Teaching Tomorrow with Jay, Katie & Steven
Where everyday educators share big ideas, real stories, and a little inspiration for the road ahead. Hosts: Jay Haffner, Katie Morrison, Dr. Steven Snead
Episodes
14 episodes
EP14: How Does Gifted Education Fit into MTSS?
In this week’s episode, our hosts have a deep discussion with Michelle Gierman about how Gifted and Talented education fits within a MTSS Framework. Michelle comes to us with over 20 years in education from elementary through college. Sh...
EP12: What Does E-Sports Have To Do with Equity?
This week, we’re thrilled to sit down with High School Special Education teacher Stephanie Current from Lamphere High School to talk about how E-Sports (organized competitive video gaming) supports a school climate where each and every s...
EP13: How Can a School Implement PBIS?
Jay, Katie, and Steven sit down with Jackie Bury, the proud principal of Centennial Middle School from South Lyon Community Schools to learn about her amazing story of implementing schoolwide PBIS from the ground up. Hear the inspiration...
EP11: How can we support Multi-lingual Learners
For this week’s episode, our hosts sit down with Hadeel Azzo, ELD, Math & ELA Curriculum Coordinator for the West Bloomfield School District. Hadeel explains how teachers and school leaders can implement strategies and approaches to ...
EP10: How Can A School Improve Attendance?
For The 10th episode of the Teaching Tomorrow Podcast, Jay, Katie, and Steven revisit the topic of improving school attendance with Lindsay Makidon, Assistant Principal of Keys Grace Academy in Madison Heights, Michigan. Lindsay tells an...
EP9: How Do We Make STEM a Place Where Girls Belong?
In this episode, Shanita Canady, Detroit educator and community leader, shares insights on how to make STEM a place where girls truly belong. Drawing on her work in computer science education and community programming, she discusses how ...
EP8: What Does True Differentiation Look Like In A Secondary Classroom?
In this episode, Jill Gumz, High School Math Coach with Rochester Community Schools, explores what effective differentiation can look like in secondary classrooms. She shares insights on why it’s both challenging and essential, how colla...
EP7: How Can The Kids Lead Us?
ELA teacher Peter Haun joins Jay, Katie, and Steven to explore how student ownership transforms learning. From AP Language writing projects to innovative uses of AI, Peter shares how giving students real responsibility builds stronger wr...
EP6: Why Are We Talking About Dyslexia?
School Psychology Consultant Dr. Susan Koceski joins Jay, Katie, and Steven to unpack why dyslexia is finally receiving long overdue attention. We explore how reading is learned, why structured literacy benefits all students, and what Mi...
EP5: What Do We Do About Cell Phones?
For this week's episode, we welcomed two outstanding teachers from Avondale School District to discuss unique and innovative ways to support staff and students with with cell phone policies and practices that keep the classroom focused on learn...
EP4: What Do We Do with A.I.?
Oakland Schools Learning Design Consultant Dr. Andrea Zellner, self described A.I. passionate skeptic, joins Jay, Katie, and Steven to dive deep into the mysteries of Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in schools. From thinking critically ...
EP3: How Do We Get Kids to Come to School?
Oak Park Schools’ Assistant Superintendent Shana Holden-Murphy joins Jay, Katie, and Steven Jay to tackle the challenge of chronic absenteeism. We explore the roots of student disengagement, the role of family and community partnerships,...
EP2: How Do We Get Kids Excited About School?
Educator, author, and performer Dr. Giani Clarkson joins Steven, Katie, and Jay to discuss the art of student engagement. From building authentic relationships to creating culturally relevant learning, we explore strategies that inspire excitem...
EP1: How Do We Start the School Year Off Right?
For the inaugural episode of the Teaching Tomorrow Podcast with Jay, Katie, & Steven the 2021 Michigan Teacher of the Year and Oak Park High School ELA teacher Owen Bondono joins our hosts to explore how teachers can build strong rel...