Podcast
Indian Prairie Podcast
Hosted by Brian Giovanini & Candy Michelli · EN
Indian Prairie School District 204 is excited to share the Indian Prairie Podcast. Current hosts Candy Michelli, Director of Professional Learning, and Brian Giovanini, Director of Innovation are joined by teachers and administrators to discuss the work being done to fulfill the district’s mission “to inspire all students to achieve their greatest potential.”
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Strategic Plan Part 2
Jan 18, 202300:13:36Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Board President Laurie Donahue, Superintendent Dr. Adrian Talley, and Chief School Business Official Matt Shipley to discuss priorities 3 and 4 of the Strategic Plan and how it guides the district’s work and buildings.
Transcribe →Strategic Plan Part 1
Jan 4, 202300:16:59Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Board President Laurie Donahue, Superintendent Dr. Adrian Talley, Deputy Superintendent Doug Eccarius and Fry Elementary Principal Laurie Hillman to discuss the priorities 1 and 2 of the Strategic Plan and how it guides the district’s work and buildings.
Transcribe →STEM Camp
Nov 14, 202200:13:54Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Andy Fekete, Instructional Technology Specialist, and Amanda Eischen, White Eagle, 4th Grade teacher. Andy and Amanda discuss last year’s STEM Summer Camp experience and plans for future summer camps.
Transcribe →Equity
Oct 31, 202200:21:06Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by the Executive Director of Equity, Nader Najjar. Nader discusses his upcoming work and how his team is supporting teachers with embedding equity instructional practices in their classrooms.
Transcribe →Capital Projects
Oct 17, 202200:15:16Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Matt Shipley, Chief School Business Official, and John Robinson, Director of Building & Grounds. Matt and John share some of the capital projects that are currently happening and how the team is looking at capital projects in the future to ensure our learning environments are safe and support our educational programs.
Transcribe →Grow Your Own Teachers Part 2
Apr 28, 202200:10:11Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Lynn Baranak, Family & Consumer Science Teacher and Grow Your Own Teacher Coordinator at Waubonsie Valley School and one of her senior students who took part in the year long Grow Your Own Teacher program. The episode is a follow-up to our conversation with Dr. Lee and Mrs. Harry about exposing students to career opportunities in education.
Transcribe →Kendall Podcast Club
Apr 7, 202200:14:40Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Rhonda Jenkins, LMC Director at Kendall Elementary School, and two fifth grade students to share about their 5th grade Podcast club. The students provide an overview of their experience and some of the amazing topics they are sharing through podcasts.
Transcribe →Project Lead The Way: Engineering, Design, and Development
Mar 23, 202200:18:42Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Anthony Tegtmeyer, Technology & Engineering Teacher at Neuqua Valley High School, and Tylen Fleming, a Neuqua Valley Senior, to share insights about the student experience it the Project Lead The Way Engineering Design and Development course.
Transcribe →Staff Wellness
Feb 14, 202200:19:29Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Daryl Silberman, Waubonsie Valley Orchestra Director, and Dawn Forkner, SEL and Wellness Coordinator, to discuss the importance of staff wellness. Daryl and Dawn discuss their personal wellness journey in addition to sharing resources for our IPSD community.
Transcribe →Teacher Mentoring
Feb 1, 202200:19:06Tap to summarizeCandy and Brian are joined by Katie Popp, President of Indian Prairie Education Association, and Piper Kottman, Kindergarten teacher at Kendall Elementary School, to discuss a mentoring program that Indian Prairie School District has partnered with Illinois Educators Association to implement. Katie and Piper share about their roles as mentors for early career educators and some of the things they have learned during the mentoring process.
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