Get in tune with yourself and your surroundings in this special episode where we take a 5-minute or so mindful walk with our host Stacey McAdoo.For More Info: This show is hosted by the forever 2019 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Stacey McAdoo.

S3: Walk & Talk With Teach Plus Arkansas Senior Fellows

Jul 22nd, 2022 18m 2s

Special Guests: Perla Andrade, Juanita Harris, Kendria Jones, Brandie Loomis, Cara MaxwellCome walk a mile with the 2022-2023 Teach Plus Arkansas Senior Fellows and listen to their poetic and thoughtful responses that explain their experience

S2, Ep15: Walk & Talk with Kendria Jones

May 1st, 2022 22m

Bio of Guest: Kendria Jones is a native of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She teaches 7th grade ELA at Jack Robey Middle school. She has 2 handsome sons, Tay and KJ, 16, and recently became a Gammie to Kace. Her love of kids and talking led her to the e

S2, Ep14: Walk & Talk With Susanna Post

Apr 23rd, 2022 20m 32s

Guest Bio:Susanna is the 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year. Before becoming the Arkansas Teacher of the Year, Susanna Post taught math and business courses in grades 7 through 12 at Belle Point, the alternative high school in Fort Smith. As a

S2, Ep13: Walk & Talk With Nicholas Williams

Apr 16th, 2022 17m 33s

Guest Bio:Nicolas D. Williams is an 8th grade English Teacher at J. A. Fair K-8 Preparatory School in the Little Rock School District. He states that his personal philosophy is serving others, providing for his family, and making the most of h

S2, Ep12: Walk & Talk With Jessica Saum

Apr 9th, 2022 13m 26s

Guest Bio:Jessica Saum is a native of Columbia, South Carolina but calls Sherwood, Arkansas home. Currently, she is a self-contained special education teacher at Stagecoach Elementary School in Cabot, Arkansas teaching students in kindergarten

S2, Ep11: Walk & Talk With Hillary McCree

Apr 2nd, 2022 26m 36s

Guest Bio:Hillary McCree, affectionally referred to as "Hill" by those who know and love her, was born and raised in Little Rock. She is a Little Rock Central High School graduate and holds a BS in Health Science and a MEd in Adult Education.

S3, Ep10: Walk & Talk With Kayla Andrews

Mar 26th, 2022 19m 50s

Brief Guest Bio:Kayla Andrews is self described as "a teacher who has done it all (almost)." She states, "I'm just a Millennial Filipina trying to make a difference." To learn more about her, search for @kandrews91 o TikTok. For More Informa

S2, Ep9: Walk & Talk With Nicole Smith

Mar 19th, 2022 24m 19s

Guest Bio:Nicole Smith is a National Board Certified English Teacher for grades 9-12. She holds two master's degrees--one in English and one in education with a specialization in English. She believes that all children are gifted and talented

S2, Ep8: Walk & Talk W/Holly Howard

Mar 12th, 2022 18m 5s

About this episode:Walk a mile in northwest Arkansas with legacy educator Holly Howard. During this walk, Holly shares how and why teachers are the heart of the community. She also talks about the important (and urgent) need to develop strateg

S2, Ep7: Walk & Talk With Chrystal Burkes

Mar 5th, 2022 20m 25s

About This Episode: Take a walk through Bryant, Arkansas with Parkway Elementary's Library Media Specialist, Chrystal Burkes. In this episode we learn about some of the biggest misconceptions about libraries and how to make them an innovative,

S2, Ep6: Walk & Talk With Cade Vallee

Feb 26th, 2022 20m 38s

About This Episode:Walk with us through West Memphis, Arkansas and listen in as Cade shares ways to implement low-risk strategies to connect with students and shares why it's essential to listen to and learn from our students.Guest Bio:Cade

S2, Ep5: Walk & Talk w/Patrick Bruce

Feb 19th, 2022 22m 37s

In today's episode, we walk with a North Little Rock School District educator and discuss the impact of CTE, how to keep our profession relevant and specific ways to avoid having "unemployable graduates."Guest Bio:Patrick Bruce currently serv

S2, Ep4: Walk & Talk with Ar'Jillian Gilmer

Feb 12th, 2022 17m 19s

Take a walk with us through Mayflower, Arkansas, with 4th-8th grade ELA and Social Studies certified educator, Ar'Jillian Gilmer, as she discusses how witnessing so many kids in need of "extra, intensive, out of the box, I'll do whatever it tak

S2, Ep3: Walk & Talk w/Grover Welch

Feb 5th, 2022 20m 38s

Join us for a few laps in Newport, Arkansas and listen as Grover discusses how/why he entered the teaching profession at the age of 40 and the importance of community, diversity and expanding your horizons. Prior to becoming a teacher, Mr. We

S2, Ep2: Walk & Talk w/Rosie Valdez Block

Jan 29th, 2022 20m 52s

In this episode award winning Debate Coach and Little Rock Central High School educator, Rosie Valdez Block, talks about what it was like growing up in a family of educators, why she values the process more than the outcome, offers advice on ho

S2, EP1: Walk & Talk w/Iesha Green

Jan 22nd, 2022 16m 35s

In this episode Iesha Green, a 5th grade classroom practitioner & Teach Plus Arkansas Policy Fellow, talks about the importance of dismantling systems in order to create change. Iesha Green is an Arkansas native. She has been in education for

Walk & Talk With Veteran Educator Rosie Reid

Nov 19th, 2020 16m 36s

Guest Bio: Rosie Reid has been teaching English and English Language Development for 19 years. She was named 2019 California Teacher of the Year and received a 2020 Teaching Tolerance Excellence in Teaching award for her work promoting equity i

Walk & Talk With Veteran Educator Rosetter E. Dirden

Nov 17th, 2020 21m 36s

Guest Bio: Rosetter E. Dirden began her wonderful journey in the field of education seventeen years ago, after an eighteen years career in the Mortgage Banking industry. She began as a middle school teacher, but has been teaching on the high s

Walk & Talk With Veteran Educator Claudine Sanders James

Nov 14th, 2020 19m 6s

Guest Bio: Claudine Sanders James, NBCT, is in her 12th year of teaching 8th grade English at Malvern Middle School in Central Arkansas. James achieved Board Certification in Early Adolescence English Language Arts. She has awarded the 2020 Jam

Walk & Talk With Veteran Educator Kelly D. Holstine

Nov 12th, 2020 20m 5s

About the Guest: Kelly D. Holstine is the 2018/2019 MN State Teacher of the Year (the first out LGBTQ+ teacher and the second alternative educator in MN to be given that honor.) In addition to being an educator, speaker, writer/author, and advo

Walk & Talk With Veteran Educator Roy Vaughn

Nov 10th, 2020 19m 39s

Guest Bio: I am entering my seventeenth year as an educator, military veteran, and man of God. As a career educator I have realized the best way to impact and change the world is by ensuring that the populous is educated. Growing up it wasn’t h

Walk & Talk With Veteran Educator Jeff Hagerstrand

Nov 7th, 2020 28m 5s

Guest Bio: Oldest of two, rural then suburban new agey upbringing; took 7 1/2 years to get BA in English Lit; taught at my alma mater for 12 years in a project based 9-12 arts program; six years as drama teacher at high performing school for a

Walk & Talk With Veteran Educator Sydney Jensen

Nov 5th, 2020 24m 3s

Guest Bio: Sydney is a ninth-grade English teacher at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is also the 2019 Nebraska Teacher of the Year. Her TED talk, "How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers?" was released in November

Walk & Talk With Veteran Educator Tami "TJ" Hendrix

Nov 3rd, 2020 27m 56s

Guest Bio: I am an educator. I've taught high school, adult ed, and higher ed, but my heart belongs to middle school because those years are indeed the toughest in a child's educational development. I am a mother of two biological children and