A Mentor Saw The Teacher In Me Before I Did

Chromebooks Break and Dreams Don’t

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2424411/fan_mail/new] The best teacher pipeline might already be sitting in the school library. We’re recording from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at the SCABSE conference, and our guest Eboni Amaker makes a powerful case for why school support roles like media clerk are packed with untapped educator talent. Website: spotlight4success.com

JAG And Life After Graduation

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2424411/fan_mail/new] A lot of schools talk about “college and career readiness,” but what does that actually look like on a Tuesday morning with real students who have real barriers? From the SCABSE conference in Myrtle Beach, we sit down with Latonya Jackson from Columbia High School in Richland One to unpack how Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) turns good intentions into clear next steps: soft skills training, SMART goals, career exploration, and opportunities students can act on right now.  Website: spotlight4success.com

Unlock Your Greatness

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2424411/fan_mail/new] The kids who get labeled “trouble” are often the ones carrying the most untold story, and they’re also the ones schools struggle to reach with typical discipline cycles. From the SCABS conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, we talk with Coty Martin, CEO of Adversity University and a licensed therapist, about what it looks like to build student resilience before things fall apart.  Website: spotlight4success.com

Breakouts, Leadership, And What’s Next

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2424411/fan_mail/new] Professional development can be either a box to check or a lever that changes schools. From the SCABSE conference in Myrtle Beach, I sit down with Brian Edward, principal of Louisville Middle School in Chester County and president-elect of SCABSE, to talk about what makes educator learning actually useful and why this conference keeps drawing teachers and administrators from across South Carolina. Website: spotlight4success.com

A Principal’s Playbook For Diversity And AI

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2424411/fan_mail/new] AI is already in your students’ hands, so the real question is whether schools will pretend it isn’t there or learn how to use it well. From the SCASBE conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, we sit down with Dr. Felicia Williams, principal of Lake Marion Middle School in Orangeburg County Schools, for a grounded conversation about what school leadership looks like right now and what educators are asking for as classrooms change. Website: spotlight4succcess.com