NASDTEC Podcasts

What‘s Going On in Washington State with Alex Manuel

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. 

What‘s Going On In Kansas with Mischel Miller

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. 

What‘s Going On In Ohio with Aaron Ross

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. 

What‘s Going On at the College of Southern Idaho with Christina Linder and Katie Rhodenbaugh

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. 

What‘s Going On in Jefferson County Public Schools with Dr. Aimee Green-Webb

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. 

NASDTEC Board Update 2022-01-21

This is an update of the discussion and actions taken by the NASDTEC Executive Board took during their recent meeting. This is an unofficial document intended to inform and update NASDTEC members of the work of the Executive Board. Minutes of all Board meetings may be accessed through the NASDTEC website once approved by the Board.

What‘s Going On in Kentucky with Byron Darnall

In this episode we meet with Dr. Byron Darnall, the Associate Commissioner in the Office of Educator Licensure & Effectiveness from the state of Kentucky. Dr. Darnall discusses the GoTeachKY teacher recruitment initiative. 
Dr. Darnall can be reached through email at byron.darnall@education.ky.gov. 

What‘s Going On In Michigan with Leah Breen

In this episode, we talk with Leah Breen. Leah works in the Michigan Department of Education and serves as the Director of the Office of Educator Excellence. We discuss Michigan's campaign focused specifically on the ability for districts to rehire educators with expired certifications, and sponsor a waiver of some renewal requirements to attain recertification.
Leah can be reached at BreenL1@michigan.gov.