Keystone Education Radio

In this episode of Keystone Education Radio, Podcast Host Annette Stevenson is joined by Dr. Will Miller, a recognized and respected authority on coping with stress, interpersonal relationship and organizational health. The post Hanging in the Balance of a Pandemic: Connectivity During Isolation appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

The PA State budget, school district budgets and the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression—how does all of this fit into the funding our school districts require to continue educating students and serving their communities? The post The Cost of Public Education During COVID-19 and Beyond appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

In this episode of Keystone Education Radio, host Annette Stevenson is joined by Dr. Delaney Ruston, a physician and documentary filmmaker who has studied and documented stress, anxiety and depression among teens in the digital age. Dr. Ruston explores the connection between mental health and technology; the role that parents, teachers and students play in addressing mental health concerns; and the impact of COVID-19 on students. This episode is brought to you in part by the Keystone Purchasing Network and the PA School District Liquid Asset Fund (PSDLAF). The post The Impacts of Screen-Time: Teaching Teens to Cope appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

On this episode of Keystone Education Radio, Annette Stevenson is joined by Dr. Heather Bennett, PSBA’s director of school equity services, to discuss the existing equity issues that the pandemic has further brought to light. The post COVID-19: Shining a Light on Student and Community Inequities appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

In this timely episode of Keystone Education Radio, Geoffrey D. Moomaw, President of Interstate Tax Service, Inc., provides guidance on how schools should proceed with unemployment compensation during the COVID-19 outbreak. The post Uncharted waters: Navigating unemployment compensation for school employees during COVID-19 appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

In this episode of Keystone Education Radio, Earth Day Network (EDN) Education Coordinator Kira Heeschen joins us to discuss Earth Day’s upcoming 50th anniversary, the world’s largest coordinated citizen science campaign, Earth Challenge 2020 and the importance of student and youth involvement. The post Earth Day Celebrates 50 Years: Launching Earth Challenge 2020 appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

Host Annette Stevenson talks with best-selling author, psychologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania Angela Duckworth. Duckworth unpacks her book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance and provides further insight into her research of the characteristics of high achieving individuals. This episode is sponsored by Siemens & Edgenuity. The post Flourish or fail: A conversation about grit with Angela Duckworth appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

During the 2019 PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference, we sat down with keynote speakers Corey Mitchell and Robin Grey to discuss their film Purple Dreams. The duo discusses their experience advocating for arts education, the impact it has had on students they’ve mentored and their journey to creating the film. The post Purple Dreams: Portraying the Power of an Arts Education appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

In this episode, Asia Mason, project manager of student voice with the Pittsburgh Public School District (PPS); Sam Bisno, a senior at the Barack Obama Academy of International Studies, also known as Pittsburgh Obama 6 – 12 and Prishti Tyagi, a sophomore at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy, discuss how their district and local community are not only permitting but prioritizing student voice in decision-making. The post A Seat At The Table: Encouraging Student Voice appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

Author and advocate Jonathan Mooney discusses his book Normal Sucks, his journey of growing up with a learning difference and how these experiences shaped the work he is doing today. The post Different, Not Deficient appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

Why is it so important to engage students, who are still in high school, in matters of politics and voting? The post Civic Engagement in the Generation Called Z appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

During this episode, Heather Masshardt, director of policy services, discusses the Commonwealth Education Blueprint with David Hutchinson, PSBA’s 2019 president, and Mike Faccinetto, PSBA’s immediate past president. The post Commonwealth Education Blueprint – Vision Plan Realized appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

In this episode of Keystone Education Radio, we are joined by Matthew Stem, deputy secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, and Dr. Lee Burket, director of the Bureau of Career and Technical Education, as they explore career and technical education as a vital part of the broader education system. The post The Hidden Gem of Public Education appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

During the 2019 PASA-PSBA School Leadership Conference, social psychologist, bestselling author, Harvard lecturer and TED talk presenter Dr. Amy Cuddy sat down with us to share her expertise on nonverbal communication and its influence in the school atmosphere. She discussed the impact of the body on the mind; how teachers, students and staff communicate; and elements to be mindful of when communicating in the education setting and beyond. The post Communicating Without Words appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

At Upper St. Clair School District, five unique programs immerse students in learning outside of the classroom and help them develop life ready skills. The post Educating Students Beyond the Classroom appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

Montour School District saw the opportunity to teach for the future, preparing students for careers and life by launching America’s first Artificial Intelligence Middle School program in the fall of 2018. The post Artificial Intelligence as Middle School Education appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

This two-part episode out of a three-part series focuses on how one school district in Pennsylvania has moved to embed equity into its education practice. The post One District’s Move to Equity (Part 2)- Implicit Bias and the Struggles for Equity appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

This two-part episode out of a three-part series focuses on how one school district in Pennsylvania has moved to embed equity into its education practice. In part 1, Mr. Ken Nickson, the coordinator of educational diversity, equity and inclusion at Erie Public Schools transports us to the diverse city of Erie and its school district. The post One District’s Move to Equity (Part 1)—Developing an Equity Program appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

The Basic Education Funding (BEF) equation is complicated and even where there is a solid budget and an existing education foundation at the school district level, there is an integral role that a community foundation can fill. The post The Role of a Community Foundation appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.

Act 7 of 2019 has just taken effect, requiring the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to develop and provide curriculum for hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to schools, now part of required high school instruction. The post The Impact of Act 7: Saving Lives Through Hands-Only CPR appeared first on Keystone Education Radio.