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We're not your average education podcast.

Whether you're a teacher, parent, education wonk, or concerned citizen, this is your place to learn about the hottest issues affecting education, like reform, teaching tips, policy, and more.

Your three hosts, Robby, Pete, and Casey, rarely agree. That's what makes it fun. What we do share is a profound commitment to improving education.

Tune in: http://edsnotdeadpc.libsyn.com/

Want more? Check out our blog and website at http://edsnotdead.com!
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Is it time to get rid of math? The guys debate the usefulness of math requirements (along with other public education requirements) in our schools today and what it might mean to think differently. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/06/end-useless-math-requirements/
Welcome back! The guys are back and just in time for a "year in review" session of the Ed's Not Dead podcast. During this episode, we discuss some of the articles listed below, and begin to touch upon the stories we think will be at the forefront of education news come 2024. Happy New Year! Year in Education 2023 Review January: Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Governors Push for Education Savings Accounts February: Florida Just Became the Nation’s Biggest School Choice Laboratory March: Schools Still Pouring Money Into Reading Materials That Teach Kids to Guess  April: Teen Mental Health Crisis Pushes More School Districts to Sue Social Media Giants June: Due Process, Undue Delays: Families Trapped in NYC’s Decades-Long Special Ed Bottleneck July: COVID Recovery Has Stalled for Most Students August: New Study: Schools Prioritizing Social-Emotional Learning See Strong Academic Benefits September: ChatGPT Is Landing Kids in the Principal’s Office, Survey Finds November: Six Hidden (and Not-So-Hidden) Factors Driving America’s Student Absenteeism Crisis   December: Sales Skyrocket for Phone Pouch Company as In-School Bans Spread
For our first official episode of our 7th year on the pod, we welcome veteran Ed's Not Dead guest, Phyllis Fagell on the pod. Phyllis is a licensed clinical professional counselor, certified professional school counselor and journalist. We discuss her most recent book, Middle School Superpowers: Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times, what's changed since her last appearance on the pod, and what's next for middle school life.  Buy Phyllis' book via her website: https://phyllisfagell.com/ or anywhere you get your books! Follow Phyllis on Twitter https://twitter.com/Pfagell and Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/phyllislfagell/  Big shout out to Tom Siddons at Sleepy Lizard Avocado Farm in Florida! Buy your avocados and mangoes today via his website @  https://www.guacfarm.com/home 
The gang is back...for an hour LOL After a lengthy hiatus due to personal and professional obligations, the dudes are back in force. The dudes discuss the recent Hugh Hewitt piece on banning smartphones in school, catch up on the year in review, talk about summer plans, and what's next for the Ed's Not Dead team (hint: Ed is DEFINITELY not dead)!
The Superintendent Series (Part 2 with Dr. Monifa McKnight) The Series continues with Ed’s Not Dead’s examination of the courage and lived experiences of school system leaders and the successes and challenges of public school systems. We’ll be interviewing three courageous leaders who are leading their school systems to better days after three immensely difficult years. This episode features Dr. Monifa McKnight, Superintendent of the Montgomery County Public School System in Maryland - the 15th largest school system in the nation. Over the last two decades plus Dr. McKnight has served as a classroom teacher, staff development teacher, school based leader and middle school principal, led MCPS’s program to develop school-based leaders, deputy superintendent, and now the first African American female superintendent in one of the premier school system’s in the nation.
On today's pod, we welcome a very special guest in our Superintendent Series with Dr. Darryl Williams, superintendent of the Baltimore County Public School system. Dr. Williams is a highly experienced and successful educational leader who has held a variety of important roles in public ed: from teacher to principal to superintendent, Dr. Williams has spent 30 plus years improving outcomes for students and we are so excited to have him on the pod! We also discuss Stephanie Saul's piece about the NYU Organic Chemistry professor who was fired after students started a petition and shared their grievances about his teaching and communication styles. Who is to blame? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/03/us/nyu-organic-chemistry-petition.html
The dudes have returned with gusto! They talk about the dreaded teacher shortage, teacher certification and degrees, and much more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/09/13/teacher-requirements-shortage-jobs/ The gang also chats with Scott Joftus, co-founder and president FourPoint Education. FourPoint engages with school systems and leaders in the areas of school and district improvement, system reviews and strategic planning, and leadership development. Joftus is also a member of the Montgomery County, Maryland board of education, the 14th largest school system in the United States.  
How can middle school leaders ease the transition to high school? https://www.k12dive.com/news/how-can-middle-school-leaders-ease-the-transition-to-high-school/625897/ What is most important when planning for transitions between schools, individual grade levels, and what do we know what works in the best interest of kids?
The guys are back from a semi-hiatus, and discuss the awful events from Uvalde, as well as getting up to speed from our last episode.  We also had the pleasure of bringing teacher, and instructional leader Miriam Plotinsky on the show to talk about her new book: Teach More, Hover Less: How to Stop Micromanaging Your Secondary Classroom. https://www.amazon.com/Teach-More-Hover-Less-Micromanaging/dp/1324019875  
Bear is Watching (505)

Bear is Watching (505)

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It's time for YOUR questions! We picked a whole boot load of questions that you had on your mind about education, schools, edpolicy, the super bowl, and more! Listen and enjoy AND happy new year! NOTE: apologies if this shows up in your feed more than once! We messed up the original audio file! 
It's time for YOUR questions! We picked a whole boot load of questions that you had on your mind about education, schools, edpolicy, the super bowl, and more! Listen and enjoy AND happy new year!
Is Math Racist? Wrong Question: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/15/is-math-racist-public-school-pedagogy/ California Moves to Replace Math with Data Science: https://www.educationnext.org/california-moves-to-replace-math-with-data-science-in-the-name-of-equity-and-inclusion/
For a special pre-Thanksgiving episode, the guys discuss Robert Pondiscio's recent piece that disparages Social Emotional Learning / describes it as the new downfall of public education as we know it. https://fordhaminstitute.org/national/commentary/not-everyones-board-turning-schooling-therapy For actual facts about SEL and to ensure you are residing in reality, visit CASEL to learn more about what SEL is and what it looks like / sounds like in the classroom: https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/
Who's In Charge Here? 502

Who's In Charge Here? 502

2021-11-0101:05:53

How much should we be worried about the growing tensions and anger directed at schools and school boards across the country? And ... connected to this discussion: how much should parents have a say about what is taught in schools? Arrest Parents at School Board Meetings?   How much say should parents have in what is taught in schools?
The guys are back for season 5 and they discuss the phasing out of GT programs in the largest school system in the country: New York City and what its impact will have on education. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/nyregion/gifted-talented-nyc-schools.html They are also joined by Ed's Not Dead resident historian, Johann Neem, to discuss the individualist fallacy and the future of ed under COVID. Neem is a senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and a professor of history at Western Washington University and the only END 3 Peat Guest!
Casey Siddons, Robby Dodd, and Peter Crable breakdown the implications for schools regarding Erica Dhawan's new piece: Why the hybrid workforce of the future depends on the geriatric millennial Casey Siddons then takes on the interview with Sebastian Turbot, who is the CEO and Chief Curator of eko6, a Canada-based consultancy that guides governments, cities, businesses and civil-society in creating engaging platforms that turn ideas into action.
Peter, Robby, and Casey talk about the Chris Stewart piece: "Yes, America is Racist, no you shouldn't teach my kids if you disagree." https://educationpost.org/yes-america-is-racist-no-you-shouldnt-teach-my-kids-if-you-disagree/ Peter and Casey also interview Adeola Whitney, CEO of Reading Partners, a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade.
For our 1st episode as a media partner with the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), we bring on Gregg Behr, who was recently featured on their panel for "How to Build a Learning Ecosystem (https://fb.watch/5oiyeDhZpj/). Gregg is the founder and co-chair of Remake Learning and is also the author of "When You Wonder, You're Learning" Mister Rogers' Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0306874733?tag=hacboogrosit-20)
The dudes discuss Samantha Hedges' new piece in Discourse Magazine: Social Justice Is Now the Fourth Purpose of Public Schools and All Four Are in Conflict: https://www.discoursemagazine.com/culture-and-society/2021/04/21/social-justice-is-now-the-fourth-purpose-of-public-schools-and-all-four-are-in-conflict/ We also interview Robert Pondiscio (@rpondiscio), senior fellow and vice president for external affairs at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute about his new piece in EducationNext: https://www.educationnext.org/can-teaching-be-improved-by-law-twenty-states-measures-reading/   
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