It’s been a long time coming… PONDERING EDUCATION IS BACK! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THIS EPISODE’S GOOGLE SLIDES. CLICK HERE… Read More

A Conversation with Boston City Councilor, Michelle Wu to discuss the reopening of Boston Public Schools. Release Date: Sunday, August… Read More

Pondering Education Season 3: Episode 3 – “Rainy Day Ponderings” Release Date: Friday, April 3, 2020 CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE L.E.A.D. from Day One! For more information on the ASCD Emerging Leaders program, CLICK HERE! Click here to learn more about the amazing work of GLSEN!

Pondering Education Podcast Season 3 – Episode 2 “Forces of Influence” Release Date: March 23, 2020 CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE FORCES OF INFLUENCEClick Here to Access the Study Guide! img data-attachment-id="1231" data-permalink="http://ponderingeducation.com/podcast/forces-of-influe

Pondering Education Season 3 – Episode 1 “An Interview with John Meehan” Release Date: March 23, 2020 Click Here to Purchase EDRENALINE RUSH! CLICK HERE TO VISIT JOHN’S WEBSITE! Thanks so muc

Pondering Education Season 3 – Episode 1 Release Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 Welcome to the 3rd Season of Pondering Education! On tonight’s show, Ryan unpacks many of the lessons learned from an unbelievable Teaching Tolerance workshop last week. Among the topics discussed tonight: How to speak up against every prejudice, bias, and stereotypes. Social Justice StandardsEssential Questions Preparing for Difficult Conversations What debate topics (if any) should be...

“EduChatting with Starr Sackstein and Connie Hamilton” Pondering Education Season 2 Episode 13 April 7, 2019 Episode Overview On tonight’s episode of #PonderingEducation, Ryan goes educhatting with Starr Sackstein, NBCT and Connie Hamilton, Ed. S. from last month’s ASCD #Empower19 conference in Chicago! To kick off tonight’s episode, Ryan discusses last week’s MCAS controversy and calls on the Massachusetts Department of Education to take drastic actions to rectify the...

Pondering Education Season 2 Episode 12: “Charting a Path Toward Racial Equity” Racial equity. If you’re involved in education at some level, you’ve undoubtedly heard the call to action to bring about racial equity to our schools. But how do we go about ensuring equity for all students? Tonight’s episode of Pondering Education seeks to help us all understand the actions we can take to help close the opportunity gap. Tonight’s...

Pondering Education Season 2: Episode 11 “Supporting Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students” Release Date: Sunday, March 24, 2019 Episode Overview On tonight’s episode, Ryan speaks with Vanessa Ford and Becca Mui on how we can best support our transgender and gender non-conforming students in school. It’s a fantastic conversation that touches upon the benefits of establishing GSAs, understanding the importance of pronouns, and much, much more. You won’t want to miss...

Pondering Education Season 2: Episode 10 “A Conversation with Elizabeth Acevedo” Air Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019 CLICK HERE to purchase The Poet X! CLICK HERE to pre-order With the Fire on High! To learn more about tonight’s sponsor, Studentreasures, CLICK HERE!

On Today’s Show Welcome to Super Sunday! On this special episode of Pondering Education, Ryan speaks with Kelly Gerstenberg, Director of Programming at ASCD! We’re on the Road to Empower19, and you’ll get an inside look into the planning of this incredible event. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR ASCD EMPOWER 19 Later, Ryan speaks with Jon Harper, author of the new book, My Bad. Jon is an accomplished educator, podcaster, speaker, and now author! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE MY...

Pondering Education Season 2 – Episode 8 “Engage the Brain with Allison Posey” Release Date: Monday, January 21, 2019 On today’s episode – “Engage the Brain with Allison Posey:” Ryan speaks with Allison Posey, author of Engage the Brain: How to Design for Learning that Taps Into the Power of Emotion. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE ENGAGE THE BRAIN! CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW ALLISON ON TWITTER!  Thank you for listening to today’s show! Please help Pondering Education by subscribing to the show...

Pondering Education Season 2 – Episode 7 “Time Management with PJ Caposey” Release Date: Thursday, December 27, 2018 On tonight’s episode, Ryan reflects on 2018, looks ahead to 2019, and speaks with PJ Caposey, author of Manage Time or Time Will Manage You.       CLICK HERE

Pondering Education Season 2 / Episode 6 “Teacher Leadership with Dr. Jill Harrison Berg” Release Date: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 On tonight’s episode, Ryan talks with Dr. Jill Harrison Berg, author of Leading in Sync, to discuss the effect of teacher leadership on student learning. Follow Dr. Jill Harrison Berg on TWITTER!  CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE LEADING IN SYNC!    CLICK HERE to listen to past episodes of Pondering Education. If you’d like to become the next sponsor or guest of the...

Pondering Education Season 2 Episode 5 “The Journey of a New Teacher” Release Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018   On tonight’s episode, Ryan checks in with Susan Jachymiak, founder of the hit Twitter chat, #newteacherjourney, to discuss her first year in the classroom! CLICK HERE to follow Susan on Twitter!   Interested in becoming a sponsor of Pondering Education? Would you like to be a guest on the program? Email Ryan today at [email protected]. 

Pondering Education Season 2 – Episode 4 Release Date: Friday, November 9, 2018 The Teacher Wars: Part 1 Tonight’s special episode is the first in a series of seven to discuss Dana Goldstein’s book, The Teacher Wars: A History of America’s Most Embattled Profession. We begin our series with a discussion on the book’s introduction which beautifully sets the stage on what’s to come later in the text. Be sure to follow Dana Goldstein on Twitter! You can also visit her website by CLICKING...

Pondering Education Season 2 – Episode 3 #MassCUE18 and the Growth of EDU Conferences Release Date: Monday, October 22, 2018   img data-attachment-id="988" data-permalink="http://ponderingeducation.com/podcast/masscue18/img_4057/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/ponderingeducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_4057-e1540251658882.jpg?fit=2320%2C3088" data-orig-size="2320,3088" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone...

Pondering Education Season 2 – Episode 2 “The Journey Continues” Date Released: Sunday, October 7, 2018 Episode Rundown: Bell Work Are you subscribed to the show on iTunes? If not, please do! Be sure to follow Pondering Education on social media! Twitter Instagram Facebook  Ryan discusses the negative stereotypes associated with being the “chill” teacher. Lesson of the Day A Conversation with Susan Jachymiak  Exit Ticket Challenge of the Week

Pondering Education Season 2: Episode 1 #NewTeacherJourney Release Date: Monday, September 3, 2018 w/ Special Guest: Susan Jachymiak Meet Susan Jachymiak!  My name is Susan Jachymiak, and I will be beginning my first year of teaching this year. I graduated from Illinois State University this May, and I am blessed to be able to start this new chapter in my life as a 4th grade teacher. I am passionate about growth mindset and helping students achieve their full potential. My former...

Pondering Education Episode 18: Literacy is LIT Release Date: Monday, August 27, 2018 w/ Special Guest: Dr. Tim Rasinski   Visit Dr. Rasinski’s Personal Web Site! http://www.timrasinski.com/ Follow Dr. Rasinski on Twitter!   

Pondering Education Episode 17: “Racial Inequity in Education” Release Date: Monday, August 13, 2018 AIRRE WEBSITE: http://www.airre.org AIRRE TWITTER: @AIRRE_EDU Dr. Brown Twitter Dr. Williams Twitter SUBSCRIBE TO PONDERING EDUCATION ON ITUNES! Follow Pondering Education on Social Media: Twitter Instagram Facebook

Pondering Education Episode 16: #BeREAL with Tara Martin Brought to you by: REALLY GOOD STUFF Release Date: August 1, 2018 img data-attachment-id="895" data-permalink="http://ponderingeducation.com/podcast/be-real/5e4f9c6cbb9c4dbb7d339fca49f8db45_400x400/" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/ponderingeducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/5e4f9c6cbb9c4dbb7d339fca49f8db45_400x400.jpeg?fit=400%2C400" data-orig-size="400,400" data-comments-opened="1"...

Pondering Education Episode 15 Release Date: July 24, 2018 “An Interview with Ronald Beghetto” ***Today’s episode is made possible by the amazing folks at Really Good Stuff! Be sure to use promo code RGSPONDER10 to 10% off your entire order! Hurry! Offer expires 8/31/18.*** HELPFUL LINKS Ronald Beghetto Bio: https://education.uconn.edu/person/ronald-beghetto/ Pre-Order What If? Building Students’ Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges NOW! ASCD AMAZON FOLLOW PONDERING...

Pondering Education Podcast Episode 14 “Listener Q and A” Release Date: Monday, July 9, 2018 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: REALLY GOOD STUFF   I. Introduction II. Housekeeping                               a. Susan Jachymiak joins the team! img data-attachment-id="827" data-permalink="http://p