​PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 9
 
Dr. Joe Lockavitch
Founder, President, Author Failure Free Reading
 
Quote of the Podcast –
 
Introduction of Guest BIO –
With a remarkable background as a former teacher, school psychologist, professor, and special
education director, Dr. Joe Lockavitch is a true pioneer in the field of literacy education. He’s not just an educator; he’s the author and developer of groundbreaking programs like The Failure Free Reading Program, Joseph’s Readers Talking Software for Non-Readers, and Verbal Master-An Accelerated Vocabulary Program.
 
Dr. Joe’s passion for empowering students with chronic reading challenges has led him to train
countless teachers, parents, and administrators nationwide. His innovative approach has been
featured on PBS NewsHour and national radio shows, and he’s been recognized in Who’s Who in American Education.
 
Join us as we explore Dr. Joe’s journey, insights, and his unwavering belief that changing
instructional approaches can unlock the hidden reading potential in every student.
 
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• Options for reading success
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
https://failurefreereadingonline.com/
 
 
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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 8
 
Lauren Hill
ELA Teacher
Leestown Middle School
CEPS Facilitator
 
Quotes of the Podcast –
“All learning is worthwhile” - Anonymous
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
 
Introduction of Guest BIO –
Lauren Hill (NBCT): Lauren (she/her) teaches middle school ELA at Leestown Middle School in Lexington, KY. She has also taught high school and in a correctional setting, served as an instructional coach, and worked as the Teacher Leadership Coordinator for the Kentucky Department of Education. Lauren directs Classroom Teachers Enacting Positive Solutions (CTEPS), which provides coaching and action research-based learning to emerging teacher leaders in Kentucky. She also serves as Associate Director of the University of Kentucky - Jewish Heritage Fund Holocaust Initiative, which supports Kentucky teachers in meeting the mandate for effective Holocaust education. Lauren graduated from Barnard College with a BA in History, Vanderbilt University with an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Supervision, and The University of Kentucky with a Rank 1 in English Education. Lauren focuses on elevating teachers as experts and leaders who facilitate deeper learning for their students.
 
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• What do you love about what you do?
• Teacher leadership, deeper learning, action research, school re-design, the teaching profession
• Tell us a story or favorite memory about your work in education.
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools--Now and in the Future - Barnett Berry and the crew
 
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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 7
 
Rachel Belin
Managing Partner
Kentucky Student Voice Team
 
Quote of the Podcast –
“Democracy must be learned by each generation.” This is an adaptation of a John Dewey quote by Earle T. Hawkins, the founder of the Maryland Youth and Government program.
 
Introduction of Guest BIO –
Rachel Burg Belin (she/her) is the Managing Partner and, with young people, a co-founder of the Kentucky Student Voice Team. She has decades of experience supporting young people as research, policy, and storytelling partners, acting by turns as a social studies teacher, media literacy nonprofit innovator, education policy aide, development consultant, and commercial radio news director. In the course of this work, she has spearheaded nine different ventures specifically to amplify and elevate the voices of young people as full partners in civic life. With young people as collaborators, she has been the recipient of the Citizen's and Scholars Civic Spring Award, the Kentucky Nonprofit Network Excellence in Public Policy Award, the Pathway 2 Tomorrow Breakthrough in Education Innovation Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award. Rachel holds a BA from Harvard University and an MAT from the University of Rochester.
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• What do you love about what you do?
• Tell us about What we mean by meaningful student voice; Schools as engines for democracy; the value of out-of-school time in supporting young people to do democracy; students as research, policy, and storytelling partners; the benefits and pitfalls of youth and adult power sharing and more!
• Tell us a story or favorite memory about your work in education.
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
Best youth podcast: The Bell's "Missing Voices" series, produced by students in NYC
Especially Topical Read: "High Conflict" by Amanda Ripley
Oddly amazing show: "Wrestlers" on Netflix
 
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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 6
 
Amanda Burrows
Deeper Learning Director, CKEC
 
Quote of the Podcast –
Our job, as teachers, is not to "prepare" kids for something; our job is to help kids learn to prepare themselves for anything. - AJ Juliani
 
Introduction of Guest BIO –
Amanda Burrows is the Deeper Learning Director at Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative, where she leads and supports more than twenty school districts in their deeper learning initiatives. Burrows has been an educator since 2005, serving as a classroom teacher, college and career coach, educational consultant, and assistant principal. Burrows received her Bachelor of Arts in English Teaching and Master of Arts in Education from Eastern Kentucky University. She earned her Education Specialist Degree and principal certification from the University of Kentucky. In 2011, Burrows was selected as Elkhorn Crossing School’s first ever teacher of the year and was recognized as the High School Teacher of the Year for Scott County Schools. Additionally, she was a recipient of the Campbellsville Excellence in Teaching Award and the University of Kentucky Teacher Who Made a Difference Award. Burrows is passionate about transformational education, innovative instructional models, engaging teaching strategies, and personalized systems of deeper learning. She is an avid supporter of students and the continuous growth and professional learning of educators in Kentucky.
 
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• What do you love about what you do?
• Tell us About the Deeper Learning Initiative
• Explain what the Co-Ops are and what they offer
• Tell us a story or favorite memory about your work in education
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
I would love for people to be able to check out our CKEC Deeper Learning Google Site. There are a lot of free resources there. bit.ly/CKECDL
 
 
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PODCAST Season 2  EPISODE 5  

Greg Schloemer
Threat Intelligence Analyst at Microsoft  
Vice-President/Co-Founder of KC7 Foundation
 
Quote of the Podcast – 
"Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin

Introduction of Guest BIO – 
Greg is a threat intelligence analyst at Microsoft who focuses on tracking North Korean state-sponsored cyber threat actors. Greg also co-founded and is the Vice President of the KC7 Foundation, a cybersecurity education nonprofit whose mission is to empower a more diverse cybersecurity workforce. Greg is passionate about creating opportunities in cyber and tech for students in underserved communities, like those in Rural Appalachia.

Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education side of training in Cyber?
• What do you love about what you do?
• KC7
• gamification in education
• making STEM education more accessible/approachable
• Tell us a story or favorite memory about your work in education
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
I'll shout out to everyone to go play KC7 - even if you "aren't technical" or have no interest in cyber, you may surprise yourself with how fun it can be :)
 

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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 3
 
Barnett Berry
Senior Advisor, What School Could Be
Senior Research Fellow, Learning Policy Institute
 
Quote of the Podcast –
“Getting to scale with deeper, student-led learning requires teachers who “increasingly to think of themselves as operating in a web of professional relations that influence their daily decisions, rather than as solo practitioners.”  Dick Elmore (1996)
 
Introduction of Guest BIO –
Barnett Berry currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Learning Policy Institute and a Senior Advisor for What School Could Be while also supporting efforts to ignite student-led learning. He especially supports the empowerment of the teaching profession required for it. Barnett’s work with the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future led to his founding of the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ) in 2000, and for 19 years, the nonprofit focused on igniting a bold brand of teacher leadership essential for an effective and equitable system of public education. His two books, TEACHING 2030 and Teacherpreneurs: Innovative Teachers Who Lead But Don't Leave, frame a bold vision for the profession's future. In 2021, Barnett was honored by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards with the James A. Kelly Award for Advancing Accomplished Teaching. He currently serves on several advisory boards dedicated to transforming education systems, including the University of Kansas’ Center for Reimagining Education, the Digital Promise Global Cities Education Network, and Next Education Workforce Initiative of Arizona State University.
 
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• What do you love about what you do?
• Tell us about Why schools have be do difficult to change; and how they can do so now!
• Teacher roles: When it comes to school "reform" teachers have never been the problem; they have always been the solution.
• Tell us a story or favorite memory about your work in education
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
TEACHING 2030
 Teacherpreneurs: Innovative Teachers Who Lead But Don't Leave
Learning Policy Institute for applying science of learning and development to school design
Ted Dintersmith and Kapono Ciotti for advancing teacher-led innovation for student-led learning; Carole Basile and Brent Madden of ASU and their growing efforts to redesign the job of the teacher.

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​PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 2
 
Adam Watson
Deeper Learning Design Specialist, OVEC
 
Quote of the Podcast –
“Follow your bliss.” -- Joseph Campbell
 
Introduction of Guest BIO –
ADAM WATSON (@watsonedtech) is a Kentucky educator with a passion for edtech. Starting as an English teacher in 2005, he was named Teacher of the Year at South Oldham High School in 2009 and became National Board Certified in 2013. Adam's journey into educational technology began with a student podcast project, gaining recognition in Kentucky Teacher and other publications.
 
In 2014, his "Shakespeare and Star Wars" unit garnered attention, featuring a Skype Q&A with a best-selling author and a mention in Star Wars Insider. Adam later became Shelby County Public School’s first Technology Integration Coach, contributing to the district's 1:1 initiative and pioneering the Profile of a Graduate.
 
Among his achievements, Adam developed a digital citizenship curriculum featured in a 2019 ISTE book. Named the 2018-2019 Outstanding Leader of the Year by the Kentucky Society for Technology in Education, Adam is a sought-after speaker at national conferences. He shares insights through his blog "Edtech Elixirs" and YouTube channel, and currently serves as a Deeper Learning Design Specialist for the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative.
 
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• What do you love about what you do?
• Tell us about Game Based Learning
• Tell us a story or favorite memory about your work in education
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
Books: Play (Stuart Brown)
Running with Robots (Greg Toppo and Jim Tracy)
Adam’s You Tube Channel
Podcasts: Teachers in the Dungeon.
 
Websites: Kentucky Educators for Role Playing Games (kyedrpg.com)
Edtech Elixirs (watsonedtech.blogspot.com)

PODCAST EPISODE Season 2 Episode 1
 
Gregg Behr
Executive Director, The Grable Foundation
Chair, Remake Learning
Co-Author, When You Wonder, You're Learning
 
Quote of the Podcast –
"Everyone longs to be loved. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving.” Fred Rogers
 
Introduction of Guest BIO –
Gregg Behr, executive director of The Grable Foundation, is a father and children’s advocate whose work is inspired by the legacy of his hero, Fred Rogers. For more than a decade, he has helped to lead Remake Learning—a network of educators, scientists, artists, and makers he founded in 2007—to international renown. Formed in Rogers’ real-life neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Remake Learning has turned heads everywhere from Forbes to the World Economic Forum for its efforts to ignite children’s curiosity, encourage creativity, and foster justice and belonging in schools, libraries, museums, and more.
In 2016, President Obama recognized Gregg as a Champion of Change for his efforts to advance making and learning; in 2015, he was recognized as one of America’s Top 30 Technologists, Transformers, and Trailblazers by the Center for Digital Education; and in 2014, Gregg accepted the Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Award on behalf of Remake Learning and Kidsburgh.org. Recognized for his deep and determined commitment to his hometown, Allegheny County once declared “Gregg Behr Day” in celebration of his advocacy for kids, their educators, and their families. He is Co-Author of the book When You Wonder, You're Learning.
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• What do you love about what you do?
• Tell us about The Grable Foundation
• Tell us about Remake Education
• Tell us about your book:  When You Wonder, You're Learning
• Tell us a story or favorite memory about your work in education?
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
• Book – When You Wonder, You’re Learning: Mister Rogers’ Enduring Lessons for Raising Creative, Curious, Caring Kids
• Remake Learning
• Remake Learning Days
• Podcast – Remaking Tomorrow
 
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PODCAST EPISODE 24
 
Dr. Joseph Goins
CEO, NS4ed
 
Quote of the Podcast –
“To find what one is fitted to do and secure the opportunity to do it is the key to happiness”. John Dewey
 
Introduction of Guest BIO –
Dr. Joseph L. Goins’s career began as a vocational educator in Tennessee, where he had the opportunity to develop the foundational skills program for learners with the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) System.  He was nominated for “Teacher of the Year” within the TBR system in 1995 and helped develop the first occupational profiles for the work-ready credential for 26 Technical and 14 Community Colleges. Additionally, Joseph developed a statewide primary skills/mathematics curriculum focused on career pathways that were systematically adopted for all programs in Tennessee. He received a BS in Mathematics Education from Berea College in Kentucky and an MS in Administration and Supervision from the University of Tennessee. He completed his EdD from Vanderbilt University in Educational Leadership and Policy.
For much of Joseph’s 30+ year career, he has focused on education and custom solutions in the ED TECH industry. His career has brought him a deep understanding of integrating technology into the classroom through resources that promote student achievement, teacher effectiveness, and leadership strategies for administrators. He has led sales, marketing, and professional development efforts in all US and international markets. Joseph has developed a stellar track record of increasing market share, profitability, and the development of product offerings while at the same time focusing on the needs of learners and educators.
Dr. Goins is the CEO of an action-based research company, NS4ed, which works closely with policy leaders, companies, schools, teachers, and educators alike to understand applying best practices and research into practice. NS4ed is committed to excellence in education, research, equity, and inclusion because Joseph practices and lives by those same principles. This is also evident in that NS4ed is devoted to giving back to the communities it serves. Joseph works with schools across the country, helping them identify the best solution that fits their culture, region, needs, and, ultimately, valuable solutions that allow learners to be successful.  NS4ed developed the Pathway2Careers model that embodies the Career-Connected Learning approach.
Education:
Vanderbilt University: Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy, 2016
University of Tennessee: Master of Science in Administration and Supervision, 1997
Berea College: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Education, 1993
Hubs of Inquiry: Mathematics Education & Curriculum Design; Career & Technical Education; K-12 Educational Leadership; Creating Impactful Partnerships between Education, Industry & Government Entities; Innovative Career-Connected Learning; Access and Equity; STEM Education; and Quantitative, Qualitative, and Community-Based Research.
Interview
Agents of Change: Leaders/Innovators

•  30,000 Ft. View – Why so we, as a society invest in education?
• What drew you to education?
• What do you love about what you do?
• Tell us about NS4ed
• Tell us a story or favorite memory about your work in education
• What are the biggest challenges to you?
• What would you like decision makers to know?

Podcast/book shoutouts
Savage Inequalities
Experience and Education
Foxfire Experience
Five Miles Away
Allure of Order
Unreasonable Hospitality
 
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