CNUSDEdChat

What is ChatGPT? And should we be worried about this technology? In this episode, Kim and Kate sit down with Amy Dell, George Wise, and Mike Grothem, members of the CNUSD Innovate EdTech Team, to talk about how this artificial intelligence tool will impact teaching and learning.

In this episode, Ivy and Annemarie sit down to talk with Dr. Sam Buenrostro, superintendent of Corona-Norco Unified School District. We ask him about his ongoing journey in the field of K12 education and what it was like taking on this new leadership role during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Kim and Kate chat with Dr. Joelle Hood, Janeen Antonelli, and Jessica Fuller, creators of ThrivingYOUniversity, about the impact of trauma on students and adults. Joelle, Janeen, and Jessie share common misconceptions about trauma and address the importance of wellbeing and resilience. These fascinating and knowledgeable educators offer timely information and advice that educators just might need the most right now.

We chat with historian Hardy Brown II, a Leader in historical empathy, Collector of Historical Freedom artifacts, Underground Railroad tours for educators, the Chairman of the Black Voice Foundation, and member of the San Bernardino County Board of Education. After listening to this episode, head over to our Facebook page or go to https://youtu.be/GF1yb0YBSIw to watch our first ever “Talking After the Show”.

Lifelong learner and educator, Dr. Molly McCabe, shares how the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework and guiding principles ensure that we strive to remove barriers for all learners, always obtain student and family feedback, and create expert learners. Dr. McCabe offers her advice for what to hold important whether we are in remote school, hybrid, or in person-- all during a pandemic! Dr. Molly McCabe is Director of Instructional Services at the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) and is a professor at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Note: This interview was recorded in early December of 2020 while California was still under a stay at home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the time between the recording and release of this episode, the stay at home order was lifted and many school districts' opening plans, including those of CNUSD, were changed.

We chat with educators Dr. Trudy Arriaga, Dr. Stacie Stanley, and Dr. Delores Lindsey. Our guests are the authors of Leading While Female: A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity. They discuss their inspiration for the book as well as their recent research on gender equity in educational leadership. Listen to learn the pitfalls, pipelines, and pathways that exist for females in education and what we are all called to do about it.

In the context of the current pandemic, persistent inequities, and recent civil unrest, our CNUSDEdChat team invited long-serving advocates for equity and cultural proficiency, Dr. Delores Lindsey and Dr. Randall Lindsey, to help us process our own emotions, to examine our own values, assumptions, and beliefs, and to help us support our community of educators and learners. The Lindseys are founders of The Center For Culturally Proficient Educational Practice.

Dr. Ivy Ewell Eldridge chats with Central Michigan University professor and author, Troy Hicks, a super advocate of ways to teach and enhance the process of writing through the use of digital tools. He encourages educators to nurture our students’ curiosity, openness, flexibility, persistence, engagement, and responsibility as they engage in the writing process.

Kate chats with colleagues Tiffany Vosberg, Patricia Krcmar, and Paaru Kwiatkowski who are Instructional Coaches for Elementary Math in the Corona-Norco Unified School District. They discuss a new model for mathematics instruction and fostering math mindsets. In our second ever lightning round, they provide useful activities and resources for both educators and families.

We chat with passionate educator Michael Hughes as he shares how he empowers our littlest of students with choice, voice, and creativity. Michael Hughes is an innovative transitional kindergarten and kindergarten teacher in Corona-Norco Unified School District. He was also named Riverside County Teacher of the Year in 2019.