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National Rural Education Association Official Podcast

Dr Allen Pratt, Mr. Jared Bigham

Welcome to the official podcast of the National Rural Education Association called the Rural Voice. Co-Hosted by Drs. Allen Pratt, Jared Bigham, and Christopher F. Silver, they discuss the common themes and experiences facing teachers, parents, and administrators in elementary and secondary rural education.

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00:32:08

S02E03 – Rural Education Collaboratives,...

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2021/08/30

For this episode of the Rural Voice, our cohosts Drs. Bigham and Pratt interview Dr. Landon Mascareñaz and Ms. Shannon Nicholas about rural planning, partnerships, and connections between business and education and ways to capitalize on partnerships to better serve rural school districts. They discuss their work and advocacy in Colorado to connect rural school districts with partnerships that align market needs with educational goals. This includes how rural districts of different sizes capitalize

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00:17:28

S02E02 - The Charter School Experience in the Rural...

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2021/08/09

In this week's episode, we interview Ms. Haley Danielle Richardson, Second-Grade Teacher, University Charter School, Livingston, Alabama. She discusses her experience with rural charter schools and connecting a new charter school and the community. She discusses the role that modeling plays in teaching children to achieve their dreams. Moreover, Ms. Richardson explores her own experience as a teacher and her students' role in enriching her life. She discussed the importance of being a rural teacher

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00:27:15

S02E01 - Have you noticed? The changing landscape in...

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2021/08/06

In this episode of the Rural Voice, we speak with Mr. Benjamin Winchester, Rural Sociologist from the University of Minnesota Extension, Center for Community Vitality, regarding the complexities of small-town living in rural America. We discuss some of the stereotypes of rural small towns and how such assumptions undermine the truth that exists on the ground in many of these small towns. We discuss how the housing market is not as bad as the media might claim. We talk about how these communities are

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00:51:33

S01E24 – The next 100 days of the Biden Presidency...

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2021/02/04

In this episode of the National Rural Education Association, the Rural Voice, Dr. Brad Mitchel rejoined us to readdress many of the themes discussed in episode S01E19 and some of the early indicators of the Biden team plans for rural education. We discuss the current issues facing rural school districts in our Post-COVID world. We discuss some of the lessons learned by the cohosts and our guests, and from those experiences, we discuss some possible methods for connecting with rural communities. We

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00:39:15

S01E23 – Finding synergy between educational trends...

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2021/01/20

Mike Krause is the former Tennessee Higher Education Commission Executive Director and now a senior advisor for government affairs and economic development at the Bradley Arant Boult Cummings law firm. Krause served as the coordinator for all statewide higher education efforts relative to COVID-19, acting as the chief liaison between campuses and the Tennessee Department of Health and the Governor’s Unified Command Group. He is most known for his work as the founding Director of the Tennessee

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00:28:22

S01E22 – Educational Attainment in Low Socio-Economic...

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2021/01/20

In this Rural Voice episode, we interview Dr. Robert Pondiscio, a senior fellow and vice president for external affairs at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. He is also a senior advisor to Democracy Prep Public Schools, a high-performing charter school network based in Harlem, New York. He has written extensively on education best practices. This interview discusses the differences between curriculum development and deployment in elementary and secondary education. Robert examines the intersections

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00:35:52

S01E21 -- The COVID-19 Experience, Infection, Care,...

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2021/01/19

In this episode of the National Rural Education Association Podcast, the Rural Voice, we interview our cohost Dr. Jared Bigham regarding his personal experience with becoming infected with COVID-19. In this episode recorded in October of 2020, we discuss rural education given COVID. We discuss some of the challenges of reporting infection rates in small classrooms and school districts. We also suggest careful dissemination of information to ensure no one student, teacher, or administrator is outed

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00:37:10

S01E20 -- The New Undiscovered Country, Is Rural...

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2020/10/14

In a long-overdue episode of the National Rural Education Association, we interview author and Planning Director of the Caswell County Planning Department in Yanceyville, North Carolina, Matthew Hoagland. In his recent book Think Small: A Millennial's Guide to Building a Meaningful Life in Rural America proposes a paradigm shift in many college graduate students' mindset. As many graduates are strapped with record student loan debt coupled with low wage opportunities, Rural America is becoming a

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00:54:06

S01E19 – Policy Makers, Politics, Fiscal...

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2020/10/13

The Rural Voice is joined by Dr. Brad Mitchell, the Senior Strategist at Battelle for Kids. Brad was The Ohio State University/Battelle Director of STEM Partnerships, CEO of the Educational Council, a professor at The Ohio State University, the Director of Community Partnerships for the Ohio Children and Family First Initiative, and a team member of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. His work has been instrumental in evaluating and suggesting future directions in education reform

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00:27:12

S01E18 – Virtual Reality in Skills Based Training and...

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2020/10/13

In this episode of the National Rural Education Association Podcast, we interview Bharanidharan Rajakumar, Chief Executive Officer of TRANSFR Inc., a virtual reality solution for skills-based learning. Their solutions provide a variety of methods for not only virtual reality-based skills training but also outcomes-based talent assessment and performance monitoring. These technologies have the potential to not only translate in career-ready training but also pedagogical applications within

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00:37:00

S01E17 -- Technology, Process, Procedure, User...

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2020/10/13

In this episode of the National Rural Education Association, we discuss the technological transitions during the Fall Semester of teaching, including resources, strategic alignment with technology and curriculum, and technological availability based on geographic location, socio-economic status, as well as political differences in how school districts continue with remote learning, developing hybrid delivery models or transitioning back to face to face instruction. Dr. Silver leads the conversation

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00:29:14

S01E16 -- Joe Biden's Plan for Rural Education, an...

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2020/09/28

In this episode of the National Rural Education Association, the hosts speak to Will McIntee, the Midwest Political Director for the Biden Campaign. We discuss Joe Biden’s presidential campaign and how rural education and resources would be addressed should he be elected. We discuss the challenges of COVID-19 for rural teachers and administrators as well as how resources should be deployed for supporting the educational aspirations of students given the current social and political challenges that

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00:44:42

S01E15 – Assessing Readiness – Discussing the...

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2020/07/15

In this episode, Dr. Silver leads the discussion on identifying, assessing, and preparing for the Fall Semester in Elementary and Secondary Education. We discuss how various school districts are surveying families to determine online capacity for learning and technology accessibility. We discuss how precise assessment should be deployed to ask detailed questions regarding technology and internet availability. We suggest school districts consider contacting families directly via phone, asking precise

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00:40:56

S01E14 – Teacher Micro-Credentialing and Professional...

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2020/06/15

In this episode, we explore the use of Competency-Based and Micro-Credentialing as a method for furthering the professional development of teachers. For many teachers, there are limited options for furthering their professional training to stay current and meet yearly state standards. As part of this episode, the co-hosts interview Robert Brown and Jennifer Carroll, leading the charge of credentialing through the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC). Our interviewees discuss the various

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00:41:32

S01E13 - COVID-19 Update for School Systems and...

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2020/06/15

In this episode of the Rural Education Podcast, the co-hosts discuss the current COVID-19 status for rural school systems around technology and contingency planning. We discuss the ever-changing landscape of public education, ways the international community is responding to the crisis, and some of the approaches being considered by various school districts around the country.

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00:29:01

S01E12 -- Family, Education, and Future Directions...

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2020/06/01

In this episode of the National Rural Education Association, Drs. Pratt and Bigham interview Dr. Penny Schwinn, Tennessee's Education Commissioner. She discusses how COVID has influenced education in the State of Tennessee with themes connected to rural education around the United States. She discusses the challenges of COVID and restructuring education to address these new challenges in education. Dr. Schwinn discusses other states and countries observing how they are reopening schools. She

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00:33:15

S01E11 -- The Rural Teacher Experience, an Interview...

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2020/05/08

In this episode of the Rural Education Association Podcasts, the cohosts interview Mr. Wade Owlett, a 5th-grade teacher at Clark Wood Elementary School in Elkland and recipient of the Pennsylvania Rural Teacher of the Year Award as well as the National Rural Teacher of the Year Award. He received the award on October 12, 2018, in Denver, Colorado. In this interview, Mr. Owlett shares his experience with teaching online in the new normal of COVID-19. He shares both the process as well as social

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00:28:24

S01E10 -- Housing as a Benefit for Teachers,...

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2020/05/06

In this episode of the Rural Education Podcast the cohosts interview Mr. Ben Garrison, Social Impact Real Estate Entrepreneur of Chattanooga Tennessee regarding a method for recruitment and retention of new teachers given the challenges of hiring and sustaining employment in education. Mr. Garrison discusses the creation and sustainability of teacher housing as an added benefit for recruitment and retention of talented teachers. He discusses some of the challenges of this new idea such as safety and

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00:38:52

S01E09 -- Policy and Process for Administrators of...

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2020/05/04

In this episode of the Rural Education Association Podcast, we interview Dr. Stephen Pruitt, the President of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), as well as Alen Richard News Manager for SREB. In this episode, the cohosts and guests discuss the challenges following the COVID-19 crisis for school administrators and supervisors. The guests discuss various scenarios regarding COVID-19 and how schools might strategically begin shifting back to in class, face to face instruction. Moreover,

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00:34:33

S01E08 -- What Happens After COVID-19 for Rural...

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2020/04/20

The co-hosts in this episode discuss what happens in education following COVID-19 and what are some aspects of culture administrators and teachers should consider as they plan for the future. The co-hosts also suggest that COVID-19 will be with us for a while and will influence education policy and pedagogical practice for years to come. The co-hosts discuss what this may look like and things to consider for the future. This is an excellent episode for planning and critically thinking about the

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