Corey Alderdice
@alderdice.bsky.social
@ARMathSciArts.bsky.social Executive Director. NCSSS Past-President. Advocating for student growth that sparks opportunity and creates change. Blog: coreyalderdice.com. Podcast: slicewithdice.com #ASMSA
In school, we often tell students to avoid failure.
In the gym, failure's the goal.
After 16 weeks with World Arm Wrestling Champion Monster Michael Todd, I’ve learned growth comes from "going until failure" in both fitness and in learning.
🎧 Listen: wix.to/U4gmdOc
In the gym, failure's the goal.
After 16 weeks with World Arm Wrestling Champion Monster Michael Todd, I’ve learned growth comes from "going until failure" in both fitness and in learning.
🎧 Listen: wix.to/U4gmdOc
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In school, we often tell students to avoid failure.
In the gym, failure's the goal.
After 16 weeks with World Arm Wrestling Champion Monster Michael Todd, I’ve learned growth comes from "going until failure" in both fitness and in learning.
🎧 Listen: wix.to/U4gmdOc
In the gym, failure's the goal.
After 16 weeks with World Arm Wrestling Champion Monster Michael Todd, I’ve learned growth comes from "going until failure" in both fitness and in learning.
🎧 Listen: wix.to/U4gmdOc
Why do gifted students leave behind the comfort and familiarity of their local schools to take on something harder?
It isn’t about prestige — it’s about dissatisfaction.
🎧 Preview my series exploring how this becomes the spark for growth.
🔗 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3eXE...
It isn’t about prestige — it’s about dissatisfaction.
🎧 Preview my series exploring how this becomes the spark for growth.
🔗 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3eXE...
Spotify – Web Player
open.spotify.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Why do gifted students leave behind the comfort and familiarity of their local schools to take on something harder?
It isn’t about prestige — it’s about dissatisfaction.
🎧 Preview my series exploring how this becomes the spark for growth.
🔗 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3eXE...
It isn’t about prestige — it’s about dissatisfaction.
🎧 Preview my series exploring how this becomes the spark for growth.
🔗 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/3eXE...
Five questions. One true story.
A better college essay that only YOU can tell.
Listen now 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1WMM...
#CollegeEssays #CommonApp #CollegeAdmissions
A better college essay that only YOU can tell.
Listen now 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1WMM...
#CollegeEssays #CommonApp #CollegeAdmissions
Five Questions for a Strong Common App Essay
open.spotify.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Five questions. One true story.
A better college essay that only YOU can tell.
Listen now 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1WMM...
#CollegeEssays #CommonApp #CollegeAdmissions
A better college essay that only YOU can tell.
Listen now 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1WMM...
#CollegeEssays #CommonApp #CollegeAdmissions
🎉 Slice #100 is here!
No clip show. No celebrity cameos. No mushy monologues.
Just reflections on gifted education, leadership, Arkansas schools, and the joy (and messiness) of learning.
🍰 Grab the centennial slice: open.spotify.com/episode/5P5r...
#GiftedEd #EdLeadership #Podcast
No clip show. No celebrity cameos. No mushy monologues.
Just reflections on gifted education, leadership, Arkansas schools, and the joy (and messiness) of learning.
🍰 Grab the centennial slice: open.spotify.com/episode/5P5r...
#GiftedEd #EdLeadership #Podcast
September 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🎉 Slice #100 is here!
No clip show. No celebrity cameos. No mushy monologues.
Just reflections on gifted education, leadership, Arkansas schools, and the joy (and messiness) of learning.
🍰 Grab the centennial slice: open.spotify.com/episode/5P5r...
#GiftedEd #EdLeadership #Podcast
No clip show. No celebrity cameos. No mushy monologues.
Just reflections on gifted education, leadership, Arkansas schools, and the joy (and messiness) of learning.
🍰 Grab the centennial slice: open.spotify.com/episode/5P5r...
#GiftedEd #EdLeadership #Podcast
Prestige TV taught us about Surf Dracula—the show that takes forever to deliver the surfing we tuned in to see. 🧛♂️🏄
Schools do the same when they delay the joy of authentic learning until “later.”
Let students surf early, surf often. 🎧 #GiftedEd
alderdice.buzzsprout.com/2398131/epis...
Schools do the same when they delay the joy of authentic learning until “later.”
Let students surf early, surf often. 🎧 #GiftedEd
alderdice.buzzsprout.com/2398131/epis...
"Surf Dracula" and Why Students Need to Catch Waves Early - A Slice with 'Dice
Prestige TV has given us a new metaphor for education: Surf Dracula. The idea comes from a viral critique of shows that delay their own premise—spending entire seasons on backstory before ever letting...
alderdice.buzzsprout.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Prestige TV taught us about Surf Dracula—the show that takes forever to deliver the surfing we tuned in to see. 🧛♂️🏄
Schools do the same when they delay the joy of authentic learning until “later.”
Let students surf early, surf often. 🎧 #GiftedEd
alderdice.buzzsprout.com/2398131/epis...
Schools do the same when they delay the joy of authentic learning until “later.”
Let students surf early, surf often. 🎧 #GiftedEd
alderdice.buzzsprout.com/2398131/epis...
Stronger recommendation letters start with better details. 🎓
This week’s episode explores why every senior needs a brag sheet—and how it can turn generic letters into powerful endorsements for college or scholarships.
🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3RJ0...
This week’s episode explores why every senior needs a brag sheet—and how it can turn generic letters into powerful endorsements for college or scholarships.
🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3RJ0...
How “Brag Sheets” Help Your Recommenders Help You
open.spotify.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Stronger recommendation letters start with better details. 🎓
This week’s episode explores why every senior needs a brag sheet—and how it can turn generic letters into powerful endorsements for college or scholarships.
🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3RJ0...
This week’s episode explores why every senior needs a brag sheet—and how it can turn generic letters into powerful endorsements for college or scholarships.
🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/3RJ0...
As the long holiday weekend arrives, many students are nearing the one-month mark of the school year. 🎒📚
It’s the perfect moment for parents to pause, check in, and open space for honest conversations.
🎧 New episode: open.spotify.com/episode/3wUH...
It’s the perfect moment for parents to pause, check in, and open space for honest conversations.
🎧 New episode: open.spotify.com/episode/3wUH...
First Month Finished: A Gifted Parent’s Moment to Connect
open.spotify.com
August 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
As the long holiday weekend arrives, many students are nearing the one-month mark of the school year. 🎒📚
It’s the perfect moment for parents to pause, check in, and open space for honest conversations.
🎧 New episode: open.spotify.com/episode/3wUH...
It’s the perfect moment for parents to pause, check in, and open space for honest conversations.
🎧 New episode: open.spotify.com/episode/3wUH...
What if this year is actually one of the easiest times in recent memory to get into the Ivy League? 👀
Visa shifts. Testing back. Fewer seniors applying.
🎧 Here’s why the Class of 2026 has a slight edge:
open.spotify.com/episode/1buT...
Visa shifts. Testing back. Fewer seniors applying.
🎧 Here’s why the Class of 2026 has a slight edge:
open.spotify.com/episode/1buT...
Is This the Best Year in a Decade to Apply to the Ivies?
open.spotify.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What if this year is actually one of the easiest times in recent memory to get into the Ivy League? 👀
Visa shifts. Testing back. Fewer seniors applying.
🎧 Here’s why the Class of 2026 has a slight edge:
open.spotify.com/episode/1buT...
Visa shifts. Testing back. Fewer seniors applying.
🎧 Here’s why the Class of 2026 has a slight edge:
open.spotify.com/episode/1buT...
A year ago, I started a podcast about education, leadership, gifted students, and admissions.
It’s a space for reflection I didn’t know I needed, and I’m grateful to everyone who’s listened and joined the conversation.
🎧 slicewithdice.com or wherever you listen to pods.
It’s a space for reflection I didn’t know I needed, and I’m grateful to everyone who’s listened and joined the conversation.
🎧 slicewithdice.com or wherever you listen to pods.
A Slice with 'Dice
ASMSA Executive Director Corey Alderdice shares personal reflections, lessons learned, and insights from the ever-evolving world of education in Arkansas and beyond.
slicewithdice.com
August 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A year ago, I started a podcast about education, leadership, gifted students, and admissions.
It’s a space for reflection I didn’t know I needed, and I’m grateful to everyone who’s listened and joined the conversation.
🎧 slicewithdice.com or wherever you listen to pods.
It’s a space for reflection I didn’t know I needed, and I’m grateful to everyone who’s listened and joined the conversation.
🎧 slicewithdice.com or wherever you listen to pods.
“Ready” isn’t something you feel — it’s a decision you make. 🎓
A new school year is the perfect time for gifted students to stop waiting for confidence and start choosing readiness.
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Bqa...
#GiftedEducation #BackToSchool #StudentSuccess
A new school year is the perfect time for gifted students to stop waiting for confidence and start choosing readiness.
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Bqa...
#GiftedEducation #BackToSchool #StudentSuccess
Why Readiness Is a Choice, Not a Feeling
A Slice with 'Dice · Episode
open.spotify.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“Ready” isn’t something you feel — it’s a decision you make. 🎓
A new school year is the perfect time for gifted students to stop waiting for confidence and start choosing readiness.
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Bqa...
#GiftedEducation #BackToSchool #StudentSuccess
A new school year is the perfect time for gifted students to stop waiting for confidence and start choosing readiness.
🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Bqa...
#GiftedEducation #BackToSchool #StudentSuccess
Grind culture tells gifted students their worth depends on how busy they are. In reality, it robs them of the school experience itself.
🎧 Read more or listen to this week's episode here: coreyalderdice.wixsite.com/index/post/g...
#gifteded #gtchat #ARed
🎧 Read more or listen to this week's episode here: coreyalderdice.wixsite.com/index/post/g...
#gifteded #gtchat #ARed
Gifted, Grinding, and Missing the Moment
Grind culture doesn’t just live in tech startups or TikTok hustle videos—it’s alive and well in the halls of our specialized schools, magnet programs, and gifted education at large. It’s the quiet exp...
coreyalderdice.wixsite.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Grind culture tells gifted students their worth depends on how busy they are. In reality, it robs them of the school experience itself.
🎧 Read more or listen to this week's episode here: coreyalderdice.wixsite.com/index/post/g...
#gifteded #gtchat #ARed
🎧 Read more or listen to this week's episode here: coreyalderdice.wixsite.com/index/post/g...
#gifteded #gtchat #ARed
Clarity isn’t a light switch—it’s a fog that lifts slowly. In this episode, I explore how real clarity emerges not through certainty, but through connection, reflection, and the next right step.
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5t7V...
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5t7V...
Moving Toward Clarity
A Slice with 'Dice · Episode
open.spotify.com
August 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Clarity isn’t a light switch—it’s a fog that lifts slowly. In this episode, I explore how real clarity emerges not through certainty, but through connection, reflection, and the next right step.
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5t7V...
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5t7V...
Think your “backup” school is a sure thing? Think again.
In this episode, I unpack why getting into a “New Ivy” like Vanderbilt or WashU is just as tough as the Ivy League—and what seniors need to understand as they apply this fall.
🎧 Listen up!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VAA...
In this episode, I unpack why getting into a “New Ivy” like Vanderbilt or WashU is just as tough as the Ivy League—and what seniors need to understand as they apply this fall.
🎧 Listen up!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VAA...
Admissions Officers are Casting a Play, Not Grading a Test
A Slice with 'Dice · Episode
open.spotify.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Think your “backup” school is a sure thing? Think again.
In this episode, I unpack why getting into a “New Ivy” like Vanderbilt or WashU is just as tough as the Ivy League—and what seniors need to understand as they apply this fall.
🎧 Listen up!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VAA...
In this episode, I unpack why getting into a “New Ivy” like Vanderbilt or WashU is just as tough as the Ivy League—and what seniors need to understand as they apply this fall.
🎧 Listen up!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VAA...
All right. Let’s do this one last time. PD underway. Student Leaders are now back on campus. We’re gearing up for move-in on Saturday. It’s gonna be a ‘Phintastic year at #ASMSA.
August 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
All right. Let’s do this one last time. PD underway. Student Leaders are now back on campus. We’re gearing up for move-in on Saturday. It’s gonna be a ‘Phintastic year at #ASMSA.
It was a joy to attend the Sister Cities International convening this week in Ft. Worth. The Hot Springs Sister City Program was honored as the Best Overall Program for our community size for our comprehensive experience to connect with Hanamaki, Japan! hotsprings.pressreader.com/article/2814...
July 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It was a joy to attend the Sister Cities International convening this week in Ft. Worth. The Hot Springs Sister City Program was honored as the Best Overall Program for our community size for our comprehensive experience to connect with Hanamaki, Japan! hotsprings.pressreader.com/article/2814...
College apps are more than test scores and GPAs.
Things like your course choices, major selection, even your zip code can matter more than you think.
This episode breaks it all down—so you can apply smarter, not just harder.
youtu.be/2mlKg7fYB-k
Things like your course choices, major selection, even your zip code can matter more than you think.
This episode breaks it all down—so you can apply smarter, not just harder.
youtu.be/2mlKg7fYB-k
Five Hidden Traps That Trip Up Selective College Applicants
YouTube video by Corey Alderdice
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
College apps are more than test scores and GPAs.
Things like your course choices, major selection, even your zip code can matter more than you think.
This episode breaks it all down—so you can apply smarter, not just harder.
youtu.be/2mlKg7fYB-k
Things like your course choices, major selection, even your zip code can matter more than you think.
This episode breaks it all down—so you can apply smarter, not just harder.
youtu.be/2mlKg7fYB-k
What do students say when they’re the ones handing out the grades? The 2025 Walton Family Foundation and Gallup Report Card reveals rising satisfaction in classrooms but lingering gaps on future readiness. I'm breaking the report down in this week's podcast.
open.spotify.com/episode/4ZrZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/4ZrZ...
The 2025 Report Card: How Students Grade America’s Schools
A Slice with 'Dice · Episode
open.spotify.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What do students say when they’re the ones handing out the grades? The 2025 Walton Family Foundation and Gallup Report Card reveals rising satisfaction in classrooms but lingering gaps on future readiness. I'm breaking the report down in this week's podcast.
open.spotify.com/episode/4ZrZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/4ZrZ...
A student at Orientation today showed me his iPod Classic playing my podcast and I have so many questions…
June 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
A student at Orientation today showed me his iPod Classic playing my podcast and I have so many questions…
🎓 Heading out for college campus visits this summer?
In this week's pod, I we break down how to make every visit count.
From asking the right questions to trusting your gut, we’ve got tips to help you find your perfect college fit.
Tune in now! 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/7hCx...
In this week's pod, I we break down how to make every visit count.
From asking the right questions to trusting your gut, we’ve got tips to help you find your perfect college fit.
Tune in now! 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/7hCx...
Notes from the Quad: How to Turn Campus Visits into Clarity
A Slice with 'Dice · Episode
open.spotify.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🎓 Heading out for college campus visits this summer?
In this week's pod, I we break down how to make every visit count.
From asking the right questions to trusting your gut, we’ve got tips to help you find your perfect college fit.
Tune in now! 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/7hCx...
In this week's pod, I we break down how to make every visit count.
From asking the right questions to trusting your gut, we’ve got tips to help you find your perfect college fit.
Tune in now! 🎙️
open.spotify.com/episode/7hCx...
It’s kind of fitting that the 1,000th download of my podcast came from yesterday’s special Commencement episode. You can check them all out at slicewithdice.com or wherever you get your sound stories!
May 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It’s kind of fitting that the 1,000th download of my podcast came from yesterday’s special Commencement episode. You can check them all out at slicewithdice.com or wherever you get your sound stories!
A volcanic eruption. A barren wasteland. A few frightened gophers. In my latest podcast, I share a story of quiet resilience and what it means for the Class of 2025—and for all of us.
Dig in: open.spotify.com/episode/1hpD...
Dig in: open.spotify.com/episode/1hpD...
May 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A volcanic eruption. A barren wasteland. A few frightened gophers. In my latest podcast, I share a story of quiet resilience and what it means for the Class of 2025—and for all of us.
Dig in: open.spotify.com/episode/1hpD...
Dig in: open.spotify.com/episode/1hpD...
The big day is finally here for #ASMSA’s Class of 2025! Looking forward to honoring these 95 outstanding students today for their achievements, resilience, and persistence.
May 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The big day is finally here for #ASMSA’s Class of 2025! Looking forward to honoring these 95 outstanding students today for their achievements, resilience, and persistence.
A word of thanks to the Jacksons for celebrating our amazing # ASMSA
Student Ambassadors this evening. Two more days until graduation!
Student Ambassadors this evening. Two more days until graduation!
May 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A word of thanks to the Jacksons for celebrating our amazing # ASMSA
Student Ambassadors this evening. Two more days until graduation!
Student Ambassadors this evening. Two more days until graduation!
Explore the different parenting styles for gifted children. Are you a Lawnmower, Tiger, or Dolphin parent? Find out how to guide your gifted child towards thriving. Read or Listen: wix.to/zFBPACH #GiftedEducation #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #ARed #gtchat
Lawnmowers, Tigers, and Dolphins—Which Gifted Parent Are You?
Trust that by guiding, not controlling, you’re giving your gifted child exactly what they need to thrive.
wix.to
May 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Explore the different parenting styles for gifted children. Are you a Lawnmower, Tiger, or Dolphin parent? Find out how to guide your gifted child towards thriving. Read or Listen: wix.to/zFBPACH #GiftedEducation #Parenting #ChildDevelopment #ARed #gtchat