Chalkboard Ch@t

On Friday September 17th's Chalkboard Ch@t Season Two finale episode, we sit down with Chris Howard, Executive Director of Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) to chat about the Mississippi ABLE Program for people living with disabilities. We'll also discuss the passing of the ABLE Age Adjustment Act with Mississippi State Treasurer, David McRae. For more information about Chalkboard Ch@t - An MPB Education Podcast visit:chalkboardchat.mpbonline.orgoreducation.mpbonline.org.

Slate Sessions: 204 "5 Tips to Help Children Learning from Home" with CellieScoggin M.Ed, VP of Educational Services atKids First Education. KIDS 1stEducation LLC was founded on May 1st, 2020 by career educators, Chuck Poer and Cellie Scoggin, for the purpose of working with K-12 schools to improve outcomes for KIDS. Chuck and Cellie have worked together for more than a decade, leading teams of educators to make a positive impact for KIDS. They are joined by an experienced team of educational coaches and specialists with a heart for KIDS and a passion for teaching and learning."Slate Sessions" are Chalkboard Ch@t bonus episodes where educators from across the U.S. offer tools, tips and beneficial practices. If you or anyone you know is a teacher, professor or childcare provider and would like to be featured on a future “Slate Sessions” episode, email the show host at germaine.flood@mpbonline.org.

Slate Sessions: 204 "5 Tips to Help Children Learning from Home" with CellieScoggin M.Ed, VP of Educational Services atKids First Education. KIDS 1stEducation LLC was founded on May 1st, 2020 by career educators, Chuck Poer and Cellie Scoggin, for the purpose of working with K-12 schools to improve outcomes for KIDS. Chuck and Cellie have worked together for more than a decade, leading teams of educators to make a positive impact for KIDS. They are joined by an experienced team of educational coaches and specialists with a heart for KIDS and a passion for teaching and learning.Episode airing Friday, September 3, 2021."Slate Sessions" are Chalkboard Ch@t bonus episodes where educators from across the U.S. offer tools, tips and beneficial practices. If you or anyone you know is a teacher, professor or childcare provider and would like to be featured on a future “Slate Sessions” episode, email the show host at germaine.flood@mpbonline.org.

Germaine Flood has a one-on-one, in-depth chat with Dr. Ebony Lumumba, Department Chair ofEnglish, Foreign Languages, and Speech CommunicationatJackson State University, Founder ofMOJO(Mother's Obtaining Justice & Opportunities) non-profit organization, Co-host of the "Write On, Mississippi!" podcast in partnership with theMississippi Book FestivalandMPB, in addition to serving as Mississippi's CapitalCity of JacksonFirst Lady & wife of Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, as she discusses her passion for education and how she balances it all.For more information about Chalkboard Ch@t - An MPB Education Podcast visit:chalkboardchat.mpbonline.org.

Tune into Chalkboard Ch@t, August 20th, as Germaine Flood has a one-on-one, in-depth chat with Dr. Ebony Lumumba, Department Chair of English, Foreign Languages, and Speech Communication at Jackson State University, Founder of MOJO (Mother's Obtaining Justice & Opportunities) non-profit organization, Co-host of the "Write On, Mississippi!" podcast in partnership with the Mississippi Book Festival and MPB, in addition to serving as Mississippi's Capital City of Jackson First Lady & wife of Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, as she discusses her passion for education and how she balances it all.For more information about Chalkboard Ch@t - An MPB Education Podcast visit:chalkboardchat.mpbonline.org or education.mpbonline.org.

Slate Sessions: 203 with Becky Munsterer Sabky, author ofVALEDICTORIANS AT THE GATE: Standing Out, Getting In, and Staying Sane While Applying to College- written after her essay about the most memorable college recommendation she received went viral in the New York Times, presents "5 Great Tips for Applying to College." VALEDICTORIANS AT THE GATE explores the process of who gets in, who doesn’t and why, based on Sabky’s 13 years of personal experience at Dartmouth as an admissions officer."Slate Sessions" are Chalkboard Ch@t bonus episodes where educators from across the U.S. offer tools, tips and beneficial practices. If you or anyone you know is a teacher, professor or childcare provider and would like to be featured on a future “Slate Sessions” episode, email the show host at germaine.flood@mpbonline.org.