What's Going On...
On the NASDTEC What's Going On... podcast we talk with jurisdiction, local education agency (LEA), and educator preparation program (EPP) leaders about current initiatives, new or ongoing, within that state, school district or preparation program that NASDTEC members may find interesting.
Episodes
Sunday May 08, 2022
Sunday May 08, 2022
Colleen O’Neil, Associate Commissioner, Educator TalentMary Bivens, Executive Director, Educator Workforce DevelopmentColorado Department of Education
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
What‘s Going On in North Dakota Dr. Meghan Salyers and Dr. Becky Pitkin
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Dr. Meghan Salyers, the Director of Student Teaching & Accreditation in the College of Education at the University of Mary discusses the use of the Model Code of Ethics for Educators in their teacher preparation program.
Meghan Salyers and Becky Pitkin can be reached at msalyers@umary.edu and rpitkin@nd.gov.
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
What‘s Going On in Nevada with Mike Arakawa
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Our guest in this episode is Mike Arakawa from Nevada. Mr. Arakawa works in the Nevada Department of Education where he serves as the Chief Compliance Investigator. In our discussion, Mr. Arakawa talks about Nevada’s use of the Statewide Central Registry to identify applicants who have had an allegation of child abuse or neglect substantiated against them.
Mr. Arakawa can be reached through email at marakawa@doe.nv.gov.
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
What‘s Going On in Washington State with Alex Manuel
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
In this episode, Alex Manuel, the Executive Director of the Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, discusses the development of new cultural competency standards for teachers.
Alex can be reached at alexandra.manuel@k12.wa.us.
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
What‘s Going On In Kansas with Mischel Miller
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Mischel Miller works in the Kansas State Department of Education where she serves as the Director of Teacher Licensure and Accreditation. In this episode, Dr. Miller talks about the new system for automatic renewal of teacher licenses in Kansas.
Mischel can be reached at mmiller@ksde.org.
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
What‘s Going On In Ohio with Aaron Ross
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Aaron Ross, the Director of Professional Conduct in the Ohio Department of Education, discusses a new, creative initiative called "Letters to Characters" designed to educate and inform certified personnel about the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators.
Aaron can be reached at Aaron.Ross@education.ohio.gov.
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
In this episode Christina Linder and Katie Rhodenbaugh, from the College of Southern Idaho, discuss their work in rural teacher recruitment and retention. Christina Linder and Katie Rhodenbaugh may be reached through email at CPLinder@csi.edu and krhodenbaugh@csi.edu respectively.
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
What‘s Going On in Jefferson County Public Schools with Dr. Aimee Green-Webb
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
In this episode, Dr. Aimee Green-Webb, the Chief of Human Resources in Jefferson County Public Schools (Louisville, KY) discusses how this large urban district has bucked a national trend in recent years by lowering it’s teacher attrition rate considerably, raising its number of new hires and diversifying its teacher workforce. Dr. Green-Webb may be contacted through email at aimee.green-webb@jefferson.kyschools.us.