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The Making Schools Work Podcast
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43 episodes
4 days ago
Send us a text What happens when English and social studies teachers join a career academy — and every lesson connects to the real world? In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Debra Cullen talk with Angie Maples and Wes Stephenson, teachers at the Career Academies of Decatur (CAD) in Alabama. They share how academic teachers are helping students build essential workplace and life skills — from writing professional emails to conducting interviews with local...
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Send us a text What happens when English and social studies teachers join a career academy — and every lesson connects to the real world? In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Debra Cullen talk with Angie Maples and Wes Stephenson, teachers at the Career Academies of Decatur (CAD) in Alabama. They share how academic teachers are helping students build essential workplace and life skills — from writing professional emails to conducting interviews with local...
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Episodes (20/43)
The Making Schools Work Podcast
Teaching with Purpose: How Academics and CTE Work Together at Career Academies of Decatur
Send us a text What happens when English and social studies teachers join a career academy — and every lesson connects to the real world? In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Debra Cullen talk with Angie Maples and Wes Stephenson, teachers at the Career Academies of Decatur (CAD) in Alabama. They share how academic teachers are helping students build essential workplace and life skills — from writing professional emails to conducting interviews with local...
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4 days ago
37 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
How Career Academies of Decatur Redefined High School: Building a CTE-Focused Model for Every Student
Send us a text What happens when a school flips the script — and lets career and technical education lead the way? In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Debra Cullen talk with Ressa Chittam, director of the new Career Academies of Decatur in Alabama, and assistant director Tyler Stevenson. Together, they share how this innovative school became a full-time high school that blends academic courses with career pathways, giving students more time for hands-on ...
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1 week ago
40 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
How Student Talk Doubles Learning: Making Classrooms More Socratic
Send us a text What if the key to doubling student learning is simply getting them talking? In this episode, Daniel Rock and Jason Adair unpack research showing how student discussion can double the rate of learning — and why most classrooms still rely on teacher talk 80% of the time. Together with Ashley Shaw, they explore how teachers can create classrooms that sound more like Socratic seminars and less like lectures. You’ll hear: Why teachers often default to “funneling” questions — and ho...
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2 weeks ago
49 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
How Westside Teachers Turned PD Into Classroom Impact
Send us a text At Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina, teaching looks different now — and students can feel it. Last week, we talked to leadership at Westside to see how this process worked. In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Donn Kirkwood talk with Claire Armstrong and Chelita Greenley, two classroom teachers at Westside who helped turn professional development into a teacher-led movement that’s changing how students learn, think and even ...
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3 weeks ago
46 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
How Westside High Empowered Teachers to Lead Professional Learning
Send us a text At Westside High School in Anderson, South Carolina, teachers aren’t just attending professional development — they’re designing it. In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Donn Kirkwood talk with Principal Kory Roberts and MTSS Specialist Taria McIntosh about how the school’s Visible Learning Leadership Team transformed Westside’s approach to growth and instruction. Through book studies, teacher-led PD and a collaborative process to define th...
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1 month ago
44 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Building Collective Teacher Efficacy at Indian Valley Elementary
Send us a text How does a school move from silos to shared success? At Indian Valley Elementary in Sylacauga, Alabama, the leadership team and teachers worked together to create a culture of collective teacher efficacy—and the results are transforming student learning. In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, principal Paula Bruno, assistant principal Cindy Cleveland and reading specialist Terra DeLoach join SREB coaches Daniel Rock, Marsha Moseley and Susan Simpson to share how th...
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1 month ago
52 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Flex Time and Job Shadowing: Teacher Perspectives From Richland High School
Send us a text Richland High School in Mississippi has restructured its schedule to give students more opportunities for growth — and the results are impressive. In this third episode featuring Richland, we hear directly from two teachers about how Flex Block and career-connected learning are changing classrooms and student lives. Social studies teacher Joycelyn McDavid and career readiness teacher Jennifer Osborne join Daniel Rock and Richard Morrison to share: How Flex Block helps students ...
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1 month ago
51 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
From Data Walls to Student Success: How Floyd D. Johnson Tech Center Transformed Learning
Send us a text Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center in York, South Carolina, is proof that small communities can make big changes for students. By embracing honest data, personalized improvement goals and strong community partnerships, the school has transformed student outcomes — and earned recognition as an SREB Pacesetter School. In this episode, Daniel Rock and Marsha Moseley talk with Director Lee Green and teacher Angie Covington about how Floyd D. Johnson: Partnered with Duke Power to cr...
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1 month ago
46 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Beginnings and Endings: How to Hook Students and Make Learning Stick
Send us a text Welcome to Season 2 of the Making Schools Work podcast! In this episode, Daniel Rock, Jason Adair and Ashley Shaw kick off the season by exploring one of teaching’s most powerful truths: beginnings and endings matter. From first-day activities to closing strategies, the hosts dive into research and classroom-tested ideas that help teachers capture students’ attention, build curiosity and leave lasting memories. Along the way, they share personal stories, classroom examples and ...
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2 months ago
45 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Summer AI Series: How to Pick AI Tools for Your School
Send us a text In this final episode of our special AI series, Ashley Shaw is joined by Leslie Eaves to discuss the crucial "AI Checklist" – a practical guide for educators and leaders looking to implement artificial intelligence tools in their K-12 classrooms. This episode wraps up our deep dive into the "Guidance on AI and K-12 Instruction" report and its practical applications. In this episode, you'll learn about: The Purpose of the AI Checklist: Understand how this checklist serves ...
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3 months ago
27 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Pacesetter Spotlight: Bryant Park Elementary's Art Integration Program
Send us a text In this episode, Daniel Rock and Jason Adair delve into the remarkable journey of Bryant Park Elementary, an SREB Pacesetter School in Jefferson County, Alabama. We talk to Principal Cortney Slaughter and teacher Alex Wilson about how they built a thriving school from the ground up since its opening in 2020. In this episode, you'll learn about: Embracing the "Why" and Building Ownership: Discover how Bryant Park Elementary went beyond checklists, fostering deep teacher ow...
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3 months ago
52 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Featured Speaker Spotlight: Creating Community Programs With PENCIL
Send us a text In this episode, we're joined by Aimee Wyatt, SREB's director of leadership and professional learning, and our special guests from PENCIL: Alayna Cate, director of partnerships, and Bob Kucher, chief partnerships and programs officer. PENCIL is a Nashville-based non-profit dedicated to connecting businesses and the community with Metro Nashville Public Schools. In this episode, you'll learn about: Pencil's Mission and History: Discover how PENCIL, a 43-year-old non-profit...
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3 months ago
45 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Pacesetter Spotlight: Richland High School’s AP Program and Career Connectedness
Send us a text Welcome back to Part 2 of our special episode with Richland High School in Mississippi! In this continuation, Principal Marcus Stewart and Assistant Principal Heather Bryan delve deeper into the strategies and systems that have driven their school's remarkable growth. In this episode, you'll learn about: Boosting AP Enrollment and Proficiency: Discover how Richland High School doubled its AP enrollment and saw a jump in AP proficiency of over 30%. Stewart shares how they ...
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3 months ago
34 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Pacesetter Spotlight: Richland High School’s Flex Block
Send us a text Welcome to a special two-part episode of the Making Schools Work podcast! In this first installment, we're joined by Richard Morrison, senior leadership coach at SREB, as he discusses his three-year partnership with Richland High School in Mississippi. We also hear directly from Richland High School's principal, Marcus Stewart, and assistant principal, Heather Bryant, about their incredible journey of improvement. In this episode, you'll learn about: The Power of a Curriculum a...
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3 months ago
34 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Special Announcement: Season 2 Changes
Send us a text In this short announcement, Ashley and Dan sit down to talk about all of the exciting changes coming to the podcast in the fall. Season 2 has a lot of big changes, but each change is just to make it bigger and better for you. Plus, we talk about the Season 2 preview episodes we will be releasing during the 2025 Making Schools Work Conference from July 14-18. The Southern Regional Education Board is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works with states ...
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4 months ago
11 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Summer AI Series: Teaching Students to Use AI Ethically and Effectively
Send us a text In this final episode of season one, Ashley Shaw and guest Leslie Eaves, SREB’s director of project-based learning, explore Pillar 4 of SREB’s Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom: ethical and proficient student use of AI. Ashley and Leslie discuss why it's not enough for educators to simply use AI—we need to help students use it responsibly, too. From media literacy to writing support to prompt engineering, this episode explores the skills students need to succeed w...
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4 months ago
41 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Summer AI Series: Using AI to Support Personalized Learning
Send us a text Part of our summer series on SREB’s Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom In this episode, Ashley talks with Leslie Eaves, SREB’s director of project-based learning, about how AI can support personalized learning. They dig into what it really means to differentiate in today’s classrooms and how teachers can use AI tools to give students tools to use at home, create custom learning plans and much more. Topics covered: What Pillar 3 is and why personalized learning matt...
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4 months ago
39 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Summer AI Series: Using AI to Help Streamline Teachers' Administrative and Planning Tasks
Send us a text Part of our summer series on SREB’s Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom In this episode, host Ashley Shaw is joined by Leslie Eaves, SREB’s director of project-based learning, to talk about Pillar 2: Using AI to streamline teacher administrative and planning work. This conversation dives into practical, real-world ways teachers are using AI to save time—without giving up professional judgment. From parent emails to lesson planning to the elephant i...
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4 months ago
43 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Summer AI Series: Designing Cognitively Demanding Tasks With Help From AI
Send us a text In this episode of Class-Act Coaching, we dive into Pillar 1 of SREB’s Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom—using AI to design cognitively demanding tasks that engage students in deep, meaningful learning. Ashley is joined again by Leslie Eaves, SREB’s project-based learning program director, to talk about what makes a task truly cognitively demanding (hint: it’s about thinking, not just doing), and how AI tools can help teachers brainstorm, plan and scaffold rich le...
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4 months ago
49 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Summer AI Series: How to Get Started With AI in the K-12 Classroom
Send us a text In this kickoff episode of our special summer series, Ashley Shaw sits down with Leslie Eaves, SREB's project-based learning director and a key member of the SREB Commission on AI in Education, to explore the new, free report: Guidance for the Use of AI in the K12 Classroom. Whether you’re AI-curious or already experimenting, this episode is your entry point into making AI a helpful tool—not a headache—in your classroom. What We Cover: Why SREB created this report (and wh...
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5 months ago
37 minutes

The Making Schools Work Podcast
Send us a text What happens when English and social studies teachers join a career academy — and every lesson connects to the real world? In this episode of the Making Schools Work podcast, SREB’s Daniel Rock and Debra Cullen talk with Angie Maples and Wes Stephenson, teachers at the Career Academies of Decatur (CAD) in Alabama. They share how academic teachers are helping students build essential workplace and life skills — from writing professional emails to conducting interviews with local...