Alexander Dawson School Podcast

Assistant Head of School Andrew Bishop is joined by Head of School Roxanne Stansbury and special guest Dr. Douglas Harris, a senior fellow in the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings and professor of economics at Tulane University. They discuss Dr. Harris' recent article, "When should schools reopen fully in-person?" . Topics include Dawson's reopening plan in comparison to others around...

Dawson's Chief of Security & Campus Facilities Dennis Johnson in conversation with Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop about caring for our campus. From the logistics of afternoon carpool to the intentionality behind the landscape and design of our campus, Dennis works to keep our school and facilities both beautiful and functional. They also discuss the process of planning, des...

Director of Innovation Hubert Ham in conversation with Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop about innovation at independent schools, ways in which Dawson improves, and using esports as a gateway to curriculum, community, and STEM skills. They also discuss partnerships with UNLV, Blackfire Innovation, and Allied Esports, Dawson's esports EDU lab, an esports league for independent...

Three Dawson parents join Assistant Heads of School Roxanne Stansbury and Andrew Bishop in conversation about Dawson's Parent University series and Parent Education Pieces. The Alexander Dawson School hosts and facilitates Parent University workshops to provide current research in parenting and child development, as well as Parent Education Piece curriculum sessions as a means to more deeply invol...

Following episode 14 on measuring things that matter, Director of K-8 Chris Estrella and Director of Student Life & Diversity Meg Aumann discuss how Dawson utilizes intentionally diverse focus groups and surveys to make student-centered decisions. In this episode, you'll learn more about their presentation from the NWAIS regional conference on Using Data to Make Student-Centered Decisions. They di...

Rosalind Wiseman in conversation with Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop following her Dawson Parent University presentation. Rosalind is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World, and founder of Cultures of Dignity. In this episode, they discuss and define happiness, friendship, respect...

Dawson's Head of School Dr. Carola Wittmann joins Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop in a conversation about surveying parents and students, as well as faculty and staff. As Director of Student Life & Diversity Meg Aumann and K-8 Director Chris Estrella take off to present on the topic at NWAIS this week, Dr. Wittmann discusses how small and large decisions in institutional pla...

Dawson's Head of School Dr. Carola Wittmann joins Assistant Head of School for Advancement Andrew Bishop to talk about institutional growth. They discuss why supporting institutional growth is important, how Dawson faculty and staff will learn more throughout the 19-20 school year about the School's growth, and how the self-study accreditation process informs the School's growth planning going for...

Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning Roxanne Stansbury sits down with three new Dawson teachers during the weeklong Teacher Academy. Art teacher Jesa Townsend, second-grade teacher Shane Marsan, Mandarin teacher Kirsty Lim, and first-grade teacher and Dawson alum Amanda Brazell discuss their first impressions of the School, reflect on the comprehensive interview and on-boarding proce...

Each summer, Dawson College Bound happens on the campus of The Alexander Dawson School!   This summer summit program serves high-achieving Clark County School District middle school students and is funded by the Alexander Dawson Foundation. Learn all about this phenomenal program from Director of Admissions Andrew Bishop in conversation with DCB Director Matsuko Freeman. For more information about...

Director of Admissions Andrew Bishop in conversation with Dawson Performing Arts Faculty Sue Boyum and Chrystal Miller. You'll learn more about the department programs straight from the experts who teach choir, theater, musical theater, and music tech and orchestra respectively.   Topics include performance curriculum, helping students get comfortable with risk-taking in the classroom, teaching as...

Dawson's Director of Admission Andrew Bishop in conversation with Allied Esports International's Chief Creative Officer Paul Chamberlain about the transferable skills and career opportunities that are opened up by the progressive entertainment industry called esports. From inside the one-of-a-kind HyperX Esports Arena at the Luxor Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, they discuss where the indus...

Director of Admissions Andrew Bishop in conversation with authors Minh Le, Axie Oh, and Aida Salazar, author/illustrator Daria Peoples-Riley, author/librarian Brittany Thurman on why diverse books matter.   The group was on campus in March for Dawson's 2nd Annual We Need Diverse Books Day, a school-wide event with workshops, readings, a student-led panel discussion and other enriching activities. ...

Education consultant Jen Cort, host of Third Space podcast, in conversation with her new Dawson Middle School colleagues about the ways that adults can approach difficult topics with children. Then, she sits down with Dawson parents to get their perspective on navigating the subjects they did not grow up talking about, and how important it is to model asking for help.  Subjects include technology,...

Assistant Head of School Roxanne Stansbury in conversation with students of Dawson's Sleep Week Committee about sleep awareness and the upcoming Sleep Week Campaign.  The Sleep Week idea originated when a few students attended the Challenge Success Fall Conference and learned about the impacts of stress on sleep.   They returned to campus with the desire to raise awareness among the Dawson communi...

Dr. Carola Wittmann joins Director of Admissions Andrew Bishop to reflect on her third year as head of school, and discuss what she sees as the Dawson Difference. 

Director of Admission Andrew Bishop in conversation with Director of Early Childhood Amanda Musgrave about the importance of education for young children. 

Director of Admission Andrew Bishop in conversation with Assistant Head of School Roxanne Stansbury about what it means to be a Stanford University  Challenge Success  School. Listen to learn more about the SPACE Framework and how Dawson is living its mission by re-defining traditional definitions of student achievement. Show Notes: Mood Meter  

Director of Admissions Andrew Bishop has a conversation with special guest, renowned clinical social worker and educator, Jen Cort.

Director of Admissions Andrew Bishop in conversation with CCSD Magnet/CTA Coordinator Nancy West.