Sara Baird has been teaching art since 2006, and she became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2014. She loves helping students explore their creativity and grow as artists. She stops by the podcast to talk with Alisa and Donnie about a teaching strategy, “See, Think, Wonder.”  

…and in case you haven’t ever seen the painting “Watson and the Shark”, you can find it here.  

If you’d like to connect with Sara, you can follow her on Instagram @saraabaird  

Fun fact: Sara knows more about The Big Lebowski than anybody I’ve ever met.  

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She’s back! Mrs. Reinke is back to share a variety of in-classroom strategies that she’s found success with over the years. There’s a reason she was named the North Dakota Teacher of the Year. She’s incredible!  

If you’d like to connect with Kristi (or connect your class to hers!) follow her on Twitter @reinkekristi  

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Kristi Reinke teaches middle school in Minot (my-not*) North Dakota, and in 2021, she was named the North Dakota Teacher of the Year! Listen as Kristi shares her strategy for connecting her students to other middle schoolers all around the world, all while teaching them geographic awareness and cultural competencies.  

If you’d like to connect with Kristi (or connect your class to hers!) follow her on Twitter @reinkekristi  

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*Fun fact that Alisa and I learned: citizens of Minot like to say “Why not Minot”? 

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We interrupt this regularly scheduled week to bring you a special Holiday episode! In honor of Halloween and Día de Muertos happening soon, Donnie and Alisa share some unique ideas that you may want to try. 

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Nicole Butler-Hooton has been an educator for 16 years. In 2021 she was named the Oregon Teacher of the Year, becoming the first Indigenous teacher to ever earn this recognition! She’s a member of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians - Chetco Band (Oregon) and the San Carlos Apache Tribe (Arizona). Nicole is a believer in the importance of connecting with students and families. Fun fact: she also loves to golf and would definitely beat Donnie if they ever played a round together. ⛳  

If you’d like to connect with Nicole and have any follow up questions about her ideas, you can find her on Twitter at @ButlerHooton.  

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The 2020 National Teacher of the Year is back and better than ever. Donnie and Alisa chat with Tabatha as she talks about connecting classrooms to the community. She believes in the importance of early childhood education and the need for social-emotional learning for all students.  

If you’d like to connect with Tabatha and have any follow up questions about her ideas, you can find her on Twitter at @tabatharosproy.

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Tabatha Rosproy, the 2020 National Teacher of the Year, is a career early childhood educator and the 2020 National Teacher of the Year. She is the first preschool teacher to ever win this award!  

Tabatha stops by to chat with Donnie and Alisa about how she helped launch a preschool inside of Cumbernauld Village, a nursing home and retirement community in Winfield, Kansas. The four-year-old students interact every day with community residents, who serve as volunteer “Grandmas” and “Grandpas” to every child in the school.  

After listening to the episode, check out this video of her school.  

If you’d like to connect with Tabatha and have any follow up questions about her ideas, you can find her on Twitter at @tabatharosproy.

In our next episode, we’ll talk with Tabatha about the importance of community involvement in education. 

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The 2021 Utah State Teacher of the Year – John Arthur – returns! In this episode, Mr. Arthur talks about the ways his students become advocates for themselves and their community. If you don’t know John, he’s the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and a 2021 National Teacher of the Year Finalist. He is in his 10th year of teaching at Meadowlark Elementary, a Title I school in Salt Lake City. He’s also a National Board Certified Teacher, a Utah Teacher Fellow with the Hope Street Group, and an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education at Westminster College.  

If you’d like to connect with John and have any follow up questions about his ideas, you can find him on Twitter at @9thevermore 

Check out the music video that John and his students created here.  

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Welcome to the first episode of Teachers Passing Notes: Gen-Z Media’s first podcast created for educators! Hosted by teachers Donnie Piercey and Alisa Cooper de Uribe, this is a show where we talk about all things education: from creative teaching strategies to deeper discussions about important topics.  

John Arthur stops by on this first episode to talk about how a simple checklist helps his students enter the “Chill Zone”. If you don’t know John, he’s the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and a 2021 National Teacher of the Year Finalist. He is in his 10th year of teaching at Meadowlark Elementary, a Title I school in Salt Lake City. He’s also a National Board Certified Teacher, a Utah Teacher Fellow with the Hope Street Group, and an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education at Westminster College. We like Mr. Arthur.  

If you’d like to connect with John and have any follow up questions about his ideas, you can find him on Twitter at @9thevermore 

In our next episode, we’ll talk with John about how he helps his students advocate for themselves and their community through music.  

If you like his “Workshop Checklist”, you can grab a copy of it here.  

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