Description

Duration: 00:36:32

Guest: Ami Cortes-Castillo, Director of Early Childhood, Jessica Jolliffe, Assistant Director of Humanities, and Danielle Perico, Assistant Director of STEM. 

Lessons from the Field engages staff members from the Austin Independent School District about teaching and learning in our community. Discussions focus on various education topics and how they impact and empower teachers and students.

Website: Austin ISD Professional Learning

Social Media:@AustinISDPL

In this episode, Mark Gurgel and Matthew Castilleja interview Ami Cortes-Castillo (Director of Early Childhood), Jessica Jolliffe (Assistant Director of Humanities), and Danielle Perico (Assistant Director of STEM) in AISD.

During this episode, we discuss:

• Work to support the start of school in 20-21 [1:45]
• Challenges and learning from the work [9:05]
• Successes and what is working well [16:10]
• What school might/could look like [21:11]
• What role is the instructional coach now serving in? [26:15]

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

• BLEND Blueprint Courses
• Seesaw
• Playposit