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In this episode, Akwi and Justin share important CDC guidelines, some outside thinking, ways to create schedules, and ways to create some lasting memories during this difficult time. 

In this podcast episode, we sharing three unique #JustOne moments that have made a difference in someone's life in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. If you have a #JustOne moment to share, please let us know.   

In this Thanksgiving podcast, we take time to give thanks to a partnership that is finding ways to feed our community. Hear from Nick Cappussi, Chief Operating Officer of the Boys and Girls Club of Cedar Rapids and Suzy Ketelson, Manager of Food and Nutrition with the Cedar Rapids Community School District. This collaboration, along with a can-do spirit, is creating a success story for other organizations across the Midwest. 

In this podcast, we discover the impact CRCSD Magnet Schools are having across the Cedar Rapids community. We explore, what makes a successful magnet school, and how do they compare to other schools? Our guests are Doreen Marvin, who is a past-president of Magnet Schools of America and Candace Lynch principal of Johnson STEAM Academy.

In this podcast, we explore the topic of the importance of Iowa School Boards. We talk to Lisa Bartusek from the Iowa Association of School Boards, we speak with Dr. Roack Horn from the School Administrators of Iowa and we chat with two former Cedar Rapids Community School District board members, Melissa Kiliper-Ernst and Judy Goldberg.   

We welcome Cedar Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomerance and Ron Corbett, former mayor and current business retention and expansion strategist of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance. We discuss the role of school infrastructure in the community and how it impacts economy and the workforce. And we chat with Vicki Hyland from OPN Architects, she talks about the design process of the New Coolidge Elementary School. 

We discuss our Journey with Digital Literacy. We speak with Amy Yu, Regional Program Manager, Google for Education at Google and Ryan Rydstrom, Director of Access and Instructional Design from the Cedar Rapids Community School District. 

The conversation continues on about the Digital Literacy Journey. We talk with Stacy Behmer, Coordinator of Digital Learning and Media Services from Grant Wood Area Education Agency and Ryan Rydstrom, Director of Access and Instructional Design from the Cedar Rapids Community School District. 

In our kickoff episode, we chat with Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise about statewide initiatives to keep an eye on in the 2019-20 academic year. We also hear from the Cedar Rapids Community School District superintendent Noreen Bush who shares how CRCSD, the second largest school district in the state of Iowa, addresses safety, equity, and a diverse workforce.

Aaron Stecker, Activities Director, Kennedy H.S. - Building Mental Toughness: Aaron talks about the benefits of co-curricular high school activity programs and their ability to prepare students to perform at their best when it matters the most...even when it is hard.

Dr. Tiffany Carr, "The impact of teacher well-being reaches far beyond the educator, impacting students, the classroom, and more; Dr. Tiffany Carr discusses the research surrounding teacher stress and burnout and proposes that a focus on resilience has the power to transform education."

Ryan Rydstrom, Associate Director of Access & Instructional Design, "Today's student comes to us with many visible and invisible barriers to their education and success. Digital tools have the ability to fundamentally change the educational experience for all students while decreasing the digital divide and equitable access to content."

Kennedy High School Principal, Jason Kline, shares - "Tomorrow’s employers are looking for four qualities in their employees above all others: Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, and Creativity. Our democracy requires voters and leaders who can consider other points of view and properly analyze solutions to modern problems. And our society needs greater levels of civility now more than an answer. We can address these issues through the infusion of Speech and Debate activities in all of our public schools."