The Roberts Perspective

Join CJ and Steven as they discuss Lesson Internalization with their special guest, Joel Spencer.

Joel is currently a the Lead Science Teacher for the Little Rock School District. He discusses the national and state movement toward High-Quality Instructional Material (HQIM) and how it is affecting teacher practice in the district. The group discusses some of the benefits and costs of the shift in landscape. Also, they discuss the pushback on this new approach and how to be more receptive to it's purposes.

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Join CJ and Steven as they discuss teaching grit and growth at the kindergarten level with their special guest, Joe Murdock.

Joe is currently a kindergarten teacher at Roberts elementary. He discusses his approach to teaching kindergarten students to push themselves to the their highest level of potential. We also have some fun talking sports and Steven's exciting news.

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Join CJ and Steven as they discuss the role of the dean of students with their special guest, Kasi Davis.

Kasi is currently the dean at Roberts elementary. She discussed how she has approached this new position and shares her insights from the prior experience.

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Join CJ and Steven as they discuss the history of world fest at Roberts Elementary. They go into how it works and what to expect for 2025.

Additionally, Steven touches on the importance of exercising gratitude during the thanksgiving season.

The two finish the discussion with acknowledging the achievement scores of the school and discussing how to analyze the information in building toward the future.

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Join CJ and Steven as they meet with Walter Mahone, Deputy Chief of the Special Investigations Division (Office of the Attorney General of Arkansas).

The episode contains sensitive topics about protecting children from cybercrime. Please be mindful that this content is not appropriate for younger audiences. We appreciate your willingness to join our podcast for this informative episode. Please like, share, and subscribe so that we can inform more people about the current events facing our students, their families, our educators, and the greater community.

Join Steven and CJ as they interview five new staff members of the Don Roberts team.

Join Steven and CJ as they kick off season 2 of the Roberts Perspective. In the first episode, the two discuss the leadership retreat and the hard work that will help guide instruction and culture for the 2025-2026 school year.

This episode will be chock-full of information that can be revisited whenever needed. Please join the fun and give our podcast a listen, like, and subscribe!

Please help us support our young guest by listening to this often comical discussion between the trio!

Join Steven and CJ for their milestone 10th! episode. Another first is their guest, Mr. Ben, a student at Robert's Elementary

As you can imagine, the fellas talk all things 4th grade, including a healthy discussion over soccer.

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Join Steven and CJ as they meet with veteran teacher of 40+ years, Ruth Keogh.

During the conversation, the trio reviews a set of "proverbs" developed by Ruth to prepare the next generation of teachers. Ruth draws from her personal experiences as evidence for her nuggets of wisdom.

Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to learn from one of the best Little Rock offers!

Join Steven and CJ as they sit down with PTA Field Day chair Kate Stambough and Robert's PE Teacher and Field Day Director Mallory Ortiz.

During the episode, we discuss the purpose of the field day and some new additions to this year's lineup.

We share logistical information that will hopefully provide more clarification for all staff involved.

Lastly, we share some pro tips for new teachers so they may have a great first experience.

Join us for some fun, laughter, and great information.