Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.

Olivia Wahl
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Do you need innovative strategies to strengthen your school culture and spark student growth? This podcast is your go-to resource for coaches, teachers, administrators, and families seeking to create dynamic and engaging learning environments. In each episode, you'll discover how to unite educators and caregivers to support students, tackle common classroom challenges, and cultivate an atmosphere where every learner can thrive. With over 25 years of experience as a teacher and coach, host Olivia Wahl curates episodes with insights from more than 150 expert interviews, offering practical tips that bridge the gap between school and home. Tune in every Monday and Friday for actionable strategies and inspirational stories that can transform your approach and make a real impact on learning.Start with a fan-favorite episode today (S5E1: Inside the Secret Moves of Expert Teachers with John Hattie) and take the first step towards transforming your educational environment!

  1. 1D AGO

    Your Good Intentions Are Widening the Gap: What ENL Teachers Need to Hear

    What does "stuck" actually look like in a classroom and whose job is it to fix it? In this S5E39 Part 1 episode of @schoolutionspodcast⁩,  I sit down again with Beth Skelton and Tan Huynh to discuss their newest collaboration, Integrated Literacy for Experienced Multilinguals. They talk about why the phrase "long-term English learner" needs to go, and what "stuck" looks like in a classroom. This episode is a must-listen for any teacher looking to improve their English language instruction and support every student. Beth shares a powerful classroom story about a ninth grader who could explain physics perfectly in social language but needed explicit support to reach academic language. Tan shares what it felt like to arrive in the U.S. as a five-year-old Vietnamese refugee and later be told his "creative" science writing wasn't science writing at all. Some episode mentions👇 💫The Writing Revolution by Natalie Wexler and Judith Hochman 💫Long-Term Success for Experienced Multilinguals by Beth Skelton and Tan Huynh (their first book) 💫Integrated Literacy for Experienced Multilinguals by  Beth Skelton and Tan Huynh  (the new book) 💫The 2020 WIDA framework 💫The original WIDA "Can Do" philosophy 💫Ruslana Westerlund — contributor to the 2020 WIDA framework Publications 💫Scientific American — mentioned as an example of science writing for non-scientists 🔑 Topics discussed: ➡️ Why "experienced multilingual" replaces deficit language around student engagement and student motivation ➡️ What stuck looks like and how it starts as early as 4th grade (classroom behavior vs. academic language) ➡️ Social language vs. academic language: the continuum and why it matters for active learning ➡️Why every content teacher is responsible for the language of their discipline and how that supports inclusive teaching ➡️Good-intentioned practices that actually increase the gap (a must-hear for instructional coaching and teacher support) ➡️ The equity argument for explicit instruction as the most generous form of culturally responsive teaching More resources from Tan & Beth: Huynh, T. & Skelton, B. (2026).A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas. EdutopiaHuynh, T., & Skelton, B. (2025).Sentence-Level Scaffolds That Foster English Learners' Independence and Growth. EdutopiaHuynh, T., & Skelton, B. (2025).Adapting Gradual Release of Responsibility for English Language Learners. EdutopiaHuynh, T., & Skelton, B. (2025).Using an Input-Output Loop to Help Newcomer Students Learn Class Content. EdutopiaChapters: 0:00 Welcome & guest introductions 1:45 Research nugget: The Writing Revolution (Tan) 2:55 Research nugget: WIDA 2020 framework (Beth) 3:50 Why this book? Origin of Integrated Literacy for Experienced Multilinguals 5:40 Why "long-term English learner" needs to go (asset vs. deficit language) 7:50 What "stuck" looks like: the convex lens classroom story 11:00 Social language vs. academic language explained 13:00 Every content teacher IS a language teacher 14:40 Beth's husband's geology thesis (and why science writes in passive voice) 16:50 Tan's "sandwiched" rock layers story (two Englishes) 18:45 Lightning round: Q&A with Beth and Tan 22:00 Preview of Part 2 with the input-output loop & language domains Join our community of educators committed to cultivating student success, inspired teaching, and creating inclusive classrooms with a pro-kid mindset focused on the whole child. 🎧 New episodes every Monday & Friday with bite-sized Wednesday reel bonus content. 📧 Book a coaching session with me here, if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in. 🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl Don't forget to 🔔SUBSCRIBE for more teaching tips, and 💬SHARE!  #schoolutions #schoolutionspodcast #forevergettingbetter #curiositydriven #evidencebasedstrategies #classroomreadystrategies #MultilingualLearners #ELLTeachers #AcademicLanguage #ExperiencedMultilinguals #EquityInEducation #InclusiveClassrooms #InstructionalCoaching #TeacherCoaching #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #StudentEngagement #StudentMotivation #ActiveLearning #EffectiveTeaching #InstructionalStrategies #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolLeadership #EducationLeadership #SchoolCulture #TeacherSupport #MentorTeachers #ProKidMindset #WholeChild #StudentSuccess #EmpoweredEducators #EducationTransformation #TeacherImpact #SchoolChange #ClassroomBelonging #AntibiasTeaching When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

    24 min

  2. 4D AGO ·  BONUS

    The Actionable Participatory Model Every Teacher Needs to Learn About

    What happens when the students whom everyone overlooks become the ones who change everything? In Part 2 of this must-hear S5E38 @schoolutionspodcast conversation, Rachael Thrash shares the inspiring story about Angolan students in Portland, Maine, who turned their isolation into a school-wide soccer tournament, walks through her Actionable Participatory Model step by step, and gives you the one move you can make this Monday to start co-creation in your classroom today. Rachael unpacks why shy students, multilingual learners, and kids who learn differently are the most silenced voices in schools, and exactly how strategic facilitation and inclusive teaching can change that. This is equity in education and school culture work at its most practical and most human. 💫Make sure to watch Part 1 & check out some of the resources mentioned: Rachael Thrash's websiteLet the Learners Lead: Empowering Student Voice to Co-Create School Culture by Rachael ThrashBaxter Academy for Science and Technology, Portland, MaineInternational School of HelsinkiNext Week: Tan Huynh and Beth Skelton are on a mission to reach the students everyone assumes are fine — experienced multilinguals who can chat in the hallway but still can't write a formal essay with ease. Tune in to learn about their new book, Integrated Literacy for Experienced Multilinguals, and for the personal stories, the framework, and the moves that offer these students the instruction they've always deserved.  Chapters: 0:00 — Hook: Angolan Students Who Changed Their Whole School 1:00 — Welcome Back & Part 2 Overview 1:30 — Case Study: Baxter Academy for Science and Technology, Portland, Maine 3:00 — How Isolation Became the Catalyst for Change 4:00 — From Problem to Proposal: The Soccer League Story 5:30 — The Confidence Ripple Effect — What the Biology Teacher Noticed 6:30 — Whose Voices Get Overlooked Most Often 7:30 — The Story of Risa: From Silent to Leading 9:00 — How a Student Leadership Retreat Changed Everything 10:00 — Introducing the Actionable Participatory Model 10:30 — Step 1: Relationship Building and Connection 11:30 — Step 2: Exploring What's Working and What Isn't 12:30 — Step 3: Imagining a Better School 13:00 — Step 4: Breaking Ideas Into Actionable Projects 14:00 — Step 5: Real Audience, Real Stakes 14:45 — Step 6: Reflection and Redefining Together 16:00 — Why This Book Is a Mentor Text for Teachers 16:30 — What the World Is Demanding of Kids Right Now 17:30 — Why Co-Creation Defies AI 19:00 — Regenerative Education and Hattie's Research 20:30 — Page 143: The Co-Create Framework Quote 22:00 — The One Move to Start This Work on Monday 24:00 — Key Takeaways and Call to Action 25:00 — Next Week Preview: Tan Huynh and Beth Skelton 26:00 — Outro and How to Work With Olivia Wahl 📧 🎧 New episodes every Monday & Friday with bite-sized Wednesday reel bonus content. 📧 Book a coaching session with me here if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in. 🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl Don't forget to🔔SUBSCRIBE for more teaching tips, and 💬SHARE! Next week's conversation: Tan Huynh and Beth Skelton are on a mission to reach the students everyone assumes are fine — experienced multilinguals who can chat in the hallway but still can't write a formal essay with ease. Tune in to learn about their new book, Integrated Literacy for Experienced Multilinguals, and for the personal stories, the framework, and the moves that offer these students the instruction they've always deserved. #schoolutions #schoolutionspodcast #forevergettingbetter #curiositydriven #evidencebasedstrategies #classroomreadystrategies #StudentVoice #CoCreation #LetTheLearnersLead #RachaelThrash #Schoolutions #OliviaWahl #ActionableParticipatoryModel #StudentLeadership #InclusiveTeaching #EquityInEducation #ClassroomBelonging #StudentEngagement #Multilingual #ELLStudents #ShyStudents #OverlookedStudents #InstructionalLeadership #SchoolImprovement #TeacherCoaching #InstructionalCoaching #EffectiveTeaching #ActiveLearning #EmpoweredEducators #WholeChild #ProKidMindset #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #AIinEducation #HumanCenteredLearning #PortraitOfAGraduate #EducationTransformation #RegenerativeEducation #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolCulture #InspiringStudents #TeacherImpact When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

    27 min

  3. 6D AGO ·  BONUS

    Treating Every Student as a Leader Changes Everything

    Is your student council secretly reinforcing the status quo? In this short from my S5E38  @schoolutionspodcast conversation, Rachael Thrash, author of Let the Learners Lead and Senior Director of Education & Innovation at Big Bad Boo Studios, breaks down why traditional student leadership models are built on barriers that silence the very students whose voices matter most. When school leadership becomes a privilege for the already-confident, already-popular, already-successful kids, we send a quiet but powerful message: this space isn't for you. Real school culture change starts when we treat every student as a leader in the making. Watch, reflect, and share Part 1 & Part 2 of our @schoolutionspodcast S5E38 interview. 📧 Book a coaching session with me here: https://www.oliviawahl.com/printable-resources/p/professional-mentorship-expert-networking, if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in. 📘 Grab Rachael's book: Let the Learners Lead 🌐 Learn more: https://cocreateschools.com/ Chapters 0:00 Why Traditional Student Leadership Fails 0:20 The Status Quo Problem in Student Councils 0:45 School as a Laboratory — For Every Student 1:10 What Exclusive Leadership Models Really Teach Kids 1:35 How We Repeat Society's Inequities in Schools #Schoolutions #SchoolutionsPodcast #ForeverGettingBetter #CuriosityDriven #EvidenceBased #ClassroomReadyStrategies #StudentLeadership #ClassroomBelonging #StudentEngagement #EquityInEducation #InclusiveTeaching #SchoolCulture #StudentVoice #ProKidMindset #LetTheLearnersLead #EffectiveTeaching #InstructionalLeadership #SchoolImprovement #EmpoweredEducators #TeacherCoaching #ActiveLearning #InspiringStudents #EducationTransformation #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #WholeChild #SchoolChange #TeacherImpact #AntiTeaching #NewTeachers #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolLeadership #Schoolutions When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

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  4. MAY 18

    Every Student Is a Leader & Here's the Research to Prove It

    Is your student council accidentally silencing the students who need a voice most? In Part 1 of this two-part S5E38  @schoolutionspodcast conversation, Rachael Thrash, Senior Director of Education and Innovation at Big Bad Boo Studios and author of Let the Learners Lead: Empowering Student Voice to Co-Create School Culture, breaks down why traditional student leadership models are quietly reinforcing the status quo, and what co-creation actually looks and feels like in schools. Rachael walks us through David Yeager's research and the student voice continuum, unpacks why a student survey is NOT the same as student voice, and shares two unforgettable stories about what happens when teachers trust kids enough to let things get messy. This is instructional leadership and school culture work at its most human. Some episode mentions:  Rachael Thrash's website10 to 25 by David Yeager, PhDDesigning Group Work by Cohen and LawtonStudent Voice Continuum — Teschales and Nykula, University of PennsylvaniaInternational School of HelsinkiTricia Friedman🎧 Part 2 drops Friday, where Rachael walks us through a school case study, whose voices get overlooked most, and the one move you can make on Monday morning to get this work started. CHAPTERS 0:00 — Hook: Is Your Student Council Doing More Harm Than Good? 1:00 — Welcome & Introduction: Who Is Rachael Thrash? 2:00 — Research Spotlight: David Yeager & Designing Group Work 3:30 — What Traditional Student Leadership Gets Wrong 5:00 — The Student Council Constitution That Excludes Most Kids 6:00 — The Moment Rachael Knew We Had to Do This Differently 7:30 — Student Voice vs. Student Survey: There's a Huge Difference 9:00 — The Student Voice Continuum Explained 10:30 — Co-Creation: What It Actually Means for Students & Adults 11:30 — What Happens When Teachers Let Go of Control 12:30 — The Resistance Art Gallery Story 14:30 — The Helsinki Interview That Changed Everything 16:00 — Life Is Messy — and That's the Point 16:45 — Lightning Round With Rachael Thrash 19:00 — Key Takeaways & Call to Action 19:45 — Come Back for Part 2 — Preview Join our community of educators committed to cultivating student success, inspired teaching, and creating inclusive classrooms with a pro-kid mindset focused on the whole child. 📧 🎧 New episodes every Monday & Friday with bite-sized Wednesday reel bonus content. 📧 Book a coaching session with me here if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in. 🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl Don't forget to🔔SUBSCRIBE for more teaching tips, and 💬SHARE!  #schoolutions #schoolutionspodcast #forevergettingbetter #curiositydriven #evidencebasedstrategies #classroomreadystrategies #StudentVoice #SchoolCulture #StudentLeadership #CoCreation #LetTheLearnersLead #RachaelThrash #Schoolutions #OliviaWahl #InclusiveTeaching #EquityInEducation #ClassroomBelonging #StudentEngagement #InstructionalLeadership #SchoolImprovement #TeacherCoaching #InstructionalCoaching #EffectiveTeaching #ActiveLearning #EmpoweredEducators #WholeChild #ProKidMindset #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #AntiBiasTeaching #EducationTransformation #TeacherImpact #ProfessionalDevelopment #NewTeachers #SchoolLeadership #FamilyPartnerships #inspiringstudents When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

    20 min

  5. MAY 15 ·  BONUS

    Student Climate Advocacy In Action: From Classroom Stories to Civic Change

    What if the secret to student engagement, student motivation, and inspiring students wasn't a new app or a new behavior system, but storytelling? In Part 2 of my S5E37 @schoolutionspodcast conversation, Xochitl Bentley (author of Helping Students Become Climate Stewards) walks us through what climate stewardship projects look and feel like in real classrooms: from a Green Ambassador Grant field trip to TreePeople Eco Park in LA to a student-led postcard campaign to city representatives. These aren't assigned projects. They're sparked by genuine encounters with stewardship, and they ripple outward into the community. You’ll learn: ✦ How to make the case for environmental justice education in any classroom ✦ The "read with the grain / read against the grain" strategy for counter-storytelling ✦ Flash fiction + news stories = student agency in climate narratives ✦ What a real climate stewardship project looks like, start to finish ✦ The 3 questions every student should carry with them for life 💫Make sure to watch Part 1 & check out some resources mentioned: ➡️Flash fiction technique borrowed from writer Kathy Fish: thinking like a mosaicist ➡️The Great Pacific Garbage Patch as a springboard for student flash fiction writing ➡️Louisiana's Cancer Alley as a case study for rhetorical strategies in ELA ➡️Field trip to TreePeople eco park in Los Angeles  Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction & Part 1 Recap 1:45 – The "Read With / Against the Grain" Strategy 4:00 – Banking Student Questions as Visible Inquiry 5:30 – Flash Fiction + News Stories = Student Agency 8:00 – Making the Case for Environmental Justice in Any Classroom 10:30 – Environmental Hazards as Public Health Emergencies 11:30 – The Green Ambassador Grant Project 12:30 – TreePeople Eco Park Field Trip 14:30 – Student-Led Community Showcase & Postcard Campaign 15:45 – Defining "Climate Steward" 17:00 – The Three Questions for Future Ancestors 18:00 – Reading from the Book's Preface 19:30 – Olivia's 3 Big Takeaways 21:00 – Next Episode Preview 📧 Book a coaching session with me here if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in. 🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl Next Week: International educator and author Rachael Thrash is about to challenge everything you think you know about what student leadership looks like. She makes a compelling case in her new book, Let the Learners Lead, for why handing real power to students doesn't just change schools, it changes the world.  When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

    23 min

  6. MAY 13 ·  BONUS

    How to Get Students to Care About Climate Change in Your Classroom

    When students shut down during climate conversations, the answer isn't more data; it's better storytelling. In this short from my S5E37 @schoolutionspodcast conversation, climate educator and author Xochitl Bentley explains why wrapping difficult facts in stories is the key to unlocking student engagement, authentic voice, and real civic action in your classroom. Whether you're focused on inspiring students, improving student participation, or building a pro-kid mindset across your school, Xochitl's approach to environmental storytelling offers a whole child framework that works across ELA, science, social studies, and beyond. Watch, reflect, and share Part 1 & Part 2 of our @schoolutionspodcast S5E37 interview. 📧 Book a coaching session with me here if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in.  Schoolutions is for teachers, education coaches, instructional leaders, school administrators, parents, homeschoolers, teacher mentors, school counselors, and anyone committed to empowered educators and thriving students. Tune in every Monday and Friday for evidence-based, classroom-ready strategies you can apply right away. 📚 CHAPTERS 0:00 Why students shut down during climate conversations 0:22 The problem with facts and statistics alone 0:38 Why storytelling unlocks student engagement 0:52 The power of community-rooted stories 1:05 Authentic voice, honest call to action #Schoolutions #SchoolutionsPodcast #ForeverGettingBetter #CuriosityDriven #EvidenceBased #ClassroomReadyStrategies #StudentEngagement #ClassroomBelonging #InspiringStudents #ActiveLearning #EffectiveTeaching #InstructionalStrategies #StudentMotivation #TeacherCoaching #InstructionalCoaching #NewTeachers #MentorTeachers #ProfessionalDevelopment #SchoolLeadership #EquityInEducation #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #InclusiveClassrooms #AntiBiasTeaching #ProKidMindset #WholeChild #StudentSuccess #EmpoweredEducators #EducationTransformation #TeacherImpact #ClimateEducation #EnvironmentalStorytelling #StudentVoice #Schoolutions #ClimateStorytelling #ClimateStewards #XochitlBentley When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

    1 min

  7. MAY 11

    Want Students to Become Climate Stewards? Use These 6 Storytelling Stances!

    What if the most powerful climate tool we have isn't a statistic, it's a story? In Part 1 of my S5E37 @schoolutionspodcast conversation, I sit down with teacher Xochitl Bentley to unpack how using six specific storytelling stances can effectively engage students with climate change issues. Xochitl emphasizes that stories can be a more powerful tool than statistics in fostering environmental education and stewardship, highlighting their role in the broader education for sustainability movement. Some resources mentioned: 📚 Helping Students Become Climate Stewards: Storytelling for Environmental Advocacy and Problem Solving by Xochitl Bentley 📚 Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor by Rob Nixon 📚The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer 📚Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler ➡️Fukushima Daiichi Accident  CHAPTERS: 0:00 – Introduction & Who Is Xochitl Bentley 1:45 – The Research: Rob Nixon & Slow Violence 3:30 – What Sparked Xochitl's Passion for Climate Stewardship 5:00 – The Food Story That Hooked Students (Heather's Classroom) 6:10 – Lessons from Japan: Foresight, Islands & Sustainability 8:30 – Why Facts Alone Don't Drive Action 9:30 – Wrapping Data in Stories: The Core Argument 10:30 – The Six Storytelling Stances (Overview) 11:00 – Stance 1: Storytelling for Systemic Responsiveness 12:10 – Stance 2: Storytelling About Root Causes 13:10 – Stance 3: Storytelling Beyond Either/Or 14:10 – Stance 4: Storytelling for Kinship & Reciprocity 15:20 – Stance 5: Storytelling for Intergenerational Awareness 16:30 – The Seventh Generation Principle Connection 17:10 – Stance 6: Storytelling for Collective Mobilization 18:10 – Lightning Round Begins 18:45 – Book Rec: The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer 19:40 – One Word Students Feel: Overwhelmed 20:10 – Most Underrated Genre: Ghost Stories 21:00 – Biggest Myth in Environmental Education 21:30 – A Student Becomes a Climate Steward When… 22:00 – Wrap Up & What's Coming in Part 2 🎧 Part 2 drops Friday, where Xochitl walks through the full storytelling flow and real climate stewardship projects from her classroom. Join our community of educators committed to cultivating student success, inspired teaching, and creating inclusive classrooms with a pro-kid mindset focused on the whole child.  📧 🎧 New episodes every Monday & Friday with bite-sized Wednesday reel bonus content. 📧 Book a coaching session with me here if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in. 🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl Don't forget to🔔SUBSCRIBE for more teaching tips, and 💬SHARE! #schoolutions #schoolutionspodcast #forevergettingbetter #curiositydriven #evidencebasedstrategies #classroomreadystrategies #StudentEngagement #TeacherCoaching #InstructionalStrategies #ClimateEducation #EffectiveTeaching #ClassroomBelonging #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching  When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

    23 min

  8. MAY 8 ·  BONUS

    Can We Scale Street Redesign? ⁨@openplansnyc⁩ Has a Plan!

    In part 2 of my S5E36 ⁨@schoolutionspodcast⁩ conversation with Sabina Sethi Unni from @openplansnyc⁩ breaks down how urban redevelopment can truly impact a school community. Sabina shares specific strategies for urban design, like a co-created toolkit and a relational outreach approach, showing a before and after in community engagement. This architecture video highlights the Clarkson Street project, proposing new installations to foster a better environment. 💫Make sure to watch Part 1  and learn more about applying by reaching out to Sabina at sabina@openplans.org 📚 Some Episode Mentions: School Streets program with Open PlansClarkson School Street Project New York EdgeThe Project for Public Spaces Transportation AlternativesParis School Streets program Pratt Institute / International Placemaking Week CHAPTERS 0:00 — Introduction: Streets as the Most Joyful Place in the Neighborhood 1:30 — What Is a School Street? Definition & What It Looks Like 4:00 — How Schools Apply & Eligibility Requirements 6:30 — Equity First: Why Low-Income Communities Are Prioritized 9:00 — The Biggest Barriers: Staffing, Admin Burden & Leadership Turnover 11:30 — Co-Creating the Toolkit with Transportation Alternatives 14:00 — From Cold Outreach to Relational Organizing 16:30 — The Clarkson Street Story: A National Model in the Making 20:00 — NYC's First-Ever Permanent Swing Gate on a Public Street 23:00 — Mayor Mamdani's Opt-Out Proposal & What It Could Mean 26:00 — If Every Street Became a School Street: Where to Start 29:00 — The Vision for Scale & What Paris Can Teach NYC 31:00 — How to Get Involved, Apply, or Support the Movement 🎧 New episodes every Monday & Friday with bite-sized Wednesday reel bonus content. 📧 Connect with me if you’d like a thought partner to help you cultivate curious learners who advocate for what they believe in. 🎵 Music: Benjamin Wahl Don't forget to 🔔SUBSCRIBE for more teaching tips, and 💬SHARE! Next week's episode: Xochitl Bentley teaches us about different storytelling stances and how they connect to climate stewardship. Xochitl offers a masterclass in culturally responsive teaching, inclusive classrooms, and sparking student motivation through narrative and identity.  #schoolutions #schoolutionspodcast #forevergettingbetter #curiositydriven #evidencebasedstrategies #classroomreadystrategies  #SchoolStreets #UrbanPlanning #EquityInEducation #StudentSuccess #WholeChild #SchoolCulture #InstructionalLeadership #TeacherCoaching #ActiveLearning #OutdoorLearning #FamilyPartnerships #CulturallyResponsiveTeaching #ProKidMindset #SchoolImprovement #EmpoweredEducators #InclusiveClassrooms #SchoolusionsPodcast #TeacherSupport #PrincipalStrategies #CommunitySchools When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.

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Do you need innovative strategies to strengthen your school culture and spark student growth? This podcast is your go-to resource for coaches, teachers, administrators, and families seeking to create dynamic and engaging learning environments. In each episode, you'll discover how to unite educators and caregivers to support students, tackle common classroom challenges, and cultivate an atmosphere where every learner can thrive. With over 25 years of experience as a teacher and coach, host Olivia Wahl curates episodes with insights from more than 150 expert interviews, offering practical tips that bridge the gap between school and home. Tune in every Monday and Friday for actionable strategies and inspirational stories that can transform your approach and make a real impact on learning.Start with a fan-favorite episode today (S5E1: Inside the Secret Moves of Expert Teachers with John Hattie) and take the first step towards transforming your educational environment!

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