292. Championing Neurodiversity and Executive Functioning: Featuring Christine Zuppa
In this enlightening episode of Aspire to Lead, we’re joined by Christine Zuppa, host of the Making the Grade Podcast, to discuss pivotal topics in education today. Christine shares her insights on enhancing executive functioning skills for both teachers and students, emphasizing the importance of these skills in fostering academic success and personal growth.
We also delve into the concept of neurodiversity in education, exploring how embracing diverse learning needs can create a more inclusive and effective educational environment. Christine offers her thoughts on the efficacy and limitations of standardized testing as a metric for student achievement.
Additionally, Christine introduces her new consulting business, Making the Grade Project, which aims to provide comprehensive support and resources for educators. Learn more about the Making the Grade Podcast and how it continues to inspire and inform educators around the world.
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About Making the Grade:
Georgia and Christine are co-founders of Making the Grade Project, an organization with a mission to empower educators starting with the very beginning of their careers. While they specialize in helping teachers in their home state of Massachusetts to pass the MTEL, they support teachers everywhere in setting up their classrooms and careers for success. Christine and Georgia each spent over a decade in the K-12 classroom setting before deciding it was time to make a change and support education in a different way. They have worked with hundreds of teachers over the years through thousands of workshops, classes, and 1:1 sessions, and currently provide both individual educators and educational organizations with their support. You may know them from their podcast, Making the Grade, where they share educator stories from all over the world, each at different points of their teaching journeys.
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About the author, Joshua
Joshua Stamper is the Training and Development Specialist for the Teach Better Team and manages the Teach Better Podcast Network. Prior to Joshua's current position, he was a middle school Administrator, classroom art educator, and athletic coach.
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