<span style="color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); font-family: Roboto, Noto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Teacher Engagement Leader Jessica Solano talks with Maude Graham, a 2rd grade teacher and 2021 Polk Teacher of the Year. They discuss Maude's journey through her teaching career and the different "hats" she would wear, and the life lessons she has learned along the way. 

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This episode was made through a generous partnership with Grand Canyon University. To learn more, contact Carolina Burdier, University Development Counselor at www.gcu.edu/udc/carolina.burdier.</span>

Welcome to The Ignite Project – A Polk County Public Schools podcast made for teachers, by teachers. Teachers of all experience levels need each other’s enthusiasm and passion to fuel an ongoing desire to do what it takes to meet the needs of our students, and that’s what this podcast is all about. Be energized by their enthusiasm to ignite a love for teaching while they challenge others to join them in their work.