The RocketPD Podcast: Real Talk with Educators

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As a public school student and as someone with Cerebral Palsy, award-winning education journalist and RocketPD co-founder Corey Murray faced a litany of chal...

  1. EPISODE 1

    Episode 1: Tackling Staff Attrition With Teacher-Led Training (w/George Couros)

    The numbers tell a sobering story. Too many teachers are leaving the profession. On this episode of The Rocket PD Podcast, Corey talks with educator, speaker, and best-selling author of Innovator’s Mindset George Couros. Together, George and Corey take on this issue of teacher attrition and discuss ways to unleash the creativity of teachers and staff through things like better training and professional development, while considering the critical role that administrators and instructional coaches play in giving teachers a reason to stay in schools. This episode is brought to you by RocketPD. Host Corey Murray Guest George Couros LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How to Retain Teacher & Improve Learning Through Innovative & Personalized Professional Development - RocketPD course https://rocketpd.com/cohorts/retain-teachers-improve-learning-through-innovative-personalized-professional-development-with-george-couros/ George Couros (blog, books & resources) https://georgecouros.com/ Join our K-12 Professional Learning Community: Website: https://rocketpd.com/ Newsletter: https://rocketpd.com/join-the-rocketpd-community/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketpd9744 LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketpd/ X: https://x.com/rocketpd

    39 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Episode 2: How to Build a Thinking Classroom (w/Peter Liljedahl)

    Peter Liljedahl is the author of Building Thinking Classrooms, a book that has quite literally started a movement, the premise of which is simple: If we want students to learn, we must teach them not what to do, but how to think. On this episode of The RocketPD Podcast, Corey talks with Peter about what a Thinking Classroom looks like, how it works, the years of research behind it, and the feeling that students and teachers get when they unlock the power of thinking. This episode is brought to you by RocketPD. Host Corey Murray Guest Peter Liljedahl LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Building Thinking Classrooms (live) - RocketPD course https://rocketpd.com/cohorts/building-thinking-classrooms-in-mathematics-with-peter-liljedahl/ Building Thinking Classrooms (books, podcasts & resources) https://www.buildingthinkingclassrooms.com/ Join our K-12 Professional Learning Community: Website: https://rocketpd.com/ Newsletter: https://rocketpd.com/join-the-rocketpd-community/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketpd9744/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketpd/ X: https://x.com/rocketpd

    46 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    Episode 3: The Power of Powerful Lesson Design (w/Jennifer Gonzalez)

    If you don't know Jennifer Gonzalez by name, you almost certainly know her popular blog Cult of Pedagogy. A former classroom teacher and self -professed teaching nerd, Jenn has built one of the nation's most engaged communities of educators dedicated to sharing and promoting effective teaching practices. On this episode of The RocketPD Podcast, Corey and Jenn take on the myth that more teachers are disengaged and explore the art of lesson planning as a practice to help teachers both old and new build professional confidence, while simultaneously helping students reach and exceed their potential. This episode is brought to you by RocketPD. Host Corey Murray Guest Jennifer Gonzalez LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE How to Build Teaching Confidence With Powerful Lesson Design - RocketPD course https://rocketpd.com/build-teaching-confidence-with-powerful-lesson-design-with-jennifer-gonzalez/ Cult of Pedagogy (blog & resources) https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/ Join our K-12 Professional Learning Community: Website: https://rocketpd.com/ Newsletter: https://rocketpd.com/join-the-rocketpd-community/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketpd9744/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketpd X: https://x.com/rocketpd

    37 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Episode 4: Rethinking Teacher Supervision, Coaching & Evaluation (w/Kim Marshall)

    Kim Marshall is founder and editor of the Marshall Memo. He's also a former Boston principal and one of the world's leading voices on teacher evaluation. On this episode of The RocketPD Podcast, Kim and Corey take on the challenge of job-related stress and staff engagement in K-12 schools. Kim challenges principals and other school leaders to rethink the traditional teacher-evaluation process — in which school leaders deliver feedback in bunches, often toward the end of the year — with a system of “mini-observations,” featuring a series of frequent unannounced visits, followed by a brief face-to-face meeting and a short writeup delivered electronically that teachers can use to make improvements in real time. This episode is brought to you by RocketPD. Host Corey Murray Guest Kim Marshall LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Rethinking Teacher Supervision, Coaching & Evaluation - RocketPD course https://rocketpd.com/rethinking-teacher-supervision-coaching-supervision-evaluation The Marshall Memo (newsletter & resources) https://marshallmemo.com/ Join our K-12 Professional Learning Community: Website: https://rocketpd.com/ Newsletter: https://rocketpd.com/join-the-rocketpd-community/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketpd9744 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketpd X: https://x.com/rocketpd

    37 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Episode 5: A Framework for Adult Well-Being in Schools (w/Carla Tantillo Philibert)

    Carla Tantillo Philibert is an educator, author, and entrepreneur whose work on student and adult well-being has taken her from starting a school in inner-city Chicago to classrooms and keynote stages around the world. On this episode of The RocketPD Podcast, Corey and Carla explore the growing challenge of staff retention and Carla offers up strategies to help schools nurture a culture of mutual support and encouragement, giving teachers and staff a framework and the tools to achieve satisfaction in their personal and professional lives. This episode is brought to you by RocketPD. Host Corey Murray Guest Carla Tantillo Philibert LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE A 5-Part Framework for Adult Well-Being in Schools - RocketPD course https://rocketpd.com/elevate-advocate-a-5-part-framework-for-supporting-adult-wellbeing-in-k-12-schools/ Class Catalyst (K-12 SEL tool) https://www.classcatalyst.com/ Join our K-12 Professional Learning Community: Website: https://rocketpd.com/ Newsletter: https://rocketpd.com/join-the-rocketpd-community/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketpd9744/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketpd X: https://x.com/rocketpd

    40 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    Episode 6: How to use A.I. for good in schools (w/A.J. Juliani)

    As educators weigh the potential benefits of artificial intelligence with the inherent risks, educator and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author of Adaptable A.J. Juliani has emerged as a leading voice of innovation, experience, and reason on the topic. On this episode of the RocketPD podcast, helps us balance obvious drawbacks of the technology, like cheating and plagiarism, with its potential rewards. He talks about how, when deployed responsibly in schools, A.I. is already helping educators improve decision making, save time, and differentiate instruction. Stick around until the end, where A.J. details a group he is pulling together to explore the benefits of A.I. in schools. Host Corey Murray Guest A.J. Juliani LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Use AI to become a more efficient and effective K-12 administrator - RocketPD cohort https://rocketpd.com/cohorts/a-i-for-leaders-how-to-use-ai-to-become-a-more-efficient-and-effective-k-12-administrator/ How To Lead Learning In An Age of A.I. and Distraction (books, podcasts & resources) https://www.ajjuliani.com Join our K-12 Professional Learning Community: Website: https://rocketpd.com/ Newsletter: https://rocketpd.com/join-the-rocketpd-community/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketpd9744/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketpd/ X: https://x.com/rocketpd

    38 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Episode 7: Family Engagement as a Problem Solver (w/Steve Constantino)

    Dr. Steve Constantino is the author of Engage Every Family. His Five Simple Principles logic model has become foundational to family engagement strategies in thousands of U.S. K-12 school districts. But there's a difference between family engagement theory, which nearly everyone can agree is important, and actual practice. In this episode of The RocketPD Podcast, Dr. Constantino talks about how a commitment to family engagement, done right, can help administrators address systemic problems, from chronic absenteeism to student discipline to MTSS to lingering learning gaps and everything in between. Host Corey Murray Guest Dr. Steve Constantino LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Use family engagement to address urgent challenges in K-12 schools https://rocketpd.com/using-family-engagement-to-solve-real-problems-in-k-12-schools/ How To Engage Every Family (books, podcasts & resources) https://drsteveconstantino.com/ Join our K-12 Professional Learning Community: Website: https://rocketpd.com/ Newsletter: https://rocketpd.com/join-the-rocketpd-community/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketpd9744/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketpd/ X: https://x.com/rocketpd

    43 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    Episode 8: The Power of Adaptive Leadership in K-12 Schools (w/Joshua P. Starr)

    Josh Starr is the author of Equity-Based Leadership and the former superintendent of the Montgomery County Public Schools (MD). In this episode of The Rocket PD Podcast, Josh encourages school leaders to move from a problem mindset to a solution mindset and describes a framework for adaptive leadership that innovative leaders across the country have started adopting to tackle complex problems, be it chronic absenteeism, learning gaps, student mental health, or some other challenge, by moving beyond the technical aspects of their work and asking an entirely different set of questions. Host Corey Murray Guest Dr. Joshua P. Starr LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Navigating Change: The Power of Adaptive Leadership in K-12 Education https://rocketpd.com/cohorts/navigating-change-empowering-adaptive-leadership-in-k-12-education-hmh-cms/ Join our K-12 Professional Learning Community: Website: https://rocketpd.com/ Newsletter: https://rocketpd.com/join-the-rocketpd-community/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rocketpd9744/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocketpd/ X: https://x.com/rocketpd

    46 min
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