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Coaching the Whole Educator#121: Compliance Doesn't Create CommitmentSend us a textWarren Buck, founder of Future Finders, transformed his life from a struggling student to a powerhouse principal. His journey proves that self-determination theory (SDT) isn't just theory—it's the fuel that drives real change. Competence, autonomy, and relatedness aren't optional; they're essential for thriving schools.Power Moves for School LeadersBuck delivers no-nonsense strategies that ignite teacher growth and motivation:Unify with a School-Wide Rubric: Give teachers the power to own their growth within a clear, shared framework that aligns with school goals.Cultivate a Thriving Culture: Lead with tr...
2025-01-2726 min
Coaching the Whole Educator#120: Protocols: Helpful or Holding You Back?Send us a textIn this episode, Becca Silver and Dr. Chris Jones shake up the coaching conversation by tackling a common trap: over-reliance on protocols. While structure and frameworks can be helpful, they break down why rigid scripts won’t make you a great coach—and might even hold you back.Chris and Becca debate:The Pros & Cons of Protocols – When they’re useful and when they become a crutch.Coaching Beyond the Checklist – Why developing deep skills in listening and questioning matters more than following a script.
2025-01-1929 min
Coaching the Whole Educator#119: What Professional Development SHOULD BeSend us a text***Watch the full, unedited YouTube version here.***What if your go-to PD moves are secretly keeping your teachers stuck? Dr. Julie Slayton takes a bold stand against the outdated, ineffective professional development (PD) systems that dominate schools today. She calls out the traditional "one-size-fits-all" approach for what it is—a waste of time and money—and demands a paradigm shift.Slayton exposes the systemic barriers holding educators back. She dares us to disrupt the status quo, arguing that only by addressing these deep-rooted issue...
2025-01-1325 min
Coaching the Whole Educator#118: Why Being 'Naturally Gifted' Can Backfire as a CoachSend us a text***Watch the full, unedited YouTube version here.***Becca and Dr. Chris Jones co-host another episode where they discuss the challenges that come when instructional coaches and school leaders are "naturally gifted" in certain areas. Here are the highlights:The Ladder of Conscious CompetenceFour stages: Conscious/Unconscious Competence & Incompetence.This can explain why there’s a lack of knowledge transfer at your schoolWhy having unconscious competence makes skills hard to teach.The Peter Principle in EducationPe...
2025-01-0227 min
Coaching the Whole Educator#116: Is Growth Mindset Actually Good?Send us a text***Watch the full, unedited YouTube version here.***This is the very first episode Dr. Chris Jones (Executive Director of VASCD) and Becca are co-hosting informal, unplanned conversations where they share their experiences and, sometimes differing, opinions and challenge each other about all things instructional leadership and coaching. These co-hosted episodes aim to disrupt the idea that there’s one right way to do things in education and support best practices from many different points of view. Here are the top...
2024-12-0844 min
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#ELB Education Leadership and Beyond#ELB podcast w VASCD Executive Director Dr. Chris Jones
Friends, join me in welcoming Dr. Chris Jones to the #ELB podcast. Chris is THRIVING in so many areas in leadership & life. I can't wait to learn more about his journey: US Airborne Ranger. Ironmans, former HS Principal and more. He is leading VASCD creating many opportunities for leadership and growth programing.
Follow Chris at
@vaeducatorcmj (X, IG, and FB); @doctorjayontiktok (Tik Tok)
2023-12-1747 min
Education Leadership and Beyond#ELB podcast w VASCD Executive Director Dr. Chris JonesFriends, join me in welcoming Dr. Chris Jones to the #ELB podcast. Chris is THRIVING in so many areas in leadership & life. I can't wait to learn more about his journey: US Airborne Ranger. Ironmans, former HS Principal and more. He is leading VASCD creating many opportunities for leadership and growth programing. Follow Chris at @vaeducatorcmj (X, IG, and FB); @doctorjayontiktok (Tik Tok)
2023-12-1747 min2023-10-1931 min2023-10-1230 min2023-10-0525 min2023-09-2528 min
Principal Center RadioEric Carbaugh and Laura McCullough—Building Educator Capacity Through Microcredentials
Get the book, Building Educator Capacity Through Microcredentials
Follow Eric on Twitter @emc7x
About the Authors
Eric M. Carbaugh, PhD, is a full professor in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and Mathematics Education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he instructs both undergraduate and graduate courses. As an educational consultant, he has worked with teachers and leaders at more than 100 schools and districts on a variety of topics related to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. He is a coauthor of Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects and the quick reference guide Prin...
2023-02-2020 min
Coaching Conversations with Jim KnightKim Richardson | Episode 9*This interview originally took place in August, 2020*Jim Knight's Coaching Conversations series featuring professional certified coach, chief strategic consultant for Richardson Coaching and Consulting LLC, and Teacher Development Coordinator for Hampton City Schools in Virginia, Dr. Kim Richardson. The theme of this discussion is 'Coaching in Uncertain Times'.Dr. Kim is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the chief strategic consultant for Keep Rising, and is currently the Induction and Development Director and Cultural Competence Leader for Hampton City Schools in Virginia. Additionally, she serves as president-elect for the Virginia L...
2023-01-1050 min2023-01-0520 min
Content to ClassroomThe Future of Virginia's History and Social Studies StandardsAt their November 17, 2022 meeting, the VBOE declined to accept State Superintendent Jillian Balow’s redraft standards and asked for a combined standards document that brings together the respective strengths of the original August 2022 standards with the November 2022 redraft standards, along with consideration of public comment. On December 20, 2022, a joint work group of the Virginia Social Studies Leaders Consortium (VSSLC), the Virginia Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (VASCD), and the American Historical Association (AHA) released a set of collaborative standards for History and Social Science Education and submitted their draft to the Virginia Board of Education (VBOE).
Jo...
2023-01-041h 03
In AWE Podcast with Sarah JohnsonEpisode 131: In AWE of Hedreich Nichols-EdTech Queens SeriesHedreich is an award winning author, consultant, and EdTech nerd who helps districts and organizations transform culture, practices and outcomes through student led learning, design thinking and digital literacy. Her award-winning book, Finding Your Blind Spots (Solution Tree) helps educators, parents and students create inclusive learning communities. Her workshops and keynotes for MASCD, CUE, VASCD, etc., and districts throughout the US and in Europe inspire educators to get off the stage so that students can ideate, collaborate and create their own experiential learning pathways.
Hedreich, who has additionally written 5 non-fiction books for grades 4-8 for Cherry Lake...
2022-11-1440 min2022-11-0324 min2022-10-2724 min2022-10-2023 min2022-10-1628 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight (Learning and Literacy Re-Framed) with Gloria Ladson-Billings
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The Kee to Success PodcastHow Can We Make Equity Work in Schools | What Are We Getting Wrong w/ DEI work?Award winning author and consultant Hedreich Nichols is an EdTech nerd helping districts and organizations transform culture, practices and outcomes through student led learning, design thinking and digital literacy. Her award-winning book, Finding Your Blind Spots (Solution Tree) helps educators, parents and students create inclusive learning communities. Her workshops and keynotes for MASCD, CUE, VASCD, etc., and districts throughout the US and in Europe inspire educators to get off the stage so that students can ideate, collaborate and create their own experiential learning pathways. Hedreich, who has additionally written 5 non-fiction books for grades 4-8 for Cherry Lake Publishing, also h...
2022-09-1149 min
Books With BagbyFinding Your Blind Spots: 8 Guiding Principles to Overcome Implicit Bias in Teaching with Hedreich Nichols BWB006This episode I sat down with the amazing Hedreich Nicholas.Hedreich Nichols is an author and educational consultant helping teachers and districts amplify the voices of all students. With her Solution Tree title, Finding Your Blind Spots: 8 Guiding Principles to Overcome Implicit Bias in Teaching, Hedreich combines her experience as a “One Black Friend” and educator with academic research and pedagogical strategies to ensure that educators have the skills and knowledge they need to create more equitable classrooms and campuses. Her 5 social justice titles with Cherry Lake Publishing further support these goals in the classroom. Her workshops and...
2022-07-2418 min2022-07-0729 min2022-06-2348 min2022-06-2036 min2022-06-0946 min2022-06-0331 min2022-05-2630 min2022-05-2056 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight (Evolution of VASCD and the Future of Education) with Laurie McCullough
2022-05-1231 min2022-05-0528 min
Rethinking Learning PodcastEpisode #127: Amplify the Voices of All Students with Hedreich NicholsHedreich Nichols is an author, educator, and consultant helping educators and districts amplify the voices of all students. Hedreich’s YouTube series and podcast, SmallBites, further help campuses amplify student voices by focusing on equity in education. Between SmallBites and her work as a writer, Hedreich works to help educators create more culturally responsive classrooms and campuses. Her Cherry Lake trade titles "What is Antiracism?" and "What is the Black Lives Matter Movement?" provides teachers with materials to help students understand systemic inequities; and her upcoming Solution Tree title, Finding Your Blindspots, provides educators with guiding principles to help th...
2021-12-0246 min2021-11-1655 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight Miniseries with Chris Jones and Becky EllisVASCD’s 2021 Annual Conference is a new kind of Hybrid!http://www.vascd.org/home/events/2021-vascd-annual-conference
2021-10-2528 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight Miniseries with Chris Jones and James AveryVASCD’s 2021 Annual Conference is a new kind of Hybrid!http://www.vascd.org/home/events/2021-vascd-annual-conference
2021-10-2532 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight Miniseries with Chris Jones and Krista LehVASCD’s 2021 Annual Conference is a new kind of Hybrid!http://www.vascd.org/home/events/2021-vascd-annual-conference
2021-10-2531 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight Miniseries with Chris Jones, Christine Arnold, and Tammy MusiowkyVASCD’s 2021 Annual Conference is a new kind of Hybrid!http://www.vascd.org/home/events/2021-vascd-annual-conference
2021-10-2534 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight (Voice) with Virginia Gills, David Wickham and Kambar KhoshabaDeeper Voice
2021-08-0357 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight (Innovations) with Kume Goranson and James PohlDeeper Innovations
2021-07-1354 minVASCD Deeper InsightVASCD Deeper Insight (Relevance) with Chris Jacobs and Meghan RafteryDeeper Relevance
2021-07-061h 16
The Good News, Brad News PodcastEpisode 23 | Featuring Hedreich NicholsHedreich Nichols is a curriculum designer and Middle Years Program district edtech lead from North Texas. She is also an author and equity consultant helping teachers and districts amplify the voices of all students. With her Cherry Lake Publishing equity series books, What is Anti-racism? and What is the Black Lives Matter Movement?, as well as her upcoming Solution Tree title for educators, Hedreich uses her knowledge and experiences to ensure that educators have the skills and knowledge they need to create more equitable classrooms and campuses.Hedreich also hosts a YouTube series and podcast, SmallBites, with...
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The Counter Narrative: Changing the Way We Talk (and think) About EducationEpisode 52: Interview with Hedreich NicholsWelcome to the Counter Narrative Podcast, a show designed to change the way we talk, and think, about education. By sharing stories of successes and triumphs, we aim to challenge the dominant narrative that often negatively portrays our disenfranchised populations.
I’m your host, Charles Williams. An educator for 15 years, a current school principal in Chicago, and an educational consultant.
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Before we jump into today’s episode I wanted to tell you about a super exciting event that I have coming up and I would love for you to be in attendance. In a...
2021-04-3037 min
The Dr. Will Show PodcastHedreich Nichols (@Hedreich) - RE:DEFinitionHedreich Nichols is a curriculum designer and Middle Years Program district edtech lead from North Texas. She is also an author and equity consultant helping teachers and schools amplify the voices of all students. With her Cherry Lake Publishing equity series books, What is Antiracism and What is the Black Lives Matter Movement, as well as her upcoming Solution Tree title for teachers, Hedreich uses her knowledge and experiences to ensure that teachers have the skills and knowledge they need to create more equitable classrooms.Hedreich also hosts a YouTube series and podcast, SmallBites, with the same...
2021-01-3059 min