APLC Change Maker Conversations in Education
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S4E3 Susan Carter - Teacher, Comedian & Author
Susan shares some of the lessons and strategies she's used over her time career as a Jr High Art Teacher, Comedian and Author. We discuss her books, writing process and some of the lessons she picked…
Dr. Julia Lindsey - Joy in Reading, Decoding, Small Groups...with a "Phonics Nerd"
Podcast Host Dr. Rick Gilson was joined by APLC Designer of Professional Learning Angela DesBarres and our guest for this episode, Dr. Julia Lindsey. Our conversation covered strategies to support…
Myron Dueck - An Assessment Conversation
As always we start out with sharing some of our recent books read or currently reading followed by Myron taking us through his lived experience as a teacher and evolution to speaking, presenting and…
S3E5 David Robertson: 52 Ways to Reconcile
Canadian Author David Robertson visits with us about his new book released on May 13, 2025 entitled: 52 Ways to Reconcile - How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing. In the course…
S3E4 Katie Garner: The Secret Stories of the letters we read
Change Maker Conversations in Education Hosts visit with Katie Garner, the founder of Secret Stories: Cracking the Reading Code with the Brain in mind. Katie shares stories, resources and thoughts on…
S4E4 Indigenous Culture Based Learning with Kim Barker Kay and Jason Bigcharles
Kim Barker-Kay and Jason Bigcharles (Cree Wāpastim or White Horse) joined Dr. Rick Gilson and Charlie Kraig to share a conversation centred on Kim and Jason's work in developing a comprehensive…
S3E2 Julie Stern - Learning that Transfers
In this episode, we visit with Julie Stern, author of Tools for Teaching: Designing Lessons and Assessments for Deep Learning (Elementary and Secondary editions) and Learning that Transfers:…
S3E1 Canadian Author David Robertson the Power of Books
Recorded for the Alberta Summer Literacy Institute the YouTube Version of this visit is available on the APLC YouTube channel. David Robertson shares several of his books, sharing his stories and…
S3E14 Matt Johnson: Grammar is Natural...and can be Fun! Trust him ;-)
Our last podcast episode of the 2023-2024 school year features Matthew (Matt) Johnson a Michigan area English teacher who has taught grade 6 - 12. Matt has written several books and his most recent…
S3E14 Layers of Literacy conversation with Change Makers: Michelle Bence and Miriam Ramzy
This Changer Maker Conversations in Education—Literacy Across the Curriculum podcast episode features two outstanding educators, Michelle Bence and Michelle Ramzy. This dynamic duo came together…
S3E13 Rebekah O'Dell: Mentor Text Champion of All the Write Moves
Rebekah O'Dell believes in the power of choice, authenticity, and students' voices in the reading and writing classroom.Travelling the country to work with teachers and students provides constant…
S3E12 Dr. Robin Bright Author, Professor, Reader, Literacy Leader
When you are blessed with an opportunity to visit with an individual whose career has been dedicated to helping children learn how to read and love reading, the conversation will be a good one. When…
S3E11 Joanne Pitman: Reading, Leading, Learning and Life
In this episode, Charlie Kraig and Rick Gilson visit with a long-time friend and colleague, Joanne Pitman, who was recently appointed as Chief Superintendent of the Calgary Board of Education or CBE.…
S3E10 A French Language Arts and Math Book Talk with Elyse Morin
In this episode of our ARPDC Podcast - Literacy Across the Curriculum Series, we visit with Elyse Morin, one of our ARPDC team of Designers of Professional Learning and a seriously intense champion…
S3E9 Charlie Kraig and Rick Gilson Talk books...a lot of books, resources and a little AI
ARPDC Podcast Series hosts, Charlie Kraig and Rick Gilson roll up their sleeves and share excerpts and thoughts on approximately 15 books for the classroom, professional and personal reading…
S3E8 Shawna Coppola: Literacy for all Truly Means Everyone
Our conversation explores the links between identity and literacy, the importance of teachers exploring their own identity and where that can be found in the literacy they create and consume, as well…
S3E7 Trevor Aleo Literacy Lightning Multimodality
Charlie Kraig and Rick Gilson are joined by Trevor Aleo, author, teacher, podcaster, and doctoral candidate, as we discuss and take a deep dive at times in the conversation, the many ways and means…
S3E6 Alyssa Ricke UFLI Contributing Author, Coach and Passionate Literacy Advocate
Dr. Aly Ricke of the University of Florida Literacy Institute joins Dr. Rick Gilson and Charlie Kraig from ARPDC for another conversation focused on literacy, specifically looking at the evolution…
S3E5 Irene Heffel – Fuel Your Thinking Through Reading
In this episode of our podcast series, we visit with Irene Heffel, a long-time literacy coach, instructional lead, current Designer of Professional Learning with our ARPDC team and an instructor at…
S3E4 Kari Tanaka - Take Two Book Talk Whisperer K-12 and Adults too!
We sat down with Kari Tanaka of the University of Lethbridge Bookstore as she walked us through several books for educators, students, and families covering titles from preschool/kindergarten through…
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APLC Change Maker Conversations in Education has published 41 episodes since March 2020, covering topics in Chemistry, Courses.
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