Dr. Kate Foley sits down with Seamus to discuss her new book, Radically Excellent School Improvement, now available where you buy books and on The Ippy Dippy Content Library. Radically Excellent School Improvement presents a model for ambitious improvement and tireless focus that ensures every student grows, thrives, and achieves their fullest potential. Learn from Kate's experience on how to improve your school through key takeaways and anecdotes.
Nov 15, 2024•39 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Raymond Tran explains why he left his high paying investment job to be happier teaching AND didn't have to sacrifice his earnings. He is on a mission to help other teachers live financially free.
Jul 23, 2024•25 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Seamus' sister and veteran math Teacher, Maeve Siu, joins The Ippy Dippy to talk about shifting career goals, helping humanize math, and sharing her math songs with the audience. Listen to discover her journey and tips for getting the best out of your students by tapping into your creativity. Mentioned in this episode, @mathlovesiu, @TheMathGuru, @thespacegal
May 18, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Seamus welcomes Rachel Rahmlow from Teacher to Millionaire to discuss her mission to ensure educators make the best of their money and become financially secure in their careers. Rachel also shares insights into her life, her practice, professional development, and where she goes for inspiration. Also mentioned in this episode are Instagram accounts; @eastnash.teacher, @funny_math_teacher, @TeacherFinancialPlanner, @TheMathGuru, and @pgliljedahl.
Mar 28, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Despite microphone issues, Seamus welcomes Brittany Wheaton to the show to talk about her work toward making greater connections with students. Listen to Brittany share her experience with Teaching to a Riot and empowering other educators to shift their mindset when managing behaviors, especially for neurodivergent students. Be sure to Check out Brittany at Teaching_to_a_Riot on Instagram for more resources.
Mar 27, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Kristal Funk narrates the case of Play-based literacy at Near West Intergenerational School. Title Teacher, Brittany O'Donnell teamed up with Coach, Jameson Lowery to explore what play can bring to primary literacy. Bettyjean Quimby and Sean Wheeler join Seamus O'Hara in the Ippy Dippy Roundtable to debrief the play-based literacy efforts.
Feb 27, 2024•57 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Thought Leaders: Sean Wheeler joins Seamus to deep dive into how Chat GPT and AI should change the way you teach, how schools are likely to respond, and how they SHOULD respond. Learn what you can do with AI to lighten your load and make lesson planning easier while boosting in-person classroom interactions.
Oct 20, 2023•46 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In this Thought Leaders segment, Seamus welcomes Dr. Cathy Whitehouse to discuss her journey to creating 3 schools founded on developmental learning. Listen to understand the benefit of developmental learning.
Aug 09, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Sean is quitting...teaching that is. How did a 17-year career come to an end? Was it the pandemic, was it the riots, did those things have anything to do with it? Find out today, in THOUGHT LEADERS.
Jun 03, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Seamus and Sean welcome back Joseph Ciesielski and new guest, Patrick Britton to the studio to ask the questions; What is TFA? Why is it so polarizing? Is TFA effective? Should we be ok with TFA in our schools?
May 20, 2020•29 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Seamus invites his wife, Lauren, into the studio to discuss Betsy DeVos’ comments on class size. They go further by exploring the idea of using biomimicry to better understand the class size debate.
Apr 15, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Sean gives us another fantastic set of thoughts regarding the overuse of data, choices, and keeping fresh as an educator.
Apr 15, 2019•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Friends of the show, Rose Martin, joins Seamus in the studio to play a little game about making ok classroom practices better by reviewing the book, Best Practice, Fourth Edition: Bringing Standards to Life in America's Classrooms by Steven Zemelman, Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, and Arthur Hyde.
Apr 15, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Katharine narrates the curious case of principal Eric Juli’s effort to make for authentic learning and learning-by-doing at the high school level. Hear what X-block is all about and see what generalizes to your practice.
Apr 15, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Seamus and Sean continue their conversation about the hiring process and interview questions.
Apr 15, 2019•13 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Sean joins Seamus in the studio to discuss your best shot of getting the best out of your inherited staff. Afterward, they dissect a strange but potentially helpful list of things to include on one's resume when looking for a position.
Mar 15, 2019•17 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The Ippy Dippy was once EdPOP. Please enjoy this retro segment that remains relevant today! Seamus’ son, Pac helps him review his top 10 discipline strategies from the book No-Drama Discipline; The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
Mar 15, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Katharine narrates our case study of Principal Michelle Perez’s initiatives to create meaningful advisories to lift social-emotional scores at Cleveland School of Science and Medicine. Later, we once again welcome Sara Kelly from ELA in the roundtable to lend our perspectives on Principal Perez’s advisory efforts.
Mar 15, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Rose Martin joins Seamus to explore poorly considered school bathroom policies, why it matters and how it generalizes to other school initiatives.
Mar 15, 2019•9 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Sean shares his thoughts on the disconnect between administration, teachers and other stakeholders on what motivates teachers.
Mar 15, 2019•12 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Seamus explores the factors that led to the strike in the Los Angeles Unified School District and what their agreement is going forward. In addition, Seamus shares his perspective regarding the stikes across the nation and what leaders can do to about it.
Feb 16, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Sean narrates our case study of principal Britt Irvin, from O.H. Perry, and her process to implement positive behavioral interventions and supports. Afterward, keep listening as Sara Kelly from Effective Leadership Academy joins our panel to share perspectives on O.H. Perry’s initiatives.
Feb 16, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Katharine hosts Dr. Nick Joyce, from USF, to shed some light on what schools can do to better prepare students to be successful in college beyond academic readiness.
Feb 16, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Seamus hosts former colleague Meghan Paris and her wife Liz Blank for a round of war stories that devolve into tales of bodily fluids and bad decisions.
Feb 16, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Seamus hosts evaluation expert, Jessica Wilson to share more about Hendy Avenue and discuss alternative teacher evaluations.
Feb 16, 2019•15 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Seamus explores what rigor really means by asking administration, teachers, students, and the dictionary before seeking what administration can do with all of the information.
Jan 15, 2019•18 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Seamus welcomes evaluation expert from Hendy Avenue, Jessica Wilson to offer perspectives on Charlotte Danielson’s “Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching”
Jan 15, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Sean walks listeners through his experience with strange approaches to student service hours and offers solutions to create more meaning in student service.
Jan 15, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Seamus narrates a case study of A.J. Rickoff and Principal Shelby Shutt regarding raising attendance and destroying “no-show” lists. Afterward, Seamus, Sean, and Katharine share their perspectives on the merits of A.J Rockoff’s initiatives.
Jan 15, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Seamus invites Rose Martin back to the show to be quizzed on the legal do’s and don’ts of celebrating non-secular holidays in schools.
Jan 15, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 6
