WGO with Teacher Hiring and How LEAs can be more Effective Part 2 with Paul Bruno

WGO at the 97th NASDTEC Annual Conference

In this episode, Krista Ried, the NASDTEC Vice President and chair of the Annual Conference Planning Committee joins Susan Pinson, the NASTDEC Professional Learning Coordinator, and Aimee Green-Webb, the Development Coordinator for NASDTEC, to give an overview of what we can expect at NASDTEC’s 97th Annual Conference coming this June in Indianapolis, IN.

WGO with Teacher Hiring and How LEAs can be more Effective Part 3 with Dan Goldhaber

In this, the 3rd part of a three part series on teacher hiring, Dan Goldhaber, the Director of the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data and Education Research (CALDER), which is joint project with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), discusses his research with the Spokane school district concerning vetting of teacher candidates. A summary of this research can be found at https://caldercenter.org/sites/default/files/2025-05/CALDER-Brief-38-0525_0.pdf [https://caldercenter.org/sites/default/files/2025-05/CALDER-Brief-38-0525_0.pdf].

WGO with Teacher Hiring and How LEAs can be more Effective Part 2 with Paul Bruno

In this 2nd part of a three episode series, Dr. Paul Bruno, Assistant Professor of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, discusses his research concerning teacher hiring and how school districts can hire teachers more effectively, including for specific types of positions and with different student populations.

WGO with Danielle Pickens and the Urban Schools Human Capital Academy

This episode of What's Going On...is the first episode of a three part series. Danielle Pickens, CEO of the Urban Schools Human Capital Academy (USHCA), discusses how local education agency leaders can identify were workforce systems are breaking down and what can be done to fix them.

WGO in Iowa with their comprehensive mathematics workbook designed for educator preparation programs

In this episode, Maryam Rod Szabo, an Administrative Consultant in the Iowa Office of Educator Quality, discusses their work developing a comprehensive mathematics workbook designed for educator preparation programs. This tool supports curriculum revision and self-assessment efforts to ensure that educator preparation aligns with the instructional needs of Iowa’s K–12 mathematics system following the state's update of its mathematics academic standards in 2024.