Education

FocusED Show Notes with Dr. Stacie Chana Dr. Stacie Chana explains that artificial intelligence must be treated as an urgent equity issue because, if schools do not intentionally teach AI skills, students without access will be left behind in a rapidly changing job market. She emphasizes that AI is accelerating faster than any previous technological […]

FocusED Show Notes with Rich Czyz The episode features Rich Czyz of Yardville Elementary, co-founder of 4oClockFaculty, and author of Autopilot: Practical Productivity for School Leaders. Rich explains that he wrote Autopilot after the pandemic as a response to school leader burnout, with a focus on helping leaders be more efficient, proactive, and meaningful in their work. He says the biggest challenge […]

FocusED Show Notes with Kim Gameroz Our guest for this episode of FocusED is Kim Gameroz, author of Becoming the BISON. Kim starts by telling us about the reason she chose BISON as an analogy for leadership in schools. Bison head into the storm when it’s coming, not away from it like most other animals. […]

FocusED Show Notes with Lori Woodley-Langendorff In this episode of FocusED, we welcome Lori Woodley Langendorf, author of SEL Muscle Mastery, to explore the power of social emotional literacy in schools. Lori challenges the traditional view of SEL as something we “teach and check off,” reframing it as a lifelong literacy—no different than reading or math. It’s not a […]

FocusED Show Notes with Dr. Brad Johnson In this episode of FocusED, we sit down with Dr. Brad Johnson for a thoughtful conversation about how meaningful change in schools rarely comes from massive initiatives—but from small, intentional shifts grounded in relationships. Brad shares why he’s leaned into storytelling through his recent books, including Room 212, […]

FocusED Show Notes with Dr. Michael Lubelfeld This episode of FocusED features superintendent and author, Dr. Michael Lubelfeld. The episode centers on leading “tomorrow’s schools today,” with Dr. Michael Lubelfeld unpacking how change leadership, mindset, and systems thinking shape the future of K–12 education.​ Lubelfeld and his co-author Nick Polyak use eight real-world case studies […]