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Needless to say, our education system in this country is as complicated as one would imagine, but not so much that it can't be analyzed, understood, and improved upon. Like any system, it's a matter of recognizing the value of a system by the value of its parts. That's exactly what I hope to do with this podcast - exploring aspects of our education system in order to celebrate what is being improved upon in order to highlight what might still need to be addressed; recognizing the shadows by ...
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Autonomy & Independence in Elementary Age Students
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Doris Heinrich is currently in her 15th year of teaching, currently teach Kindergarten at Tulita Elementary School in Redondo Beach, California. Her career has included years spent teaching multiple grade levels and Special Education in Pre-School and Child Development. Having been awarded the 2020-2021 Teacher of the Year award for her district, s…
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Core Principles of Standards-Based Grading
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Guest in this episode: Laura J. Link, Ed.D., is an Assistant Professor of Teaching & Leadership and Director of the Master of Science in Teaching & Leadership program at the University of North Dakota. She holds a doctorate in Leadership & Policy Studies from the University of Memphis, and her research focuses on developing and supporting highly ef…
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Adopting and Adapting Standards-Based Grading
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Guest in this episode: Anna May Drake (B.A./M.S.) is a high school English teacher with nearly two decades of full-time teaching experience. She currently teaches International Baccalaureate classes at the International School of Panama and works as a remote online content editor for a national magazine in the U.S. Anna is fascinated with instructi…
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Developing Attributes with eduScrum in Schools
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Guest in this episode: Allen Gunderson is an educator and visitor in L'KWUNGEN & W'SANEC traditional territories who is involved with schools, youth, and sustainability issues. Through a Green MBA in Sustainable Enterprise, BA in Asian Studies, Bachelor of Education, Certified eduScrum Trainer, Advanced Systems Thinking Facilitator, and a U.S. Mari…
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Agile Mindset in Schools and Organizations
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Guest in this episode: Emmanuel Ponchon, graduate in English Philology and trilingual translation from the Université Catholique de l’Ouest (France). Throughout his professional career, he has lived in various countries, accumulating extensive teaching experience, and has subsequently worked as a language teacher and Effective Communication trainer…
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Action Research and Professional Development in the UAE
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Guest in this episode: Dr. Conley Hathorn is a professor of education at Louisiana State University of Alexandria. He has spent thirty six years teaching and coaching as well as administration and management of school activities. For the past 7 years he served as an education consultant for companies restructuring education in the United Arab Emira…
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Guest in this episode: SJ Barakony is an American small business champion with a boundless appreciation for people, entrepreneurship, liberty, & lifelong learning. He has ties to multiple business ventures: He started the Education Sherpa in late 2011; over the next 11 years, he's been offered a number of opportunities to partner with others, inclu…
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In this episode: I celebrate the work of two educators who are each consulting a vision for empowering schools to adopt and adapt a more flexible teaching and learning environment, one focusing on co-constructing learning ecosystems via UDL that benefit teachers as well as their students, the other focusing on an approach to UDL that utilizes an Ag…
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In this episode: I make a case for the Five Factor Model of personality traits being at the core of my framework for who we are and how we learn. I also share segments of my conversation with Heather Abreu, a teacher and parent who shares her thoughts on personality traits, the value of introspection, and the importance of meeting students where th…
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In this episode: I share conversations with Doni Iraheta, a behavior analyst who talks about his approach for addressing challenging behaviors in children, and Dr. Anton Tolman, a professor of psychology at Utah Valley University, who talks about behavior change from his perspective as a clinical psychologist as well as a research professor working…
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In this episode: I share my conversation with Liz Keable, student success coach and social psychologist, with a focus on a social and emotional approach to learning which I argue is key to understanding who we are and how we learn. Guests in this episode: - Liz Keable, Success Coach & Social Psychologist (Greater Norwich, UK) *Music: Greg Mullen *P…
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In this episode: I continue my presentation on Values - what they are, and how we perceive them in a learning environment, specifically exploring the value of Trust, as a third value in an essential layer of my framework for understanding who we are and how we learn. Guests in this episode: - Doug Thompson, DPT Candidate (Azusa, CA) - Allison Dilla…
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In this episode: I present Values - what they are, and how we perceive them in a learning environment,specifically exploring two values, Responsibility and Respect, as two values in an essential layer of my framework for understanding who we are and how we learn. Guests in this episode: - Amanda Presutto, School Teacher (Santa Ana, CA) - Brian Morr…
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"Elements of a Learning Environment" (S2,E3)
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In this episode: I present the elements of a learning environment which represent a critical layer to understanding who we are and how we learn. Guests in this episode: - Cassi Clausen, Founder @ The Open School (Santa Ana, CA) openschooloc.com - Megan Grieco, Lead Mentor @ PETALS Learning Community (Topanga, CA) petalslearningcommunity.org *Music:…
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In this episode: I present the anatomy of a belief and highlight leaders with strong beliefs toward self-directed learning. Guests in this episode: - Ken Danford, co-founder @ North Star: Self-Directed Learning for Teens (Sunderland, MA) northstarteens.org - Alexis Burgess, co-founder @ Alcove Self-Directed Learning Cooperative (Los Angeles, CA) al…
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In this episode: I present the phrase "Self-Directed Schooling" and highlight leaders in education that are connecting self-directed learning with conventional schooling. Guests in this episode: - David Levis, Principal @ Meraki High (Fair Oaks, CA) sanjuan.edu - Catherine Gobron, Co-Founder @ Lighthouse (Holyoke, MA) lighthouseholyoke.org *Music: …
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In this episode: Host Greg Mullen introduces the ideas and and topics behind the second season of The Exploring the Core Podcast. Guests in Season Two include: - David Levis, Principal @ Meraki High (Fair Oaks, CA) - Catherine Gobron, Co-Founder @ Lighthouse (Holyoke, MA) - Ken Danford, Co-Founder @ North Star SDL (Sunderland, MA) - Alexis Burgess,…
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Podcast and Episode Copyright 2019 Exploring the Core LLC * www.ExploringTheCore.com * #ExploringTheCore * Episode transcripts available at www.ExploringTheCore.com Episode Release Date: January 27, 2020 "Mullen: For me, the last decade of teaching has created a lot of great memories, single moments, snippits of random days where a student did or s…
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Podcast and Episode Copyright 2019 Exploring the Core LLC * www.ExploringTheCore.com * #ExploringTheCore * Episode transcripts available at www.ExploringTheCore.com Episode Release Date: December 20, 2019 "This social and emotional approach to identifying a student’s strengths allows me to highlight which competencies I will need to incorporate int…
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Podcast and Episode Copyright 2019 Exploring the Core LLC * www.ExploringTheCore.com * #ExploringTheCore * Episode transcripts available at www.ExploringTheCore.com Episode Release Date: January 13, 2020 "Change can get pretty complicated and at times quite uncomfortable so an organized framework can be very helpful." - Greg Mullen "What I mean is,…
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Podcast and Episode Copyright 2019 Exploring the Core LLC * www.ExploringTheCore.com * #ExploringTheCore * Episode transcripts available at www.ExploringTheCore.com Episode Release Date: January 6, 2020 "[Grades] They’ve become the bills and coins for buying passage to the next grade level, participation in sports, extracurricular activities, even …
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Podcast and Episode Copyright 2019 Exploring the Core LLC * www.ExploringTheCore.com * #ExploringTheCore * Episode transcripts available at www.ExploringTheCore.com Episode Release Date: December 30, 2019 "In a previous episode, I spoke to the development of SEL and the competencies created by CASEL, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emot…
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Podcast and Episode Copyright 2019 Exploring the Core LLC * www.ExploringTheCore.com * #ExploringTheCore * Episode transcripts available at www.ExploringTheCore.com Episode Release Date: December 22, 2019 Mullen: "This first step being introduced in this episode is part of a larger shift that we must recognize as more than just a grading policy. Th…
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Podcast and Episode Copyright 2019 Exploring the Core LLC * www.ExploringTheCore.com * #ExploringTheCore * Episode Release Date: December 10, 2019 What makes social-emotional learning so important in today’s schools - haven’t we always addressed the social and emotional development in students? It’s this kind of question I get from parents and educ…
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Podcast and Episode Copyright 2019 Exploring the Core LLC * www.ExploringTheCore.com * #ExploringTheCore * Episode transcripts available at www.ExploringTheCore.com Episode Release Date: December 10, 2019 "Standards are tools, and like any other tool, they must be used with intention." - Greg Mullen "It's not that standards don't belong in classroo…
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