GAEL UnscriptED

About GAEL UnscriptED

GAEL UnscriptED, the podcast that goes beyond the headlines and handbooks to bring you unfiltered insights from Georgia’s top educational leaders, innovators, and changemakers. Hosted by Ben Wiggins, Executive Director of GAEL, this show dives deep into the challenges, opportunities, and unexpected twists that shape education today. From leadership strategies to policy discussions—and everything in between—GAEL UnscriptED is your go-to source for candid conversations that make an impact. No scripts. No fluff. Just real talk from those leading the way in Georgia’s schools.

Publisher

Georgia Association of Educational Leaders

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Aug 2025

Latest episode

22 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jul 2026

   BONUS Episode: HB1193 - Unified Literacy Plans: District Training and Support by GOEWS & GaDOE

   A new literacy law can feel like a fire hose, especially when the deadlines are real and the details are easy to misunderstand. We sit down with Georgia literacy leaders, including Dr. Fran Dundore and Stacey Lutz, to translate House Bill 1193 into plain, usable guidance for district teams who have to approve and implement a Unified Literacy Plan without turning it into “one more thing.” We walk through what’s truly required versus what’s flexible, then zoom in on the coaching system that an...

2. 

   25 May 2026

   GAEL UnscriptED S2:E19 | Your Master Schedule Is The Strongest Literacy Lever You Control

   Your literacy plan can be strong and still feel impossibly hard if the system around it is misaligned. We sit down with Georgia Department of Education leaders Dr. April Aldridge and Amy Denty, joined by curriculum and instruction director Felicia Purdy, to show how small shifts in alignment create real relief for leaders and real gains for students. We start with the “Alignment Advantage” and why clarity, coherence, and consistency matter when you’re trying to lead ELA and literacy im...

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   18 May 2026

   GAEL UnscriptED S2:E18 | From Standards To Student Impact

   Your ELA standards aren’t “new” anymore, but the way they show up in classrooms still depends on leadership choices made every week. We sit down with Georgia DOE leaders Amy Denty and April Aldridge (with support from Dr. Sarah Welch in the chat) to get brutally practical about how to move from page to practice with Georgia’s Now ELA Standards. We dig into the alignment advantage and the four levers leaders juggle every day: standards, curriculum, time, and support. Then we walk through the ...

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