In this Episode, the ImaginED Team touched on the subjects of the exciting news of  Jill Biden, an Educator,  as the first lady of the United States, Artificial intelligence being implemented in schools, and reasons for Gen Z being the most stressed generation through the Pandemic. Oh and I can't forget the classroom HORROR STORIES that we teachers can ALL relate to! So Don't miss out on Episode 5 of The Supported Educator Podcast!

In this episode, the ImaginED Trio is accompanied by a very profound and unique cohost! Jen Owen the founder of Co-created joins the team as they take deep dive into institutional racism baked into the  American Education System. Co-created is a digital market place platform built to help teachers and schools find effective Professional Development Providers while giving teachers the autonomy to manage and keep track of their PD journey. This is an episode packed with perspectives and the unearthing of age-old racial disparities still affecting our institutions today.

The ImaginED Trio Martin, Bec, and Chad dive into the evident "new" findings that teachers are "Essential workers". Educators are professionals and key innovators for life in modern society. The team discusses the evidence showing that teachers are commodities and if things don't change our public schools will lose some of the most skilled individuals in modern society.

The ImaginED executive trio takes a deep dive into some equitable models for distance learning and the plausibility of returning to the classroom. They also touch on some of the blatant disregard for safety a few Ed-community members have displayed during these unprecedented times.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic parents have been forced to seek alternative ways for their children to receive quality academic instruction while keeping a safe social distance.  In this episode, The ImaginED Inc. founding trio discusses a few pros and cons of the two most popular learning alternatives, Microschooling and Pandemic pods.