The Cutting Ed Podcast ND United

Sara Medalen is a TItle 1 Reading and Math Interventionist (grades k-5) at Sunnyside Elementary in Minot and has nearly 30 years of classroom experience. Sara was a finalist for the 2019 North Dakota Teacher of the Year and is widely known for her Books & Braids and Dudes and ‘Dos before and after school programs. She believes students must feel loved, respected and understood.

Sara focuses on relationship building to reach the best of what’s inside each child. In this podcast, she offers her thoughts on her Girl Power Project, how her students are helping other students in Haiti, and her focus on improving literacy.

She also offers advice on taking risks, especially when it comes to investing time with students before and after school

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I (along with a team of educators) am involved in innovative education! It's an outdoor learning opportunity for fifth-grade students. We would love to get our adventure in education noticed throughout the state. I would suggest interviewing us as a group. We are partnered with Fish and Wildlife and our outdoor opportunities are at Sullys Hill National Wildlife Refuge. Thursday we have conferences in the afternoon.

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Dr. Andi Dulski-Bucholz is the Dean and Chair of the Division of Education at Mayville State University. In this episode, Dr. Dulski-Bucholz is joined by Dr. Kelli Odden, Professor of Early Childhood Education at Mayville State. They’re teaming up to talk about how they’re training our next generation of teachers, more commonly referred to as pre-service teaching training. We discuss challenges and opportunities in preparing teachers, whether it’s talking about how teachers factor into a world of online learning, a shift from teaching content to teaching skills, and what’s being done to prepare teachers for working with the many social and emotional issues impacting our children.

Resources:
http://www.teddintersmith.com
http://www.ndunited.org/thecuttinged

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In this episode, I talk to Nikki Doll and two of her students—Teegan Henke and Shelby Meckle—about service learning.

You’ll hear about how service learning impacts the community and students—and how it sets a foundation for building 21st Century skills. The students find needs in the community—or world—and look to fill the voids through projects, teamwork and collaboration.

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http://www.teddintersmith.com

http://www.ndunited.org/thecuttinged

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In this episode, I visit with Williston High School’s Director of Bands-Eric Rooke.
Eric focuses on building relationships to bring the best out of his students.

He says, ”Education happens at its finest when we get to know our kids and our kids get to know us as human beings.

Resources:
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http://www.ndunited.org/thecuttinged

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Beatrice Hill is in her fifth year at West Fargo high school teaching English language arts. During her first year, she was approached by students who wanted to begin a literary magazine. Hill allows the students to take the lead on every aspect of the magazine, from providing content and page design to seeking out fundraising sources and including advertising. Hill says she serves as an advisor and says when the students run into problems they develop the skills to problem solve.

Hill says she comes from a long line of teachers and that education has been really valued within my family. She says she not only comes from a line of exceptional teachers, but she’s also had the privilege of being taught by exceptional teachers. She believes that every teacher she’s had along the way has inspired her in some capacity and has influenced her to help her get where she is today.


Resources:
http://www.teddintersmith.com

http://www.ndunited.org/thecuttinged

Twitter:
@thecuttinged
@NDDPI
@tdintersmith
@bistom
@PrairiePublicEd