Chris Bern has a lot of plans as he begins his term as new ISEA president. Tracey Kelley talked to him about those plans for our latest podcast.
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Linda Nelson has seen a lot of schools and talked to a lot of teachers in her four years as ISEA president. This week, Tracey Kelley talked to her about the experience.
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A lot of education talk has been happening at the state Capitol. Tracey Kelley has a legislative update with ISEA lobbyist Brad Hudson.
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Andy Mogle is the Iowa Teacher of the Year, and he's traveling around the state this year, answering questions about issues facing our teachers, students and schools. Tracey Kelley caught up to him for this week's show.
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It's that time of year when a lot of you are thinking about contract renewal. This week, Tracey talked with ISEA legal counsel Jay Hammond about the process.
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The Iowa Department of Education, along with teams of Iowa citizens, is establishing an ambitious initiative to provide students with a world-class curriculum. The Iowa Core Curriculum (previously called the Model Core Curriculum) gives local school districts a guide to delivering instructional content that is challenging and meaningful to all students. Tracey talked with Director Judy Jeffrey recently to get more details.
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Salaries for community college faculty in Iowa have been dropping in the rankings, and that's making it harder to attract and keep the best instructors. Lee Skeens is a psychology instructor at Southeastern Community College in Burlington. He's been studying the issue of instructor salaries, and Tracey Kelley talked to him.
You can also view Lee's testimony before the Legislature here.
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Education support professionals -- people like secretaries and janitors and bus drivers -- play a big role in our schools. Joann Mackin, the ISEA's advocacy specialist, is working hard to make sure they're recognized for all their work, and Tracey Kelley talked to her about it.
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Last fall, Tracey Kelley talked to Christi Donald about her work toward achieving national board certification. This week, we've got an update on that story, and an explanation from Christi of what the process was like -- and whether she achieved her goal.
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If you have a great idea, but not a lot of dollars -- this week's podcast might help. Tracey Kelley talks to Kris Mesicek, a grant specialist with Des Moines Public Schools. Kris has lots of tips to help you prepare that next grant proposal.
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