
De Facto Leaders
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Three Practices That Turn Language Therapy Into a Scalable System
May 13, 202639 min
BONUS: Using Recess to Build Social Skills and Help Students Discover their Leadership Potential (with Elizabeth Cushing)g
May 6, 20261h 0m
How to Go From “Talking About Students” to Changing School Systems (with Kurtis Hewson)
Apr 29, 202659 min
Student Wellness Is a Design Decision, Not a Siloed Activity (with Lauren Porosoff)
Apr 15, 20261h 1m
Five “clinical containers” to design your language therapy system
Apr 1, 202624 min
Three Pieces of Unconventional Advice I Give SLPs
Mar 18, 202626 min
Education is a business. Let’s stop pretending it isn’t.
Mar 4, 202627 min
A Case for Well-Designed Virtual Field Trips (with Seth Fleischauer)
Feb 18, 20261h 6m
Using a “Virtual Speech Helper” (with Maura Connor)
Feb 4, 202644 min
Defining “EdTech” and the End User (with Maura Connor)
Jan 21, 202645 min
Your clinical expertise is powerful. But is it scalable?
Jan 7, 202625 min
So…can you recommend an app to build my child’s language skills?
Dec 31, 202534 min
Narrative Intervention: Beyond "Cute" Stories and Lesson Plans (with Jane Gebers)
Dec 24, 202542 min
What's the point of teaching storytelling? (with Jane Gebers)
Dec 17, 202542 min
Not seeing generalization? You might be the bottleneck.
Dec 10, 202531 min
Part 3: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
Dec 3, 202540 min
Part 2: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
Nov 25, 202536 min
Part 1: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
Nov 19, 202534 min
Educational Eligibility, Clinical Diagnosis, and the “Just Be Like Finland” Argument (with Dr. Chrishawn Finister)
Nov 12, 20251h 7m
What words should I target in language therapy?
Nov 5, 202523 min
A Case for Talking about the “Summer Slide” in the Fall (featuring David Schipper)
Oct 29, 202520 min
What “Biologically Secondary” Means for Literacy Instruction (featuring Dr. Pamela Snow)
Oct 22, 202528 min
The Relationship Between Language Skills and Discipline Referrals (featuring Dr. Shameka Stewart)
Oct 15, 202524 min
Building the Literacy Skills Needed for Technology and Life (featuring Tom Parton)
Oct 8, 202536 min
Engaging Families and the Role of Tech in Addressing Book Deserts (featuring Cassandra Williams)
Oct 1, 202538 min
Navigating Language Therapy as the Only SLP in the District
Sep 24, 202528 min
Case Study: Shouldn’t I have language therapy figured out by now?
Sep 17, 202528 min
Balancing Language, Academic Content Areas, and Executive Functioning (featuring Jill Fahy)
Sep 10, 202547 min
Finding a Place for AI in Therapy and Product Development (with Natalie Yona)
Sep 3, 20251h 7m
Part 5: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
Aug 27, 202516 min
Part 4: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
Aug 20, 202517 min
Part 3: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
Aug 13, 202524 min
Part 2: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
Aug 6, 202521 min
Part 1: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
Jul 30, 202523 min
Building Data Culture & Trust in Education (with Jessica Lane)
Jul 23, 20251h 7m
Orthographic Mapping & Effective Spelling Instruction (with Dr. Molly Ness)
Jul 16, 20251h 9m
How to Create a Research-Based Executive Functioning Implementation Plan for Your School Team
Jul 9, 202546 min
Executive functioning assessment, late ADHD diagnosis, and proactive support (with Dr. A. Jordan Wright)
Jul 2, 20251h 2m
From Plateau to Progress: Language Therapy Case Studies (with Connie Hurley-Pronley)
Jun 25, 202541 min
Clinical Leadership Series Part 3: Asset Stacking: Building Your Path to Systemic Impact
Jun 18, 202530 min
Clinical Leadership Series Part 2: Scaling Your Expertise Beyond the Therapy Room
Jun 11, 202525 min
Clinical Leadership Series Part 1: Claiming Your Seat at the Table
Jun 4, 202535 min
Embracing Cross-Pollination, High-Quality Tutoring, and Agile Leadership for Student Success (with Dr. Kate Anderson Foley)
May 28, 20251h 12m
The School Leader's Guide to Executive Functioning Support
May 21, 202539 min
Executive Functioning Summer Camp (with Eric Smith)
May 14, 20251h 1m
A Speech Pathologist's Journey Through Brain Surgery and Recovery (with Ana Hernandez)
May 7, 20251h 2m
SEEing to Lead: Collaborating for Better Literacy (with Karen Dudek-Brannan)
Apr 30, 202547 min
Re-Release: ADHD and the Appeal to Nature Fallacy
Apr 23, 202546 min
The Art of Decluttering and Habit Stacking for Clinicians (with Marisha Mets)
Apr 16, 20251h 9m
Goals and Accommodations for Executive Functioning
Apr 9, 202539 min