In this episode, Barb talks with Kurtis Hewson about what makes collaborative teams truly effective and how principals can build a culture where teachers solve problems together. Kurtis shares simple meeting structures that increase psychological safety and shared ownership, like clear norms, roles, and a predictable agenda. He breaks down the “Collaborative Team Meeting” format that helps teams focus on key issues, swap strategies, and leave with one clear action to try. You’ll also learn how this approach connects PLCs and MTSS and reduces reactive meetings over time.Connect with Kurtis at Jigsaw LearningDownload the Free Toolkit for Collaborative TeamsCheck out Barb's resource for Navigating Challenging Team Dynamics

 Every time you try to launch a new habit, your brain defaults to the "easy road"—the comfort of the status quo. Why? We dive into the neuroscience of resistance, explaining how the PFC Tax and the high-energy cost of forming new habits forces your brain to retreat to old, cheap pathways. Learn how the fear of uncertainty triggers the Amygdala Alarm, creating a stress response that pushes you back into your comfort zone. This episode gives you the Three Hacks to win, focusing on the power of the Smallest Viable Step and the PQ Reps as the ultimate neural circuit breaker. 

In this episode of Reading Inspires, Dr. Erin Bailey speaks with Sabetha Wells, Quality Assurance lead at Stauffer's Biscuit Company, about the meaningful connection between snack time and story time as Stauffers celebrates 155 years and RIF marks 60 years. Sabetha shares how her grandmother's tradition of reading "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" alongside Stauffer's holiday cookies inspired her career path, and discusses the rigorous safety measures behind their new Simply Animals crackers—now peanut-free and made without high fructose corn syrup or artificial flavors. The conversation explores how the 13 animal shapes in Simply Animals crackers create natural opportunities for imaginative play, vocabulary building, and early literacy development, culminating in the new partnership book "Bryson's Rocket Riddles" where 20% of proceeds support RIF's literacy programs.About Sabetha Wells:Sabetha Wells is a seasoned food safety and quality executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience spanning manufacturing, food processing, regulatory compliance, and cross‑functional quality systems management. As Vice President of Food Safety and Quality at Meiji America/Stauffer’s Biscuit Company, she provides strategic leadership and technical expertise across two major production facilities, ensuring all products meet or exceed customer expectations, GFSI standards, and regulatory requirements. In this role, she guides executive decision‑making, mentors plant and corporate teams, and drives forward‑looking initiatives that elevate food safety culture, operational excellence, and organizational capability. Sabetha and her daughter like to pick out all the different Simply Animals characters and play with them by making the noises or create a scene before we eat them!As Reading Is Fundamental celebrates 60 years of advancing children’s literacy, we’re proud to team up with Stauffer’s Simply Animals for National Reading Month. Together, we’re bringing snack time and story time together to spark imagination and encourage families to make reading part of their everyday routines. Based on one of the Simply Animals characters, Bryson, our two organizations collaborated on a new book, Bryson’s Rocket Riddles, created to inspire curiosity, playful learning and a love of reading. A portion of the book proceeds will go toward supporting RIF’s literacy programs which will help expand access to books and resources for children nationwide.  To order, visit www.simplyanimals.com.

In this episode from the Be Podcast Network original series, The Learning Bridge with Richard Gerver, bestselling author, global speaker, futurist, researcher, and consultant Chloe Combi shares her expertise on Generation Z and Generation A. Combi has interviewed over 20,000 young people globally and utilizes that expertise to help schools, brands, companies, governments, and institutions understand and prepare for the present and future.Her expertise, research and data has her in huge demand with global companies, brands and governments and whether they want insight pieces, future-proofing, coaching, high level and entertaining talks, TV or radio work or transformational creative input. In light of the recent Netflix series, Adolescence, this is a timely conversation about supporting young people in incredibly complex times.Subscribe to The Learning Bridge wherever you get your podcasts: https://thelearningbridge.bepodcast.network/subscribe About the hostRichard Gerver is a sought-after speaker, world-renowned thinker, and bestselling author of books including Change and Simple Thinking. His career began in education, first as a teacher and then as a school principal, when he turned the fortunes of a failing school and its pupils around in just two years.Now regarded as one of the world's leading thinkers on human leadership and organizational transformation, Richard has worked with an extraordinary range of people, from elite athletes to former US President Barack Obama. Named UK Business Speaker of the Year three times, Richard has been invited to speak on the world’s most recognized stages, including TED, the RSA and the BBC.

EP 26 — Side Hustles, AI Agents, and the Human Skills That Still MatterJob searches are at an all-time high, and so are searches for side hustles. The hosts break down how AI tools like Open Claw are letting solo entrepreneurs replace their first hire with a $50/month AI agent, why 18,000 people applied to a single job posting, and why mass-applying with ChatGPT resumes is a losing strategy. The real competitive advantage? Authentic relationships that no bot can replicate.TIMESTAMPS00:00:30 — Google searches for "find job" and "new job" have never been higher00:00:55 — More people already have side hustles, not just looking for them00:02:33 — AI lowered the barriers to starting a side hustle: websites, taxes, video, all doable with one tutorial00:03:31 — Open Claw explained: an always-on AI agent you run on a Mac Mini or Raspberry Pi00:06:04 — John's Perplexity spaces setup and why colleagues ask how he handles so many searches00:07:12 — Knowing what AI can't do yet is just as useful as knowing what it can00:09:48 — 18,000 applicants for one job, and why AI-blasted resumes all look the same00:11:21 — Authentic relationships as the thing AI won't replace00:14:41 — The "Never Eat Alone" principle: it's how much time you spend with who you know00:19:32 — Why mass-applying feels productive but isn't, and the birthday party networking storyCO-HOSTSAaron Makelky — https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-makelky-m-a-ed-038b852a3/Dan Yu — https://www.linkedin.com/in/danoyu/John Lovig — https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnlovig/LINKSFutureProof You Website — https://futureproof-you.comFutureProof You on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/company/futureproof-you