66: Becca Merrill
DivingDeepEDU
Becca Merrill is a researcher and evaluator at Education Northwest. Her content expertise is in the teacher labor market, with methodological expertise in both quantitative and qualitative designs. Her recent work focuses on teacher working conditions as a lever for teacher retention, informed by work experience as a middle school teacher. Music: Links: Article title: Configuring a Construct Definition of Teacher Working Conditions in the United States Shout outs: Matthew Kraft Lora Cohen-Vogel Connect with Matthew Downing:
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65: Stephen Guerriero
DivingDeepEDU
Stephen was a middle school Social Studies teacher for 20 years before becoming Chief Learning Officer of a blended learning platform startup. His interests are ancient history, archaeology, and travel and he is an outspoken advocate for teachers, mental health, and LGBTQ equity in the classroom and beyond. Music: Links: Shout outs: Arvind Murali CEO at Litmus Learn Connect with Matthew Downing:
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64: Dana Goodier
DivingDeepEDU
Dr. Dana Goodier has taught World Languages and English and has worked at the middle and elementary school level as an administrator. She often speaks professionally, writes blogs for the Teach Better Team, and is the author of Out of the Trenches: Stories of Resilient Educators. Music: Links: @danagoodier (Twitter) @outoftrenchespc (Twitter & IG) Shout outs: @Rickjetter Pushing Boundaries Consulting #pushboundEDU Connect with Matthew Downing:
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63: Daphne Gomez
DivingDeepEDU
After navigating her own career transition from teaching in 2017, Daphne Gomez founded Teacher Career Coach to support other teachers thinking of making a change. She launched the first complete coaching program of its kind, the Teacher Career Coach Course in 2019 and also hosts the popular Teacher Career Coach Podcast each week. Daphne has created a judgment-free community dedicated to helping educators find happiness in their careers - inside or outside the classroom. Music: Links: ...
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62: Melissa Arnold Lyon
DivingDeepEDU
Melissa Arnold Lyon is an assistant professor of public policy at the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY. Melissa studies the political economy of education policy, focusing on inequality, governance, and teacher politics and policy. She's interested in how political structures shape and get shaped by the incentives and behaviors of market actors, and conversely how economic inequalities shape the politics of education and education governance. Connect on Twitter @MimiArnoldLyon Music: Links: ...
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61: Lindsay Donikian w/ Elevate K-12
DivingDeepEDU
Lindsay Donikian is the Executive Vice President of Teacher Growth at Elevate K-12. Lindsay focuses much of her time on teacher shortage, how to retain teachers, and live teaching as a potential solution. Music: Links: Shout outs: Elevate Teachers Connect with Matthew Downing:
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60: Grace Falken
DivingDeepEDU
Grace is a doctoral student at the University of Washington Evans School for Public Policy and Governance where she studies urban policy and the impact of segregation on social equity. She has a bachelor's degree in economics and English from Davidson College and worked at Brown University as a pre-doctoral researcher with Prof. Matt Kraft before attending UW. Music: Links: Shout outs: Matthew Kraft Connect with Matthew Downing:
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59: Charles Keller
DivingDeepEDU
Chuck Keller is a Leadership & Instructional Coach with over 20 years experience in education. Having taught at day schools, boarding schools, single-sex and mixed gender schools, Chuck brings a broad collection of experiences to his work with teachers and school leaders. Outside of the classroom, he is a motorcyclist, dog-lover, baker, and aspiring author. AND Music: Links: Twitter: @CKellerIV Shout outs: Eileen Keller Renaissance Academy Charter School Connect with Matthew Downing:
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58: Frederick Buskey
DivingDeepEDU
Dr. Fredeirck Buskey’s mission is to help assistant principals live and lead better. Through The Assistant Principal Podcast, daily leadership email, virtual courses, and online community, he teaches APs to move from spending time on tasks to investing time with people. AND Music: Links: Shout outs: Tequila Lamar Connect with Matthew Downing:
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57: Tuan Nguyen
DivingDeepEDU
Tuan D. Nguyen is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Kansas State University. He applies rigorous quantitative methods (quasi-experimental designs and meta-analysis) to examine 1) the teacher labor markets, particularly looking at the factors that drive teacher attrition and retention, and 2) the effects and implications of teacher policies and education policies intended for social equity and school improvement. AND Music: Links: Shout outs: Liz Bettini @lizbeth_bettini Paul Bruno @Paul__Bruno Alli Gilmour @AllisonFGilmour Matt...
info_outlineWhat can we learn from Mr. Rogers in respect to blended learning?
Mr. Rogers transformed the television experience for kids decades ago, and there is much we can continue to learn from him today.
He encouraged listeners to slow down, established routines, created deep connections, and experimented with new ideas.
These are all lessons we can bring into the traditional or blended classroom.
Listen in to this fast paced thought piece and check out the blended learning mini series. Ep's 40-49.
Dr. Matthew Downing has over 15 years experience helping K-12 school systems integrate technology. He is most curious about the way technology transforms the learning process, and engages students in authentic learning experiences. He is also interested in developing professional development that leads to lasting results. Matthew hosts and produces DivingDeepEDU podcast as well as a co-host with RethinkingEDU podcast. Check out mdowningedu.
Music: Believin Stephen
Links: www.mdowningedu.com, Matthew Downing, DivingDeepEDU
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