ChangED
ChangED is an educator based podcast for Pennsylvania teachers to learn more about the PA STEELS Standards and science in general. It is hosted by Andrew Kuhn, Tony Mirabito and Patrice Semicek.
ChangED
Reimagining Education Through Collective Growth
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Join Andrew and Patrice as they dive deep with retiring educator Amber Molloy, whose 30-year journey through teaching reveals timeless wisdom about educational transformation. From middle school classrooms to system-wide leadership, Amber shares how focusing on the "why" rather than just the "what" creates lasting change in education. This engaging conversation explores the power of collective learning, the importance of questioning, and how building strong learning communities can transform both students and educators alike. Whether you're a classroom teacher, administrator, or anyone passionate about education, this episode offers fresh insights on moving from transactional to transformational learning.
About our guest:
Amber Molloy served as the Program Administrator for Literacy and the Instructional Coach Mentor in the Office of Professional Learning at Montgomery County Intermediate Unit. She has a passion and commitment to lead colleagues forward guiding curriculum development, refining instructional practices and designing assessments that support learning. She's skilled in long-range planning and the creation of infrastructure to support the growth of teachers, schools, and districts. With over 20 years of experience within the North Penn School District, Amber has served as a classroom teacher with leadership responsibilities in the areas of literacy, math, science, and use of technology to enhance instruction, and has also served as reading specialist, RTII District Implementation Coordinator and K-12 Supervisor of Literacy developing systems and structures to promote diagnostic and prescriptive instruction within a responsive teaching framework.
Through her many years in the field, Amber continues to have curiosity and passion for the human element of our work. She enjoys reading, watching and reflecting on leadership, relationship and how we can better support each other and work together to evolve our educational systems to support the learners of tomorrow. Our future is in their hands!
Want to learn more about ChangED? Check out our website at: learn.mciu.org/changed