Spark
Welcome to Spark, a Jeffco Schools podcast for sharing inspirational stories about teaching. In this podcast, your hosts Cathy Goodheart and Tricia Johnson invite educators to share humorous, innovative and transformational stories about teaching to create connections and uplift the profession of teaching through the use of storytelling.
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2019
Bright Spots
Maggie embraces a Bias Toward Action and shares her journey of learning about design thinking, and how she uses it to help teachers solve wicked problems. Empathy is central to how Maggie approaches …
00:23:23 |
Wed 15 May 2019
Projects to Problems
Stephanie shares how she applied her own professional learning from MindSprak Learning Center to shift the instructional practices in her 1st grade classroom. A powerful story about moving from more …
00:25:54 |
Thu 18 Apr 2019
Clever
Jayson shares how a line in a song by John Lennon has pushed him throughout his teaching practice over the years. These stories spotlight just how clever our students can be if we just get out of the…
00:33:06 |
Wed 20 Mar 2019
Relationships
Alisha build lasting relationships through crew. Join us to hear about the experiences she shares with her students, and how they have bonded.
00:28:54 |
Wed 20 Feb 2019
Risks
Jesse embraces risks with his 8th grade class. In this episode he tells the story of a lofty STEM experiment that takes some unexpected turns.
00:32:57 |
Wed 16 Jan 2019
Politely Disagree
Jim shares how he took elements of Socratic Seminars to build better conversations in his mixed age primary classroom. Join us as he shares how one student took this a step further to change the way…
00:23:12 |
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Transformation
Stacy follows her heart to support kids through teachers. Listen in to hear how she combined her love of home improvement reality shows and her passion for creating supportive classroom environments …
00:22:38 |
Wed 21 Nov 2018
Mishaps and Motivations
Kelsey makes us laugh and cry, first with an unforgettable story of "fail forward" with grace and then with a story that helps us remember the importance of celebrating the successes we can have with…
00:15:24 |
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Trust
Jill shares a surprising connection with a previous student and learns of the impact she had on his life. She speaks to the importance of the little things that can build trust and in-turn encourage …
00:11:54 |
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Shift
Marta pinpoints learning that made an impactful shift in her teaching philosophy, and how it transformed her style.
00:14:54 |
Wed 15 Aug 2018
Unexpected Outcomes
Adrienne shares her insights about guiding students and knowing when to step back and let them take off.
00:12:31 |
Wed 18 Jul 2018
Pilot
Welcome! Two inspirational stories to kick off the Why behind Spark.
00:09:36 |
Wed 20 Jun 2018
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