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Hear all about the big topics in Idaho education, from the classroom to the Statehouse. Each Friday, Idaho Education News will provide a fast-moving look at the issues affecting schools and students, parents and taxpayers.

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    Episode 97: A conversation with Joshua Whitworth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 67:20


    Episode 97: A conversation with Joshua Whitworth by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 96: A postsession conversation with Debbie Critchfield

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 34:27


    Episode 96: A postsession conversation with Debbie Critchfield by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 95: Previewing a pivotal legislative session

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 38:53


    Episode 95: Previewing a pivotal legislative session by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 20: A science teacher's dream PD — an expedition to Patagonia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 35:31


    Ep. 20: A science teacher's dream PD — an expedition to Patagonia by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 94: Boise State's capital campaign ... and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 38:10


    Episode 94: Boise State's capital campaign ... and more by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 19: Meeting Idaho's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Trent Van Leuven

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 59:23


    Ep. 19: Meeting Idaho's 2024 Teacher of the Year, Trent Van Leuven by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 93: Talking with trustees

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 30:40


    Episode 93: Talking with trustees by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 18: Why Idaho's 2023 teacher of the year left the state — and K-12 education

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 57:03


    Ep. 18: Why Idaho's 2023 teacher of the year left the state — and K-12 education by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 92: Covering a lot of political landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 27:02


    Episode 92: Covering a lot of political landscape by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 17: How to make students really, truly love learning? Misha Smith has answers.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 47:49


    In this episode, award-winning teacher Misha Smith talks about how she uses field trips, big questions, and projects with real-world impact to fuel student curiosity and excitement. Plus, she reflects on two recent awards she won — including one that will send her around the tip of South America.

    Episode 91: The University of Phoenix interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 56:35


    Episode 91: The University of Phoenix interview by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 16: Teaching migrant summer school with Melyssa Perez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 40:39


    Ep. 16: Teaching migrant summer school with Melyssa Perez by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 90: C. Scott Green talks about the U of I-University of Phoenix megadeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 34:22


    Episode 90: C. Scott Green talks about the U of I-University of Phoenix megadeal by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 15: Teacher Panel: Summer break, teacher appreciation, and favorite teachers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 38:35


    Ep. 15: Teacher Panel: Summer break, teacher appreciation, and favorite teachers by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 89: Previewing a big-money school election day

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 27:29


    Episode 89: Previewing a big-money school election day by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 14: From the classroom to the House floor with Rep. Matthew Bundy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 41:30


    Ep. 14: From the classroom to the House floor with Rep. Matthew Bundy by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 88: Little looks back on 2023 session

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 25:24


    Episode 88: Little looks back on 2023 session by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 13: What it's like to be a teacher and lawmaker with Rep. Soñia Galaviz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 47:57


    Ep. 13: What it's like to be a teacher and lawmaker with Rep. Soñia Galaviz by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 12: Teacher Panel: spring teaching, teacher hats, and relationship building

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 51:12


    Ep. 12: Teacher Panel: spring teaching, teacher hats, and relationship building by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 11: Teacher Panel: Teaching myths, extreme student behavior, success stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 39:30


    Ep. 11: Teacher Panel: Teaching myths, extreme student behavior, success stories by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 87: The education budgets, a preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 29:07


    Episode 87: The education budgets, a preview by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 86: A midterm report, with the Legislature's education chairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 27:40


    Episode 86: A midterm report, with the Legislature's education chairs by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 85: What do Idahoans think of their state

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 25:27


    Episode 85: What do Idahoans think of their state by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 10: Teaching students to navigate misinformation with Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 44:24


    Ep. 10: Teaching students to navigate misinformation with Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 84: Talking budgets, and there's a lot to talk about

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 29:40


    Episode 84: Talking budgets, and there's a lot to talk about by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 83: The education talking points from the State of the State speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 22:11


    Episode 83: The education talking points from the State of the State speech by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 9: Switching to full-day kindergarten and more with teacher Valerie Tims

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 25:15


    Ep. 9: Switching to full-day kindergarten and more with teacher Valerie Tims by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 82: Previewing a big-money, high-stakes legislative session

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 34:51


    Episode 82: Previewing a big-money, high-stakes legislative session by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 81: Talking education with a new Idaho think tank

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 30:19


    Episode 81: Talking education with a new Idaho think tank by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 80: One day, $9 million in student scholarships

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 23:12


    Episode 80: One day, $9 million in student scholarships by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 8: An interview with the only teacher on Debbie Critchfield's transition team, Julie Nawrocki

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 28:23


    Ep. 8: An interview with the only teacher on Debbie Critchfield's transition team, Julie Nawrocki by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 79: 'This is hard for everybody:' the U of I navigates a tragic autumn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 20:26


    Episode 79: 'This is hard for everybody:' the U of I navigates a tragic autumn by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 7: Mental health in schools from a school counselor's perspective with Nancy Goodman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 45:09


    Ep. 7: Mental health in schools from a school counselor's perspective with Nancy Goodman by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 78: After the election, a look at CWI's future

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 29:59


    Episode 78: After the election, a look at CWI's future by Idaho EdNews

    Ep. 6: Ensuring success and equitable opportunities for all students with Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 34:35


    Ep. 6: Ensuring success and equitable opportunities for all students with Dr. Sheldon L. Eakins by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 77

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 31:14


    Episode 77 by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 76: ICYMI, there's an election next week

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 27:30


    Episode 76: ICYMI, there's an election next week by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 75: Breaking down Idaho's good-news, bad-news NAEP scores

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 20:38


    Episode 75: Breaking down Idaho's good-news, bad-news NAEP scores by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 74: Debates are happening (and not happening)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 26:40


    Episode 74: Debates are happening (and not happening) by Idaho EdNews

    The Teachers' Lounge Episode 5: Solving the teacher shortage with Lynn Gangone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 34:35


    The Teachers' Lounge Episode 5: Solving the teacher shortage with Lynn Gangone by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 73

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 28:13


    Episode 73 by Idaho EdNews

    The Teachers' Lounge Episode 4: Meet Idaho's 2023 Teacher of the Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 36:53


    The Teachers' Lounge Episode 4: Meet Idaho's 2023 Teacher of the Year by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 72: Candidate interview, Terry Gilbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 27:57


    Episode 72: Candidate interview, Terry Gilbert by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 71: A Conversation with Wendy Horman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 29:33


    Episode 71: A Conversation with Wendy Horman by Idaho EdNews

    Book bans and challenges from an English teacher's perspective with guest Lyndsey Matthews

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 28:54


    Book bans and challenges from an English teacher's perspective with guest Lyndsey Matthews by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 39

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 25:06


    Episode 39 by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 69: A conversation with Kevin Satterlee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 24:25


    Episode 69: A conversation with Kevin Satterlee by Idaho EdNews

    The Teachers' Lounge Episode 2: A conversation with Miss Idaho 2022 -- who is also a math teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 19:49


    Sarah Jensen teaches math AND is prepping for the Miss America pageant in December. In this episode, she talks about what today's kids need in a role model, how she feels about the Miss America pageant dropping the swimsuit portion of the competition, and how Idaho education is underrated.

    Episode 68: A conversation with Shiva Rajbhandari

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 26:28


    Episode 68: A conversation with Shiva Rajbhandari by Idaho EdNews

    Episode 67: Breaking down an extraordinary week

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 22:52


    Episode 67: Breaking down an extraordinary week by Idaho EdNews

    Teachers Lounge Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 32:23


    Teachers Lounge Episode 1 by Idaho EdNews

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