The Out of the Trenches Podcast

Episode #106: Erik Francis

Erik M. Francis is an international author, presenter, and speaker with over 25 years of experience in education. He is the author of Now THAT'S a Good Question! How to Promote Cognitive Rigor Through Classroom Questioning published by ASCD. His book Deconstructing Depth of Knowledge: A Method and Model for Deeper Teaching and Learning will be published by Solution Tree International in October. Erik is the owner of Maverik Education, providing academic professional development, guidance, and support on how to develop and deliver teaching and learning experiences that are academically rigorous, socially and emotionally supportive, and student responsive. He is also ranked consistently as one of the World's Top 30 Education Professionals by the international research organization Global Gurus.

Find Erik online on Twitter: @maverikedu12 and visit his website: www.maverikeducation.com

Episode #105: Dan Butler

Dan Butler serves as the principal of Epworth Elementary School in the Western Dubuque Community School District. Previously, he was the principal of Epworth and Farley Elementary Schools simultaneously for four years focusing on positive relationships with all members of the learning community, high impact instructional techniques, building leadership capacity in others, and establishing successful school cultures. Prior to serving as an administrator, Dan taught third and fifth grades in the Western Dubuque District, as well as serving as a baseball and football coach. In addition to his responsibilities as a building principal, Dan works as an adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership department at the University of Northern Iowa where he earned his doctoral degree. Dan has received numerous awards and most recently was recognized as a finalist for the School Administrators of Iowa Elementary Principal of the Year in 2019 and 2020. Follow Dan on Twitter: @danpbutler and visit his website: www.danpbutler.com

Episode #104: David Weiss

Jefferson County, Colo. Community Superintendent David Weiss has worked in public education for 19 years. Prior to joining the School Leadership Team, he served as the principal of Westgate Elementary school for five years, and as a high school assistant principal for 4 years before that. David also taught middle school math and science for 8 years. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Youngstown State University and also holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Specialist License in School Leadership from the University of Denver. David is a learner who is passionate about innovation, equity and opportunity for all students who walk our hallways. David oversees the schools in the Alameda and Jefferson articulation areas. Follow David on Twitter @teacherdave

Episode #103: Noah Geisel

Noah Geisel serves as Micro-credentials Program Manager at the University of Colorado Boulder. He founded and coordinates the annual Badge Summit Conference and is a lecturer at the University of Colorado Denver. His background is as a World Languages, EdTech and Digital Badges consultant and teacher passionate about helping educators and students make awesome happen. He has 19 years of experience teaching Spanish, English and Technology and was recognized as the 2013 ACTFL National Language Teacher of the Year. He is a constant collaborator on Twitter and frequent blogger on Medium.com. As a community organizer and champion of Digital Badge Credentials, he co-founded #BadgeChat and seeks to amplify others’ efforts to change the world. He is a learner, sharer, traveler, and giver of high fives. Noah makes his own buttons, collects ViewMasters, and takes his dog dad duties to Pepper very seriously.

Episode #102: Melissa Lowry

Melissa Lowry is a sought after education and parenting coach with over 20 years of experience as a teacher, curriculum director, and school principal. She is the founder of Melissa Lowry Education Coaching, a consulting firm that provides distance/virtual learning coaching services for students in grades K-12, organizes and manages home learning plans, works with students to develop strong executive function skills, and helps parents and educators build and maintain strong home-school relationships. Melissa is also the co-author of "Answer Keys: Teacher Lesson Plans for Successful Parenting". Her work has been featured in print, on the web, and on the airwaves.

Follow Melissa on Instagram @melissalowryedu and visit her website: www.melissa-lowry-education-coaching.com

Episode #101: Lindsay Lyons

Lindsay Lyons (she/her) is an educational justice coach who works with teachers and school leaders to inspire educational innovation for racial and gender justice, designs curricula grounded in student voice, and build capacity for shared leadership. Lindsay taught in NYC public schools, holds a PhD in Leadership and Change, and is the founder of the educational blog and podcast, Time for Teachership.

Find Lindsay online on Twitter: @lindsayblyons IG: @lindsaybethlyons FB: Lindsay Beth Lyons Website: www.lindsaybethlyons.com

Episode #100: L. Deacon, A. Valencic, J. Pizzo, C. Jakubowski

Lindsay Deacon: Co-author of The EduCoach Survival Guide (2020), Coaching & Visible Learning Consultant @ Corwin Press. She lives in Portland, OR. Works in Portland Public Schools. Follow her on Twitter @thereallindsay2

Joe Pizzo: a teacher, professor, writer, poet, PD moderator, AMLE Educator of the year along with NJCTE Teacher of the Year in NJ, 7th grade Language Arts teacher. Follow him on Twitter @ProfJPizzo

Casey Jakubowski: Education researcher in rural schools and former social studies teacher. Interested in Leadership and improvement. Author of Thinking About Teaching &  A Cog in the machine. Follow him on Twitter @CaseyJ_edu

Alex T Valencic: Professional learning coordinator, drug prevention specialist, leadership trainer, bibliophile. Works in the Freeport SD in NW IL. Follow him on Twitter @alextvalencic

Listen in as my special guests share their thoughts on the following questions:

1) Some wins from the last year and what you are looking forward to in your work as we approach the start of the 21-22 school year 

2) Something you've learned to use in your role during the pandemic that you will continue to use as we enter this "post-pandemic" phase.  

3) A book or journal article you've recently read that has stood out to you and that you would recommend to others. 

 

 

Episode #99: Laura Reber

Laura Reber is a school psychologist and founder of Progress Parade. At Progress Parade, they know what makes you different makes you strong. They provide 1:1 online tutoring with hand-picked specialists to students with academic needs, ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, and social-emotional challenges. Laura works with a team of school psychologists and specialized teachers to create personalized approaches for homework support, academic intervention, homeschooling, unschooling, and more.

Laura holds a BS in Psychology from Truman State University and a Specialist in School Psychology (SSP) from Illinois State University.

Find Progress Parade online at: www.progressparade.com https://www.facebook.com/progressparade Twitter: @ProgressParade

Episode #98: Jessica Lahey

Jessica Lahey is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, "The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed" and "The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence". Over twenty years, Jess has taught every grade from sixth to twelfth in both public and private schools, and spent five years teaching in a drug and alcohol rehab for adolescents in Vermont. She writes about education, parenting, and child welfare for The Washington Post, New York Times, and The Atlantic, is a book critic for Air Mail, and wrote the educational curriculum for Amazon Kids’ award-winning The Stinky and Dirty Show. She co-hosts the #AmWriting podcast with bestselling authors K.J. Dell’Antonia and Sarina Bowen from her house in Vermont, where she lives with her husband, two sons and a lot of dogs.

Visit Jessica's website: https://www.jessicalahey.com and follow her on FB: https://www.facebook.com/jplahey Twitter: https://twitter.com/jesslahey YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFJ5... and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-l... Listen to the #AmWriting podcast: The #AmWriting Podcast (substack.com)

Episode#97: Jethro Jones

Jethro Jones, the 2017 NASSP Digital Principal of the Year, is a former principal and host of the Transformative Principal podcast. He is also the founder of The Center for Cyberethics, independent, non-partisan educational institute dedicated to the study and promotion of cyberethics, and author of the book, SchoolX: How principals can design a transformative school experience for students, teachers, parents – and themselves!

Jethro currently consults schools and districts on redesign efforts that don't seem like another program. Jethro has worked as a principal at all K-12 levels, including a prison school, a district coach, distance learning team lead, and English teacher.

Visit Jethro's website at: https://www.jethrojones.com/ and follow him on most social channels @jethrojones