Month: April 2025

Hopes and Dreams: Principles from a Principal with Jay Posick – Releases Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Julia Pile
The ParentCamp Podcast - Season 1 Episode 9 Podcast Cover

In this heartwarming and insightful episode of the ParentCamp Podcast, host April F. Draine is joined by ParentCamp President Julie Pile and retired principal-turned-ParentCamp coach Jay Posick. From their first connection during a global book study on Beyond the Bake Sale to today’s family engagement work, Jay shares powerful lessons from over 35 years in education. You’ll hear how his simple “hopes and dreams” question transformed parent-teacher connections, why his office was in the hallway instead of behind a desk, and how being present with kids builds trust and culture.…

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The ParentCamp Podcast – Season 1 – Episode 8 – AI and Your Child: Empowering Parents – Releases Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 12 pm ET

Julia Pile

In this episode of the ParentCamp Podcast, host April F. Draine and guests Julie Pile of ParentCamp dive into an empowering conversation with Amanda DePriest, Content and Curriculum Developer at AI for Education. Amanda, a former educator and technology coach, shares insights into how parents and educators can positively and safely navigate artificial intelligence (AI) with their children. Highlighting the importance of knowledge over fear, Amanda offers practical tools, strategies, and resources to help families use AI as a powerful assistant that amplifies, rather than replaces, their voices. Listeners will…

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