CPS Teach Chicago Podcast

Noelle and Kyriako sit down with the Director of Energy and Sustainability at Chicago Public Schools, Sandrine Schultz, to discuss what's happening to push the district forward to a sustainable, green, and equitable future. Turns out, it's a lot. 

Episode Resources:
cps.edu/energy

Featured Bell:
Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy

Episode Summary:
Noelle and Kyriako pull together an OSEL Specialist, Principal, and a Middle School teacher to embark on a protocol that breaks down the first quarter of the CPS 2021-22 school year, and some current realities of in-person instruction. 

Episode Resources:
Elementary Community Building Handbook
High School Community Building Handbook
OSEL Website

Episode Bell:
Social Justice High School

Teacher Appreciation Schools:
Mt. Vernon Elementary
William H. Brown Elementary
Disney 2 Magnet Elementary

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Episode Summary:
Season 2 hosts Noelle and Kyriako make their debut with a topic near and dear to both of them—hiring teachers.  Listen now as they dive into a new Case Study on the Opportunity Schools initiative within CPS. Special guests include Ben Felton—Executive Director of Teacher Recruitment, Pathways, and Equity Strategy for CPS, and Jasmine Thurmond—Principal at King Academy of Social Justice.

Episode Resources:
Opportunity Schools Case Study
http://www.cps.edu/opportunityschools

Episode Bell:
Richards Career Academy

Teacher Appreciation Schools:
Hamilton Elementary
Randolph Elementary

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We're back for Season 2 of the CPS Teach Chicago Podcast!

Listen now to meet our new CPS teacher hosts: Noelle Jones and Kyriako Anastasiadis. Check back soon for our first episode to debut and, as always, connect with the show at  cps.edu/tcpod 

It's the end of the school year and the end of our first season. Listen now as Katie and Keisha reconnect with our Season 1 guests to get updates on all things discussed and send Season 1 off into the summer sunset. Timestamps below.

Interim CPS CEdO, Dr. Maurice Swinney @ 1:55
Dr. Hampton of Daley Acamedy @ 12:03
OSEL Behavior Health Specialist Tynisha Jointer @ 16:20
Teach Chicago Tomorrow Update @ 30:18
Gage Park HS Graduation Speech @ 33:25

Featured School Bell: Lake View High School

Links:
CPS Equity Framework
CPS Healing Centered Project
Teach Chicago Tomorrow Pathways Partnership Application

It's great to hear "thanks for being a teacher" this week, but Teacher Appreciation as a greater construct is critical for building successful work cultures within school buildings.  Listen now as Katie and Keisha talk with Tamiko Nettles, Education Engagement Manager in the CEO's office, on how CPS is looking at Teacher Appreciation from every lens.

Also, listen in on a surprise act of appreciation for both hosts after the interview. You don't want to miss it!

Featured School Bell: Whitney Young Magnet High School
Appreciation Ad Schools:  Best of Season 1 Roll 

Listener Survey: cps.edu/tcpodsurvery

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Is there anything else to talk about?

Listen now as Keisha and Katie connect with teachers in and out of CPS to talk through best practices and strategies for a successful Quarter 4 of simultaneous instruction. 

Special thanks to Gina Maffucci and Amanda Huffman of Ben Milam Elementary School of Dallas Independent School District and Kimberly Frey and Derek Gould of Chicago Public Schools for joining us.

Featured School Bell: Bridge Middle School
Appreciation Ad Schools:  William H. Brown Elementary, Disney 2 Magnet Elementary, Mt. Vernon Elementary 

Episode links:
Listener Survey
Episode Specific Web Page

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Let’s process Semester 1 a bit. 

Hosts Keisha and Katie are joined by Dr. Kamilah Hampton, Principal of Daley Elementary, and Dania Saleh, Assistant Principal at Lake View High School to reflect on a semester of school that will never be forgotten. 

Also, please take 5 minutes and fill out our new TC Pod Listener Survey.  

Featured School Bell: Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy
Appreciation Ad Schools:  Best of Semester 1 Roll

©Chicago Public Schools 2021

Ten percent of CPS students report serious interest in a teaching career, yet less than one percent of those students actually go on to become CPS teachers. In this episode, Katie and Keisha break down Teach Chicago Tomorrow (TCT), the district’s new plan to bring additional talented, diverse teachers to future classrooms by investing in its own high school graduates who are interested in teaching.

Resource links discussed in this episode:

TCT Pathway's Partnership application: cps.edu/applytct
Teach Chicago Tomorrow website: cps.edu/teachtomorrow
Teach Chicago Tomorrow toolkit


Featured School Bell: Hamline Elementary School
Appreciation Ad Schools:  Chase Elementary, Prosser Career Academy High School

Episode transcript

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Episode Summary:
In the second half of our episode on Trauma, Keisha and Katie reconnect with CPS behavioral health specialist, Tynisha Jointer, and welcome in fellow CPS teachers Laura Ferdinandt and Michelle Velez, of the Teacher Advisory Council, to talk about the Healing Centered Project and what trauma engaged teaching could look like in Chicago Public Schools. 

Episode Resources:
Rainbows
Employee Assistance Program + 24/7/365 Phone Line: 1 (800) 424-4776
Healing Centered-Framework
OSEL Semester 1 PD Calendar
Circle of Support 

Featured School Bell:
Jose De Diego Community Academy

Appreciation Ad Schools: 
Hamilton and Randolph Elementary Schools 

©Chicago Public Schools 2020