We Can Do EPIC Things

For the first time in Nevada history, the Capitol’s Christmas tree was chosen from right here in Northern Nevada. In this episode you’ll learn everything you need to know about Silver Belle (the name of the tree) from two local celebrities! If you’re interested, a PBS special about Silver Belle will be released on December 19th. We hope you have a wonderful holiday! 🎄

We are back with students to bring some holiday cheer! In this episode we hear from kindergarten students in Colleen Kings class about how they would make the grinch smile. We hope this episode makes you smile!

Our first grade friends are back! In this episode, Minden Elementary students in Stacia Almeida and Jenny Hemsath’s class share with us what they are thankful for. This episode is a must listen and will warm your heart! ❤️ We hope you all have a restful Thanksgiving break and thanks for listening.

This week we are highlighting Lyndsey’s recent journey of running a 100 mile ultramarathon. We talk about everything from training, fueling for 22 hours, hallucinations, and why anyone would ever choose to run this far! Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just here for the story, this episode will leave you in awe of what’s possible when humans test their limits and do epic things. 🏃🏽‍♀️‍➡️

In this episode, we sit down with the owners of DST Coffee, Jake and Amanda, who share their journey from growing up in Douglas County to their success as small business owners. We chat about their favorite drinks, their inspiration for opening up their shop, and how their school experiences helped shaped them. Go grab a a hot drink from DST and enjoy this episode!

We are live from The Carson Valley Swim Center! In this episode we talk with Shannon Harris, Director of the Carson Valley Swim Center and learn about all the epic things at the swim center. The swim center has an incredible partnership with our school district and so many other businesses in the Carson Valley. Learn about all the upcoming events and projects along with a little history of how the...

Our first kid episode of season 3! In this episode, we talk with Alicia Hill’s 5th grade students at CCMES about their egg drop science project. They share how they worked together, had to understand velocity and gravity, and the outcome of dropping their egg drop different heights. Happy listening!

Great news- all your burning questions about the MOU and contingency days are answered! In this episode, we talk with Superintendent Frankie Alvarado and DCPEA President Karen Lamb about the Flexible Work Days Memorandum of Understanding. We highly recommend giving this one a listen!

We had to pause our regularly scheduled programming to bring you an episode dedicated to Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl! As you know, we are Swifties and we couldn’t possibly talk all things T.S. without the biggest Swiftie in Douglas County, Emma Archbold (kindergarten teacher at PHES). We discuss the movie premier, song titles, and what’s next for Taylor! ✨💃🏼

Hailey Sebahar is back! In this episode, we catch up with Hailey on all things family and parent engagement in our district such as ParentSquare and upcoming DPAC meetings. We also chat with her about Foothill Market, a new market that her and husband, Casey, opened in Genoa. Make sure check it out- it’s so cute!

MES is 30 years old! 🥳 In this episode, Lauren Spires helps me cohost as we talk with former and current principals, teachers, and student about all the wonderful things at MES. Enjoy!

Our district theme for the 25-26 school year is inspiring hope. We brought back some returning guests from Ed Services to share more about the district vision, goals for the year and what it means to have hope. Listen as we catch up with Shannon Brown and Leslie Peters, learn new fun facts about them, and hear what they are nexting!

Can you believe we’ve made 80 episodes?! We loved revisiting the 80’s and talking about how different schools were back then. We really appreciate you all tuning in for 3 seasons and stay tuned for more fun episodes ☺️

Let’s just start by saying that Carly and Lyndsey have rizz. If you’re not sure what this means, stay tuned because we have all the secrets from high school students on the latest terms! In this episode we talk with 4 DHS seniors about their favorite memories, plans for post graduation, and a fun new segment called “what does it mean?”. We had so much fun recording this episode and get a glimpse i...

We don’t know what it is, but there’s something about this pod and Taylor Swift making announcements! In this episode, we give a brief overview of all our in service classes offered for recent or salary credit. Listen to get a quick preview before signs ups come out on Thursday.

We. Are. Back. We had a few technical difficulties, but the tech department (Carly and Lyndsey) were able to get season 3 up and running! In this episode we do a summer recap and chat with the new members of PDC. This would have been the number one podcast last Wednesday if we could have aired it! Happy listening ✨

Our first grade friends are back! In this feel good episode, students from Stacia Almeida’s class read books they wrote for their Young Authors project with a Melinda Neilander. Enjoy!

Tara Auld’s CVMS students are back with another project. This time we learn so many fun facts about ancient China… who knew The Great Wall of China was so long!

We are back with the long awaited part 2 from the Modern Learning Conference. In this episode we catch up with the nominees and learn about the great things happening at their schools and in their classrooms.

Introducing the newest member of PDC… April Crandall! In this episode, we learn about April’s journey to teaching and other interesting facts about her life. Happy listening!

Live from New York, it’s Katie Martin! 🗽While in New York City at The Learning and the Brain Conference, we had the pleasure of talking to author, educator, and Chief Impact Officer at Learner-Centered Collaborative, Katie Martin. Listen as we talk about modern high schools, personalized learning, AI, and how her book inspired one of the most popular in service classes to date; The Learning Proje...

This week we have the legend herself, Shari Chappell! Shari is an avid listener and since we have heard so much about the Hot Dog of the Week, we had to learn more about it! She explains how it started and how the tradition is still going strong. 🌭

In this episode, we talk about the new GPA and how it is a more robust predictor of student success! We talk about the science of hope and what it looks like in the classroom. ✨

This is a good one! In this episode, teachers new to our district (Teacher Academy) share advice and what they have learned in their first year in Douglas County Schools. They offer great reminders to all of us about making connections, giving ourselves grace, and always making sure you have a plan. Happy listening!

In this episode, we talk with Amanda Simon (inclusive education teacher at DHS) about her EPIC classroom. Listen as Amanda explains her pathway to teaching and how she creates an EPIC learning environment for her students. We are so glad she committed to our school district!