Teaching Gwinnett Gwinnett County Public Schools

They’re small, easy to hide, odorless and they’re making kids sick. We’re talking about vapes. In this episode of Teaching Gwinnett, GCPS School Social Worker Jose David Vargas, and GCPS Director of Behavior Support and Interventions Grady Caldwell and School Resource Officer Robert Hill, discuss the alarming truth about vaping among students. In this eye-opening discussion, we delve deep into the hidden dangers of vaping, its impact on youth health, how educators and law enforcement are combating this growing problem, and what parents can do to protect their loved ones. We end the show with another "Pop Quiz."



Informational and Help Resources:


For immediate access to routine or crisis services, please call the Georgia Crisis and Access Line (GCAL) at 1-800-715-4225. GCAL is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year to help you or someone you care for in a crisis.


Call 988 - Suicide and Crisis Lifeline  Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.


GCPS Tips App:


Grady Caldwell
GCPS Director of Behavior Support and Interventions

678-301-7008



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Attention: All families planning to send their child to kindergarten in the fall. It’s time to get active! Kindergarten registration is underway. Kim Holland, Gwinnett County Public Schools executive director of Early Learning and School Readiness, drops by the show to explain how to register for kindergarten and, “going mobile”. The latest innovative and progressive way GCPS is hitting the road to help parents and caregivers be their child’s first and best teacher. We end the show with another edition of Pop Quiz.


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Drivers Education, after-school care, community events, classroom and gym rentals... Gwinnett County Public Schools' (GCPS) Community Schools Program does it all.

GCPS' Director of Community Schools, Soraia Felgenhauer, stops by to discuss how the Community Schools Program and its partners support students and families while also meeting the needs of the community. Listen in and learn about the amazing opportunities available to you, then stick around for another edition of Pop Quiz!




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This edition of Teaching Gwinnett is all about sports! Some stellar student-athletes and coaches, from Brookwood and Mill Creek High Schools, stop by to talk about their respective softball and football seasons and:


Making it to the title game
Setting school records
Building and maintaining a winning culture
Reflecting on the end of their high school athletic career

We close the show with an extended version of Pop Quiz featuring their take on who would win an epic 2 on 2 basketball game between stars of yesterday and today.



















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The student hosts and teachers behind Eagle Talk! McKendree Elementary School's informative, engaging, and fun podcast "take over" Teaching Gwinnett.

In this episode, we learn about the history of shoes, when, why, and where they were created, the different types, and which popular sneaker brands the hosts like the best. We also hear from the educators who started Eagle Talk! Why they created it, what it's like working with the talented hosts and the response from their school community. We close the show with another edition of "Pop Quiz."


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Community-Based Mentoring is an opportunity to pair caring adults with students in grades 4 through 12 to provide guidance, encouragement, and support to help them become successful young adults, both in and out of the classroom.

Join us as we discuss the relaunch of Community Based Mentoring with James Rayford, Director of Academic Support, dedicated mentor Bill Merritt, and former mentee Bryanna James.


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