In the premiere episode of Education Today, host Mind Rocket Media Group interviews Jeff Bradbury, technology coach and creator of the TeacherCast Educational Podcasting Network (0:31). Bradbury talks about how he's leveraging the power of audio and video in the classroom in his current role as a broadcasting teacher. Then you'll hear this episode's Data Insight, presented by The Learning Counsel (7:06). The insight presents recent research demonstrating that social and emotional needs are at the top of the list of student needs that education leaders are looking to address. Next, part two of the interview with Bradbury (7:56) digs deeper into how he first got involved with podcasting and began the steps to creating a full network of shows, as well as how he provides guidance to others in the education podcasting space. In the show's second interview, educational psychologist Lori Jackson gives her perspective on the episode's Data Insight and shares her expertise on SEL in schools (15:09). Jackson, co-founder of The Connections Model, an education technology and curriculum company dedicated to social-emotional learning, explains how schools are currently working to prioritize students' emotional and behavioral skills. Subscribe to Education Today to get alerted when each new episode publishes.
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