National Rural Education Association Official Podcast
Welcome to the official podcast of the National Rural Education Association called the Rural Voice. Co-Hosted by Drs. Allen Pratt, Jared Bigham, and Christopher F. Silver, they discuss the common themes and experiences facing teachers, parents, and administrators in elementary and secondary rural education.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 83
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
S02E18 - Trade Mentorships and the Application of Learning and Skills, and Interview with Kayleen McCabe
In this episode of the Rural Voice, we interview Ms. Kayleen McCabe, a collaborator and subject matter expert from HGTV. She worked on several home improvement television shows. In this episode, we d…
00:30:40 |
Mon 11 Jul 2022
S02E17 – Yes, it is ok to Tweet your Success in the classroom – An interview with Eric Sheninger
In this episode of the Rural Voice, the cohosts interview Eric Sheninger, Author, thought leader, and educator, regarding technological innovation in pedagogy and the classroom. Mr. Sheninger is one …
00:31:33 |
Thu 07 Jul 2022
S02E16 – Rural Housing and the changing American Landscape, An Interview with NREA Keynote Speaker Mr. Ben Winchester
This episode of the Rural Voice begins our series of interviews with upcoming National Rural Education Conference speakers to be held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in October of 2022. We Interviewed Mr. B…
00:31:10 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
S02E15 – A Medical Professional Perspective on COVID 19 and the Impact on Rural Communities. An interview with Dr. Lisa Costello.
In this episode of the Rural Voice, Drs. Allen Pratt and Christopher Silver interview Dr. Lisa Costello regarding her experience and expertise on the COVID-19 Pandemic and vaccines. We discussed the …
00:34:38 |
Wed 25 May 2022
S02E14 – Virtual Reality Beyond the Classroom, Career Readiness and Simulated Training. An Interview with Hall Charter and Katelyn Cutshall of TRANSFR.
The Rural Voice interviews Hall Charter is a Director at TRANSFR based in New York City, and Katelyn Cutshall is currently Vice President, Economic Development and Government Relations. We discuss th…
00:45:38 |
Thu 12 May 2022
S02E13 - Rural is National an Interview with Representative Mark White District 83 of Tennessee
Today's episode interviews Representative Mark White District 83 representative to the Tennessee General Assembly. Representative White serves as Chair for the Education Administration Committee and …
00:41:35 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
S02E12 - Listen, Innovate, Serve an interview with Tim Carter Yavapai County School Superintendent
In Arizona, school superintendents are elected. Superintendent Carter discusses providing services to help schools organize and fund elections. He discusses the importance of active listening to meet…
00:30:24 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
S02E11 - Rural Adaptation, STEM, and Preparing Non-traditional Students for College
In this episode of the rural voice, we interview Mike Hogg and Denise Yonts regarding rural education, technology, college preparedness, and adaption to the changing COVID world. We discuss utilizing…
00:34:21 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
S02E10 – From Policy to Practice and Beyond, An Interview with Randi Weingarten, teacher, author, social activist.
In this episode, we interview Rhonda "Randi" Weingarten at the National Rural Education Association Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ms. Weingarten is most notable for her work on education advoc…
00:30:42 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
S02E09 – Small Town Education and the future of Rural Education, and interview with Drs. Devon Brenner, Ann Schulte, and Amy Price Azano.
In this episode, we interview the authors of Teaching in Rural Places Thriving in Classrooms, Schools, and Communities, Drs. Amy Price Azano, Devon Brenner, and Ann Schulte regarding the changing dem…
00:35:52 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
S02E08 -- Why therapy and supportive service challenges to serving rural kids and communities. An interview with Mike Lowers, Director of School Implementation at Presence Learning.
In this episode, we interview Mike Lowers, Director of School Implementation at PresenceLearning, discussing issues within special education, pedagogy, and IEP and speech in addressing support servic…
00:35:33 |
Fri 29 Oct 2021
S02E07 - From Pumpkins to Pedagogy, an interview with Frey Farms Founder and CEO Sarah Frey.
In today's episode of the Rural Voice, we interview the author of the bestselling book "The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life–and Saved an American Farm." We provide a short introduction to Ms. …
00:30:57 |
Mon 25 Oct 2021
S02E06 - The intersections of education, policy, and diversity in rural education, an Interview with Dr. Christina M. Kishimoto
In this episode of the Rural Voice, the cohosts interview Dr. Christina Kishimoto, former state superintendent of the Hawaii State Department of Education. She discusses the role of educators as infl…
00:23:39 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
S02E05 – Rural Education is Not What Others Might Think, A Response to the Recent New York Times Article The Tragedy of America’s Rural Schools by Casey Parks with Guest Panelist Dr. Brad Mitchell.
In this special episode of the Rural Voice, the cohosts Drs. Pratt, Bigham, and Silver invite NREA friend and contributor Dr. Brad Mitchell, to respond to a recent article from the New York Times tit…
00:42:14 |
Fri 10 Sep 2021
S02E04 - The Many Roles of the Rural Educator, an Interview with Ms. Laurie Smith, NREA’s 2021 Rural Teacher of the Year
In this episode of the Rural Voice, we interview Ms. Laurie Smith, a 4th-grade teacher in Sumner, Nebraska, and the National Rural Education Association’s teacher of the year for 2021. In this interv…
00:20:59 |
Fri 10 Sep 2021
S02E03 – Rural Education Collaboratives, Partnerships, and the methods for organizing the community of the willing. An interview with Ms. Shannon Nicholas at Colorado Succeeds and Dr. Landon Mascareñaz at Colorado Education Initiative.
For this episode of the Rural Voice, our cohosts Drs. Bigham and Pratt interview Dr. Landon Mascareñaz and Ms. Shannon Nicholas about rural planning, partnerships, and connections between business an…
00:32:08 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
S02E02 - The Charter School Experience in the Rural Southeast United States. An Interview with Ms. Haley Danielle Richardson, Second-Grade Teacher
In this week's episode, we interview Ms. Haley Danielle Richardson, Second-Grade Teacher, University Charter School, Livingston, Alabama. She discusses her experience with rural charter schools and c…
00:17:28 |
Mon 09 Aug 2021
S02E01 - Have you noticed? The changing landscape in small towns is not what you think. An interview with Mr. Benjamin Winchester, Rural Sociologist from the University of Minnesota Extension
In this episode of the Rural Voice, we speak with Mr. Benjamin Winchester, Rural Sociologist from the University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Community Vitality, regarding the complexities of s…
00:27:15 |
Fri 06 Aug 2021
S01E24 – The next 100 days of the Biden Presidency and Potential Directions for Rural Education.
In this episode of the National Rural Education Association, the Rural Voice, Dr. Brad Mitchel rejoined us to readdress many of the themes discussed in episode S01E19 and some of the early indicators…
00:51:33 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
S01E23 – Finding synergy between educational trends in curriculum, training, and state government policy. Methods for connecting with school systems, communication, and policy implementation. An interview with Mike Krause, formerly of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.
Mike Krause is the former Tennessee Higher Education Commission Executive Director and now a senior advisor for government affairs and economic development at the Bradley Arant Boult Cummings law fir…
00:39:15 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
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