Passionate educators like Christy McGowan are a necessity for reshaping equity in marginalized neighborhoods through education. Her plan of action is to build a charter school from the ground up, with open admissions based on a lottery system.

Episode 29: DeSTEMber and Coding with Brenda Bass

Dec 12th, 2020 18m 21s

During the month of December, computer science is finding its way into classrooms around the world. “DeSTEMber” was created by Girlstart as a month-long virtual program to build awareness for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). T

Episode 28: Cultural Competency with Josue Falaise

Dec 5th, 2020 26m 5s

Dr. Josue Falaise is joining us again this week to dive deeper into the topic of cultural competence.As founder and CEO of GOMO Educational Services, he trains educators and writes articles on a variety of topics such as “Turning Adversity into

Episode 27: Project Based Video Journalism with Clement Townsend

Nov 20th, 2020 27m 22s

Storytelling might be the unsung hero of the pandemic. More and more schools are seeing the importance of incorporating “a narrative” during COVID-19. Traditionally school districts don’t proactively tell their own stories and as a result, they

Episode 26: Tackling the Achievement Gap with Tarael Kee

Nov 13th, 2020 19m 9s

Tarael Kee, the president-elect of the Illinois School Counselors Association, speaks with me about these discrepancies and how some minority teachers are identifying bias in education that promotes various stereotypes. Tarael is also a high sc

Episode 25: Leading Schools Using Creativity with Albert Thomas

Nov 6th, 2020 30m 14s

It seems like 2020 has most of us feeling boxed in and overwhelmed with grading student’s work and virtual parent meetings. What better way to navigate the COVID-19 education era than with a wingman? Especially if your wingman is “EDUCopilot” A

Episode 24: The Beauty Underneath The Struggle with Niki Spears

Oct 30th, 2020 24m 1s

Nikki Spears has been an educator for 25 years, but in recent years, stepped away from her career as a principal, and now works as an educator, motivational speaker, and change leader. In 2016, Niki co-founded the Energy Bus for Schools with J

Episode 23: Creativity with Fred Benitez and Claudio Zavala Jr.

Oct 24th, 2020 25m 16s

It wasn’t until later in my career that I realized applying creativity to problem-solving is critical in engaging students. Claudio Zavala Jr. and Fred Benitez don’t just understand that component of the learning cycle. They also use it to trai

Episode 22: Using Video in the Classroom with Monica Nahas

Oct 16th, 2020 17m 49s

Now, more than ever, video is playing a key role in the classroom. Teachers at all levels are using video daily for various classroom activities. Synchronous and asynchronous learning are terms that were definitely born in 2020 and are becoming

Episode 21: Leaving the Classroom with Patience Edwards

Oct 9th, 2020 21m 6s

I have had the fortune of working with many talented people throughout my career. One that stands out for me is Patience Edwards, who was a newly minted third-grade teacher when I met her. At that time, she was one of the best new teachers I ha

Episode 20: Mining for Gifts with Elissa Frazier

Oct 2nd, 2020 27m 54s

In this episode, we explore the technique of “mining for treasures” in students and teachers. We also discuss meaningful instructional design for diverse student populations. We speak about her podcast Designed to Thrive Podcast and connecting

Episode 19: Science with Tom

Sep 26th, 2020 26m 39s

In this episode, we speak with Tom Mc Fadden about using hip-hop as a way to teach science. We also discuss how COVID-19 and social distancing may hinder teacher creativity in the classroom, and strategize on how to get that excitement back in

Episode 18: Microsoft Teams For Education

Sep 19th, 2020 21m 38s

One of the biggest challenges for teachers lately is organizing curricula and having meaningful conversations online with students in a safe environment. There are several horror stories of teachers video conference classrooms being hijacked by

Episode 17: Student Podcasting with Flipboard and Soundtrap

Sep 11th, 2020 13m 54s

“Isn’t this a perfect time to gather all the students in your class and teach them how to podcast?”I asked Randy Marble, band director, and Jennifer Kincannon, English teacher at Columbia High School, where we all work, that exact question a co

Episode 16: Teaching and Learning with Flipboard

Sep 4th, 2020 22m 24s

Can you think of anything that is more important to a school than teaching and learning? This is the sole reason schools exist, right? COVID-19 has presented an opportunity for teachers to embrace the modern practices of 21st-century education,

Episode 15: Going Back To School During COVID-19

Aug 29th, 2020 31m 48s

Schools across the country are opening as superintendents and school boards decide on best practices for keeping students safe and COVID-free. Some say that the reopening of schools should have been universally led by the Secretary of Education

Episode 14: Hip Hop in Education

Aug 21st, 2020 27m 18s

Student engagement will be at the forefront of all educators’ minds this fall. In my experience, nothing engages students more than music and especially hip-hop—the music as well as the culture. Whether you are a fan of the genre or not, studen

Episode 13: Is Equity Real?

Aug 15th, 2020 30m 31s

A meaningful discussion about the lack of funding and resources for schools across America requires an honest look at the role systemic racism plays in education. All too often, we hear about the need for equity as a way to rectify disparities;

Episode 12: Dr. Sarah Thomas and EduMatch Impact

Aug 7th, 2020 24m 22s

Dr. Sarah-Jane Thomas is currently a Regional Technology Coordinator in Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland. Sarah is a Google Certified Innovator, Google Education Trainer, founder of the EduMatch project, which promotes connecti

Episode 11: Teaching History With TikTok Videos

Jul 31st, 2020 21m 10s

During the COVID era, many teachers have started to use TikTok to engage their students. Janet Speyer has curated a Flipboard Storyboard titled Going to school with TikTok that includes several great examples. That’s where I discovered the amaz

Episode 10: Racism in the American Educational System

Jun 26th, 2020 29m 28s

For far too long systemic racism has deterred the dreams of equity and equality for children of color. To really dig into this conversation we enlisted the help of several educational thought leaders. In this week’s episode, we discuss observat

Episode 9: Considerations for Emotional Success with Shelly Terrell

Jun 19th, 2020 16m 23s

In this episode of the “Flipboard EDU Podcast,” continue our conversation with Shelly Terrell about Social-Emotional Learning. Shelly explains that listening to the concerns from teachers around the world not only enhances her ability to reach

Episode 8: Social-Emotional Learning with Shelly Terrell

Jun 12th, 2020 12m 30s

Are students' mental health and their ability to socialize a priority at your school? In this episode of the "Flipboard EDU Podcast," we interview author and award-winning public speaker Shelly Sanchez Terrell about social-emotional learnin

Episode 7: The Flipboard EDU Community

Jun 5th, 2020 20m 2s

In this episode, we have three amazing guests who are the backbone of the Flipboard EDU community: Janette Speyer and Terry Porter chat with Michael Toothman about the many creative ways to use Flipboard. In case you don't know, Janette is

Episode 6: School Culture and Innovation in COVID-19 with George Couros

May 29th, 2020 24m 14s

In this episode, we will conclude our conversation with George Couros where we look at valuable professional learning connections for educators. We also ask George about embracing meaningful change as post-COVID-19 settles more into our reality