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Talking Technology with ATLIS
From Server Room to Boiler Room: Unifying IT and Facilities with Rafael Cordero
Rafael Cordero, Director of IT and Facilities at The Riviera Ridge School, joins the podcast to discuss his unique dual role. He shares how a background in project management and cybersecurity prepared him to manage everything from network infrastructure to campus operations, and how he aligns these efforts to create a future-ready learning environment.Riviera Ridge SchoolRafael’s LinkedIn profileNYSAIS Education, Information, and Technology (NEIT), conference produced by New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)JAMF, enterprise Apple product management and securityATLIS Leadership Institute (ALI), education and networking program designed to prepare and support technology leaders in in...
2025-09-30
50 min
Articulating - An Independent School Podcast
504 Fostering a love for reading in the digital era | Ramón Javier, George Jackson Academy
When was the last time you read for 30 minutes straight? Uninterrupted? Ramon Javier, Head of School at George Jackson Academy, joins Articulating to discuss the importance of literacy in academic success, developing empathy, and building critical thinking skills. Listen for strategies on how to foster a love for reading not only for your scholar but also yourself! ABOUT RAMON Ramón is a lifelong New Yorker, proud of his Afro-Latinx roots. A member of Prep for Prep, Ramón graduated from The Hackley School, Williams College, and received his Ed.M from Teachers College, Columbia Uni...
2024-11-14
31 min
The Development Debrief
124. Jan Abernathy: Building Your Personal Brand
Last week, I went with several of my colleagues to the NYSAIS advancement conference at Mohonk Mountain House. NYSAIS stands for the New York State Association of Independent Schools. At the conference, I had the opportunity to speak about building your personal brand for career success with today’s guest, Jan Abernathy. Before we did our talk, we recorded it to share with all of you! Jan Abernathy is the Chief Communications Officer at The Browning School, a K-12 boys’ school in New York City. Formerly the director of marketing and communications at The Elisabeth Morrow School in E...
2023-03-15
35 min
Edventures in Tech
Episode # 39 - Breaking the Blockbuster Model with Nate Ridgway
Thanks for listening to Episode #39 of the EDventUres in Tech Podcast. In this episode, Andrew & Dan interview Nate Ridgway, author of Breaking the Blockbuster Model. In this episode, we discuss Nate's book, and discuss the future of Edtech in the classroom. @TeachFromRidge Breaking the Blockbuster Model ISTE - Philly 2023 - Discover Your Next —-----> https://www.nysais.org/event-detail/?id=63334e75e9c64754d4ca7a06 It Must Be Meaningful and Relevant — A.J. Juliani Import Presentations from Google Drive to Quizizz Lessons Getting Started – Plickers EDventUres in Tech Website Stick...
2023-02-08
57 min
The Powerful Pedagogy
Social Justice & Diversity Teaching in Early Childhood with Semeka Smith-Williams
Semeka Smith-Williams is a member of the The Institute for Social and Emotional Learning (IFSEL) which empowers educators, young people, and parents to transform their schools into caring, inclusive communities. For the past six years she served as the Director of Diversity and Equity at the Packer Collegiate Institute, a Preschool through grade 12 independent school located in Brooklyn, New York. Over the last ten years, Semeka has collaborated with other school leaders and diversity practitioners through her work with New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) Diversity Committee. Semeka has also facilitated curriculum investigations to broaden the anti...
2022-07-18
30 min
Disrupt Education
228 - Pushing Schools To Evolve
This is an incredible conversation regarding the push and pull of educational systems and tangible solutions that are currently in play. Peter Hostrawser hosts a conversation with Jessica Cavallaro and Simon Holzapfel in this episode of Disrupt Education. Jessica Cavallaro is an innovator and change-maker in education. She co-founded The Agile Mind to build collaboration, connection, and communication in classrooms across the world. She has always been an early adopter of techniques that will bring more student agency and active learning in the classroom. Jessica is passionate about pushing education to evolve to meet the needs of tod...
2022-06-01
44 min
Blue Lemonade
Slam Dunk
Timothy Jenkins is an Assistant Athletic Director/Health Teacher/PE Teacher at Birch Wathen Lenox, where he has worked for the past 31 years. Tim's Achievements:2003 - Coached a Class B NYSAIS Independent High School Varsity Boys Championship2013 - Coached a Women's Junior College team (Westchester Community College) to a national ranking of #62014 - At age 45 hiked rim to rim in the Grand Canyon (24 miles) Hiked 50 National Parks/Monument by age 50Tim's quote to live by: "Be the change you want to see in the world."If you ha...
2022-04-18
33 min
Disability INC.
Disappearing Private Special Education Schools
Approved, publicly funded special education schools are facing an existential threat. Hear about their history, the challenges they face, and how one school stayed true to its mission by discontinuing public funding. Donna Kennedy guided the Gillen Brewer School, a NYC private school providing special education services in a private school in NYC since its inception in 1992, serving as Head of School since 2003. Donna serves as a Commissioner of Accreditation for NYSAIS and Treasurer of the Guild for Independent Schools. Donna received her Master of Education in Educational Leadership from Bank Street College of Education and a...
2021-11-02
54 min
Alex Beal Podcast
Drew Casertano— A life in Education
Drew Casertano devoted his professional life to serving students and their families as an independent school educator and leader. Upon graduating from The Choate School, Drew earned his bachelor’s degree in American History from Amherst College and then returned to boarding school life to teach, coach, live and work in a dormitory, direct student activities, and work in admissions at The Loomis Chaffee School. He earned his Master of Education degree from Harvard University in 1982 and then spent two years at The Frederick Gunn School (formerly The Gunnery) as director of admission and financial aid, before returning to Lo...
2021-10-19
1h 23
Third Space with Jen Cort
Supporting LGBTQ Youth in times of COVID-19 with John Gentile and Becca Mui
About our guests:John Gentile currently serves as the Co-Director of the Office for Identity, Culture and Institutional Equity at the Horace Mann School. July 1, he will be joining the Calhoun School community as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. He is a principal consultant with the Glasgow Group, a faculty member of the Student Diversity Leadership Conference, and a committee member of the NYSAIS Diversity Committee. He is co-founder of (Re)Defining Power, a conference for white males in 6-12th grades exploring their role in equity work. He is a graduate of the School Leadership...
2020-06-16
57 min
Roots and Wings- Voices of Independent Schools
Episode 024- Harry Bloom- Senior Vice President, Measuring Success
Improving financial sustainability, recruitment and retention, and parent satisfaction using data is the goal of the company, Measuring Success. In his independent school work, Dr. Bloom has developed and implemented a number of marquee programs, including the Atidenu Recruitment and Retention program, the Recruitment and Retention Academy, the Governance & Fundraising Academy, and the Day School Financial Benchmarking and Reengineering program. These programs have helped well over 100 independent schools enhance revenue, increase efficiency and strengthen their financial vitality. Bloom has conducted and published independent school and nonprofit governance research that has identified practices that predict financial and educational...
2019-08-31
44 min
NYSAIS-Now
"Effective Skepticism" with Andrew Watson
In this NYSAIS-Now Talk at the NYSAIS Brain Conference at Mohonk Mountain House in March 2019, Andrew Watson explains how teachers can think about new advice and research skeptically so that they can avoid getting pulled into the next "common myth."
2019-05-03
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Surya Mattu
In this NYSAIS-Now interview at the NYSAIS Education & Information Technology Conference in November 2018, Surya Mattu explains why the unintended consequences of decision making lead to the fact that technology is not neutral. Mr. Mattu also discusses why the "digital emissions" may not be worth the convenience of a smart device.
2019-04-19
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Dr. Joanna Christodoulou
In this NYSAIS-Now Interview at the NYSAIS Brain Conference at Mohonk Mountain House in March 2019, Dr. Joanna Christodoulou explains some common myths held by educators, including the dangers of believing in preferred learning styles and learning proficiencies. Dr. Christodoulou also discusses developmental difficulties in reading and how implicit bias impacts student outcomes.
2019-03-21
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"Collaborating with Parents" - Lisa Damour
In this talk at the NYSAIS Assistant Heads, Division Heads, and After School Directors Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House in November 2018, clinical psychologist and author Lisa Damour addresses the dynamics at play when educators and parents come together to talk about a student. Ms. Damour provides an enlightening discussion on the often unarticulated assumptions that both parties bring to these meetings, overcoming barriers to successful collaboration, and effective strategies for giving feedback.
2019-03-08
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Cory Doctorow
In this NYSAIS-Now Interview at the NYSAIS Education & Information Technology Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House in November 2018, Cory Doctorow discusses why loss prevention of one-to-one laptop programs, school safety, and John Deere tractors lead to anti-dystopian ed-tech.
2019-02-22
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"The Person You Mean To Be" with Dolly Chugh
In this talk at the NYSAIS Annual Conference for Heads of School at the Mohonk Mountain House in November 2018, Author Dolly Chugh discusses her new book, "The Person You Mean to Be." Exploring the science behind bias, this entertaining and thought-provoking presentation blends stories and science about why being a good person is overrated, what it means to be a “good-ish” person, and how to think of privilege as a positive.
2019-01-18
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Dolly Chugh
In this NYSAIS-Now interview at the NYSAIS Annual Conference for Heads of School in November 2018, Dolly Chugh discusses her new book, The Person You Mean To Be, and how implicit bias impacts us all. Ms. Chugh also discusses the implicit association test and how results can help show us all the associations that we have learned through the society around us and may or may not be what we consciously think about.
2019-01-02
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Jennifer Bryan
In this NYSAIS-Now interview at the NYSAIS Conference for Assistant and Division Heads in November 2018, Jennifer Bryan discusses how individuals can become better leaders by deepening relationships while supervising and evaluating staff. Ms. Bryan also talks about the challenges of giving effective feedback, both positive and negative, and the value in doing so.
2018-12-15
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"Navigating the 'Big, Hairy Challenges' Facing Independent School Leaders" - Grant Lichtman
In this talk at the NYSAIS Business Affairs Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House in May 2018, author, education thought leader, and former independent school CFO Grant Lichtman discusses the new challenges facing independent schools and business offices in an ever-more VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world. Drawing on his new book, Moving the Rock, and data he has collected from over 250 independent schools, Mr. Lichtman presents what he believes are essential changes that schools need to make, including; different approach to traditional strategic planning; markedly greater inclusion of the broader school community at a strategic level; empowerment of distributed...
2018-11-15
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Grant Lichtman
In this NYSAIS-Now interview at the NYSAIS Business Affairs Conference in May 2018, Grant Lichtman talks about his new book, Moving the Rock, and how schools can help evolve knowledge in an ever-more VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world. Mr. Lichtman also discusses the inevitable paths he believes that schools will face over the next 25 years, the facilities arms race that schools participate in, and what independent schools leaders should learn.
2018-11-01
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"Preventing & Responding To Educator Sexual Misconduct" - ESeminar With Debra Wilson
In this eSeminar, Debra Wilson, General Counsel for the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), discusses the many practices that schools will want to consider implementing to prevent abuse of students. Drawing on the NAIS/TABS task force report, as well as referencing other school's experiences, Ms. Wilson also prepares schools for potential reports made by current or former students.
2018-10-19
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Kimberly Bryant
In this NYSAIS-Now interview at the NYSAIS Education & Information Technology conference in January of 2018, Kimberly Bryant discusses the success of her non-profit, Black Girls CODE, and how she grew it from an afterschool program for her daughter into an international organization that has served over 3,000 students. Ms. Bryant also offers advice to schools on child wellness, connecting with students across demographics to get them interested and keep them coming back to programs they would not normally seek out, as well as how partnerships have helped Black Girls CODE throughout their history.
2018-03-13
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"So What Do We Tell Our Students?" with Dr. David Orr
In this talk at the 2015 NYSAIS Head Conference, Oberlin College Professor David Orr explores the growing gap between the hopes, dreams, and expectations of young people and the declining vital signs of the Earth, the most important of which is rapid climate change. Orr argues that between optimism and despair there is a third possibility: Hope and hope is a verb with its sleeves rolled up. But how do we engender hope and ecological competence? This talk focuses on the work of the Oberlin Project.
2018-01-30
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Derreck Kayongo
In this NYSAIS-Now interview with George Swain, Derreck Kayongo discusses The Global Soap Project, which he created and now manages. Derreck also describes several essential steps that independent schools and other non-profit organizations should take to build enthusiasm around their missions and market their programs.
2018-01-16
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"Participatory Culture In A Networked Era" - Danah Boyd
In this talk at the NYSAIS Assistant and Division Heads Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House, danah boyd examines the ways in which our personal and professional lives are shaped by experiences interacting with and around emerging media. boyd describes the process of diversification and mainstreaming that has transformed participatory culture. She advocates a move beyond individualized personal expression and argues for the benefit of “doing it together”.
2018-01-03
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"Far From the Tree" - Andrew Solomon
In this talk from the NYSAIS Advancement and Placement Directors Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House, Andrew Solomon, a writer of remarkable talent and intellect, discusses his latest work, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children & the Search for Identity. This riveting talk is an examination of the means by which families accommodate children with physical, mental and social disabilities and how these unusual situations can be invested with love.
2017-12-20
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Charles Vogl
In this NYSAIS-Now interview with George Swain at the 2017 Tri-State Annual Conference for Heads of School, Charles Vogl describes the inspiration behind his recent book, The Art of Community. Drawing from thousands of years of religious studies and his own work training leaders, Vogl discusses how to build communities, become a role model for children, and effectively create change.
2017-12-05
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century" - Timothy Snyder
In this talk at the Tri-State Conference for Heads of School at the Mohonk Mountain House, Timothy Snyder discusses his new book, "On Tyranny." “The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century. We are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we might learn from their experience.”
2017-11-21
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
"What White Children Need to Know about Race" - Dr. Ali Michael
In her talk at the 2016 Annual Conference for Heads of School, Dr. Ali Michael, University of Pennsylvania researcher and the Director of the Race Institute for K-12 Educators, discusses white racial socialization and how white families teach (or do not) their children how to talk about race. Drawing from both her own life experiences and those of numerous research subjects, Dr. Ali Michael presents her research team's recommendations for helping white children to grow up with anti-racist, positive racial identities.
2017-11-01
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Schuyler Bailar
In this NYSAIS-Now interview with Dr. Judith Sheridan at the 2017 NYSAIS Athletic Directors Conference, Schuyler Bailar describes his own journey of self-discovery in becoming the first transgender man to compete in any sport on an NCAA Division I men's team. Mr. Bailar also discusses strategies that he believes schools and families can take to support their students, whether they know them to be transgender or not.
2017-09-17
00 min
NYSAIS-Now
Interview with Dr Edward Hallowell
In this NYSAIS-Now interview with George Swain, Dr. Ned Hallowell discusses his new book Driven to Distraction at Work and the growing prevalence of distraction in our daily lives. Hallowell also outlines steps schools may take to prepare children for the world ahead.
2017-09-17
00 min
Watchers Podcast
Episode 3: "Live" from Mohonk
Recorded at the NYSAIS NEIT Conference at the Mohonk Mountain House and featuring a panel of fabulous technologists.
2014-01-30
50 min