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Westchester Words: Education, EdTech, and Publishing

Westchester Publishing Services, Westchester Education Services and guests

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Informed and informative conversations with experts about the topics that are impacting the Educational Publishing and Ed-Tech sectors, as well as the broader publishing industry. Covering a range of issues including operations, production, product development, content distribution, and more. Hosted by Westchester Education Services and Westchester Publishing Services.
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Emma Hudson, Content and Services Manager for Westchester Education, speaks to Stacy Scott, Head of Accessibility at Taylor and Francis to discuss accessibility in educational publishing. This episode includes some of Stacy's own experiences as a visually impaired student, what it means to create content that is 'born accessible' and offers helpful…
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Linda Secondari, Principal and Creative Director for Studiolo Secondari returns to Westchester Words to discuss how our attention spans have been distracted by the digital world we live and work in. She also shares how to design long-form content in a more visually appealing manner so it can better engage and maintain a reader's interest.…
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Brian O'Leary returns to the Westchester Words podcast to tell us all the new projects BISG has been working on, how the organization provides information of value to companies and individuals throughout the publishing industry supply chain, and previews the topic/speakers for the annual meeting in late April…
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Jada Bradley, Senior Editor of Culturally Responsive Education, and Kevin Schroeder discuss why it's important for existing and new educational content to include culturally relevant principles, and how Westchester Education works with publishers and ed-tech companies to ensure a high-quality outcome.…
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In this episode, Jay Diskey, of Diskey Public Affairs, returns to Westchester Words to share a preview of the topics he will be discussing with Kevin J. Gray during the webinar, "2023 Federal and State Education Funding Update," hosted by Westchester Education Services on Thursday, February 23. Visit westchestereducationservices.com to register for…
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In this episode of Westchester Words, Kevin J. Gray, President and Chief Content Officer of Westchester Education Services has a conversation with Gina Faulk of EdGate, and Johanna Wetmore from Evotext about how working with a vendor partner network that provides complementary product development solutions can offer education publishers and ed tech…
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In this episode of Westchester Words, we learn about Laura Cunningham, Content Director, STEM for Westchester Education Services. She discusses her career as an educator and content developer prior to joining Westchester and also explains how the constructs of NGSS and adaptive assessments each help to provide students with learning supports to imp…
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Deborah Bosley, the founder and principal of The Plain Language Group explains why it’s important for publishers of academic, professional, medical, and scientific content to express information in simple, easy to understand terms that will help them expand their audience to people who have a significant interest or benefit in reading the materials…
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Jennifer Cole discusses her career spanning more than two decades in educational publishing. Jennifer shares how her knowledge and experience help her lead her team of literacy and humanities content development professionals to create high-quality educational materials for Westchester's clients.Af Nicole Tomassi
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Maria Dismondy, Founder and Publisher of Cardinal Rule Press, a children's book publisher whose catalog focuses on realistic fiction titles that embody the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, discusses what inspired her to start the company along with the strategies she and her team have used to help the business grow and remain success…
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In this episode, educational publishing professional Andrea Bown discusses her experiences living and working with a visible disability and why it's important for people with disabilities to be included as active participants within education publishing. She also shares why it's important that education content is developed in a manner that fosters…
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Nilofer Ali, Resources Manager and DEI Committee Lead, Westchester Education Services and Beau McCoy, Founder and CEO, SOLCademy have a conversation around how education is evolving. They also explore why support and collaboration between all stakeholders—including teachers, administrators, students, and families—is needed more than ever.…
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Nicole Tomassi, Marketing and Conference Manager provides an overview of the topics that will be covered on Season 2 of Westchester Words. In addition, she provides details about the October webinar that is being co-hosted with Publishers Weekly. Visit our websites, https://www.westchesterpublishingservices.com/ and https://www.westchestereducation…
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Meg Overman, Senior Supervising Editor for Literacy and SEL at Westchester Education Services explains why using SEL experts is key to developing quality content effectively. and that now is the time to incorporate social-emotional learning into core content at every grade level.Af Meg Overman
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Dave Bailis, Senior Director of Operations for Westchester Education Services describes his time with the company from joining in an editorial role to leadership of the day-to-day operations of the division, and discusses some of the unique characteristics of the Westchester team that benefit the work developed for their clients.…
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Marquita Celestine, Westchester Education Services UK, asks Kaye Jones, Founder, The Herstorian, and Rebecca Durose-Croft, Content Director and Curriculum Specialist, Westchester Education Services UK to dive into the definition of CRE (Culturally Responsive Education), how it differs from DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), and explain why CRE…
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In this episode, we'll be talking with Paul J. Crecca, President & CEO for Westchester Publishing Services and Westchester Education Services. He’ll be discussing his experience in education publishing, how that inspired him to launch Westchester Education Services, and the strategy that has made the company successful.…
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Civics education lost favor in many schools due to an increased emphasis on other subject areas. As recent events have shown, students need to understand the importance of civics. Tim helps us understand the connection that civics education has to Science, climate change, and equity, too. Students who study civics are also more likely to be more in…
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As we all start to emerge from the pandemic and people seriously consider meeting more in person than on Zoom, what will this mean for virtual events? Will virtual events still have a place in a post-pandemic society? Cev Bryerman, Publisher and Executive Vice President of Publishers Weekly shares his thoughts about what publishing industry events …
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Kevin Gray and Sara Kloek, Senior Director of Education Policy at SIIA (the trade association for the ed-tech industry) discuss the ARP, its allocations, and its impact on the ed-tech and education publishing industries.Af Kevin J. Gray, President and Chief Content Officer of Westchester Education Services and Sara Kloek, Senior Director of Education Policy at SIIA
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The term Culturally Responsive Education is becoming more widely used, but there are still questions about what it is. In this episode, Sam Tucker, CRE Team Lead, has a conversation with Kaye Jones, founder of The Herstorian, about the differences in culturally responsive education in the US and the UK, and how the need for educational materials th…
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In this final audio excerpt from the Publishing Now ’21: Looking Forward webinar, co-hosted by Westchester Publishing Services and Publishers Weekly on April 6, you’ll hear from Dominique Raccah, CEO & Publishers Sourcebooks, Cathy Felgar, Publishing Operations Director at Princeton University Press, Tom Chalmers, Managing Director, Legend Times an…
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Featuring audio excerpts from the Publishing Now ’21: Looking Forward webinar, which was cohosted by Westchester Publishing Services and Publishers Weekly on April 6. Each of the excerpts focuses on specific topic areas that were discussed during the webinar. In this episode you’ll hear another audio excerpt from the Publishing Now ’21: Looking For…
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Featuring audio excerpts from the Publishing Now ’21: Looking Forward webinar, which was cohosted by Westchester Publishing Services and Publishers Weekly on April 6. Each of the excerpts focuses on specific topic areas that were discussed during the webinar. In this episode, you’ll hear from Dominique Raccah, CEO & Publisher of Sourcebooks, Lorrai…
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Education content can benefit from a CRE Review to ensure it conveys concepts and practices that are culturally responsive and sustaining. In this episode, Sam Tucker, CRE Team Lead at Westchester Education Services will explain why education companies should have their materials reviewed and discuss Westchester’s review process.…
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Creating environmentally sustainable business practices has been a long sought after goal for the publishing industry. What are some additional measures companies can adopt to become more “green”? Brian O’Leary, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group will share some ideas which may be effective for your organization.…
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Cev Bryerman, Publisher and EVP of Publishers Weekly, and Tyler M. Carey, Chief Revenue Officer of Westchester Publishing Services provide a preview of the Publishing Now ’21: Looking Forward webinar. Hear who will be on the panel and the topics that might come up for discussion when they review a transformative year for the publishing industry and…
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Princeton University Press has made a significant commitment towards ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion in all areas of its publishing program, especially in the last few years. In this episode, Cathy Felgar discusses several of the initiatives the Press has put into place, programs that will get underway in 2021, and how other publishers ca…
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Where did Culturally Responsive Education originate? In this episode, Nilofer Ali provides the background which demonstrates that the concept, research, and scholarship that form the foundations that have been evolving for several decades, and discusses how some content providers are responding to the need for culturally responsive classroom materi…
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Tyler Carey, Chief Revenue Officer for Westchester Publishing and Westchester Education, introduces the Westchester Words podcast series. We will engage with publishing industry leaders in conversation about important topics and market trends, from diversity, equity, and inclusion to culturally responsive education, project management consideration…
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