MinnEDsota

Todd (@PrincplLearner) and Kip (@kiplynk) are joined by Spring Grove's Assistant Superintendent Gina Meinertz (@GMeinertz). Listen to the awesome innovations around being student centered, multi-age classrooms, outdoor learning, and valuing community feedback.

Todd (@PrincplLearner) and Kip (@KipLynk) catch-up with Sue Vang from the Community School Of Excellence.

Troy Haugen from Lakes Country Service Cooperative join @PrincplLearner and @KipLynk to discuss the impact of federal dollars at the state and local levels. 

Todd (@princplLearner) interviews Kristie Sullivan (@SullivanK84) from the MN Regional Centers of Excellence about the new MN ELA Standards. 

Parkers Prairie High School Principal Carey Johnson joins Todd (@PrincplLearner) and Kip (@KipLynk) to discuss school and life lessons learned during the pandemic. Also learn what food will make Kip happy at anytime of the day!

What do you do when your business community says they will pull scholarship funds if you continue to allow students to kneel during the National Anthem?

Should there be consequences for students that walk out of school to support a cause?

Todd and Kip discuss these very real scenarios in episode 5. 

Todd and Kip converse with the "Bringer of Joy" Dr. Eric Skanson from Cold Spring Elementary. The trio discuss the power of belonging to and "saying yes to the dress" when the dress is your professional organization. 

We are joined by Willmar's ALC Director Nick Clasemann for this episode. Nick shares how the WIllmar ALC is meeting students where they are at, focusing on learning, and keeping the grade book open for student success. 

Does your calendar match up with your Vision and Core Beliefs?

Do you own your calendar or does your calendar own you?

Todd and Kip discuss strategies to make sure you are promising your time to your priorities.

Join Todd Van Erp and Kip Lynk as they kick-off the MinnEDsota Podcast. Learn their hopes and dreams for the podcast and listen to how they would handle the ethical dilemma of a student-athlete asking to move to distance learning for the end of a sport season to avoid needing to quarantine.