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"The Bulldog Educator" with Kirsten Wilson and Matthew Caston

This is the musings, passions, and reflective learning of Matthew Caston and Kirsten Wilson with a focus on education. Tenacious in spirit and commitment to ensure all students have the access and opportunity to learn. We explore the compelling stories of our past and present to enrich the lives of our educators, scholars, and community. Join me in this adventure and make The Bulldog Educator your "best friend!"

Episode 6 Season 9: Reimagining Preschool Staffing with Paul Buckley, Co-Founder of Ratio Staffing

49 mins; April 02, 2026

Episode 5 Season 9: Chris Hull- How "Otus" is Connecting the Dots in Student Data

41 mins; March 19, 2026

Episode 4 Season 9: Educated Out: The Hidden Cost of Elite College for Rural Students

42 mins; March 05, 2026

Episode 3 Season 9: Rethinking Observation: Building Trust That Transforms Teaching

38 mins; February 19, 2026

Episode 2 Season 9: From Data to Dignity- Using AI to Support Mentors and Students with Damien Howard (SEL+)

32 mins; February 05, 2026

Episode 1 Season 9: Curriculum Leadership Is a Conversation with Dr. Steven Weber and Mike Fisher

58 mins; January 22, 2026

Episode 8 Season 8: Dr. Jen Clifden and Dr. Nuhu Sims- Alignment Over Exhaustion

61 hours 13 mins; December 18, 2025

Episode 7 Season 8: Reconnecting With our Why

55 mins; December 04, 2025

Episode 6 Season 8: Zak Morris- Navigating the World through the lens of AI

79 hours 37 mins; November 20, 2025

Episode 5 Season 8: Nicholas Bradford- Founder at National Center for Restorative Justice

65 hours 8 mins; November 06, 2025

Episode 4 Season 8: Book- High 5 to Thrive with Viki Kelchner

39 mins; October 16, 2025

Episode 3 Season 8: Drs Ann Ishimaru & Decoteau Irby- Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change.

79 hours 58 mins; October 09, 2025

Episode 2 Season 8: Dacia Toll- Designing for Inclusion: Cousemojo a AI Powered Solution

50 mins; September 25, 2025

Episode 1, Season 8- Video Creation, the Equation That Equals Learner Engagement in Math with Clement Townsend

43 mins; September 11, 2025

Episode 8 Season 7: Intentional Restoration, Community Reciprocity, and Being a “Positive Deviant”

90 hours 29 mins; May 01, 2025

Episode 7 Season 7- Carrie Rogers-Whitehead launches book "Technology for Littles"

47 mins; April 17, 2025

Episode 6 Season 7: Author and Educator Dr. Grant Chandler- Powerful Student Care

73 hours 9 mins; April 03, 2025

Episode 5 Season 7: Speed Dating, AI, and Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Jaime Bissa

54 mins; March 20, 2025

Episode 4 Season 7- Julia Gabor with KidGrit

50 mins; March 06, 2025

Episode 3 Season 7: More with Michael Davis- an episode dedicated to influential eduators

27 mins; February 20, 2025

Episode 2 Season 7: Cyber-psychology with Michael Davis

51 mins; February 06, 2025

Episode 1 Season 7: Jerry Kolber- producer of kid podcast "Who Smarted"

43 mins; January 22, 2025

Episode 8 Season 6: Returning guests Dr. Jen Clifden and Dr. Nuhu Sims

78 hours 29 mins; December 18, 2024

Episode 7 Season 6- Paola Cavallari- Historian on a mission

52 mins; December 05, 2024

Episode 6 Season 6- Interview with Author Dr. Laura Chavez-Moreno

54 mins; November 20, 2024

Episode 5 Season 6: Dr. Maggie Broderick- AI, Curiosity, Conversation, and Parenting

53 mins; November 07, 2024

Episode 4 Season 6: The Experiences of Black Male Educators Marquan Jones and Daniel Satterwhite

52 mins; October 24, 2024

E3 S6 Responsible AI and K12 Implications with Aman Sahota

35 mins; October 10, 2024

Episode 2 Season 6: Michelle Korenfeld- Raising Creative Thinkers

52 mins; September 26, 2024

Episode 1 Season 6- AI, Cell Phones, & Focus with Crystal Green Braswell

31 mins; September 11, 2024

Ep 8 S5: Part 2- Dr. Jen Clifden and Dr. Nuhu Sims

74 hours 56 mins; May 16, 2024

S5 Episode 7: Part 1 with Dr. Jen Clifden and Dr. Nuhu Sims

57 mins; May 02, 2024

S6 Episode 6: John Broussard- Empathy, SEL, and Showing Up

84 hours 30 mins; April 19, 2024

Episode 5 Season 5: Matt and Kirsten Catch Up and get real about Self Care

38 mins; April 04, 2024

Episode 4 Season 5: Kanesha Barnes-Adams- Bearapy Non-profit

57 mins; March 21, 2024

Episode 3 Season 5: Matt Montrose- Creator of Ecologies

45 mins; March 06, 2024

Episode 2 Season 5: Dr. Jones-Branch, author and researcher of the Lives of Black Women in the South

44 mins; February 22, 2024

Episode 1 Season 5: Rich Winbush, The History of African American Jockeys

58 mins; February 07, 2024

E8 S4: "Wrapping" it up with Dr. Jen Clifden

81 hours 0 mins; December 14, 2023

Episode 7 Season 4: Crystal Green-Braswell living out the role...

42 mins; November 30, 2023

E6 S4: Lindsey and Deondra Swanigan... being married to an educator!

39 mins; November 15, 2023

Episode 5 Season 4: Carrots and Cake a Parent Guidance Support Application

43 mins; November 01, 2023

Episode 4 Season 4: Jeffrey Veale, Jr. with Teach for America

50 mins; October 19, 2023

Episode 3 Season 4: Tykesha Cross- a call to serve

59 mins; October 04, 2023

Episode 2 Season 4- with Autumn Ackerson

41 mins; September 21, 2023

Season 4 Episode 1- Dr. Jennifer Clifden

61 hours 18 mins; September 07, 2023

Episode 9 Season 3: Season Recap with co-hosts Matthew Caston and Kirsten Wilson

33 mins; July 27, 2023

Episode 8 Season 3: Crystal Green-Braswell- Coor of Staff Wellness and Culture @ LRSD

55 mins; July 20, 2023

Episode 7, Season 3: TBE goes to Savannah with guest Kristin Poitras, Director of Museum Programming and Operations at SCAD

29 mins; July 13, 2023

Episode 6 Season 3: Matt and Kirsten Reflect on the first half of Season 3

28 mins; July 06, 2023

Episode 5 Season 3: Carrie Rogers-Whitehead Finding ways to rest and not fight over screen time with kids!

21 mins; June 29, 2023

Episode 4 Season 3: Finding Rest when a Graduate Student with Krystle Merry

36 mins; June 21, 2023

Episode 3 Season 3: TBE goes on the road to Arkansas ASCD "Whole Child Summit" with guest Kelly Krout

18 mins; June 16, 2023

Episode 2 Season 3: TBE goes on the Road to the Innovation Rally- Guest Carissa Solomon, Embark Education

18 mins; June 09, 2023

Ep 1 S 3: Introducing TBE new Co-host and Setting the tone for Season 3

30 mins; June 01, 2023

Special Series- Episode 6: Exploring PLCs and the voices of the Marginalized a Reflection by host Kirsten Wilson

24 mins; April 27, 2023

Special Series- Episode 5: Exploring PLCs and the voices of the Marginalized with Dr. Evette Allen-Moore

17 mins; April 25, 2023

Special Series- Episode 4: Exploring PLCs and the voices of the Marginalized with Jasmine Wilson

20 mins; April 19, 2023

Special Series- Episode 3: Exploring PLCs and the voices of the Marginalized with Aida Kuettle

22 mins; April 12, 2023

Special Series- Episode 2: Exploring PLCs and the voices of the Marginalized with Matthew Caston

23 mins; April 06, 2023

Special Series: Episode 1- Intro by Host Kirsten Wilson

16 mins; March 29, 2023

Final episode of Season 2- changes and margin

8 mins; November 28, 2022

Season 2 Episode 9: We’ve Been Doing it all Wrong: Why Mind Brain Education is more important than Pedagogy

17 mins; August 11, 2022

Episode 8, Season 2: To Stay or To Go... it all takes Courage

12 mins; July 10, 2022

Episode 9, Season 2: The End of the iPod Era

6 mins; June 15, 2022

Episode 8, Season 2: Teacher Appreciation- A Salute to Chris McCain

7 mins; May 05, 2022

Episode 7, Season 2: Airport Restrooms, Dialect Coaches, and Universal Design

11 mins; April 20, 2022

Episode 6, Season 2: My #loveteaching story

7 mins; February 17, 2022

Episode 5, Season 2: Word of the Year: Why do it?

11 mins; January 23, 2022

Season 2, Episode 4: Sense of Belonging- What is your role?

11 mins; December 28, 2021

Bonus Episode, Season 2: Lessons Learned from my Graduate Course on Online Course Building

9 mins; December 05, 2021

Episode 3, Season 2: Getting Personal and Real

9 mins; October 30, 2021

Episode 2, Season 2: The Danger of One Story

6 mins; September 15, 2021

Episode 1, Season 2: Do you dress the part?

13 mins; September 06, 2021

Episode 20, Season 1: What does it mean to be an Expert Learner?

11 mins; August 16, 2021

Episode 19, Season 1: Fundamentals of Feedback from the Student Learner Perspective

24 mins; April 24, 2021

Episode 18, Season 1: Fostering a Foundation on the BUILD in the UDL Framework

15 mins; March 21, 2021

Episode 17, Season 1: Creating Rubrics that Support UDL

12 mins; February 24, 2021

Episode 16, Season 1: Dissecting the Details on Access in the UDL Framework

17 mins; February 23, 2021

Episode 15. Season 1: Intro to the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Series

5 mins; February 21, 2021

Episode 14, Season 1: Random Thoughts and 10 Things Learned in January

30 mins; February 18, 2021

Episode 13, Season 1: 20 Reflections for 2020, Loving Others, and #oneword for 2021

17 mins; January 06, 2021

Episode 12, Season 1: Remembering Our Strengths

10 mins; December 10, 2020

Episode 11, Season 1: Impact and Determination

7 mins; October 28, 2020

Episode 10, Season 1: Reaching Out

9 mins; October 08, 2020

Episode 9, Season 1: You Matter, a Word of Encouragement to Educators

13 mins; September 17, 2020

Episode 8, Season 1: Share the Mic with Jasmine Wilson- Student Voices

52 mins; August 31, 2020

Episode 7, Season 1: A Chat with Karen Norton about Being a First Year Teacher in a Pandemic with bonus tips for Veteran Educators and Administrators

30 mins; August 16, 2020

Episode 6, Season 1: An Instructional Model in Online Learning

12 mins; July 30, 2020

Episode 5, Season 1: Space to Pivot

7 mins; July 17, 2020

Episode 4, Season 1: Exploring the World of Sketchnoting

9 mins; July 02, 2020

Episode 3, Season 1: The Seriousness of Self-Care... Seriously!

20 mins; June 22, 2020

Episode 2, Season 1: Influencers of The Bulldog Educator

29 mins; June 16, 2020

Episode 1, Season 1- TBEP Core Values

23 mins; June 08, 2020

Bonus Episode: What can I do better?

9 mins; June 02, 2020

Introduction to The Bulldog Educator Episode 0 Season 1

12 mins; June 01, 2020

"The Bulldog Educator" with Kirsten Wilson and Matthew Caston

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