Education Matters NY

Gene Gordon former science teacher and current employee of NASA explains what the NASA HUNCH program is and how schools can get involved and work with NASA.

We explore some interesting news articles about active shooters, posting lesson plans for the year, microcredentialing and how smart is your county in New York State?

Today's episode focuses on a tool to help you cultivate your own professional development through the use of Flipboard. Next week will be a return to a full episode

Mark Payne a fellow Training Coordinator with me at DDS shares his unconventional path into a teaching career at Alfred State. He also shares lessons learned and offers explanations as to why the trades are not being filled and sought out as they once were.
Disclaimer- There were technical difficulties in this episode that did not allow for editing. Therefore there are some minor dips in audio quality during the interview.

First Reclaiming Your Life segment. These segments provide quick life hacks to create more work life balance. 

Today's boundary maker- turning off email notifications on your smartphone. 

The episode examines the relationship between schools with the state and local governments during the pandemic. It also makes the case as to why the overall pandemic response has been the greatest public policy failure in American History. 

An interview with Joe Fantigrossi centered on trauma informed instruction. Joe explains what trauma informed instruction is and why it is important to schools. Also what can we all learn about human behavior from trauma informed instruction.

Mentor, colleague and friend describe former New York State Principal of the year Dave Paddock. We'll examine Dave's career along with his thoughts on school culture, schools suspensions as they relate to New York's new marijuana law and important advice for those approaching retirement age. 

Referee resignations are at an all time high and may imperil youth/school sports. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul spoke with superintendents and principals about Covid 19 and testing. Jingle Bells has been removed from the playlist of a Brighton Elementary School.

Introduction of the podcast and education related news stories for the week of December 13.