Elevating Student Well-Being Podcast: The Expanded Learning Opportunity with Dr. Kristen Henry

February 3, 2025
4:50 pm
// Education, Schools, Social & Emotional Learning

By Brian LeTendre, Senior Director of Content Strategy & Development

In each episode of Elevating Student Well-Being, we’ll discuss challenges and innovations in K-12 education, and ways we can all support the physical, mental, and academic well-being of students inside and outside of the school day.

In the first episode of Elevo’s new flagship podcast, host Brian LeTendre welcomes Elevo SVP of Curriculum & Training Dr. Kristen Henry for a conversation about Expanded Learning. They discuss California’s Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P), the chance to reimagine what out-of-school time can be, and how we can create different spaces of learning, where all students find success and belonging.

You can listen to the episode in the player below:

Listen to “The Expanded Learning Opportunity with Dr. Kristen Henry” on Spreaker.

Topics Covered:

Intro and overview
4:00 Understanding the real opportunity expanded learning provides
7:00 The education code, building blocks, and Easter eggs
13:00 The intersection of opportunity and obligation
18:00 Relational work and shared ownership with students
32:00 Looking ahead locally and nationally
34:00 Community-Based Orgs as sources of innovation
37:00 Evolving the district-vendor relationship

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