Getting SparkED

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Getting SparkED is a panel-driven podcast that convenes educators in Phoenix and across Arizona in order to explore the role that pragmatic imagination plays in shaping educational futures. Join us for monthly conversations and visit our episode show notes in order to connect with other Arizona educators about the possibilities featured in each panel.  

Episodios

  1. 16 jun

    Imagination & Well-Being

    Imagination & Well-Being explores the role that professional educators in classrooms play in shaping teaching and learning in Arizona. We talk with leaders from three organizations that support classroom learning in or near Phoenix. The panel includes: Mark Deyette – Elementary School Physical Education Teachers @ Encanto Elementary School Shira Schwartz - Adaptive Theatre Instructor @ East Valley Children’s Theatre Alison Smith – Speaker & Coach @ The Thrive Designer Listen in as they share their work, explore connections, and imagine pragmatic possibilities. Afterwards, we invite you to complete the Getting SparkED - Imagination & Well-Being (Episode 3) Interests Survey then visit the Imagination & Well-Being (Episode 3) Interactive Interests Visualization  at our website to see your interests in relation to other Arizona educators then explore connections and possibilities.

  2. 17 mar

    Imagination in the Classroom

    Imagination in the Classroom explores the role that professional educators in classrooms play in shaping teaching and learning in Arizona. We talk with leaders from three organizations that support classroom learning in or near Phoenix. The panel includes: Beth Tyrrell-Prevost - Imagitorium Coordinator, Art Education Department @ Mesa Public Schools Dylan Wince - U.S. History and Psychology Teacher @ Tempe High School Jamie Rapkiewicz - Elementary Science Teaching and Learning Specialist @ Mesa Public Schools Listen in as they share their work, explore connections, and imagine pragmatic possibilities. Afterwards, we invite you to complete the Getting SparkED - Imagination in the Classroom (Episode 2) Interests Survey then visit the Imagination in the Classroom (Episode 2) Interactive Visualization of Listener Interests at our website to see your interests in relation to other Arizona educators then explore connections and possibilities. Panelist Bios: Beth Tyrell-Prevost has been teaching art in public schools for over 30 years. Her experience ranges from grades K-8. In her current role, she travels to 25 different schools with the iMAGITORIUM program which serves grade K-3 in Mesa Public Schools. Dylan Wince is a high school American history and psychology teacher at Tempe High School. The first six years of his teaching career he was a middle school social studies teacher in South Dakota. Dylan is also the Vice President of his local teachers union, Tempe Secondary Education Association. As an active member of the Union, Dylan is a Facilitator Learner in NEA, National Education Association, Leaders for Just Schools, a three-year program centered around equity in racial and social justice work. These roles have led Dylan to foster community, equity and amplifying student voices through expanding their demonstration of learning to outside the four walls of the classroom and beyond the campus.  Jamie Rapkiewcz has been a science teacher for many years and has worked with teachers in the United States and Brazil. She currently works as the Elementary Science Content Specialist for Mesa Public Schools. Jamie is passionate about helping students manage their uncertainties, deepen their science connections, and design solutions to challenges in their community.

  3. 21 ene

    Imagination in the Wild

    Imagination in the Wild explores some of the many roles that informal or non-formal organizations play in shaping teaching and learning across Arizona. We talk with leaders from three organizations that support informal learning in or near Phoenix. The panel includes: Jenny Millinger - Associate Artistic Director @ Childsplay John Bello - Assistant Director @ Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve Tyler Carlson - Program Director @ Future for Kids Listen in as they share their work, explore connections, and imagine pragmatic possibilities. Afterwards, we invite you to complete the Getting SparkED - Imagination in the Wild (Episode 1) Interests Survey then visit the Imagination in the Wild (Episode 1) Interactive Visualization of Listener Interests at our website to see your interests in relation to other Arizona educators then explore connections and possibilities.

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Getting SparkED is a panel-driven podcast that convenes educators in Phoenix and across Arizona in order to explore the role that pragmatic imagination plays in shaping educational futures. Join us for monthly conversations and visit our episode show notes in order to connect with other Arizona educators about the possibilities featured in each panel.  

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    gettingsparkED.com
  • Años de actividad
    2026
  • Episodios
    3
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