Voices from the Classroom: The State Teachers of the Year Podcast

Voices from the Classroom: The State Teachers of the Year Podcast

by CCSSO's National Teacher of the Year Program

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Season 2

S2. Ep7: Let Go to Grow - Alisa Cooper de Uribe, 2021 New Mexico Teacher of the Year

In this episode, Alisa Cooper de Uribe, the 2021 New Mexico State Teacher of the Year, talks about the benefits of integrating singing into her teaching practices. Cooper de Uribe, a first-grade Spanish immersion teacher at the New Mexico International School, shares how she uses melody as a tool to capture her students' attention, especially when communicating important or mundane information.

S2. Ep6: Let Go to Grow - Jennifer Wolfe, 2021 New York Teacher of the Year

In this episode, Jennifer Wolfe, the 2021 New York State Teacher of the Year, talks about her experiences and the challenges she faced during the shift to a hybrid teaching model due to the pandemic. With 25 years of teaching experience, Wolfe describes how she felt like a brand-new teacher in the face of these changes.

S2. Ep5: Let Go to Grow – Maureen Stover, 2021 North Carolina Teacher of the Year

In this episode, Maureen Stover, the 2020 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year and a 2021 National Teacher of the Year finalist, discusses her commitment to implementing intentional social-emotional learning with her students, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

S2. Ep4: Let Go to Grow - John Arthur, 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year

In this episode, John Arthur, the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and a National Teacher of the Year finalist, talks about his experiences teaching sixth grade at a Title I elementary school in Salt Lake City. One practice Arthur plans to retain from the pandemic-induced remote learning era is creating a classroom without boundaries.

S2. Ep3: Let Go to Grow - LaChanda Garrison, 2021 Department of Defense Education Activity Teacher of the Year

In this engaging episode of "Voices from the Classroom: The State Teacher of the Year Podcast," we are joined by the extraordinary LaChanda Garrison, the 2021 DoDEA State Teacher of the Year. LaChanda brings her teaching experience from Bahrain, an island nation off the coast of Saudi Arabia, to share her insights and strategies with us.

S2. Ep2: Let Go to Grow - Jena Nelson, 2021 Oklahoma Teacher of the Year

In this episode of "Voices from the Classroom: The State Teacher of the Year Podcast," we hear from Jena Nelson, the Oklahoma State Teacher of the Year. Jena shares her insight on the profound importance of adopting a trauma-informed approach in classrooms, especially considering the significant impacts the pandemic has had on students' lives.

S2. Ep1: Let Go to Grow - Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, 2021 American Samoa Teacher of the Year

In this epsiode, Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka, the Territorial Teacher of the Year from American Samoa, emphasizes the importance of students recognizing and celebrating their unique cultural identities. Sabrina is working with her students to express their identities and backgrounds through their Common App essays, showing them that their unique heritage is a strength they can leverage in their academic and professional lives.

Season 1

S1. Ep16: My First Lesson of the Year - Andrea Johnson, 2020 Virginia Teacher of the Year

Prioritizing Relationships over Academics

S1. Ep15: My First Lesson of the Year - Kimberly Dickstein Hughes, 2020 New Jersey Teacher of the Year

Creating Global Citizens on Google Meet

S1. Ep14: My First Lesson of the Year - Amy Campbell, 2020 Washington Teacher of the Year

Supporting the Whole Child

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