Public Education Matters
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOhio's public schools serve 1.6 million children - 90 percent of students in the state! What happens in the classroom has impacts far beyond the walls of the K-12 school building or higher ed lecture hall. So, on behalf of the 120,000 members of the Ohio Education Association, we're taking a deeper dive into some of the many education issues facing our students, educators, and communities. Originally launched in 2021 as Education Matters, Public Education Matters is your source for insightful conversations with the people who shape the education landscape in Ohio. Have a topic you'd like to hear about on Public Education Matters? Email us at [email protected]
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Educators Helping Educators: "We're at the tip of a social-emotional iceberg"
May 06, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 17 MBTo connect with a crisis counselor through the National Crisis Text Line in Ohio, text 4HOPE to 741 741. The Crisis Text Line is a free, confidential service available 24/7 via text on mobile devices Wellness Wednesday: DeStress Disco Bash Wednesday, May 26 @ 6 p.m. Open to all OEA members Click here to register Featured Education Matters guest: Andrew Smith, MSW, LISW-S Andrew is a school social worker in the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City Schools (Lorain County) and has over...
Breakfast in the Classroom: "Well-fed kids are better learners"
April 29, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 17.4 MBThe Ohio Education Association has partnered with the Children's Hunger Alliance in support of the Breakfast in the Classroom program | Learn more here For more on some of the recent the Breakfast & Beyond District success stories, click here. Featured guests: Brenda Lemon, Logan Education Association President A veteran educator, Ms. Lemon began her career teaching Spanish and English. She was a classroom teacher for 18 years and received her Master's degree in Library and Infor...
Making Sure English Learners Have a Voice
April 22, 2021 09:00 - 19 minutes - 16 MBFeatured guest: Kara Jankowski, Dayton-area English Learner teacher Kara Jankowski teaches 4th and 5th grade English learners in West Carrollton, Ohio, and is a member of West Carrollton Education Association. In her five years as a teacher, she has taught students from over 30 different countries speaking ten different languages. As a member of Ohio's New Educators (ONE), she enjoys meeting other educators across the state and hearing their stories. In this episode: "Our Engli...
Design Ohio's Future
April 15, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 17.3 MBEnter the Design Ohio's Future contest to redraw Ohio’s district maps OEA's contest is open to all Ohio middle schoolers, high schoolers, and OEA members. Categories: Most politically competitive | Fewest community splits | Most creative DEADLINE UPDATE: Due to intense interest in the contest, the deadline for submissions has been extended until JUNE 1, 2021 For full details and rules, click here. Featured guest: Katy Shanahan Katy Shanahan currently serves as the Ohio...
Doing Whatever It Takes: A Changed Perspective
April 08, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 15.2 MBREAD THE BLOG POST | Check out Julie Holderbaum's Doing Whatever it Takes: A Changed Perspective post on Voices of Change here Featured guest: Julie Holderbaum, High School English Teacher, Minerva, Ohio Julie Holderbaum has taught high school English for 25 years. She currently teaches 9th and 11th grade at Minerva High School in Minerva, Ohio. She is a frequent contributor to OEA’s Voices of Change blog and has also been published by Plunderbund, Education Week, and the Washi...
State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville): "It's not about politics"
April 01, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 15.5 MBFeatured guest: State Rep. Gayle Manning (R-North Ridgeville) State Representative Gayle Manning is currently serving her second term in the Ohio House of Representatives, after serving two four-year terms in the Ohio Senate where she was elected to the Leadership Team as Majority Whip. She represents the 55th Ohio House District, which encompasses a portion of Lorain County. Prior to her time in the House and Senate, Manning spent 37 years as an elementary school teacher. Repres...
Test Anxiety: Hilarious horror stories from a retired testing coordinator
March 25, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 18.5 MB"These tests are just a snapshot of one day, of one way, of how they're doing on a certain test... The tests did not do what the tests were supposed to do." Featured guest: Jane Mitchell, retired teacher After a 40 year career, Jane Mitchell retired as an intervention specialist from Dublin City Schools in 2013. She got her Bachelor's degree in Social Studies and English Education from the University of Illinois in 1973, then pursued her first Master's from the University of Iowa...
Legislative Update: Standardized testing, school report cards, financial literacy & fair funding
March 18, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 15.3 MBFeatured guest: Jeff Wensing, Ohio Education Association Vice President A high school math teacher from Parma, Ohio, prior to his election as OEA Vice President in Spring 2019, Jeff Wensing served as the President of the Parma Education Association and as the President of the North Eastern Ohio Education Association. One of Jeff’s accomplishments was organizing members and the community to elect a new local Board of Education majority in 2017. This successful undertaking highligh...
Holding onto the "Jar Moments"
March 11, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 17.2 MB"I just thought to myself, if I could just bottle this moment up, just to pull out on a rainy day to remember that joy -- [My students] have a way of inviting all of us into something really, really special." Featured guest: Chris Williams, MEDL, Intervention Specialist, Columbus City Schools Check out Chris' blog Follow Chris on Twitter "This is my 6th year as an Intervention Specialist in Columbus City Schools. I am passionate about students and the issues that impact them mo...
The Future of the Fair School Funding Plan
March 04, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 17.9 MB"The first DeRolph decision came down in 1997, so we've been all those decades without a funding formula. That's why I ran for the statehouse. A retired teacher, I saw the impacts of what was happening when things were getting cut and the damage it was doing to our students." "The idea was to develop a plan that was fair for all of Ohio's children, fair for all of Ohio's districts, and fair for the state of Ohio." Featured guest: Former State Rep. John Patterson (D-Jefferson) Dr....
Education Matters - Subscribe now!
March 01, 2021 10:00 - 58 seconds - 1.29 MBNew episodes are published every Thursday morning. Catch up on the full season so far: https://feeds.transistor.fm/education-matters Then, subscribe to Education Matters for more insightful conversations with the people who are shaping the education landscape in Ohio. Education Matters is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and many other platforms. About us: The Ohio Education Association represents more than 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support p...
Makerspace Makeover: Delivering Hands-On Lessons to Remote & Hybrid Students
February 25, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 15.3 MBFeatured guest: Rob Niedermeyer, innovation teacher, Reynoldsburg City Schools This is Mr. Niedermeyer’s eleventh year teaching. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from The Ohio State University and a Master of Science in Education from Ashland University. Niedermeyer developed the STEM Middle at Baldwin Road Junior High Sustainable Outdoor Innovation Learning (SOIL) Lab. The SOIL Lab was the district’s first middle level, science-based elective course that focu...
Understanding Ohio's School Funding Formula (or lack thereof)
February 18, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 16.8 MB"The understanding is it's the state's responsibility to set up a school system with proper funding that will meet the needs of all the kids across the state. We've got 610 school districts, which is a lot even for a state our size, which is 11 million people, and that creates two concerns about the funding formula - one is adequacy and one is equity." Featured guest: Howard Fleeter, economist & Ohio Education Policy Institute consultant Dr. Howard B. Fleeter received his BA from...
Serving as a School Counselor in the Pandemic and Beyond
February 11, 2021 15:16 - 21 minutes - 17.3 MB"I appreciate being nominated, I appreciate being recognized, I appreciate the opportunity to earn the award, but I don’t think that I do things any different than any of the other school counselors, any of the other educators who work with students. I just want our students to succeed." - Taraja Shephard Allen, Junior Achievement of Central Ohio's 2020 Educator of the Year Featured guest: Taraja Shephard Allen, school counselor, Columbus City Schools This is my ninth year as a sc...
Collective Bargaining in a Crisis
February 04, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 14.6 MB"We truly did what we thought was right, and fought for what we thought was right." - Betsy Baker Featured guests: Betsy Baker, Gahanna Jefferson Education Association crisis spokesperson A proud Gahanna Jefferson Public Schools graduate, Betsy Baker has taught for nine years in the Gahanna Jefferson district in central Ohio. She teaches Geometry and AP Calculus at Gahanna Lincoln High School. Baker served as a liaison between Gahanna Jefferson Education Association members and th...
Education in the Age of COVID-19
January 28, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 16.7 MBFeatured guest: Scott DiMauro, Ohio Education Association President A high school social studies teacher from Worthington, Scott DiMauro was elected President of the OEA in 2019 after having served as vice president for six years. Over his 30-year career as an educator, Scott has worked to provide students the critical thinking and decision-making skills they need to be successful citizens in our democratic society. He has likewise advocated for students, educators and strong pub...
OEA Presents: Education Matters
January 14, 2021 18:22 - 1 minute - 1.43 MBStay tuned for our first full episode - "Education in the Age of COVID-19" - launching January 28, 2021. About us: The Ohio Education Association represents more than 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support professionals who work in Ohio’s schools, colleges, and universities to help improve public education and the lives of Ohio’s children. OEA members provide professional services to benefit students, schools, and the public in virtually every position needed to run Ohio’s...