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JFYNetWorks Podcast
by JFYNetWorks
JFYNetWorks addresses today’s college readiness pursuit by providing focused blended learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools. Listen to our podcasts to learn more.
Episodes
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AI in the Classroom: What Educators Need to Know
Practical insights on using AI to support teaching, learning, and student thinking. As artificial intelligence becomes part of everyday classroom experience, educators are being asked to respond—thoughtfully and effectively. In this conversation, JFYNetWorks explores what responsible, practical…
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AI That Amplifies the Teacher’s Voice - JFY AI Podcast
NOVEMBER 2025 PODCAST -- Exciting information about JFY's upcoming professional development courses and AI tools are detailed in this podcast as we explore how artificial intelligence can support teachers and students, helping them become better prepared for post-secondary education, career...
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Kevin McCaskill, NEW Brockton HS Principal, Podcast Highlights
SEPTEMBER 2024 PODCAST -- This podcast features highlights from our April edition, featuring Brockton High School principal Kevin McCaskill, who began his tenure in Brockton at the start of 2024. Described at the time as, “…a new chapter for our entire community” by Mayor Robert Sullivan…
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Busing in the Boston Public Schools, Personal Insights on the 50th Anniversary
JULY 2024 PODCAST -- This September will mark the 50th anniversary of Judge Arthur Garrity’s decision to implement busing in the Boston Public Schools as a strategy to desegregate the school system. This past year, JFYNetWorks has featured three individuals who have had direct knowledge and...
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Audrey Schindler from EBHS, joins JFY at MassCUE Spring Conference 2024
Dramatic Academic Progress at East Boston High School MAY 2024 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features a preview of a collaborative presentation to take place at the MassCue Convention on May 31st and June 1st at Polar Park in Worcester. Audrey Schindler, East Boston High School’s Director of…
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‘A New Chapter’ Brockton High School Principal Has Faith, Podcast
‘A New Chapter’ Brockton High School Principal Has Faith Kevin McCaskill, ‘I know that we can achieve at high levels’ APRIL 2024 PODCAST -- This podcast features newly appointed Brockton High School principal Kevin McCaskill, who began his tenure in Brockton at the start of 2024. Described as “…a...
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JFY Deputy Director, ‘Education Equity, Still a Struggle’
JFY Deputy Director, ‘Education Equity, Still a Struggle’ FEBRUARY 2024 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features JFY’s Deputy Director Paula Paris, who has been with JFY since 1995. She has contributed to the growth and diversification of the organization first as Director of Development and then...
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Lew Finfer, Boston Community Organizer since the 1970’s
Lew Finfer, Quiet Leader, Thundering Results NOVEMBER 2023 PODCAST -- JFY’s podcast this month features Lew Finfer, a Boston community organizer since 1970. In an article published last year in the Boston Globe, Lew was described as “a quiet leader who spent the past four decades orchestrating…
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Hubie Jones Remembers the Field of Battle in Boston’s Busing and more
Boston’s Historical Civic and Social Landscape: A Personal Account SEPTEMBER 2023 PODCAST -- This month, JFYNetWorks will take the opportunity to expand on some of the history that Hubie Jones shared with our listeners when he was a guest for three JFYNet podcasts last year. [Podcast 1, Podcast…
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David P. Driscoll Responds Pt. 2: MCAS Chatter, ‘déjà vu’ all over again’
David P. Driscoll, former Education Commissioner, responds to: MCAS Chatter, ‘déjà vu’ all over again’ AUGUST 2023 PODCAST -- Our podcast this month features part two of our conversation with former Commissioner of Education David Driscoll. His 49-year career in public education leadership…
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David P. Driscoll, responds to: ‘Is it time to reconsider the Education Reform Act?’
David P. Driscoll, former Education Commissioner, responds to: ‘Is it time to reconsider the Education Reform Act?’ JULY 2023 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features David P. Driscoll, who served as the 22nd commissioner of education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1998 to 2007. In his...
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’SCI-FI to AI’ Fiction to Fact. A discussion with Mike Mino, Education Development in Technology Professional
'SCI-FI to AI' Fiction to Fact. A discussion with Mike Mino, Education Development in Technology Professional. JUNE 2023 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Michael Mino, founder of MM Development Services, a provider of innovative education development services to schools and classrooms.…
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Artificial Intelligence. A Conversation with Dr. Michael Marrapodi, Dean of Academic Affairs at Cambridge College
What’s the AI impact on education, work, and society in general? A discussion with JFY APRIL 2023 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Dr. Michael Marrapodi, the Dean of Academic Affairs, Cambridge College Global at Cambridge College, in a recent conversation with JFY’s Executive Director…
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Artificial Intelligence. A Conversation with Michael B. Horn on ChatGPT [Podcast]
Is ChatGPT a Threat in the Classroom, Or a Tool to Embrace? MARCH 2023 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Michael B. Horn, a writer, and speaker who advocates for the transformation of education through innovation to improve the learning and the lives of all students. In this podcast…
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Professor Rita Smith, ‘Helping Students Break Out of Their Box’ Yields Success in the Classroom and in Life
Rejecting society's norm, Rita Smith became a nationally recognized and celebrated Educator FEBRUARY 2023 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Professor Rita Smith, a lifelong educator and the 1985 recipient of Time Magazine’s Teacher of the Year Award. Professor Smith’s career as an educator...
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Hubie Jones on Parent Engagement, Arts Exclusion in School and more
Missing voices in the classroom… Does not make good sense DECEMBER 2022 PODCAST -- In this month’s podcast, JFYNetWorks Executive Director Gary Kaplan continues our conversation with Hubie Jones. A recent recipient of the Norman B. Leventhal Award from the organization A Better City, he continues...
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Substantial Gains in MCAS for East Boston High & Northeast Metro Tech
Bucking the downward trend OCTOBER 2022 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast celebrates the MCAS results of two JFYNetWorks Partner schools: East Boston High School, an open enrollment Boston Public School, and Northeast Metro Tech, located in Wakefield and serving students from 11 surrounding...
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JFYNetWorks Sits Down With the Inspiring Hubie Jones Part II
A leader in the formation of countless community organizations SEPTEMBER 2022 PODCAST -- This month, JFY continues our conversation with Hubie Jones. Hubie has not only witnessed Boston history for 67 years-- he has also shaped and defined the civic and social landscape. He has been a leader in…
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JFYNetWorks Highlight podcast part 2 – focus on Boston History
JFY Highlight podcast part 2 – Boston History, a focus on education, civil rights, and social services AUGUST 2022 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast is the second installment of highlights from the past year, focusing on Boston history. Today you’ll hear excerpts from our conversations with civil...
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JFY Highlight Podcast with Students, Teachers, Pioneers in Education
Students at Needham High School, Dr. John Brown, Michael Horn, Isa Zimmerman, and Ed Lambert JULY 2022 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features highlights from our podcasts during the past year, focusing on educational topics. Today you’ll hear excerpts from our conversations with Bayley, Jason,...
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JFY Chats with Ed Lambert about the status and challenges of our educational system
JFY Chats with Ed Lambert to chat about the status, challenges of our educational system. JUNE 2022 PODCAST -- One might assume that Ed Lambert, the executive director of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, was a career-long dweller of the business world. But that assumption would…
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Hubie Jones Visits with JFYNetWorks’ Gary Kaplan for a Sit Down
Taking an active role in history making events. MAY 2022 PODCAST -- It’s hard to believe one man has had such an influence on Boston’s civic and social landscape. A leader of reform in Boston politics and civic leadership since his arrival from New York in 1955, Hubie Jones has been involved in…
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JFY Chats with Quincy College Professor Steve Dooner
The link between history, literature and our world view. APRIL 2022 PODCAST -- Do the winners really get to write history? Quincy College Professor Steve Dooner does not think so and explains why on the April edition of the JFYNetWorks Podcast, which features the link between history, literature...
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JFY Chats with Isa Zimmerman, a Pioneer in Bringing Technology to Schools.
Sharing the early challenges of bringing technology to schools, and envisioning its future there MARCH 2022 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Isa Zimmerman, the principal of IKZ Advisors, LLC, where she serves as a resource for people in MA, and around the world, who are interested in STEM...
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JFY Chats with Michael Horn about Blended Learning and Future of Technology in Education
JANUARY 2022 PODCAST-- This month’s podcast features a conversation between JFY Executive Director Gary Kaplan and Michael Horn, author, speaker, and Distinguished Fellow at the Clayton Christensen Institute, discussing blended learning and the future of technology in education. Michael is the...
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JFYNetWorks Chats with Board Members, Otis Gates, Kevin Macdonald, Susan Dunningan
DECEMBER 2021 PODCAST -- This month's podcast features members of the JFYNetWorks Board of Directors, who come from a variety of backgrounds and provide their insight and expertise to staff. Their dedication to JFYNetWorks adds up to over 75 combined years of service. Chairman Otis Gates, along...
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JFYNet Welcomes Mossik Hacobian, Executive Director of Higher Ground, Boston
OCTOBER 2021 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Mossik Hacobian, the Executive Director of Higher Ground, a JFYNetWorks partner. Higher Ground was founded in 2010 to address the reasons for the historical lack of improvement in health and educational outcomes for children and families in...
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Durfee & Needham HS Students Respond to In-Person Instruction
SEPTEMBER 2021 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features students from Durfee High School in Fall River and Needham High School as they respond to the return of full, in-person instruction for the 2021-2022 school year. The Durfee students also share their excitement on entering a brand new,...
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Dr. John Brown shares what Learning Can and Should Be
AUGUST 2021 PODCAST -- This month’s podcast features Dr. John Brown, Clinical Associate Professor at the UMass Lowell School of Education, and his journey within the vast world of instruction. Professor Brown is an instructor of both graduate and undergraduate education courses at UMass Lowell,...
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JFY chats with Heidi Heinlein, grants manager at the Cummings Foundation
JULY 2021 PODCAST -- This month's podcast features a conversation with Heidi Heinlein, grants manager at the Cummings Foundation, one of the leading foundations in the Boston area and the state, along with JFY Executive Director Gary Kaplan and Deputy Director Paula Paris. The Cummings Foundation...
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Dr. Michelle Holmes on the COVID effect in our schools and on our students
JUNE 2021 PODCAST -- Our June podcast features Dr. Michelle Holmes, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, as she discusses how widespread vaccination for Covid-19 will have a positive effect on school openings in the fall. Dr. Holmes answers many...
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Early College Info Session: BMC Durfee High School Dual Enrollment with Bridgewater State University
MAY 2021 PODCAST -- This month's podcast features an early college information session held at BMC Durfee High School in Fall River, which is supported by JFYNetWorks. The session, hosted by Director of Counseling Andrew Woodward and Durfee Counselor Kerry Bulk, highlights the experiences of both...
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Teacher and Student from Kingsman Academy in DC: Some students more focused in online school
APRIL 2021 PODCAST -- April's podcast features a conversation with teacher Crystal Seawood and her student Takaria, both from JFYNetWorks partner Kingsman Academy Public Charter School in Washington, DC, as they discuss how some students may be more focused working in the online version of…
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English Professor Steven Dooner’s analyses Amanda Gorman’s The Hill We Climb
FEBRUARY 2021 PODCAST -- Our celebration of Black History Month continues with today’s podcast featuring an analysis of the poem The Hill We Climb presented by Amanda Gorman during the inauguration of President Joe Biden. It features Quincy College English Professor Steven Dooner’s analysis of…
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In Their Own Words: ‘How the School Shutdown of 2020 Impacted Teachers and Students’
‘How Teachers Adjusted in 2020’ A Compilation JANUARY 2021 PODCAST -- During this past year, we have explored relevant and topical educational issues each month. In today’s podcast, we’ll take a look back at some of the memorable moments from our 2020 podcasts. Our focus will be on how teachers...
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Kevin McCaskill, Executive Director of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, Part II
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a lack of access to technology for some Boston families. DECEMBER 2020 PODCAST - This month's podcast is the second part of the conversation between Executive Director Gary Kaplan and Kevin McCaskill, the Executive Director of Madison Park Technical Vocational High...
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JFY Welcomes Kevin McCaskill, Executive Director of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
Technology could be the great equalizer for underserved populations. OCTOBER 2020 PODCAST - This month's podcast features a conversation between JFY Executive Director Gary Kaplan and Kevin McCaskill, the Executive Director of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, the only Vocational…
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PRESS RELEASE: ‘Connected Learning’ Support for Online Teaching and Learning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks, 617-338-0815 ext.224, [email protected] JFYNetWorks offers online content and data serve as the anchor of instruction and accountability. BOSTON – JFYNetWorks, the Boston-based nonprofit pioneer of online education, is offering middle and...
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Dr. James Weaver of NFHS, Importance of Extracurricular Student Activities
Dr. James Weaver, Director of Performing Arts and Sports AUGUST 2020 PODCAST - This podcast features Dr. James Weaver, the director of performing arts and sports of the National Federation of State High School Associations. Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Federation is the national leader and...
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Kingsman Academy Public Charter School Presents in DC; JFYNet Partner School
Kingsman Academy Public Charter School Presents in DC; JFYNet Partner School JULY 2020 PODCAST - This month's podcast features excerpts from a presentation by Kingsman Academy Public Charter School in Washington, DC, a JFYNet partner school. The presentation to the DC Public Charter School Board...
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PACE Career Academy Executive Director Paves Success Path
Once an at-risk student himself, Jorge Santana now leads his students towards success JUNE 2020 PODCAST - This month's podcast features Jorge Santana, the Executive Director of the PACE Career Academy Charter School in Pembroke, New Hampshire, a JFYNet partner school. In this episode, you'll hear...
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Teachers: Impact of COVID-19 on Daily Activities, Students and More
Teacher Perspectives: Shifting to Remote & Distance Learning MAY 2020 PODCAST - This podcast features educators from Durfee High School in Fall River, Mindess Elementary School in Ashland, and Newton South High School discussing how the shift to remote learning due to the Covid-19 shutdown has...
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Impact of School Shutdown, Students Perspective, APRIL 2020
Student Perspectives: Effect on Educational Programs APRIL 2020 PODCAST - Our April podcast features students from Needham High School, Durfee High School in Fall River, Bridgewater State University and UMass Amherst as they discuss how the statewide school shutdown has affected their educational...
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From face-to-face to online classes with Dr. Michael Marrapodi, MARCH 2020
JFYNetWorks College and Career Readiness through Blended Learning MARCH 2020 PODCAST - Dr. Michael Marrapodi, Dean on Online Learning at Cambridge College, shares tips and ideas for instructors who suddenly find themselves transitioning from face-to-face to online classes. Dr. Marrapodi assures...
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Madison Park Tech Voc Grad Now the Educator Podcast FEBRUARY 2020
Lessons taught during Black History Month FEBRUARY 2020 PODCAST - Settenah Wright is a graduate of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, where she now teaches English as a Second Language. She grew up in Roxbury, MA, attending the Boston Public Schools and spent two years living in San...
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Origins of JFYNetWorks. Inaugural Podcast JANUARY 2020
JFYNetWorks College and Career Readiness through Blended Learning JANUARY 2020 PODCAST - Covering the origins of JFY. For nearly 40 years, JFYNetWorks, a Boston-based nonprofit organization, has served high-need populations in Massachusetts by developing and delivering education and job training...
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JFYNetWorks addresses today’s college readiness pursuit by providing focused blended learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools. Listen to our podcasts to learn more.
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