The Making Schools Work Podcast

Send us Fan Mail How do you move AI professional learning beyond a one-time workshop and make it meaningful for educators across an entire state? Cliff Sullivan, AI coordinator for the West Virginia Department of Education, joins Daniel Rock and Leslie Eaves to share how West Virginia is building a statewide approach to AI literacy, teacher development and classroom innovation. At the center of the effort is PAINT (Pedagogical AI for New Teaching), a professional learning model that encourage...

Send us Fan Mail AI is already changing education. But how can schools embrace its possibilities without losing sight of what matters most — student learning? In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB's Daniel Rock and Leslie Eaves talk with Amos Fodchuk, founder of Advanced Learning Partnerships, about what it takes to bring AI into schools thoughtfully and sustainably. Drawing on his work with schools and districts across the United States and Canada, Amos explains why succes...

Send us Fan Mail AI is changing quickly. Your school’s professional learning probably needs to change with it. But that doesn’t mean teachers need another one-time workshop, a hundred-slide presentation or a “point-and-click” training that checks a box without changing what happens in classrooms. In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock talks with Leslie Eaves, SREB director of project-based learning, about a new framework for designing meaningful professional le...

Send us Fan Mail Instructional coaching works best when it is grounded in trust, curiosity and real classroom practice. In this summer highlight episode, Ashley Shaw looks back at three coaching-focused conversations from the first two seasons of the Making Schools Work podcast. Together, these clips explore how coaches can move beyond labels, listen more deeply, build teacher ownership and use reflection to help teachers make small changes that lead to stronger learning. You’ll hear from Bec...

Send us Fan Mail Strong school leadership is not just about having the right plan. It is about making the work clear, actionable and human for everyone in the building. In this summer highlight episode, Ashley Shaw looks back at six powerful conversations from the first two seasons of the Making Schools Work podcast. Each clip explores a different communication move leaders can use to build focus, strengthen trust, support teacher growth and create shared ownership across a school. This episo...