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Spotlight 4 Success
American Book Company
146 episodes
1 day ago
Send us a text A busy conference hallway can spark the best ideas, and our conversation with Tiffany Williams proves it. As the Children’s Services Manager at the Heard St. Andrews Library in the Charleston area, Tiffany has built a practical approach to child wellbeing that fits right between storytime and stacks. She walks us through Wellness in the Stacks, a program suite that uses kids’ yoga, simple cooking classes, and even World Labyrinth Day to teach mindfulness, self-regulation, and c...
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Send us a text A busy conference hallway can spark the best ideas, and our conversation with Tiffany Williams proves it. As the Children’s Services Manager at the Heard St. Andrews Library in the Charleston area, Tiffany has built a practical approach to child wellbeing that fits right between storytime and stacks. She walks us through Wellness in the Stacks, a program suite that uses kids’ yoga, simple cooking classes, and even World Labyrinth Day to teach mindfulness, self-regulation, and c...
Show more...
Self-Improvement
Education
Episodes (20/146)
Spotlight 4 Success
Mindfulness For Kids At The Library
Send us a text A busy conference hallway can spark the best ideas, and our conversation with Tiffany Williams proves it. As the Children’s Services Manager at the Heard St. Andrews Library in the Charleston area, Tiffany has built a practical approach to child wellbeing that fits right between storytime and stacks. She walks us through Wellness in the Stacks, a program suite that uses kids’ yoga, simple cooking classes, and even World Labyrinth Day to teach mindfulness, self-regulation, and c...
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1 day ago
3 minutes

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A Student’s First Look At Librarianship
Send us a text Ever wonder how a career in libraries begins? We’re on the floor at the South Carolina Library Association conference in Columbia talking with USC student Bobbi Elmore about the moment a middle school volunteer shift became a calling and how that spark now guides her path through the Master of Library Science. It’s a short, lively conversation that puts heart and practicality side by side: what the MLS really covers, why conferences matter, and how to turn curiosity into a plan...
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2 days ago
2 minutes

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Coding Starts Young
Send us a text Ever wonder how a six-year-old learns to think like a programmer? We sit down with Barbie Day of Pratt Elementary to explore what early computer science looks like when it’s playful, structured, and genuinely empowering. From color-matching commands to first steps in debugging, Barbie shares a classroom approach that builds problem-solving skills long before students write their first line of text-based code. Website: spotlight4success.com
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6 days ago
6 minutes

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How A Smart Board Sparked A Career In EdTech
Send us a text A single smart board changed everything. That first taste of interactive teaching sent Jill White from a third grade classroom toward a master’s in educational technology and, ultimately, into the role of technology director for Porter Consolidated. We sit with Jill at the OKSTE conference in Tulsa to unpack how she bridges instruction, infrastructure, and daily classroom needs—without drowning teachers in complexity. Website: spotlight4success.com
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2 weeks ago
2 minutes

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ABC Testimonial | Kari Damron | OKSTE 2025
Send us a text Kari Damron gives her testimonial about her experience with ABC products. Website: spotlight4success.com
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2 weeks ago
2 minutes

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Teaching ELA With Heart, Tech, And Targeted Test Prep
Send us a text The energy of OKSTE buzzes in the background as we sit down with fifth grade ELA teacher Kari Damron from Sayre Elementary, and the conversation goes straight to the heart of classroom life. Kari paints a vivid picture of a pivotal year where kids step toward middle school, and ELA becomes the spine that supports both academic skills and character. She shares how a dependable “purple book” from American Book Company keeps standards clear, practice focused, and remediation surgi...
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2 weeks ago
6 minutes

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Field Trips That Fund Futures
Send us a text What if the best classroom is just down the road? We sit with Rebecca Barefoot from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to reveal how a million-dollar Field Trip Fund is sending students to museums, aquariums, state parks, historic sites, and the zoo—with an application that’s simple, fast, and designed for real school schedules. Website: spotlight4success.com
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1 month ago
7 minutes

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Middle Years Matter
Send us a text Middle school isn’t the hallway between “cute” and “chaos”—it’s the proving ground where students decide who they’re becoming. We sit down with Anna Crooke, a veteran educator and board member for the North Carolina Middle Level Educators, to unpack why the middle years carry outsized impact and how a conference like NCMLE fuels real classroom change. From her roots in a family of teachers to roles spanning classroom, coaching, principalship, and district leadership, Anna share...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

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Six Sessions, One Mission
If you’ve ever wondered how a single moment can reroute a life, Joe Pizzo’s story will stick with you. We caught up in sunny Charlotte at NCMLE, where Joe and his colleague Ken Pasic submitted six session ideas—and were shocked when all six were accepted. That win set the stage for a wide‑ranging talk about what really moves the needle for middle‑level learners: hearing great language, seeing caring adults model curiosity, and feeling safe enough to try. Website: Spotlight 4 Success
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1 month ago
9 minutes

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Seeds Before the Harvest
A spark in a science lab. A brave ask for help in a lunchroom. A reminder from a keynote to keep planting seeds even when the harvest feels far away. This conversation from NCMLE in Charlotte brings the heartbeat of school to the surface as we sit down with eighth-grade science teacher and AVID educator Erin Burton and assistant principal Michelle Posley Lee from Southeastern Randolph Middle School. Website: spotlight4success.com
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1 month ago
7 minutes

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Guardrails, Not Shortcuts
What if your classroom AI refused to write the paper—and taught students how to think instead? We sit down with Brittany Ordu from TrekAI at the Gacis conference in Athens, Georgia to unpack a teacher-built, student-centered platform that puts privacy, safety, and authentic learning first. Rather than handing out answers, TrekAI prompts learners to explore themes, gather evidence, and connect new ideas to what they already know, turning quick requests into moments of real understanding. Websi...
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1 month ago
6 minutes

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ABC Testimonial | Angie Alexander | KY Cont. Improvement 2025
Angie Alexander gives her testimonial about her experience with ABC products. Website: spotlight4success.com
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1 month ago
1 minute

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Inside Ferristown’s Playbook
Policy shifts don’t raise scores—people and routines do. From a busy hallway in Lexington, we sit down with Principal Angie Alexander of Ferristown Middle School to unpack how Kentucky’s new accountability pathway and the push for “vibrant learning” translate into daily wins for real students. Angie shares a grounded playbook: align resources to standards, make math engagement visible, and build relationships that keep students in the struggle long enough to learn something durable. Website: ...
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1 month ago
4 minutes

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ABC Testimonial | Leigh Allison | KY Cont. Improvement 2025
Leigh Allison shares her testimony about how ABC products have impacted her students. Website: spotlight4success.com
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1 month ago
1 minute

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Teaching Roots & Student Growth
A partly cloudy day in Lexington turned bright when we met Leigh Allison from Garrison Elementary—a teacher facing her first year with an ELL student and embracing the challenge with heart and strategy. Lee opens up about the early spark that led her into teaching (yes, stuffed-animal classrooms), the power of feeling known at school, and why belonging is the foundation for any real academic climb. Website: spotlight4success.com
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1 month ago
4 minutes

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Cloudy Skies & Clear Gains
Ever wonder what flips the switch from “I don’t get it” to “I can explain it”? We sit down with educator and leader Miranda Stockton in a bustling corridor at the Continuous Improvement Conference in Lexington, Kentucky, to trace how a college love for chemistry became a mission to make learning tangible. Miranda shares the moments that changed her practice—watching students light up during hands-on labs, designing tasks that demand explanation, and leaning into NGSS-style standards that rewa...
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1 month ago
4 minutes

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ABC Testimonial | Miranda Stockton | KY Cont. Improvement 2025
Miranda Stockton gives her testimonial about ABC Products. Website: spotlight4success.com
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1 month ago

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The Mentor's Path
What drives someone to leave a successful business career and dive into the challenging world of education? Dr. Karen Phillips, Assistant Principal at Houston County Schools, joins host Devin Pintozzi at the 2025 Gale Conference to share her remarkable journey of transformation and purpose. Website: spotlight4success.com
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2 months ago
8 minutes

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ABC Testimonial | Krystin Pavey | ISTE + ASCD 2025
The specialist, who manages technology and state testing at their school, reveals how ABC resources have transformed their testing outcomes. "I know we've seen great success in our test scores over using the resources and stuff over the last couple of years," they explain, offering a refreshingly candid assessment of what's actually working in the classroom. As educators know, finding resources that deliver measurable improvements rather than just promises is increasingly rare. Website: spotl...
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2 months ago
12 minutes

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Why Evidence Matters in EdTech
Ever wondered how educational tools and programs are evaluated to ensure they actually work? Dr. Rachel Schechter, founder of UXD Research, pulls back the curtain on this fascinating process during her conversation with Devin Pintozzi on Spotlight for Success. Website: spotlight4success.com
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3 months ago
12 minutes

Spotlight 4 Success
Send us a text A busy conference hallway can spark the best ideas, and our conversation with Tiffany Williams proves it. As the Children’s Services Manager at the Heard St. Andrews Library in the Charleston area, Tiffany has built a practical approach to child wellbeing that fits right between storytime and stacks. She walks us through Wellness in the Stacks, a program suite that uses kids’ yoga, simple cooking classes, and even World Labyrinth Day to teach mindfulness, self-regulation, and c...