The Extraordinary Educators Podcast
Best practices, tips, and stories to help you be extraordinary in your classroom and beyond, featuring Curriculum Associates' Manager, Voice of the Customer, Hayley Browning.
Podcasting since 2020 • 224 episodes
The Extraordinary Educators Podcast
Latest Episodes
Rethinking Literacy with Erin Embon
A hard truth sparked this conversation: too many students were reaching middle school unable to read independently at grade level. Erin Embon has spent 34 years across classrooms and leadership roles, and she walks us through how that pattern p...
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Season 7
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Episode 17
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19:03
The Power of Through-Year Assessments with Rachel Porter
In today's episode, Rachel Porter, a digital curriculum integration specialist from Indiana, joins us to unpack how through-year assessment can turn scattered checkpoints into a steady engine for student growth. Rachel shares what changed when ...
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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13:46
Measuring Literacy Development with Dr. Kristen Braatz
What if a single test score isn’t telling you what matters most about your readers? We sit down with Dr. Kristen Braatz, AVP of Curriculum and Instruction at Curriculum Associates, to unpack how educators can capture a fuller, more actionable p...
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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13:58
Five Key Strategies To Engage Middle School Students with Naneka Brathwaite
Middle schoolers are a different set of students, and it is important to consider how best to engage them in their learning. National Director, Naneka Brathwaite, joins this episode to unpack five key strategies to engage middle school students...
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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18:29
Behavioral Management: The Secret Curriculum with Dr. Anita Archer
Today we sit down with Dr. Anita Archer to unpack how clear, compassionate behavior systems transform a room from reactive to ready. The big shift isn’t about control; it’s about removing guesswork so students know what to do and teachers can t...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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30:28