Uche Amaechi

We’ll be posting this semester’s first episodes of our leadership podcast, bit.ly/a608afterhours next Friday. Our first podcast will be with Malika Ali, Chief Innovation officer at the Highlander Institute.

Hey, all! I’m excited to kick off a new season of #EducationNow featuring special guest Sal Khan, the online education pioneer behind @khanacademy. Hope you all can join! Learn more below and register today! bit.ly/3kojql1.

Latest episode of bit.ly/a608afterhours were Monica and I chat with Nicole Jain of OOTify about nonprofit boards, developing strategy for entrepreneurial organizations, and how her experience in smaller entrepreneurial organizations compares to working in large K-12 districts

Latest episode of bit.ly/a608afterhours is up! We chat with Zachary Herrmann about his work at the work for professional learning at PennGSE and how he approaches innovating within a large educational institution.

Latest episode of bit.ly/a608afterhours is up! Monica and I chat with Catherine Pozniak about her work helping districts and states leverage their financial resources towards shared academic visions and plans.

The latest episode of bit.ly/a608afterhours is up! We chat with Tina Owen-Moore, superintendent of the School District of Cudahy (Wisconsin). Tina began her superintendency at the start of the pandemic with a focus on creating safe and inclusive schools in a pandemic context.

Latest Episode of bit.ly/a608afterhours podcast is up! We talk with Conor Troy of Kitamba about his work at the social impact consulting firm and how his thinking about leadership has evolved as he moved from in-district work to consulting with districts.

We’re back with a new season of bit.ly/a608afterhours! We kicked off with episode 51 with Jason Brooks of Harkness.ai, and followed up with Babak Mostaghimi about his work in Gwinnett County Public Schools. Tomorrow we chat with Conor Troy of Kitamba.

Happy Monday folks! We recently spoke with Christine Dahnke about her work implementing cross-sector solutions to advance educational equity with the non profit English Learner Success Forum. Listen at bit.ly/a608afterhours

Happy Monday folks! Highly recommend the conversation Monica and I had with Dorian Burton of the Southern Reconstruction Fund on how to think about transformative investments in communities. Very powerful and thoughtful speaker. bit.ly/a608afterhours

In the latest episode of A608 After Hours we chat with Reading MA superintendent Tom Milaschewski about the experience of starting his superintendency during the pandemic and what he’s learned so far about teaming and partnership. Bit.ly/a608afterhours

In the latest episode of A608 After hours Monica and I chat with Marcia Russel from County Office of Ed in California about her 29-year career spanning public and private sector positions and how she's learned to support others through org change. bit.ly/a608afterhours

Bruno Branco is a serial EdTech entrepreneur in Brazil whose companies have reached millions of students and 100s of schools. Listen to our chat with Bruno about his path, his work, and his leadership in the latest episode of A608 After Hours. bit.ly/a608afterhours

Hey folks, I’m talking with a Boston educator, Carolyn Silva-Sanchez and HGSE prof, Heather Hill about why teachers are leaving the education field and how to support and retain them today from 3-3:30p eastern. gse.harvard.edu/education-now

Join me, Heather Hill from HGSE, Doris Santoro from Bowdoin College, and Carolyn Silva-Sanchez from Boston Public Schools as we discuss why teachers leave teaching and how to support and retain them at Wednesday's Harvard Education Now-3-3:30pm eastern. gse.harvard.edu/education-now

Listen to Monica and I chat with Laura from Venture Philanthropy Partners about how her approach to leadership has been influenced by personal and professional experiences even as her focus on equity stayed true on the latest episode of A608 After Hours. bit.ly/a608afterhours

In the latest episode of A608 After Hours Monica and I talk with Aaron Jennings about his experience in the newly created role of Equity, Diversity and Excellence officer at Chelsea Public Schools. bit.ly/a608afterhours

Dr. Ruha Shadab started the LedBy Foundation to increase the representation of muslim women in the Indian workforce. On the latest episode of A608 After Hours (41!) Monica and I chatted with Ruha about her work at LedBy. Bit.ly/a608afterhours

Honored to facilitate “Effectively Communicating Your School’s DEI Work” discussion at the INDEX Communication Conference in SLC. Didn't realize Utah was so far from Mass! Landed Wednesday evening, returned Thursday night. Will stay longer next time :-) indexgroups.org

Listen to our chat with Elizabeth Micci, Managing Director of Ed Development at Citizen Schools, where we discuss her previous experiences working in diverse contexts and how her current work has changed during the pandemic. bit.ly/a608afterhours