The UMSL College of Education Podcast

Join Jonathan Lidgus to learn more about the "UMSL Succeed" program."  Succeed is a post-secondary program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Program participants can earn a Chancellor's Certificate by completing the two-year residential or commuter program.

Join Dr. Channon Peoples as she shares her passionate work with the UMSL Bridge program, and many other amazing services through the Office of Pre-Collegiate Student Services at UMSL.  She talks about her work helping young adults prepare for a future college career and much more!  

We welcome Dr. Katie O'Daniels, teacher educator specializing in literacy studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  She shares her passion for literacy education, and professional development through her work as director of the Gateway Writing Project.

Join Britne Bacca-Haupt and our great conversation about the amazing supports afforded UMSL students.  No one does it better, and Britne shares her passion for her work, and how UMSL provides every possible opportunity for students to be successful.  

Join four amazing future teachers who took part in the UMSL COE Future Teacher Leadership Academy.  We talk about what it means to be a teacher from a students perspective, and about the future of education.  Enjoy this encouraging conversation! 

We welcome Dr. Shawn Woodhouse and Alexandra Gresick to share two amazing graduate opportunities at the UMSL College of Education.  Learn more about our MED in Adult and Higher Education and our EdD in College Access, Career Readiness, and Student Services in Higher Education.  Join us to learn more about how to expand your education career!

Join UMSL COE grad Darrion "DC" Cockrell, as he shares how educators changed his life, and how he now uses his platform as an educator to change the lives of his students.  Darrion is a physical education teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in the Lindbergh School District.  Darrion is the 2021 Missouri Teacher of the year and has an incredible story that you won't want to miss!

Dr. Hoerr joins the UMSL COE Podcast to talk about his accomplished career in education, and desire to provide support and resources for current education professionals.  A very encouraging conversation with an innovator and lifelong leader in the field of education.  

Join Dr. Morris as he shares his passion for his work in Urban Education.  Dr. Morris has studied the impact of school reforms, as well as the links between race, social class and the geography of educational opportunities and Black communities for more than 20 years.

Dr. Mary Suiter, Assistant Vice President and Economic Education Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, shares her passion for economics education and a partnership with the UMSL College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences to provide teachers the tools needed to teach personal finance through the brand new "Graduate Certificate Personal Finance Literacy Education" degree program.  

Join Dr. Ellen Duncan as she shares yet another of our innovative undergraduate degree programs, the Bachelor of Educational Studies.  This unique education degree is for students excited about education, but looking for challenges outside the traditional classroom

Join Princess Davis and Dr. Ellen Duncan for a great conversation about our Teach in 12 alternative certification program.  If you have a bachelors degree but would like to take your work and life experience and become a teacher, this program is for you!  Listen to learn more and contact us any time for more information!

On our first episode of season two, we are honored to be joined by Dr. Kristin Sobolik, Chancellor of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.  Dr. Sobolik shares her passion for impacting UMSL, the St. Louis community and beyond. 

Dr. Chanua Ross shares her vision for partnering with school districts to help combat the teacher shortage and provide quality fully certified teachers through the UMSL College of Education Teach Residency Program.

Join Dr. Emily Brown as she shares her experience as a school counselor and her work now helping educators prepare for a career in school counseling through our MED program at the UMSL College of Education.  

Dr. Amber Candela shares her passion for the subject of math, her passion for teaching math, and her passion for providing support and professional development for teachers who teach math.  Join us for a very entertaining conversation about this and the Elementary Math Specialist Certification at the UMSL College of Education!

Join Dr. Lindsay Athamanah as she discusses her innovative work with our Succeed Program, supporting our students with disabilities, and how you can join us to begin or continue a rewarding and impactful career as a special educator.  

Hear from Dr Thomasina Hassler, Director of the Matthew D. Davis Racial and Social Justice Institute, how the UMSL COE Social Justice in Education Graduate Certificate could be the career path for you!

Learn how a PhD from the UMSL College of Education, and a great deal of perseverance, helped Dr. Jill-Klahn-Smith grow into a career as Assessment Coach of the Wentzville School District.  

Dr. Karen Boleska shares her vision and passion for our undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Sport Management degree program.  

Hear from our ACP and Degree in 3 coordinators, Dr. Julie Smith-Sodey and Monica Phelps-Pineda.  High school students can earn college credit in high school right now.  High School students can take part in education preparation courses right now. High school students can prepare for a college degree in 3 years and a fantastic career in education right now!

This episode gives our amazing student leadership team with eduCATE a chance to share their passion for education.  Emily Eden, Destiny Hannick and Lauren Baker are future educators who desire to unite our UMSL COE and give direction to our students as they learn and grow as educators.  

Dr. Ann Taylor, Dean of the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Education, shares her passion for education.  Join us in this encouraging conversation!

This is a brief introduction to the UMSL COE podcast intended to explain our purpose for sharing this with you, the education community.  Tune in each week for conversations with education innovators to encourage you in the work you do every day.  Thank you for joining the UMSL COE Podcast!