Teaching Tomorrow with Jay, Katie & Steven

EP14: How Does Gifted Education Fit into MTSS?

In this week’s episode, our hosts have a deep discussion with Michelle Gierman about how Gifted and Talented education fits within a MTSS Framework. Michelle comes to us with over 20 years in education from elementary through college. She currently serves as the AI Strategist and gifted education coordinator in the Avondale School District where she co-founded the GATE Magnet School. We hope this conversation will stretch  your understanding of Gifted and Talented education, and how we can widen the aperture of MTSS to support all students at all achievement levels.  Hosts: Jay Haffner - Literacy Consultant, Katie Morrison - Mathematics Education Consultant, Dr. Steven Snead - Supervisor of Curriculum & Assessment. This podcast is proudly brought to you by Oakland Schools Intermediate School District in the great state of Michigan. Oakland Schools is an educational service agency that offers support services to school districts that are best delivered regionally and provide cost, size and quality advantages to those we serve. Oakland Schools is an autonomous, tax-supported public school district governed by Michigan General School Laws and is one of 56 intermediate school districts (ISDs) established in Michigan in 1962. If you are an educator in Oakland County, Michigan, check out www.oakland.k12.mi.us to explore the services and professional learning opportunities available to support you. Have feedback for the hosts? We'd love to hear from you! Email steven.snead@oakland.k12.mi.us to connect with us.

EP12: What Does E-Sports Have To Do with Equity?

This week, we’re thrilled to sit down with High School Special Education teacher Stephanie Current from Lamphere High School to talk about how E-Sports (organized competitive video gaming) supports a school climate where each and every student grows academically and socially. Listen to this enlightening discussion that connects the dots between video gaming, academic learning, and lifelong skills. More than just another after school club, E-Sports can be a strategy to widen the possibilities of what school can be for all learners. Hosts: Jay Haffner - Literacy Consultant, Katie Morrison - Mathematics Education Consultant, Dr. Steven Snead - Supervisor of Curriculum & Assessment. This podcast is proudly brought to you by Oakland Schools Intermediate School District in the great state of Michigan. Oakland Schools is an educational service agency that offers support services to school districts that are best delivered regionally and provide cost, size and quality advantages to those we serve. Oakland Schools is an autonomous, tax-supported public school district governed by Michigan General School Laws and is one of 56 intermediate school districts (ISDs) established in Michigan in 1962. If you are an educator in Oakland County, Michigan, check out www.oakland.k12.mi.us to explore the services and professional learning opportunities available to support you. Have feedback for the hosts? We'd love to hear from you! Email steven.snead@oakland.k12.mi.us to connect with us.

EP13: How Can a School Implement PBIS?

Jay, Katie, and Steven sit down with Jackie Bury, the proud principal of Centennial Middle School from South Lyon Community Schools to learn about her amazing story of implementing schoolwide PBIS from the ground up. Hear the inspirational journey of the Centennial Middle School team’s embrace of system thinking and positive culture to support healthy student behaviors. They expand PBIS implementation beyond mere reward tickets to truly transform the way in which teachers come together to support student learning.  Hosts: Jay Haffner - Literacy Consultant, Katie Morrison - Mathematics Education Consultant, Dr. Steven Snead - Supervisor of Curriculum & Assessment. This podcast is proudly brought to you by Oakland Schools Intermediate School District in the great state of Michigan. Oakland Schools is an educational service agency that offers support services to school districts that are best delivered regionally and provide cost, size and quality advantages to those we serve. Oakland Schools is an autonomous, tax-supported public school district governed by Michigan General School Laws and is one of 56 intermediate school districts (ISDs) established in Michigan in 1962. If you are an educator in Oakland County, Michigan, check out www.oakland.k12.mi.us to explore the services and professional learning opportunities available to support you. Have feedback for the hosts? We'd love to hear from you! Email steven.snead@oakland.k12.mi.us to connect with us.

EP11: How can we support Multi-lingual Learners

For this week’s episode, our hosts sit down with Hadeel Azzo, ELD, Math & ELA Curriculum Coordinator for the West Bloomfield School District. Hadeel explains how teachers and school leaders can implement strategies and approaches to supporting the learning needs of Muli-lingual learners, and their journey to acquire proficiency in English. From creating welcoming classroom environments to scaffolding linguistic supports, Hadeel shares practical, evidence-based strategies - including the right adult mindset - that any person working in schools can implement tomorrow. Hosts: Jay Haffner - Literacy Consultant, Katie Morrison - Mathematics Education Consultant, Dr. Steven Snead - Supervisor of Curriculum & Assessment. This podcast is proudly brought to you by Oakland Schools Intermediate School District in the great state of Michigan. Oakland Schools is an educational service agency that offers support services to school districts that are best delivered regionally and provide cost, size and quality advantages to those we serve. Oakland Schools is an autonomous, tax-supported public school district governed by Michigan General School Laws and is one of 56 intermediate school districts (ISDs) established in Michigan in 1962. If you are an educator in Oakland County, Michigan, check out www.oakland.k12.mi.us to explore the services and professional learning opportunities available to support you. Have feedback for the hosts? We'd love to hear from you! Email steven.snead@oakland.k12.mi.us to connect with us.

EP10: How Can A School Improve Attendance?

For The 10th episode of the Teaching Tomorrow Podcast, Jay, Katie, and Steven revisit the topic of improving school attendance with Lindsay Makidon, Assistant Principal of Keys Grace Academy in Madison Heights, Michigan. Lindsay tells an amazing story of working closely with her staff to dramatically reduce chronic absenteeism with an all-hands approach that involved data, family engagement, and phone calls - a lot of phone calls. Listen and be inspired by this incredible story of one of Oakland county’s most improved schools for reducing chronic attendance.  Hosts: Jay Haffner - Literacy Consultant, Katie Morrison - Mathematics Education Consultant, Dr. Steven Snead - Supervisor of Curriculum & Assessment. This podcast is proudly brought to you by Oakland Schools Intermediate School District in the great state of Michigan. Oakland Schools is an educational service agency that offers support services to school districts that are best delivered regionally and provide cost, size and quality advantages to those we serve. Oakland Schools is an autonomous, tax-supported public school district governed by Michigan General School Laws and is one of 56 intermediate school districts (ISDs) established in Michigan in 1962. If you are an educator in Oakland County, Michigan, check out www.oakland.k12.mi.us to explore the services and professional learning opportunities available to support you. Have feedback for the hosts? We'd love to hear from you! Email steven.snead@oakland.k12.mi.us to connect with us.