From her rough and tumble childhood along the rugged Maine coast to teaching Siberian Yupik students on an Alaskan island 35 miles from Russia, author and education expert Michelle Finn’s path through life has been unconventional. Join us as we explore her fascinating journey to become an educator, and the impact her work in competency-based, personalized learning systems has made on education. 

Learn more about Michelle Finn: https://www.marzanoresources.com/michelle-finn.html 

Buy Michelle’s books:

•  https://www.marzanoresources.com/scheduling-for-personalized-competency-based-education.html 
•  https://www.marzanoresources.com/handbook-personalized-competency-based-education.html 

Hedreich Nichols is a woman with many talents. Not only has she gifted the music world with her vocal prowess, this international sensation has also devoted much of her professional career to advocating for students and the educators who serve them. 

 Tune in to hear more about Nichols’ experiences as an artist, teacher, award-winning author, and renowned expert in equitable education and ed tech. From the Grammy Awards to the world of artificial intelligence, this conversation is full of surprises and hidden gems of wisdom.

*Learn more about Hedreich Nichols: https://www.solutiontree.com/hedreich-nichols.html 

*Buy Hedreich’s book: https://www.solutiontree.com/finding-your-blind-spots.html 

*Twitter: @hedreich 

Dr. Cameron Rains doesn’t shy away from digging in to investigate instructional practices that will raise levels of learning for all students. This passion for improving systems and structures to better serve students and teachers defined his former career as an educator and drives his daily work as executive vice president of Solution Tree. 

Join Jeff Jones in a candid conversation with Dr. Rains. As they traverse a range of topics, it becomes clear that every professional path chosen by Dr. Rains was done so with the intention of sharing what works with educators everywhere. 

 
Follow Cameron on Twitter @CameronRains