EDUCATΞUS

Dr. Tiffany Smith
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EDUCATΞUS is a podcast and learning collective that explores the ideas, experiences, and questions shaping education. Hosted by Dr. Tiffany Smith, educator, curriculum designer, and researcher, the podcast brings together educators, scholars, students, and community leaders to examine how learning connects to life beyond the classroom. Through conversations about curriculum, literacy, technology, inquiry, and community engagement, EDUCATΞUS explores new possibilities for teaching, learning, and preparing students to participate in an ever-changing world.

  1. 2d ago

    🎙️ Episode 10: Leading Real-World Learning

    🌎 What does it take to lead learning that actually prepares students for the world they will enter? In the 🎉 Season One finale of EDUCATΞUS, Dr. Tiffany Smith brings together four education leaders whose work spans schools, systems, literacy, leadership, and applied learning. 🎙️ Featuring: 📍 Dr. Delores Wallace-Brown — Sumter, South Carolina 🗽 Everett Stemridge — Education Specialist, New York Department of Education 🌍 Marion Mansberger, ABD, MBA — International Management & Leadership, University of Applied Sciences 📚 Dr. Sharnez Givens-Williams — Elementary School Principal, Educational Leader & Literacy Advocate, Metropolitan St. Louis area 💡 Together, they explore what leadership looks like when educators move beyond traditional approaches, create meaningful learning experiences, support educators as they try something different, and rethink what students need from schools as society continues to change. 🎓 This conversation closes Season One by bringing us back to the question at the heart of EDUCATΞUS: ✨ How do we create learning that connects students to their identities, their communities, and the lives they are preparing to lead? 🎧 Episode 10: Leading Real-World Learning🎉 Season One Finale

    🎙️ Episode 10: Leading Real-World Learning

  2. Aug 10

    🎙️ Episode 9: Preparing Teachers Featuring Shinita M. Simpson, Ed.S.

    How do we prepare teachers for the classrooms they are leading today—and for the classrooms still taking shape? In Episode 9 of EDUCATΞUS, Dr. Tiffany Smith sits down with Shinita M. Simpson, Ed.S., an educational leader, consultant, and advocate with 26 years of experience in education. Before retiring from public education, Shinita served as Director of Special Education for the Special School District, following years of service as a special education coordinator and teacher. Today, she is the Founder and Owner of SJ Training Innovations, LLC, where she partners with schools, organizations, and communities to strengthen instructional practices, professional learning, leadership, systems improvement, and Real World Learning opportunities. In this conversation, we explore what it really means to prepare and support teachers—from the realities educators face in the classroom to the leadership, professional development, collaboration, and systems they need to serve students well. At the heart of the conversation is a bigger question: Are we preparing teachers simply to work within the educational system we have, or are we preparing them to lead the education our students need next?

    🎙️ Episode 9: Preparing Teachers Featuring Shinita M. Simpson, Ed.S.

  3. Aug 4 ·  Bonus

    🎙️ Episode 8: Building Multimodal Composition (Part 2): Designing Multimodal Projects

    In Part One, our panel explored the growing influence of 🤖 artificial intelligence on literacy, authenticity, creativity, and teaching. In Part Two, the conversation turns toward practice. 🎨 Terri Webb, Natasha Moore, Layla Goushey, Scott Ramsey, and Raychelle Martin share how they design multimodal learning experiences, help students develop digital literacy, and navigate the realities of teaching in an AI-driven world. They also discuss the challenges educators face—from limited time and resources to the need for meaningful professional learning—and offer practical insights for creating classrooms where students communicate, create, and think critically across multiple modes. Whether you teach in K–12 or higher education, this conversation offers practical ideas for designing learning experiences that prepare students for the future while keeping human connection at the center of the work. ✨ 👥 Featured Guests: Terri Webb (special guest)Natasha Moore (higher ed)Layla Goushey (higher ed)Raychelle Martin (K-12)Scott Ramsey (K-12)🎙️ Building Multimodal Composition (Part 2): Designing Multimodal Projects

    🎙️ Episode 8: Building Multimodal Composition (Part 2): Designing Multimodal Projects

  4. Aug 3

    🎙️ Episode 8: Building Multimodal Composition (Part 1): AI, Authenticity, and the Future of ELA

    🎙️ NEW EPISODE IS LIVE! Building Multimodal Composition (Part 1) is now streaming on Spotify! 🎉 Artificial intelligence is changing how we teach, write, and create—but what does that mean for the future of English language arts? In this episode, I sit down with an incredible panel of ELA educators from K–12 and higher education to explore the role of AI in literacy instruction, authenticity, creativity, and what meaningful multimodal composition looks like in today's classrooms. Featuring: ✨ Terri Webb ✨ Natasha Moore ✨ Layla Goushey ✨ Scott Ramsey ✨ Raychelle Martin This conversation was so powerful that it's being released as a two-part series. Be sure to catch Part 1 today, and don't miss Part 2 later this week! 🎧 Listen now on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1RIBNs3gwvMnXCIphrMd7R?si=rYWFLOFdQ_2RgWVJ04vBfg&utm_source=copy-link If this episode challenges your thinking or gives you a new idea for your classroom, I'd love to hear from you. Please like, share, and follow EDUCATΞUS so more educators can join the conversation. #EDUCATEUS #MultimodalComposition #AIinEducation #EnglishEducation #ELA #TeacherLife #HigherEducation #K12Education #DigitalLiteracy #Literacy #InstructionalDesign #EducationPodcast #Teaching #ArtificialIntelligence #StudentVoice #Composition #EdTech #Learning #SpotifyPodcasts Good luck tonight! Episode 8 is live—now it's time to get it in front of educators.

    🎙️ Episode 8: Building Multimodal Composition (Part 1): AI, Authenticity, and the Future of ELA

  5. Jul 27

    🎙️ Episode 7: From Observation to Insight

    👀 How do we help students move beyond simply noticing the world to thinking deeply about it? In Episode 7 of the EDUCATΞUS Podcast, Dr. Tiffany Smith welcomes Dr. Shannon Koropchak, Director of Co-Curricular Programming and English educator at John Burroughs School in St. Louis. 📚 Together, they explore how observation becomes the foundation for inquiry, critical thinking, and meaningful communication. Drawing on experiences in literature, global education, and authentic learning, Dr. Koropchak shares how educators can help students ask better questions, make meaningful connections, and develop the insight needed to engage thoughtfully with the world around them. 🍎 Whether you teach in K–12 or higher education, this conversation will inspire you to see learning through a new lens. ✨ Listen now and join the conversation!

    🎙️ Episode 7: From Observation to Insight

  6. Jul 20

    🎙️ Episode 6: Agency, Voice, and Human Possibility

    What begins as a conversation about student agency and classroom management in K–12 classrooms evolves into a discussion of real-world learning across both K–12 and higher education. Joined by Tamara Rodney, Dr. Melissa Joy Benton, and Dr. Edythe Weeks, we explore how teacher autonomy influences educators' ability to create meaningful learning experiences and share examples of real-world lessons we've designed to put student agency into practice. Recorded around my dining room table, this conversation unfolds naturally, allowing ideas to build on one another as they emerged. Topics include:🌱 Student Agency🏫 Classroom Management🌍 Real-World Learning🎓 Teacher Autonomy🗣️ Student Voice✨ Human Possibility

    🎙️ Episode 6: Agency, Voice, and Human Possibility

  7. Jul 13

    🎙️ Episode 5: Identity, Voice, and Student Agency with Tracie McGhee

    💭 What happens when a podcast interview becomes a curriculum conversation? In this episode of the EDUCATΞUS Podcast, Dr. Tiffany Smith sits down with Tracie McGhee, founder of The Empowernista and the I Define ME Movement, to explore the relationship between identity, voice, and student agency. 💜 🌱 As the conversation unfolds, something unexpected happens. Rather than simply answering questions, Tracie helps challenge, expand, and refine ideas that are becoming part of the EDUCATΞUS multimodal curriculum. Listeners are invited into an authentic dialogue where curriculum is being developed in real time. • 🌟 Why self-awareness is foundational to student agency• 💪🏾 The power of defining yourself before the world defines you• 🗣️ How voice is cultivated through reflection, relationships, and experience• 🤝 Why community matters in the development of identity• ✨ What curriculum can become when it is built through authentic conversation 💜 This episode is unlike any we've recorded. Rich with reflection, vulnerability, authenticity, and energy, it marks the beginning of a two-part conversation—one that evolved in an unexpected way as the ideas themselves continued to grow.

    🎙️ Episode 5: Identity, Voice, and Student Agency with Tracie McGhee

  8. Jul 6

    🎙 Episode 4: ELA and Real-World Learning with Tamara Rodney

    What happens when English Language Arts moves beyond essays and grammar to become a vehicle for inquiry, observation, communication, and authentic engagement with the world? In this episode of EDUCATΞUS, Dr. Tiffany Smith is joined by English Language Arts educator Tamara Rodney for a conversation exploring how literacy can prepare students for life beyond the classroom. Together, they discuss student agency, intentional communication, multimodal literacy, and the role of authentic community experiences in helping students make meaning from the world around them. Building on the previous EDUCATΞUS episode featuring Sidney McGhee and the Damned Good People community center, Dr. Smith shares the multimodal curriculum she is developing for that community space. Rodney offers practical insight into designing and implementing community-centered literacy experiences that connect classroom learning with authentic engagement. Topics include: Student agency and intentional communicationTeaching writing with purposeMultimodal literacy and rhetorical awarenessCommunity-centered curriculum designAuthentic learning experiencesTransfer of learning beyond the classroomPreparing students for meaningful engagement in the real worldWhether you're an educator, curriculum designer, administrator, or researcher, this conversation offers both a vision and a practical framework for reimagining English Language Arts through inquiry, community, and multimodal learning.

    🎙 Episode 4: ELA and Real-World Learning with Tamara Rodney
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EDUCATΞUS is a podcast and learning collective that explores the ideas, experiences, and questions shaping education. Hosted by Dr. Tiffany Smith, educator, curriculum designer, and researcher, the podcast brings together educators, scholars, students, and community leaders to examine how learning connects to life beyond the classroom. Through conversations about curriculum, literacy, technology, inquiry, and community engagement, EDUCATΞUS explores new possibilities for teaching, learning, and preparing students to participate in an ever-changing world.

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  • Creator
    Dr. Tiffany Smith
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
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    © Dr. Tiffany Smith
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