EDU Café

EDU Café, where education meets inspiration! Hosted by Consult4Ed Group, this podcast is your go-to space for the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in education. Join us as we explore one episode and post at a time!

EDU Café is a education podcast hosted by Consult4Ed Group, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #58

  Beyond Compliance: The Constitutional Rights Students Already Have

  Aug 13, 202612 min

  As educational opportunities continue to expand beyond traditional classrooms, an important question remains: Are students' rights following them into these new learning environments? In the latest episode of EDU Café Podcast , I had the opportunity to reconnect with Kelsey R. Ortiz , a friend and longtime advocate and researcher whose work has focused on ensuring that students with disabilities retain their rights in online, virtual, and alternative educational settings. Kelsey and I first met more than a decade ago through the Center for Online Learning and Students with Disabilities, where we shared a passion for understanding how policy can support equitable access for all learners. In this conversation, we explore: The evolution of special education policy in digital learning environments Why constitutional and educational rights must remain at the center of innovation The growing gap between educational practice and policy Challenges districts and states face in protecting students in alternative settings Reasons for hope, including emerging advocates and new research on technology's impact on learning This episode also launches a new EDU Café series focused on the intersection of policy, practice, and student rights. As education continues to evolve, these conversations are more important than ever. A huge thank you to Kelsey for sharing her expertise and helping us frame this critical discussion. #EDUCafe #SpecialEducation #EducationalEquity #StudentRights #DigitalLearning #OnlineLearning #EducationPolicy #Accessibility #InclusiveEducation #LeadershipInEducation

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  Episode #57

  Data Literacy and Data Ethics in Education

  Jun 1, 202646 min

  I’m excited to share the latest episode of the EDU Café Podcast, where I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Ellen Mandinach and Dr. Ed Dieterle for an incredibly thoughtful conversation about data literacy, data ethics, AI, and the future of education. As schools increasingly rely on data and technology to guide instruction and decision-making, this discussion explored an essential question: How do we use data responsibly while still keeping relationships, critical thinking, and the whole child at the center of learning? Some powerful themes from this episode: Why data literacy is about much more than test scores The importance of culturally responsive and ethical data use How AI can both support and disrupt teaching and learning The risks of over-automation and “de-skilling” educators Why teachers must remain critical thinkers—not just consumers of technology The importance of understanding students’ lived experiences and contexts Dr. Mandinach shared from the conversation: “A child is not a single data point.” Thank you both for joining EDU Café and for continuing to push the field forward in such meaningful ways. #Education #DataLiteracy #DataEthics #AIinEducation #EdTech #EducationalLeadership #TeachingAndLearning #EDUCafePodcast

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  Episode #56

  Data Is Not Neutral: Rethinking Measurement, AI, and Equity in Education

  May 26, 202628 min

  What if data isn’t neutral but, instead, actively shaping who students become? In the latest episode of EDU Café, I sit down with Dr. Ezekiel Dixon-Román and Dr. Ed Dieterle to unpack one of the most urgent conversations in education today: how data, algorithms, and AI are influencing not just how we measure learning but how we define it. We explore: 🔹 Why data is socially produced and interpreted, not objective 🔹 How AI is shaping learning and behavior 🔹 The hidden risks of “efficient” technologies in classrooms 🔹 What fairness, ethics, and human-centered design should look like in practice A key takeaway from this conversation: Before adopting any new technology, we should ask not just, “Does it work?” but “Do we actually need it to do things better, to do better things, or both?” Also check out: Upcoming book with contributions from Ed and Ezekiel: Learning Under Algorithmic Conditions. https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517920050/learning-under-algorithmic-conditions/ Upcoming University of Minnesota Press documentary directed by Valerie Veatch - Ghost in the Machine - that Ezekiel is featured in: https://kinema.com/films/ghost-in-the-machine-pvxg4p #Education #EdTech #AIinEducation #DataEthics #EquityInEducation #LearningDesign

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  Episode #55

  Understanding Dyscalculia in Today’s Classrooms

  May 18, 202613 min

  🎙️ New EDU Cafe Podcast Episode: Understanding Dyscalculia in Today’s Classrooms What if up to 8% of students in your classroom struggle with math, not because they aren’t trying but because of a neurological difference? In my conversation with Dr. Sandra Elliott, we unpack the often-overlooked learning difference: dyscalculia . 💡 Key takeaways: Dyscalculia impacts number sense, calculation, and mathematical reasoning It’s as prevalent as dyslexia but far less understood Many students go undiagnosed, often labeled as “just not good at math” Early screening and explicit, systematic instruction can make a life-changing difference Perhaps the most important reminder: 👉 Every classroom likely includes students with dyscalculia, whether we recognize it or not. As educators, leaders, and advocates, we have an opportunity to shift the narrative around math learning and provide the support students truly need. 🎧 Tune in to learn the signs, support students effectively, and rethink math instruction. #Education #Dyscalculia #SpecialEducation #MathEducation #MTSS #LearningDifferences #EdLeadership

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  Episode #54

  The Other AI: Why Authentic Interaction Matters More Than Ever

  May 10, 202621 min

  Excited to share a new episode of EDU Café Podcast ! In this conversation, Liza Garonzik (founder of R.E.A.L. Discussion ) sits down with Nora Landon of William Penn Charter School to explore a question many of us are grappling with: In an AI-driven world, what matters more, not less, about being human? A few ideas that really stayed with me: 💡 The growing need to explicitly teach human skills, such as listening, disagreement, and thoughtful dialogue 💡 Why discussion isn’t just an academic tool, but a pathway to confidence, connection, and agency 💡 How humanities classrooms can (and should) be humanity-first spaces, even as schools become more AI-forward 💡 The power of “authentic interaction” as the other AI schools should be focusing on. Check out the Humanity & Humanities in an AI World Educator Manifesto ( https://realdiscussion.org/humanities-and-humanity-in-an-ai-world-an-educators-manifesto/ ) , a grounded, hopeful framework for navigating this moment, not by resisting change, but by anchoring in purpose: I was grateful to support this work behind the scenes and to learn from such thoughtful educators pushing this conversation forward in real ways.

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