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Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayThe Pathway to Post-Secondary SuccessIn this episode, we sit down with Danielle Malfara, Coordinator of College and Career Counseling for the School District of Osceola County, Florida. With a background that spans K–12 education and higher ed, Danielle brings a deep passion for helping students answer the powerful questions: “Who am I?”, "What matters to me?" and “What am I capable of?” She shares her mission to close opportunity gaps and help students build meaningful post-secondary pathways.
Danielle discusses why Osceola County and the state of Florida chose Xello as their go-to college and career readiness platform, highlighting the tool’s ease of use...2025-07-1029 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayEmpowering Students to Solve Real-World Problems as a SolutionaryWhat if education empowered students not just to learn about the world’s problems—but to solve them?
In this inspiring episode, we dive into the Solutionary Framework developed by the Institute for Humane Education. Learn how this powerful, action-oriented approach is transforming classrooms by equipping students with the critical thinking, compassion, and systems analysis they need to become changemakers.
Our guests, Katie Coppens & Marcela Villan, unpack how educators can use the framework to guide students in identifying real-world problems, investigating root causes, and designing innovative, ethical, and sustainable solutions that benefit people, animals, and the...2025-06-0542 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayResearch Supported Programs and Practices for SELToday's guest, Dr. Maggie Broderick is a creative and experienced educator with over 20 years of expertise in higher education and K-12 settings. Currently an Associate Professor and Dissertation Chair in the Department of Teacher Education, she is a leader in curriculum development and passionate about fostering social-emotional learning (SEL) in students.
In this episode we explore how to go beyond box-checking with our SEL programs, to a truly relational and effective approach.
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Unlock zero-prep, high-impact learning with Heroes Made, an SEL and literacy platform. Over 210 lessons, mood tracker, and customizable a...2025-02-2727 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayWhy do girls' interest in STEM fall away in adolescence, and what can we do to change it?Current research indicates that adolescents lose interest in STEM learning by the age of 15 at a concerning rate - particularly girls from underserved communities.
UScellular is partnering with the YWCA on a national level to find out why, and address this gap. Based on the research findings from behavioral psychologist, Dr. Richard Rende, they are implementing a STEM empowerment initiative through YWCA's existing TechGYRLS program. In this episode we hear all about this exciting new program from Dr. Rende, and UScellular Senior Director of Service Engineering, Dr. Lori Dawson.
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Connect t...2025-01-3035 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDigital Tools Help Students and Teachers Work Smarter not HarderDr. Akilah WIllery is a dynamic educator, entrepreneur, and digital transformation expert. She empowers education and business leaders to thrive through innovative eLearning solutions and automation strategies.
In this episode we focus on the specific benefits, cautions, guidelines, and opportunities afforded by video resources in classroom settings.
Dr. Willery's ability to bridge the gap between technology and pedagogy has earned her recognition as a leading
expert in the field.
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Today’s episode is brought to you by Boclips Classroom, a library of over 1.7 million ad-free, curated, curriculum-aligned vid...2024-12-1934 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayStrengthen Students' Writing with Immediate, Personalized, Contextual FeedbackVeteran English teacher Carrie Shevlin couldn't wait to tell the EdCuration listeners about how Scribo from Literatu has given her students loads of confidence with their writing, greatly improved their outcomes, and made both her planning and grading quicker, easier and much more personalized.
While AI can never take the place of a teacher, Carrie says Scribo gives both her and her students a huge boost toward stronger, skillful writing.
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Scribo by Literatu is designed to improve student writing skills by providing real-time feedback, personalized insights, and actionable strategies. It hel...2024-12-1231 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayNovel Studies that support all students, AND their teachers!More great stuff:
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Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayThe George & Mary Turek Hall Of Science breaks boundaries in STEM instructionAmy Ely, Director of STEM at Detroit Catholic Central High School, announces the opening of the George & Mary Turek Hall of Science - state-of-the-art 57,000 sq ft STEM Center.
Learn about the cutting-edge facilities including a large-scale observatory, robotics labs, and an advanced greenhouse for sustainability projects. She captivating descriptions include full-motion flight simulators and immersive theaters that can stream astronomical data.
Amy emphasizes the importance of future readiness and project-based learning. highlighting the importance of collaboration and adaptation in education.
Her vision is to prepare students not only for current STEM careers but a...2024-09-1929 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayPractices and Resources for Raising Engagement and Achievement in Math ClassroomsThe late Sir Ken Robinson once quipped that many of us feel like, "Math is a party to which we have not been invited."
Today's guest, Peter Coe, wants to make sure those invitations get delivered. As the Founder and Lead K-12 Mathematics Consultant at Coe Learning, LLC, Peter works to make sure students not only get invited to the party, but that once they arrive it's party worth staying for.
Peter works with schools, districts, and organizations on the equitable mindsets, technical skills, resources, and infrastructure required to provide rich, engaging mathematical learning experiences for...2024-08-1530 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayTacoma Schools was tired of compromising with Social Studies. Hear how they co-designed their own units.District leaders all across the country have long lamented the dearth of high-quality, culturally relevant and engaging curriculum for history and social studies.
And it's not just leaders and teachers. Students surveyed also report that they don't see themselves in the curriculum, feel that they are only learning one side of history, and that none of it seems to have anything to do with them or their lives.
Nichol Everett, K-12 Social Studies Instruction Facilitator for Tacoma Public Schools, partnered with Educurious to co-design a project-based, interactive, Civics unit called Advocacy in Action that has s...2024-07-1133 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayWork-based Learning Through SchoolDay's Virtual Internship ProgramWe're joined today by Monica Schultz, Senior Manager for Navigator Services with Denver Public Schools, and Nazli José, a student at Montebello Career and Technical School. They enthusiastically share the many benefits of the SchoolDay virtual internship program offered through SchoolDay. The program provides both High School and college credit for students while giving them real-world tech skills and providing the full flexibility of a digital certification.
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Inquire about the SchoolDay Virtual Internship Program HERE. The program offers high school students a 60-hour internship with a mix of academic and hands-on experiences, wi...2024-06-2425 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayA Career and Technical Education (CTE) Success Story: How Washington D.C. is ensuring equity and post-secondary success.Richard Kincaid, the State Director of Career and Technical Education for the District of Columbia, shares his journey to becoming a passionate advocate for educational equity and opportunity. His career spans over two decades, during which he has dedicated himself to building systems that drive meaningful impact in K-12 public schools, government, and educational non-profits.
Kincaid's focus is on Career and Technical Education (CTE), providing students with access to diverse pathways beyond traditional academia, whether directly into college, the workforce, or national service.
The conversation delves into the establishment of Washington, DC's first Advanced Technical...2024-05-3031 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayA Digital Learning Success Story: Exceptional, Differentiated and EquitableIn this episode we learn from Andrea Becker, the lead instructor at the Virtual Learning Academy Consortium (or VLAC) in Michigan, and her colleague Amanda McKay, the supervisor of student services with VLAC. While virtual learning was happening prior to 2020 but it has certainly been normalized as a viable option for many more students since the pandemic. We wanted to learn from Andrea and Amanda, veterans in the field of virtual learning, about how to do it well, and the components that make it most effective, and the curriculum program that is bringing huge success to students at all l...2024-05-0931 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDr. Dana Charles Hall shares the research-backed, no gimmicks strategies to get EVERY student readingDr. Charles Dana Hall, co-founder of Sterling Literacy Consulting, works with schools and districts across the country, many of which have been identified for improvement, to bring them to recognized levels of high performance in reading. In this episode he shares his passion and the research-backed strategies that serve every student - offering many examples of what is possible when using the science of reading systematically.
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Reading Eggs is the multi award winning online reading program for grades PreK-5. Fully aligned with the Science of Reading and utilizing the five essential keys to...2024-04-0439 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDiscover how tech integration is changing the landscape for World Language StudiesThis episode of the SchoolDay Podcast is brought to you by Sanako Connect at Multimedia Solutions Inc.
Guest Stephanie Knight from the Center for Applied Second Language Studies, explores the paradigm shift in world language learning catalyzed by technology integration, the significance of starting foreign language study early, and how global economy shines a spotlight on the shifting educational landscape.
We also discuss the ingenious iAgents 21st Century Global Competence Curriculum, a CASLS initiative aimed at solving 'resource scarcity' with creative approaches. This curriculum makes language learning an interconnected endeavor by introducing 18 different l...2024-03-2141 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayGet Every Student Reading with High-Interest, Decodable Chapter BooksStudents struggling to read in upper elementary, middle school, and beyond present a unique challenge for teachers in terms of appropriate resources. Erin Paske is a dyslexia tutor, a certified academic language therapist and a licensed dyslexia practitioner. She co-founded the Nashville Dyslexia Center.
For this episode, Erin is joined by MaryKate Heavey, a reading and early childhood literacy specialist who currently works as an equitable literacy coach for the city of Boston.
Erin and MaryKate are eager to share the amazing outcomes their students have achieved with Simple Words decodable chapter books.
2023-10-1234 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayInspire Students to Dream Big in STEM Careers with SheHeroesDirector of Learning and Teaching at College Achieve Patterson, Jasonn Denard, shares how his middle-school students have been inspired and empowered to achieve and compete at the High School level through the SheHeroes program. He is joined by Middle School Science teacher, Melissa Mendizabal, and one of her 7th grade students.
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SheHeroe's mission is to inspire girls to dream big for their futures by offering video profiles of successful women, with a focus on STEM. Our STEM Career Path Curriculum is free for teachers.
Explore a sample lesson here
Closing the S...2023-08-2428 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayEasily Access the Right Reading Strategy for Every Student in Any Grade Level and Content AreaJennifer Serravallo shares her New York Times bestselling, The Reading Strategies Book, helping listeners implement goal-directed, responsive instruction in every classroom. Jen is a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences and travels throughout the US and Canada to work with teachers and students creating engaging, productive and joyful classrooms.
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Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Flexibility to meet ALL State Standards
Literacy Focus: reading, writing, talking, and -science discovery
Instructional Design with Teachers in Mind
Teacher E...2023-08-0329 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayInnovation and Social Impact: How Project Invent Fellows are Transforming EducationIn this podcast, Innovative Educator Alyna Utt shares the amazing hands-on, real-world, and community-driven STEM project accomplished by her students -- and other initiatives that Project Invent fellows are leading in their classrooms to positively impact their communities.
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Learn about bringing Project Invent to your school or community
See Project Invent Students' featured projects
Download the Project Invent Curriculum
Discover the Project Invent Demo Day national events, where students pitch their ideas for social good and develop their own businesses
Learn more about SchoolDay
Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and...2023-07-0629 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayUrban Green Education & Lincoln Learning are increasing access and opportunity across the globe. Find out how!Don Lamison, from the Urban Green Education Project, shares his vision of revolutionizing education across Indonesia and beyond with high-impact resources like Lincoln Learning, and more. You won't want to miss this inspiring conversation!
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Lincoln Learning Solutions offers features core, elective, and credit recovery courses. It provides essential and specialty selections with a consistent design and functionality across subjects and grades.
Connect with Don Lamison on LinkedIn
Learn more about Urban Green Education
Learn about Green Study
Learn more about Scho...2023-06-0827 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayConnect With Students, Enhance Discussions & Increase Engagement With Music Blocks!Music Blocks is an Ambie-award-winning podcast that explores how songwriters and composers use sound to express their emotions and share their experiences. Each episode runs about 5 minutes making them ideal for classroom bell work, anticipatory sets and discussion starters or writing prompts. Hear from co-host and producer Rebekah Romberg, and content consultant Carla Aguilar, in this fun and musical interview!
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Moosiko is a comprehensive, differentiated digital platform helping K-12 guitar, ukulele, and modern band programs boost student engagement and increase enrollment. Teachers save time with skill tracking and assessment tools. The mobile-friendly a...2023-06-0228 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayFINALLY- American History curriculum that amplifies multiple perspectives and uplifts student voice!District leaders all across the country have long lamented the dearth of high-quality, culturally relevant and engaging curriculum for history and social studies. And it's not just leaders and teachers. Students surveyed also report that they don't see themselves in the curriculum, feel that they are only learning one side of history, and that none of it seems to have anything to do with them or their lives.
Amanda Christensen, Secondary Social Studies Facilitator from the Federal Way School District in Washington State, led her team in creating a project-based, interactive, complete American History curriculum from the...2023-05-1532 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayIllinois 2022 Elementary Principal of the Year, Shonda Ronen, Shares One of Her Secrets for SuccessShonda Ronen, Illinois Principal's Association 2022 Elementary Principal of the Year, shares how the Classroom Education Plan from QoreInsights supports the needs of her teachers at every level of experience, and in every content area, and has brought data-driven instructions and research-based strategies to the forefront in every classroom.
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The Classroom Education Plan from QoreInsights creates powerful teacher learning experiences. AI uses teacher/student input to match teachers with real-time, targeted research-based strategies; tracks impact on student growth; and guides rich collaboration.
Users report high teacher usage, teacher excitement around new s...2023-04-2728 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayBuild Student Voice, Agency & Hope by Becoming ”Solutionaries”Middle School teacher, Julia Fliss, shares the resources, framework and trainings from The Institute for Humane Education, that have guided her students to become "solutionaries" in their classroom, school, families and the wider community.
Resources:
Get The Institute for Humane Education's Solutionary Guidebook
Learn about The Institute for Humane Education's Solutionary Micro-Credential
Zoe Weil, co-founder of The Institute for Humane Education, is the author of seven books including Amazon #1 Best Seller in Philosophy and Social Aspects of Education, The World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a G...2023-01-2626 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayBook Banning, Triggers, Cancel Culture, and the Teacher’s Dilemma--with Dr. Deborah ApplemanIn Literature and the New Culture Wars, Professor Deborah Appleman addresses the contentious contemporary discourse around which books deserve a place in the classroom, breaking down practical strategies for teaching troubled texts while still confronting and dissecting the controversies they may invoke.
Resources:
Connect to ALEE, providing everything teachers need to teach novel studies effectively
deborahappleman.com
@deborahappleman
Order Literature and the New Culture Wars
Order Deborah Applman's first book, Words No Bars Can Hold: Literacy Learning in Prison
Co-edited with Peter...2022-12-2243 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayMoosiko Makes Music Instruction Accessible to All, Helping Students Thrive in School & LifeVeteran music teacher, Matthew Hall, shares how Moosiko's K12 guitar (and ukulele) platform has increased both student engagement and achievement by allowing for student choice. Flexible and systematic instruction, and easy tracking for the teacher allows for better connections in a flipped classroom.
Resources:
Connect to Moosiko and sign up for a full semester free pilot.
Learn more about SchoolDay
Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.
2022-12-1532 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDr. David Bain Believes in Making Teaching Both More Doable and More Successful for All StudentsDr. David Bain, Sr. Vice President of Innovation & Analytics at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, helps us understand how advancing educational technology is shifting our approach to intervention from a way to address struggling learners to a way to provide targeted, personalized learning for all students.
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Connect to AnetaEd, allowing PreK - 5th kids navigate to websites, links and apps in the order and at the times that educators want for them, all on their own. Aneta enables differentiated learning pathways regardless of class size.
Connect to Dr. David Bain on Lin...2022-12-0839 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDyscalculia: Diagnosing and Addressing Math ChallengesLuke Butcher, Product Developer at International Dyslexia Learning Solutions, discusses dyscalculia research, helping us sort through, understand and address our students' math challenges. Learn about the tools for screening and addressing dyscalculia.
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Learn more about the IDLS Numeracy Intervention. Purchase through EdCuration and receive a 10% discount
Access the IDLS free Dyscalculia screener
Learn more about the IDLS Literacy Intervention. to address Dyslexia and other reading challenges. Purchase through EdCuration and receive a 10% discount
Access the IDLS Dyslexia Screener
Dr. Brian Butterworth's website
Dyscal...2022-12-0131 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayInternational Expert, Lottie Dowling, Helps Us Understand Global Competencies and How to Integrate Them into ClassroomsLottie Dowling has worked for the last 20 years in education, as a school practitioner and professional learning leader on a global, national, and regional level. She's worked in 6 different countries and is a sought after speaker and consultant on Global Citizenship and the Global Competencies that are increasingly becoming a part of our academic landscape. In this episode she gives us a deeper understanding of what those are and how to teach them.
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Discover Meg Languages Spanish and Meg Languages Mandarin
Lottie Dowling on Twitter
Lottie Dowling on L...2022-02-0337 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayMTSS and Sensory Friendly Environments for Neurodiverse LearnersLaura Lee Smith is the MTSS/PBIS Behavior Coach for the Pioneer School District, as well as a Brain-Aligned Social Emotional Learning Consultant. She teaches the Applied Educational Neuroscience framework to help schools and districts best serve all students, including neurodiverse learners.
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Connect to Floreo, the Virtual Reality platform that delivers behavioral therapy and helps teach social skills for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Reach out to Laura Lee Smith at Laura Lee Smith Educational Consulting: Brain Aligned Behavior Response
Discover Universal Design for Learning
Th...2021-10-2139 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayGoing Gradeless Increases Authentic Learning: One Teacher‘s StoryWell established research confirms that grades diminish students' interest and reduce the quality of thinking in classrooms. Veteran secondary teacher, Andy Lee, shares how removing the obstacle of grades has increased engagement, ownership and authentic learning for his English/History students.
Resources:
Connect to Agile Mind
Reach out to Andy Lee
Teachers Going Gradeless
The Case Against Grades by Alfie Kohn - Educational Leadership, November 2011
Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School
2021-08-2636 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDaySchool Transformation Begins With Mindful EducatorsDr. Megan Sweet, has worked at every level of K-12 education for 25 years, and she's ready to change the way we do school. Her book, An Educator's Guide For Using Your 3 Eyes, outlines how changing your classroom, school and school system starts by doing our own work. She has worked with school districts across the country to reinvent, refresh and transform practices and learning environments.
Resources:
Connect with The Teaching Channel
Order An Educators Guide to Using Your 3 Eyes
Find Megan on:
Her website
Facebook
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Reshaping Learning with SchoolDaySupport & Community for Educational Leaders at the Leadership Resource NetworkNatalie Irons and Jenna Kamp, co-founders of Leadership Resource Network and Institute, share how a cognitive coaching model raises efficacy and shifts culture, and, how a leadership support community was born in a pandemic.
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Connect to NuMinds
Connect to The Leadership Resource Network
Register for the Leadership Resource Institute
Connect to Natalie on Twitter: @IronsNatalie
UCLA CenterX Coaching website
Connect to Jenna on her website
Jenna's Facebook
Jenna's Instagram
Jenna's Twitter: @EducationalKamp
2021-08-1235 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDaySEL, Mental Health & Classroom Management in One Elegant SolutionPsychologist and LEAPS Founder, Jay Burcham, shares the strategies that turned adjudicated, at-risk kids, into engaged, productive students. LEAPS for schools integrates easily with MTSS, RTI & PBIS systems to deliver proven, targeted outcomes for all teachers.
Resources:
Connect to Leaps for Schools
Receive 3 free sample lessons
2021-08-0543 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDaySecond Language Acquisition Through Real-World ConnectionsSecond Language Acquisition Specialist, Dr. Rocio Meli, shares how rigorous instruction, high expectations and real-world connections have helped her students to not only gain second-language fluency, but have provided life-changing opportunities through the sister school program at Castle Rock Middle School.
Resources:
Connect to Sonrisas Spanish
Learn more about Dr. Meli's sister school program
Learn more about SchoolDay
Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.
2021-07-2934 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayCALM Gives Teachers the Support, Community, Resources and Permission They‘ve Been Waiting ForAsh Gelb, MEd., is an Education Equity Coach for teachers in highly diverse schools with outdated materials that feel pressured to conform. She is the founder of Liberated By Design and CALM - the Classroom Acceleration Liberation Membership, supporting teachers to infuse diversity, inclusion and equity into classrooms so that kids are ready to create a world worthy of their vision.
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Connect to Ash
Sign up for CALM
Ash's Podcast: Liberated By Design
Ash's Blog: The Pulse
2021-07-2244 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayReal World Business and CTE Learning Fueled by Students‘ Passions & InterestsPeter Hostrawser, "The Unlearning Coach," shares all the ways that he, his team, and mostly his students are disrupting traditional models of learning, and manifesting their passions through student launched businesses. Peter is a business and finance teacher and business coach, as well as the founder of HallPass Education.
Resources:
Connect to Exploring Your Potential
Connect to Peter Hostrawser
The Unlearning Coach
The Disrupt Education Podcast
Get a Hall Pass - College readiness, Gap Year & transition
Learn more about SchoolDay
E...2021-07-1529 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayBuilding a Math Foundation That Doesn‘t Abandon Students in Middle SchoolNicholas Keith (Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction), and Jennifer Williams (Math Interventionist & Cross-Content Instructional Coach) share how Teach Transform has filled the learning gaps, shifted pedagogy, and engaged their learners in math.
Resources:
Connect to TeachTransform
Teach Transform's Elementary Math Content & Strategy Academy
(TAP) Teacher Advancement Program from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching
2021-07-0825 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayChanging the Story for Students with Disabilities: The Support & Resources You NeedJoin the founder and CEO of Bright IDEA Education Consulting, Dr. Rolanda Fabien, sharing her 20 years of experience and expertise in educational leadership and special education. Bright IDEA provides resources and support to students, teachers and families.
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Connect to Floreo
Connect to Dr. Rolanda Fabien
Connect to Bright IDEA Consulting
Schedule a call or consult
Bright IDEA on Facebook
Bright IDEA on Instagram
Bright IDEA on Twitter
Bright IDEA on YouTube
Bright IDEA on LinkedIn
2021-07-0140 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayMath Strategies for Low Achievement & Math AnxietyJoin math intervention specialist and founder of CollaboratEd Consulting, Juliana Tapper, to learn how to increase engagement, participation, and success of students who struggle in mathematics.
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Connect to Page a Day Math
Connect to CollaboratEd Consulting
Find Dr. Jo Boaler & her books
Which One Doesn’t Belong Images
Juliana's 10 Math Intervention Strategies Free guide
Juliana's digital course and community, Making Math Accessible for all, waitlist
Resources and community building for students who struggle with 6-12th grade math
2021-06-2435 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayStudents RaiseTheir Reading Levels More Than Four Grade Levels (During a Pandemic!)Principal Venus Jackson share how she, her teachers, parents and students have turned around the low achievement at Park K-8 with the help of Reading Plus--a comprehensive, adaptive and personalized intervention that improves comprehension, motivation, silent reading fluency, and reading stamina.
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Connect to Reading Plus2021-06-1732 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayAchievement Teams Help teachers Collaborate Effectively to Raise Student OutcomesSteve Ventura, president at Advanced Collaborative Solutions, discusses his upcoming book on Achievement Teams™ -- an experiential and effective four-step protocol centered around Collective Teacher Efficacy (a shared belief that educators can have a greater impact on student achievement when they work together.)
Resources:
Connect to Future Holders
Connect to Steve Ventura & Advanced Collaborative Solutions
2021-06-1036 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayMaximizing All Learning as Social Emotional LearningDistrictwide Manager of Social Emotional Academic Learning, Kim Price, shares the promising practices that are making classrooms more welcoming, safe, nurturing environments that empower students and staff to best attend to holistic learning and greater academic achievement.
Resources:
Connect to Vivensity
Reach out to Kim Price
Denver Public Schools support for the Whole Child
Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett
The Character Lab with Angela Duckworth
2021-06-0435 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayEnhancing Learning Across Content Using Popular MediaSecondary math and finance teacher Eric Sigman, and 5th grade teacher Shon Villars, share how ClassHook captures students attention, makes ideas and concepts concrete and relatable, and keeps students engaged. This is an easily affordable and timesaving tool for every teacher.
Resources:
Connect to ClassHook
2021-05-2918 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayArts Integration Increases Engagement and Achievement for All StudentsProfessional theater director and Ithaca college professor Gavin Mayer discusses the High School Arts Integration program he and his colleagues founded and how the arts make our students better, smarter and kinder human beings.
Resources:
Connect with The Art Docent Program
Find Gavin Mayer
Learn about the Pomona Arts and Humanities Program
2021-05-2134 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayMovement, Leadership and the Benefits of Gender Specific Education with Liz WolfsonEntrepreneur, TED speaker, equity warrior, and GALS co-founder, Liz Wolfson discusses positive gender identity, integrated movement and the game-changing model of the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools.
Resources:
Connect with Unruly Studios
Connect with Elizabeth Wolfson
Elizabeth's Ted Talk
Learn more about SchoolDay
Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.
2021-05-1338 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayAdventurous and Beautiful Computer Science for Elementary StudentsTechnology and Special Education teacher Lee Hollman, from PS 132 in Brooklyn NY, shares how Codemancer has filled a technology gap and energized all of his students to love coding, expanding their skills for al content areas.
Resources:
Connect to Codemancer
2021-05-0622 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayRestorative Processes & Trauma Informed Instruction to Shift School ClimateDistrict Managers for Restorative Process, Deanna Goodrich and Yeruwelle de Rouen share trauma-informed and Restorative Process Practices to help shift school climate and create safe, nurturing spaces to accelerate learning.
Resources:
Connect to Class Composer
Deanna & Yeruwelle's EdCuration conference session
Contact Deanna
Contact Yeruwelle
Intersectional Innovations Consulting
Denver Public Schools Restorative Process Guide
Oakland Unified Schools Restorative Justice Resources
Chicago Public Schools Restorative Process Guide & Toolkit
2021-04-2942 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayVocabulary study as a sport? Susan Holcomb tells you how.Veteran Gifted and Talented teacher Susan Holcomb, shares how the national WordMasters Challenge competition keeps vocabulary alive through analogy and competition. She credits the program with developing autonomous learners who consistently end up as merit scholars. Each year, over 125,000 students from some of the best public and private schools throughout the United States participate.
Resources:
Connect to WordMasters Challenge
Read more about WordMasters & related research
Learn more about SchoolDay
Explore SchoolDay's Career Academy and visit our blog.
2021-04-2325 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDr. Kenneth Waters discusses how to change the outcomes and narrative for male students of colorCultural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leader at St Andrew's Episcopal School, Baltimore Maryland, Dr. Kenneth Waters shares research, his own experiences, best practices and tips for supporting and improving outcomes for Black boys.
Resources:
Connect to Mini Money Management
Connect to Dr. Waters
Dr. Waters' EdCuration Conference session: Educating Black Boys in Today's Social Climate
2021-04-1530 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayAddressing math gaps through personalized learning with Joel RoseJoel Rose, Co-Founder and CEO of New Classrooms, shares a whole new model for structuring learning that not only accelerates achievement and closes learning gaps in middle school math, but also improves classroom culture and increases student engagement.
Resources:
Connect to Snappet - individualized math learning for elementary students
New Classrooms
Teach to One
Read about The Iceberg Problem
Teach to One Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
New Classrooms Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn
2021-04-0836 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayTalking about race and other tough topics with Lana HailemariamEducator, certified coach & trainer, and sought after speaker Lana Hailemariam shares stories and strategies for how to empower students' voices, facilitate tough conversations, and talk to kids about race.
Resources:
Connect with SPEAK
Lana's EdCuration Conference session: How to Talk About Race With Youth
Lana's website
contact StandUP
Celeste Headlee's TED talk - How to Have a Better Conversation
2021-04-0138 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayColorado State Specialist Veronica Fiedler discusses how to best support students with specific learning disabilitiesVeronica Fiedler, Specific Learning Disability Specialist for the state of Colorado, discusses how to best support diverse learners and their teachers, and helps us better understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
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Connect to IDL Solutions
CDE SLD Webpage: https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/sd-sld
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Open a new email.
In the “To” field, type the email SLD-subscribe-request@cdelist.cde.state.co.us and send the message.
Once added, you will receive...2021-03-2530 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayIntegrate STEM, Coding, Movement & Content Learning! Christine Danhoff Tells You HowChristine Danhoff, technology integration specialist at the Genoa School District, shares the Unruly Splats which have allowed her and her teachers to integrate STEM, movement and coding into pretty much any content area. I'm not even kidding. And it's FUN!
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Find Unruly Splats at EdCuration.com
2021-03-1826 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayJeremy Keeshin, CEO & Founder of CodeHS, discusses his new book--Read, Write, CodeIn Read Write Code, Jeremy Keeshin demystifies the world of computers, starting at the beginning to explain the basic building blocks of today’s tech: programming, the internet, data, apps, the cloud, cybersecurity, algorithms, artificial intelligence, and more. As CEO and Co-founder of CodeHS, Keeshin has helped teach coding to millions of students over the last decade. This book is a must-read for modern educators and anyone who wants to understand why code matters today.
Resources:
Find ClassHook
Order Read, Write, Code
Jeremy's LinkedIn
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Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDiversity, Equity & Inclusion expert Dr. Aaron Griffen, shares his new book and moreDr. Aaron Griffen, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Denver Schools of Science and Technology, discusses his new role, his new book (Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations) and building DEI capacity in the midst of the current challenges.
Resources:
The Axiom Dashboard
Dr Griffen's EdCuration Conference session: All The World's Become an Antiracist Stage
Prosperity Educators
Challenges to Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs in Organizations
The 90-Day Prosperity Journal
2021-03-0441 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayMichael Spencer Loves Cultural MusicMichael Spencer, 8-year music teaching veteran, shares about the impact of cultural music on cross-content learning, community building and school climate.
Resources:
Find Michael at michael_spencer@dpsk12.net
Find QuaverEd
Michael Spencer's EdCuration conference session: The Critical Impact of Cultural Music in Public Education
2021-02-1831 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDiedre Spicer Loves Actively LearnDiedre Spicer, teacher and founder at of Orange County School of the Arts in Santa Ana, California, shares how Actively Learn helps learners with all learning styles to engage, and find multiple points of access into texts of all kinds and levels. And it's so easy to use.
Resources:
Connect to Actively Learn
2021-02-0426 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayKeena Day Loves Culturally Responsive LiteracyKeena Day, Senior Manager of Humanities at Denver Schools of Science and Technology enlightens us on best practices in culturally responsive literacy and encouraging critical thinking.
Resources:
This episode was sponsored by Reading Plus
Find Keena at thesavvyurbaneducator.com
Find Keena's Day's EdCUration Conference Session: Critical Thinking in an Antiracist Environment
2021-01-2138 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayAnthony Chiles Loves building student relationships and MVPSpacesAnthony Chiles, Student Support Coordinator at Burke County School District, discusses practical strategies for building positive relationships with students.
Resources:
Building-Relationships-Toolkit.pdf
MVPSpaces.com
See Anthony's session from the Committing to Antiracist Curriculum and Instruction conference here
Connect to Carousel, for high quality & easy to implement social emotional learning
Find us at EdCuration.com, where you can filter searches, keep notes, save favorites and dialogue with resource providers.
2021-01-0932 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayAndrew Roberts Loves Inquiry-Based MathAndrew Roberts, veteran math teacher, instructional coach, teacher trainer and data guy says that there is just no arguing with results when it comes to inquiry-based vs direct instruction.
Resources:
Connect with Figure Math
Angela Duckworth's book - Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Angela Duckworth's TED Talk on Grit
Carol Dweck's book - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Carol Dweck's TED Talk on Mindset
2020-12-1737 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayBecca Fenton Loves Mini Money ManagementMiddle school teacher Becca Fenton from John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy in Westminster Colorado has found an integrated, easy-to-implement, and highly effective system of classroom management that also teaches authentic life skills and financial literacy.
Resources:
You can learn more about Mini Money Management and connect to creator Lorne Jenkins at EdCuration.
2020-11-2824 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayHeather Eskridge Loves Quaver SEL (Social Emotional Learning)Heather Eskridge, elementary school counselor in Franklin Tennessee, says that in her 23 years as a counselor she's never found a program more comprehensive, engaging and flexible than Quaver Social Emotional Learning.
Resources:
You can learn more and connect with Quaver SEL at EdCuration.com
2020-11-1533 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayAngela Mangum Loves Quaver MusicAngela Mangum, a 26 year veteran of both elementary and secondary music, share the ways Quaver music has increased student engagement, made advanced skills and concepts accessible, and increased the fun and joy in her classroom and life.
Resources:
Connect with Quaver Music
2020-11-0632 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayKelly Crowe Loves the Axiom DashboardSchool counselor, Kelly Crowe, shares how the Axiom dashboard allows her to easily track and communicate personally with students and their families in their language of choice--addressing questions, needs and concerns. It's a system that leaves no student behind.
Resources:
Connect to the Axiom Dashboard
2020-09-2821 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayTwo High School Students SPEAK Out About Activism & Vocal EmpowermentStudents Lerato and Eliza, from Boulder Colorado share their experience learning with SPEAK's Vocal Empowerment Curriculum. SPEAK supports students to empower their voices for self-advocacy and civic participation.
Resources:
Connect with SPEAK
2020-08-0418 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayMary Bonnetty Love CoSpacesMary Bonnety shares how her students are able to build their own 3D, interactive digital spaces, integrate them with different academic content areas, collaborate, and share their spaces during both in-person and remote learning.
2020-07-2330 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayCindi Krebs Loves BoomWriterVeteran teacher Cindi Krebs explains how BoomWriter allows students to collaborate on a story which can then be published into a softcover book. Students also love group writing activities, skills lessons and journal activities.
2020-07-2018 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayBenjamin Dancer Loves Expeditionary LearningBenjamin Dancer, a teacher at the Jefferson County Open School (JCOS) and a 24 year veteran, shares his huge passion for fostering curiosity and connection through authentic relationship and experience. JCOS is a life changing alternative to conventional schooling.
Resources:
Connect to Jefferson County Open School
2020-07-0542 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayGrey Nakayama Loves ClassCalcGrey Nakayama has been a High School math teacher, working with advanced levels of Math, for 26 years. She is an enthusiastic cheerleader for ClassCalc, saying that it has made both her and her students lives easier and learning better.
Resources:
Connect to ClassCalc
2020-06-1726 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayElizabeth Yarnell Loves Digistars Make a Movie WorkshopsElizabeth Yarnell devotes her passion for story, movie-making and engaging the most reluctant learners to a tool that can bring life and excitement into pretty much any content area and topic.
Resources:
Connect to Digistars Make a Movie Workshop
See Digital Storytelling as a Tool for Inclusion
2020-06-1732 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayTamara Speidel loves Class ComposerTamara Speidel, principal of Buffalo Trail Elementary School in Cherry Creek Schools uses Class Composer to guarantee that every student has other students like them in their class each year. She loves Class Composer for its ability to help guarantee demographic equity, as well as save her faculty and herself HOURS of work in balancing class lists for the upcoming academic year.
Resources:
Connect to Class Composer
2020-05-1415 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayAnita Landoll loves The Sounds of WordsAnita Landoll describes a methodology that she developed to help struggling readers learn to read, which she calls "The Sounds of Words."
2020-05-0823 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDarnell Jenkins loves Figure MathDarnell Jenkins shares how he uses Figure Math to engage high school students with different learning styles as they become more proficient in not only solving equations, but also exploring, collaborating, creating and evaluating math together.
Resources:
Connect to Figure Math
2020-04-2727 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayTeresa Gonzalez loves SEL AdventuresTeresa Gonzalez shares how SEL Adventures supported the turn around of a challenging class, and helped students learn how they learn best through the motivation of this online game.
Resources:
Connect to SEL Adventures
2020-04-2428 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayBrendon Jobs loves the Question Formulation TechniqueBrendon Jobs, Director of Diversity & Inclusion at The Haverford School in Haverford, Pennsylvania, shares how learning the Question Formulation Technique energized his teaching, and shares with us how to bring this technique into our classrooms to better engage students in challenging content.
2020-04-1330 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDavid Van Sicklen loves SeesawDavid VanSicklen, Advanced Learning Specialist in the Middleton Cross Plains School District in Madison, WI, shares his affinity for the app Seesaw for younger elementary students. He says Seesaw has "unlimited possibilities."
Resources:
Connect to Seesaw
2020-04-0419 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDaySusan Connick loves Lexia Core 5Susan Connick from St. Benilde School in Metarie, Louisiana shares how she uses Lexia Core 5 to support her Tier II struggling readers in grades K-7.
Resources:
Connect to Lexia Core5
2020-02-1627 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDaySonja Herring loves Geography Alive‘s Map LabsSonja Herring from Cresthill Middle School in Douglas County, Colorado shares how she uses TCI's Geography Alive's Map Labs to make geography learning active, relevant and engaging for middle school learners.
Resources:
Connect to TCI's Social Studies Resources
2020-02-1623 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayJared Adamson loves Big Ideas MathJared Adamson from Cherokee Trail High School discusses how Big Ideas Math helps him increase student achievement through the curriculum's Investigations, Game Closet and other tools that provide students with immediate feedback.
Resources:
Connect to Big Ideas Math
2020-02-1425 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayKathy Zaleski loves Restorative JusticeKathy Zaleski shares how she uses Connection Circles to build community in her classroom, which she learned from the Longmont Community Justice Center. She discusses how restorative practices are alternatives to traditional discipline, and shares the following resources for others looking to learn more about this powerful instructional practice:
The little books:https://emu.edu/cjp/resources/little-books
Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding: Restorative Discipline for Schools
The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice
The Little Book of Circle Processes,
Return to the Teachings: Exploring Aboriginal Justice,
Not Light but Fire by Matthew R. Kay
The Litt...2019-10-2924 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayEmily Fields loves Socratic SeminarToday on the show we veer away from discussion of a curriculum product to focus instead on a teaching strategy. Learn from Emily Fields in Douglas County, Colorado, how and why she uses Socratic Seminar to teach critical reading & writing in her middle school classroom.
2019-10-2426 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayChris Miraglia loves FlipgridChris Miraglia discusses how he uses Flipgrid in his middle school social studies classroom to give students a voice, and engage 75% of the students who wouldn't normally participate in a classroom discussion.
Resources:
Connect to Flipgrid
2019-10-0716 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayAshley Cooksey loves codeSparkAshley Cooksey, a school librarian in Arkansas, shares the way that implementing codeSpark in an elementary library taught her how to code right alongside the students, paving the way to her current role as an Instructional Technology Coach and an accomplished educational leader.
Resources:
Connect to codeSpark
Ashley's resources to help teach coding through storytelling: https://padlet.com/ashley_cooksey2/CodeWithBooks or bit.ly/CodeWithBooks.
2019-10-0427 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDiane Sweeney shares how Student-Centered Coaching supports successful curriculum implementationDiane Sweeney from Diane Sweeney Consulting shares how school systems can use the coaching cycles in Student-Centered Coaching to support a successful curriculum implementation.
2019-08-2927 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDaySerri Mills loves AVID at Park Hill ElementarySerri Mills shares how she found AVID, and found students' stories about AVID so compelling, that she brought it to her entire elementary school and became a "Truly Changed Teacher" as a result.
2019-08-2823 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayRebecca Sklepovich advises how to run a successful curriculum adoptionRebecca Sklepovich, Director of Curriculum and Instruction at the Denver School of Science and Technology at Green Valley Ranch, shares what she has learned about running a successful curriculum adoption, including how to research and what to look for when procuring high quality, evidence-based curriculum resources.
2019-08-2734 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDaySarah Noble loves Facing History and OurselvesSarah Noble shares how her use of the Facing History and Ourselves curriculum helps her tackle tough issues of race and racism in the classroom, to make sure she doesn't alienate students when reading canonical texts that include dehumanizing language.
Resources:
Connect to Facing History and Ourselves
2019-08-0526 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayJohn Nolan loves Constructing MeaningJohn Nolan from the Alameda Unified School District shares how E.L. Achieve's Constructing Meaning has helped him, for the very first time in his long teaching career, feel like he is EFFECTIVELY meeting his ELL students' English-learning needs.
Resources:
Connect with E.L. Achieve and Constructing Meaning
2019-07-1829 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayMaria Matos loves Montessori Curriculum2019-07-1727 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayJohn Damaso loves MembeanJohn Damaso, English Teacher at Brophy Prep College Prep in Phoenix, shares about how he supports students' vocabulary growth through Membean's individualized instruction, and just how much his students have embraced this online learning program.
Resources:
Connect to Membean
2019-07-1029 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayJoe Adrian loves AVIDJoe Adrian, veteran teacher in Leander ISD in Austin, TX, shares about how he found AVID early in his career, and has brought it with him to every school and district he's worked, and why.
2019-07-0540 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayRoger Chow loves Read RightRoger Chow, former Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Tacoma Public Schools and Executive Director of Secondary Education for Pueblo Public Schools, shares how Read Right helped struggling readers in his districts catch up with the students reading on grade level.
2019-07-0425 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayStephan Graham loves Particle Modeling CurriculumArrupe Jesuit High School Chemistry and Physics teacher, Stephan Graham, shares how he facilitates students' ownership of their learning using the Particle Modeling Curriculum developed by the American Modeling Teachers Association at modelinginstruction.com.
2019-07-0219 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayTara Gilboa loves Organic World LanguageTara Gilboa, former Spanish Teacher in Boulder Valley School District, shares how she first discovered Organic World Language in college, and how the OWL approach transforms second language classrooms into lively communities world-wide.
Resources:
Connect to Organic World Language
2019-07-0120 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayElizabeth Gordon loves Inside the Greenhouse‘s SHINEElizabeth Gordon from Stober Elementary in Jefferson County, Colorado shares how she found SHINE from Inside the Greenhouse to address the fourth grade science standards about fossil fuels through a movement-based curriculum that results in a play in a day.
Resources:
Connect to Shine's Inside the Greenhouse
2019-04-2327 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayKelly Yrarrazaval loves Beat the OddsKelly Yrarrazaval, Counselor from Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, California, addresses how Beat The Odds helps her address social emotional learning while also having fun.
Resources:
Connect to Beat the Odds
2019-04-2018 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayTiffany Syariff loves Great Mind‘s Wit and WisdomTiffany Syariff shares how Great Mind's Wit and Wisdom has brought deeper reading and writing skills into her classrooms and how her students love the texts and have noticeably improved their writing.
Resources:
Connect to Great Mind's Wit and Wisdom
2019-04-1711 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayDave Hancock loves Lucy Calkins‘ Units of StudyTeacher Dave Hancock shares how these step-by-step writing units make writing and revising so concrete for students and easy to implement for teachers. These are sequenced in a way that scaffolds learning in simple, doable chunks.
Resources:
Connect to Units of Study
2019-04-1727 min
Reshaping Learning with SchoolDayKodi Kelly loves Kagan Cooperative LearningKodi Kelly, HS teacher in Westminster Colorado, shares how Kagan Cooperative Learning increases engagement, mindfullness, cooperation and deeper thinking with her students.
2019-04-1726 min