The Out of the Trenches Podcast

Episode # 261: Dr. Matthew Woods

Dr. Matthew Woods has served for more than 12 years assisting students, educators, and schools in a variety of roles. His professional experience includes being a high school social studies teacher, a middle and high school assistant principal, a middle school principal, a director of student support services, an adjunct professor, and a field instructor for student-teachers. Additionally, Dr. Woods hosts an education podcast, Leading Out The Woods, and is the author of Digital PD for Educators, and the children's book series, I Wanna Be…

Find Dr. Woods online on Twitter: @woodfromawoods

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Episode #260: Rhonda Roos

Rhonda J. Roos, PhD is an educational consultant coaching principals, district leaders, and administrative teams in the complex and ever-challenging work of leading schools. She is a former assistant superintendent in New Albany, Indiana where she led curricular improvement, aligning those efforts with the district’s progress in becoming a professional learning community. Rhonda has been an educator since 1983 serving as a guidance counselor, English teacher, middle school principal, and district administrator. She has taught graduate courses on leadership at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana and Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. Rhonda served on the leadership team of the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute and is a regular keynote speaker. Honors include the 2010 Indiana Middle School Principal of the Year, 2011 Solution Tree “Redefining Excellence District Award” and the 2015 Indiana University Southeast Educator of the Year. Rhonda’s book, published by Solution Tree, is titled The Deliberate & Courageous Principal. Rhonda’s dissertation, "An Examination of Principals in Effective High-Poverty Middle Schools with High Achievement,” was completed in 2014 and she co-authored an article in the NASSP The Bulletin entitled “Brain Compatible Secondary Schools: The Visionary Principal’s Role.” Find Rhonda online: www.rhondaroos.com @SolutionTree -search "The Deliberate and Courageous Principal". Twitter @drrhondaroos

Episode #259: Dr. Jerod Philipps

Dr. Jerod Philipps, Sr.. is a Principal at the elementary level in Delaware. He stepped into this role halfway through June 2021 after being the Assistant Principal at the same school since July 2018. In early February ‘23, he accepted the role of principal at his current school, David E. Robinson Elementary, Magnolia, DE. Jerod is passionate about developing positive public relations between the district, school, students, parents and the overall community.

Find Jerod online: @japhilipps0722 IG @drjaphillps0722 LinkedIn or

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Episode #258: Rachel Carrillo-Fairchild

Rachel Carrillo-Fairchild Rachel is a partner consultant with The Core Collaborative. Rachel brings with her 30 years of education experience. She has been a classroom teacher, mathematics coach, and resource teacher as well as a school leader. Rachel has designed and implemented district-wide staff learning in the areas of English Language Development, working with struggling learners, standards-based education, and Assessment IS learning. She has presented at national conferences such as ASCD, is the author of How to Reach and Teach English Language Learners, and a contributing author to Amplify Learner Voice through Culturally Responsive Assessment. Rachel’s 30 years in education and ability to engage and lead education professionals makes her a perfect fit as a partner consultant with The Core Collaborative.

Find Rachel online: https://twitter.com/RachelELAuthor https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-carrillo-fairchild-4284b618/ Twitter/IG @RachelELauthor

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Episode #257: Dr. Rob Martinez

Dr. Robert A Martinez, is well known as "Resiliency Guy" and "Dr. Rob." He is a 35-year educator, focuses on issues of #resilience and strives to build environments where children and adults can grow and work in peace. Dr. Martinez has continually focused on improving and expanding educational opportunities for students. He strives to advance understanding of resiliency research for all his employees, students, and their families. He seeks to support all District personnel with advancing their personal and professional skills, knowledge, and expertise in working with children as unique individuals with unlimited capacitiesHe has written a blog for years, published the children’s book "The Story of Sparkle and Shine, Never Forgot," is a contributing author for "100 No-Nonsense Things that ALL Teachers Should Stop Doing," He new book, "Lead With Resilience" was published in March 2023. In it, he shares lessons from his life and his "Recipe For Resilience". . Dr. Martinez holds a B.A. in Psychology and an M.A. in Education, both from the University of California, Davis. He is extremely proud to have earned his Educational Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership and Management with a concentration in Human Resources, from Drexel University.

Find Rob online: https://resiliencyguy.wordpress.com/ Twitter, IG, LinkedIn, FB @resiliencyguy

Episode #256: Jeff Bradbury

Jeff Bradbury is a Director of Digital Learning and the creator of the TeacherCast Educational Network. With a background in Music Education, Jeff began performing in front of live audiences at a very early age. He grew to love the opportunities he had working with others. During the 2019-20 school year, Jeff began work in Norwalk Public Schools where he was recruited to create and teach a Broadcast Journalism and Technology curriculum that introduced marketing, app development, podcasting, and live broadcasting components into the West Rocks Middle School Community. From 2020-2023 he served the district as its first Lead Instructional Coach for Digital Learning. In spring 2023, Jeff began a new job as the Director of Digital Learning for Region 9 School District, serving the communities of Easton and Redding, Connecticut. Find Jeff online: via his website: https://www.teachercast.net/

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Episode #255: Adrian Gordon

Adrian Gordon is an active performer, composer, and music educator living in Charlotte, NC. His colorful compositions are captivating for musicians of all ages from very easy to advanced levels. Over the years Gordon has written several acclaimed works for string orchestra such as "Apocalypse" and "Song of the Ocean Winds" to name a few. Adrian takes pride in creating music that is fun and pedagogically sound at all levels. Mr. Gordon currently serves as the orchestra director at Providence Day School in Charlotte, NC. He received his B.A. in music from the University of Miami, and his Master's degree in Music Education at Florida International University. In addition to teaching, Mr. Gordon is a composer with Alfred Music Publishing and the founder of Leap Year Music Publishing which publishes string music for elementary, middle, and high school ensembles. Mr. Gordon's compositions appear on the California, Florida, Texas, Maryland, and Georgia Orchestra Association Music Performance Assessment Lists. His compositions are distributed through JW Pepper and have been performed throughout the world. Adrian resides in Charlotte with his wife Kelly and their two sons.

Find Adrian online: www.adriangordonmusic.com book. compositions, social media FB, IG, twitter and videos @AdrianGordonmusic

Episode #254: Crystal Frommert

Crystal Frommert, M.Ed, has over 20 years’ experience as an educator in middle and high school. Crystal has taught math, computer science, and social justice in public, parochial, and international schools. Beyond teaching, she has served as an instructional coach, school board member, adjunct college instructor, technology coordinator, and assistant head of middle school. She has presented at local, national, and international educational conferences on topics ranging from social and emotional learning to technology integration. She currently teaches middle school math in Houston, where she lives with her husband, daughter, and fluffy dog.

She is the author of “When Calling Parents isn’t Your Calling” published by Road to Awesome, LLC, in March 2023.

Find Crystal online: www.crystalfrommert.com or on Twitter @mrsfrommert

Episode #253: Ryan Donlan

Ryan Donlan, EdD, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership in the Bayh College of Education at Indiana State University, served for 20 years in traditional and charter schools in K–12 education—in teaching as well as school and district leadership. Ryan has taught for years at the college and university level in the areas of leadership, communication, and education. Ryan is a member of various professional organizations and enjoys robust teaching, scholarship, and service, and has been awarded the Holmstedt Distinguished Professorship and the Faculty Distinguished Service Award. He’s on Twitter @ryandonlan or website: www.ryanndonlan.com & Indiana State University.

Episode #252: Hans Hageman

Hans Eric Hageman is a graduate of Princeton and Columbia University Law School, He has started and led organizations for underserved children in Harlem, NY, Kenya, and Lucknow, India. He is a recipient of the Robin Hood Foundation Heroes Award and the Essence Magazine Award. He is currently the executive director of the Tutwiler Community Education Center - a community and youth development organization located in the Mississippi Delta. His middle school and high school students learned the educational and healing power of nature on service trips to places like Nicaragua and Senegal, where they helped build a vegetable garden for AIDS patients. His goal is to be “An Ancestor Worth Remembering.”

Find Hans online: www.tutwilercommunityeducationcenter.org

Check out his guide to finding your innate resilience after a setback: https://coachhans.ck.page 

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