Charting New Paths in PreK-12 Education

Join the podcast host Prisma Lopez-Marin as she speaks with best-selling authors Paula Maeker and Jacqueline Heller who share insights from their book Literacy in a PLC at Work®. Learn more about what inspired them to write this essential book, and its purpose in meeting the diverse needs of students and emphasizing the importance of supporting teachers. 

Tune in to hear their valuable insights into navigating literacy instruction w...

On this episode of RCG Founders – Education Leadership and Legacy, a miniseries within Charting New Paths, we chat with Vicky Dearing, one of the founders of Results Coaching Global. Vicky shares a wealth of insights on the impact of professional development, her journey towards education leadership, and her experience with Results Coaching Global.  

Vicky reflects on how she fell in love with teaching throughout the different grade...

In our last but certainly not the least episode of Reaching Summit, author and speaker Luis F. Cruz joins Prisma Lopez-Marin to discuss his excitement for the upcoming Summit on PLC at Work® and how he felt attending his very first summit. 

 Luis shares his growth from being a struggling middle school principal to teaching and leading over 5,000 educational leaders to success. 

 Tune in to discover: 

●      What attendees can expect f...

In our third episode of Reaching Summit, author and educational coach Nicole S. Turner joins Prisma Lopez-Marin to discuss how educators can coach their collaborative teams, work with teachers one-on-one, and create a practical plan to use in the classroom. 

 Together, they’ll explore Nicole’s passion for instructional coaching, her many years of experience as a coach herself, and the strategies from her keynote on supporting instru...

In our second episode of Reaching Summit, author and educational consultant Marcia L. Tate joins Prisma Lopez-Marin to talk about how she enjoys presenting and leading breakout sessions at The Summit on PLC at Work®. 

 The two will dive into Healthy Teachers, Happy Classrooms, Marcia’s popular book. The book provides 12 brain-based principles for avoiding teacher burnout and increasing teachers' health and wellness, which Marci...

“I go as a learner just as much as a teacher, and every year, I leave with brand new ideas!” — Mike Mattos

 In our first episode of Reaching Summit, internationally recognized author, presenter, and RTI at Work™ co-creator Mike Mattos shares his enthusiasm for The Summit on PLC at Work®, why high-performing professional learning communities lead to student achievement and much more.

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Author and Licensed Master Social Worker, Barbara Boroson, joins Prisma Lopez-Marin to chat about her book The General Education Teacher’s Guide to Autism: Essential Answers to Key Questions, how she helps educators work effectively with students on the spectrum, and how she bridges the communication chasms between educators and families. Barbara takes us back to how she grew to have a dual perspective as an autism educator and par...

In today’s episode, Prisma Lopez-Marin welcomes guest cohost Kim Ennis, general manager of Results Coaching Global to join in a conversation with Results Coaching Global cofounder Karen Anderson. Karen takes us back to the beginnings of this organization that was founded on a mission to develop confident, competent, and courageous school leaders. 

Follow along on the journey from Karen’s first spark as a young educator to ...

Author Richard K. Cohen joins Prisma Lopez-Marin to talk about The Metacognitive Student: How to Teach Academic, Social, and Emotional Intelligence in Every Content Area (Solution Tree, 2021), a book he coauthored with Deanne Kildare Opatosky, James E. Savage, Susan Olsen Stevens, and Edward P. Darrah. A 2021 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner and 2022 IPPY Award Gold Winner, the book explores structured SELf-questioning, a simple, straig...

What was your experience with the sudden switch to remote learning when the pandemic hit? Did it feel like unchartered territory or familiar ground? Many teachers were caught off guard and unsure of how to navigate this new educational landscape in which technology was so essential to daily practice.

Today we are joined by bestselling author Dr. Catlin R. Tucker. In our conversation, she draws from both her classroom expe...

A true innovator in education, Jorge Valenzuela sits down with us to talk about what it’s like to be an advocate for educators and students and being a part of action research in schools, helping to shape the future of effective instruction in a variety of ways. From research-based STEM strategies to lessons learned from his daily work in computer science to project-based learning strategies, and now, his current work in equity and...

When you engage in acts of kindness and generosity, or even witness this in others, you get a physiological boost. Science proves it. This research inspires the work of educator, social-emotional learning expert and author of From Burnt Out to Fired Up, Morgane Michael. “Together we can bust this culture of anxiety and stress by being kind to one another,” she says. 

 In this podcast, Prisma Lopez-Marin talks with Morgane about life...

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 in Lincolnshire, Illinois, has achieved legendary status in the world of professional learning communities (PLCs). The PLC at Work process, implemented by thousands of educators around the globe, originated in this very high school. 

 Today, your host Prisma Lopez-Marin is joined by education leaders of Stevenson, past and present. Dr. Timothy D. Kanold is former superintendent of Stevenso...

Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125 in Lincolnshire, Illinois, has achieved legendary status in the world of professional learning communities (PLCs). The PLC at Work process, implemented by thousands of educators around the globe, originated in this very high school. 

 Today, your host Prisma Lopez-Marin is joined by education leaders of Stevenson, past and present. Dr. Timothy D. Kanold is former superintendent of Stevenso...

Finally! Professional development created specifically for K-12 teachers by teachers. In today’s episode, we’ll explore the new online learning platform, Avanti. What makes it unique? Why is it so useful for busy classroom teachers? How can you get the most out of it? How much does it cost? Executive vice president of Solution Tree Cameron Rains joins us to reveal the exciting features that comprise the first-of-its kind tool that ...

Author and education leader Kyle Palmer uses the mashup word "parentship" to bring clarity to the important work of creating partnerships with parents or adults who care for students. In this podcast, we go in depth with Kyle to uncover what this word really means to him, as well as his personal investment in leading Lewis and Clark Elementary in Liberty, Missouri, to become a Model PLC at Work school.

 Kyle takes us back ...

In this episode we talk to a dream team of school leaders who worked together to make amazing things happen in a troubled district in Clute, Texas. Brazosport Independent School District is located about 50 miles south of Houston on the gulf coast. It serves eight different municipalities and students who come from diverse experiences and  backgrounds–from high poverty to highly affluent. As award-winning superintendent Danny Masse...

Those who teach diverse students know firsthand that there is a deep divide in education–an opportunity gap that many people talk about but few understand how to close. Lauryn Mascareñaz, author of Evident Equity: A Guide for Creating Systemwide Change in Schools, has seen this divide in her work as a classroom teacher and instructional coach in Denver, Colorado, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Her passion for equity and culturally...

There’s a school in Louisville, Kentucky that rose from having the lowest mathematics proficiency out of 92 elementary schools in the state to earning national recognition and multiple awards, including Model PLC at Work® designation. How did this happen? In this conversation, Kenwood Elementary School Principal Jill Handley joins Solution Tree Associate Mona Toncheff to reveal key highlights of the journey. 

After Kenwood was selec...