Westchester Words is geared towards publishing industry professionals and others who are equally passionate about the creation of education content, books, and the business of publishing. These short, information-packed episodes will feature conversations focused on topics including culturally responsive education, project management considerations, diversity, equity, and inclusion, supply chain impacts, the general state of the publishing industry, and much more. We hope you can join Westchester Words here or via your favorite podcast platform!
Recently Published Episodes
Season Two Preview
Episode Twenty-One: Career and Technical Education – Creating High–Quality Content, Debbie Allen, Content Director For Career and Technical Education
Additional CTE Resources:
View and Download our Career Exploration Worksheets
Watch our webinar, “Emerging Trends in K-12 Education”
Episode Nineteen: Why Should SEL Concepts be Incorporated Into Learning Materials? A Conversation with Megan Overman, Senior Supervising Editor for Literacy and SEL
Resources:
CASEL – Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning
Episode Eighteen: A Conversation with Dave Bailis, Senior Director of Operations, Westchester Education Services
Episode Seventeen: Executing The Westchester Education Services Vision with Kevin J. Gray, President and Chief Content Officer, Westchester Education Services
Episode Sixteen: The Westchester Education Services Vision with Paul J. Crecca, President and CEO of Westchester Education Services
Previously Published Episodes
Episode Fifteen: We’ve Been on Your Side of the Desk with Tyler M. Carey, Chief Revenue Officer, Terry Colosimo, Director of Operations and Susan Baker, Director of Editorial Services, Westchester Publishing Services
Episode Fourteen: Virtual Shows – Sign of the Times or a Permanent Change? with Cev Bryerman, Publisher and Executive Vice President, Publishers Weekly
Episode Thirteen: What the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Means for Education Companies with Kevin Gray and Sara Kloek, Senior Director of Education Policy at SIIA:
Resources:
U.S. Department of Education Fact Sheet for 2021 ARP
U.S. Department of Education Emergency Relief Funding FAQ Document
Episode Twelve: How Civics Education Relates to Science, Climate Change, and Global Interdependence with Tim Yetzina, Senior Supervising Editor, Science and Social Studies
Resources:
How Three States Are Digging in on Civics Education – EdWeek
Educating for American Democracy: Redrawing the Civics Education Roadmap
Rand Review: The Importance of Teaching Civic Responsibility in America
Episode Eleven: Publishing Now ’21 Audio Excerpts: What’s Next for the Industry? with:
Jim Milliot, VP & Editorial Director of Publishers Weekly
Cathy Felgar, Publishing Operations Director for Princeton University Press,
Dominique Raccah, CEO & Publisher of Sourcebooks,
Tom Chalmers, Managing Director of Legend Times Ltd, and,
Lorraine Shanley, President, (MPI) Market Partners International.
Episode Ten: Publishing Now ’21 Audio Excerpts: International Publishing & Brexit, with:
Tom Chalmers, Managing Director of Legend Times Ltd,
Cathy Felgar, Publishing Operations Director for Princeton University Press,
Dominique Raccah, CEO & Publisher of Sourcebooks,
and Jim Milliot, VP & Editorial Director of Publishers Weekly.
Episode Nine: Publishing Now ’21 Audio Excerpts: Publishing Industry in Transition, with:
Dominique Raccah, CEO & Publisher of Sourcebooks,
Lorraine Shanley, President, (MPI) Market Partners International, and
Cathy Felgar, Publishing Operations Director for Princeton University Press.
You can view the entire Publishing Now ’21: Looking Forward webinar here.
Episode Eight: Culturally Responsive Education in the US and the UK with Sam Tucker and Kaye Jones, founder of The HerStorian.
Episode Seven: Why Should Education Content Have a CRE Review? with Sam Tucker.
Episode Six: Improving Sustainability in the Publishing Industry
Guest speaker: Brian O’Leary, Executive Director, Book Industry Study Group
Resources:
https://bisg.org/events/event_list.asp
https://www.greenbookalliance.org
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sdg-publishers-compact/
https://www.bic.org.uk/225/BIC-Green-Hub/
https://www.booknetcanada.ca
https://bisg.org/page/Charters
Episode Five: Publishing Now ’21: Looking Forward Webinar Preview
Guest speakers: Cev Bryerman, Publisher and EVP of Publishers Weekly, and Tyler M. Carey, Chief Revenue Officer of Westchester Publishing Services
Episode Four: Translation or Transadaptation? What You Need to Understand When Creating Products for use in Another Language
Guest speaker: Walter Henderson, Senior Supervising Editor for English Language, Teaching Bilingual Education, World Languages and Translations, Westchester Education Services
Episode Three: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A University Press Perspective
Guest speaker: Cathy Felgar, Director of Publishing Operations, Princeton University Press
Interested in more information or in applying for the Supporting Diverse Voices grant discussed in this Episode Three with Cathy Felgar? Visit the Princeton University Press site here: https://press.princeton.edu/news/supporting-diverse-voices
The first application cycle closes on April 1, 2021.
Information about Princeton University Press’ E&I initiatives: https://press.princeton.edu/about/equity-inclusion
C4Disc toolkits: https://c4disc.org/toolkits-for-equity/
Interested in reaching out to Cathy for more information about the inclusive efforts she is leading? She’d be happy to hear from you.
Episode Two: Culturally Responsive Education Overview with Nilofer Ali.
Episode One: Introducing Westchester Words with Tyler Carey.
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