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CASDA EdCasts discuss issues in contemporary K-12 education from the classroom to the systems and policy level.

  1. 06/14/2024

    The Constancy of Change

    In this special episode, Dr. Michael Piccirillo reflects on the changes he observed during his tenure as CASDA Executive Director. We discuss how COVID-19 led to schools altering practices during the shutdown period, and how some of those changes have not been sustained in response to budgetary urgency and political expedience. Mike signs off by encouraging educators to continue their work and to center students and families in their efforts.

    46 min

  2. 01/16/2024

    Aligning MTSS to Meet Student Needs

    This episode of CASDA's "Everything Education" podcast features Dr. Daina Sisk, Director of Secondary Special Education in the Ballston Spa Central School District discussing how districts can ensure their Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS-I) are aligned to support student needs above all else. Drawing upon her doctoral research and her deep experience, Dr. Sisk offers both thoughtful insights that can guide both district planning and educator practice.

    34 min

  3. 01/30/2023

    DEI, School Culture, and Student Leadership

    In this special EdCast Eudora Brennan, a Senior at Chatham High School joins CASDA Executive Director Dr. Michael Piccirillo and Damonni Farley, Founder and CEO of Common Thread Consultants. Eudora shares her perspective on leadership, the power of student voice and the work of Chatham's DEI Club to build a more inclusive and equitable school environment.

    33 min

  4. 01/19/2023

    Collaborating for Authentic Co-Teaching

    In this episode, Tracy Sangaré and Michele Sano, co-teachers at Latham Ridge Elementary School in North Colonie explore the foundations of strong co-teaching partnerships. They highlight the importance of modeling respectful, caring relationships for students, the importance of authentic reflection in the planning process and how co-teaching has helped them grow as educators.

    26 min

  5. 06/01/2022

    Generational Change: Student Leaders Use Their Voices for Change

    In this CASDA EdCast, Oneida Students for Antiracism members LIza, Charles, and Royalty return for a follow up one year after our first conversation. The students describe some of the work they have undertaken in the past year and communicate clear ideas for change. The depth of their insight on a range of education and social issues shows the power of authentic student voice and makes it clear that they are true leaders in the effort to build more equitable and inclusive schools.

    33 min

  6. 02/11/2022

    Behind All Language is Lived Experience

    In this CASDA EdCast, Sepideh Yasrebi, a Ph.D. Candidate at UAlbany's School of Education and English as a New Language Teacher in North Colonie Central Schools speaks with Jerome Steele about language and language learning as a social phenomenon. She offers an analysis of ENL theory and practice that centers students' histories, identities and context through a narrative centered framework that emphasizes the fact that language emerges from and reflects lived experience.

    28 min

  7. 10/27/2021

    Never Give Up on a Child: Supporting School Attendance and Engagement

    In this episode, Dr. Piccirillo talks to Dave Torres, a CASDA consultant facilitating the Improving Student Attendance Series: Re-engaging Students in a Post-COVID World about strategies to support students and families in school attendance and engagement. Dave shares stories and perspective from his career working in the criminal justice system and as an attendance supervisor in Saratoga Springs City Schools. Throughout the episode, he emphasizes the need to meet families where they are, "remove the educator hat," and never give up on students.

    26 min

  8. 07/28/2021

    Crossing Boundaries, Building Bridges

    This CASDA EdCast features Dr. Piccirillo in dialogue with special guests Amy Hawrylchak, Principal at Tech Valley High School and Shelette Pleat Principal for CTE at Capital Region BOCES on the topic of boundary crossing in leadership spaces. This concept allows leaders to move beyond their comfort zone, crossing boundaries into unknown and potentially unsettling space in order to grow personally and professionally. They discuss the benefits of taking these risks in order to better engage in educational equity work, and build more authentic, substantive relationships with both students and colleagues. Their honest exchanges model boundary crossing in practice and should encourage all leaders to move beyond the familiar and towards meaningful growth.

    47 min
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CASDA EdCasts discuss issues in contemporary K-12 education from the classroom to the systems and policy level.

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  • Creator
    CASDA
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © CASDA
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    CASDA EdCasts