Chalkboard Ch@t

Tune in as Tara Wren chats with Belinda Lane & Yomeka Gaffney, Education Specialists at MPB, to explore the ins and outs of the PATT- Parents Are Teachers Too initiative as well as Sharon Nettles, PATT Facilitator and Helen Walls, PATT Parent Participant about their experience with the program and more! For more information about the topics discussed in this episode, visit:https://www.education.mpbonline.org.

Listen in as Germaine Flood chats with Scott Waller, President and CEO of the Mississippi Economic Council, to explore the link between early childhood education and workforce development in the state as well as Jasmine Harvey, Student Engagement Specialist at Mississippi Public Broadcasting, about the initiatives she manages including Getting to Work MS, MPB's Soft Skills and Dress for Success series, Workforce Wednesdays and more! For more information about the topics discussed in this episode, visit:https://www.education.mpbonline.org.

Slate Sessions: 109, "It's all about the look", with Coretta Frazier, CEO of Professional Management Solutions in Byram, MS. This Slate Session is the second excerpt titled "How To Improve Your Personal Brand on Zoom" from MPB Education's "Workforce Wednesday" Workshop, Self Presentation Series, aimed to help you sound and look your best when presenting virtually. For more information about MPB Education's "Workforce Wednesday" Workshops, visit education.mpbonline.org. "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: 108 with Keiona Miller, Educational Consultant with Encore Enterprises. "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.

Join the Ch@t! Listen-in as I chat with Dr. Nathan Oakley, Chief Academic Officer with the Mississippi Department of Education about "Mississippi Succeeds - Maintaining Momentum through COVID-19", an MDE presentation for the recommendation of waiving the passing requirements for statewide 3rd grade reading and high school end-of-course assessments for the 2020-21 school year. I also chat with Dr. Esther Wojcicki, a repeat TED Talks presenter and retired educator from Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, CA, in addition to Dr. Joseph Atman, educator and Executive Director of Middle Tree Education Center in Claremont, CA, about what is COVID learning loss and ways to combat this specific loss of knowledge. For more information about Chalkboard Ch@t visit: https://www.education.mpbonline.org.

Slate Sessions: 107, "Watch What You Say", with Claudia Singletary, Executive Assistant at Mississippi Public Broadcasting. This Slate Session is the first excerpt titled "Confessions of a Word Nerd" from MPB Education's "Workforce Wednesday" Workshop, Self Presentation Series, aimed to help you sound and look your best when presenting virtually. For more information about MPB Education's "Workforce Wednesday" Workshops, visit education.mpbonline.org. "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.