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The Wheelhouse

Dr. Grant Chandler

The Wheelhouse exists to create an inclusive community of empowered educators who believe that, together, we can disrupt the transactional herding nature of schooling to create districts, schools, and classrooms where each student feels confident, optimistic, capable, well-supported, and emboldened to be and to become who they are meant to be. Guiding Principles 1. We are steadfastly committed to each learner and each educator believing they are distinctive and irreplaceable. 2. We believe that

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40:23

A Call to Action: How Educators Can Inspire Hope

The Wheelhouse ·

2025/03/04

The central theme of this podcast episode revolves around the imperative notion of empowering educators to foster an environment where each student is not merely a passive recipient of knowledge but an active participant in their educational journey. We delve into the pressing need for educators to feel empowered to disrupt the transactional nature of traditional schooling, thereby ensuring that every student feels confident, optimistic, and capable. The discussion builds upon previous

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39:23

Empowering Educators: Cultivating Hope in Season Nine

The Wheelhouse ·

2025/02/24

The inaugural episode of Season Nine of the Wheelhouse is a profound exploration of the imperative to cultivate hope within educational spaces. We embark on a critical dialogue centered around the vision of the Wheelhouse and its four guiding principles, which serve as the bedrock for our community of educators. Our discussion poses a pivotal question: are we in the business of promoting hope or inadvertently killing dreams? This inquiry is not merely rhetorical; it encapsulates the essence of our

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27:15

Bringing Humanity to the Classroom is not an Intiative

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/11/26

It's the finale of season 8 and the end of our conversation about all things Powerful Student Care (at least for now).As this season comes to close, Dr. Grant Chandler, and roundtable members, Kathy Mohney and Michael Pipa, talk about why Powerful Student Care is NOT an initiative. And if it isn't, just what is it any? Join us as we bring a great season of PSC to it's conclusion. And, we can't wait to be back mid-winter, 2025!!

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22:52

Do We Have the Courage to Act?

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/11/19

In this ninth episode of season nine, Dr. Chandler and round table panelists Penny Brockway and Michael Pipa unpack the last chapter of his book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learner as Distinctive & Irreplaceable, ASCD, 2023.The last chapter of the book, co-written by Kathleen M. Budge, is a call to action to educators everywhere to disrupt the educational landscape and create a space that honors each student's humanity. Do we have the courage to act? Can we take feelings of a lack of

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37:36

The Act of Bravery

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/11/12

In our eighth episode of this season, our panel explores the concept of bravery. The bravery to think about how each student is served by the enterprise of schooling. The bravery to think about how each student experiences the tenets of community. The bravery each parent exhibits when they entrust their children to us, the educators. Do we have the courage to act so that each student knows they are distinctive and irreplaceable? In this episode we will surface powerful quotes from Chapter 8 of

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46:23

Give Them a Positive Touch

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/11/05

In our seventh episode of this season, our panel is joined by veteran K-20 educator, author, professor, and founder of Sustained Solutions, Dr. Alicia S. Monroe, as we explore how we honor that each student is here to do well, to cultivate self-efficacy and agency, and to experience the joy in learning . In this episode we will explore Chapter 6 of Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learner as Distinctive & Irreplaceable, published by ASCD in 2023, and written by Grant A. Chandler &

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30:04

You Don't Believe This, But I do. You Matter.

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/10/26

In our sixth episode of this season, our panel is joined by K-12 and higher ed administrator, Jim. Van Nada as we explore how each student is welcomed and valued n Chapter 5 of Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learner as Distinctive & Irreplaceable.What does it look like when we focus our energy on the human experience in our classroom? How does that change the trajectory of not just their learning, but on what matters even more - when we prove to them that this world, this society, this

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31:58

It's So Simple and Yet So Complex

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/10/22

In our fifth episode of this season, our panel is joined by veteran elementary teacher and administrator, Julie Farmer, as we explore Our Way of Thinking in Chapter 4 of Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learner as Distinctive & Irreplaceable. Why is it so exhausting to make decisions or provide answers all day long and how does the Spirit of Inquiry, our Contemplative Practice, better help us understand what each student experiences not just what we intend for them to experience. Join

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31:01

Dignity is a Birth Right

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/10/14

Michael Pipa returns as a permanent member of our roundtable. In this episode, Kathy, Michael, and Grant explore big ideas from the third chapter of the book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learner as Distinctive & Irreplaceable, written by Chandler and Kathleen M. Budge. Learn about some of the big ideas that they used to create "A Way of Knowing" and be a part of the radical movement to bring humanity to each learner in the classroom. Take a listen!

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41:26

Love Perpetuates Love

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/10/07

We are thrilled to welcome Midwest Virtual Educator Shelby Atkin back to The Wheelhouse in this third episode of season 8. Each of us, Kathy, Penny, Shelby and I, bring our favorite quote from chapter 2 of my book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learning as Distinctive and Irreplaceable co-written with Kathleen M. Budge.What does it mean to belong to a community of difference? How is community bigger than just a location? How does love perpetuate love? You don't want to miss this

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30:48

Lifting Powerful Student Care's Counter Narrative

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/10/01

We are thrilled to welcome New York educator Michael Pipa back to The Wheelhouse in this second episode of season 8. Each of us, Kathy, Penny, Michael and I, bring our favorite quote from chapter 1 of my book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learning as Distinctive & Irreplaceable, co-written with Kathleen M. Budge. What is the counter narrative? How is that counter narrative a game changer for students and educators alike? You don't want to miss this roundtable conversation.

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32:28

There's the Radical Part! Thats it!

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/09/23

It's the season of "Bring Your Favorite Quote to the Table!" Grant, Kathy, and Penny return to The Wheelhouse to continue their conversation about Powerful Student Care. In this first episode of Season 8, we look at three meaningful quotes from the introduction. You don't want to miss this exciting episode.

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24:41

Season Seven Finale: Our Power to do GOOD!

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/06/25

In this last episode of season seven, Kathy, Penny, and Grant highlight the season's best moments centered on the tenets of Powerful Student Care. We'll see you in the fall in season 8!

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33:32

The Ripple Effect

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/06/18

In this episode, we welcome Dianne Wolford, an 8th grade ELA teacher and the inspiration for "Londyn" in the book, Powerful Student Care: Honoring Each Learner as Distinctive and Irreplaceable. Don't miss this exciting conversation!

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36:28

The Love Rock

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/06/04

In this episode we welcome Julie Farmer, an early elementary principal and Shelby Bennett, a high school ELA intervention teacher. You don't want to miss this exciting episode. Take a listen!

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29:06

Mic Drops

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/05/28

Mid-way through our season, Kathy, Penny and I step back to reflect on compelling words from our guests thus far in the season: Steven Glaize, Melanie Ulinger, and Michael Pipa. This is a great episode to help us continue to think about how we extend Powerful Student Care to each of our students. Take a listen. Next week, we welcome Julie Farmer and Shelby Bennett to The Wheelhouse. Episode 707 drops next Tuesday!

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35:06

Essential Truths

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/05/22

In this episode, we welcome our special guest, Michael Pipa, a New York educational consultant and veteran educator. Find out what he means by, "young humans . . . becoming." Take a listen!

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32:05

Education as Social Justice

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/05/14

In this episode, we welcome our special guest, Melanie Ulinger, Director of Special Education, Curriculum & Instruction with the Brocton Central School District in New York. We are so excited to talk all things Powerful Student Care with this amazing educator. Don't miss this exciting episode!

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32:17

"It's Not Another Thing, it's Something"

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/05/07

In this episode, we welcome our special guest, Steven Glaize, Principal of Hallowell Elementary School within the Hatboro-Horsham School District. We are so excited to hear about what you are doing with Powerful Student Care. Don't miss this exciting episode!

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29:21

Leveraging a Spirit of inquiry to Extend Powerful...

The Wheelhouse ·

2024/04/30

In this second episode of the season, Kathy, Penny, and Grant focus on one of Powerful Student Care's most impactful tools: The Contemplative Practice. How does this process help educators better understand what each student experiences? What does it mean to predict, plan for, and respond to each student's needs and interests? Why does this process begin and end with educators looking in the mirror to surface, confront, and later update their mental models? Find out all of the answers to these

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