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Humble Badass Educators
by Jeremy John Jensen
Hi - my name is Jeremy Jensen and I’m a public school educator in the Denver metro area. I’m on a quest - a quest to learn from as many educators out there as possible about the innovative approaches that are making learning authentic and meaningful. It’s a very different world today than when our current education system was established, and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have opportunities to get to know some amazing educators who are working tirelessly to adapt to this new and evolving world.
Episodes
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Embedded Learning with Bicycle Mechanics
This episode of Humble Badass Educators features two seventh grade students at Embark Education who work with the bicycle mechanics of Framework Cycles on a daily basis. Jake Covert and Morgan Matter discuss how they as mechanics also work as educators to bring the components of the bicycle shop...
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Brian Hyosaka
Hello all and thank you for tuning back in to Humble Badass Educators. It’s been a minute since I’ve released and episode and can’t be more thrilled than to bring you this episode with Brian Hyosaka. I’m currently teaching with Brian at Embark Education, a micro middle school in Denver that Brian...
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Lindsey Hewett - Co-teaching, Integration, and Becoming a Published Author
Today's Humble Badass Educator is High School English / Language Arts teacher and Hamlet 2 enthusiast Lindsey Hewett. Lindsey is an amazingly thoughtful and introspective teacher who strives to provide her students with experiences that are meaningful and relevant to students in today's world.…
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Nick Steinmetz - Storytelling, Listening and the Power of Yes
Today my guest is Nick Steinmetz, an Assistant Principal at Carmody Middle School in Lakewood, Colorado. Nick has a wide variety of experiences in math instruction, education technology, Project-Based Learning, personalization, scheduling, social-emotional learning and much more. In our...
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Kyle Kirby - Hierarchy of Audience
Today’s Humble Badass Educator is PBL and math aficionado Kyle Kirby. Kyle has recently worked with 5280 High School in Denver, Colorado as their founding Director of Curriculum and Instruction. Previously, Kyle taught math in a variety of schools, including the renowned High Tech High in San...
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Mike Hardiman - Denver Lab School
My guest today is Mike Hardiman, founder of Denver Lab School, an independent school that plans to use the city of Denver as the classroom. Mike plans to open DLS for the 2022-2023 school year. In our conversation, Mike discusses some of what needs to be done in order to bring a dream that so…
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Evan Whitehead - Telling Your Truth
Today’s Humble Badass Educator is the phenomenal Evan Whitehead. Evan is currently the director of special services for a PK–8 school district outside of Chicago where he oversees a range of services including social emotional learning, community engagement, special education, ESL, MTSS and much...
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Meg Parry - Where the Real Change Happens
Thank you for joining me today in my first interview of 2021. I’m very excited that the first guest of this new year is my dear friend and former colleague Meg Parry. Currently, Meg is the Director of Curriculum and Instruction at Embark Education, a micro middle school in Denver Colorado. She...
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Marne Gulley - Teacher Leadership
Today’s guest is Marne Gulley, a Secondary Literacy Specialist for Denver Public Schools. Previously, Marne served as a Peer Observer in DPS after working as a High School English teacher. In our conversation, Marne talks about being a constant lead learner and approaching working with school and...
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Liz Peters - Language Acquisition through Immersion and Storytelling
Today’s guest is Liz Peters. Liz is a National Board Certified French teacher at Platteville High School in Platteville, Wisconsin. She is also the International Club and Key Club advisor and serves as a mentor for other World Language teachers. In our conversation, Liz shares how her school has...
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Ellie Foust - Project-Based Learning Works!
My guest today is Ellie Foust. Ellie is a middle school science teacher at Merrill Middle School in Denver Public Schools. She also provides Project-Based Learning (PBL) professional development training for schools across the nation as a National Faculty member for PBL Works. Additionally, Ellie...
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Danny Medved - Team is Everything
My guest today is Danny Medved. Danny is the Director of Professional Learning at Mesa County Valley School District 51 in Grand Junction. Previously, Danny was the founding principal at Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design as well as a founding teacher and school leader at High…
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Michael Soguero - Professional Development
Michael Soguero is a professional development consultant who has worked with schools across the country to support them in bringing their aspirations to life. He is a founding faculty member of the Eagle Rock School & Professional Development Center and later returned to the organization for more...
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Blake VandeBunte - New Tech School Development
My guest today is Blake VandeBunte. Blake is a School Development Coach for New Tech Network, a national network of innovative schools. Previously, Blake was a principal at a New Tech school in California and also taught English and Social Studies at a variety of schools. In our conversation…
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Kevin Gant - Network Innovation
Today’s humble badass educator is Kevin Gant. Kevin is the Director of Network Innovation for New Tech Network, a nation-wide network of over 200 schools spanning Elementary, Middle and High schools that are working to transform teaching and learning. Previously, Kevin was a Teams Designer and...
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Jeffrey Garrett - The Big Picture
My guest today is Jeffrey Garret. Jeffrey is Senior Director for Leadership Development for the Partnership for LA Schools, an in-district partner to the LA Unified school district serving schools and communities to build capacity in great leaders, highly-effective teachers, and engaged &…
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Caitlin Ross - Social Studies as an Interconnected Discipline
Today’s interview is with Caitlin Ross. Caitlin is a graduate student pursuing a Master’s of Social Science in the Social Justice Track at the University of Colorado - Denver. Previously, Caitlin had taught high school social studies for six years in Denver Public Schools. She plans to return to...
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Brenda Ortiz-Torres - Community-Based Math
Today’s humble badass is Brenda Ortiz-Torres. Brenda is a middle school math teacher in Thornton, Colorado who is working on developing a community-based math curriculum to bring more relevance and connection to the subject. She is also a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...
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Lisa Simms - Competency-Based School Design
My guest today is Lisa Simms. Lisa is the owner of Lisa Simms Consulting, LLC, an Education Innovation Partner that provides consulting services in school design and coaching, competency-based, personalized and project-based learning as well as community development. Previously, Lisa was a...
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Caitlin Long - Sexual Health Education
Today’s guest is Caitlin Long. Caitlin is a sexual health educator who has recently co-founded Rescripted, a new feminist education consulting business that develops deep, critical thinking curriculum and programming about sexuality and gender. Caitlin has taught in several gender-specific…
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Myron Dueck: Grading with Purpose
My guest today is Myron Dueck, author of the bestselling book Grading Smarter, Not Harder: Assessment Strategies That Motivate Kids and Help them Learn. Myron has been an educator in Canada and New Zealand for 22 years and is currently a vice principal at a high school in British Columbia. He has...
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Kami Welch - The Talent Pipeline
In this episode, I sit down with Kami Welch, president of the Arvada Chamber of Commerce and the new board chair for the Association of Colorado Chambers of Commerce Executives. Over the past three years, Kami has led an innovative talent pipeline initiative called ArvadaWorks, a call for…
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Scott McLeod - Finding Your Allies
Today’s guest is Dr. Scott McLeod. Scott is an Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Colorado Denver and the founding director of CASTLE, the only university center in the U.S. dedicated to the technology needs of school administrators. He is the author of the books...
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Brian Lightfoot - Social Capital
My guest today is Brian Lightfoot. Brian is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Colorado-Boulder and hopes to earn a doctorate in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice. He is working on a project involving social capital in hopes of helping students better understand their social...
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Kristin Wiedmaier - The Collective Mind
Today’s guest is Kristin Wiedmaier, the principal at the phenomenal William Smith High School in Aurora, Colorado. William Smith is an EL Education school that focuses on challenging, adventurous, and meaningful learning experiences. They embed Project-Based Learning as a primary modality in a...
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Stephanie Price - Reciprocal Relationships
My guest today is Stephanie Price. Steph is currently the Director of High School Humanities for a large charter network in Denver where she leads their work in curriculum and assessment design in English and Social Studies. Previously, Stephanie taught high school English for fourteen years in…
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Kyle Gamba - Unschooling
This week’s episode is with Dr. Kyle Gamba. Kyle currently has two projects in the works. The first is BoldEDU, a collaborative organization that is working in response to our current needs in our world of COVID to provide high quality, educational, and experiential Learning Circles that are...
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Dr. Jason Glass - Deeper Learning
In this episode, I connect with Dr. Jason Glass. Dr. Glass is currently wrapping up his role as the Superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools, the second largest school district in Colorado. He will soon be serving as the Commissioner of Education with the Kentucky Department of…
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Ginnie Logan - Audacious Problem Solving on Class Inequity
My guest today is Ginnie Logan. Ginnie is an audacious problem solver who has been working for many years both in and out of education to break the cycle of poverty and combat class inequities. She is currently developing two projects with other problem-solvers. Her first project is SIS Academy,...
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Robbi Makely - Digital Learning Coaching
Today's guest is Robbi Makely. Robbi is a Digital Learning Coach in Colorado's 27J district north of Denver where she supports teachers in two schools to enhance effective technology instruction in classrooms. With today's increased remote learning situation, the sense of urgency among educators…
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Shalelia Dillard - Improving Instruction for Students of Color
My guest today is Shalelia Dillard, the Founder and Executive Director at SCD Enrichment Program, a nonprofit organization that recruits and supports students of color in accelerated coursework. The SCD Program offers a wide array of services to schools and students, including cultural education...
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Allison Meier - Restorative Practices
My guest today is Allison Meier. Allison is a Restorative Practices Coordinator for Jefferson County Public Schools in Colorado. She has partnered with over 64 schools in the Jeffco school district to provide Restorative Practices support through trainings, facilitation strategies and systems...
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Miguel Gonzalez - Radical Trust
My first guest is Miguel Gonzalez. Miguel is the director of Embark Education, an independent learner-centered microschool in Denver, Colorado that focuses on inspiring students to develop their intellectual curiosity. Miguel is also a co-founder of The Iterative Space, a unique summer residency...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hi - my name is Jeremy Jensen and I’m a public school educator in the Denver metro area. I’m on a quest - a quest to learn from as many educators out there as possible about the innovative approaches that are making learning authentic and meaningful. It’s a very different world today than when our current education system was established, and I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have opportunities to get to know some amazing educators who are working tirelessly to adapt to this new and evolving world.
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