Educating All Learners Alliance

The Science of Educator Well-Being: A Deep Dive with Zensational Kids

In this episode, EALA is joined by Allison Morgan, founder and CEO of Zensational Kids. Listen in as we discuss the significance of the mind-body connection, and how educator and student well-being can improve outcomes for all learners. 

To find out more about Zensational Kids, and their evidence-based approach to holistic well-being, visit zensationalkids.com

 

Access the full transcript at bit.ly/ZensationalKids

Inspiring Literacy for Adolescents: 5 Minutes with Storyshares

EALA is joined by Louise Baigelman, founder and CEO of Storyshares, an organization focused on engaging students who read below grade level by providing them with relevant texts from diverse authors at lower reading levels. Listen in to hear how Storyshares is spearheading the campaign for grade level reading beyond the 3rd grade by empowering and transforming reading growth for the 68% of students in 4th-12th grade who lack key literacy skills.

For more information on how to bring culturally inclusive and SOR-aligned literacy solutions to your school or classroom, visit their website at www.storyshares.org

Access the full transcript at bit.ly/5MinWithStoryshares

The Impact That Parent-Child Conversations Have On Advocacy, Agency, and Aspirations

The parent-child relationship is at the heart of creating a safe, developmentally nurturant space for a child that builds their advocacy, develops agency, and demonstrates that the child matters. Parents with children who learn differently instinctively know their children need them at many different levels and in many different ways to support and sometimes create the path before them. In this podcast, Sylvia and Jarrid Hall, founders of Gab-On will share their personal experience, research findings, and valuable insight from the work they do in order to help parents connect with their child. 

 

Access the full transcript at bit.ly/Gab-on

Transforming Systems through Competency-Based Education: 5 Minutes with The Aurora Institute

In this episode EALA talks with Laurie Gagnon, the Program Director of CompetencyWorks at The Aurora Institute, about how this national nonprofit organization is working to ensure that every learner has access to an engaging, empowering, and future-focused education. Listen to hear how The Aurora Institute is driving the transformation of education systems through the advancement of breakthrough policies and practices.

To learn more about The Aurora Institute and the CompetencyWorks program visit their website at aurora-institute.org

 

Access the full transcript at: bit.ly/5MinsWithTheAuroraInstitute

Building an Empathy Framework: 5 Minutes with Empatico

Today we're joined by Travis Hardy, the Senior Director of Programs at Empatico, a non-profit organization focused on strengthening students' social-emotional learning and empathy through activities and virtual exchanges. In this episode, Travis talks to EALA about how Empatico's Empathy Framework helps students to connect with themselves, each other, and the world.

To learn more about how Empatico's free video-meeting technology platform empowers students to form meaningful connections that foster a more empathetic world, visit empatico.org 

Access the full transcript at: bit.ly/5MinsWithEmpatico 

5 Minutes with an EALA New Champion: Nekia Wright on Ujamaa

Meet the EALA New Champions! In this episode, we're joined by Nekia Wright, owner and founder of Ujamaa LLC and a 2023 New Champion Runner Up. Listen in to learn how Ujamaa is working to bring equity, wellness, and inclusion to communities in California, Guatemala, and Zimbabwe.

To learn more about Ujamaa and how they support families, teachers, and students with disabilities check out their website at ujamaa-inc.com/ 

Access the full transcript at: bit.ly/5MinsWithNekiaWright 

5 Minutes with an EALA New Champion: Antoinette Banks on Expert IEPs

Meet the EALA New Champions! In this episode, we're joined by Antoinette Banks, the CEO and Founder of Expert IEP and a 2023 New Champion Runner Up. Listen in to learn how Expert IEP was created and where this edtech tool is going next.

To learn more about Expert IEP and how they are using research, design, and technology to support students who learn differently, check out their website at expertieps.com.

Access the full podcast transcript at bit.ly/5MinsWithExpertIEP.

Survey Says...

In this clip, hear one history teacher's strategy for getting to know how each student learns best and how she makes sure each student has access to what they need all year long.

By starting each year with a survey this history teacher lets students tell her how they learn. Honoring those requests throughout the year is what works best for everyone.

#ItWorkedForMeEALA

Access the full podcast transcript at bit.ly/IWFMSurveySays

Math and Glitter

In this clip, hear how one teacher started making 'Focus Bottles' in response to a noticeable rise in anxiety and focus issues in her classroom.

These lava lamp like creations are filled with liquid and glitter and offer learners a combination of visual stimulation and comfort during stressful times. #ItWorkedForMeEALA

Access the full podcast transcript at bit.ly/MathAndGlitter

Variety is the Spice of Life

In this clip, hear from a middle school English teacher about her classroom filled with students who read at a variety of levels. 

What works best for her when she is trying to spark that love of reading in each of them, is making sure that they have access to a wide variety of sometimes non-traditional books and graphic novels.

#ItWorkedForMeEALA

Access the full podcast transcript at bit.ly/ItWorkedForMeVariety