In this episode of EIR Grantastic, host Amy Detgen discusses the various technical assistance (TA) resources available to EIR grantees with guest Ben Harper. They explore the different kinds of TA, including communities of practice, webinars, and workshops, and how to access these resources effectively.
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7 Jan 2025
The PD Meeting! Make the Most of It
Ginger Murray, Senior Project Director at AnLar, discusses the upcoming Project Directors Meeting with Patrice Williams. They explore the meeting’s purpose, the importance of networking, and how attendees can maximize their learning and engagement. Ginger shares tips on preparation, highlights various networking opportunities, and emphasizes the significance of post-conference follow-up to continue benefiting from the experience.
10 Dec 2024
Strong Team, Strong Implementation: Communication Tools for Success
Nancy Gannon speaks with the Circle Up Project team, including members from CAST and Aldine ISD, about the critical role of communication in grant success. The team discusses strategies like early planning, co-design, and maintaining consistency to foster collaboration among diverse stakeholders and also highlight the transformative impact of clear, responsive communication on project outcomes, including stakeholder investment and student success.
Dr. Shalika Robie speaks with Tamara Cooper, Senior Manager of Federal Grants at the New Teacher Center, about aligning project and stakeholder goals for successful grant implementation.
12 Nov 2024
Strong Team, Strong Implementation: Getting Started
Dr. Erum Nadeem shares essential strategies for grant readiness, emphasizing strong teams, community asset mapping, and clear communication for effective implementation and sustainability.
29 Oct 2024
Educator Well-Being: Step Into It
In this episode, host Amy Detgen discusses the RISE program, which focuses on enhancing educator well-being through social-emotional skill development and increasing resiliency. Guests Essie Hengeveld and Sarah DiGiacomo share insights on the importance of self-care for educators, the challenges faced in implementing well-being initiatives, and future research opportunities to further explore the impact of improving educator well-being.
15 Oct 2024
Educator Well-Being: Shifting the Ecosystem
Julia Mahfouz and Amy Detgen explore the systemic changes needed in schools to support teacher well-being. They discuss the importance of principal support, innovative approaches like job crafting and mindfulness, and how to measure the impact of well-being initiatives.
1 Oct 2024
Building Capacity within Their Structures
Margaret Troyer from the STARI program discusses her team’s approach to sustaining and scaling a literacy intervention for middle and high school students who are reading below grade level. The program focuses on engaging students with age-appropriate texts and discussion-based interventions. The program is designed for scalability from the beginning, addressing problems of practice, student engagement, and end-user needs. They also leverage existing coaching structures and provide online professional learning to build local capacity.
17 Sept 2024
Equipping Partners for Sustainability
In this episode, Tom DeWire interviews Jen Foster from the eMints National Center, a grantee of the Education, Innovation, and Research (EIR) program. They discuss eMints’ instructional model, the evidence of its effectiveness, and the importance of understanding adult learners as keys to strong sustainability. They also explore the role of external evaluators in driving results and the impact of proactive classroom management on student behavior. The episode concludes with practical takeaways for educators.
3 Sept 2024
Recruitment: A Wide Net
In this conversation, Jessica Navarro, the Director of Partnerships for MIPLAN, discusses the importance of building relationships and maintaining connections in the recruitment process. She emphasizes the need to cast a wide reach and tap into different networks to recruit successfully.
20 Aug 2024
Recruitment: In Their Shoes
Joanna Garner, executive director of the Center for Educational Partnerships at Old Dominion University, shares her insights on recruitment strategies for her EIR project. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the work from multiple perspectives and taking proactive approaches to anticipatable challenges.
6 Aug 2024
Recruitment: Building Those Relationships
June Mark and Julie Zerang talk with Patrice Williams about their experiences with recruitment for their EIR grant project. They discuss how they implemented relationship-driven and context-aware strategies when recruiting participants for their project.
23 Jul 2024
Here to Help
Long-time EIR Program Officer Debora Southwell joins the podcast to share her perspective on ways in which grant projects can plan for and execute smooth transitions when onboarding new team members.
9 Jul 2024
Effective Reflective Onboarding
Current EIR grantee Alisha Haller continues her conversation with Shalika. They discuss the importance of consistency in communication and workflow integration when onboarding new team members
25 Jun 2024
Onboarding Strategies
Current EIR grantee Alicia Haller joins Shalika Robie to talk about strategies her project uses to onboard team members.
17 Jun 2024
A Tool for Managing Turnover
During the multi-year grant implementation process, all teams experience some amount of turnover within their project staff. Managing that turnover effectively can help projects run smoothly. In this episode, Patrice Williams and Amy Detgen discuss a tool they created to support EIR grantees' approaches to managing turnover.
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