Educational Epiphany

🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎧 Season #4: Episode 10 - The Kids Are Home—Now What?

We could not be more excited to kick the summer off with the launch of Season 4, Episode 10 — “The Kids Are Home—Now What?”

In this timely episode, Donyall D. Dickey, Ed.D., and his co-hosts share research-based, family-friendly strategies to help prevent summer slide. They offer fun, practical routines to provide children with the opportunity to select books based on their interests, preview texts to demystify unfamiliar vocabulary, leverage phonemes, graphemes, and word parts (prefixes, roots, suffixes) to boost decoding and vocabulary growth, and build fluency and spelling skills with high‑frequency word practice.

If you are an educator, parent, or caregiver committed to keeping children engaged, confident, and grade‑ready all summer, this episode is for you!

Tune in today on YouTube, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/0ANsweVCstA

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Ob9QHFDhgEnakn21UsW4r?si=5GBZOKNBS2-2pHSveObspA

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-4-episode-10-the-kids-are-home-now-what/id1559543399?i=1000770621193

New Episode Alert! 🎧

Season 4: Episode 9 – Flipping the Script

Educators are working harder than ever — but are schools and children getting the return on that investment? In our latest episode, Donyall D. Dickey and his cohosts share a concrete roadmap on how to flip the script, once and for all.

Using real-world examples, we show how leveraging a coherent scope & sequence, clear learning targets, academic vocabulary, graphic organizers, guiding questions, access to diverse literary and informational texts, built-in assessments, and demonstration lessons can restore teacher time and accelerate student learning—offering practical, classroom‑ready strategies and a hopeful roadmap for teachers and leaders.

Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or advocate, join us for this candid conversation.

Tune in and subscribe today!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_aLiDrP46yg

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OJo37maUREpSttZx47ZYW?si=06e752ac76534f64

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/season-4-episode-9-flipping-the-script/id1559543399?i=1000766136471

Thank you, principals — for your leadership, courage, and tireless work every single day. You shape school cultures, lift teachers, and open doors for students to learn, grow, and thrive. We see you, we appreciate you, and we celebrate the difference you make.

Donyall D. Dickey

🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎧

Season 4: Episode 8 – Testing as If They Are Untaught

Why do children sometimes “test like they’re untaught”?

Join Dr. Dickey and his cohosts as they diagnose how access, instructional quality, and shared academic language shape assessment outcomes — and offer practical, student‑centered solutions (including the Universal Language of Literacy) to ensure children can demonstrate true mastery of important literacy concepts across all content areas.

Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or advocate, join us for this candid, positive conversation about teaching, learning, assessment, and providing all students the access they deserve.

Tune in and subscribe today!
YouTube: https://youtu.be/QVQJfZVdk_8
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6RqzMiMISpe5hp4ER9F46c?si=4SzS0kk3RwW6Ym3l_2dwfA
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4e2R3m7

Donyall D. Dickey
Moreno Valley Unified School District
UnboundEd
Rock Island-Milan School District 41
Upland Unified School District

We’re thrilled to announce the latest episode of The Epiphany Exchange podcast — Season 4, Episode 7: “Speeding Up to a Red Light.”

In this episode, join Donyall D. Dickey and his cohosts as they engage in a focused discussion on the consequences of rushing instruction and its impact on student achievement. They examine how accelerating through essential concepts shortchanges both students and teachers, and they discuss the roles of pacing, differentiation, calibration, collaboration, and strategic professional learning in strengthening instructional integrity.

Educators, parents, caregivers, and advocates are invited to join this timely, research-informed discussion!

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JEPOywIW5Mo
Watch & Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/26iSIyP0HZIJzAlNoQ1qoY?si=c46a07be1fb34565
Tune in on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-epiphany-exchange-video-podcast/id1706589524

🎉 Heading to the AASA Conference in Nashville this week? Join us for a dynamic roundtable session on "The Transformational Power of School Improvement" with Donyall D. Dickey and Ashley Walls, Superintendent of Boaz City Schools. We’d love to see you there! 🌟

We’re thrilled to launch the latest episode of The Epiphany Exchange — Season 4, Episode 6: “Simplifying America’s Math Problem.”

In our newest episode of The Epiphany Exchange, join Donyall D. Dickey and his cohosts for an in-depth conversation on the state of mathematics instruction in today's classrooms. Together, they explore and clarify the stark differences between traditional and effective mathematics instruction.

The team also delineates and discusses the interconnectedness of the major domains of mathematics and their importance in today’s educational landscape.

Whether you’re a parent, caregiver, educator, or advocate, join us for this vibrant, informed conversation on how we can simplify America's mathematics problem.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Yvx0NwFlXv4
Watch & Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ALGMMkE6TklvFyIOKJ0BR?si=NbV6ZEX8THyDMaHlJOmXOg
Tune in on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/45IBIm2

Eric Jordan Bradley Sr - Thank you for the amazing art, Sir!