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Education has reached a tipping point: we cannot use outdated practices and expect students to thrive. Education Rx was born out of a desire to support change in the public education system. Education should be engaging, have real world value, and be equitable for ALL students; no matter race, socio-economic status, or ability level. And, it should be FREE! We don't have all the answers, but we are searching out experts and real people that hold a piece of the puzzle, and we will be giving t ...
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Hollye sits down with Bored Teachers Comedian Devin Siebold for a light-hearted chat about being an educator and leaving education. Devin and Hollye talk about some of the highs and lows in education. Devin shares his journey moving from education into full-time comedian, public speaker, and podcaster. If you haven't watched "Crying in My Car" on Y…
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Hollye and Shannon talk with Eric Robinson, founder of TogetR4success. Eric's program is uniquely designed to create relationships between teachers and families over a 10 week period using games and challenges. This episode highlights the breakdown of trust and relationship between educators and families, and how it is impacting education across th…
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Join us as we talk with Ryan Hogan, @inclusivetogether, Ryan is a school psychologist AND the parent of a student with ASD. He knows how impactful it is to understand the system, know how to navigate it, and how to support it in the home. We discuss lingo (RTi, MTSS, IEP, MRD....), the processes you go through to get your student help, and what hap…
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We continue our interview with Paige Edmonds, functional nutritionist and program director for Dr. Mindy Pelz's agency. This round, we focus in on teachers/educators and how they can fuel their crazy days. Paige offers quick and easy ideas to keep us all on our toes throughout the day. She also shares some of her fool proof ways to be prepared for …
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How do you sit in a class and stay focused on a lecture if you just ate a bunch of simple carbs and drank a sugary soda?? The way students eat is directly impacting their ability to engage in academics. But is goes deeper: the way students are eating is directly impacting their mental health, their behavior, AND their long-term health outcomes!It m…
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Shannon and Hollye talk with Matt Beaudreau about the breakdown of the current public education system. Is changing the system an option? Matt says "no!" So how do we move forward and create a better landscape in education? Make a NEW system! Matt has been, and continues to, build new educational systems through programs such as Apogee Strong (ment…
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Shannon and Hollye talk about the guests and topics in Season 3: Educational Administration. They review some current educational issues, including the systemic issues in Houston's HISD district. Paying teachers based on student test scores...is this the wave of the future for public education teachers? Should it be? Across the country people are m…
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Will McCoy talks with Shannon and Hollye about leadership in schools. Walk throughs. Observations. Reviews. Creating a team environment. Building trust between administrators and teachers. Respecting teacher expertise. Getting staff input on professional development options. We ask the tough questions and Will steps up to the plate and answers each…
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Reimaging School Boards: Make Education Great!
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Shannon and Hollye talk with Kristin Smith, mother, education advocate, and dedicated school board president in Durango, CO. Sounds nice, but...why would I listen to it? Great question! Because Kristin shares ideas and methodology that WORKS! She talks about how she worked with her board to change leadership, bring students onto the board and mento…
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A Sociological Look at School Administration
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Dr. Michael Allen joins Hollye and Shannon to discuss school-based administration (aka principals). We talk about why students are going to the office and returning in minutes. Dr. Allen talks about observations and feedback. What is impairing principals from being present and tuned in? How do principals tap into the expertise of teachers and certi…
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Dr. Doug Fisher looks at educational leadership through the Leader Credibility Model. What does it take for a leader to be credible with their staff? Looking through the teacher's lens is the principal in your building accessible to you? Do you trust them? Are they present when it matters? From an administrator lens what are key ways that you can s…
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Will McCoy joins Hollye and Shannon to talk about educational administration. This inaugural episode in the Educational Administration series starts at the top! We ask questions that stem from real experiences and frustrations brought to our attention by listeners and educators. How much travel and training for top-level administrators is too much?…
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What an INCREDIBLE 2nd season we have had. We focused on "inclusion", but found several themes rose to the surface consistently across all of our episodes:Questioning of Standardized TestingStudent Led LearningMore Focus on Mastery, Less Focus on a Traditional Grading SystemUsing EdTech to Ensure EVERY Student has Access to LearningUniversal Design…
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Dr. Pasi Sahlberg: How the US Can Reform Our Education Systems
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Dr. Pasi Sahlberg, lifelong educator, academic, policy maker, and author, hails from Finland and has been a driving force in educational reform in his home country and throughout the world. He is currently living in Melbourne, Australia and working for Southern Cross University. Dr. Sahlbery has worked in countries around the world helping to suppo…
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Want Student Engagement? Buy In? To Stop Disruptive Behaviors? Sam Kary Talks Next Generation Teaching
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Sam Kary is the founder and CEO of The EdTech Classroom and Next Generation Teacher talks to us about the reality of student led, universal design, inclusive learning. Not "techy?" Not a problem! Sam give quick and easy ways to start a shift in your classroom. Learn how to get your students involved in self reflection, real time feedback to guide l…
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Turning It Around: Supporting Educators with Classroom Behaviors & Finding Ways to Create Success
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Will McCoy and Reagan Rogers of Invo Healthcare join us on this episode to talk about ways education can "Turn it Around." We talk with them about the behavioral crisis many educators are experiencing with students, and ways to address the challenges. Reagan shares how her program and team collaborate with educators to create systems that WORK! We …
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Does Inclusion Work? How Inclusive Practices Support Every Students’ Success
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Dr. James Robinson from Indiana University’s Institute on Disability, and former full time educator/special education teacher, joins us to talk about inclusion. He shares some of the research that his agency has done on the use of inclusive practices in public education. They have consistently found that the implementation of these practices result…
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Cultural, Racial, and Socio-Economic Challenges in Education: Powerful Ways Educators can Reframe Their Approach and INCLUDE Every Student Effectively
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Dr. Pedro Noguera talks with Hollye and Shannon about inclusion from the lens of meeting every student where they are at. Teaching students the way they learn, not making students learn the way you teach. He reinforces the importance of relationship between educators and students. We, as educators, need to start by honoring the cultures of our stud…
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Dr. Fisher shares methods for creating student driven learning that WORKS!6 Steps in the Progression of Learning for Students1. Students identify and know their current level of performance2. Students identify where they are going next with their learning3. Teachers support students in exploring a range of tools, and students select the tools that …
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The National Assessment of Educational Progress, otherwise known as the Nation’s Report Card, was first given in 1969 with the purpose of measuring the educational achievement and progress of the nation's students at established grades and ages in relation to the content of NAEP frameworks. Every two years, a sampling of schools across the nation a…
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Inclusive Learning 365: Education that does NOT exclude anyone!
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Inclusive Learning 365: Education that does NOT exclude anyoneThis episode is the first in our second season, and sets the stage for a full season focused on inclusion, i.e. student centered learning, i.e. equitable learning, i.e. student driven learning, i.e. universal design for learning. We are going to look at inclusive practices from multiple …
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Season 2 is coming! Starting April 5, 2023 look for a new episode every Wednesday. We will be focusing on the concept of INCLUSION for this season: What is it? Why do we need it? How do educators create it? What will be benefits be? We have AMAZING guests: Authors of "Inclusive Learning 365" Mike Marotta, Karen Janowski, and Chris BugajDr. Andrew H…
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Hollye and Shannon welcome their producer Kieran Bronson-Doherty in a round table discussion about Season 1. Looking at key points, powerful ideas, and resources that were brought forward during this first season. What IS social emotional learning? Why is it a hot topic? How does it impact academic learning? What are some of the ways that education…
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Dr. Angela Griffin, Washington Board of Education member, Preschool educator and director, and educator of educators, shares how Washington state was able to keep daycares and preschools going during CoVid. She shares how maintaining these programs supported families, but also addressed the social emotional needs of early learners. These programs e…
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Within public education, there is a classification of "Affective Education," or students with emotional & behavioral disorders. These students may have mental health issues, such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism, or other diagnoses that include an e…
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Episode 6: Special Education and the Impact of Covid
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This episode is EXTRA Special: we were able to get our amazing friend, John Cordova, to be a guest announcer and help us introduce the episode. John's mom, Shari, joins us to share a parent's perspective on how CoVid and virtual learning impacted her child with special needs. Shari is the founder of a wonderful organization in Albuquerque, NM calle…
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This week we talk with Trise Moore, an equity and engagement specialist from the Pacific Northwest region. She shares ways that families have been impacted by the CoVid 19 experience, and subsequent virtual schooling. Identifying WHY families are key in the education process, as well as simple and effective ways to engage families in the education …
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Episode 4: CoVid's Impact on Higher Education
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In this episode we talk about the mental health impacts of CoVid on young adults and adult students in higher education programs. We discuss how virtual learning was impacted, as well as relationships with peers, and basic living (including sleep-wake cycles, motivation, and the quality of life) were all impacted by CoVid and virtual learning. Look…
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Episode 3: What IS working?
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Join Shannon as she talks with Libby, an administrator at Animas High School in Durango, CO, to explore how relationship building has kept their students engaged in learning. Hollye interviews Kathy, a veteran principal who has used a variety of SEL curriculums, and shares how the "Leader in Me" curriculum took a school that was drowning and turned…
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In episode 1 we talked about the Social Emotional Crisis that was building pre-CoVid, and was amplified during CoVid. This crisis is impacting academics, but looking deeper, it is causing many teachers to feel defeated. If teachers are feeling hopeless, their students will feel hopeless. How can we learn or take in academic knowledge if we are in a…
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Hosts Hollye Bronson OTR/L, MIDT and Shannon Donnaway SLP introduce Education Rx and interview Dr. Karen Beard, associate professor at Ohio State University, and co-author of Time for Change: Understanding Teacher Social-Emotional Learning Supports for Anti-Racism and Student Well-Being During COVID-19, and Beyond. This episode explores the hidden …
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Education Rx is a new podcast focused on public education, educators, students, and families. CoVid 19 had a hidden impact on educators that might surprise you. What is it? How did it happen? And how do we move forward? Get ready for a new, provocative podcast that will look at the public education system and ways that we can make it better. Join u…
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