Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Kristan Rodriguez on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast. We had a wide-ranging conversation about universal design for learning (UDL) and how to build systems that shift from compliance to authentic student engagement.
Happy listening!
Previous NAESP CIL podcast episodes
- AI in the classroom: Building digital citizenship from the inside out (Katie Fielding)
- The courage to innovate (Tim Boyle, Science Leadership Academy Middle School)
- STEM-oriented problem-based learning (Amie McElroy, STEM School)
- Social-emotional learning in middle school (Francesca Peck, Polaris Charter Academy)
- Project-based learning in early childhood (Sara Lev, Larchmont Charter School)
- Depth of Knowledge and leading PD (Erik Francis)
- AI in elementary and middle schools (Holly Clark)
- Building a new, student-centered school (Bryan Byerlee, Garden City Elementary School)
- The power of children learning outside (Heidi McKay, Down to Earth Forest School)
- Play-based, place-based learning (Traci Mathena, Creative City Public Charter School)
- Innovating project-based learning (Beth Foster, Anderson Mill Elementary)
- Transformative school culture (Eric Chagala, VIDA)
- What makes a great principal? (Linda-Darling Hammond, Learning Policy Institute)
- Fighting for equity (Mark Gooden, Teachers College)
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