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The Commons is where real conversations about education happen. This podcast brings together teachers, school leaders, and education voices from around the world to talk honestly about what’s happening inside schools today. From teacher burnout and classroom challenges to AI in education, grading, discipline, and leadership—nothing is off the table. Each episode feels like the conversation educators have after the bell rings—practical, unfiltered, and grounded in real experience. Whether it’s a roundtable discussion, a story from the field, or a debate on the future of schools, The Commons is built to amplify authentic voices and share insights that actually matter. If you’re a teacher, administrator, or anyone passionate about education, this is your space. Brought to you by the ForwardEd Network.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Commons is where real conversations about education happen. This podcast brings together teachers, school leaders, and education voices from around the world to talk honestly about what’s happening inside schools today. From teacher burnout and classroom challenges to AI in education, grading, discipline, and leadership, nothing is off the table.
Recent episodes include "The Meeting Isn’t the Work - Your Morning Boost: A School Leadership Podcast" (21 October 2026, 15 minutes), "Families Don’t Experience Departments. They Experience Your School. - Your Morning Boost: A School Leadership Podcast" (14 October 2026, 17 minutes), and "Stop Forcing Compliance: How to Map Influence in Your School" (1 June 2026, 49 minutes).
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 87 episodes.
Booking probability for The Commons: Real Talk for Educators is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Commons: Real Talk for Educators requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Commons: Real Talk for Educators's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Commons: Real Talk for Educators are Educational Support Services and Schools (K-12). The Commons: Real Talk for Educators has an education audience.
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators is an education podcast with 87 episodes published.
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The Meeting Isn’t the Work A meeting can feel incredibly productive without actually producing very much. We talked. We shared ideas. Everyone contributed. We may have even scheduled another meeting. But when people...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
Families Don’t Experience Departments. They Experience Your School. Schools organize themselves into departments because it makes the work manageable. Families don’t experience us that way. When a parent reaches out...
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<p>Why do clear school initiatives stall six months after everyone nods along in your staff meeting? It’s because positional authority can only mandate basic compliance—it can never cultivate true commitment. If your...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
If you are looking for effective school leadership strategies for late May classroom walkthroughs, it is time to reassess what counts as data in your observations. During the final weeks of the school year, a high...
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<p>Are you and your staff just "crawling to the finish line"? 🏃♂️ The "May Slide" can drain the energy out of even the best school cultures. Discover how to stay present, celebrate the journey, and finish the year...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
<p>Spring classroom management doesn’t have to feel like a losing battle against the weather. If you’ve noticed student focus shifting and routines falling apart this April, you aren't failing—you're experiencing...
Modern Grading Reform — Sustaining the Work (Episode 4)Series Finale: 20 Years in the TrenchesIt is one thing to initiate grading reform; it is another to ensure it survives the "implementation dip" and becomes part of...
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<p>𝗜𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹'𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆? ⚾️ </p><p></p><p>Dr. Chad Lang joins us to explain why "tightening the strike zone" on assessment is the only...
How do you bridge the gap between "how we've always done it" and "how students actually learn"?Welcome to Part 3 of our 4-part mini-series, Modern Grading Reform, airing on The ForwardEd Network Commons. In this...
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<p>Helping students become independent learners is one of the biggest goals in education—but many teachers unintentionally do too much of the thinking for their students.</p><p>In this episode of Your Morning Boost, we...
How do you lead grading reform without causing a systemic meltdown?In Part 2 of this four-part mini-series on The ForwardEd Network Commons, Dr. Chad Lang and Dr. Matt Townsley shift from the "Why" into the practical...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
<p>𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 "𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗲𝘆." 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁...
How do we ensure a grade actually reflects what a student knows?In the premiere episode of this four-part mini-series on The ForwardEd Network Commons, Dr. Chad Lang and Dr. Matt Townsley reflect on 20 years in the...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
<p>It’s March. The initial adrenaline of the school year has faded, and for many school leaders, the data graphs aren't moving despite Herculean efforts. In this episode of Your Morning Boost, Adam Busch sits down with...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
Jim Wichman, a seasoned leader in educational administration, elucidates the transformative power of leadership coaching in this enlightening discussion. He emphasizes that effective leadership is not merely about...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
<p>Is your feedback building professional capacity or simply creating anxiety? In this episode of Control Shift Lead, hosts Jim Wichman and Adam Busch sit down with school administrator Kanika Dorsey to dismantle the...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
"If you don't like where you are, do something about it."In this episode of Your Booster Shot, host Adam Busch sits down with former student-athlete turned motivational powerhouse, Chris Norton. After a life-altering...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
The hiring season in education is a crowded field—how do you ensure your application rises to the top of the pile? In this "Booster Shot" episode of The ForwardED Network, we sit down with <b>Chris Whetzel</b> to...
The Commons: Real Talk for Educators
<p>Welcome to the first show of 2026! We are kicking off the New Year with a "heavy hitter" in the world of education. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Matt Townsley, an Associate Professor of Educational...
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