In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, chats with Gladys Cruz, district Superintendent of Questar III BOCES in Castleton, N.Y., and the newly elected President of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA).
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, chats with Dr. Joshua Starr, Chief Executive Officer of PDK International, former superintendent of schools for Montgomery County Public Schools and Stamford Connecticut, and author of the recent book “Equity-Based Leadership: Leveraging Complexity to Transform School Systems.”
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, chats with Alex Madrigal, the principal of C.G Bethel High School in Miami Dade County. Alex has been an educator for over 25 years and is in his 10th year at the helm of C.G Bethel. The partnership he has created with EdisonLearning has been extremely successful and brought a blended learning approach to a community that needed an equitable approach to education.
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, talks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Superintendent of the Alexandria City Public Schools in Alexandria, VA. Dr. Hutchings and Thom discuss how they define equity, build institutional equity in school districts, and their perspectives and philosophies on how organizations can best contextualize equity in their communities. From the factors that form equity for all, implementing systematic alignment, and instilling cultural competency, this episode shows how school leaders are engaging with concepts of equity and actively making a change in their districts.
Equity Everywhere is a podcast series, hosted by MindRocket Media Group and EdisonLearning President & CEO Thom Jackson. Joined weekly by a variety of K-12 practitioners and experts they engage in critical, meaningful, comprehensive conversations about equity in education ― what are the key factors, variables, objectives, and considerations for the education system to acknowledge and address? Together, podcast participants will highlight, amplify, and refine best practices and solutions for ensuring education equity everywhere.
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, chats about key topics of the podcast so far and major lessons learned from the experts that have joined the conversation recently. In this conversation, Thom focuses on piecing together a well-defined equity point of view, particularly what it means to take all the information from across the education world concerning equity and put it into action. The importance of this discussion is how you can use the expert advice of our guests and use it in your everyday life as an educator, parent, student, and citizen.
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, talks with Dr. Jim Rickabaugh, Senior Advisor for the Institute for Personalized Learning. In addition to his role as a lifelong educator, Jim is the author of Tapping the Power of Personalized Learning: A Roadmap for School Leaders, a refreshing perspective on learners, education philosophy, and data concerning equity. In this conversation, Thom and Jim focus on personalized learning, its applications, and how educators can use it to best prepare their students for productive and successful lives
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, chats with Shomari Jones, the Director of Equity and Strategic Engagement at Bellevue School District in Bellevue, Washington.
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, chats with Holly Brzycki, the Supervisor of Online Learning at the Capital Area Intermediate Unit. Holly oversees the Capital Area Online Learning Association (CAOLA), a regional online-learning program for 155 districts, schools, educational programs, and eleven Intermediate Units in Pennsylvania. In their conversation on equity in rural schools, Thom and Holly focus on the issues that rural districts face, such as transportation, access to technology, and governmental funding. These limiting factors, many of which are areas of focus for organizations like Capital Area Intermediate Unit, show that equity goes beyond race and class but addresses individual socioeconomic challenges. The conversation also looks to positive outlooks using online learning. Thom and Holly discuss how programs like micro-credentials, supporting teachers, speech therapy, and special education can be provided to teachers and students through online resources to address gaps in the current education system. ”
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President, and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning speaks about his challenges growing up in Hamilton, OH, a small town in Southwest Ohio, and attending Garfield Sr. High School. Thom will discuss the adversity he overcame and the individuals who gave him the strength to succeed. Thom displays his heart on his sleeve as he gives back to students today through his leadership and vision at EdisonLearning. A particular focus of Thom’s story is how experiences and human interest encounters early in his career shape the future of EdisonLearning and its participation in ensuring “Equity Everywhere.
