Shows
Crafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastBeginners 3/4 Outdoor CurriculumLiz Unger and Kristin Keneally return to the podcast to share their design work to create more opportunities to teach and learn in our outdoor spaces for our youngest learners. Their intentions for outdoor learning include building a strong sense of connection to our natural environment, additional sensory experiences, gross motor skill development, creative and curious exploration, growth in social emotional skills including empathy, gratitude, and collaboration.
2025-05-2321 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastBeginners - Grade 9 SpanishA conversation with World Language teachers Catherine Mendoza, Sean Robb, Abby Cali, and Loren Chavez who are all currently teaching Spanish from Beginners through Grade 9 at NCCS. The entire WL team had attended a conference recently and we got to learn about those experiences as well as other elements that are experienced by students throughout our program.
2025-05-2230 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastUpper Level Latin RedesignTwo of our Upper School World Languages teachers collaborated over the summer to make sure the Latin 2 program at NCCS allows a student to move to any Latin 3 program and be successful in any Latin 3 classroom. This can be challenging considering Latin programs can really vary school to school. Since students are now getting farther in Latin curriculum, we can cover more topics with students that should prepare them for Latin 3 including Participles, Comparatives, Superlatives, and the Subjunctive while also experiencing updated topics around culture.
2025-05-2134 min
Change the NarrativeHow to Co-Author A Book With Reshan Richards and Stephen ValentineWatch this episode on YouTubeLearn about the writers workshop webinarShould you co-author your next book? Should you even write a book, or should you stick to platforms like newsletters and blogs?In this episode, Michael Hernandez talks with Columbia professor and education leaders Reshan Richards and Steve Valentine about their journey in co-authoring books, the challenges they faced, and their innovative writing process. They discuss how their collaboration began, the evolution of their ideas, and the importance of capturing thoughts in the moment. The authors share insights on their r...
2025-04-021h 03Crafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastPhysical Education & Athletics: Beginners Motor and G5-9 Interscholastic SportsIn this episode we hear from NCCS' Physical Education and Athletics team as they share recent curricular design work in two areas: beginners (preschool) motor and coaching. Our guests are: Kendall Cornine, Cherie Corchard, Jay Thornhill, Keri Kern, Byron Reding, and Steve Willson.
On the Beginners Motor curriculum design work: This curriculum promotes physical, motor, and emotional development for ¾ the early childhood program through weekly structured activities. Each week focuses on a specific skill set; with guidance from Shape America guidelines. Skills such as locomotor skills, object control, balance, and spatial awareness. These skills can be used in...
2024-12-0536 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastSocial-Emotional Curriculum in Beginners ProgramMadeleine Ker, Claire DeLaurentis, and Daley Avery shared about their summer work. The focus of their work was to review the Beginners Social and Emotional Learning curriculum by looking closely at the history of what they have included.
They took a closer look at “The Color Monster” unit and differentiated lessons to provide students with a more scaffolded experience.
2024-06-1232 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastBeginners 3/4 CurriculumBeginners 3/4 Teachers Liz Unger and Kristin Keneally share about their work documenting early childhood curriculum
2024-05-3122 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastSpecial Episode: Job Search Tips PanelIn this special episode you will hear from a panel of our school's division leaders and the head of school who shared perspectives on job search processes. This panel happened live for our Apprentice Teacher Training Program cohort and is being made available on the podcast. Thanks for tuning in and please enjoy!
2024-04-2336 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastK-4 Social Emotional PracticesIn this episode (recorded on Leap Day - February 29, 2024) we learn from Kelly Siegrist and Cindy Thom about the Social Emotional resources they developed for K-4 teachers.
They created a guidebook for teachers around SEL/Responsive Classroom strategies and practices with targeted goals based on recent classroom observations. Supplemental materials were provided around specific tools to increase classroom autonomy and self-regulation. These experiences and goals are being presented in divisional meetings with corresponding paper copies of the guidebook added throughout the year.
Please contact the Crafting Learning hosts for access to the guidebook.
2024-03-0129 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastMusic and Movement in Early Childhood and Lower SchoolLindy Bourque and Jennifer Thiemann join us to share about their curriculum design work for Music and Movement in the lower grades (Beginners - 4th grade) at NCCS.
Summary from the Guests
In the 2021-2022 school year, we combined what had previously been a Lower school “Creative Dramatics” class and a Lower School “Music” class into one course called “Music and Movement”. In the 2023-2024 school year, we made that same
intentional shift to “Music and Movement” in EC. We reviewed and made adjustments to the curriculum based on a year of living the program. Then we...
2024-01-1227 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design Podcast9th Grade Capstone ProjectUpper School faculty members Elizabeth Carroll, Lauren Romeo, Marshall Johnson, and Lacey Ramsey share about their newly designed Capstone project for the oldest students in our school.
Curriculum Description
9th Grade Capstone Project
This curriculum design project was centered around brainstorming and developing a culminating, interdisciplinary experience for departing ninth-grade students. In recent years, the 9 Capstone has consisted of a public presentation on current events run through the 9 Modern World History course. This new iteration of the 9 Capstone, however, looks to shift the focus back towards the personal interests and experiences of graduating ninth graders...
2023-12-1526 minCrafting Learning: A Curriculum Design PodcastExecutive Functioning with 7th, 8th, and 9th grade studentsLearning Resource Teachers Hali Dorfman and Lacey Ramsey share about their design work focused on executive functioning curriculum.
Curriculum Description
Executive Functioning: Tools, Strategies and Methods
This curriculum is designed to develop the self-awareness skills students need
to appreciate their strengths, recognize when to ask for help, and to grow comfortable learning
how to learn for life. In Learning Lab, students learn effective study (and learning) strategies that will help them in school and beyond. By modifying and creating our own curriculum that is inspired by MindPrint, this project addresses both the self-awareness sk...
2023-11-2122 min
The Sales EvangelistTSE 1161: “How To Run Better Meetings”Meetings serve an important purpose in business so we must learn how to run better meetings to avoid the feeling that we are wasting our time. Reshan Richards is a career educator who launched an app — targeted for use in schools — that ultimately became a software business. He has seen a significant intersection […]
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2019-08-1630 min
The Sales EvangelistReshan Richards and Steve Valentine | How To Run Better MeetingsMeetings serve an important purpose in business so we must learn how to run better meetings to avoid the feeling that we are wasting our time. Reshan Richards is a career educator who launched an app — targeted for use in schools — that ultimately became a software business. He has seen a significant intersection between things that are effective in both business practices and the classroom. Together with Steve Valentine, also a career educator, he is collaborating to articulate and pinpoint the specific moves that can be borrowed from the teaching profession and implemented in business. Steve has studi...
2019-08-1600 min
Feel This Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook — Perfect In The Car.Make Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood by Stephen J. Valentine, Reshan RichardsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370219to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Make Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood
Author: Stephen J. Valentine, Reshan Richards
Narrator: Luis Moreno
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: May 10, 2019
Genres: Sales & Retail
Publisher's Summary:
Communicate effectively and create meaningful interactions in an increasingly digital world The rise of digital communications has led to three emergent, often problematic, forces: automation, the speed and volume of information transfer, and an unmet need for people to feel more than satisfied in their interpersonal transactions, particularly between...
2019-05-106h 09Experience An Powerful Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Make Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood by Stephen J. Valentine, Reshan RichardsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370219to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Make Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood
Author: Stephen J. Valentine, Reshan Richards
Narrator: Luis Moreno
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: May 10, 2019
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
Communicate effectively and create meaningful interactions in an increasingly digital world The rise of digital communications has led to three emergent, often problematic, forces: automation, the speed and volume of information transfer, and an unmet need for people to feel more than satisfied in their interpersonal transactions, particularly between...
2019-05-106h 09Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Sales & RetailMake Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood by Stephen J. Valentine, Reshan RichardsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370219to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Make Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood
Author: Stephen J. Valentine, Reshan Richards
Narrator: Luis Moreno
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: May 10, 2019
Genres: Sales & Retail
Publisher's Summary:
Communicate effectively and create meaningful interactions in an increasingly digital world The rise of digital communications has led to three emergent, often problematic, forces: automation, the speed and volume of information transfer, and an unmet need for people to feel more than satisfied in their interpersonal transactions, particularly between...
2019-05-106h 09Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Management & LeadershipMake Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood by Stephen J. Valentine, Reshan RichardsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370219to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Make Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood
Author: Stephen J. Valentine, Reshan Richards
Narrator: Luis Moreno
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 9 minutes
Release date: May 10, 2019
Genres: Management & Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
Communicate effectively and create meaningful interactions in an increasingly digital world The rise of digital communications has led to three emergent, often problematic, forces: automation, the speed and volume of information transfer, and an unmet need for people to feel more than satisfied in their interpersonal transactions, particularly between...
2019-05-106h 09
Wired EducatorWEP 128: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be UnderstoodIn this 128th episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Reshan Richards and Stephen J. Valentine about their new book, Make Yourself Clear: How to Use a Teaching Mindset to Listen, Understand, Explain Everything, and Be Understood. The authors describe their work as "working at intersection of teaching and business." Kelly has interviewed Reshan in episode 7 about the top-selling educational app he co created, Explain Everything, and both Reshan and Stephen in episode 50 when they published their first book together, Blending Leadership. Stephen J. Valentine is an educator, school leader, writer, and serial collaborator. He serves as...
2019-04-3050 min
Wired EducatorWEP 127: Everyone Can Create Learning Environments, an Interview with Jason FahrenbachIn this episode of the Wired Educator Podcast, I interview Jason Fahrenbach about his work with the Everyone Can Create curriculum, designing learning environments, and so much more. His passion and enthusiasm for teaching is enchanting, and his perspective will empower many teachers. This is a great interview that will inspire all listeners. Jason Fahrenbach is currently the Arts Department Team Lead at Walt Disney Magnet School in Chicago, Illinois. He has worked with various Arts organizations including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Walt Disney Family Museum, and Adobe, in creating authentic and meaningful Arts Integration Projects.
2019-04-1941 min
Change the NarrativeHow to Find Inspiration Part II: Stranger Things. And People.When it comes to professional development, it’s easy to stick with what you know: the same people and organizations that we run with in our professional circles. But that method can keep us stuck in a creative rut that’s hard to get out of. In this episode, we talk with Columbia Professor and Explain Everything co-founder Reshan Richards and his writing partner Stephen J. Valentine to find out how to look for inspiration in people and industries different from your own.
2019-04-0915 min
Work Pod | Work 2.0 & Future Of Work Upgrades@ReshanRichards on creating a learning startup for preparing for #jobsoffutureIn this podcast Reshan Richards (@ReshanRichards) founder and chief learning officer at Explain Everything talked about his journey of creating a learning centric organization. He sheds light on his journey as an enterprepreneur creating a creative and learning app and engaging the user in a creative and productive thinking session. This talk is great for enterprepreneurs looking to create a data science and performance focussed companies.
Timeline:
2:25 Reshan's journey.
8:28 Introducing ExplainEverything.
11:28 The role of a learning officer at ExplainEverything.
13:55 Learning in the context of ExplainEverything.
17:15 Traditional and disruptive templates on learning.
20:40 The future of learning.
23:06 Reskilling the workforce.
30:15 Keeping your...
2018-05-2956 min
The ThoughtStretchers PodcastRethinking Leadership Through The Lens of TechnologyDrew Perkins talks with co-authors of Blending Leadership, Reshan Richards and Stephen Valentine, about how leadership might look different through the lens of 21st Century technology.
2016-12-0647 minThe ThoughtStretchers PodcastRethinking Leadership Through The Lens of TechnologyDrew Perkins talks with co-authors of Blending Leadership, Reshan Richards and Stephen Valentine, about how leadership might look different through the lens of 21st Century technology.
2016-12-0647 minLeadership MomentsLeadership Moments - Reshan Richards & Stephen ValentineHost David McNamee talks with educators Reshan Richards and Stephen Valentine authors of "Blending Leadership"
2016-09-2900 min
Out of School192: Blending LeadershipIn this week’s episode, Bradley is joined by Reshan Richards and Stephen Valentine to discuss their new book: Blending Leadership.
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Sponsors
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Links
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Blending Leadership Website
2016-09-0541 min
Wired EducatorWEP 0050: Blending LeadershipKelly interviews authors Stephen J. Valentine and Dr. Reshan Richards about their hot new book, Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off. Kelly interviews these two incredible educators about their book on leadership went from idea to publication and what the book is all about. The book is titled Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off by Stephen J. Valentine and Dr. Reshan Richards, with sketchnotes by Brad Ovenell-Carter. This is the first interview Kelly hosted two guests, with each person being in a different location, and we are celebra...
2016-08-1654 min
Educators Lead with Jay Willis96: Reshan Richards | How To Make People Feel Heard | Learn To Listen And See The Whole Picture Before Trying To Solve The Problem | In Order To Grow As A Leader, Be Intentional About Spending Time With Leaders You Want To Model | How To Use TechnologyDr. Reshan Richards is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Teachers College, Columbia University and Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, which he co-founded. Reshan also teaches Startup 101, an entrepreneurship course at Montclair Kimberley Academy in NJ, and is the co-author of Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off. An Apple Distinguished Educator and member of Mensa, Reshan has an Ed.D. from Teachers College, an Ed.M. from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Columbia University. Explain Everything website: http://explaineverything.com/ Connect with Reshan on Twitter: https://twitter.c...
2016-07-221h 19The ThoughtStretchers PodcastLet's Make Thinking And Learning Visible With @explainevrythngDrew Perkins talks with Reshan Richards, Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, about their new Collaborative Whiteboard feature, his graduate level teaching, formative assessment and upcoming book.
2016-05-1638 minThe ThoughtStretchers PodcastLet's Make Thinking And Learning Visible With @explainevrythngDrew Perkins talks with Reshan Richards, Chief Learning Officer at Explain Everything, about their new Collaborative Whiteboard feature, his graduate level teaching, formative assessment and upcoming book.
2016-05-1638 min
Wired EducatorWEP 0025: The Innovator's MindsetKelly interviews George Couros, author of the book The Innovator's Mindset: Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity.
George Couros is a leading educator in the area of innovative leadership, teaching, and learning. He has worked with all levels of school–from K-12 as a teacher and technology facilitator, school and district administrator, and is the author of the book The Innovator’s Mindset; Empower Learning, Unleash Talent, and Lead a Culture of Creativity. He is one of education’s most sought after speakers, and speaks on the topic of innovative student learning and engage...
2016-02-1359 minOut of School142: Get a Large CoffeeBradley is joined by Reshan Richards to discuss Explain Everything 3.0 and App Store economics when using VPP.
Sponsors
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Links
Out of School 29
Out of School 97
Explain Everything
Explain Everything 3.0
2015-07-2037 min
Wired EducatorWEP 0007: An Interview with Dr. Reshan RichardsIn this episode I interview Reshan Richards, an Apple Distinguished Educator and co-creator of the wonderful iOS app, Explain Everything.
Interested in writing a book, creating a hit app in the App Store?
Dr. Reshan Richards is an educator, researcher, and entrepreneur. Currently an instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University and the Chief Learning Officer for Explain Everything which he co-founded, Reshan is also the co-author of Leading Online: Leading the Learning, Leading by Learning. Reshan has led conversations and workshops around the world based on his 15+ experiences in K-20 education at gatherings including TEDxNYED, S...
2015-04-1344 min
Journeys in Podcasting02 Student Created TutorialsColegio Nueva Granada Math department walks us through their project on student created tutorials. iPad App Explain Everything creator Reshan Richards interviews with us discussing the design and intent of the app and its potential for cognitive development.
2015-01-141h 07Out of School97: Leading OnlineBradley is joined by Reshan Richards and Stephen Valentine to discuss their book: Leading Online
Sponsors
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Administrators: Buy Showbie Pro for 5 of your teachers, and get 5 more teachers to Showbie Pro for free.
Links
Leading Online
@reshanrichards
@sjvalentine
Buy the book
2014-08-1148 min
Instructional Tech Talk015 – Annotate, Animate, and Narrate with Explain EverythingInstructional Tech Talk Podcast – Episode 15 – Annotate, Animate, and Narrate with Explain Everything
Show Notes
The fifteenth episode of Instructional Tech Talk is all about the amazing app Explain Everything. I was lucky enough to talk with two founders/developers of the app about how the app works and ways it can be implemented in the classroom.
Quick Reminders:
You can call into the show and leave pearls of wisdom that I may play on a future episode – just call (530) ITSHOW-0
Also, follow me on Twitte...
2013-04-1047 min
Instructional Tech Talk015 – Annotate, Animate, and Narrate with Explain EverythingInstructional Tech Talk Podcast – Episode 15 – Annotate, Animate, and Narrate with Explain Everything
Show Notes
The fifteenth episode of Instructional Tech Talk is all about the amazing app Explain Everything. I was lucky enough to talk with two founders/developers of the app about how the app works and ways it can be implemented in the classroom.
Quick Reminders:
You can call into the show and leave pearls of wisdom that I may play on a future episode – just call (530) ITSHOW-0
Also, follow me on Twitte...
2013-04-1047 minOut of School29: Explain EverythingFraser and Bradley bring Reshan Richards from Explain Everything on the show to discuss the app.
Sponsor:
BEEDOCS Timeline 3D for iOS
Links:
Explain Everything
Explain Everything Manual
@reshanrichards
2013-03-221h 01