Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
Westchester Publishing Services, Westchester Education Services and guests
Informed and informative conversations with experts about the topics that are impacting the Educational Publishing and Ed-Tech sectors, as well as the broader publishing industry. Covering a range of issues including operations, production, product development, content distribution, and more. Hosted by Westchester Education Services and Westchester Publishing Services.
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Culturally Responsive Education in the US and the UK
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
05/12/21 • 20 min
The term Culturally Responsive Education is becoming more widely used, but there are still questions about what it is. In this episode, Sam Tucker, CRE Team Lead, has a conversation with Kaye Jones, founder of The Herstorian, about the differences in culturally responsive education in the US and the UK, and how the need for educational materials that included a wider variety of perspectives led to a transformative career change for Kaye.
What is the Science of Reading?
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
05/04/23 • 17 min
Jennifer Cole, Content Director of Literacy, Humanities and Languages returns to Westchester Words to provide an overview about Science of Reading, which many states are creating or enacting legislation on for their K-12 Education Instructional programs.
Helping Trade Associations with Their Publishing Requirements
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
04/13/23 • 12 min
Tyler M. Carey provides an overview about trade associations, their specific publication requirements, and ways that packagers like Westchester Publishing Services can help them provide content to their members in the formats they desire and in a more efficient manner.
How BISG Membership Benefits Companies and Individuals
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
03/09/23 • 21 min
Brian O'Leary returns to the Westchester Words podcast to tell us all the new projects BISG has been working on, how the organization provides information of value to companies and individuals throughout the publishing industry supply chain, and previews the topic/speakers for the annual meeting in late April
2023 Publishing Predictions with Kristen McLean
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
01/23/23 • 23 min
Kristen McLean of NPD Bookscan joins us to discuss how book sales ended the year for 2022 and where she expects the U.S. market will head in 2023.
STEM Factors - NGSS and Adaptive Assessment
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
09/01/22 • 23 min
In this episode of Westchester Words, we learn about Laura Cunningham, Content Director, STEM for Westchester Education Services. She discusses her career as an educator and content developer prior to joining Westchester and also explains how the constructs of NGSS and adaptive assessments each help to provide students with learning supports to improve their understanding and lead to academic success in science, math, and other subject areas.
Help Me Understand: An Introduction to Plain Language
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
07/11/22 • 23 min
Deborah Bosley, the founder and principal of The Plain Language Group explains why it’s important for publishers of academic, professional, medical, and scientific content to express information in simple, easy to understand terms that will help them expand their audience to people who have a significant interest or benefit in reading the materials, but lack the academic background required to understand complex, industry-specific language.
Get to Know Jennifer Cole, Content Director, Literacy, Humanities, and Languages
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
06/24/22 • 19 min
Jennifer Cole discusses her career spanning more than two decades in educational publishing. Jennifer shares how her knowledge and experience help her lead her team of literacy and humanities content development professionals to create high-quality educational materials for Westchester's clients.
Building Books Better with BISG
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
04/05/22 • 20 min
A conversation with Brian O’Leary, Executive Director of Book Industry Study Group about what's on tap for the first BISG Annual Meeting to take place in person for the first time in three years, other initiatives that the group is working on, and more.
Funding and Policy Impacts for US K-12 Education in 2023
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing
09/21/22 • 19 min
Jay Diskey talks about how federal and state funding, state subject adoption requirements, and other policy initiatives will shape US K-12 education in 2023.
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How many episodes does Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing have?
Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing currently has 47 episodes available.
What topics does Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing cover?
The podcast is about Publishing, Dei, Podcasts, Education, Project Management and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing?
The episode title 'Content Design for Distracted Attention Spans' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing?
The average episode length on Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing is 17 minutes.
How often are episodes of Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing released?
Episodes of Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing are typically released every 18 days, 3 hours.
When was the first episode of Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing?
The first episode of Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing was released on Mar 1, 2021.
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