Meet John Spolski, the Assistant Superintendent of Okaloosa County Schools on the beautiful Emerald Coast, FL. John is a native Floridian and has been leading in Okaloosa for many years, MS Principal, HS Principal, and now As...

As a school leader, how do you navigate the constant pressure and stress of the job without losing sight of your own well-being? Leadership can often feel like an emotional balancing act: trying to manage expectations, naviga...

Small, steady moves can transform a classroom. We sit down with Pennsylvania educator Brittany Christensen to unpack how 5–10 minute SEL warmups grew into a living practice woven through literacy, nonfiction analysis, and dai...

Tara Williams, PhD: Innovative Collegiate Consultants - Supporting Neurodivergent Students Transitioning from K-12 to College. This is episode 817 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast, Dr. Tara Williams is the f...

The Olympics are here — and our middle schoolers are ALL IN. 🥇 In this episode, we’re sharing two free, student-friendly websites that make it easy to connect the Olympic Games (and Paralympics!) to every content area. From r...

This week, we are tackling three consonant blends like string, spring, strong, and shrimp — words that look simple but require serious brain work for young readers. In this episode of The Education Connection , I break down: ...