I recorded this episode on March 30th 2020, about two weeks into shelter in place due to Covid-19 and nearly two months before the death of George Floyd. I mention the date of this recording in relation to the events to which it preceded and

Episode 5 - Exploring Cultural Proficiency with Kikanza Nuri-Robins

May 17th, 2020 1h 5m

In this episode, I was blessed to converse with the wonderful and life-changing, Kikanza Nuri-Robins.To read from her website:[She makes clear that] our values declare who we want to be; Kikanza, helps people to close the gap between who they

Episode 4 - Dr. Timothy Shanahan on Great Reading Instruction and the Pillars of Authentic Literacy

Apr 15th, 2020 1h 24m

In this episode, a dream came true and I was able to dialogue with another great hero: Dr. Timothy Shanahan. To quote the biography on his website, “Shanahanoliteracy.com,” Timothy Shanahan is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Universit

Episode 3 - Dr. Jim Knight and the Transformational Power of Coaching and Conversations

Apr 8th, 2020 1h 7m

In this episode, I was blessed to converse with a great hero of mine, Dr. Jim Knight. Dr. Knight is a senior research associate at Kansas University Center for Research on Learning and director of the Kansas Coaching Project. He has spent clos

Episode 2 - Dr. Mike Schmoker Emphasizes Focus

Apr 1st, 2020 38m

For this episode I had the great honor to speak with Dr. Mike Schmoker. Dr. Schmoker is a former administrator, English teacher and football coach. He has written several bestselling books and dozens of articles for educational journals, newsp

Episode 1 - Dr. Timothy Odegard Demystifies Dyslexia

Mar 29th, 2020 1h 5m

In this episode, I had the great honor to speak with Dr. Timothy Odegard regarding the subject of his work in the field of cognitive neuroscience and we took a specific look at the characteristics of dyslexia. Dr. Odegard holds a Chair of Excel

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