Classroom Matters
The Classroom Matters podcast aims to tell the stories and share the experiences of K-12 educators and the reality of our education system. Join Kristy Houle, former teacher, assistant principal and principal as she talks with a wide variety of fascinating people on important and interesting educational topics.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
HOMEWORKS! Part 2: The Importance of Parent Engagement in Schools
What is parent engagement? What does it look like in a thriving school community? Why is it so critical? Get the answers to these questions and so much more as host Kristy Houle dives into part 2 …
Autism in Children & Creating More Confident Communicators: A Conversation with Rose Griffin
Rose Griffin is heavily engaged in the field of the art of communication. Rose Griffin is both a skilled speech-language pathologist, as well as an accomplished behavior analyst. Rose currently works…
HOMEWORKS! Part 1: The Teacher Home Visit Program– St. Louis, MO
Engaging parents in their children's education is critical to a child’s success. National education research overwhelmingly supports the finding that students do better academically and socially when…
Blueprint4SummerSTL: A Conversation with Zasmine Johnson
Children have been isolated at home for months, staring at screens, and parents are looking to summer camps as a critical opportunity for social interaction, physical activity and enriched learning. …
The New Educate.Today: Quick Ideas
What are the Quick Ideas that supplement each video in our library collection? Watch to learn how they can assist your educational environment.
The New Educate.Today: Point to Point On-Demand Programs
What is Point to Point? Watch to learn about our On-Demand Live Interactive Programming that you can schedule on a date and time that works best for you and your students. See our list of currently …
The New Educate.Today: Video Segments
What are Video Segments and why do some stem from longer versions of the same videos? Watch to learn more about our segment categories.
The New Educate.Today: Who We Are
What is Educate.Today? Watch to learn more about who we are and the video resources and user friendly features we provide you and your students.
The New Educate.Today: Curriculum Areas
What are the Curriculum Areas in our video library? What kind of topics do we cover? Watch to learn more about the content areas we provide.
How to Shape the Leaders of Tomorrow: A Conversation with Coach T.
Antwaun Thompson or Coach T, has coached and mentored young men and women, helping to improve their athletic skills, confidence, resiliency, life skills experiences and focus for over 30 years. Nothi…
10 Steps to Develop Great Learners: Visible Learning For Parents: A Conversation with John and Kyle Hattie
What can concerned parents and teachers do to ensure their children, of all ages, develop great learning habits which will help them achieve their maximum at school and in life? This is probably one …
Episode #81: Missouri's Teacher of the Year 2022: A Conversation with James Young
James Young, sixth-grade musical theatre teacher at Johnson-Wabash Sixth Grade Center, was named the 2022 Missouri Teacher of the Year. Young, a graduate of the UMSL College of Education, leads an in…
Episode #80: Gaining and Maintaining Trust: A Conversation with Dr. Toby Travis
On this episode of the Classroom Matters podcast, I sit down with Dr. Toby Travis, founder of TrustED and an experienced teacher and school administrator, currently serving as the Superintendent of t…
Episode #79: How to Learn Problem-Solving Skills: A Conversation with Marsha Tuft
On today’s episode I will be sitting down with Marsha Tuff. Marsha not only loves her family, dogs and butterflies, she also loves solving problems by coming up with her own designs. She’s a retired …
Episode #78: The Math Kids Series: A Conversation with Dave Cole
On today’s episode I will be sitting down with author and math coach Dave Cole. Dave has done everything from designing missile guidance systems to teaching college computer science classes and teach…
Episode #77: Strong Fathers, Strong Families: A Conversation with J. Michael Hall
J. Michael Hall is the founder of the fatherhood engagement program Strong Fathers Strong Families. Since 2003, this program has been implemented at schools throughout the United States and internati…
Episode #76: Teaching Mindset Through Art: A Conversation with Marc Stein
Founder of Limitless Art, Marc Stein along with his two daughters Abigail and Rebecca have teamed up to form a creative movement, that everyone can participate in! The trio produces colorful and ins…
Episode #75: Creativity and Education: A Conversation with Cyndi Burnett
Cyndi Burnett has been teaching others how to be more creative for the last 20 years. In her role as the Director of Possibilities for Creativity and Education, her mission is to empower educators to…
Episode #74: Getting It Together: A Conversation with Rowena List
Rowena List is the founder of Getting It Together, an organization that helps people “de-clutter” and “get it together” while keeping their sanity in the process. Dubbed by her clients and friends …
Episode #73: The Case of Sensational Stims: A Conversation with Erin Garcia
On today’s episode I will be sitting down with author and teacher Erin Garcia. Erin is on a mission to make the world more inclusive and as the parent of an autistic child she can share misunderstand…