3 Ps in a Pod: An Education Podcast

Join us in kicking off our 10th season of 3Ps in a Pod! Today, we're sharing some exciting things we're doing to make this upcoming season bigger and better than ever. Meet our newest hosts, hear about some of this fall's episodes, and more! Learn more about the Arizona K12 Center at azk12.org or visit our Facebook page at facebook.com/azk12 .    

For our season finale, we welcome Jaime Casap, former Google Education Evangelist, to 3Ps in a Pod. Hosts Angelia and Danielle share about the impact that Casap has had on their work before inviting him on to the show. Casap reflects on the past year in education, especially the amount everyone has learned and how to use that learning to create a more equitable future for everyone. Looking to the...

Brianna Winiesdorffer returns to 3Ps in a Pod to talk with hosts Danielle and Kathleen about her first year of teaching as she nears the end of the school year. 3Ps in a Pod first featured Winiesdorffer in March 2020 as she neared her graduation from Northern Arizona University. Danielle and Kathleen then caught up with "Ms. Winnie" a few months into her teaching career last December. We've also b...

Sophie Allen-Etchart's passion for literacy led her to create an Arizona organization to help develop a love of reading and learning in Arizona students. In today's episode of 3Ps in a Pod, hosts Danielle and Kathleen welcome Allen-Etchardt to the podcast to talk about the impact of literacy comprehension and the work of the organization she leads, Read Better Be Better . Allen-Etchart shares abou...

Join 3Ps hosts Kathleen and Donnie for a conversation with the 2020 National Teacher of the Year, Tabatha Rosproy. Rosproy is a preschool teacher in Kansas and the first early childhood teacher to be named National Teacher of the Year. She shares with Kathleen and Donnie the experience of earning that title and about what first brought her into teaching. She also reflects on teacher leadership and...

The National Board Certified Teacher journey doesn't end with certification. In today's episode, we cover one area that follows after certification: the maintenance of your National Board Certification. NBCTs Hannah Jones and Alexis LaDuca join 3Ps in a Pod hosts and NBCTs Donnie Dicus and Kathleen Paulsen to talk about what the original National Board Certification process meant to them, what NCB...

In what ways are we serving all students in all schools? What does social justice look like in pedagogy?  Mary and Danielle are digging into those questions with Dr. Gholnecsar "Gholdy" Muhammad on this episode of 3Ps in a Pod. Dr. Muhammad breaks down the four-layered framework as goals for time spent in teaching and learning. She calls us to think about how we can unearth truth and knowledge and...

Today, 3Ps in a Pod hosts Danielle and Angelia welcome global educator Dr. Jennifer Williams to the podcast. Join them as they explore Dr. Williams' work of using EdTech for global social good and what to expect at Camp Plug and Play 16.0 happening June 14-18, 2021.  Dr. Williams has taught in both traditional and Montessori K-12 educational settings. She is the Executive Director of Take Action G...

In today's policy-focused episode of 3Ps in a Pod, we explore the history and future of Arizona's Proposition 208. Hosts Danielle and Donnie welcome Beth Lewis, executive director of Save Our Schools Arizona, and Joe Thomas, president of Arizona Education Association, to 3Ps in a Pod. Lewis reflects on her roles as both a teacher and an advocate before reviewing the journey of Prop 208 through the...

Explore the new Arizona Science Standards in this PD in 30 segment of 3Ps in a Pod with Rebecca Garelli, science and STEM specialist at the Arizona Department of Education, and Robyn Yewell, fifth-grade educator at Harelson Elementary School in the Amphitheater Unified District. PD in 30 is exactly what it sounds like: a professional development session in 30 minutes or less. Garelli and Yewell wi...

Today, 3Ps in a Pod hosts Donnie and Kathleen welcome math specialist John SanGiovanni to the podcast. While their conversation centers on math instruction, many of the strategies they discuss apply to all teachers. SanGiovanni is a mathematics supervisor in Howard County, Maryland, and the author of several books including Productive Math Struggle and Mine the Gap for Mathematical Understanding ....

Are you familiar with identity safety and what that looks like in your classroom? Dr. Becki Cohn-Vargas joins 3Ps in a Pod hosts Angelia and Kathleen to talk about identity safe teaching and identity safe classrooms. Dr. Cohn-Vargas and Dr. Dorothy Steele authored the book Identity Safe Classrooms: Places to Belong and Learn . Dr. Cohn-Vargas also authored Identity Safe Classrooms: Pathways to Bel...

We hear time and time again how important relationships are and how social-emotional learning needs to be a constant part of teaching. While we know their importance, it can be challenging to actually put into practice how we envision, especially as we navigate virtual and hybrid teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. 3Ps in a Pod hosts Angelia and Kathleen talk with Dr. John Hannigan and Jessica...

Last week, 3Ps in a Pod featured Dr. Dana Suskind and the research she has done at the TMW Center for Early Learning and Public Health about early language and literacy development. This week, 3Ps hosts Danielle and Mary continue that conversation by talking about local efforts toward supporting some of Arizona's youngest learners.  This episode will help build your own understanding of early lang...

While classroom teachers are significant in every student's learning journey, that journey begins before children ever enter a school. Today, 3Ps hosts Danielle and Mary welcome on Dr. Dana Suskind, Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago, Director of the Pediatric Cochlear Implant Program, and Founder and Director of Thirty Million Words. Dr. Suskind shares about how her career as a coc...

In today's episode, we're exploring culturally responsive teaching with Kristen and Justin Campbell, the founders of The Urban Connection Project . Hosts Kathleen and Angelia welcome the Campbells to 3Ps in a Pod to share about their work with the organization they lead and its focus on culturally responsive teaching. The Campbells share how their experiences growing up and then as classroom teach...

What is teacher-led inquiry? What is student-led inquiry? How do they interact? We're digging into those questions with educators and inquirers Kass Minor and Trevor MacKenzie on this episode of 3Ps in a Pod. Minor and MacKenzie break down the broad concept of inquiry into what it means for educators, leaders, and students day to day and how it intersects with conversations about equity and social...

In this episode, we're continuing our conversation from last week about inclusion in Tempe Union High School District. Hosts Kathleen, Mary, and Angelia reflect on last week's episode when they spoke with Tempe Union High School District Superintendent Dr. Kevin Mendivil and several Tempe Union students, pointing out connections to the conversation you'll hear with Tempe Union teachers. They then...

We're starting off our ninth season of 3Ps in a Pod with two episodes focused on discussions of race and inclusion in schools. We've partnered with Tempe Union High School District's superintendent, teachers, and students to highlight the conversations happening in their community. In this episode, hosts Angelia, Kathleen, and Mary talk with Tempe Union Superintendent Dr. Kevin Mendivil about the...

No one predicted just how challenging this year would be, especially for teachers. In this holiday season and as we prepare for the close of 2020, we wanted to reflect on our gratitude for you and all Arizona educators. In this episode, all five 3Ps in a Pod hosts share about the meaningful moments of gratitude they felt as teachers from students and families. Then, a variety of educators and lead...

You may know Andy Hargreaves for his educational research, but in his newest book, he pairs his personal educational insights with his own story. In this week's episode of 3Ps in a Pod, hosts Angelia and Donnie talk with Hargreaves about his new memoir, Moving , and the idea of social mobility that he highlights through the book. Social mobility refers to the chance and opportunity to move up in e...

You may remember hearing from Brianna Winiesdorffer in a 3Ps in a Pod episode last March . After graduating from Northern Arizona University in the spring, Winiesdorffer is now a math resource teacher at Coconino High School in Flagstaff Unified School District. In this episode, Winiesdorffer catches up with hosts Danielle and Kathleen about her transition from pre-service to first-year teaching a...

Hang out with tech experts Tony Vincent and Paul West in this PD in 30 segment of 3Ps in a Pod. PD in 30 is exactly what it sounds like: a professional development session in 30 minutes or less. This segment is most beneficial if you're able to listen with a pencil and paper in hand and can easily hit the pause and play buttons on your listening device. Feel free to listen with a group of other te...

It's the week of Veterans Day, and 3Ps in a Pod hosts Angelia and Danielle are talking with Dr. Nancy Pratt about her military experience and how that has carried into her education career. Pratt is currently the Director of Instruction and Innovation at Cave Creek Unified School District. But before realizing her interest in teaching, Pratt was a young woman in a Reserve Officers' Training Corps...

Hear from Arizona Educational Foundation's recently named 2021 Arizona Teacher of the Year Sara Wyffels in today's episode of 3Ps in a Pod! Hosts Mary and Donnie talk with Wyffels about her journey into education, the experience of being named Arizona Teacher of the Year, and her vision for taking on this role. She defines how she sees teacher leadership and what it means for teachers to step into...