Compass PD Podcast with Dr. Carrie Hepburn

About Compass PD Podcast with Dr. Carrie Hepburn

Research says the single most influential way to impact instruction is by increasing the knowledge of the educators who teach it. Join Dr. Carrie Hepburn as she talks with fellow educators on how we impact student achievement through professional development.

Publisher

Compass PD

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Sept 2021

Latest episode

16 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

94 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Aug 2026

   Episode 90: Beyond the Literacy Program

   Dr. Carrie Hepburn sits down with Kyler Barnes, Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Keokuk Community School District, to explore what happens when a district moves beyond programs and begins building a true system for literacy. Kyler shares how Keokuk’s Comprehensive Literacy Plan is bringing teachers, leaders, coaches, interventionists, and the community together around a shared vision. They discuss job-embedded coaching, building internal capacity, using data to identify needs, and c...

2. 

   3 Aug 2026

   Episode 89: Not My Problem... Until It was Science of Reading for Secondary Teachers

   When most educators hear the phrase Science of Reading, they picture elementary classrooms, phonics lessons, and beginning readers. But what if we've been thinking about it too narrowly? In this episode of the Compass PD Podcast, Dr. Carrie Hepburn sits down with Dr. Natalie Fallert, former secondary English teacher and instructional leader, to explore what the Science of Reading really means for middle and high school classrooms. After spending the past year immersed in the research, Dr. Fal...

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   12 Apr 2026

   Episode 88: It Takes a Board: The Role of Leadership in Community Literacy

   In this episode of the Compass PD Podcast, Dr. Carrie Hepburn is joined by Bob Whittenberg, Board of Education President for Spencer Community Schools, to explore a critical—and often overlooked—driver of lasting literacy success: the role of the school board. Building on the momentum of Spencer Reads, this conversation moves beyond the classroom to examine how literacy becomes a community-wide commitment, not just a school initiative. Together, they discuss: Why literacy must be treate...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

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Quality

42

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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