In this episode, Dr. Seipp discusses the power of teacher collaboration with the third grade team from Franklin Elementary School, Mr. Allison, Mrs. Mason, and Mr. Lane. The team shares how they have come to embrace such a strong partnership as well as the benefits of their incredible collaborative approach to planning, teaching, and reflecting. When time is such a commodity, listen to this episode to hear how collaboration with trusted, hard-working colleagues might prove to be a huge part of the answer.

In this episode, Dr. Seipp discussed the district's extensive plans to celebrate Read Across America and SEL Week with Ms. Bellardino, Ms. McInnes, Mrs. DiLorenzo, and Mrs. LaCosta. These three along with many other colleagues have planned an array of experiences for students and staff to celebrate both weeks simultaneously. Their efforts are further evidence that the district works hard to support all aspects of learning and reaching every student.

In this episode, Dr. Seipp, Mr. Mawn, and Mr. Caccavale talk with representatives from Ferguson and Explore the Trades talk about their partnership as well as how comprehensive schools work with organizations like these to ensure equitable access to vocational learning experiences for students. These experiences open up minds to a wide variety of potential career opportunities that otherwise would not be available to them.

In this episode, Dr. Seipp discusses an exciting learning collaboration at EMS, the AmeriCorps Watershed Project with Mr. Mawn, the Science Supervisor, Mr. Tatarka, Mr. Zavala, Mrs. Blewitt, EMS science teachers, and two EMS students. They discuss their experience learning alongside Chris, an AmeriCorps representative. Listen here to learn more about this exciting opportunity for our students.

In this episode, Dr. Seipp discussed the evolution of Roxbury High School's award-winning literary magazine, "The Nightingale" with a past advisor, Mrs. Schmidt, a current advisor, Ms. Stellingwerf, and two current students. "The Nightingale" provides so much more than just authentic poems and pieces of writing from students...hear all about it in this episode!

In this episode, Dr. Seipp talks with Mr. Mawn, Mr. Caccavale, Mr. Martin, and two students about Roxbury's Structural Design and Fabrication program. This class partners with Morris Habitat for Humanity to build an entire modular home every two years from the ground up. Students talk about how this program has prepared them for life beyond RHS. This unique program offers students a unique learning experience rarely found in a comprehensive public high school.

In this episode, Dr. Seipp, Dr. Zegar, Ms. Folkers, and Ms. Redwood discuss the recent research surrounding the debunking of Gardner's Learning Styles and the importance of flexibility in the learning environment to support the strengths of all students.

In this episode, Dr. Seipp discussed a refreshing new mindset in math instruction based on Peter Liljedahl's book, Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics. A group of teachers and students from Eisenhower Middle School talk about their experience with this framework, specifically thin-slicing lessons, as well as successes with its overall implementation.

In this episode, Dr. Seipp, Dr. Zegar, and Ms. Bellardino take a deeper dive into what specifically MTSS Tier 1 and Tier 2 are as well as how students are supported in the MTSS structure. The discussion goes into detail about the tiers and strategies used to support students' growth.

In this episode, Dr. Seipp, Dr. Zegar, Ms. Bellardino, and Mr. Fiscina are joined by renowned educational thinker, Dr. Thomas Guskey. Dr. Guskey and our team discuss best practices in grade reporting and assessment, as well as strategies to transition grade reporting toward a more productive, transparent, and useful format where all stakeholders can gain insight into the learning process.