Hi Reader,I’m thrilled to share some amazing news with you! The Be Podcast Network has teamed up with Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the leading children’s literacy nonprofit in the U.S., for a truly impactful campaign this September in honor of National Literacy Month. Our mission? To spark high-impact conversations about the importance of children’s literacy, reading engagement, and best practices for teaching and encouraging reading both in schools and at home. During this campaign, more...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Tomorrow for our office hours, we’ll be continuing to talk about RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) with AI. This last month, I’ve been working with a tool called whyhow.ai to visualize different relationships between documents. The specific purpose I’m using this for is relating to finding relationships among research studies about a specific topic. Here’s an example looking at destructive leadership and the relationship between gaslighting and other forms of destructive...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, This is my daughter Katya. She turns 18 in one week, and she has had to learn to walk 5 times already. Here are five things I learned from watching her push through her challenges from each time she learned to walk. Let others push you! Katya's younger sister is just 19 months younger than she is. Having Down syndrome, Katya takes a while to learn things. Once she saw her sister start walking, she followed quickly! She thought, if she can do that, so can I. If you did it once, you...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, If you haven’t heard of Dwain Chambers, his story is fascinating. Dwain grew up in an abusive home in London, but used his love of athletics to create a better life. He eventually became the “world’s fastest teenager” and was the youngest-ever World Championship medalist in sprinting, earning medals in the 100 meters and 100-meter relay in 1999. He is an 8-time British champion, has competed in multiple Olympics, holds the European record in the 60-meter dash, and is the only man...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Dr. Katie Novak is an internationally-renowned education consultant whose books on inclusive practices have sold more than 250,000 copies. She’s the guest on today’s new episode of The Authority Podcast and it’s a discussion you won’t want to miss. Hear about key concepts from Novak’s latest book, the third edition of UDL Now!, as part of a discussion that covers the following and more: Who should be doing UDL? “Teachers are working too hard to not have a greater impact on...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, EdTech Startup Showcase is the newest original series from the BE Podcast Network. This series shines a spotlight on the innovative edtech companies working to make a difference for students and educators. Through conversations with the founders and CEOs, partner organizations, and the educators who are using their products in schools today, you’ll hear about solutions relevant to your chronic challenges and opportunity-expanding ideas to go into uncharted directions. In the first...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader,Do you want proven ideas to increase your influence, hire and develop an excellent staff, build a stronger culture, lead meaningful change, and form a strong foundation for teaching and learning success? The Authority is the show for you. Each week, host Ross Romano — leadership coach, edtech advisor, and co-founder of the BE Podcast Network — interviews the prominent authors you already admire, up-and-coming voices, and experts from the worlds of business, personal development, and...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, a new look If you’ve seen me the last couple months, you have seen my beautiful, flowing locks of hair. I’m not going to lie, my hair was pretty epic. Well, I shaved it all off. You may have also heard me say that I wasn’t cutting it until I got to 200 pounds. Well, I made it. I weighed in at 199.8 this morning. Here’s the thing, 200 is not even my goal weight. 200 is just a milestone. I’ve lost 63 pounds and I’ve got more to lose still. Here’s where my real problem was. I kept...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, Today are office hours where we are talking about AI. Please join me at 1 pm pacific time and ask any questions you have about AI or AILeader.info Here is the zoom link. It will be recorded and posted at learn.aileader.info by tomorrow. Here are a few things worth your time. Worth Reading This article sparked a little controversy on X (neé Twitter) this weekend. Should lesson plans be required to be submitted to administration? Yes or no? My experience as a teacher was that they...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read