Hosted by former teacher, principal, and broadcast journalist Lauren Keeling, Heart Work is an honest profile of America’s educators, capturing the raw stories unfolding in today’s classrooms.
The first collection of Heart Work follows America’s ongoing literacy crisis, tracing the journeys of two districts pushing to improve literacy scores — one several years in, the other just beginning. What will it take to make a difference? Featuring esteemed education author Natalie Wexler and implementation specialists Nicole Ormandy and Megan Gierka.
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Hosted by former teacher, principal, and broadcast journalist Lauren Keeling, Heart Work is an honest profile of America’s educators, capturing the raw stories unfolding in today’s classrooms.
The first collection of Heart Work follows America’s ongoing literacy crisis, tracing the journeys of two districts pushing to improve literacy scores — one several years in, the other just beginning. What will it take to make a difference? Featuring esteemed education author Natalie Wexler and implementation specialists Nicole Ormandy and Megan Gierka.
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Back in Pendergast, the ultimate question: Did it work? In this penultimate episode, Lauren returns to the district to find out and speaks with renowned education writer Natalie Wexler on the missing piece in reading instruction. Could the answer have been in front of us all along? Listen and find out.
Discover more: imaginelearning.com/heart-work/literacy-crisis
Host: Lauren Keeling
Series Producer and Director: Justyna Welsh
Producer & Writer: Anise Lee
Producer: Danny McPadden
Recording Engineer: Dan Victory
Audio Editor & Mixer: Fraser Allan
Artwork: Ellen Forsyth
Location Recording Team: David Sexton, Danny McPadden, and Kristan Crawford
Executive Producer: David McGinty
A huge thank you to the Pendergast School District, Ramiro Alvarez, and Kelsie Pennington for welcoming us into their schools — and all the educators and students who opened their classrooms to us and shared their stories for this episode.
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