Episode 2: Reading Aloud to Children
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Release Date: 02/05/2020
Episode 17: The Power of Critical Thinking and 'The Science of Reading' Movement with Allison Herrick
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I'm joined by my colleague Allison Herrick. We invite you to a discussion we've been having for several months - a hot button topic in the world of education - The Science of Reading VS The Science of Reading Movement. Our goal in this discussion is to disrupt, perhaps agitate a bit...or simply - to invite curiosity, ask questions, and to think critically. What happens if we don't activate our critical thinking skills in the fast moving pace of information on a day to day basis? What happens if we read with only one perspective in mind? What happens when policy is made, decisions are...
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Reading with Reilly: First Day of First Grade!
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Join Reilly and Renee on the eve of her first day of first grade! Reilly shares ideas for teachers, students, and caregivers for how to handle big emotions that are normal, (and expected), when you start a new school year!
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Reading with Reilly: Birthday Edition
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Join Reilly (and Renee) as they look back at her 6th year around the sun and look forward to her 7th year ahead! Reilly shares a few of her proud moments, new activiteis she tried as a 6 year old, a bit of her current reading life, and goals she's looking forward to taking on this year...and some sound advice to her (current) and future self. Cheers to you Reilly! Happy 7th Birthday!
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Reading with Reilly: Book Buzz! Books help me understand who I am.
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Meet Reilly Kate. She's 6. She's a reader. She's a writer. She's a thinker. In this episode, Reilly selects a few pages from Hey Ant! to discuss the importance of understanding characters in the books we read. She looks closely at a few pages, and then connects the ideas to Ivy and Bean, and (of course) Harry Potter. When we have a process for thinking about characters in books, we also have a process for thinking about others in the world around us...but perhaps more importantly - about ourselves. "Books help you realize who you are inside. Books help me understand who I am." - Reilly
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Episode 16: Level Up Your Leadership with Meg Seitz
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Ready to get ahead of the curve? Ready to disrupt antiquated systems? In this episode I'm joined by Meg Seitz, founder and CEO of Toth Shop, a communications agency that centers your voice and your story for entrepreneurs at all stages of development. Together, we demystify a few core entrepreneurial core concepts - mission, vision, goals, and messaging and how they can set you and your school community up for success. Join us to level up your leadership in ways that ground the year ahead in forward thinking, innovative frameworks for growth, joy, and success!
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Chasing Progress: Coaching in the Gray with Brian Sepe
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There's a space between better and best...and that's where growth happens. Are you willing to hold space for the tension that inevitably accompanies growth? Change? Are you willing to muddy your clarity in the name of growth? Change? Brian Sepe joins the podcast and shares his vision for successful change agents - it's a willingness to suspend clarity, to get curious, to reflect, to live in the gray. Brian inspires us to bring our best every single day for kids. In our conversation, he explains that part of being our best is chasing progress one step at a time.
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Episode 14: Leveraging Leadership with Brooke Geller
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and discuss their "Systems Thinking" approach to supporting school communities and leadership. Together they discuss finding your professional learning network, wise resistance, saying yes & figuring things out later, the importance of listening, distributive leadership, and taking it all in one nibble at a time. We can all leverage leadership. Join Brooke and Renee as they share lessons they learned from running in Central Park, eating pancakes, and serving one another as thinking partners.
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Let's Craft Some Good with Rachel Hatteberg Walt
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I'm joined by Rachel Hatteberg Walt, the founder of Craftingood. Together, we discuss in this episode the importance of supporting the children in our lives to cultivate the spirit of gratitude which in return inspires a heart of generosity, compassion, and kindness. Rachel gives us the tools we can do this not only in the holiday season, but extend it throughout the entire year. We can use our talents and creativity to Craft Some Good for others!
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Episode 12: Pivot with Puppets with Sophie and Chase
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Whether you're a caregiver supporting at home learning, a teacher thinking through remote, hybrid, or brick & mortar teaching scenarios, Chase, Sophie and their pack of puppets have something to offer all of us! Let's think through the possibilities that puppets give us to leverage joy in learning! Let's imagine a pivot with puppets.
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Episode 11: Word Study that Sticks with Pam Koutrakos
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“How do you spell…” ever hear that question? Spelling is an interesting piece of the word study puzzle, and I’m grateful for educators like Pam who joins us on this episode! Pam Koutrakos is an educator, parent, consultant, and author of bestseller “Word Study that Sticks published by Corwin Literacy. Together, Pam and I think through practical, budget friendly, engaging, and fun experiences we can practice on a daily basis to foster and cultivate a curiosity of word awareness (and learning in general) for the children in our lives!
info_outlineIn honor of World Read Aloud Day listen to a few ideas to think about when reading aloud to the children in your lives. When we read aloud we model the process of thinking through texts as proficient readers. We also discuss considerations for organizing books, thinking about books, and talking about books. We hope that every day is read aloud day! Let us know how it goes...happy reading!