Some community development organizations have added education to their traditional focus on housing and economic development. By partnering with local school districts, they’re looking for ways to support families and children in their neighborhoods. How’s it working? Listen to, "Expanding the Mission: The Community Groups Serving Schools," written by Padmini Raghunath.

Read the story at https://shelterforce.org/2024/11/19/expanding-the-mission-the-community-groups-serving-schools/

Expanding the Mission: The Community Groups Serving Schools

Jason Kennedy Brings a Tons of Experience to FocusED Listeners

Jason Kennedy is a 24 year educator, author, school administrator, district curriculum and professional learning director, instructional coach, and presenter.

He has tons of experience at all levels of education, elementary through college. 

He has been a part of Cognia review teams, statewide professional learning, and local curriculum design teams, making the intentional designing of instruction for learning his main goal.

FocusED Show Notes with Jason Kennedy

Jason tells us that the original book title was “let’s quit teaching,” which the publisher was a bit squeamish about and so they changed it to “let’s ‘stop’ teaching.” The point is that the focus should be on learning, not just teaching. 

He explains that shifting from teaching to learning is a bigger mindset move than one may realize because many of us, as educators, have been trained to teach…include content delivery. 

Jason says that we’re always chasing programs versus creating better designs. He explains the difference between planning and designing. 

Kennedy reminds school leaders that Tier I should be based on standards and curriculum resources, not a program. Don’t miss what he says about combining the what, the who, and how to make the best designs possible. 

School leaders will gravitate toward what he says about making a daily commitment as educators. 

We were thrilled to discuss effect sizes and highly impactful teaching strategies, including success criteria. 

Kids who don’t like their teachers, and, worse yet, kids who don’t feel like their teacher likes them, will struggle to learn. ~ Jason Kennedy 

He covers the concept of a learning design framework, which is what teachers and students should be doing throughout the instructional period. All teachers should work within a framework to incorporate high impact strategies with flexibility to make decisions. 

Don’t miss what he says about using AI to build lesson plans. 

Jason talks about what gets him excited, including working with teachers and collaborative teams. 

We loved the team names that his teachers use when the collaborate, ELA teachers calling themselves “get lit.” 

He tells us to go to Corwin for other authors, and mentions John Hattie and VisibleLearning.  

We loved what he said about “intentional design choices” and what happens when kids come to school and already know the material.

Jason ends with “learning is the job.” “The second that the adults stop learning, the kids stop as well. 

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Let’s Stop Teaching with Jason Kennedy

In the first hour, Michelle interviews Bill Benner from UCFW Local 75. In hour two, Clayton and Mark interview CPS Board President Eve Bolton, share their thoughts on the CPS Superintendent search and think through a new arena in Cincinnati.

Episode 18: UFCW, Eve Bolton & Cincinnati Arena

College-focused rapid rehousing aims to support students facing housing instability all the way through graduation. Listen to, "How These Schools Worked With Community Groups to Fight College Homelessness," written by Jessica Wolin, Jennifer Wilking, and Molly Calhoun. This piece is read by John Ludas.

Check out the full story at https://shelterforce.org/2024/11/27/how-these-schools-worked-with-community-groups-to-fight-college-homelessness/

How These Schools Worked With Community Groups to Fight College Homelessness

Lauren tells that she was inspired to write the book, The Leader Inside, because of her journey and the people who mentored her along the way, including her parents who were teachers and a special teacher who she names on the show. 

She told us a story about how George Couros challenged her to blog and then eventually write a book. She writes to reflect on her learning, and the pieces about coaching and mentoring resonated most, which led her to the content and the title of her book. 

She hopes that the book will help people to recognize their gifts and amplify them for themselves and others.

She tells us a story about her own growth and the realization that it's special to be able to collaborate with people and learn through interactions with others. 

Lauren calls out the importance and nobility in having a career in education. Don’t miss what she says about intentionally identifying your personal core values and then connecting them to the vision and mission of your school or district. 

Joe asked about the power of mentorship. Lauren dives into her former role as a mentor coordinator and the need for a great mentor match, especially in early-career educators. 

She reminds us about mentoring standards and professional learning networks that can both guide and support our work. 

In the mentor-mentee relationship, the mentee has a ton of value and the framing should be that both people are learning with and from one another. 

She talks about her reading habits, reading more than one book at a time, and what she calls “slow reading.” 

Lauren says that it’s the leader’s job to create structure and processes for others to lead.

The Leader Inside with Lauren Kaufman

#130 is a 30-minute solo episode.

A quick life update followed by some questions that I asked ChatGPT to come up with to help me reflect on where I am and get some clarity on my next steps.

If it provides just a little comfort and support to someone who's in a similar position, then I'll be glad a took the time to record it and feel a little better about my slightly self-indulgent, cringe-worthy ramblings.

Enjoy!

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#130 | Solo Episode | Life goals, clarity, cringe & more

We found the theme song for the EdSurge Podcast on a free music library years ago, after spending hours clicking around searching for the right sound. The music turns out to have an unusual origin story, as we learned when we tracked down the artist this week for a conversation about the intersection of music, creativity and teaching.

What We Learned About Teaching and Creativity By Commissioning a New Podcast Theme Song

When Baltimore got funding for a round of school renovations, the state directed it to design schools that would also advance neighborhood revitalization—and it learned some lessons about why that's not always so simple. Ariel H. Bierbaum reads, "Rebuilding Together: How One Baltimore Program Advanced Both Education and Community Development," her latest piece in Shelterforce.

Rebuilding Together: How One Baltimore Program Advanced Both Education and Community Development

Mark and Clayton sit down with local actor Denise Dal Vera to learn about the SAG-AFTRA labor union. Later in the show, Mark and Clayton discuss headlines about charter schools, a labor win in Wisconsin as well as the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. 

Episode 20: SAG-AFTRA and News Roundup

A common refrain heard by locals opposed to new housing developments is that area schools can’t absorb the increase in students they’ll bring. As the nation approaches an “enrollment cliff,” the data tells a different story. Shelby R. King reads her latest story for Shelterforce, "Fact Check: New Housing Doesn’t Lead to Overcrowded Schools."

Read the story at https://shelterforce.org/2024/12/03/fact-check-new-housing-doesnt-lead-to-overcrowded-schools/

Fact Check: New Housing Doesn’t Lead to Overcrowded Schools

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A weekly podcast about the future of learning. Join host Jeff Young and other EdSurge reporters as they sit down with educators, innovators and scholars for frank and in-depth conversations.

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A space to discuss science, psychology, mental health and more.

I hope these conversations inspire insight and wisdom in you, and help you find clarity, calm and connection.

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