Spotlight 4 Success

Spotlight 4 Success

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Spotlight 4 Success episodes

  • Robots Didn’t Grade My Papers, But They Did Crash The Party

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    Walk the LACUE floor with us and meet Lesley Moore, a first-year graphic design and digital media teacher from SPIMA Academy in East Baton Rouge, who’s navigating a new role while chasing the right technology for her students. From the buzz of New Orleans to the quiet of a classroom where a grieving student needed a listener, this conversation blends the promise of AI with the heart of teaching.

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    4 min
  • Teaching Wins That Last A Lifetime

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    The buzz of New Orleans sets a vibrant backdrop as we sit down with Emma Jones from Bogalusa City Schools to unpack how professional learning becomes real student impact. Emma has attended LACUE for five years, and she returns for one reason: to bring home resources she can use tomorrow. From technology that makes lessons click to ideas that elevate student projects, she shares how conferences fuel practical change and renew her energy for the classroom.

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    4 min
  • Don’t Take The Elevator, Take The Mic

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    The floor at LACUE buzzes, but what stands out is a simple transformation: a teacher who once felt overwhelmed now walks with a plan to hand the mic to her students. We sit down with Lauren Domangue to trace how a yearbook program stretched into social media, and why podcasting is the natural next leap for a high school of 1,400 voices.

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    5 min
  • From Librarian To Leader

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    What if your next conference trip rewired how your district learns? Sitting with instructional coordinator Samantha David at LACUE New Orleans 2025, we trace a path from librarian roots to a role that multiplies impact by teaching teachers, curating practical tools, and building the kind of network that turns ideas into adoption. Samantha brings a clear-eyed view of professional development: it has to be usable on Monday, aligned to standards, and respectful of teachers’ time, or it won’t last.

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    4 min
  • Teacher Of The Year, Student First

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    Curiosity is contagious when a classroom feels like a journey. We sit down with Louisiana Teacher of the Year Lorie Hutchins at LACUE 2025 to uncover how she turns social studies into immersive “mini field trips,” builds trust with the toughest kids, and uses technology to amplify—not replace—human connection. From ancient civilizations to local culture, Lori shares a playbook for engagement that is joyful, practical, and grounded in real classrooms.

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    5 min
  • Esports, Python, And AI

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    A hallway chat at LACUE 2025 turns into a masterclass on making technology serve learning, not the other way around. We sit down with Louisiana educator Anthony Swallor, who teaches math and physics, runs Python courses, coaches esports, and keeps the school tech humming—proof that small campuses can deliver big outcomes with the right strategy.

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    5 min
  • Punnett Squares Walked So Mitosis Could Run

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    What if state test prep didn’t feel like test prep at all? We sit down at LACUE in New Orleans with tech facilitator and veteran biology teacher Christina Verberne to unpack a simple, repeatable system that turns anxiety into confidence and practice into real learning.

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    8 min

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