasting Learning podcast was a really special opportunity! I hope you like it as much as I do!
TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS IN ENGAGEMENT IS NOT A UNICORN
September 30, 2020
How often do you hear the term “engagement” regarding teaching and learning? Now, how often do you think that you and the person next to you have agreement about what engagement means? Join me to learn about The Engagement Framework and discuss some strategies you can use starting tomorrow.
BRIAN MENDLER
September 21, 2020
Brian Mendler has extensive experience working with challenging students in general ed, self-contained, and inclusion settings. He provides staff development training for K-12 educators throughout the world with the focus on how to be successful with even the most difficult students. I really enjoyed the chance to be on Brian Mendler's podcast!
NEW BOARD MEMBER TRAINING
September 12, 2020
For the fourth consecutive year, I provided the newly elected board of education members in my region of the state with training on their responsibilities regarding education.
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ENGAGEMENT IS NOT A UNICORN LAUNCH PARTY
September 9, 2020
Check out the recording of the Launch Party for Engagement is Not a Unicorn (It's a Narwhal).
EDUMATCH BLOG POST
June 9, 2020
EduMatch elevates the authentic voices of educators using evidence-informed practices to be the catalyst for change in education. In this post, I share information about The Engagement Continuum from my book Engagement is Not a Unicorn (It's a Narwhal).