https://simplecast.com The EDUTable Nicole Biscotti M.Ed. and Melissa Sidebotham M.Ed. are two educators, and also mothers, who are bringing the powerful worlds of parents and educators together for meaningful dialogue to support all kids. 2020 The EDUTable en Sat, 20 Jun 2020 20:40:34 +0000 Mon, 29 Jun 2020 22:52:37 +0000 https://the-edutable.simplecast.com The EDUTable https://cdn.simplecast.com/images/711289a2-29ce-4af2-8ad1-700a88a3c0f5/708e6162-4de2-4be1-9a58-87121302d3fd/3000x3000/img-6483-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://the-edutable.simplecast.com episodic Nicole Biscotti M.Ed. and Melissa Sidebotham M.Ed. are two educators, and also mothers, who are bringing the powerful worlds of parents and educators together for meaningful dialogue to support all kids. Melissa Sidebotham, Nicole Biscotti no https://feeds.simplecast.com/JzuRWVNt video games, mindfulness, teenagers, high school, middle school, screen time, elementary school, adhd, preschool, advice, anxiety, education, ieps, mental health, school, parenting Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti msmeliss4@gmail.com af17d803-4e6c-4afe-a7ab-e2a24030dc53 Episode 10: Critical Conversations - Questions About Race Episode Notes

Please find more information about Amber Coleman-Mortley's podcast, Let's K-12 Better here and her website here. Follow Evan Whitehead, Basil Marin, Amber Coleman-Mortley, and Markenya Williams on Twitter to learn more about what they are doing professionally and where they are speaking. 

Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and consider giving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcast, we truly appreciate your support and it helps the great content we are lucky enough to capture in these conversations be seen and heard by more people.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2020 20:40:34 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Amber Coleman-Mortley, Basil Marin, Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti, Markenya Williams) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-10-critical-conversations-questions-about-race-NorBR7T3 Episode Notes

Please find more information about Amber Coleman-Mortley's podcast, Let's K-12 Better here and her website here. Follow Evan Whitehead, Basil Marin, Amber Coleman-Mortley, and Markenya Williams on Twitter to learn more about what they are doing professionally and where they are speaking. 

Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and consider giving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcast, we truly appreciate your support and it helps the great content we are lucky enough to capture in these conversations be seen and heard by more people.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

]]> Episode 10: Critical Conversations - Questions About Race Amber Coleman-Mortley, Basil Marin, Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti, Markenya Williams 00:37:50 Recorded on Juneteenth, Melissa and Nicole speak to an amazing panel of top educators from around the US, Evan Whitehead, M.Ed., Basil Marin, Ed.S., Amber Coleman-Mortley, and Markeyna Willimas, Ed.D., about the questions they are encountering from students and their own children around race during these times. We also discuss the types of questions that we are expecting to arise in this area as we return to school in the fall. This is the first episode in a series of conversations on this topic. Stay tuned. Recorded on Juneteenth, Melissa and Nicole speak to an amazing panel of top educators from around the US, Evan Whitehead, M.Ed., Basil Marin, Ed.S., Amber Coleman-Mortley, and Markeyna Willimas, Ed.D., about the questions they are encountering from students and their own children around race during these times. We also discuss the types of questions that we are expecting to arise in this area as we return to school in the fall. This is the first episode in a series of conversations on this topic. Stay tuned. black lives matter, education, parenting, race, family, teachers no full 10 1b01f578-89d3-484d-8b83-5ec82a22f31c Episode 9: Critical Conversations - Work/LIfe Balance during Shelter-in-Place Please find more information about The Center for Developing Minds here and Dr. Korb's book Raising an Organized Child here. 

Please find Kyle Anderson's book here and links to his podcasts The BeerEDU Podcast and  The Podcast by Sons of Technology.

Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and consider giving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcast, we truly appreciate your support and it helps the great content we are lucky enough to capture in these conversations be seen and heard by more people.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

]]> Sat, 9 May 2020 23:40:20 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Becky Simon-Kolesnik, Kyle Anderson, Yashmi Mistry, Dr. Damon Korb, Melissa Sidebotham, Nicole Biscotti) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-9-critical-conversation-work-life-balance-during-shelter-in-place-E_bpVF6Y Please find more information about The Center for Developing Minds here and Dr. Korb's book Raising an Organized Child here. 

Please find Kyle Anderson's book here and links to his podcasts The BeerEDU Podcast and  The Podcast by Sons of Technology.

Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and consider giving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcast, we truly appreciate your support and it helps the great content we are lucky enough to capture in these conversations be seen and heard by more people.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

]]> Episode 9: Critical Conversations - Work/LIfe Balance during Shelter-in-Place Becky Simon-Kolesnik, Kyle Anderson, Yashmi Mistry, Dr. Damon Korb, Melissa Sidebotham, Nicole Biscotti 00:42:30 Join us as we discuss work/life balance with Dr. Damon Korb, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician, author of Raising an Organized Child, Speaker, and Director of the Center for Developing Minds, Kyle Anderson, a dad, special education teacher, fellow podcaster, and author of To The Edge: Successes and Failures Through Risk Taking from NV, Becky Simon-Kolesnik, a mom and KG teacher, and Yashmi Mistry, a registered dietitian and mother of two, as well as your regular co-hosts Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti. Join us as we discuss work/life balance with Dr. Damon Korb, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician, author of Raising an Organized Child, Speaker, and Director of the Center for Developing Minds, Kyle Anderson, a dad, special education teacher, fellow podcaster, and author of To The Edge: Successes and Failures Through Risk Taking from NV, Becky Simon-Kolesnik, a mom and KG teacher, and Yashmi Mistry, a registered dietitian and mother of two, as well as your regular co-hosts Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti. work/life balance, special education, covid-19, working from home, middle school, parenting, mental health, high school, distance learning, elementary school no full 9 bcb2276a-08b9-4f7c-b759-c37919923796 Episode 8: Critical Conversations - Rediscovering Reading in Quarantine You can find Laura Robb's website here. Find Evan Robb's website here. You can purchase Laura and Evan's latest book  Teammakers: Positively Impacting the Lives of Children Through District-wide Collaborating, and Change here. Follow Marilyn Muller and her #Moms4FAPE movement on Twitter, IG, and Facebook @Moms4FAPE.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three, principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2020 19:42:04 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Evan Robb, Yashmi Mistry, Melissa Sidebotham, Nicole Biscotti, Laura Robb, Marilyn Muller) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-8-rediscovering-reading-in-quarantine-Gbf6eaXs You can find Laura Robb's website here. Find Evan Robb's website here. You can purchase Laura and Evan's latest book  Teammakers: Positively Impacting the Lives of Children Through District-wide Collaborating, and Change here. Follow Marilyn Muller and her #Moms4FAPE movement on Twitter, IG, and Facebook @Moms4FAPE.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three, principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

]]> Episode 8: Critical Conversations - Rediscovering Reading in Quarantine Evan Robb, Yashmi Mistry, Melissa Sidebotham, Nicole Biscotti, Laura Robb, Marilyn Muller 00:48:28 In this episode, Nicole and Melissa talk with Laura Robb, a literary expert, speaker, educator with over 40 years of experience, and prolific author of important works on the topic of literacy, Evan Robb, school principal of over 20 years, former English teacher, TEDx speaker, and author several books including of one of Melissa's favorites- The Ten-Minute Principal, and Marilyn Muller, founder of the Moms for Free and Appropriate Education and mother of a child with dyslexia about how we can use this time as families to discover or rediscover a love for reading while we are sheltering-in-place. We also started off the episode with Yashmi Mistry, a mom of two boys who are very intelligent but are not huge fans of reading. (While we lost her after the intro., we made sure her questions and perspectives were covered. Don't worry, we will have her back in a future episode! The input of parents just like you, is what makes this show work.) In this episode, Nicole and Melissa talk with Laura Robb, a literary expert, speaker, educator with over 40 years of experience, and prolific author of important works on the topic of literacy, Evan Robb, school principal of over 20 years, former English teacher, TEDx speaker, and author several books including of one of Melissa's favorites- The Ten-Minute Principal, and Marilyn Muller, founder of the Moms for Free and Appropriate Education and mother of a child with dyslexia about how we can use this time as families to discover or rediscover a love for reading while we are sheltering-in-place. We also started off the episode with Yashmi Mistry, a mom of two boys who are very intelligent but are not huge fans of reading. (While we lost her after the intro., we made sure her questions and perspectives were covered. Don't worry, we will have her back in a future episode! The input of parents just like you, is what makes this show work.) fiction, podcast, love of reading, non-fiction, dyslexia, reading, education, middle school, activities during shelter-in-place, family, reluctant reader, elementary school no full 8 72561558-f9f4-44ed-9ad7-ad9074c799f5 Episode 7: Critical Conversations - Inequities in the Time of COVID-19 Please follow Amber Coleman-Mortley on Twitter @MomOfAllCapes and find the website for iCivics here.  Follow Shelly Vohra onTwitter @raspberryberet3 and her blog at techdiva29.wordpress.com.  Noella Bickel can be found on Twitter at @noellabickelart and her website here. 

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

Evan Whitehead: Frequent Contributor, Education Consultant, and Friend of the Show

]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2020 23:06:35 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Amber Coleman-Mortley, Noella Bickel, Shelly Vohra, Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/inequities-in-the-time-of-covid-19-H6aoWYl9 Please follow Amber Coleman-Mortley on Twitter @MomOfAllCapes and find the website for iCivics here.  Follow Shelly Vohra onTwitter @raspberryberet3 and her blog at techdiva29.wordpress.com.  Noella Bickel can be found on Twitter at @noellabickelart and her website here. 

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

Evan Whitehead: Frequent Contributor, Education Consultant, and Friend of the Show

]]> Episode 7: Critical Conversations - Inequities in the Time of COVID-19 Amber Coleman-Mortley, Noella Bickel, Shelly Vohra, Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti 00:47:18 In this episode, Nicole and Melissa talk with Evan Whitehead, District Administrator in Chicago and frequent panelist, Amber Coleman-Mortley, Director of social Engagement at iCivics and mom of three, Noella Bickel, Assistant Principal of Guidance in a large CA middle school, mom of two, and ADHD parent, and Shelly Vohra, PhD in Ed Tech, Educator/Coach/Consultant from Toronto, Canada. This panel with broad backgrounds and perspectives discusses the inequities that have always been there but have been laid bare during this time. They also discuss what can be done and lessons learned for the future. In this episode, Nicole and Melissa talk with Evan Whitehead, District Administrator in Chicago and frequent panelist, Amber Coleman-Mortley, Director of social Engagement at iCivics and mom of three, Noella Bickel, Assistant Principal of Guidance in a large CA middle school, mom of two, and ADHD parent, and Shelly Vohra, PhD in Ed Tech, Educator/Coach/Consultant from Toronto, Canada. This panel with broad backgrounds and perspectives discusses the inequities that have always been there but have been laid bare during this time. They also discuss what can be done and lessons learned for the future. inequity, digital divide, podcast, special education, racism, iep, education, parenting, distance learning, school, civics no full 7 dcebeee1-ea25-4e08-8d21-90a4f74ede4f Episode 6: Critical Conversations- Movement In Quarantine Please find Dr. Brad Johnson's website here and his books here.  

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

]]> Wed, 1 Apr 2020 15:31:50 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Melissa Sidebotham, Dr. Brad Johnson, Nicole Biscotti, Linda Clarke, Sachi Itow) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-6-critical-conversation-movement-in-quarantine-bPyc9cH_ Please find Dr. Brad Johnson's website here and his books here.  

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

]]> Episode 6: Critical Conversations- Movement In Quarantine Melissa Sidebotham, Dr. Brad Johnson, Nicole Biscotti, Linda Clarke, Sachi Itow 00:40:45 In this episode, Nicole and Melissa talk with Dr. Brad Johnson, author, speaker, and play advocate, Linda Clarke, mom, former PE teacher, and current 1:1 para-professional in Special Education, and Sachi Itow, mom and physical therapist about the challenges we are facing keeping our children moving during these times of Shelter-in-Place orders and Quarantines. In this episode, Nicole and Melissa talk with Dr. Brad Johnson, author, speaker, and play advocate, Linda Clarke, mom, former PE teacher, and current 1:1 para-professional in Special Education, and Sachi Itow, mom and physical therapist about the challenges we are facing keeping our children moving during these times of Shelter-in-Place orders and Quarantines. play, covid-19, preschool, elemetary school, education, middle school, parenting, high school, excercise no full 6 625770e2-54bf-43d5-a01e-ad37fc49e69d Epsisode 5: Critical Conversations- The Pandemic & It's Impact On Global Education Please find Steve Sostak's Inspired Citizens website here and his Global Youth Media website here. Find out more about Spring Education here.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

Evan Whitehead: Frequent Contributor, Education Consultant, and Friend of the Show

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2020 23:52:06 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Jeremy Birk, Steve Sostak, Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti, Melissa Slinn) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/epsisode-5-critical-conversations-the-pandemic-its-impact-on-global-education-afSBshO5 Please find Steve Sostak's Inspired Citizens website here and his Global Youth Media website here. Find out more about Spring Education here.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

Evan Whitehead: Frequent Contributor, Education Consultant, and Friend of the Show

]]> Epsisode 5: Critical Conversations- The Pandemic & It's Impact On Global Education Jeremy Birk, Steve Sostak, Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti, Melissa Slinn 00:46:55 In this episode, Melissa and Nicole chat with Steve Sostak of the Inspired Citizen Movement and Global Youth Media, Jeremy Birk, the Executive Vice President of Curriculum and Innovation from the Spring Education Group, Evan Whitehead, a District Administrator from Chicago, and Melissa Slinn, a mom and School Board Member from Illinois. Both Steve and Jeremy have extensive experience in education all over the world, while Evan and panelist Melissa bring the American perspective. In this episode, Melissa and Nicole chat with Steve Sostak of the Inspired Citizen Movement and Global Youth Media, Jeremy Birk, the Executive Vice President of Curriculum and Innovation from the Spring Education Group, Evan Whitehead, a District Administrator from Chicago, and Melissa Slinn, a mom and School Board Member from Illinois. Both Steve and Jeremy have extensive experience in education all over the world, while Evan and panelist Melissa bring the American perspective. covid-19, global education, student agency, education, parenting, distance learning, sdg no full 5 76951c5a-5651-4d5e-86bb-8b023bd9c265 Episode 4: Critical Conversations-Parenting Concerns During COVID-19 Please find more information about The Center for Developing Minds here and Dr. Korb's book Raising an Organized Child here. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and consider giving us a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

 

]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:07:59 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Tennille- a mom and educator from CA, Dr. Damon Korb, Melissa Sidebotham, Nicole Biscotti, Tiffany- a mom from CA) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/parenting-concerns-during-covid-19-gSUSTxWu Please find more information about The Center for Developing Minds here and Dr. Korb's book Raising an Organized Child here. Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and consider giving us a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

 

]]> Episode 4: Critical Conversations-Parenting Concerns During COVID-19 Tennille- a mom and educator from CA, Dr. Damon Korb, Melissa Sidebotham, Nicole Biscotti, Tiffany- a mom from CA 00:40:14 Join Dr. Damon Korb, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician, author of Raising an Organized Child, Speaker, and Director of the Center for Developing Minds, as he talks about parenting in these strange times with Tennille and Tiffany, two moms from CA, and your regular co-hosts Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti. Join Dr. Damon Korb, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician, author of Raising an Organized Child, Speaker, and Director of the Center for Developing Minds, as he talks about parenting in these strange times with Tennille and Tiffany, two moms from CA, and your regular co-hosts Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti. podcast, covid-19, routines, education, middle school, parenting, high school, isolation, elementary school no full 4 4dda3242-4b00-4006-9855-e3a10281383f Epsisode 3: Critical Conversations- Students Taking Control of Their Learning Please find more information about Vernon Wright's Zero Apology Zone at zeroapologyzone.com. You can find out more information about Tom Hudock's Arc: Academy of Inquiry at arcacademy.ca. He also has great information on his website about interest driven instruction for parents at home. Keep the conversation going on Twitter by tagging us @the_edu_table or adding a question or comment in our forum at theedutable.com.

We hope you are enjoying the content as much as we enjoy providing it. Subscribe and make sure to leave a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

 

]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:24:16 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/epsisode-3-critical-conversations-students-taking-control-of-their-learning-P3_XCXKs Please find more information about Vernon Wright's Zero Apology Zone at zeroapologyzone.com. You can find out more information about Tom Hudock's Arc: Academy of Inquiry at arcacademy.ca. He also has great information on his website about interest driven instruction for parents at home. Keep the conversation going on Twitter by tagging us @the_edu_table or adding a question or comment in our forum at theedutable.com.

We hope you are enjoying the content as much as we enjoy providing it. Subscribe and make sure to leave a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

 

]]> Epsisode 3: Critical Conversations- Students Taking Control of Their Learning Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti 00:44:59 Please join Vernon Wright, District Administrator, Leadership Speaker, founder of the Zero Apology Zone, and dad from TX, Tom Hudock, Business Creator, Performance Coach, Founder of Arc: Academy of Inquiry Middle School, and dad from Victoria, BC, three students: Elizabeth- a high school student, Tallulah - a high school student, and Dutch- a middle school student, and also Becky, a repeat guest and mom from WA. This panel discusses the transition from classroom learning to distance learning for students and the unexpected bonus some are finding of having the time to pursue learning and activities they enjoy. Please join Vernon Wright, District Administrator, Leadership Speaker, founder of the Zero Apology Zone, and dad from TX, Tom Hudock, Business Creator, Performance Coach, Founder of Arc: Academy of Inquiry Middle School, and dad from Victoria, BC, three students: Elizabeth- a high school student, Tallulah - a high school student, and Dutch- a middle school student, and also Becky, a repeat guest and mom from WA. This panel discusses the transition from classroom learning to distance learning for students and the unexpected bonus some are finding of having the time to pursue learning and activities they enjoy. no full 3 77051051-65c4-4938-8d4b-65bcd77b46a7 Episode 2: Critical Conversations-Unexpected Homeschooling Thank you for joining us for another episode. Make sure to keep the conversation going by tagging @the_edu_table on Twitter or Instagram, posting on our Facebook page, or leaving a question or comment on our website theedutable.com .

You  can find Kris Felicello's book here, and his TED Talk here. Follow Taylor's Education Never Dies movement here. 

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

 

]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2020 06:32:55 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-2-critical-conversations-unexpected-homeschooling-YijCrzyw Thank you for joining us for another episode. Make sure to keep the conversation going by tagging @the_edu_table on Twitter or Instagram, posting on our Facebook page, or leaving a question or comment on our website theedutable.com .

You  can find Kris Felicello's book here, and his TED Talk here. Follow Taylor's Education Never Dies movement here. 

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

 

]]> Episode 2: Critical Conversations-Unexpected Homeschooling Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti 00:48:59 In this episode, Melissa and Nicole chat with: Kris Felicello, author of The Teacher and The Admin, TED Talk Speaker, and District Admin from NY Taylor Armstrong, Assistant Director of Technology for multiple school districts in AL, founding member of the Education Never Dies Movement, and originator of the #BeTheCompass movement on Twitter Jen Vanderputten, advocate for special needs children and a mom from NC who found herself homeschooling unexpectedly while waiting for her son's proper placement in an appropriate program Lori Delisle, a mom from CA who homeschooled her three boys until the oldest was in 7G. This panel discusses the benefits and challenges of homeschooling and offers some advice to those of us who are finding ourselves unexpectedly homeschooling during the school shutdowns. #PullUpASeat In this episode, Melissa and Nicole chat with: Kris Felicello, author of The Teacher and The Admin, TED Talk Speaker, and District Admin from NY Taylor Armstrong, Assistant Director of Technology for multiple school districts in AL, founding member of the Education Never Dies Movement, and originator of the #BeTheCompass movement on Twitter Jen Vanderputten, advocate for special needs children and a mom from NC who found herself homeschooling unexpectedly while waiting for her son's proper placement in an appropriate program Lori Delisle, a mom from CA who homeschooled her three boys until the oldest was in 7G. This panel discusses the benefits and challenges of homeschooling and offers some advice to those of us who are finding ourselves unexpectedly homeschooling during the school shutdowns. #PullUpASeat podcast, special education, education, middle school, homeschooling, high school, school, school closures, covid19, elementary school no full 2 ec5e988f-dcd5-4acc-b8f9-c8be41492d78 Introduction Episode: Critical Conversation Come #PullUpASeat and hear what parents, teachers, principals, and district level admins have to say. Don't forget to keep the conversation going by tagging us on Twitter @the_edu_table or adding a question to our forum at theEDUTable.com.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

Evan Whitehead: Frequent Contributor, Education Consultant, and Friend of the Show

]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:54:26 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Becky a parent from the state of Washington, Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/introduction-episode-critical-conversation-QuYeLkPd Come #PullUpASeat and hear what parents, teachers, principals, and district level admins have to say. Don't forget to keep the conversation going by tagging us on Twitter @the_edu_table or adding a question to our forum at theEDUTable.com.

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

Evan Whitehead: Frequent Contributor, Education Consultant, and Friend of the Show

]]> Introduction Episode: Critical Conversation Becky a parent from the state of Washington, Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti 00:45:35 This was going to be a regular introductory episode talking about the importance of parents and educators working together. Given the circumstances of all of our lives in this time of COVID-19, school shutdowns, social distancing, and beyond, this conversation turned into something more. It turned into a critical conversation about how we need each other now more than ever. This was going to be a regular introductory episode talking about the importance of parents and educators working together. Given the circumstances of all of our lives in this time of COVID-19, school shutdowns, social distancing, and beyond, this conversation turned into something more. It turned into a critical conversation about how we need each other now more than ever. podcast, covid-19, education, middle school, parenting, high school, school, school closures, elementary school no full 1 8cafe26d-a331-4b31-92fd-75ba0c356208 Trailer Visit theedutable.com to access quality content, submit questions to our forum, check out our store for EDUTable swag, contact us to become a guest on the podcast or submit articles and/or videos, and find links to follow us across social media platforms. There are many ways to #PullUpASeat. 

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

Evan Whitehead: Frequent Contributor, Education Consultant, and Friend of the Show

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2020 02:54:18 +0000 msmeliss4@gmail.com (Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti) https://the-edutable.simplecast.com/episodes/trailer-L4Z9RhxZ Visit theedutable.com to access quality content, submit questions to our forum, check out our store for EDUTable swag, contact us to become a guest on the podcast or submit articles and/or videos, and find links to follow us across social media platforms. There are many ways to #PullUpASeat. 

CREDITS

Melissa Sidebotham, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of three. Principal of hundreds, teacher of thousands over the past 25+ years in education, and children's book author for EduMatch Publishing,

Nicole Biscotti, M.Ed.: Co-creator, Co-host, and Executive Producer. Mom of four, teacher of thousands over the the past 10 years of education.  ADHD advocate, and author for EduMatch Publishing.

Evan Whitehead: Frequent Contributor, Education Consultant, and Friend of the Show

]]> Trailer Melissa Sidebotham, Evan Whitehead, Nicole Biscotti 00:06:56 Evan Whitehead, District Administrator from Chicago, introduces the EDUTable podcast and its co-creators Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti. Find out what this is all about and how to get involved. #PullUpASeat! Evan Whitehead, District Administrator from Chicago, introduces the EDUTable podcast and its co-creators Melissa Sidebotham and Nicole Biscotti. Find out what this is all about and how to get involved. #PullUpASeat! adhd, podcast, special education, wellness, preschool, education, middle school, parenting, mental health, high school, family, school, children, elementary school no trailer