3 Ps in a Pod: An Education Podcast
213 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 126 ratingsBeing an educator in the 21st century is indescribably complex. There’s a constant pressure to meet standards and help students achieve, but there’s also a need to allow learners to color outside the lines in an effort to prompt creativity.
The Arizona K12 Center believes effective teaching and learning is grounded in quality teacher development and teacher leadership. To support educators along the continuum, the Center developed “3Ps in a Pod” to further dissect practice, policy, and passion in the field of education. Voiced by several of the Center's directors, "3Ps in a Pod" features numerous guests with ideas, perspectives, and stories relevant to what educators do both in and out of the classroom. This is a conversation, not a lecture. Ditch your notebook, but be ready to share. There’s no need to cram for a pop quiz, but we hope you’ll pledge to be a lifelong learner.
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AI in Education, Part 2: But Is It Cheating?
April 18, 2024 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBIn this second part of our four-part series on AI in Education, guest host Dr. Chad Gestson asks the question that is on many educators’ minds: “Is AI cheating?” He and Dr. LeeAnn Lindsey talk to Arizona Dr. Punya Mishra about academic and professional integrity, and why AI should be a catalyst to rethink “plagiarism” and “cheating." Dr. Gestson and Dr. Lindsey are both a part of the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy, a part of Northern Arizona University, while Dr. Mishr...
AI in Education, Part 1: AI and Workforce Development
April 11, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes - 60.6 MBAs artificial intelligence tools have become far more accessible in the past year, “AI” has become a major conversation for not just schools and education but in all aspects of life. That’s why we’re diving into discussions about AI in education in this four-part series with guest host Dr. Chad Gestson, executive director of the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy, and Dr. LeeAnn Lindsey, strategic planning director of the Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy. In...
National Board Pulse on Education with NBPTS CEO Peggy Brookins
April 04, 2024 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBIt’s been an exciting last few months for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Today, 3Ps in a Pod host Juliana Urtubey talks with CEO Peggy Brookins about recent National Board news and conversations. Peggy shares about the vision and work of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the benefits of National Board Certification for educators and their students. She also reflects on how both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate introduced r...
Professional Learning Together with Dr. Jennifer Robinson
March 28, 2024 08:00 - 17 minutes - 24 MBWhen Dr. Jennifer Robinson first attended the Arizona K12 Center’s annual Teacher Leadership Institute, she was the only one from her district but connected with other “lone wolves.” She learned there but has since found even more value in bringing a team to this annual summer conference. She shares with 3Ps host Paula about how she brings a variety of personnel from her school with her to Teacher Leadership Institute and how they synthesize their learning together and also share with the...
Don’t Burn Out, Burn In with Julia King Pool
March 21, 2024 08:00 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBJulia King Pool joined us last season to talk about the psychology behind the concept of burning in rather than burning out. In this episode, she continues that conversation by sharing specific strategies for approaching some difficult scenarios you might have encountered. Hosts Juliana and Marlys ask Julia several questions about stressful scenarios educators often find themselves in. These include difficult conversations with a student’s parent, balancing creativity and autonomy with a ...
National Board Support: How Litchfield Elementary Has Grown This Work
March 07, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBNational Board Certification is the most respected professional certification available in education and provides numerous benefits to teachers, students, and schools. Today, 3Ps in a Pod host Donnie talks with four educators from Litchfield Elementary School District about how they have structured and grown their support for National Board Certification candidates to, in turn, better support students. Joining us from Litchfield Elementary School District are New National Board Certified T...
Spreading the Word on Brain-Based Learning with Dr. Marcia Tate
February 29, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes - 42 MBIf you’re a teacher, you’re a dendrite grower, according to today’s guest Dr. Marcia Tate. Growing dendrites is a piece of brain science Dr. Tate shares in many of her books and workshops to help educators understand the context of brain-based teaching and learning. Dr. Tate talks with 3Ps host Josh about how, after years working as a teacher and an administrator, she learned about the brain science behind teaching and wanted to share that understanding with others. She has now been in edu...
A Deep Love for Public Education with Kim Graham
February 22, 2024 09:00 - 22 minutes - 31 MBYou may know the Arizona Educational Foundation or AEF as the home of the Arizona Teacher of the Year program and the Arizona State Spelling Bee. In this episode, you’ll hear from Kim Graham, CEO of AEF, about the work of the Foundation and how she approaches her work leading these efforts. Kim shares how she moved from studying theater to teaching high school English to working in arts education to leading the Arizona Educational Foundation. She shares with Daniela about the specific prog...
Understanding Reflective Practice with Dr. Kevin Roessger
February 15, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBHere at the Arizona K12 Center, we’re big proponents of reflecting on your practice. But what does it mean to be a reflective practitioner and how do we use that reflection to not be the end goal but a tool to generate change in ourselves and our learners? Dr. Kevin Roessger, associate professor of adult and lifelong learning at the University of Arkansas, has focused his work in quantitative research methodologies and adult learning theory. In this episode, he talks with host Paula about ...
Building a Culture of Music in Tolleson with Efrain Casillas, the 2024 Arizona Teacher of the Year
February 08, 2024 09:00 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBEfrain Casillas, the 2024 Arizona Teacher of the Year, has been teaching at Tolleson Elementary School District for 17 years. His vision isn’t to just teach music to his current students but to build a culture of music in Phoenix. 3Ps hosts Josh and Donnie talk with Efrain about the beginning of his interest in music as a child in Puerto Rico and how that led to his music education career. Efrain shares how he works to engage his students’ interests and culture into his teaching. That’s...
What’s All the Hype about Cognitive Coaching?
December 07, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBExplore the world of Cognitive Coaching — a transformative approach unlocking minds and elevating problem-solving skills — in this episode of 3Ps in a Pod with educators and facilitators Taryl Hansen, NBCT, and Mary Bouley. Taryl and Mary talk about the history of Cognitive Coaching and give an overview of this approach to coaching that mediates thinking and prioritizes teacher autonomy. They make it clear that Cognitive Coaching is one of multiple coaching tools to be used in particular s...
Knowing Our Past to Know Our Future with Dawn Quamahongnewa
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBIf you attended our 2023 Teacher Leadership Institute, you heard a bit from Dawn Quamahongnewa, her family, and her teacher leadership. Today, Dawn is expanding on what she shared in that speech and how knowing our past informs our future. Dawn begins this episode by sharing how her parents first shared about the history of her family and the Hopi people. She shares the history of her family’s clans’ complex relationships with the U.S. education system, with some embracing and others want...
Burn-in Mindset with Julia King Pool
November 09, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes - 34.4 MBYou know how challenging teaching can be and how many teachers today encounter burnout. That’s why Julia King Pool founded the Burn-in Mindset, a coaching program for experienced educators that mitigates burnout and cultivates energy, optimism, and confidence. Julia shares with hosts Juliana and Marlys how she founded Burn-in Mindset and how it is based in the tenets of positive psychology. Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities...
Legislative Update with Chris Kotterman
November 02, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBToday, we welcome back Chris Kotterman, the Director of Government Relations for the Arizona School Boards Association, to discuss the past Arizona legislative session, significant bills that did and didn’t make it into state policy, and what might be coming in the 2024 session. Kotterman notes that fewer bills than usual affecting education will take effect this year due to several vetoes by Governor Katie Hobbs but does share with hosts Donnie and Juliana about HB2460, which relates to t...
Revisiting "Away From Home: American Indian Boarding Schools"
October 26, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBThis is a replay of an episode from September 2022. In recognition of National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools on September 30, we are discussing the history of American Indian boarding schools and the continued legacy of this part of our history. Hosts Daniela and Donnie welcome Marcus Monenerkit from the Heard Museum to the podcast to speak about the history of American Indian boarding schools and the Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories exhibit a...
Meet Dr. Dani Portillo of Roosevelt School District
October 19, 2023 08:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBIn January of 2023, Dr. Dani Portillo became the superintendent of Roosevelt School District, the first Latina to hold this position. In today’s episode, Dr. Portillo talks with hosts Kathleen and Josh about her journey into education and her vision for Roosevelt School District, an elementary district in south Phoenix. Roosevelt, an elementary district in south Phoenix, currently serves about 7,400-some students and employs about 1,400 people. Dr. Portillo shares the importance of thi...
Have a Great Fall Break!
October 12, 2023 08:00 - 41 seconds - 957 KB3Ps in a Pod is taking a break this week, but we’ll be back in your podcast feed next Thursday. We hope whether your fall break is this week or later this month, you’re able to take time to rest and rejuvenate. And thank you for all you do to support Arizona’s learners, from all of us at the Arizona K12 Center.
Poetry and Play with Janet Wong
October 05, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBJanet Wong left a law career and dove into writing poetry and helping others see the power of poetry. In this episode of 3Ps in a Pod, Janet talks with hosts Josh and Juliana about her approach to poetry and shares a variety of ways you can use poetry in your classroom. Janet shares how poems can be used as a way to get to know your students, as a brain break, as a way to teach revision, and to practice being creative. She reads several poems in this episode, including from this past summe...
The Learning Scientists Part 5: More Effective Strategies to Support Teaching and Learning
September 28, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBIn this final episode of our series with The Learning Scientists, Dr. Megan Sumeracki dives into more detail about the three teaching and learning strategies of elaboration, concrete examples, and dual coding. The Learning Scientists, a group of cognitive psychologists, have developed six main strategies to support your teaching and your students’ learning. In the previous episode, Dr. Sumeracki and Dr. Althea Need Kaminske talked about the strategies of spaced practice, interleaving, and ...
The Learning Scientists Part 5: More Effective Strategies to Support Teaching and Learning
September 28, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MBIn this final episode of our series with The Learning Scientists, Dr. Megan Sumeracki dives into more detail about the three teaching and learning strategies of elaboration, concrete examples, and dual coding. The Learning Scientists, a group of cognitive psychologists, have developed six main strategies to support your teaching and your students’ learning. In the previous episode, Dr. Sumeracki and Dr. Althea Need Kaminske talked about the strategies of spaced practice, interleaving, and ...
The Learning Scientists Part 4: Effective Strategies to Support Teaching and Learning
September 21, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBIn the last three episodes, we’ve explored some different aspects of the cognitive psychology behind how we learn. Today, we’re taking that context and applying it to six strategies to support your teaching and your students’ learning. In this episode, Dr. Althea Need Kaminske and Dr. Megan Sumeracki, two of The Learning Scientists, begin talking about these six strategies: Spaced practice, repetition spaced out over time Interleaving, interspersing different topics in a lesson Retrieva...
The Learning Scientists Part 3: Breaking the Curse of Knowledge with Metacognitive Modeling
September 14, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBWe continue our series with The Learning Scientists on this episode of 3Ps in a Pod. Today, hosts Josh and Paula talk with Dr. Althea Need Kaminske and Dr. Megan Sumeracki about working memory and perception. Dr. Sumeracki and Dr. Kaminske give multiple examples demonstrating how background knowledge shapes your perception and what that means for how we communicate or give instructions to students or anyone else in our lives. The Learning Scientists also discuss the processes of moving f...
The Learning Scientists Part 2: The Curse of Knowledge (or Thinking Like Your Students)
September 07, 2023 08:00 - 39 minutes - 55.1 MBWe’re back with part two of our series with The Learning Scientists! Today, cognitive psychologists Dr. Megan Sumeracki and Dr. Cindy Nebel pick up where we left off in the first part of this series. They jump into a demonstration with hosts Josh and Paula that illustrates some aspects of how our brains work. That leads into a discussion about why it’s cognitively so important to understand your students’ contexts in learning. Paula also asks Dr. Sumeracki and Dr. Nebel to discuss what ...
The Learning Scientists Part 1: Useful Information You Learned in Ed Psych (but Might Have Forgotten)
August 31, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBWe’re starting off a five-part series with The Learning Scientists, a group of cognitive psychological scientists focused on how we learn. Today, hosts Josh and Paula talk with Dr. Megan Sumeracki and Dr. Cindy Nebel about the science of learning. As cognitive psychological scientists, The Learning Scientists are a group interested in research on education, specifically on the science of learning. They aim to motivate students to study by increasing the use of effective study and teaching ...
Transforming STEM Education ASAP! with Mike Vargas and Amanda Whitehurst
August 24, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBSTEM education can look very different across Arizona, which is why the Arizona STEM Acceleration Project came to be to help advance STEM in schools across the state. In this episode, hosts Donnie and Daniela talk with Mike Vargas and Amanda Whitehurst share how the Arizona STEM Acceleration Project (ASAP) works to transform how educators deliver STEM education. The Arizona STEM Acceleration Project has three components for the program’s teacher fellows: overseeing a student- or commu...
Supporting Students Beyond the Classroom with Jason Catanese
August 17, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBThe school year is back in session, so 3Ps is back too! Today, hosts Kathleen and Donnie chat with Jason Catanese, a middle school math teacher in the Isaac School District, about how he extended his support of his students far outside his classroom and began a comprehensive college prep program. Jason, also known as “Mr. Cat,” teaches seventh- and eighth-grade math at Pueblo Del Sol Middle School in the Isaac School District, located in the Maryvale neighborhood of Phoenix. He is also...
Humanizing Pedagogy Part 4: Classroom Management with Oscar Corrigan
May 11, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBOn this fourth and final episode of our series on Humanizing Pedagogy, Oscar Corrigan joins us to talk about classroom management. He shares how his own experiences as a teacher and working with other teachers caused him to realize the importance of classroom management and what works best to support students in being successful. Oscar explores routines, procedures, and expectations to help students better learn and engage and recommends educators considering if any rule is there for stu...
Humanizing Pedagogy Part 3: Whole Student Learning with Jonathon Walker
May 04, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this third installment in our series on Humanizing Pedagogy, we welcome Johnathon Walker to 3Ps in a Pod to talk about his approach to character education and how educators can better get to know their students. Jonathon begins the episode by sharing how working with students in athletics led him to become a classroom teacher before talking about the importance of educators to teach the whole child. He defines social-emotional learning as how we prepare students to navigate social stru...
Humanizing Pedagogy Part 2: Engagement with Kristin Speck
April 27, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBWe are back with part of our series on Humanizing Pedagogy. Today, we’ll be talking with Kristin Speck about how to create a classroom environment that fosters deeper engagement and concrete strategies to get us there. Kristin shares about how her degree in nutrition and dietetics and teaching at a San Diego cycling studio led to her career as a high school biology teacher. Noting that teachers need to “build slow to go fast” when it comes to classroom engagement, Kristin lists several c...
Humanizing Pedagogy Part 1: Removing Labels with Dr. Dominique Smith
April 20, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBWhat does it mean to humanize pedagogy? Why is it crucial to our work as educators? And how do beginning teachers do that in the midst of other demands and expectations? That’s what we are diving into in our next four episodes of 3Ps in a Pod, starting today by hearing from Dr. Dominique Smith about how the language we use shapes how we view and interact with learners and others. Dr. Smith begins the episode by sharing about his passion for education and how teaching needs to begin at the ...
Introducing Executive Director Daniela Robles
April 13, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 27 MBMeet the Arizona K12 Center’s new executive director, Daniela Robles, in today’s episode of 3Ps in a Pod. Daniela has been in education for more than 27 years, including working as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and a variety of administrative roles at the school and district level. In today’s episode, hosts Marlys and Kathleen talk with Daniela about what first brought her into teaching and about her continued passion for Arizona education. She shares about the highlights of he...
Leading with Inquiry Part 4: Questions
April 06, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBIn this final episode of our series on Leading with Inquiry, Jessica Vance and host Paula Watkins continue their learning and discussions from past episodes, this time focused on the power of using questions in learning. Jessica and Paula discuss the need to be flexible when prioritizing questions in learning and how to stay in that flexible mindset. They dive into how to get comfortable responding to learners with questions, the importance of tone and understanding in questioning, and ho...
Leading with Inquiry Part 3: A Coaching Conversation
March 30, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBWe’re taking the learning we’ve done with Jessica Vance in the last two episodes on Leading with Inquiry in a new direction. In this and our next episode, you’ll hear a vulnerable coaching conversation between Jessica and 3Ps in a Pod host and teacher leadership program director Paula Watkins. Jessica and Paula take what they’ve talked about in the first two episodes of this series and apply it to Paula’s work, as an example of how others can use a lens of inquiry in their coaching and leadi...
Leading with Inquiry Part 2: Provocations
March 23, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBWe’re continuing our series with Jessica Vance on leading with inquiry, this time focused on provocations. In the last episode of 3Ps in a Pod, Jessica set the stage for what inquiry in leadership is. Today, Jessica and host Paula Watkins dive into a discussion about provocations, what they are, how to use them, and why they’re important. Jessica and Paula also touch on some of the misconceptions about provocations. They discuss how provocations are not the same as anticipatory sets, how...
Leading with Inquiry Part 1: Getting Curious about Inquiry
March 16, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBWhat does it mean to lead with inquiry? And what does that actually look like in a classroom or when working with other adults? Today, we begin a four-part series exploring those questions and more about leading with inquiry. 3Ps host Paula Watkins and Jessica Vance, the author of Leading With a Lens of Inquiry, will lead us through this exploration, setting the stage in our first episodes about what inquiry is and how to integrate it into leadership. In the final two episodes, you’ll hear J...
Welcoming New Teachers to National Board Certification
March 09, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBToday we welcome Danielle Brown, NBCT, a former host of 3Ps in a Pod, and now the senior manager of candidate experience at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She and host Donnie Dicus discuss the changing landscape of education and how the National Board is approaching some of that change. Brown first shares how her role at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards combines her passion for National Board Certification with what her work had been at the A...
Arizona’s Educational Progress with Education Forward Arizona
March 02, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MB3Ps in a Pod is back, and we’re kicking off our 13th season by exploring the Arizona Education Progress Meter. Connected with that progress meter is the Achieve 60 AZ Action Plan, which sets the goal of having 60 percent educational attainment in Arizona by 2030. That means 60% of the state’s population of working adults will have a certificate, license, or degree. Host Paula Watkins welcomes Rich Nickel, president of Education Forward Arizona, and Donna Davis, CEO of Education Forward Ar...
Teaching While Always Learning with Author Tom Rademacher, S12 Episode 16
December 01, 2022 09:30 - 35 minutes - 50.1 MBToday, we welcome author and Minnesota’s 2014 Teacher of the Year Tom Rademacher to the podcast. Hosts Donnie and Kathleen talk with Rademacher about his two loves of teaching and writing. His books, It Won’t Be Easy, An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching and Raising Ollie: How My Nonbinary Art-Nerd Kid Changed (Nearly) Everything I Know, combine both those aspects of Rademacher’s work. Rademacher shares his reflections about the teacher shortage ...
Revisiting Service and Leadership with Dr. Nancy Pratt, S12 Episode 14
November 10, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 38.4 MBThis week of Veterans Day, we’re revisiting an episode from November 11, 2020, when hosts Angelia and Danielle welcomed Dr. Nancy Pratt to 3Ps in a Pod to share about her military experience and how that has carried into her education career. Then the Director of Instruction and Innovation at Cave Creek Unified School District, Pratt is now the Director of Instruction at Buckeye Elementary School District. But before realizing her interest in teaching, Pratt was a young woman in a Reserve ...
Preparing New Teachers through the Arizona Teacher Residency, S12 Episode 13
November 03, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBOne year ago, the Arizona Department of Education and Northern Arizona University came together to announce the creation of the Arizona Teacher Residency. Housed within the Arizona K12 Center, the Arizona Teacher Residency now has its first cohort of residents working in the classrooms of supervising teachers in Osborn, Roosevelt, and Tempe Elementary school districts. Today, you’ll hear from one resident and supervising teacher pair about their experience with the program so far. 3Ps in a...
Connecting with the 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year Ty White, S12 Episode 12
October 27, 2022 08:00 - 31 minutes - 44.1 MBJust three days after being named the 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year, chemistry teacher Ty White joined us for a conversation about what brought him into teaching, how he approaches his practice, and about receiving this exciting honor. 3Ps in a Pod host Josh Meibos welcomes Ty White to the podcast, who talks through the evening he was named the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2023 Arizona Teacher of the Year and shares about the significance of having two of his elementary school teac...
The State of the Teacher Shortage with Dr. Richard Ingersoll, S12 Episode 11
October 20, 2022 08:00 - 28 minutes - 40.2 MBArizona has been in a teacher shortage for years, and today we explore this issue with Dr. Richard Ingersoll, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and expert on the K-12 teaching force, about what he sees as the foundational issues of this shortage and what steps may help us move forward. Ingersoll is recognized for his research in teacher turnover and workplace trends and the impact of beginning teacher induction and mentoring. In this episode, he shares with hosts Kathleen and K...
Whole Student Learning Through Art, Music, and Physical Education, S12 Episode 10
October 13, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MBToday, we’re focusing in on special area teachers and classes by welcoming an art teacher, music teacher, and physical education teacher to the podcast to discuss the importance of these special areas and what they’d like other educators to know. Hosts Josh and Donnie welcome to the podcast Kyle Bragg, an elementary physical education in Scottsdale Unified School District, Rusty Carle-Ogren, a middle school band in Sahuarita Unified District, and Jen Pulbratek, a high school ceramics teach...
Hearing from the Arizona Teacher of the Year Semifinalists, S12 Episode 9
October 06, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 47.1 MBBe inspired by the five teacher leaders on today’s episode of 3Ps in a Pod. The five semifinalists from the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2023 Teacher of the Year consideration join us to share about their teaching journeys, the affirmation they’ve received through this recognition, and what they hope to do with their platform. The 2023 Teacher of the Year semifinalists are Jaime Camero, who teaches at Douglas Elementary in Flowing Wells Unified School District; Zel Fowler, who teaches ...
Giving Students Their Learning Back Through Restorative Practices with Dr. Dominique Smith, S12 Episode 8
September 29, 2022 08:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBHow do we turn behavior into a teachable moment? That’s a primary question that Dominique Smith, Doug Fisher, and Nancy Frey address in The Restorative Practices Playbook. In this episode of 3Ps in a Pod, Dr. Dominique Smith joins hosts Paula and Kathy to talk about restorative practices and how he went from being a naysayer to an advocate for this work. Dr. Dominique Smith shares about how his own experiences as a student and as a teacher influenced his journey with restorative practice a...
Looking Ahead with Aspiring Teachers, S12 Episode 7
September 22, 2022 08:00 - 27 minutes - 38.8 MBWhat is drawing Arizona’s future teachers to education, and what are these aspiring teachers’ hopes and fears about teaching here? That’s what we’re talking about today with two Northern Arizona University education students and one of their education professors. Hosts Josh and Juliana welcome NAU College of Education students Alexa Negrete and Ainsley Brubaker and Associate Clinical Professor of Educational Studies Michelle Novelli to the podcast to talk about their excitement about the w...
Stepping Back in the Closet? Reflecting on the LGBTQ+ Educator Experience, S12 Episode 6
September 15, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBAs educators, we strive to build a safe and supportive environment for all our students as well as our colleagues. In this extended episode, you’ll hear from a few Arizona educators who identify as gay or lesbian and a former teacher whose son came out as gay during his middle school years as we together discuss the LGBTQ+ experience within the world of education. Host Donnie welcomes Maria and Mike to the podcast to share about the bright moments and the challenges they’ve experienced bec...
Paws in Schools, S12 Episode 5
September 08, 2022 08:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBIf you miss having a four-legged friend with you at school every day, you may love this episode. Today, we’re exploring the Pawsitive Peers Foundation school therapy dog program in Mesa Public Schools, which allows staff to adopt local shelter dogs and train them to be certified therapy dogs. Mesa Public Schools boasts one of the largest in-school dog therapy programs in the country, and hosts Daniela and Kathleen talk with dog lover and 2022 Arizona Teacher of the Year Nancy Parra-Quinl...
Away from Home: American Indian Boarding Schools, S12 Episode 4
September 01, 2022 08:00 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBIn recognition of National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools on September 30, we are discussing the history of American Indian boarding schools and the continued legacy of this part of our history. Hosts Daniela and Donnie welcome Marcus Monenerkit from the Heard Museum to the podcast to speak about the history of American Indian boarding schools and the Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories exhibit at the Heard Museum. Monenerkit shares about what st...
Mentorship: Building Relationships with Teachers, S12 Episode 3
August 25, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 37.2 MBYou know how important it is to build strong relationships with students, and it’s just as important for mentors to build that trust and rapport with teachers. Today, hosts Kathleen and Paula talk with Treva Jenkins from Maricopa Unified School District about how to build those strong relationships with new teachers to best support their growth and confidence in the classroom. Jenkins, a beginning teacher mentor who also teaches a class of students, shares how she prioritizes relationship-...