Episodes
Dec. 3, 2025
Books, Beasts, And Borrowed Time
Send us a text Curious how a zoo brings the wild into your local library? We sat down with Andrea Robichaud, education specialist at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, at the South Carolina Library Association to share how summer rea...
Dec. 3, 2025
Libraries Beyond Books
Send us a text Think a library is just shelves and a reference desk? Spend a few minutes with us and librarian Jenny Lao from Richland Library Northeast, and watch that picture shift. Recorded at the South Carolina Library As...
Dec. 2, 2025
What Happens When Children Choose Their Own Books
Send us a text A gym full of kids, a stack of fresh books, and a mascot who can turn a story into a celebration—this is how reading becomes a lifelong habit. We sit down with Margaret Jackson of Cocky’s Reading Express to exp...
Dec. 2, 2025
Charleston Libraries Rebuilt
Send us a text Big change doesn’t happen by accident. We sit down with Charleston County Public Library’s chief deputy director to unpack a county-wide transformation powered by a $108.5 million referendum, deep community tru...
Dec. 2, 2025
Story Walks That Get Kids Reading
Send us a text Imagine a picture book unfolding along a sunny park path, each page waiting around the next bend. That’s the magic behind story walk signs, and we sit down with Meghan Beehler from Lark Signs to explore how thi...
Dec. 1, 2025
How A New Librarian Builds Community Through Open Mic Programs
Send us a text Ever wondered how a simple open mic can change the feel of a library? We sit down with Brittany Smith from Richland Library Sand Hills—freshly launched into her graduate studies at the University of South Carol...
Dec. 1, 2025
STEM For Every Student
Send us a text The future of work isn’t waiting, and neither are we. From a bustling floor at the South Carolina Library Association Conference, we sit down with Collin Robinson, executive director at 21st Century Ed, to unpa...
Nov. 25, 2025
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 ...
Nov. 24, 2025
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...
Nov. 20, 2025
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 e...
Nov. 12, 2025
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 techn...
Nov. 11, 2025
ABC Testimonial | Kari Damron | OKSTE 2025
Send us a text Kari Damron gives her testimonial about her experience with ABC products. Website: spotlight4success.com
Nov. 11, 2025
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...
Oct. 23, 2025
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 stud...
Oct. 15, 2025
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 Car...
Oct. 13, 2025
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 shock...
Oct. 9, 2025
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...
Oct. 6, 2025
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 ...
Oct. 2, 2025
ABC Testimonial | Angie Alexander | KY Cont. Improvement 2025
Angie Alexander gives her testimonial about her experience with ABC products. Website: spotlight4success.com
Oct. 2, 2025
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 pus...
Oct. 1, 2025
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...
Oct. 1, 2025
ABC Testimonial | Leigh Allison | KY Cont. Improvement 2025
Leigh Allison shares her testimony about how ABC products have impacted her students. Website: spotlight4success.com
Sept. 30, 2025
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 t...
Sept. 30, 2025
ABC Testimonial | Miranda Stockton | KY Cont. Improvement 2025
Miranda Stockton gives her testimonial about ABC Products. Website: spotlight4success.com