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- Bring The Joy · 5 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail Joy sounds simple until you try to lead with it every day. From Summer GAEL 2026 in Jekyll Island, Georgia, we sit down with Tawana, the principal of Sumter…
- What If Your Greatest Gift Is Connecting With Kids · 3 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A lot of people say they “ended up” in education, but Breanne Smith can trace it back to something more specific: a childhood surrounded by schools, a teacher…
- Why Printed Books Still Drive Student Success (with Think Factory Podcast) · 17 minSend us Fan Mail Screens are convenient. They are also easy to skim, easy to distract us, and increasingly easy to “complete” with AI without truly learning. That’s why we wanted…
- Creative Writing Without Fear · 6 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A lot of kids don’t hate writing, they hate the feeling of being judged while they’re trying to think. From the Summer GALE conference on Jekyll Island, Georgia…
- Localizing Middle School Science · 2 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail Science gets a lot easier to love when it feels like it belongs to your life. From the floor of the Summer Gale Conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia, we sit down…
- Data, Meetings, and 500 Kids Later · 4 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A new school year doesn’t just need fresh energy; it needs better systems. From the GAEL conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia, we sit down with Brooks Robinson…
- Leading a K-8 School with Over 700 Students · 5 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail Two schools in one building. Over 700 students. Around 100 adults to support and coach. That’s not a leadership thought experiment, that’s a normal day for…
- What A School Safety Director Really Does · 4 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail From Summer GALE in Jekyll Island, Georgia, we sit down with Sabrina Smith, safety director for Valdosta City Schools, to get specific about what school safety…
- Engagement First · 4 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail AI is moving faster than school systems, and our students already know it. From the SCASA Conference in Myrtle Beach, we sit down with Kendra, an assistant…
- Chromebooks Break and Dreams Don’t · 6 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail The best teacher pipeline might already be sitting in the school library. We’re recording from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the SCABSE conference, and our…
- JAG And Life After Graduation · 5 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A lot of schools talk about “college and career readiness,” but what does that actually look like on a Tuesday morning with real students who have real barriers?…
- Unlock Your Greatness · 6 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail The kids who get labeled “trouble” are often the ones carrying the most untold story, and they’re also the ones schools struggle to reach with typical discipline…
- Breakouts, Leadership, And What’s Next · 5 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail Professional development can be either a box to check or a lever that changes schools. From the SCABSE conference in Myrtle Beach, I sit down with Brian Edward…
- A Principal’s Playbook For Diversity And AI · 4 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail AI is already in your students’ hands, so the real question is whether schools will pretend it isn’t there or learn how to use it well. From the SCASBE…
- A Mentor Saw The Teacher In Me Before I Did · 4 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A lot of people show up to an education conference hunting for a single magic strategy. We show up looking for something better: ideas that actually fit real…
- How To Turn “At-Risk” Into “On Track” · 4 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A 98.6% graduation rate with students who arrive not on track to graduate doesn’t happen by accident, and it definitely doesn’t happen by labeling kids and…
- ABC Testimonial | Syeda Williams | NCASA 2026 · 2 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A single preview copy can be the difference between guessing and gaining. We sit down with a teacher who shares how American Book Company (ABC) books went from…
- ABC Testimonial | Rochelle Brown | NCASA 2026 · 2 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A missed question should not be a dead end, it should be a map. We dig into what makes standards-based textbooks and assessments feel genuinely helpful for…
- What Happens When Tutoring Becomes A Relationship · 5 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail We’re recording from the NCASA conference in Wilmington, North Carolina, and we keep hearing the same challenge from school and district leaders: students need…
- Leading With Learning · 7 min · Řada 2Send us Fan Mail A single conference hallway can tell you a lot about what educators are carrying and what they still hope to build. From the NCASA conference in Wilmington…
