De Facto Leaders
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Five “clinical containers” to design your language therapy system
24 mins; April 01, 2026
Three Pieces of Unconventional Advice I Give SLPs
26 mins; March 18, 2026
Education is a business. Let’s stop pretending it isn’t.
27 mins; March 04, 2026
A Case for Well-Designed Virtual Field Trips (with Seth Fleischauer)
66 hours 54 mins; February 18, 2026
Using a “Virtual Speech Helper” (with Maura Connor)
44 mins; February 04, 2026
Defining “EdTech” and the End User (with Maura Connor)
45 mins; January 21, 2026
Your clinical expertise is powerful. But is it scalable?
25 mins; January 07, 2026
So…can you recommend an app to build my child’s language skills?
34 mins; December 31, 2025
Narrative Intervention: Beyond "Cute" Stories and Lesson Plans (with Jane Gebers)
42 mins; December 24, 2025
What's the point of teaching storytelling? (with Jane Gebers)
42 mins; December 17, 2025
Not seeing generalization? You might be the bottleneck.
31 mins; December 10, 2025
Part 3: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
40 mins; December 03, 2025
Part 2: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
36 mins; November 25, 2025
Part 1: What’s the Point of a Language Evaluation? Breaking Down Diagnostic Accuracy, Standards, and Scores (with Destiny Johnson and Tiffany Shahoumian-Ruiz)
34 mins; November 19, 2025
Educational Eligibility, Clinical Diagnosis, and the “Just Be Like Finland” Argument (with Dr. Chrishawn Finister)
67 hours 0 mins; November 12, 2025
What words should I target in language therapy?
23 mins; November 05, 2025
A Case for Talking about the “Summer Slide” in the Fall (featuring David Schipper)
20 mins; October 29, 2025
What “Biologically Secondary” Means for Literacy Instruction (featuring Dr. Pamela Snow)
28 mins; October 22, 2025
The Relationship Between Language Skills and Discipline Referrals (featuring Dr. Shameka Stewart)
24 mins; October 15, 2025
Building the Literacy Skills Needed for Technology and Life (featuring Tom Parton)
36 mins; October 08, 2025
Engaging Families and the Role of Tech in Addressing Book Deserts (featuring Cassandra Williams)
38 mins; October 01, 2025
Navigating Language Therapy as the Only SLP in the District
28 mins; September 24, 2025
Case Study: Shouldn’t I have language therapy figured out by now?
28 mins; September 17, 2025
Balancing Language, Academic Content Areas, and Executive Functioning (featuring Jill Fahy)
47 mins; September 10, 2025
Finding a Place for AI in Therapy and Product Development (with Natalie Yona)
67 hours 36 mins; September 03, 2025
Part 5: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
16 mins; August 27, 2025
Part 4: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
17 mins; August 20, 2025
Part 3: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
24 mins; August 13, 2025
Part 2: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
21 mins; August 06, 2025
Part 1: Five Skills to Create Your Executive Functioning Intervention Framework
23 mins; July 30, 2025
Building Data Culture & Trust in Education (with Jessica Lane)
67 hours 19 mins; July 23, 2025
Orthographic Mapping & Effective Spelling Instruction (with Dr. Molly Ness)
69 hours 11 mins; July 16, 2025
How to Create a Research-Based Executive Functioning Implementation Plan for Your School Team
46 mins; July 09, 2025
Executive functioning assessment, late ADHD diagnosis, and proactive support (with Dr. A. Jordan Wright)
62 hours 29 mins; July 02, 2025
From Plateau to Progress: Language Therapy Case Studies (with Connie Hurley-Pronley)
41 mins; June 25, 2025
Clinical Leadership Series Part 3: Asset Stacking: Building Your Path to Systemic Impact
30 mins; June 18, 2025
Clinical Leadership Series Part 2: Scaling Your Expertise Beyond the Therapy Room
25 mins; June 11, 2025
Clinical Leadership Series Part 1: Claiming Your Seat at the Table
35 mins; June 04, 2025
Embracing Cross-Pollination, High-Quality Tutoring, and Agile Leadership for Student Success (with Dr. Kate Anderson Foley)
72 hours 12 mins; May 28, 2025
The School Leader's Guide to Executive Functioning Support
39 mins; May 21, 2025
Executive Functioning Summer Camp (with Eric Smith)
61 hours 8 mins; May 14, 2025
A Speech Pathologist's Journey Through Brain Surgery and Recovery (with Ana Hernandez)
62 hours 41 mins; May 07, 2025
SEEing to Lead: Collaborating for Better Literacy (with Karen Dudek-Brannan)
47 mins; April 30, 2025
Re-Release: ADHD and the Appeal to Nature Fallacy
46 mins; April 23, 2025
The Art of Decluttering and Habit Stacking for Clinicians (with Marisha Mets)
69 hours 5 mins; April 16, 2025
Goals and Accommodations for Executive Functioning
39 mins; April 09, 2025
FAQs: Task-based goals vs. strategy goals, scaffolding for semantics and syntax, and going from decontextualized to contextualized
67 hours 0 mins; April 02, 2025
Making professional development and programming goals meaningful (with John Mihalyo)
71 hours 24 mins; March 26, 2025
Failure to launch, screen addiction, and preparing kids for life after high school (with Michael McLeod)
64 hours 22 mins; March 19, 2025
FAQs: What if my district is still promoting three-cueing?
45 mins; March 12, 2025
Using the essential 5 to build vocabulary and syntax in secondary school (with Amy Baugh)
61 hours 36 mins; March 05, 2025
Using digital resources to improve team collaboration and combat therapist burnout (with Dr. Karen Rose)
66 hours 47 mins; February 26, 2025
Frontloading, explicit instruction, and providing the “right” amount of support
73 hours 44 mins; February 19, 2025
Public perception of education, positive role models, and keeping good leaders in schools (featuring Dan Kelley, Dr. Joseph Williams, and Danny Bauer)
70 hours 28 mins; February 12, 2025
Swallowing and feeding intervention in the schools (with Carolyn Dolby)
77 hours 30 mins; February 05, 2025
Supporting underrepresented families with “Families and Educators Together” Teams (with Ari Gerzon-Kessler)
63 hours 42 mins; January 29, 2025
How to run a high-value, no-drama PTO (with Christina Hidek)
80 hours 0 mins; January 22, 2025
Empowering educators to support mental health at the Tier 1 level (with Dr. Hayley Watson)
68 hours 25 mins; January 15, 2025
Scaffolding, fading prompts, and the importance of parent and teacher coaching (with Rebecca Robbins)
60 hours 11 mins; January 08, 2025
FAQs: Language therapy goals and "observable behaviors" vs "strategy goals".
50 mins; January 01, 2025
FAQs: Language evaluations, data, doctoral programs and expanding clinical career options.
51 mins; December 25, 2024
Salary and caseload negotiations and expanding your career opportunities (with Rachel Archambault)
76 hours 50 mins; December 18, 2024
Using Distance Learning to Increase Access and Opportunity (with Seth Fleischauer)
63 hours 48 mins; December 11, 2024
Building confidence, positive self-talk, and strategic planning skills for writing (with Dr. Nelly Kaakaty)
65 hours 57 mins; December 04, 2024
High-impact tutoring and branding your academic coaching services (with David Schipper)
86 hours 38 mins; November 27, 2024
A behind-the-scenes look at EdTech startups and curriculum companies (with Ross Romano)
74 hours 5 mins; November 20, 2024
Reframing the purpose of social narratives, video modeling, and social skills lesson plans
52 mins; November 13, 2024
Scaffolding syntax and semantics for non-readers and redefining life skills
42 mins; November 06, 2024
Dynamic Assessment: Evaluations are a process, not a test (with Destiny Johnson)
56 mins; October 30, 2024
Supporting multilingual students and taking part in state and national advocacy work (with Puja Goel and Prabhu Eswaran)
66 hours 24 mins; October 23, 2024
Is it a behavior issue or a language and literacy issue?
34 mins; October 16, 2024
Defining educational technology and considering homework equity issues
41 mins; October 09, 2024
Morphology hierarchies, etymology, and reframing the “joy” of reading.
26 mins; October 02, 2024
Leveraging read-alouds to build language and getting started with advocacy work (with Dr. Molly Ness)
60 hours 34 mins; September 25, 2024
Developmental language disorder: Impacts on literacy and life beyond school (with Dr. Karla McGregor)
65 hours 46 mins; September 20, 2024
The relationship of literacy and language skills and involvement with the justice system (with Dr. Shameka Stewart)
64 hours 52 mins; September 18, 2024
Increasing book equity and fostering a love of reading (with Susan Brady)
67 hours 4 mins; September 13, 2024
Are we allowed to say “dyslexia” in the schools? (with Tom Parton)
72 hours 31 mins; September 11, 2024
Debunking reading myths and defining literacy buzzwords (with Anna Geiger)
58 mins; September 06, 2024
Building the language skills for reading, writing, and spelling (with Dr. Jan Wasowicz)
67 hours 34 mins; September 04, 2024
Re-release: The impact of texting on literacy and the skills needed for effective word-reading
50 mins; August 28, 2024
Creating a culture of collaboration on your school team (with Kurtis Hewson)
66 hours 0 mins; August 21, 2024
School leadership and middle management (with Chris Dodge and Dr. Chris Jones)
86 hours 9 mins; August 14, 2024
Increasing attendance with student engagement and connectedness (with Jen Perry)
59 mins; August 07, 2024
Social-emotional learning for adults (featuring Crissy Mombela, Lisa Navarra, and Dr. Theresa Melito-Conners)
53 mins; July 31, 2024
Making intentional decisions and leaning on the expertise of your team (with Dr. Jen Schwanke)
63 hours 29 mins; July 24, 2024
How to support executive functioning with environmental scaffolding (self-talk, time-perception, planning)
50 mins; July 17, 2024
What do administrators need from school therapists and teachers? (featuring Eric Makelky, Jalita Johnson, and Jethro Jones)
45 mins; July 10, 2024
A framework for executive functioning intervention: Three shifts for school teams
48 mins; July 03, 2024
The role of syntax in supporting language processing and executive functioning
78 hours 1 min; June 26, 2024
Turning litigious situations in to reading reform initiatives (with Mary Saghafi and Shannon Betts)
79 hours 24 mins; June 19, 2024
The content + strategy + retrieval trifecta for language and executive functioning (with Katy Wyatt)
83 hours 58 mins; June 12, 2024
Experiential learning and cultivating a passion for the outdoors (with Greg Morrissey)
76 hours 42 mins; June 05, 2024
The summer slide: Real phenomenon or invented by tutoring companies? (with David Schipper)
91 hours 58 mins; May 29, 2024
Why aren’t they participating? Rethinking family engagement in special education (with Dr. Kristin Vogel-Campbell)
72 hours 51 mins; May 22, 2024
BONUS: The Authority: Executive Functions for Every Classroom with Mitch Weathers
60 hours 18 mins; May 15, 2024
Turning disagreements in to alliances in K-12 education (with Dr. Barb Flowers)
69 hours 11 mins; May 08, 2024
Comorbidities and Differential Diagnosis (ADHD, DLD, Dyslexia)
54 mins; May 01, 2024
Literacy and background knowledge: Essential skills for life (with Dr. Pamela Snow)
71 hours 56 mins; April 24, 2024
Unpacking the early literacy debate and building a foundation in PreK (with Jane Gebers)
75 hours 33 mins; April 17, 2024