PCS Digital Learning Podcast

This episode is the first of two episodes devoted to how Arts Education is continuing to thrive despite going through a period when many students are separated from their teachers. Show host James Wilson discusses how technology has been instrumental in helping to move Visual Arts Education forward in the past, present, and future with Pinellas County Schools K-12 Visual Arts Technology Integration Coordinators Julie Levesque and Latonya Hicks.

In this episode show host James Wilson sits down with Pinellas County Schools Instructional Staff Developer Kelly Hicks. The two of them discuss how the physical education classroom has evolved and how technology can aid the physical education educator in meeting the goals and standards of the curriculum. 

In this episode show host James Wilson sits down with Pinellas County Schools Instructional Staff Developers Kelsey Krueger and Ryan Aldis. The three of them discuss the "typical" mathematics classroom and how educators can increase student engagement with and without technology.

In this episode guest host Karen Todd sits down with Pinellas County Schools Instructional Technology Coaches Steven Alex and James Wilson. The three of them discuss reasons why educators should continue to use technology as schools return to in-person learning. They also share their thoughts on whether educators will continue to utilize the technology.

In this episode show host James Wilson sits down with School Psychologist and Licensed Mental Health Counselor Amelia Neal. The two discuss how Social Emotional Learning has been brought to the forefront during the current pandemic with educators increasing their reliance on technology to support students. 

In this episode show host James Wilson sits down with Pinellas County Schools' Assitive Technology Coordinator Maureen Kasa. The two discuss the difference between Assitive, Accessible. and instructional technology and why educators should be aware of each. 

In this episode show host James Wilson sits down with Pinellas County Schools' School Transformation Specialists Dr. Keisha Albritton and Kelly Flannery. The trio discuss why and how a school might transform its climate and culture and how technology can play an integral part in the transformation. 

Show host James Wilson shares upcoming details for the second season of the show.

In this episode show host James Wilson has a conversation with Nicole Delemeester, Gifted Education Staff Developer, about what differentiation is and is not. In the conversation several technology tools are shared that can aid educators in differentiating educational content, processes, product, and resources.  

In this episode, host James Wilson talks with Renee Caplinger-Ford and Kimberly Skukalek, staff members of Pinellas County Schools' Equity Department. The trio discuss the difference between equity and equality; the misconception of equal access to technology; the ability of digital natives to use technology for education; and the utilization of technology to create a more equitable classroom.