Beyond the Roles: Voices in Education
Join host Ramira Alamilla as she connects with people who hold different roles in education, listening to their stories and perspectives, one voice at a time.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Megan Lopez: How We Can Leverage Data to Improve What We Do in Schools for Better Outcomes for Students
Megan Lopez was a Language Arts and English Language Learner (ELL) teacher for 13 years and for the past 7 years has worn many hats at the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) in the Assessment and A…
Hayes Greenfield: The Inspiration Behind the Creative Sound Play Curriculum
Hayes Greenfield, an award-winning jazz musician, notable film composer, and innovative educator joins the podcast to discuss his background and his latest sound curriculum. Hayes began working as a …
Jenn Haak: Focusing on Teacher and Student Needs with the Science of the Brain, the Nervous System, and the Impact of Trauma
Jennifer Haak is a school counselor at Meadowlark Elementary, a Title I school in the Salt Lake City School District here in Utah. She has a graduate certification in Applied Educational Neuroscience…
Kelli Brown: The Disconnect Between the Idea of Teaching and the Reality for New Teachers
Through sharing her experiences in teaching, Kelli Brown provides valuable insights into why some teachers may be leaving the profession. Right after college and the completion of her teacher certifi…
Kellen Akiyama: Making Connections with Students and History
Kellen Akiyama is a high school English and history teacher in Southern Oregon who proposed and implemented an African-American Studies course for history credit at his school a few years ago and was…
Cindy Parks: The Vision of a Neurodivergent Educator
"Who I am as a human really informs my practice as an educator...and my path to education." Cindy Parks is a neurodivergent learner, a scholar, researcher, parent, advanced stage breast care survivor…
Yevgeny Pevzner: Never Assume
Yevgeny Pevzner is a science and STEM teacher at Kearns Junior High in the Granite School District in Salt Lake City, Utah. In this episode, Yev shares some of the biggest challenges he faces now aft…
Bobbi Morgan: The Web of Support for Children's Mental Health through School Social Work
Ever wondered what our current school system is doing to meet the mental health needs of young students? Find out what school-based mental health looks like. In this conversation, Bobbi Morgan, a sch…
Jeremy Chatterton: Using Data and Coaching to Improve High School Reading Test Scores
Jeremy Chatterton is the principal of a large public high school in the Salt Lake City school district here in Utah. He brings what he's learned from his experiences as a basketball coach, middle sch…
Kristin Allred: Why Some Teachers Stay
Kristin Allred is a first-grade teacher in the Salt Lake City School District in Utah with over 20 years of experience. In this episode Kristin shares some of the challenges facing teachers today, wh…
Introducing Beyond the Roles: Voices in Education
Host Ramira Alamilla introduces the podcast and shares her own perspective and intentions for the podcast before opening up future episodes to hear the stories and voices of people in different roles…