On today’s episode: Maria Vidas is a High Desert Middle School Spanish Language Arts Teacher and Dual Immersion Secondary Program Coordinator at Bend La Pine Schools in Bend, OR. Last year, she implemented our Effective Communicators Course in her classroom. Today, we talked with Maria about her experience as a dual immersion teacher and how programs like Effective Communicators benefit students of all backgrounds.

Topics:

02:00 Vida’s journey to becoming an educator

09:50 Bend’s community and student population

11:45 Effective Communicators in Maria’s classrooms

14:30 Issues of interest for Bend students

24:35 Sniffing out sensationalism in the media with students