It's More Than Academic: Recent Episodes
Nancy Barkan
Nancy Barkan, Assistant Principal of Instruction at Cardinal Gibbons High School, in Raleigh, North Carolina, speaks with school department chairs, in season one, and with program directors, in season two, about how academics supports community. Intro and outro music: "Rocketeer," by Music for Makers.
Cardinal Gibbons Assistant Principal of Instruction, Nancy Barkan, speaks with Tim Yelenic, Director of Retreats, about the effect of COVID-19 on programming, the purchase of the Short Journey Center, granting the ability to host retreats year-round, and his post-pandemic plan for retreats at Gibbons.
Cardinal Gibbons High School Assistant Principal of Instruction, Nancy Barkan, speaks with CGHS Director of Information Technology, Lesley Coe about implementing a 1:1 device program, the self-service and remote troubleshooting tech model for pandemic times, website redesign, and the contents of Lesley's List, among other topics.
Assistant Principal of Instruction, Nancy Barkan, interviews Jeanette Hadsell, Director of College Counseling at Cardinal Gibbons High School. Topics discussed include adapting to the changing landscape of the college applications process, how conferencing technology has allowed parents and students greater access to campuses, and the use of webinars to "bring" guest speakers in college applications departments to Cardinal Gibbons. Also answers the eternal question, "How is a high school transcript like a cupcake?"
Includes Mr. Armfield's training as a machinist in the Marine Corps, his education at North Carolina State University in the field of Tech Ed, his and Ms. Barkan's transformation of the Computer Science Department, combining it with other departments to form Business, Technology, and Engineering.
Wherein we discover Mr. Ferguson's favorite role as an actor. The discussion covers topics such as the the mentorship approach taken by educators in the Fine Arts Department, how both students and educators are stretched toward their creative potential, and the status of arts programs nationwide. "Inspiration comes when you confront the work" and "It's tough to be in a bad mood in an arts class" are just a couple of the pull quotes from this interview.
Cardinal Gibbons High School Principal, Nancy Barkan, interviews Business Department Chair, Darsey Williams. The discussion includes Williams' emphasis on teaching technology as a tool in the service of actual assignments rather than as a tool or software without any context. Debut of a new word: "productfully." Because, why not?
DNA. Driverless cars. Broomball. Exothermic reactions. Cuttlefish communication. Yep, all the usual podcast topics.
Nancy Barkan, Interim Principal at Cardinal Gibbons High School, in Raleigh, North Carolina, interviews incoming Head of School, Jeff Bell, and asks him questions provided by members of the Cardinal Gibbons community.
Nancy Barkan, Principal of Cardinal Gibbons High School, in Raeigh, North Carolina, interviews Social Studies Department Chair, Jim Liebler.
Nancy Barkan, Principal of Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, NC, interviews English Department Chair, Laura Ingerham, in the fourth part of this series.
Cardinal Gibbons High School Principal, Nancy Barkan, interviews long-time Spanish teacher, Miguel Casas.
Nancy Barkan, Principal of Cardinal Gibbons High School, interviews Math Chair, Joan Troy, with a focus on teaching mathematics in the 21st-century.
Principal Nancy Barkan speaks with Chair of the Theology Department at Cardinal Gibbons High School, Rick Martin, who is being celebrated today during Catholic Schools Week for his fifteen years of dedicated service to the school.