Join Jeff & Adam as they get back to some interviews with some even greater people! John VanDusen BIO: After returning from my first deployment to Baghdad, I was hired to teach 8th grade in L’Anse, MI, about 90 miles from my hometown. After several years of teaching and coaching, and another deployment, this time to Afghanistan, I was able … Read More
Reinventing Culture | Episode 26 with Dr. Courtney Plotts
Dr. Courtney Plotts is a dynamic keynote speaker, author and professor. Dr. Plotts is the National Chair of the Council For At-Risk Student Education and Professional Standards, the country’s only organization that provides standards for working with marginalized and nontraditional students in Kindergarten to college. Her role as National Chair includes training, consulting, and research. Her subject matter expertise has … Read More
Season 5, Episode 13: Interview with Katie Kinder (part 2)
Welcome to the Counter Narrative Podcast, a show designed to change the way we talk, and think, about education. By sharing stories of successes and triumphs, we aim to challenge the dominant narrative that often negatively portrays our disenfranchised populations. I’m your host, Charles Williams. An urban educator for more than 15 years, a current school principal in Chicago, an … Read More
Season 5, Episode 11: Interview with Sandra Donaghue
Welcome to the Counter Narrative Podcast, a show designed to change the way we talk, and think, about education. By sharing stories of successes and triumphs, we aim to challenge the dominant narrative that often negatively portrays our disenfranchised populations. I’m your host, Charles Williams. An urban educator for more than 15 years, a current school principal in Chicago, an … Read More
Season 2, Ep. 3 – Diana Parafiniuk
Join Jeff & Adam for episode 3 of their new season! Diana Parafiniuk is a seasoned and nationally recognized business leader in the tele-therapy market. Her company, E-Therapy, pioneered the tele-therapy industry in education with its innovative practices, services, and solutions and first-to-market approaches to serve PreK-12 schools and students. Diana is an honored recipient of the inaugural Women … Read More
