Anchored in Education
There are over 3 million full-time teachers in the United States. Add in part-time teachers, support staff, administrators, and board members, and you have a lot of people who have dedicated their lives to educate the lives of others. We believe in providing a platform where educators can gather to share, learn, and encourage others. Because at the end of the day, we are all Anchored in Education.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Move On, Motherf*cker with Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt
Have you ever ruminated yourself crazy? Have you ever tried to control every aspect of every single moment? Do you find your place of employment to be less than desireable sometimes? Or maybe you eng…
The Unfinished Leader, Part 2
This week, authors and educators Dr. Mike Lubelfeld, Dr. Nick Polyak, and Dr. PJ Caposey are back to continue the conversation about their book The Unfinished Leader: A School Leadership Framework fo…
The Unfinished Leader, Part 1
Finishing things in life typically provides a sense of accomplishment. As young children, we felt triumphant when we finished our supper. Runners feel that rush when they finish a run. And nothing be…
Structured Literacy with Kellyn Sirach
The Anchored in Education conversation today is around reading. Specifically, we are going to look at the structured literacy approach to teaching reading. Our guest today is Kellyn Sirach, a literac…
Surviving & Thriving as a First Year Superintendent with Charley Cass
Charley Cass returns to Anchored in Education after completing his first year as a superintendent. He shares experiences from that first year that will forever serve as cornerstones in shaping how he…
An Anchored Return
Anchored in Education is returning after a long hiatus while a host, E. Scott England, navigated a district through a global pandemic as well as embarked on a professional journey that has landed him…
Anchored in Hiatus
I started this podcast 73 episodes ago with a main goal of providing on high-quality episodes. Due to the circumstances surrounding the global pandemic and trying to navigate the reopening of schools…
The Homework Menu with Alex Valencic
What do you do when you find the research showing that your elementary students do not benefits whatsoever from homework, but yet, you are mandated by your school to assign homework daily? Well. You …
A Conversation with Oklahoma State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister
Back in February, I had the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction on the podcast as the first elected official. Today, we are fortunate enough to have Joy Hofmeister, the Oklahoma State Superi…
The 411 on SLPs with Kelly Gosch
Speech Language Pathologists are simply rock stars in the world of education. So why is it we have such a struggle in including them in planning for the needs of students? Maybe it is because we don'…
Knee-Jerk vs. Wishy-Washy
We've all been there. We've either made a snap decision (knee-jerk) or hesitated to make the decision at all (wishy-washy). But why do we do this? Well, of course, there is research behind it. Follow…
Partnering with Businesses with Dr. Ken Wallace
Last week on Anchored in Education, we spoke to Dr. Ken Wallace from Maine Township High School District #207 about Getting it "Right" for Every Student. It was an amazing episode that was well recei…
Getting It "Right" For Every Student with Dr. Ken Wallace
How many times have students heard that they need to be preparing for college when they are in high school? Get good grades, study habits, attendance, and so forth. Colleges will look at all of it. B…
Guts vs. Heads with Kristen Vogel
Good decision making is a skill that we all need. Selecting the profession in which we will be the happiest. Our car, our homes, even our diets. Decisions are all around us.
It is no different in edu…
QuaranTEEN with Bella Trupiano
Bella Trupiano is an 8th grader at St. Joe Catholic School in Olney, Illinois. About a month into the shutdown, Bella penned a powerful post about doing things differently had she known she wouldn't …
Adventures in Teacher Leadership, Part 2 with Joe Fatheree
A leader is more than the person who holds the leadership title or has taken a step into administration. A leader is someone who recognizes their role and value and steps up to become a foundation. T…
Adventures in Teacher Leadership, Part 1 with Joe Fatheree
A leader is more than the person who holds the leadership title or has taken a step into administration. A leader is someone who recognizes their role and value and steps up to become a foundation. T…
Tipping Our Cap to Social Workers and Counselors with Charley Cass
Charley Cass is back on Anchored in Education to talk this time about the value of school social workers and counselors. Charley, a three time podcast guest and I agree that too often social workers …
Spiderman and T-rex and Bob Ross, Oh My! with Nathaniel Lackey
What do you do when you see a six foot eight human dressed in a giraffe costume to tell students to hang in there and that they're missed? You invite him onto the podcast.
Nathaniel Lackey is a first…
A Family Circus Lesson
I recently read a re-print of a popular comic strip. Inspired by the message, I wrote today's episode with that strip in mind. In this episode I talk about the importance of being in the present—not …