In this episode, Dr. Ruth Reynolds interviews Christine Segvich. Christine takes us through her routine as a support specialist at Manteno Middle School. She talks about how her job has changed over the course of the pandemic, and how she continues to meet the needs of her students through this time.

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In this episode, teacher candidate Joanna Alvord interviews middle school teacher Stephanie Bailey. Stepahnie shares how she has grown as a teacher throughout this pandemic and how instruction has looked and changed for her students from the spring to the fall of 2020.

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In this episode, teacher candidate Maribel Bolivar interviews Daniel Hirsh. He takes us through his pandemic experiences and what it was like to balance teaching his students as well as teaching his own son from home. He discusses the importance of flexibility in today’s teaching and how future teachers can prepare for the current world of education.

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In this episode, teacher candidate Abigail Wakeley interviews high school special education teacher Jennifer West. Jennifer explains the differences in what remote teaching looked like in the spring and how it looks now in the fall of 2020 and how she has evolved as a teacher through her experiences.

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In this episode, teacher candidate Kaylee Leeuw interviews Kelli Wadley, who teaches instructional English Language Arts and Math to 5th-8th grade students. Mrs. Wadley talks about her journey of entering the special education world as well as her experiences during remote teaching. She walks through how her school experience has changed and how she adapted through the pandemic challenges.

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In this episode, teacher candidate Andrew Ryczek interviews Jori Koster, who co-teaches 5th grade students. Jori shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted her professionally and personally and how her team has worked together to meet student needs in this new model of learning

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In this episode teacher candidate Carter Ferguson interviews Kankakee school district teacher Vicki Anderson. Vicki shares how she came into the world of teaching and education and discusses her students resilience through the COVID-19 pandemic changes.

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In this episode teacher candidate Ashlyn Pacer interviews high school special education teacher Beth Farrell. Beth’s classroom focuses on vocational and job skills and she explains how the work and community experiences she has always done with her students have changed due to the pandemic

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In this episode, teacher candidate Maddie Manganiello interviews Bourbonnais school district teacher Jennifer Clausing. Jennifer discusses the successes and challenges of helping students make progress in this new style of teaching as well as how her classroom looks in a hybrid model of in-person and remote learning.

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In this episode, teacher candidate Emily Justice Mantor interviews Kaelyn Bess who teaches in the life skills program at BBCHS. She talks about how she has worked to cherish the time she has with her students and to focus on relationships while giving her students and herself grace through these challenging times

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