17 episodes
Elevating Educators Nevada Jessica Houchins,Ryan Fromoltz
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An uplifting podcast about education issues. Education takes a village, and in this village we are all educators. This podcast realizes that it takes a community to educate the children of today. Each week your two hosts, will discuss an issue relating to education, small or big, and how it can positively help the community. Each episode also includes one guest, that is part of the Elevation Station. We talk to them about a specific educational issue, and how they are working to help the community at large.
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Elevating Educators: Episode 16: A Trip to Hogwarts
It's an international best seller that continues to bring magic into the education world for years to come. That's right--we did a Harry Potter themed podcast. Each educator represented a house from the beloved Harry Potter series (we Hufflepuff podcasters took turns each round) and asked educational-related questions about the wizarding world we all cherish. We even played a round of trivia! Wonder which "house" won? Listen to find out!
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Elevating Educators Episode 15- Career and Technical Edcuation
This episode Ryan talks with NACTE President-Elect Maggie Cox to discuss Career and Technical Education in Nevada. The ins and outs of the program, college credit, and how the Sex-Ed committee can direct how Science books are presented.
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Elevating Educators Nevada: Episode 14: Trustee Linda Cavazos
In this episode. Jessica and Ryan sit down with CCSD School Board Trustee Linda Cavazos. They talk about Cavazos' teaching background, how she started her own counseling practice and why she got decided to run for office.
They also started to scratch the surface of Teacher and Student Trauma during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
It was an exciting time, and they both would love to have Trustee Cavazos back on in the future. -
Elevating Educators Nevada: Episode 13: Losing Weight with Kerrie
With distance learning and self-quarantine still in full bloom, we know weight gain is happening. Jessica and Ryan sit down with teacher Kerrie Blazek to talk about changing your mindset is key to lose weight.
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Elevating Educators Nevada: Episode 12: Apples with the RJ's Appleton
This week, Jessica and Ryan talk with the Review Journal's Aleks Appleton. We talk to her about education in Nevada, and what she has seen, the good and the bad. Along with how Aleks and her husband met and more.
Recorded: April 13th, 2020. -
Elevating Educators Nevada: Episode 11: Clark County School Watch
In this week's episode Jessica and Ryan talk with Clark County School Watch blog founder Erik Huey on his transition from media to education. How the CCSW blog isn't his first time stepping into educational politics and more.
Please note, the interview was recorded on zoom. Huey's feed was not the strongest, therefore volume levels may differ. We did our best in trying to fix them.