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Ep 137: Improving school safety with Rob Buelow of Vector Solutions Oct 05, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with Rob Buelow, this week is Senior Vice President at Vector Solutions. On this episode, Rob talks about the work that he does in creating safer, healthier schools. Rob also talks about ways teachers can help students learn about school safety and prevention and shares resources available to help. Tune in!
You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting https://www.vectorsolutions.com
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 136: Serving students with mental health needs with Stephanie Taylor of Presence Sep 21, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with Stephanie Taylor, the Director of Clinical Innovation at Presence . On this episode, Stephanie talks about the importance of mental health support, curriculum, and training to staff and clinicians serving students with mental health needs. Stephanie also talks shares best practices for charter school leaders and resources are available to help. Tune in!
You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting https://presencelearning.com/
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 135: Humanizing student data through RTI instruction with Brooklin Trover of Curriculum Associates Sep 07, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with Brooklin Trover, the National Director of Content and Implementation for Curriculum Associates. On this episode, Brooklin talks about the limitations in the conventional RTI/MTSS model and how we can re-imagine Response to Intervention to better serve students. Brooklin also talks about analyzing data through the lens of culture, communication, and commitment. Tune in!
You can find out more about our guest’s work by https://www.curriculumassociates.com/topics/rti-mtss
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 134: Career education programs in K-12 schools with JD Smith of Reach Cyber Charter School Aug 24, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with JD Smith, the Director of Career Readiness at the Reach Cyber Charter School in Pennsylvania. On this episode, JD talks about the work that he does at Reach Cyber Charter School and the school’s career education curriculum. JD also talks about the importance of community partnerships in developing career education programs and shares advice for other online schools who want to provide career education options for their students. Tune in!
You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.connectionsacademy.com/reach-cyber-school/.
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 133: Virtual reality in in K-12 education with Chris Klein of Avantis Education Jul 13, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with Chris Klein, the Head of Education for Avantis Education. On this episode, Chris talks about the metaverse and the role that the metaverse plays in K-12 education. Chris also talks about Avanti’s world, the educational VR theme park and the future of VR in education. Tune in!
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 132: Achieving academic equity for students with disabilities and multilingual learners with Liliana Salazar Jun 29, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with Liliana Salazar, the National Director of Special Education and Student Support for Academica and the host of the Teach The Way They Learn podcast. On this episode, Lily talks about academic equity and addressing the COVID learning gap for students with disabilities and English language learners. Lily also talks about how to bridge that gap and shares evidence-based strategies that teachers can use to foster learning gains for these groups. Tune in!
You can find out more about our guest’s wok by visiting www.academica.org
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 131: Starting big initiatives on your charter school campus with Ralph Krauss Edutainment Learning Jun 15, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with Ralph Krauss, the digital innovations director at Pinecrest Academy schools and the creator of Edutainment Learning, a virtual guest speaker program for schools. On this episode, Ralph talks about Edutainment Learning and the fascinating guests he’s had on the program. Ralph also talks about ways to start an eSports program at your school and shares exciting developments happening in the Nevada charter sector. Tune in!
You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting www.edutainmentlearning.com.
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 130: Angie Christophe from the National Alliance talks about this year’s National Charter School Conference Jun 01, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits down with Angie Christophe, the Producer of the 2022 National Charter School Conference. Angie talks to Ryan about what to expect at this year’s event and has some advice for new attendees to get the most out of NCSC 2022. Registration information for this year’s event can be found at ncsc.publiccharters.org.
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 129: Encouraging students to succeed academically and athletically with Alyssa Zabala of Doral Academy May 18, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with Alyssa Zabala, a student at the Doral Academy charter high school and the ace pitcher for Doral Academy’s softball team. On this episode, Alyssa talks about her softball career at Doral High School as a graduating senior. Alyssa also talks about how Doral Academy has prepared her for college on and off the softball diamond and how she balances athletics and academics. Tune in!
You can follow her on Instagram and Snapchat @alyssazabala and you can find out more about her school by visiting www.doralacademyprep.org.
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

Ep 128: “Breaking things” to help schools reach their full potential with Josh Chernikoff May 04, 2022

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This week, Ryan sits with Josh Chernikoff, an entrepreneur, strategist, and the founder of Cascade Communications. On this episode, Josh talks about the term of “breaking things” when it comes to entrepreneurship and what this concept looks like in the charter school sector. Josh also talks about disruption in education and shares insight for charter school professionals on how they can become more entrepreneurial. Tune in!
You can find out more about our guest’s work by visiting by visiting www.cascadego.co and www.joshchernikoff.com
Host: Ryan Kairalla (@ryankair)
Producer: Ross Ulysse

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