Learning Tracks: Recent Episodes

Kali Alford

A podcast for teachers, coaches and leaders in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Community

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In this episode of VILS Learning Tracks we're joined by Jillian Wetzel and Colin Doggett. Who serve respectively as VILS Coaches at Harris Middle School and Rhodes Middle School in San Antonio ISD. Jill and Colin discuss how they've been able to leverage VILS resources to help support their teachers in creating opportunities for student creation across all subjects.

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In this episode of VILS Learning Tracks we talk to Rita Fennelly-Atkinson, VILS Coach of Sadler Means Young Women's Leadership Academy in Austin ISD. Supporting an entire campus to enhance learning for all students is no easy task, but Rita uses different strategies to help her plan out her time and maintain her effectiveness. She discuss how lessons she learned while in the classroom, help her manage her responsibilities as a VILS Coach.

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In this episode we sit down with Diana Natividad, 8th grade science teacher at Longfellow Middle School in Dan Antonio ISD, to discuss mindsets and how she and her fellow Spartans overcame the VILS implementation hump. 

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In this episode of VILS Learning Tracks we talk to Debbie Bermeo, a 2nd year VILS Coach supporting Sutter Middle School in LAUSD. She's worked hard to support her teachers to create opportunities for students to have choices to shape what learning looks like as well as to design experiences for students to collaborate with classes across the campus and district.