Latest K8education Podcast Episodes
Part 2: Project-Based Learning in Early Childhood with Dawson Faculty
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - February 29, 2024 17:46 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDawson faculty Katie Figg and Sara Greenspan join Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brandon Wiley in a conversation about project-based learning in early childhood education at Dawson. In this episode, our teachers share their first-hand experience with implem...
Project-Based Learning in Early Childhood with Sara Lev
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - January 29, 2024 18:29 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAuthor and educator Sara Lev joins Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brandon Wiley in a conversation about project-based learning in early childhood education. In this episode, they discuss the common misconceptions and the benefits of PBL for children ages 3-...
Find What Lights Your Heart in Nature with Farmer Steph
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - October 03, 2023 21:37 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDuring her inaugural visit to Las Vegas to help the School bring new life to the Ruffin Organic Garden, Farmer Stephanie McDonough joined us to share her journey from a marketing job at the NBA Headquarters to farming with kids. Farmer Steph is a Life Lab-certified School Garden Educator and own...
The Campfire Principle with Charles Vogl
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - September 05, 2023 17:48 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCharles Vogl joins Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop and Head of School Roxanne Stansbury in an important conversation about building community and belonging in this era of loneliness. As Dawson dives into its Core Value of Belonging, Charles's concept of the Campfire Principle will guide t...
Kindergarten Take Over: How do you level up? Part 3
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - June 29, 2023 20:32 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe have a special treat for our Dawson Podcast listeners: a three-episode dose of SWEETNESS in your earbuds from our Dawson Kindergarten show hosts! In the spring, students learned all about our school-wide throughline, LEVEL UP. Then, we passed them the mic to interview members of our community...
Kindergarten Take Over: How do you level up? Part 2
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - June 29, 2023 20:31 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe have a special treat for our Dawson Podcast listeners: a three-episode dose of SWEETNESS in your earbuds from our Dawson Kindergarten show hosts! In the spring, students learned all about our school-wide throughline, LEVEL UP. Then, we passed them the mic to interview members of our community...
Kindergarten Take Over: How do you level up? Part 1
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - June 29, 2023 20:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe have a special treat for our Dawson Podcast listeners: a three-episode dose of SWEETNESS in your earbuds from our Dawson Kindergarten show hosts! In the spring, students learned all about our school-wide throughline, LEVEL UP. Then, we passed them the mic to interview members of our community...
Transforming Student Experiences with Dr. Denise Pope of Challenge Success
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - November 29, 2022 23:32 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDawson was fortunate to welcome Challenge Success co-founder Dr. Denise Pope back to the podcast during a recent campus visit in November for a conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop. In this episode, they discuss the work that Stanford University's Challenge Success is doing t...
Building and Sustaining a Culture of Belonging at Dawson
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - April 19, 2022 23:09 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCultureEd Collective Co-Founders Kori McMillion and Jacinta Williams join Head of School Roxanne Stansbury and Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop for an in-depth conversation about their important work of helping independent schools build and sustain a culture of belonging. As experts on div...
Tech For Good with Blake Resnick
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - January 10, 2022 18:07 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDawson Alum and BRINC Drones Founder/CEO Blake Resnick '13 (recently named the youngest honoree of the 2022 Forbes 30 under 30 Social Impact list) joins Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop and Director of Academic Innovation and Design Rich Lehrer to discuss the importance of innovation, the ...
Finding Your Boarding School Match, Part 2
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - December 23, 2021 11:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Part two of this conversation with six boarding school admissions representatives in conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop, you'll learn about how boarding schools are focusing on the health and wellness of their students, the life skills and competencies that students will...
Finding Your Boarding School Match, Part 1
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - December 21, 2021 22:14 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn part one of this conversation, you'll meet our guest boarding school admissions representatives in conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop. Topics include the importance of the parent/school partnership while attending boarding school, how boarding schools define and manage c...
Boarding School Admissions, Part 3
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - October 17, 2021 23:06 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn part three of our series on boarding school admissions with eight experts in conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop, learn how they're helping students find their best-fit schools, how they're moving towards more inclusive and equitable enrollment processes during the pandem...
Boarding School Admissions, Part 2
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - October 12, 2021 17:26 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn part two of our conversation with eight boarding school admissions representatives in conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop, you'll learn about the opportunities that have come out of the pandemic for admissions offices, how schools work to embed diversity, equity and inclu...
Boarding School Admissions, Part 1
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - October 05, 2021 18:35 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn part one of this conversation, you'll meet our guest boarding school admissions representatives in conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop. Topics include strong parent partnerships, mental health and wellness for students, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their ind...
Curriculum Innovations
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - September 08, 2021 15:46 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWe're kicking off the 2021-2022 school year with Head of School Roxanne Stansbury and Chief Academic Officer Dr. Brandon Wiley in conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop about curriculum innovations at Dawson and around the world. Topics include educational trends, personalized ...
The Role of Schools in a Lifelong Learning Model
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - April 27, 2021 22:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis is the time of continuous learning. In this episode, Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop is joined by Donna Orem, president of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), for an in-depth conversation about the ways in which schools must evolve and innovate in the coming years...
Independent School Associations & Education with Mark Crotty
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - March 31, 2021 17:22 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAssistant Head of School Andrew Bishop is joined by Mark Crotty, the executive director of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS). They discuss the essential skills students need to thrive, what they hope schools learn from this pandemic year and advice for parents looking for ...
Modern Learning & How Schools Can Evolve with Sanje Ratnavale
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - February 25, 2021 16:52 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, Dawson welcomes Sanje Ratnavale, founder and president of Online Education Strategies for Independent Schools (OESIS), to the podcast! In conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop, Sanje discusses the opportunities presented by distance education in the past year,...
On the Similarities Between Higher Ed & Independent School Education
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - February 11, 2021 20:06 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, Dawson welcomes Dean of UNLV's Honors College Dr. Andrew Hanson to the show! In conversation with Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop, Dr. Hanson discusses the similarities between higher education and independent school education. Topics include active listening in the class...
What's the deal with Challenge Success?
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - January 25, 2021 23:22 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDawson is proud to be Nevada's first and only school to partner with Challenge Success, which is affiliated with Stanford University and focuses on student wellbeing and engagement. In this episode, Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop is joined by Challenge Success co-founder Dr. Denise Pope,...
The Empathy Advantage
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - December 10, 2020 20:21 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAssistant Head of School Andrew Bishop and Head of School Roxanne Stansbury are joined by Dr. Mary Choi Kelly in a conversation about instilling empathy in our children. Dr. Kelly is the parent of a current Dawson student and an alumnus and manages MCK Leadership Talent Group, an organization th...
Parenting During a Pandemic with Dr. Michael Thompson
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - October 28, 2020 15:35 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, New York Times bestselling author and speaker Dr. Michael Thompson joins Head of School Roxanne Stansbury and Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop. Following a Parent University virtual session with our Dawson community, Dr. Thompson elaborates on the nuances of parenting duri...
Reopening Schools During a Pandemic with Dr. Douglas Harris
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - October 22, 2020 18:26 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAssistant Head of School Andrew Bishop is joined by Head of School Roxanne Stansbury and special guest Dr. Douglas Harris, a senior fellow in the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings and professor of economics at Tulane University. They discuss Dr. Harris' recent article, "When should s...
Caring For Our Campus
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - March 03, 2020 23:35 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDawson's Chief of Security & Campus Facilities Dennis Johnson in conversation with Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop about caring for our campus. From the logistics of afternoon carpool to the intentionality behind the landscape and design of our campus, Dennis works to keep...
Innovation at Dawson
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - February 10, 2020 21:56 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDirector of Innovation Hubert Ham in conversation with Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop about innovation at independent schools, ways in which Dawson improves, and using esports as a gateway to curriculum, community, and STEM skills. They also discuss partnerships with UNLV...
Parent Education at Dawson
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - January 16, 2020 17:48 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThree Dawson parents join Assistant Heads of School Roxanne Stansbury and Andrew Bishop in conversation about Dawson's Parent University series and Parent Education Pieces. The Alexander Dawson School hosts and facilitates Parent University workshops to provide current research in parenting and ...
Part 2: Measuring Things That Matter
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - January 09, 2020 18:29 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsFollowing episode 14 on measuring things that matter, Director of K-8 Chris Estrella and Director of Student Life & Diversity Meg Aumann discuss how Dawson utilizes intentionally diverse focus groups and surveys to make student-centered decisions. In this episode, you’ll learn more about their p...
Rosalind Wiseman on Happiness, Friendship & Dignity
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - December 09, 2019 19:55 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRosalind Wiseman in conversation with Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop following her Dawson Parent University presentation. Rosalind is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, and...
Dawson Head of School on Measuring Things That Matter
Alexander Dawson School Podcast - October 10, 2019 21:28 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDawson’s Head of School Dr. Carola Wittmann joins Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop in a conversation about surveying parents and students, as well as faculty and staff. As Director of Student Life & Diversity Meg Aumann and K-8 Director Chris Estrella take off to present ...
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