The OPL Podcast is back for the 20-21 school year and we are excited to start the conversations with Shavon Norris, a MCIU featured speaker and valued leader in the area of inclusion.
Register for Insider/Outsider: Examining the Values/Cultures/Systems that Taught Us so We Can Be Intentionally More Inclusive and Expansive in Perspective, Language and Action When We Teach Our Students.

This!!!! What are you waiting for??? Register now!!!! #MCIULearns https://t.co/ANLlp7xURh
— UDLPartners (@UDLPartners) October 22, 2020
Powerful & Important session provided by @MCIU! With Dr. Ronald Whitaker & Ms. Shavon Norris! “Honoring Breath — Looking Back-Being Present -Moving Forward.” The balance of racial equity content & mindfulness practices to digest the content was perfect! @paiu @PADeptofEd pic.twitter.com/8FS2sEcqye
— Dr. Nikole H-Sims (@DrNikoleHSims) June 30, 2020
Looking forward to learning with Shavon Norris again. She fills your cup back up to full ☕️! #MCIULearns
— Carey Rhodes (@CareyRhodes23) October 20, 2020
"Equity goes beyond curriculum, it is about embracing humanity" #ShavonNorris @MCIULearns @DRRWW
— Center for Urban Education, Equity & Improvement (@CUEEICU1) June 30, 2020
Join us! Shavon is an amazing human and space is limited. Register now and inspire later. https://t.co/p1xyaZrEEl #MCIULearns #Inclusion #equity pic.twitter.com/Pzhr5UyCWY
— Jesse Gluckman (he, him, his) (@JesseGluckman) October 16, 2020
Brandon Langer serves as the Program Administrator of Instructional Technology at MCIU where he oversees the Montgomery Virtual Program and supports the integration of instructional technology in the Office of Professional Learning. As a former teacher and an instructional coach, Brandon has conducted numerous professional development sessions centered around technology applications and integrating student-centered instruction into the classroom. He has also worked closely with fine and performing arts teachers throughout the northeast to create and advocate for arts programs and modernize arts assessment practices. His passion for student success is grounded in his belief that teachers, not the computer, are the most powerful asset in the classroom today.
Brandon is the host of the OPL Podcast from MCIU and has earned a Bachelor of Music in Education from the University of Delaware and a Master of Science in Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Arkansas State University. He is a regular participant in many online PLN Twitter chats and can be followed @BrandonLanger.