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The Making Schools Work Podcast
Join us each week as we talk to different SREB team members and educators across the country to find out the latest in school innovations. From classroom instruction to school leadership, we are going to examine what it is that makes schools work!
Episodes
43 episodes
Teaching with Purpose: How Academics and CTE Work Together at Career Academies of Decatur
What happens when English and social studies teachers join a career academy — and every lesson connects to the real world?In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Debra Cullen talk with Angie Ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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How Career Academies of Decatur Redefined High School: Building a CTE-Focused Model for Every Student
What happens when a school flips the script — and lets career and technical education lead the way?In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Debra Cullen talk with Ressa Chittam, director of the ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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40:03
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How Student Talk Doubles Learning: Making Classrooms More Socratic
What if the key to doubling student learning is simply getting them talking?In this episode, Daniel Rock and Jason Adair unpack research showing how student discussion can double the rate of learning — and why most classrooms still rely ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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How Westside Teachers Turned PD Into Classroom Impact
At Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina, teaching looks different now — and students can feel it.Last week, we talked to leadership at Westside to see how this process worked. In this episode of the Making Schools Work
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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46:55
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How Westside High Empowered Teachers to Lead Professional Learning
At Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina, teachers aren’t just attending professional development — they’re designing it.In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Donn Kirkwood talk wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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44:00
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Building Collective Teacher Efficacy at Indian Valley Elementary
How does a school move from silos to shared success? At Indian Valley Elementary in Sylacauga, Alabama, the leadership team and teachers worked together to create a culture of collective teacher efficacy—and the results are transforming student...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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52:47
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Flex Time and Job Shadowing: Teacher Perspectives From Richland High School
Richland High School in Mississippi has restructured its schedule to give students more opportunities for growth — and the results are impressive. In this third episode featuring Richland, we hear directly from two teachers about how Flex Block...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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51:38
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From Data Walls to Student Success: How Floyd D. Johnson Tech Center Transformed Learning
Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center in York, South Carolina, is proof that small communities can make big changes for students. By embracing honest data, personalized improvement goals and strong community partnerships, the school has transforme...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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46:32
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Beginnings and Endings: How to Hook Students and Make Learning Stick
Welcome to Season 2 of the Making Schools Work podcast! In this episode, Daniel Rock, Jason Adair and Ashley Shaw kick off the season by exploring one of teaching’s most powerful truths: beginnings and endings matter.From first-...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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45:37
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Summer AI Series: How to Pick AI Tools for Your School
In this final episode of our special AI series, Ashley Shaw is joined by Leslie Eaves to discuss the crucial "AI Checklist" – a practical guide for educators and leaders looking to implement artificial intelligence tools in their K-12 cla...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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27:21
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Pacesetter Spotlight: Bryant Park Elementary's Art Integration Program
In this episode, Daniel Rock and Jason Adair delve into the remarkable journey of Bryant Park Elementary, an SREB Pacesetter School in Jefferson County, Alabama. We talk to Principal Cortney Slaughter and teacher Alex Wilson about h...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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52:02
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Featured Speaker Spotlight: Creating Community Programs With PENCIL
In this episode, we're joined by Aimee Wyatt, SREB's director of leadership and professional learning, and our special guests from PENCIL: Alayna Cate, director of partnerships, and Bob Kucher, chief partnerships and programs officer. PENCIL is...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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45:57
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Pacesetter Spotlight: Richland High School’s AP Program and Career Connectedness
Welcome back to Part 2 of our special episode with Richland High School in Mississippi! In this continuation, Principal Marcus Stewart and Assistant Principal Heather Bryan delve deeper into the strategies and systems that have driven their sch...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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34:30
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Pacesetter Spotlight: Richland High School’s Flex Block
Welcome to a special two-part episode of the Making Schools Work podcast! In this first installment, we're joined by Richard Morrison, senior leadership coach at SREB, as he discusses his three-year partnership with Richland High School in Miss...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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34:03
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Special Announcement: Season 2 Changes
In this short announcement, Ashley and Dan sit down to talk about all of the exciting changes coming to the podcast in the fall. Season 2 has a lot of big changes, but each change is just to make it bigger and better for you. <...
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Summer AI Series: Teaching Students to Use AI Ethically and Effectively
In this final episode of season one, Ashley Shaw and guest Leslie Eaves, SREB’s director of project-based learning, explore Pillar 4 of SREB’s Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom: ethical and proficient student use of AI.
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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41:15
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Summer AI Series: Using AI to Support Personalized Learning
Part of our summer series on SREB’s Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 ClassroomIn this episode, Ashley talks with Leslie Eaves, SREB’s director of project-based learning, about how AI can support personalized learning.
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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Summer AI Series: Using AI to Help Streamline Teachers' Administrative and Planning Tasks
Part of our summer series on SREB’s Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 ClassroomIn this episode, host Ashley Shaw is joined by Leslie Ea...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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Summer AI Series: Designing Cognitively Demanding Tasks With Help From AI
In this episode of Class-Act Coaching, we dive into Pillar 1 of SREB’s Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom—using AI to design cognitiv...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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Summer AI Series: How to Get Started With AI in the K-12 Classroom
In this kickoff episode of our special summer series, Ashley Shaw sits down with Leslie Eaves, SREB's project-based learning director and a key member of the SREB Commission on AI in Education, to explore the new, free report: Guidance for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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37:05
Season Wrap-Up: Collective Teacher Efficacy, Clarity and True Engagement
In the final episode of the school year, the Class-Act Coaching crew is back together! Ashley is joined by co-hosts Jason and Dan to reflect on the biggest takeaways from this semester’s episodes — and this time, Dan takes the reins as...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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44:12
Special Episode: Coaching the Coaches - How One Georgia District Supports Instructional Coaching at Every Level
In this episode, Jason and Dan sit down with Kanisa Williams, an instructional coach from a large Georgia district, who coaches other instructional coaches. They talk about how coaching cycles are implemented not just with teachers, but ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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Designing Meaningful Projects: Making Project-Based Learning Work in the Classroom
In this episode of Class-Act Coaching, Ashley is joined by Marty Sugerik, an instructional coach with a passion for project-based learning (PBL). Marty shares practical coaching strategies to help teachers design or refin...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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Tips for Creating an Engaged Class: Writing, Movement and Meaningful Talk
Getting students to truly engage can be one of the hardest parts of teaching—but this episode is here to help! Ashley is joined by two instructional coaches, Kari Meldrum and Sharon Moehle, who share two powerful, easy-t...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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The Power of Planning: Collaborative Strategies for Stronger Lessons
Planning comes up in nearly every episode of Class-Act Coaching—so this week, we’re giving it the spotlight it deserves. Ashley teams up with guest instructional coach Michelle Harada, who shares practical tips and research-back...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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