In this episode of Corridor Conversations, host Gary R. Gray Jr. talks with award-winning author and dual language educator Sara Fajardo about the power of multilingualism, cultural identity, and authentic representation in elementary classrooms...
How can podcasting transform the way students engage with reading and writing? In this episode of Corridor Conversations, educators Victoria Dotson and Amy Shearer explore how integrating media literacy into elementary classrooms opens new pathways...
In this episode of the Corridor Conversations, host Gary R. Gray Jr. talks with preK teacher Megan Green about how storytelling shapes the heart of her classroom. Through everyday moments of conversation, imagination, and creative expression, young...
What if assessment didn’t pause learning, but grew directly from it? In this episode of Corridor Conversations, host Gary R. Gray, Jr. talks with educator and author Angela Stockman about documentation as a powerful approach to literacy assessment...
In this episode of Corridor Conversations, host Gary Gray Jr. talks with Emily Kruschke and Abby Parsons, two passionate educators from Virginia, to explore what inclusion looks like in a preschool setting. They share their journey from separate...
Your browser does not support the audio element. In this episode of Corridor Conversations, three bilingual educators—Luz Álvarez-Sims, Natalia Chapa Mills, and Sofia Gonzalez—share their inspiring journeys into teaching and lessons they learned...
In this episode, host Gary R. Gray Jr. talks with Fairfax County educators Amanda Dey, Jessica DiBeneditto, Sara Kugler, and Amanda Manno about how they reimagined book clubs in their elementary classrooms. Together, they discuss shifting from...
In this episode, host Gary R. Gray Jr. speaks with Katie Wood Ray and Stella Villalba, coauthors of the recently published Wondrous Words: Reimagining Writers and Writing in the Elementary Classroom. They explore what it means to read like a writer...
In this episode of Corridor Conversations, Gary R. Gray Jr. speaks with Philadelphia educators Amy Strada and Kevin Felter about their co-taught kindergarten unit on community. Resources and artifacts that highlight some of the themes and activities...
Elementary teacher and PhD student Marisa Saelzler shares how arts, nature, and technology spark student-led, joyful learning in this episode of Corridor Conversations. Your browser does not support the audio element. Want to read instead of listen...










