In this first episode of the 2022-23 school year, we focus on teacher well-being. Katy Levinson, Social Worker at BHS, and Tim Folmar, Counselor at NIS,  share some practical ways to take care of yourself and your colleagues as we enter into this new year.

In this episode, Rikki Kwas and Lauren Wexler reveal the process that the Phonics Leadership team followed to select two high-quality programs to pilot. This was a challenging process with some surprising results. But, it was completely teacher driven and decided and that made it awesome.

We have many valuable colleagues retiring from Berkley Schools this year. This podcast is an attempt to capture just some of the wisdom they have to share. Thank you to Beth Meacham, Rose Jakab, Barbara Lawrin, Jennifer Simone, and Mark Meacham for being a part of this special episode. 

We asked you for questions and we got them! Now here are answers to everything from F&P Assessments, to the Disciplinary Literacy Survey, to getting SCECH's for listening! 

Angie Church and Melissa Miller will be joining the T&L Team next year as Instructional Coaches. They are excited about this transition, but of course, any change can also be a little scary. Listen in to get to know our new coaches and to begin thinking about how coaching support might be a part of YOUR future.

A district-wide professional learning day is a big event! The debrief and reflection from the day is so important and helps us plan future events. This episode is just a bit of our conversation following our first in-person, all-staff event in two years!

Jen Griffith, Elementary Literacy Coach, is in loving life in her new position. She shares why her approach to coaching is student-centered and why every teacher deserves the support of a coach. A workshop-enthusiast to the core, Jen also shares some of her learning about the Science of Reading and how that is causing her to "think again" about effective literacy instruction. 

Welcome to our new podcast for the Berkley Educator Community!