We are Professionals! Educator Compensation, Retention, and Attrition

02/23/23 • 50 min

Special guests Mary Jane Cobb, Amira Nash, and Dr. Will Coghill-Behrends, join me for a captivating conversation about educator wellness and the future of the profession.
Each brings a unique viewpoint and expertise to the topic. Mary Jane is the Executive Director of the Iowa State Education Association, while Amira and Will both work in the University of Iowa College of Education. Amira serves as the Associate Director of Programs and Partnerships in the Baker Teacher Leader Center, and Will is an Clinical Associate Professor of Multilingual Education.

Learn about:

Tips to individually and collectively enhance educators' occupational and financial dimensions of wellness
Strategies educators can employ to positively impact the profession, their peers, and personal well-being

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Visit our website: https://scsmh.education.uiowa.edu

Learn about:

Tips to individually and collectively enhance educators' occupational and financial dimensions of wellness
Strategies educators can employ to positively impact the profession, their peers, and personal well-being

Thanks for listening! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
Visit our website: https://scsmh.education.uiowa.edu

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Educator Wellness Podcast - We are Professionals! Educator Compensation, Retention, and Attrition

Transcript

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- Hi everyone. Welcome to another episode of this Scanlan Center for School Mental Health's Educator Wellness Video Podcast. I'm your host, Kari Vogelgesang, and I have some really special guests tonight.

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We're actually here in Indianapolis, so we're kinda on the road with this show this evening. We are in Indianapolis for ACT, which is the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Educa