SENIA Happy Hour Lori Boll

Overview

Today host Lori Boll speaks with Anita Churchville, an educational consultant and founder of the HAGT Learners Collaborative. She currently coordinates the High Ability Program at the American School of Bombay and conducts professional development workshops, courses, and ongoing coaching at a number of private international schools with European and American curricula.  Anita’s published writing includes The 3 E’s of Authentic Parent Partnership for Gifted Students and Ability Grouping ≠ Tracking. Anita serves as a New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation school visitor and as a professional mentor for the Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color (AIELOC). Lori and Anita speak about HA/Gifted programs and how educators can best support these learners in their classrooms.


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HAGT Collaborative Website


Twitter


Twitter: High Learners



Resources from today’s show:


The End of Average, by Todd Rose






BIO:

Anita is an educational consultant and founder of the HAGT Learners Collaborative. She currently coordinates the High Ability Program at the American School of Bombay and conducts professional development workshops, courses, and ongoing coaching at a number of private international schools with European and American curricula.  She previously created and coordinated special and gifted education programs at the American School of Doha and at Academia Cotopaxi. She also worked as a program specialist in the Los Angeles Unified School District in California, supporting 16 schools.  She has a master's degree in special and gifted education, a K-12 principal’s license, and certification as an educational diagnostician. She has presented workshop sessions at the International Baccalaureate (IB) Regional conference, the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) biennial world conference, annually at the Challenge for All Summit, I Am a Teacher (IAAT), ASB Un-Plugged, Center for International Education (CIE), ASB Plugged-In, International Career and Counseling Conference (IC3), DisruptED Conference, The Inquiry Educators’ Summit (TIES), the Knowledge Source Institute (KSI), University of Toronto Teacher Training Program, the Near East South Asia Council of Overseas Schools (NESA), East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS), Special Education Network and Inclusion Association (SENIA).  Her published writing includes The 3 E’s of Authentic Parent Partnership for Gifted Students (article, the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) and Ability Grouping ≠ Tracking (blog post, HAGT).  Anita serves as a New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) accreditation school visitor and as a professional mentor for the Association of International Educators and Leaders of Color (AIELOC).









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Today, host Lori Boll speaks with Kathleen Kryza, an outstanding international presenter/consultant and author of 6 books for educators who is committed to bringing best brain-based educational practices to schools and teachers so they can support and nurture their students. On today’s podcast, Kathleen tells us why it’s important to teach our students about how their brains work by being intentional and transparent and how this learning helps our students succeed. Kathleen also shares some practical tips and strategies that you can start using in your homes or classrooms immediately. 

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Website 


LinkedIn


Facebook


Resources from today’s show:






Carol Dweck Growth Mindset Ted Talk


Stuart Ablom


Marianne Brittingham


Dr. Jack Naglieri & Jackie Iseman Mathematics Study (you will need access to SagePub)



Kathleen Kryza is an international presenter/consultant and author of 6 books for educators. She has worked with schools around the world for over 30 years. As a teacher-researcher, Kathleen is passionate, informed and committed to bringing best brain-based educational practices to schools and teachers so they can support and nurture their students. Kathleen has taught general education, special education, gifted and talented students, and students of varying socio-economic and multi-cultural backgrounds.






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Today host Lori Boll speaks with Estelle Baroung Hughes, an inspirational speaker, school leader, and founder of the non profit organization Africa Learning International which focuses on Quality Education for All. Estelle trains teachers and organizes educational events in Africa to make a difference in schools and learning on the continent . Estelle is SENIA’s keynote speaker at our upcoming conference in South Africa. Estelle is also a blogger and a musician. As a Cameroonian citizen, she is passionate about the cultural wealth of her 250 languages country and developing cultural literacy in education.

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Website Africa Learning International
Website International School Dakar
Twitter
Instagram
LinkedIn

Resources from today’s show:

Student Reflections on Peace

Bio
Estelle Baroung Hughes is the secondary principal at the International school of Dakar and the director of the NGO Africa Learning International focused on SDG 4 (Quality Education for All) . Estelle trains teachers and organizes educational events in Africa to make a difference in schools and learning on the continent . Estelle is also a blogger and a musician. As a Cameroonian citizen, she is passionate about the cultural wealth of her 250 languages country and developing cultural literacy in education.


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Today host Lori Boll speaks with Richard Poulin, an educator and parent. When Richard’s daughter was diagnosed with a rare disease, he and his wife, Judy (also a teacher), felt isolated and didn’t know how to support their daughter. Now, they are taking their knowledge as educators and what they learned raising their daughter and are helping the community with their new non-profit organization called Teach RARE. This organization helps families by providing them with a framework at home, role modeling teaching and learning strategies, connecting parents with educational resources, and teaches institutions and groups for a larger reach. You will be inspired by Richard and Judy’s story and we encourage you to reach out to them if you know someone who needs their support.

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YouTube- Diagnosis Story (A must watch)
Twitter- Teach RARE
Facebook- Teach RARE
Instagram- Teach RARE
TikTok- Teach RARE

Bio
Born in California, raised in Japan, and grew up in Thailand. Richard began working with hospitals by supporting international patients to receive elective surgery in Thailand. Later he transitioned to the education sector. Since then, he has worked with international schools in Asia, supporting bilingual-multilingual students and developing supportive educational programs. He and his wife are proud parents of an AADC child, Rylae-Ann, and established Teach RARE to support their community.


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Host Lori Boll speaks with Jon Nordmeyer on today's show, WIDA’s International Program Director. Jon is a long-time friend of SENIA, international presenter, published author, An international educator and researcher for over 30 years, and has taught graduate seminars at Harvard Graduate School of Education and Tibet University. Today’s discussion touches on many topics such as DEIJ and EAL, the intersectionality of multilingualism and neurodiversity, collaboration between EAL and Learning Support Teachers, and much more.


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Today host Lori Boll speaks with Phillip Bowman, a Learning Support Specialist and the Co-Founder and CEO of MARIO Framework. This September, the National Association for Special Education Needs (NASEN) published a peer-reviewed study co-authored by Phillip and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) expert Dr. Katie Novak.. The 6-year retrospective study places the efficacy of Philip's uniquely structured approach to one-to-one learning conversations in the top 5% of educational interventions. Today’s podcast centers around the impact of the MARIO approach and the results of this study.

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Website
Twitter Phil
Twitter Mario Framework

Resources from today’s show:

MARIO Memo
Summary of NASEN article
NASEN

Bio
Philip Bowman is a learning support specialist at International School Bangkok, with 17 years of classroom experience. Philip is an innovative teacher-researcher who prioritizes relationships, research, and design thinking in the classroom. This September, the National Association for Special Education Needs (NASEN) published a peer-reviewed study co-authored by Universal Design for Learning (UDL) expert Dr. Katie Novak. The 6-year retrospective study places the efficacy of Philip's uniquely structured approach to one-to-one learning conversations in the top 5% of educational interventions. He is the Co-founder & CEO of MARIO Framework, a K-12 professional learning & edtech company operating in over 25 countries.


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