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Resource Format: Podcast

  • To FERPA…and Beyond! Digital Safety in the Classrooms of Today

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    On today’s episode, we’re joined by Elizabeth Laird from the Center for Democracy and Technology(CDT) and Amanda Morin from Understood.org. We discussed recent research that CDT conducted, in addition to the major findings. Amanda shared Understood’s perspective on student and teacher privacy, for all educators. Our co-hosts shared some of the the potential risks that…

  • Science of Reading: The Podcast

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    Science of Reading: The Podcast will deliver the latest insights from researchers and practitioners in early reading. Via a conversational approach, each episode explores a timely topic related to the science of reading.

  • 5 Minutes with NCSECS on FAPE in the Virtual Environment

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    Today we have a new 5 minutes with episode on the FAPE tool, created by NCSECS and Diverse Learners Cooperative. Megan Ohlssen from NCSECS joined us to discuss the tool their created, which aims to show educators and parents that, despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, the right to a free appropriate public education (FAPE)…

  • 5 Minutes with LearnPlatform

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    On today’s episode, we’re joined by a former teacher and administrator in the US and overseas, who is now the Co-Founder and CEO of LearnPlatform, Karl Rectanus. Karl shared about LearnPlatform’s commitment to expanding equitable engagement for all students to the teaching and tools that work best for them. He also highlighted a new research-backed…

  • Discussing the National Survey of Public Education’s Response to COVID-19 with the American Institutes for Research

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    On today’s episode, we’re joined by Sarah Rand, the Communications Lead for the National Survey of Public Education’s Response to COVID-19 project at the American Institutes for Research(AIR). She shared about AIR’s national survey that was administered in the summer of 2020, in which over 800 school district and CMO leaders completed. The survey was…

  • Achieving ADA Compliance on a National Level

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    On today’s episode, we’re joined by Virginia Jacko, the President and Chief Executive Officer at Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Virginia shares her experiences, as someone who is blind, of attempting to view the websites of the candidates running in the 2020 United States presidential election and finding that none of the…

  • 5 Minutes with ReadWorks

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    Today’s 5 Minutes With episode is with ReadWorks, a nonprofit with the mission to support the growth of successful, joyful readers. They provide K-12 educators with the largest, highest-quality library of curated nonfiction and literary passages in the country, along with reading comprehension and vocabulary supports, text-dependent question sets, teacher guidance, and more. Check out ReadWorks website for more…

  • The Power of Student-Teacher Connection

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    Distance learning has illuminated the need for and power of student-teacher connections for all students, and especially those with disabilities. For this episode, we partnered with Gradient Learning and an expert panel explored the importance of these connections that may have previously been taken for granted. You will be provided with tools, a pedagogical approach,…

  • 5 Minutes with the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

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    Today’s 5 Minutes With episode highlights the new Coursera course by Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence on Managing Emotions in Times of Uncertainty & Stress. The 10-hour, non credit-bearing, online course is designed for all preK-12 school and afterschool program staff. This includes teachers, paraprofessionals, counselors, principals, and non-teaching staff. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., Ed.M. shared information on…

  • 5 Minutes with The 2020 National Teacher of the Year

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    Today’s 5 Minutes With episode features the 2020 National Teacher of the Year, Tabatha Rosproy. She shared reflections on the past year in education, her experience as Teacher of the Year, and some useful tips for educators as we head into yet another unprecedented year filled with change.