17 episodes
Teaching Gwinnett Gwinnett County Public Schools
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3.8 • 8 Ratings
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"Teaching Gwinnett" is a Gwinnett County Public Schools podcast that tackles important, relevant, and timely topics that impact the school district's more than 200,000 students and staff. Each episode features in-depth and informative interviews and a special segment called… “Pop Quiz?”
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S3: Episode 5: A One on One EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Calvin Watts, GCPS First African-American School Superintendent
Dr. Calvin Watts, Gwinnett County Public Schools' new superintendent, and the first African-American to hold the position, drops by to discuss a variety of topics including, the district’s face mask mandate, social emotional learning, his relationship with the Gwinnett Board of Education and so much more.
Episode Highlights:
11:10- Concerning things he’s heard during his Look Listen and Learn Tour
17:05- Response to children that say school feels like prison
22:41- Response to the increase in social media school threats targeting schools
31:12- His stance on the Mask Mandate
36:29- Disruptions at school board meetings and how it impacts the work of the school board
42:20- Social Emotional Learning; What it is and why it is needed in GCPS
50:07- His relationship with the Gwinnett County Board of Education
52:29- How he handles disagreements between himself and the Gwinnett County Board of Education
58:41- His thoughts on hunting and butchering his own food, or going without it
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S3: Episode 4: TOTY Take Over! Behind the scenes of the GCPS Teacher of the Year competition
Two former Gwinnett County Public Schools Teachers of the Year (TOTY) stop by to discuss:
02:08: What it is like being a TOTY during COVID.
06:47: How the TOTY selection process works; what candidates & judges have to do and go through
09:08: Reaction to hearing the news that they won
12:43: What TOTY finalists go through
16:54: Funny stories from the night they were named winners/hardest thing and best thing about being TOTY
25:50: How the final selection process works for TOTY
29:37: Some 2022 TOTY candidates share some of their innovative teaching techniques
42:42: Pop Quiz.
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S3: Episode 3: Chasing a state title! A revealing conversation with Collins Hill High football coach head Lenny Gregory
From the hunters to the hunted! Collins Hill High School’s varsity football coach Lenny Gregory drops by to discuss the 2021-22 season and the challenges of winning the 7A state title after coming up short in the title game last year. The district’s athletic director also makes an appearance to discuss the success of girls flag football, allowing fans to watch games in person and another edition to, Pop Quiz.
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S3: Episode 2: The "School of the Arts"! GCPS' new groundbreaking and innovative addition to Central Gwinnett High School
The new "School of the Arts" (SOTA) at Central Gwinnett High School is another example of Gwinnett County Public Schools' unwavering commitment to the fine arts. Shane Orr, the principal of Central Gwinnett High, stops by and explains why students obsessed with street dance or play an instrument, love recording or illustrate graphic novels, dream of art installations or write their own music, can pursue their artistic vision, explore their creativity, and learn from industry professionals at the SOTA. The district's director of fine arts explains how the SOTA came about and another edition of Pop Quiz.
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S3: Episode 1: "The wheels on the bus go round and round" What GCPS did to prepare its school buses for the new year
Carla Hart, Transportation Manager with Gwinnett County Public Schools, joins the show to discuss transporting students during a pandemic, what the district is doing to keep students safe on the ride to and from school and what parents and students should know about taking the school bus this year. She also reflects on the COVID-19 related challenges the transportation department faced over the last 18 months, why Uber Eats and Door Dash could learn a thing or two from her department and her revealing reaction to “Pop Quiz".
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S2: Episode 6: Don't call it Summer School! GCPS' new innovative plan to teach students in the summer
Dr. Clay Hunter, Gwinnett County Public Schools' (GCPS) Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, drops by to discuss Summer Enrichment and Acceleration, GCPS' plan to help students brush up on what they learned this year--- while also exposing them to the curriculum they will be taught in the fall.
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