Season 2, Episode 27: Coronavirus Update Week 8 - Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week

05/08/20 • 30 min

As we encounter the eighth week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with students Joshua Jones and Reid Scharer, as well as over 20 additional students who contributed written tokens of gratitude, to celebrate Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week.

This week's episode uses the audio from a Google Meet session. In it, we hear Scharer and Jones give recollections of their favorite teachers and break down some of the qualities that make up an outstanding educator. Sprinkled into the discussion are small accounts written by students that could not be present for the recording of the podcast that detail what teachers have meant to them.

The episode closes with a memory from science teacher Mrs. Kneller that speaks to the lasting impact teachers can have on all of us.

Stay up-to-date with the official word from EPSD here regarding any Coronavirus updates.

The episode closes with a memory from science teacher Mrs. Kneller that speaks to the lasting impact teachers can have on all of us.

Stay up-to-date with the official word from EPSD here regarding any Coronavirus updates.

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Season 2, Episode 26: Coronavirus Update Week 7 - A Read into the Library

As we encounter the seventh week of the Coronavirus shutdown in the East Penn School District, we check in with school librarian Kelly Bower and student Joshua Jones to see how they are continuing to adapt to our new normal.

This week's episode uses the audio from a Google Meet session. In it, we hear Ms. Bower tell own her unique 9th grade memories, discuss her move from the classroom to the library, detail how she is currently helping students, and offer some good book recommendations.

She also highlights the upcoming online book fair to be held in conjunction with Let's Play Books in Emmaus to benefit EPSD libraries and a local business.

We also hear from student Joshua Jones, who checks in about a book he is currently reading and lets us know how work is going during the 4th Marking Period.

If you would like to view the podcast, go to https://youtu.be/_z2YXkxZPHY

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Season 2, Episode 28: 1st Anniversary Special Episode with EPSD Superintendent Kristen Campbell

This week, we will take a slight break from the weekly Coronavirus updates to reflect back and look forward as we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of the podcast. It is a time of great thanks and recognition for the many students and staff that have participated in telling the stories of our 9th graders here at Emmaus High School. Even in these uncertain and crazy times, we can come back to the idea that we have amazing people doing amazing things at our school!

To celebrate and get perspective from the district level, there was no better choice than to feature EPSD Superintendent Kristen Campbell on this episode.

Of course, we ask Mrs. Campbell about her 9th grade experience, but we also get perspective on what it is like to lead a school district through this time and how she is dealing with the challenges. We talk about how the district's focus on technology just happened to come at the right time and how to build a culture when people are scattered throughout the district and not in our buildings. We finish with Campbell's vision of what she hopes the 9th grade experience should be like for all students, including her own children, as we prepare them to become members of the global community.