Learn how teacher Tina Troyer is using Reciprocal Teaching in her classroom and how she's turning it into a plug and play product for fellow educators to bring to their own classrooms. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

Join us as with talk to Maile Munson, director of advocacy for lives in the balance. Stick around for information about a free lives in the balance webinar taking place Friday, October 27th. Check out their website for information about this powerful and FREE event: www.livesinthebalance.org--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

Join us for a powerful conversation with Chad Lang and Matt Townsley about Standards Reference Grading from a parent's point of view. The book may be purchased on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Parents-Guide-Grading-Reporting-Matters/dp/1475868022/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S9RZEHEW60EL&keywords=being+clear+about+what+matters&qid=1694352513&sprefix=being+c…

Join us as we talk to Elise Naramore about her Learning Progression Model. This model takes Standards Referenced Grading the next level. Elise has worked extensively with previous guest Dave Frangiosa. They are the authors of Going Gradeless: Shifting the Focus to Student Learning. It was an honor having Elise on the show and we hope you enjoyed ou…

Alfie Kohn joins us for a powerful conversation about managing student behavior and grades. We could have gone on for hours, but jam packed as much info as we could into 30 minutes. For more information about Alfie, go to his website at www.alfiekohn.org.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message…

David Frangiosa returns for another peg changing episode. He first appeared on Season 1 E13, but a lot's changed since then. Join us as we talk to Dave about what's changed over the last 3 years and what he has in the fire next. X: @DavidFrangiosa Website: reimaginedschools.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/th…

Ryan and Erich are back for their 4th season of The Peg Doesn't Fit. Join us as we reminisce about some of our favorite season 3 guests and talk about where we want to go for season 4. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

Join us for our last episode of season 3. In this episode Ryan and Erich discuss school choice with Elizabeth Matthew. Elizabeth Grace Matthew is a Philadelphia-based writer and editor. She recently completed the Writing Fellowship with America’s Future Foundation. Matthew writes about education, culture, politics, and religion. Her work has appear…

Please join us as Ryan had a powerful conversation with Dr. Amy Berry about her new book, Reimagining Student Engagement. Dr. Amy Berry is a research fellow at the Australian Council for Educational Research and an honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne. Amy began her career as a primary school teacher in Queensland before returning to univ…

Troove is a free online application that helps High School students get matched with their perfect college. Think of it as the eHarmony of college admissions. For more info, check out their website at troove.me. Recently we had the pleasure of meeting with Troove's founder, David Hurwitt. Tune in for a sneak peak of what Troove has to offer. David …

This episode is about so much more than simply school leadership. If you are a teacher, don't tune out. This episode digs in to the influence a good school leader is capable of bringing to a school. Perhaps your school leader doesn't fit that mold. Perhaps you are an aspiring school leader. Whatever your current role, this episode has much that can…

Join us as we have a powerful conversation with Dr. Nick Sutton about Professional Development. Nick is an experienced Educational Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in K-12 Education, Curriculum Assessment, Lesson Planning, Educational Technology, and Instructional Design. Graduated from Wes…

Join Ryan as he has a very informative conversation with Dan McGuire, the executive Director at SABIER. Open Education Resource (OER) Curation, Creation, and Professional Development. Designs courses in learning management systems with the philosophy that students learn best by co-creating and collaboration. Assessment development aligned to the ne…

Join Erich and Ryan as they have the pleasure of meeting with Darleen, Vice President and Director of RAND Education and Labor. This episode is jampacked with data based research on PD, how the USA measures up with other countries, as well as other data rich topics. Connect with both Darleen and RAND corporation on twitter: @VDarleenOpfer @RANDCorp…

Join us as we talk school policy with James Franko, the president of Kansas Policy Institute. Though James works on Kansas policies, this episode isn't limited to Kansas policy talk only. It is a good introduction to what educational policy is, how they get written, and how the policies effect education in general. For more info go to https://kansa…

Join Erich as he speaks with Crystal Frommert about her new book, When Calling Parent's isn't Your Calling. Erich had to go so solo on this episode because Ryan was out on a Spring Break Hiking adventure. Crystal Frommert, M.Ed, has over 20 years of experience as an educator in public, parochial, and international schools. Beyond teaching middle an…

Join us as we take a break from and other educational content. Today we wanted to just have a good old fashioned positive conversation with Dr. Darrin Pepper. Join us as we talk about getting over those bla moments in education, talk about spicing up our rooms, finding a little gratitude and tips to help stay organized with all the "things" that ar…

Join us for a powerful episode with Mandy Froehlich about teacher trauma. Trauma has been a popular word in education the past several years; however, most of the work has been focused on students. What about teachers? Teachers are humans as well and have their own trauma from their life experience. Many may even develop trauma from the students th…

AJ Crabill serves as Conservator at DeSoto ISD -- where during his guidance, DeSoto improved from F ratings in academics, finance, and governance to B ratings -- and as Governance Director at CGCS. He served as Deputy Commissioner at Texas’ Education Agency and Board Chair of Kansas City Public Schools. This episode discusses AJ's newest book, Grea…

Natalie is an educator, coach, speaker, and passionate learner. Driven to make education empowering for all, she has developed expertise in equitable assessment and grading practices and can break down complex topics into practical strategies to drive school improvement. She is also the founder of The Empowerment Ecosystem. Feel free to reach out t…

Jason Kennedy is a 22 year educator, author, administrator, instructional coach and presenter with experience at all levels of education, elementary through college. He has been a part of Cognia review teams, statewide professional learning and local curriculum design teams, making the intentional designing of instruction for learning his goal. For…

Chad Lang, Ed.D., is the Assistant Superintendent of School Improvement & Human Resources at Glenwood Community School District in Iowa. He has a decade of experience in standards-based/referenced grading and is a sought-after speaker and consultant in school district grading practices. Dr. Lang's writing has been published in academic journals inc…

Tune in to hear Ryan and Erich briefly dive into the power of data. Instructional data is more about collecting data. If educators have a bunch of data and do nothing with it then the data collection is a waste of time. However, if educators can visualize that data and pinpoint areas of weakness for reteaching and then reassess, data can be a power…

This is our first episode in our technology series. We initially sought out Ross to discuss advantages and disadvantages of schools using open source technology. However, as we interviewed Ross, we quickly learned that Ross is far more than a open source software developer. This episode is the essence of this show. Through his demonstration of his …

Season 1 guest Ross Parker is back to talk about his new book Screens That Eat Children and how his mindset has moved toward a much more methodical approach to screen use. Listen in to hear how Ross' mindset has evolved in recent years and his tips to be a more "Digital-Informed" human being. BONUS!! Erich is back! Is he a guest host? A co-host? En…

Listen to Cory Steiner (@CorySteiner10), Superintendent of Northern Cass School District 97. No more letter grades, no more grade levels, middle school studio projects, career focused and individualized paths for learners. Check out what Cory's vision is for his district and what he and his staff have already accomplished. School Website - https://…

Erich Stephen is back to talk about how important relationship building is to classroom management, what's been happening in his life, and more.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

Martin Dougiamas (@moodler) of Moodle and OpenEdTech discusses how the future of education is 100% free and open source and the steps OpenEdTech is taking to get us there. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

What is unschooling? Educational innovation is happening all over the US. But where? How can you find who and what are behind those inspirational models of educational change? Learn the answers to these questions and more as Kerry McDonald from the Foundation for Economic Education talks about how she finds, studies and highlights shining lights of…

Join us as Gever Tulley talks about his work at SF Brightworks, a project-based, student-driven learning center. Gever founded Tinkering School in 2005, one of the earliest camp programs to focus on empowering children with tools. While the world focused on stunning images of children building amazing things, he was quietly handing over the running…

Alec Resnick of Powderhouse in Somerville, MA shares their struggles in creating an innovative new school within the Somerville school district and the next steps after that plan fell through. Today, Powderhouse is a center for incredible learning. Though operating separately from the school district, Alec and his team believe it is possible for al…

Hear from Matt Beaudreau founder of three Acton Academy Schools in Placer County, California. Want to be a part of MASSIVE educational change? Listen as Matt shares what sets Acton Academies apart from traditional school. Follow Matt @mattbeaudreau Visit https://www.actonplacer.com/ to learn more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo…

Mark Brown felt like the only true way to help children learn was to break free of public education and start his own school. Five years ago he founded Headwaters Academy, a private school in Ontario, Canada. Headwaters students consistently perform two academic grade levels above their peers. Listen in to hear the innovative way Headwaters guides …

Hear from Ryan Orrock Superintendent of Cody-Kilgore School District in Nebraska on how his district started their own school-run grocery store nearly a decade ago, and how they support it today. Link to the Circle C Market website http://www.circlecmarket.com/welcome.html Email Ryan Orrock for more info at ryan.orrock@cody-kilgore.com --- Send in …

Hear a basic breakdown of what Interoperability means, how it applies to our fast approaching "metaverse" future, and the exciting role it will play in education. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

What does it mean to be in control of your own learning data? How can an employer trust what you say on your resume? What's a verifiable credential? All that and more as we explore the frontier of educational technology in this episode on learner sovereignty and how blockchain technology makes it possible. Links to Whitepapers from the episode: Con…

Listen to Ungrading champ David Buck as he shares how he does his work, its impact on students, and some of the resources that inspired him to go gradeless. Here are a couple resources of his own making. Open Source Book on Ungrading: https://pressbooks.howardcc.edu/ungrading/front-matter/introduction/ Ungrading EdCamp Website: https://ungrading.we…

Join the author of The Alliance Way: The Making of a Bully-Free School as she shares how she created a school that is model of inclusion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

First episode in the Blockchain in Education Series. What is a distributed ledger? What is Learner Sovreignty? How do these things apply to education? Brief overview before we dive deep! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

Listen to @MrAleoSays and @MrsKaylaDuncan, co-authors of Learning that Transfers from @CorwinPress as they discuss the work that went into their book. Learn how we, as educators, can use this book to transform how we teach and how we think about learning. . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message…

Author Chad Dumas comes on the show to talk PLCs and how his book creates an action guide for leaders to create communities centered around Professional Learning. Stay tuned to the end to hear what states and districts are leading the charge. Mr. Dumas also shares where he sees some of the most exciting research being done right now in education. @…

Here's a sneak peak at what's planned for The Peg Doesn't Fit Season 2. Join the conversation at: @thepegdoesntfit @RyanDBartel1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

Check out this unreleased Season 1 episode with Robert Bajor of Openbadges.org. Follow Robert @MisterBajor on Twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepegdoesntfit/message

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Join Erich and Ryan as they discuss the importance of the educators role. Everyday we have a choice to feed into the negative that surrounds us in the world, or to fight through the difficulties of the teacher's job and strive to make a difference in the world. Join us as we discuss being positive in the workplace with Yancey Sanderson. Yancey Sand…

Join Erich and Ryan as they have a powerful conversation about Restorative Practice with Lee Rush. Restorative practice is much more than a classroom management program. Lee defines it as an emerging social science. Schools with effective Restorative Practice Programs of a restorative culture with in their school. It's more than a culture though. I…