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In 2020 at the height of the global pandemic, we created Season One of The Wheelhouse and published it directly to teachers and leaders in our client districts to support their efforts in delivering robust and superior online instruction.  We’re now really excited to bring this new extension of the Students Matter Online Academy to a wider audience to support educators as they continue on their path to best meet the needs of each student. 

Our work at Students Matter is grounded in a District Infrastructure called Fair Winds and we use a nautical theme to visualize that infrastructure.  In creating this podcast, we are extending the use of that nautical theme. A wheelhouse is exactly what it sounds like: the little “house” on a ship where the captain stands, and where the ship’s wheel use to be located and where today high-tech navigational equipment are located.

In the 1980s, 'wheelhouse' started being used to describe a person's areas of expertise.

Today, it still means, an area or field in which a person excels. Thus, you could say that cooking is in my wheelhouse or raising dogs to be therapy animals is in my wheelhouse.

 The Wheelhouse is dedicated to you.  Its goal is to provide you with short, practical tips and tools you can use right now to enhance your leadership or your instruction and to add these additional tools to your own wheelhouse. 

In season 9 The Wheelhouse included a panel of like-minded educators - Kathy Mohney, Michael Pipa, Dr. Alicia Monroe and yours truly, Dr. Grant Chandler. We had some amazing conversations with some amazing educators - Melanie Ulinger, Rob Barnett, Dr. Shervita West, Rubin Britt, Mel King, Matthew Pinchinat, and Jim VanNada. It was spectactular.

Season 10 begins July 15th. Our panel returns and we’got some amazing guests and some incredible conversations. Don’t miss it!