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A podcast for all things education. Produced by the communications office of the Dougherty County School System, ED Chat focuses on issues and opportunities in public education.

ED Chat Dougherty County Schools

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A podcast for all things education. Produced by the communications office of the Dougherty County School System, ED Chat focuses on issues and opportunities in public education.

    ED Chat- ED Learning Connections and the In's and Outs of Being a Teacher Mentor

    ED Chat- ED Learning Connections and the In's and Outs of Being a Teacher Mentor

    With the opening episode of this season. Hydea Collins had a wonderful discussion regarding the teacher shortage, life lessons, and teacher recruiting with our chief human resources officer, Ms. Jill Addison, and one of our partners, Ed Learning Connections.

    • 54 min
    ED CHAT - Hydea Collins, Communication Guru, Wannabe DJ and Former Golden Tornado

    ED CHAT - Hydea Collins, Communication Guru, Wannabe DJ and Former Golden Tornado

    Talk about exciting! We have a new team member! Please welcome Hydea Collins to the DCSS Community Relations team! A native of Albany, Collins is returning home after 10 years in Augusta honing her video and photo skills. Listen to what the former Monroe Golden Tornado has been up to in this week's Ed Chat. 

    • 25 min
    Your Next Great Career Starts Here - An interview with Jill Addison about Career Opportunities with the Dougherty County School System

    Your Next Great Career Starts Here - An interview with Jill Addison about Career Opportunities with the Dougherty County School System

    Are you ready to have a career where you can really make an impact? Is something missing in your professional life? Well, come work for the Dougherty County School System where you can help change lives every day! Listen to former teacher and administrator Jill Addison talk about why she's so excited to be part of the team here at the DCSS and how you can come join our team.

    • 27 min
    Tobias Brown -- The (Future) Legal Eagle

    Tobias Brown -- The (Future) Legal Eagle

    Tobias Brown never had much interest in the legal profession, but one fateful encounter with a teacher and mock trial coach changed all of that. In this episode of Ed Chat, the Dougherty High junior talks about his recent experience at a state law event where he got to network with judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys across Georgia. 

    • 19 min
    Hungry No More: A Look Inside a Program Targeting Food Insecurity Among Students and their Families.

    Hungry No More: A Look Inside a Program Targeting Food Insecurity Among Students and their Families.

    Helping Hands, Ending Hunger: Kids Helping Kids has literally diverted tons of uneaten food from cafeterias across the Dougherty County School System into the hands of the people who need it the most. Listen how Cathy Revell describes how this program gets kids involved in eradicating food insecurity in our communities.

    • 11 min
    A Student's Perspective on Vaccine Hesitancy and Why it Matters

    A Student's Perspective on Vaccine Hesitancy and Why it Matters

    A hot topic right now is whether those who are 12-18 should get the COVID-19 vaccines that are now available to them. Today, we talk to a student who has some interesting insight on that topic as well as a district official who has helped plan a COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic in partnership with Phoebe Putney Health System and Albany Area Primary Health Care.

    • 10 min

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