142 episodes

The Classroom Matters podcast aims to tell the stories and share the experiences of K-12 educators and the reality of our education system. Join Kristy Houle, former teacher, assistant principal and principal as she talks with a wide variety of fascinating people on important and interesting educational topics.

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The Classroom Matters podcast aims to tell the stories and share the experiences of K-12 educators and the reality of our education system. Join Kristy Houle, former teacher, assistant principal and principal as she talks with a wide variety of fascinating people on important and interesting educational topics.

    How to Create a Collaborative Culture with Stephanie Gregson

    How to Create a Collaborative Culture with Stephanie Gregson

    On this episode of the Classroom Matters podcast host Kristy Houle talks with Dr. Stephanie Gregson who currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director for the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE). Stephanie’s focus is on school turnaround centering on improving teaching and learning aimed at equitable access, opportunity, and outcomes for students. Stephanie has more than 24 years of experience in public education and started her career as an elementary school teacher...

    • 30 min
    Getting Organized in the Classroom: A Conversation with Dr. Frank Buck

    Getting Organized in the Classroom: A Conversation with Dr. Frank Buck

    On this episode of the Classroom Matters podcast host Kristy Houle talks with Dr. Frank Buck, author of Get Organized!: Time Management for School Leaders and Get Organized Digitally!: The Educator's Guide to Time Management. After retiring from public education, Dr. Buck devoted his "second career" to writing and speaking on organization, time management, and personal productivity for educators. Dr. Buck realized that most educators are overwhelmed by the amount of paper and digital informat...

    • 45 min
    Against All Odds: A Conversation with Kevo Aregbe

    Against All Odds: A Conversation with Kevo Aregbe

    On this episode of the Classroom Matters podcast host Kristy Houle talks with accomplished artist, Kevo Aregbe. Kevo holds a master’s degree in fine arts and his art ranges from painting to theater production, highlighting racial dynamics and human experiences. He is also the director of a nonprofit for arts, called Kevo Arts Studios, and teaches at a college, with over 10 years of experience as the owner of a successful tattoo studio. When it comes to education Kevo has unique experien...

    • 29 min
    A Revolution in Teaching Business and Economics

    A Revolution in Teaching Business and Economics

    On today’s episode of the Classroom Matters podcast, host Kristy Houle talks with author, executive, angel investor, and lifelong student of markets John Foster about the importance of teaching students the most advanced concepts in business and economics. John has years of experience teaching kids as a Junior Achievement volunteer and over the course of several years built his own curriculum, which would become Middle School MBA. Guest Websites: https://www.middleschoolmba.com/

    • 32 min
    Digital Wellness in the Learning Environment

    Digital Wellness in the Learning Environment

    On this episode of the Classroom Matters podcast, host Kristy Houle talks with Dr. Gwenyth Jackaway about the impact of technology on student development and how to monitor digital wellness you’re your students. Dr. Gwenyth Jackaway is a leader in digital wellness. She was a member of the Fordham University and media studies faculty for more than 25 years. She's a mother, an author, and currently serves as an educational consultant for Carrots&Cake. A parental control app that encourages ...

    • 37 min
    Creating the Calm Classroom with Caylee Carullo

    Creating the Calm Classroom with Caylee Carullo

    On this episode of the Classroom Matters podcast, host Kristy Houle talks Caylee Carullo about how to help educators put an end to misbehavior. She’s been featured on Fox News for her positive behavior strategies and she’s the host of the Pre-K Teacher Family podcast. She has over 100,000 followers across her social media platforms, and she has created an online course that is helping teachers around the world create calm classrooms. Links for the AudienceThe Calm Classroom (...

    • 33 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
13 Ratings

13 Ratings

malloryck ,

Interesting and relevant!

Important info for people in education, people who have an education, and everyone else!

SavPoi ,

Great conversations

Love this show and the interviews from the hero’s in education!

IowaDavid ,

Highly recommend!

Some great interviews and great guests that reveal what’s going on in the world of education

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