Decoding the Data
Glean's Research to Practice Podcast
What's Inside: In this episode, we chat with Dr. Jill Dunlap Brown and Jana Schmidt about their work as leaders in the field of literacy. Together Dr. Jill Brown and Jana Schmidt wrote to serve as an accessible guide for teachers so they can better determine their student's instructional needs. Dr. Jill Dunlap Brown has worked in the education field for 20 years as a teacher, literacy coach and Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education in a school district of 19,000 students. Jana Schmidt has worked as an associate director in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis...
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Measuring Data-Based Decision Making
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In this episode, we chat with Dr. Katie Wolfe, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Early Childhood Special Education in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of South Carolina about data-based decision making.
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What Reading Teachers Need to Know About Spelling
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In this episode, Dr. Carol Moxam shares with us her experience as an SLP running a writing lab for struggling students and discusses what teachers need to know about spelling instruction.
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From PD to Implementation in New Orleans
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What’s Inside: In this episode, we chat with three dynamic educators working to change the way teachers collaborate, teach and learn in New Orleans: Nan Sterling, Dr. Jawan Brown-Alexander, and Adrienne Dowden. Nan Sterling serves as the Executive Director of Instructional Quality with (NSNO) where she provides opportunities to support charter schools with professional learning and curriculum implementation. Dr. Jawan Brown - Alexander is Chief of Schools at NSNO and Adrienne Dowden is an educational consultant and owner of ASD Educational Consulting Group, LLC. ASD a...
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Blueprint for Reading Comprehension Instruction
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In this episode, we chat with Nancy Hennessey about her latest book, the Reading Comprehension Blueprint, and what teachers need to know about teaching this important skill.
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Leading the Charge for Change in Louisiana Literacy
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n this episode, we chat with Shanna Beber, Director of Literacy, and Catsaha Edwards, Literacy Professional Development Specialist, with the Louisiana Dept of Education (LDOE). Beber and Edwards share their work in Louisiana to support the initiatives passed in two recent pieces of state legislation: Senate Resolution 182 and House Resolution 222.
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Coaching Teachers on the Science of Reading
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Dr. White chats with Glean Education about some key takeaways for successful coaching in literacy instruction.
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District Literacy Improvement for Administrators
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In this episode, we chat with Brent Conway, Assistant Superintendent of Pentucket Regional School District in Massachusetts about his experience with district literacy improvement.
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Special Edition: Meet the Staff - Introducing Nita Cerise
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In this episode, we chat with Nita Cherise, state-level trainer and podcast producer at Glean Education about her experience as a school leader, trainer, and coach about what teachers need to know about literacy instruction. Nita explores her experience rising through the ranks from teacher to coach to school leader. She talks about how she supported her students with high quality literacy instruction and the importance of bringing your whole self to the classroom. Links: See links mentioned in this podcast listed below - August, The Short Movie (Featuring Nita Cherise): Debbie...
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Analyzing District Literacy Achievement from a School Board Member Lens
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What’s inside: Palo Alto Unified is widely recognized as the one of best school districts in California, but a dive into district literacy data reveals a different story. In this episode we chat with Todd Collins, school board member at Palo Alto Unified School District, about his journey investigating how his district was supporting their “most challenged and least resourced studentsâ€. His exploration led to an understanding of how all districts should look at their district data with an eye to equity and how doing so can reveal important opportunities for school...
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What’s inside: In this episode, Leslie Zoroya, Reading and Language Arts Coordinator at the Los Angeles County Office of Education, joins us to talk about her work in the field of literacy. Leslie shares her experience working as a middle school reading interventionist and coordinator at juvenile justice schools. Her work now at LACOE focuses on supporting Los Angeles teachers to build an understanding of the Science of Reading, diverse learners, Structured Literacy, and anti-racist instructional practices to help improve student reading proficiency and build educational equity in their county.
Leslie is passionate about the ways in which literacy intersects with social justice and racial equity. She is part of a team at LACOE that lead the charge to create a white paper on Supporting the African American Learner which has just been published. And is also a collaborator on the “Getting Reading Right†project that hosts an incredible amount of resources to support teacher delivery of Structured, systematic reading instruction.
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African American Learner Initiative Website Link: https://www.lacoe.edu/Curriculum-Instruction/Equity-Diversity-and-Inclusion/African-American-Learners
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African American Learner Document Link: https://www.lacoe.edu/Portals/0/Curriculum-Instruction/Supporting_the_African_American_Learner.pdf?ver=2021-02-28-192734-950
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Leading Literacy Podcast Link: https://www.lacoe.edu/Curriculum-Instruction/Reading-Language-Arts/Leading-Literacy
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Getting Reading Right Link: https://www.lacoe.edu/Curriculum-Instruction/Reading-Language-Arts/Getting-Reading-Right
This podcast episode was sponsored by Heggerty Phonemic Awareness.
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