We are joined by Allison Rodman. Allie is the Founder and Chief Learning Officer of The Learning Loop, an educational consulting organization that provides professional learning services to districts, schools, nonprofit organizations, and businesses worldwide. Her work focuses on adult learners and includes the book Personalized Professional Learning: A Job-Embedded Pathway for Elevating Teacher Voice. Today we have the opportunity to talk with Allie on her newest book from ASCD titled Still Learning: Strengthening Professional and Organizational Capacity ..read more

We are joined by a couple gentlemen with Wisconsin roots, Ryan Ruggles and Tim Schigur. These long-time educators collaborated to write Successful Middle School Instructional Technology published by the Association for Middle Level Education. Both Ryan and Tim have experiences as teachers and administrators at the school and district level, sharing a passion for leadership and effective use of technology ..read more

Thomas serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools.  He has testified before the U.S. Congress and has appeared on various television and radio programs. Murray serves as a regular conference keynote speaker, and has been named one of the “20 to Watch” by NSBA, the “National/Global EdTech Leader of the Year”, the “Education Thought Leader of the Year”, and the “Education Policy Person of the Year” by the Academy of Arts and Sciences. His last two books have reached best-seller status.  In this interview, we get to know Thomas and focus on one of those best sellers ..read more

We are joined by Dr. Thomas Guskey. Tom has a storied career in the field of education.  This includes experience as a classroom teacher, school administrator, researcher, professor, and author.  You probably know him best as an authority in the area of grading, though this is just one of his areas of expertise. In this interview, we get to know Tom and focus on the book What We Know About Grading: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Next published by ASCD.  Tom and Susan Brookhart put this together with the support of many contributors so that practitioners have what they need ..read more

Monica Burns is a curriculum and EdTech consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator, and founder of ClassTechTips.com. Monica has authored Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom and EdTech Essentials: The Top 10 Technology Strategies for All Learning Environments which is the subject of this episode. She was able to meet with Rob Meyer and Ryan Ruggles, WASCD Board members, at the ASCD Annual Conference ..read more

We are joined by educator, author, and sought after consultant, Dr. John Hannigan. John has authored a number of books around social emotional learning and behavior support in schools.  He currently serves as a consultant helping schools ensure that systems are in place so that every student can succeed socially and academically.  In the interview, he will be discussing the second edition of Don’t Suspend Me: An Alternative Discipline Toolkit.   This book focuses on the why and the how behind using alternative practices to student removal from the school setting.  In a ..read more

Today, we  are joined by a good friend of WASCD, Mr. Pete Hall.  If you were able to attend our Fall Conference, you had the opportunity to spend the day with Mr. Hall.  He was gracious enough to sit down with us afterward to share some wisdom.  In the interview, he will be discussing his newest book Always Strive to Be a Better You: How Ordinary People Can Live Extraordinary Lives.  In this book, Pete shares lessons for all of us, in or outside of education, to live better lives. Pete is an experienced educator, administrator, author, and educational consultant ..read more

We are joined by Dr. Luis Cruz.  He will be discussing his Solution Tree Press book, Time For Change: 4 Essential Skills for Transformational School and District Leaders.  In this book, Anthony Muhammad and Luis Cruz share leadership skills ensuring positive change for students actually gets implemented.  Dr. Cruz has been a teacher and administrator across the K-12 levels, assisting schools reach high levels of learning for all students.  Largely, through the professional learning community model championed by Bob Eaker, Rick DuFour, and many others ..read more

Join Wisconsin ASCD as we announce our podcast series where we interview authors and educational leaders to help ensure we support educator learning ..read more