Hang out with tech experts Tony Vincent and Paul West in this PD in 30 segment of 3Ps in a Pod. PD in 30 is exactly what it sounds like: a professional development session in 30 minutes or less. This segment is most beneficial if you’re able to listen with a pencil and paper in hand and can easily hit the pause and play buttons on your listening device. Feel free to listen with a group of other teachers or by yourself. In this episode, Tony Vincent of Learning in Hand and Paul West of Pdubya Tec...
Nov 19, 2020•32 min
It’s the week of Veterans Day, and 3Ps in a Pod hosts Angelia and Danielle are talking with Dr. Nancy Pratt about her military experience and how that has carried into her education career. Pratt is currently the Director of Instruction and Innovation at Cave Creek Unified School District. But before realizing her interest in teaching, Pratt was a young woman in a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) military briefing class at Arizona State University, realizing she had something special to o...
Nov 11, 2020•35 min
Hear from Arizona Educational Foundation’s recently named 2021 Arizona Teacher of the Year Sara Wyffels in today’s episode of 3Ps in a Pod! Hosts Mary and Donnie talk with Wyffels about her journey into education, the experience of being named Arizona Teacher of the Year, and her vision for taking on this role. She defines how she sees teacher leadership and what it means for teachers to step into their voice and expertise. Wyffels also shares about how she approaches balancing her many roles an...
Nov 05, 2020•18 min
If you’ve only heard the name of the Rodel Foundation of Arizona in passing, today’s episode will help you understand the vision and work of this education organization. Don Budinger, Board Chairman and Founding Director of the Rodel Foundation, was a successful business owner when he realized the incredible importance of education. When he and his brother sold their business, they vowed to take a leading role in the U.S. public education system. They created the Rodel Foundation with the unders...
Oct 29, 2020•28 min
It’s time for another PD in 30! This time, Suzi Mast, owner of Dynamic Teaching Partners and previously of the Arizona Department of Education, dives into helping you understand how to use the state’s standards to advance your teaching. PD in 30 is exactly what it sounds like: a professional development session in 30 minutes or less. Grab a pencil and the resources listed below. Make sure you can easily hit the pause and play buttons on your listening device to be able to take time to work on so...
Oct 22, 2020•29 min
Today’s podcast will have you breathing deeper and maybe moving on with your day a little bit more grounded. 3Ps hosts Donnie and Danielle welcome Dr. Ilana Nankin, founder and CEO of Breathe for Change, to share her insights on how to care for self, which allows us to better care for others. Nankin has started a movement of bringing yoga, mindfulness, and social-emotional learning to educators and families across the country. She began this work when she saw how yoga and mindfulness were transf...
Oct 15, 2020•43 min
As you’ll hear in this episode, great mentoring is based on relationships. Today, you’ll join 3Ps hosts Danielle and Kathleen in hearing about the relationship and the learning shared between Ginny Sautner, a new teacher mentor, and Allie Oskolkoff, a first-year teacher, both from Lake Havasu Unified School District. The two discuss the mindset that makes mentoring most effective, the importance of mentoring in the first years of teaching, and the gratitude they have for each other. You’ll also ...
Oct 08, 2020•32 min
Learn about how Arizona’s Language Development Approach can help you better support all students, especially your English Learner students, in today’s episode. Hosts Angelia and Donnie talk with Arizona Department of Education’s Kate Wright, Associate Superintendent of High Academic Standards for Students, and Dr. Melissa Castillo, Deputy Superintendent of the Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS). Wright and Castillo share about the development of Arizona’s Language Developmen...
Oct 01, 2020•39 min
Today’s episode features several outstanding educators, including Dr. Doug Fisher and the five finalists for 2021 Arizona Teacher of the Year. You likely know Dr. Doug Fisher from the dozens of books and resources he’s helped create or from attending events like those through the Arizona K12 Center. Today, you’ll hear Dr. Fisher talk with 3Ps hosts Mary and Angelia about the creation of The Distance Learning Playbook , which he wrote with Nancy Frey and John Hattie. He also shares some of what t...
Sep 24, 2020•42 min
3Ps hosts Angelia and Donnie are back with another civics-focused episode, this time focused especially on secondary grades. Prior to the start of this school year, they spoke with Nate Rios, who was then a government and history teacher at Flowing Wells High School in Tucson, and Elizabeth Schley Evans, who was then a government and politics teacher at Basha High School in Chandler. Together, the four talk about navigating critical conversations, media literacy, engaging with parents, and the i...
Sep 21, 2020•32 min
It’s an election year and the U.S. is experiencing a seemingly more contentious political climate than usual. In this episode of 3Ps in a Pod, hosts Donnie and Angelia discuss how they handled election seasons and politics in their classrooms before welcoming Beth Maloney, 2014 Arizona Teacher of the Year, to talk more about civics and respectful discourse. Together, they discuss media literacy, differentiating opinion from fact, strategies for generating discussion, bias in the classroom, and c...
Sep 17, 2020•30 min
If you’re currently preparing to become a teacher or are in your first several years of teaching in Arizona, you don’t want to miss all of the information in today’s episode! Hosts Donnie and Kathleen welcome several guests to today’s episode of 3Ps in a Pod to give a full rundown of the several parts of the Arizona Teachers Academy . Governor Doug Ducey initiated this program a few years ago that aims to recruit, support, and retain Arizona teachers. The Arizona Teachers Academy includes severa...
Sep 08, 2020•45 min
Now that the 2020-2021 school year is back in session, 3Ps in a Pod hosts Angelia, Mary, and Kathleen talk with two school superintendents, a principal, and a teacher about their hopes, fears, and opportunities related to schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week’s guests are Dr. Melissa Sadorf, superintendent of Stanfield Elementary School District; Dr. Andi Fourlis, superintendent of Mesa Public Schools; Jennifer Waldron, principal of Anasazi Elementary School in Scottsdale Unified Sch...
Sep 03, 2020•50 min
Hang out with tech experts Tony Vincent and Sara Mora in this PD in 30 segment of 3Ps in a Pod. PD in 30 is exactly what it sounds like: a professional development session in 30 minutes or less. This segment is most beneficial if you’re able to listen with a pencil and paper in hand and can easily hit the pause and play buttons on your listening device. Feel free to listen with a group of other teachers or by yourself. Tony Vincent of Learning in Hand and Sara Mora of Sahuarita Unified School Di...
Aug 27, 2020•28 min
We are continuing our conversations and reflections about the return to the school in this episode. 3Ps hosts Angelia and Donnie welcome Arizona Education Association Vice President Marisol Garcia and Arizona Department of Education Associate Superintendent Kate Wright to share about their hopes, fears, and curiosities about this school year. Garcia and Wright also share about their visions for what schools might look like moving forward from 2020 and their encouragement and appreciation for the...
Aug 20, 2020•38 min
Teachers and students alike are returning to the classroom carrying a variety of emotions. In this first episode of the eighth season of 3Ps in a Pod, the 3Ps hosts talk with themselves and this week’s two guests about what they have learned and what they continue to struggle with after the events of the past six months. The 3Ps hosts you’ve come to know, Angelia, Danielle, Donnie, and Mary, will introduce you to the newest addition to the 3Ps team and also to this week’s two guests: Elma Dzanic...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This season’s finale episode is packed with information about the Arizona K12 Center’s two biggest summer events. You may have already heard about Camp Plug and Play 15.0 and the 15th Annual Teacher Leader Institute going virtual. In this episode, 3Ps in a Pod hosts Mary and Danielle share a few more details about what these events will be like online. Mary also talks about this year’s theme for the Teacher Leadership Institute (TLI) of elevating student voice through teacher leadership. You wil...
May 14, 2020•25 min
Dr. Eddie Moore Jr., an educator, speaker, and founder of The Privilege Institute, joins hosts Angelia and Danielle in this episode of 3Ps in a Pod. Angelia and Danielle kick off their conversation with Dr. Moore asking about how teachers can best maintain relationships and build community amidst social distancing due to COVID-19. They also discuss how teachers might navigate what life will look like after students return to the classroom and approach the inequities they are seeing now in distan...
May 07, 2020•36 min
Today’s episode is about you and how you’re doing these days. Dawn Baumgartner, a licensed clinical social worker, certified yoga teacher, and trauma specialist, joins 3Ps hosts Angelia and Danielle to talk about how to best care for yourself, your family, and your students during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dawn currently works for Phoenix Elementary School District #1, Arizona State University's School of Social Work, and KOI-Education. In this episode, you’ll hear advice on recognizin...
Apr 30, 2020•35 min
How can teachers support students who have experienced immigration-related trauma? In today’s episode, Reyna Montoya shares with 3Ps in a Pod hosts Mary and Angelia about her journey through Arizona schools as an undocumented English language learner and then as a classroom teacher, which led to her creating the organization Aliento. This Phoenix-based organization works to transform immigration-related trauma into hope and action. Montoya also talks specifically about how the current COVID-19 s...
Apr 23, 2020•31 min
Just as there are often signals that a person may need physical first aid, students’ behavior can indicate that a student may need mental health first aid. In this episode, Arizona Department of Education School Safety & Social Wellness Program Grant Specialist Lindsay Walker and first-grade teacher Hannah Williams join hosts Danielle and Angelia. The four discuss how to look at student behavior as communication rather than something to manage and, specifically, trainings and resources the A...
Apr 16, 2020•26 min
Teachers are dealing with incredible amounts of stress and uncertainty as they navigate work and life during the COVID-19 pandemic. To share how she cultivates mindfulness during her usual, everyday life and this extraordinary time, Principal Allison Carmichael joins 3Ps in a Pod hosts Danielle and Angelia. Along with being principal of Silver Valley Elementary in Queen Creek, Carmichael runs Second Arrow , which provides mindfulness tools for educators. Carmichael shares in this episode how and...
Apr 09, 2020•40 min
Inspired by Jamie Festa-Daigle’s blog post last September on Stories from Schools AZ , this episode of 3Ps in a Pod features four Arizona teachers reading aloud letters to their first-year teacher selves. What do you wish then? 3Ps hosts Donnie and Danielle share what they wish they knew as they were just starting their education careers. Then, these four teachers share their letters: Jamie Festa-Daigle, NBCT, Lake Havasu City Unified School District Maria Fallon, NBCT, Marana Unified District S...
Apr 02, 2020•29 min
How do you build classroom community, even while teaching remotely? In this PD in 30 segment, Hannah Jones, NBCT, assistant technology specialist in Madison School District, and Leah Clark, English language arts teacher in Glendale Union High School District, dive into how to create an inclusive classroom community and what that can look like right now as schools are closed because of COVID-19. PD in 30 segments are exactly what they sound like: professional development sessions in 30 minutes or...
Mar 26, 2020•30 min
We’re celebrating Arizona’s aspiring teachers this week on 3Ps in a Pod! Hosts Danielle and Angelia talk with Brianna Winiesdorffer and Katee Hurst, two future teachers and current leaders in Northern Arizona University’s chapter of Educators Rising. Brianna and Katee share how they came to pursue careers in education and what their pre-service experiences have been like so far. They also talk about how they revitalized their university’s club for future teachers and the support it offers. Hosts...
Mar 19, 2020•25 min
You may know Dr. Dominique Smith as one of the authors of Better than Sticks or Carrots: Restorative Practices for Positive Classroom Management or heard him in one of our season one episodes . Dr. Smith is the Chief of Educational Services and Teacher Relations at Health Sciences High & Middle College in San Diego, California, and a leader in social emotional learning and restorative practice. In this episode, 3Ps in a Pod hosts Danielle and Mary talk with Dr. Smith about how schools and di...
Mar 12, 2020•19 min
The Arizona Legislature again has several education-related bills on the docket this session, and Chris Kotterman is in the 3Ps in a Pod studio to talk about what these bills mean and where they are in the legislative process. Chris is the Director of Governmental Relations for the Arizona School Boards Association. He talks with hosts Angelia and Donnie about several school-related bills, including some to do with employee discipline, curriculum viewing policies, suicide prevention, and English...
Mar 05, 2020•28 min
Meet one of our three keynotes who will be speaking at the Fifteenth Annual Teacher Leadership Institute: Elevating Student Voice through Teacher Leadership. Kass Minor shares about her unexpected journey into education and how her early experiences working in education led her to exploring the concept of inquiry. Today, Minor partners with schools and uses inquiry to develop school communities and address problems of practice. A crucial part of her work is helping school communities understand ...
Feb 27, 2020•38 min
Do you know about sketchnoting? In this episode of 3Ps in a Pod, hosts Danielle and Donnie discuss how they typically take notes and what they know about sketchnoting. Danielle describes sketchnoting, also known as “visual notetaking,” as tracking your thinking and highlighting big ideas in your notes. These can include a mix of words, doodles, and drawings. Then, Danielle and Donnie welcome Sylvia Duckworth, who taught for more than 30 years in Canada, before retiring two years ago and focusing...
Feb 20, 2020•24 min
Get a window into what you will experience at the Fifteenth Annual Teacher Leadership Institute: Elevating Student Voice through Teacher Leadership. 3Ps hosts Mary and Angelia introduce two of this summer’s keynotes, Cornelius Minor, who also spoke at last year’s institute, and Cinnamon Kills First. Both talk about their individual work and what they are looking forward to talking about at this summer’s Teacher Leadership Institute. Mary also introduces this year’s theme of elevating student voi...
Feb 13, 2020•28 min
