Marshal has been working in education for 20 years. He started out as a teacher, coach, club sponsor, and bus driver at a small rural school. This school was the same one that Marshal attended growing up. After nine years, he decided that he needed a change and to grow as a teacher. He only had the experience of what … Read More
LfJ Series: Inclusive Data Streams: How Do Our Students Experience School?
Today, I’m diving into Episode 2 of my Leading for Justice Mini Series. I am exploring how students experience school and how we can measure those experiences. I talk about creation, evaluation, perception and implementation of student surveys. Break down a few key concepts of creating a survey and – so important – tell you what to avoid so you … Read More
28 – 1…2…3…eyes on me
what threatens to steal your joy today? discomfort with odd numbers. take the 1…2…3…challenge with joy. MORE EPISODES
Episode 51 with Dr. Basil Marin: Teacher and leadership prep programs should have a required equity and social justice class
Dr. Basil Marin hails from the Central Virginia area. He is a graduate of Eastern Mennonite University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. He later earned a Master of Teaching in Special Education from Liberty University. After moving to the Virginia Beach area in 2014, he pursued an Educational Specialist in Administration & Supervision k-12 from … Read More
Episode #121: Jorge Valenzuela
Jorge Valenzuela is an education coach, author, and advocate. He has years of experience as a classroom and online teacher, a curriculum specialist, and a consultant. His work focuses on improving teacher preparation in project-based learning, computational thinking and computer science integration, STEM education, and equity and SEL integration. Jorge is an adjunct professor at Old Dominion University and the … Read More