Episodes

Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Thursday Jan 30, 2025
Arming students with the skills to traverse the internet responsibly is education's latest challenge, says these two leaders live from the Future of Education Technology Conference.

Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
"We oftentimes don't think much about training with adults on social-emotional development, but we're not done growing," says Karen G. Foley, president and CEO of JPA Chicago.

Monday Dec 16, 2024
Monday Dec 16, 2024
Johnston County Public Schools Superintendent Eric Bracy used ESSER dollars to pay for a high-quality, research-based curriculum. Now, the move is paying off.

Monday Dec 02, 2024
Monday Dec 02, 2024
Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and diversity are three of the top issues in K12 IT departments. They are also the big themes at next month's FETC 2025.

Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Over the years, Director of Purchasing Gary Kerbow has been tasked with daunting construction projects when helping Hurst Euless Bedford ISD expand.
Once, the board of trustees needed a recently acquired building up and running as quickly as possible, but copper thieves had looted the entire infrastructure, requiring extensive rewiring. Another time, Gary had to determine the full scope of repairs when creating offices for new management staff in an existing warehouse space.
Most construction veterans would consider these requests near impossible, and they would be if Gary didn’t have certain procedures and tools in place. In this podcast, Gary will speak about the lessons he’s learned from these and other projects at a number of school districts in North Texas.
Key Takeaways:
What superintendents need to know when assigning similar time-sensitive tasks
Best practices for vetting vendors to ensure difficult projects are completed on time
When procurement directors need to reconsider where and how they procure critical parts
How staffing levels and needs impact renovation/construction projects
How to streamline construction projects through collaboration and communication
Ways to innovate the scope of work for all contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers
Speakers
Gary Kerbow, Director of Purchasing, Hurst Euless Bedford ISD
817-399-2036
garykerbow@hebisd.edu
Will Leisure, Account Manager, Gordian
w.leisure@gordian.com
817-964-7441
RESOURCES
K12 Contact: K12Team@gordian.com
https://www.gordian.com/solutions/industry/k-12/

Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
On the latest episode of District Administration's Talking Out of School podcastI, FETC featured speaker Kimberly Zajac share ideas for using the efficiencies of artificial intelligence to make instruction ever more inclusive.

Monday Oct 28, 2024
Monday Oct 28, 2024
Today, we're joined by Francie Alexander, senior vice president of efficacy and consulting research at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), to discuss the pressures placed on edtech companies to produce results in school districts around the country. She also shares her advice for those in charge of selecting edtech tools for their districts and how to choose the most effective product.

Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
You’ve probably heard about AI's large language models. But what is a "small language model" and why might this fine-tuned version of artificial intelligence work better in K12?

Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
An incendiary presidential election, compounded by social media and cable news, is pushing us further away. But as superintendents and community leaders, we can bridge the gap, Katy Anthes says.

Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
In this episode, we're by Sasha Rabkin, the chief of program strategy and innovation for the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research and development in K12 education.
Today’s discussion is on philanthropy and its role in K12 education initiatives and how leaders can implement more inclusive models of philanthropy while utilizing equity-focused research and development to inform these discussions.