Class in Session Podcast

On Season 2 Episode #14 of Class in Session Podcast. Ms. Ahira Smith originally from Chicago, raised in New York talks with Logan and Dontay about her journey in education. Ms. Smith is an HBCU advocate and got her undergrad degree from The Kentucky State University (Mighty Thorobreds) in Frankfort, KY; Also received her master's degree from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. S...

On Season 2 Episode #13 of Class in Session Podcast. Mrs. Mary Hasso originally from Yonkers, New York talks with Logan and Dontay about his journey in education. Dr. Hasso is an English teacher at the victor valley school district. She speaks at educational conferences all over the county. Dr. Hasso shares how to build relationships with scholars. Visit: www.ybnormal.org

On Season 2 Episode #12 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. David Spellmon originally from London talks with Logan and Dontay about his journey in education. Spellmon has a degree in psychology and has a social and emotional learning curriculum. He is a teacher in North Carolina. Visit: www.ybnormal.org

On Season 2 Episode #10 of Class in Session Podcast. Mrs. Patrice Badami talks with Logan about her journey in education. Badami has worked with special needs students for over a decade. She has a master's degree in elementary education and special education. The reason for Badami receiving her master's is her son was on the autism spectrum. She shares why services are critical and how to...

On Season 2 Episode #9 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. Jasmin Spain M.Ed talks with Logan about his journey in education. Spain is serving in the field of higher education as the Assistant Vice President of Student Support at Pitt Community College in Greenville, NC but the job that I was made and called by the Most High to do is serve as the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of The M.A.I.N. In...

On season 2 episode #8 of Class in Session,, Dr. Terri Cooper talks with Logan and Dontay about being a superintendent in Maine. Dr. Cooper taught as a teacher for 10 years. She has always wanted to work in education and impact lives through education. She grew up in North Carolina and worked in the school system in North Carolina before relocating to Maine. www.ybnormal.org

On season 2 episode#7 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. Nolan McDaniel talks with Logan and Dontay about starting a bilingual charter school in Chattanooga, Tn. He spent 5 years teaching and leading in Harlem, NY. Feeling pulled back home and to communities that are deeply important to him and feeling drawn to reimagining education with the community at the center, he moved to Chattanooga to design...

On season 2 Episode #6 of Class in Session Podcast. Mrs. Kaity Spider talks with Logan and Dontay about being a teacher on an Indian reservation in South Dakota. Mrs. Spider has been in education for 5 years and is currently a 3rd-grade teacher. She changed her major in college to become a teacher. Mrs. Spider teaches all subjects at her school including physical education as well. She explains ho...

On season 2 Episode #5 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. Seth Warren talks with Logan and Dontay about being a 6th-grade assistant principal in one of the biggest school districts in the country. Mr. Warren played basketball in college and shares his story of how he left his hometown to get into education. Wake county is the 14th largest school district in the country. Mr. Warren has been working i...

On season 2 Episode #4 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. Marcus Nicks talks with Logan and Dontay about being in the Howard county public school system for 12 years. Mr. Nicks talks about only having white female teachers in grade school growing up. Mr. Nicks talks about how an uncle of his put him on to books and his development growing up. Mr. Nicks is a consultant in the k-12 space. Subscribe an...

On season 2 Episode #3 of Class in Session Podcast. Ms. Ayana Gustus talks with Logan and Dontay about how she got into teaching and the different approaches how to build relationships with students. She is an 8th middle school teacher in Tennessee. Ms. G has been teaching for 5 years and talks about some of the myths and how scholars don't take school serious since covid-19 has taken place. S...

On season 2 Episode #2 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. Jay Schwertfeger talks with Logan he is a 3rd-grade teacher in Colorado. Mr. Schwertfeger is the creator of a streaming service for teachers. KidsFreezeDance.com features videos for grades K-3 that mix movement with content!   Subscribe and Leave a review!!!   Let's Connect NOW!!!   www.ybnormal.org  https://www.facebook.c...

On the season 2 opener Episode #1 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. Dondi Burroughs talks with Logan and Dontay about her 30-year journey in education. He worked at the Sheriff's Department on the gang unit, He is an Author and has written 2 books one on suicide and the next on gang intervention,  He attempted suicide which prompted him to write his first book. Burroughs is also a tv host and...

On the season finale Episode #20 of Class in Session Podcast. Mrs. Tracey Frazier talks with Logan and Dontay about her 30-year journey in education. She was the band director for 26 years before getting into administration. She released a gospel album. Fraizer talks about music and why she wanted to become an administrator in the school space. Frazier talks about how to build relationships with s...

On Episode #19 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. Felipe Cortes talks with Logan and Dontay about his journey into education and being an administrator in Colombia. He has been in education for 11 years. Cortes shares what education is like in Colombia, South America. The schools have unions in Colombia and what is the difference is in the public and private sectors of education. Subscribe and Leave...

On Episode #18 of Class in Session Podcast. Mr. Ronald Burgess Jr. talks with Logan and Dontay about his journey into education and being a counselor for substance abuse disorders for youth and adults. He talks about how he educates family's on recovery and addiction is a disease. Burgess give some best practices on how to support kids dealing with addiction.  Subscribe and Leave a review!!!...

On Episode #17 of Class in Session Podcast. Superintendent Randy Dougherty talks with Logan and Dontay about his journey into education and being a superintendent. He has been in education for 26 years. Mr. Dougherty spent 18 yrs as a high school principal and the last 2 years as a superintendent. Dougherty created an app called the lockdown app to help lockdown faster/immediately and provide bett...

On Episode #16 of Class in Session Podcast. Dr. Michelle Parsons talks with Logan and Dontay about her journey into education. She has been in education for 18 years and is currently a behavior coordinator with Cleburne ISD. Dr. Parsons develop the curriculum for the state of Texas that school resource officers are required to take. She has trained several hundred cops that work in schools across...

On Episode #15 of Class in Session Podcast. Taylor Massey talks with Logan and Dontay about her journey into education. She taught 7 years teaching elementary and middle school and during covid was a reading coach for 1 year. Ms. Massey explains why relationship building is one the key components to get buy in from students. Taylor has been in education for 9 years.  Subscribe and Leave a rev...

On Episode #14 of Class in Session Podcast. Carlos Malave talks with Logan and Dontay about his journey into education and why getting in alignment is important. He explains why he created the restorative power program and why there is power in vulnerability. Carlos has been teaching for 10 years. Subscribe and Leave a review!!! Let's Connect NOW!!! www.ybnormal.org   https://www.facebook.com/YBNo...

On Episode #13 of Class in Session Podcast. Dr. Alphonso Sealey talks with Logan and Dontay about his journey into education and why he loves title 1 schools. He explains why he loved teaching at the elementary level. Also the differences in working in higher ed at James Madison University. Subscribe and Leave a review!!! Let's Connect NOW!!! www.ybnormal.org   https://www.facebook.com/YBNormal201...

On Episode #12 of Class in Session Podcast. Dr. Tabatha Spurlock talks with Logan and Dontay about her journey into education. Dr. Spurlock is a 3X best-selling author, philanthropist, and educator for over 15 years. Dr. Spurlock has been in education for over 20 years and has always worked in inner-city schools during her education journey. She explains how she went from grant writing to working...

On Episode #11 of Class in Session Podcast. Dr. Janeen Perry-Campbell talks with Logan and Dontay about her 15-year journey into education and is the director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Portsmouth Public Schools. She shares we should value educators and believes that educators are first responders. She shares how to remain relevant as an educator and shares how to be intentional with...

On Episode #10 of Class in Session Podcast. Ms. Chandler Davenport talks with Logan and Dontay about her 3rd-year education and being a bilingual teacher who speaks Spanish. She shares why the no child left behind initiative should be changed and why history helps you know who you are. Subscribe and Leave a review!!! Let's Connect NOW!!! www.ybnormal.org   https://www.facebook.com/YBNormal2016/  h...

On Episode #9 of Class in Session Podcast. Tawana Akins talks with Logan and Dontay about her 19-year journey in education and being a dean of students to becoming an assistant principal in her most recent position. She shares some best practices about how she got her students to read 5,000 words in one year and how she has been in education for 19 years with no absences. Subscribe and Leave a rev...