Jesse Baumgart, general music teacher from Abrams Elementary and Hannah Zischka 5th grade teacher at Oconto Falls Elementary School join the podcast this week to talk about ways to empower students throuigh creativity, collaboration, and communication.

Dean Hess joins the podcast this week to share more information about the upcoming referendum and what its passage or failure will mean for the district and our community. The most current information and FAQs can be found at https://ofpanthers.com/referendum/. TRANSCRIPT

Corey Jeffers and Brandon Olsen join the podcast this week to talk about cyber security measures and training in the district.

Penny Stuiber and Christian Hellermann join the podcast this week to talk about chapters 7-9 of Empowered at a Distance. Harvard Project Zero TRANSCRIPT

Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager for Common Sense Education joins the podcast today to share about the work and resources provided by the organization. Check out the links below for some resources for parents on their website as well as a link to this week's transcript. Wide Open School.org: Keep kids learning with Wide Open School's trusted library of student activities. Daily Plans offer grab-and-go lessons, life skills, and refreshing brain breaks. The Family & Teacher Center has guides for the best ways to support your learners. Tech Balance: Receive free text message tips on how to practice healthy media habits at home with your family. Family engagement resources Family Media Agreement Episode Transcript

Hannah Zidon and Zach Klaus join the podcast this week to discuss chapters 1-6 of Empowered at a Distance by John Spencer. TRANSCRIPT

Corey Jeffers joins the podcast as cohost in this episode as we have a conversation with John Spencer, author of Empowered at a Distance. We do have a copy of the book available to check out in our school libraries, or you can pick up your own copy on Amazon.

Dean Hess joins the podcast again this week to share more information about how the Board came to a decision regarding the return to in-person learning on January 4th as well as some holiday encouragement. Transcript

Penny Stuiber, District Library/Media Specialist joins the podcast this week to share more about what is going on in the library this year as well as to highlight some of the great new resources available for teachers and students in the district.

Dr. Dean Hess joins the podcast again this week to provide an update and insight into the thought process behind the district's return to in-person learning on November 9th. Transcript