1 00:00:00,155 --> 00:00:00,195 - 2 00:00:06,055 --> 00:00:07,395 - Hey everybody, I'm Connor. 3 00:00:07,695 --> 00:00:10,195 That's Doug. And this is the Bethel 4 00:00:10,195 --> 00:00:11,355 School District Presents podcast. 5 00:00:11,655 --> 00:00:14,035 And we have a huge show for you today. 6 00:00:14,175 --> 00:00:15,315 And I know we say that every week, 7 00:00:15,315 --> 00:00:17,355 but this week we actually mean it. 8 00:00:17,465 --> 00:00:20,555 Joining us on the pod this week is Ava dui. 9 00:00:20,685 --> 00:00:23,395 She's a guest teacher who's been at Clover Creek Elementary 10 00:00:23,395 --> 00:00:26,715 for the past couple weeks, all the way from Namibia, Africa, 11 00:00:27,385 --> 00:00:29,995 - Namibia home to the Skeleton Coast National Park. 12 00:00:30,095 --> 00:00:32,555 And did you know that their national bird is the 13 00:00:32,555 --> 00:00:33,835 African fish eagle? 14 00:00:34,065 --> 00:00:35,475 - Well, of course you would know that. 15 00:00:35,475 --> 00:00:37,915 Doug, I know you are a bit of a world traveler 16 00:00:37,915 --> 00:00:39,155 and you've been to Africa. 17 00:00:39,175 --> 00:00:40,275 You ever been to Namibia? 18 00:00:40,555 --> 00:00:42,315 - I have not been to Namibia yet. 19 00:00:42,315 --> 00:00:44,755 If you look at it on a map, it has a panhandle, kind 20 00:00:44,755 --> 00:00:46,835 of like Oklahoma, just on the opposite side, 21 00:00:47,065 --> 00:00:48,995 that Panhandle touches two countries. 22 00:00:49,075 --> 00:00:51,875 I have been to Zambia and Zimbabwe, 23 00:00:51,935 --> 00:00:53,955 but Namibia a lot more deserty, 24 00:00:53,955 --> 00:00:56,235 but a lot of cool birds there I would like to go see. 25 00:00:56,235 --> 00:00:57,595 So it is on my list. 26 00:00:57,785 --> 00:00:59,515 - Well, first, Doug, stop bragging 27 00:00:59,515 --> 00:01:01,635 about all the places you traveled. It's unbecoming, 28 00:01:01,895 --> 00:01:04,155 - But you asked me, - Well that's neither here nor there, 29 00:01:04,175 --> 00:01:06,795 but it does bring up an interesting topic of conversation. 30 00:01:06,815 --> 00:01:09,515 You say Namibia's on your bucket list. Mine too, by the way. 31 00:01:09,615 --> 00:01:12,355 But do you have a dream location for travel? 32 00:01:12,795 --> 00:01:14,715 - I do. I won't have to go as far afield 33 00:01:14,715 --> 00:01:16,475 as Southern Africa to get there. 34 00:01:16,775 --> 00:01:18,475 It is in the continental United States, 35 00:01:18,495 --> 00:01:20,355 but it does require some pre-planning. 36 00:01:20,775 --> 00:01:22,275 One of my dreams is 37 00:01:22,295 --> 00:01:26,315 to see the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade live and in person 38 00:01:26,575 --> 00:01:27,675 and by live and in person. 39 00:01:27,835 --> 00:01:29,915 I don't mean on the streets with a bazillion people, 40 00:01:30,275 --> 00:01:33,475 I mean from a hotel room that overlooks the parade 41 00:01:33,495 --> 00:01:34,675 so I can watch it out the window 42 00:01:34,775 --> 00:01:37,435 and watch it on TV at the same time with some room service. 43 00:01:38,075 --> 00:01:40,395 I think that is definitely top of my bucket list. 44 00:01:40,395 --> 00:01:41,995 But I've heard the hotels you have 45 00:01:41,995 --> 00:01:43,395 to book at least three years in advance. 46 00:01:43,585 --> 00:01:45,115 What about you Connor? Where are you heading to? 47 00:01:45,335 --> 00:01:47,635 - Oh man. I have so many places I wanna see, 48 00:01:47,635 --> 00:01:50,275 but top of my bucket list has got to be Vietnam. 49 00:01:50,535 --> 00:01:52,075 My mom actually lived in Saigon 50 00:01:52,075 --> 00:01:53,315 for a few years when she was a kid. 51 00:01:53,315 --> 00:01:55,755 And I've always wanted to visit. I love Vietnamese culture. 52 00:01:55,915 --> 00:01:58,355 I love the food. I would eat fa morning, noon 53 00:01:58,355 --> 00:01:59,675 and night if I was allowed to. 54 00:01:59,895 --> 00:02:01,835 So hopefully one of these days I can wake up 55 00:02:01,855 --> 00:02:03,875 and say Good morning Vietnam. 56 00:02:03,945 --> 00:02:05,715 - Well Connor, I do hope you get there someday 57 00:02:06,015 --> 00:02:08,475 and I'm gonna just let that Good morning Vietnam go. 58 00:02:08,635 --> 00:02:11,355 'cause I have way too many Adrian Kro now impressions 59 00:02:11,355 --> 00:02:12,915 that I just am dying to do 60 00:02:12,915 --> 00:02:14,835 with a microphone in front of me, but I'm not. 61 00:02:14,845 --> 00:02:17,395 We're gonna get back to our regularly scheduled programming 62 00:02:17,395 --> 00:02:20,275 here and head to Clover Creek Elementary where you sat down 63 00:02:20,275 --> 00:02:21,275 with a Namibian teacher 64 00:02:21,335 --> 00:02:23,115 and one of Clover Creek's own teachers 65 00:02:23,115 --> 00:02:25,355 and talked about this exciting exchange program. 66 00:02:25,545 --> 00:02:28,395 - Joining us today is Bree Wells third grade teacher at 67 00:02:28,575 --> 00:02:30,075 Clover Creek Elementary School. 68 00:02:30,225 --> 00:02:31,955 Also joining us is Ava Duy. 69 00:02:32,005 --> 00:02:34,675 She's a guest educator here teaching first grade 70 00:02:34,745 --> 00:02:35,755 from Namibia. 71 00:02:35,895 --> 00:02:37,115 So Bria, I'm gonna start with you. 72 00:02:37,115 --> 00:02:38,755 This sounds like a really cool program. 73 00:02:38,935 --> 00:02:41,035 Can you tell us a little bit about how it came to be 74 00:02:41,035 --> 00:02:42,195 that Ava joined us here? 75 00:02:42,345 --> 00:02:47,035 - Yeah, so when I went to PLU 12 years ago, one 76 00:02:47,035 --> 00:02:49,515 of my professors started a student teaching program 77 00:02:49,565 --> 00:02:52,635 where she got to bring student teachers from the US 78 00:02:52,735 --> 00:02:54,275 to go student teach in Namibia. 79 00:02:54,415 --> 00:02:56,795 Um, when I was there 12 years ago, 80 00:02:56,915 --> 00:02:59,685 I student taught at a school in a area called Cura. 81 00:03:00,025 --> 00:03:02,845 And so I got to go for free pretty much. 82 00:03:02,905 --> 00:03:05,725 And just like Ava is here, she did not have to pay 83 00:03:05,725 --> 00:03:08,485 to come either, so it's a, it's through PLU 84 00:03:09,065 --> 00:03:10,245 and the Wong Center. 85 00:03:10,315 --> 00:03:12,725 They do a lot of like, um, study abroad things. 86 00:03:12,955 --> 00:03:15,525 They brought a group of six of us back 87 00:03:15,525 --> 00:03:19,045 to Namibia who've all been at different times throughout our 88 00:03:19,045 --> 00:03:21,485 years at PLU back for a second time. 89 00:03:21,665 --> 00:03:23,445 And so I got paired with Ava 90 00:03:23,645 --> 00:03:25,845 'cause she, it was an application process, like I had 91 00:03:25,845 --> 00:03:27,165 to apply, she had to apply 92 00:03:27,265 --> 00:03:28,485 and then there was like a panel 93 00:03:28,485 --> 00:03:29,925 that went over our applications. 94 00:03:30,185 --> 00:03:31,445 And so we were each selected 95 00:03:31,445 --> 00:03:34,605 and then paired together for me to go to Namibian teach 96 00:03:34,605 --> 00:03:38,005 with her and then for her to come here with me, um, 97 00:03:38,105 --> 00:03:39,685 at Cober Creek and teach with me. 98 00:03:39,785 --> 00:03:42,325 - And Ava, it sounds like you've got a bit of a history 99 00:03:42,325 --> 00:03:45,045 with this program having hosted several teachers. 100 00:03:45,355 --> 00:03:49,125 What initially interested you in the idea of coming over 101 00:03:49,125 --> 00:03:51,645 to the United States and guest teaching here? Oh, 102 00:03:51,715 --> 00:03:52,715 - Okay. 103 00:03:52,715 --> 00:03:53,605 You know, it was like an idea. 104 00:03:53,705 --> 00:03:56,845 So we didn't really think much of it or we didn't like dwell 105 00:03:56,865 --> 00:03:58,205 and ponder too much on it. 106 00:03:58,345 --> 00:03:59,725 Of course, we also wanna travel. 107 00:03:59,745 --> 00:04:02,485 We also wanna see how the other teachers are doing their 108 00:04:02,485 --> 00:04:04,845 stuff on the other side because we have been receiving many 109 00:04:04,845 --> 00:04:06,645 of them, uh, on the other end. 110 00:04:06,785 --> 00:04:09,325 So we also wanna see how it is the other side. 111 00:04:09,635 --> 00:04:12,045 Yeah, so that's how it eventually started growing 112 00:04:12,065 --> 00:04:14,765 and then eventually found ourselves where we are right now. 113 00:04:15,145 --> 00:04:17,885 - And I'm sure having spoken with so many teachers, 114 00:04:18,405 --> 00:04:20,445 American teachers over there, I would assume you had a 115 00:04:20,445 --> 00:04:22,045 pretty good idea of what to expect, 116 00:04:22,185 --> 00:04:23,805 but it is, it's so far away. 117 00:04:23,805 --> 00:04:25,085 We were just talking about the flight 118 00:04:25,305 --> 00:04:26,365 and how insane that was. 119 00:04:26,625 --> 00:04:28,165 What's been your experience like, 120 00:04:28,185 --> 00:04:30,245 and I know that's asking a lot to sum it up 121 00:04:30,405 --> 00:04:32,845 'cause you're still probably processing a lot of it, but, 122 00:04:32,845 --> 00:04:34,405 but just tell us a little bit about what it's like 123 00:04:34,405 --> 00:04:36,685 to be here and be in the classroom. Oh 124 00:04:36,745 --> 00:04:40,325 - Yes, it was really like, uh, um, back home when I speak 125 00:04:40,325 --> 00:04:42,525 to the students, they would tell me about, uh, 126 00:04:42,815 --> 00:04:45,885 their schools here and how it is their education system. 127 00:04:46,385 --> 00:04:50,245 So, uh, it's kind of different when you hear it from them 128 00:04:50,265 --> 00:04:51,725 and when you're experiencing it. 129 00:04:51,985 --> 00:04:54,525 So now I get to experience and live it 130 00:04:54,945 --> 00:04:59,445 and I see a lot of things how, how things are done here 131 00:04:59,785 --> 00:05:02,645 and how things are done, uh, uh, back home. 132 00:05:03,265 --> 00:05:06,725 And uh, we have a lot of, I see a lot of similarities. 133 00:05:06,905 --> 00:05:09,605 For example, like children, , like I always say, 134 00:05:10,085 --> 00:05:11,605 students are students wherever you are. 135 00:05:11,605 --> 00:05:14,365 Like my Namibian students are the same as uh, uh, 136 00:05:14,465 --> 00:05:15,645 uh, the American students. 137 00:05:15,675 --> 00:05:17,285 Like they still have the same hearts. 138 00:05:17,845 --> 00:05:20,245 Although things are done very differently here. 139 00:05:20,585 --> 00:05:22,925 We also have different ways of doing things. 140 00:05:23,435 --> 00:05:24,965 - What are some of the biggest similarities, 141 00:05:24,965 --> 00:05:27,645 differences in just the way that classrooms operate? 142 00:05:27,645 --> 00:05:28,965 Schools operate in the two cultures. 143 00:05:29,025 --> 00:05:31,125 - So the differences will be obviously like, uh, 144 00:05:31,305 --> 00:05:34,725 the class sizes because back home I have more students. 145 00:05:34,835 --> 00:05:36,445 Like at the moment I'm sitting 146 00:05:36,445 --> 00:05:38,325 with 44 students in my classroom 147 00:05:38,625 --> 00:05:40,365 and Brie's sitting with 20 students. 148 00:05:40,785 --> 00:05:43,205 So that is already like a big difference here. 149 00:05:43,665 --> 00:05:46,685 You have a lot of support teachers, which uh, 150 00:05:46,905 --> 00:05:47,925 is a big difference 151 00:05:47,925 --> 00:05:51,045 because, uh, back home we don't really have that. 152 00:05:51,435 --> 00:05:53,685 Like our staff is a little bit much smaller. 153 00:05:54,105 --> 00:05:55,445 You have like your classroom, 154 00:05:55,445 --> 00:05:57,445 like I'm a first grade teacher, so I sit 155 00:05:57,635 --> 00:06:01,685 with my students from currently our school starts at uh, 156 00:06:01,785 --> 00:06:05,725 10 past seven and then we dismiss at 10 past one. 157 00:06:06,025 --> 00:06:08,605 So I sit with my students from 10 past seven up 158 00:06:08,605 --> 00:06:10,125 until 10 past one. 159 00:06:10,315 --> 00:06:12,845 When they go out for recess, which you call recess, 160 00:06:12,865 --> 00:06:16,525 we call it break when they go at 10 o'clock I go with them 161 00:06:16,585 --> 00:06:18,405 and I sit with them while they eat and stuff. 162 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:20,165 So I already see a lot of differences. 163 00:06:20,165 --> 00:06:22,685 They, here you have like a lot of support teachers, 164 00:06:22,915 --> 00:06:25,525 like if the student is struggling probably 165 00:06:25,625 --> 00:06:28,365 or hasn't mastered yet a certain competency 166 00:06:28,745 --> 00:06:32,765 or, uh, hasn't yet reached that area, you have teachers 167 00:06:32,785 --> 00:06:34,285 who are assisting in that. 168 00:06:34,555 --> 00:06:37,565 Like, uh, the students are sent to this class 169 00:06:37,665 --> 00:06:39,645 for a certain time and then they get to sit 170 00:06:39,645 --> 00:06:41,525 with the teacher, the teacher works with them. 171 00:06:41,525 --> 00:06:46,005 Whereas back home, um, uh, we are not yet like at 172 00:06:46,005 --> 00:06:47,045 that stage . 173 00:06:47,505 --> 00:06:50,725 So if the student is probably having a difficulty 174 00:06:50,825 --> 00:06:54,045 or is still struggling a little bit in reading you the 175 00:06:54,045 --> 00:06:56,845 teacher, like I am the one who has to sit with that student 176 00:06:56,905 --> 00:06:58,565 and work with that student throughout. 177 00:06:58,785 --> 00:07:01,085 Uh, I really have a lot on my plate. 178 00:07:01,085 --> 00:07:04,525 Like I have a lot of things to do with all my 44 students. 179 00:07:05,145 --> 00:07:08,005 And even as I see the other subjects, 180 00:07:08,005 --> 00:07:11,645 the physical education, you have music, your visual art, uh, 181 00:07:11,755 --> 00:07:13,445 back home, I'm the one who have to sit 182 00:07:13,445 --> 00:07:15,005 and do all of that with my students. 183 00:07:15,035 --> 00:07:17,365 Whereas here you have different teachers, 184 00:07:17,545 --> 00:07:18,725 uh, assigned for that. 185 00:07:18,865 --> 00:07:20,925 - That's really interesting. It seems like there are a lot 186 00:07:20,925 --> 00:07:23,085 of similarities in just the differences are 187 00:07:23,105 --> 00:07:24,325 are slight, but they're important. 188 00:07:24,505 --> 00:07:26,605 And Brie, you've now been on both sides of this 189 00:07:26,745 --> 00:07:28,805 as a teacher in Namibia 190 00:07:28,825 --> 00:07:31,205 and also as someone who's hosting a teacher. 191 00:07:31,515 --> 00:07:33,285 What do you think not only the students 192 00:07:33,385 --> 00:07:35,405 but the educators themselves get from this 193 00:07:35,405 --> 00:07:36,605 type of cultural exchange? 194 00:07:36,995 --> 00:07:38,645 - It's been pretty amazing. 195 00:07:39,025 --> 00:07:42,085 Uh, um, we had another teacher, um, here with us, Ms. 196 00:07:42,105 --> 00:07:44,805 El Sandra, and she is kind of like an instructional coach 197 00:07:44,865 --> 00:07:48,245 and first grade teacher over in Namibia at the same 198 00:07:48,405 --> 00:07:49,445 school as Eva's at. 199 00:07:49,505 --> 00:07:51,405 So they've been taking lots of notes 200 00:07:51,465 --> 00:07:53,445 and they were doing a lot of debriefing. 201 00:07:53,825 --> 00:07:56,165 You know, when I'm teaching or they've observed a variety 202 00:07:56,225 --> 00:07:58,165 of teachers, I've put them in first grade, 203 00:07:58,245 --> 00:08:00,965 I put them in lap, I've put them in second grade 204 00:08:01,345 --> 00:08:03,245 and we're gonna go walk around like the fourth 205 00:08:03,245 --> 00:08:04,285 and fifth grade portables. 206 00:08:04,285 --> 00:08:06,645 So I think one thing that really stood out 207 00:08:06,925 --> 00:08:09,365 to them was our zones of regulation. 208 00:08:09,585 --> 00:08:12,125 So they talked about wanting to, um, kind 209 00:08:12,125 --> 00:08:16,005 of focus more on cell, um, when they go back to Namibia. 210 00:08:16,385 --> 00:08:19,645 Um, every classroom at Clover Creek has like a break space 211 00:08:19,705 --> 00:08:20,885 or like a recharge station. 212 00:08:21,065 --> 00:08:23,005 So that was something we gathered. 213 00:08:23,185 --> 00:08:26,045 Um, some of the things that were in my break space so 214 00:08:26,635 --> 00:08:27,885 they could bring them home 215 00:08:27,885 --> 00:08:29,565 and try to kind of create something similar. 216 00:08:29,945 --> 00:08:32,845 We made our reading groups for third grade at one 217 00:08:32,845 --> 00:08:36,605 of our PLCs and so they got to, um, see kind of 218 00:08:36,605 --> 00:08:38,485 how we place kids based on skill. 219 00:08:38,635 --> 00:08:41,205 They took lots of notes on that and um, Ms. 220 00:08:41,205 --> 00:08:42,605 Gravel and Ava were saying, okay, 221 00:08:42,605 --> 00:08:45,125 even though we don't have like a lap teacher, 222 00:08:45,595 --> 00:08:49,405 like we could still, you know, uh, group kids based on need 223 00:08:49,585 --> 00:08:51,005 to kind of meet them where they are. 224 00:08:51,185 --> 00:08:53,405 So I know that that has been a takeaway 225 00:08:53,905 --> 00:08:56,645 and not only like have they learned from me, 226 00:08:56,745 --> 00:08:59,205 but I feel like I've learned a lot from them. 227 00:08:59,585 --> 00:09:02,285 In Namibia, religion is taught in schools 228 00:09:02,465 --> 00:09:04,765 and so they do a lot of like bible songs 229 00:09:04,945 --> 00:09:07,605 and Christian songs, which we don't do here. 230 00:09:07,755 --> 00:09:11,605 However, um, Ms do many taught them like a good goodbye song 231 00:09:11,705 --> 00:09:14,605 and some different colon responses that will continue. 232 00:09:14,985 --> 00:09:17,805 And so like yesterday my students, they're like, 233 00:09:17,805 --> 00:09:18,885 let's do our goodbye song. 234 00:09:18,985 --> 00:09:20,845 So like I just feel like the music 235 00:09:20,945 --> 00:09:22,445 and the dance in Namibia, 236 00:09:22,785 --> 00:09:25,245 I'm not like a singing music teacher at all, 237 00:09:25,385 --> 00:09:27,405 but I feel like that's the area that I wanna grow in 238 00:09:27,405 --> 00:09:29,525 because some kids love that and live for that. 239 00:09:29,785 --> 00:09:32,405 So, you know, I'm taking a lot of things 240 00:09:32,515 --> 00:09:34,205 that I'm gonna keep here with me too. 241 00:09:34,305 --> 00:09:36,605 - That's awesome. And, and outside of the classroom, 242 00:09:36,825 --> 00:09:38,045 did you get to do some fun stuff? 243 00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:39,085 At least? Did you go to Seattle? 244 00:09:39,345 --> 00:09:40,445 Did you see the Space Needle? 245 00:09:40,445 --> 00:09:41,845 What, what's some of the fun stuff you did? 246 00:09:42,105 --> 00:09:45,005 - We went to Mount Rainier. Am I saying it correctly? 247 00:09:45,005 --> 00:09:48,165 Yeah, . The day we went, it was really full. 248 00:09:48,185 --> 00:09:50,285 That's what, uh, our professor told us. 249 00:09:50,385 --> 00:09:51,885 So for me, that wasn't focused. 250 00:09:51,995 --> 00:09:54,005 I've seen much, many more people than that. 251 00:09:54,025 --> 00:09:57,125 But we went there, we, we, we got a chance 252 00:09:57,225 --> 00:09:59,725 to be like at the facility center I think, 253 00:09:59,985 --> 00:10:03,205 or something in that line whereby we could go check, go 254 00:10:03,205 --> 00:10:04,205 inside and and 255 00:10:04,305 --> 00:10:07,045 and look at like read the history about Mount Rainier 256 00:10:07,185 --> 00:10:10,085 and about all the animals, the plants and everything. 257 00:10:10,785 --> 00:10:13,005 And um, we got to take pictures. 258 00:10:13,225 --> 00:10:15,085 We even brought our Namibian map 259 00:10:15,145 --> 00:10:16,485 and we made sure we , 260 00:10:16,485 --> 00:10:18,485 we took pictures like very close to the mountain. 261 00:10:18,905 --> 00:10:21,765 We unfortunately didn't get a chance to hike up 262 00:10:21,765 --> 00:10:24,245 to the mountain, but at least we got that experience. 263 00:10:24,245 --> 00:10:26,045 That was a, an amazing experience. 264 00:10:26,345 --> 00:10:30,885 We managed to, to tour some of the places around town. 265 00:10:31,105 --> 00:10:34,685 Uh, we went to see the, the glass, uh, museum. 266 00:10:34,865 --> 00:10:37,405 We saw all the beautiful glass that he has made 267 00:10:37,425 --> 00:10:41,205 and were told about how he has donated it to especially PLU 268 00:10:41,465 --> 00:10:43,125 and uh, the different places. 269 00:10:43,745 --> 00:10:45,125 So that was really cool to see. 270 00:10:45,275 --> 00:10:48,685 I've never seen that, like physically I've seen it on tv, so 271 00:10:48,685 --> 00:10:50,045 that was really cool to see. 272 00:10:50,285 --> 00:10:53,365 I went to check out your fair, so amazing. 273 00:10:53,685 --> 00:10:56,245 I went to some rides that we don't have back home 274 00:10:56,745 --> 00:10:58,565 and I really loved the fact that it was, 275 00:10:58,715 --> 00:10:59,765 it's very child friendly. 276 00:10:59,765 --> 00:11:01,605 There's a lot of things for kids to do, 277 00:11:02,245 --> 00:11:03,605 although it was really expensive. 278 00:11:04,045 --> 00:11:08,005 , yes, there are things that I would've loved to try. 279 00:11:08,205 --> 00:11:11,205 I saw somebody having like a big Turkey, Lego, 280 00:11:11,605 --> 00:11:13,645 whatever it was, and I really wanted to try that. 281 00:11:13,745 --> 00:11:15,205 But I was like, no . 282 00:11:15,725 --> 00:11:19,085 I saw a lot of big animals like I see here you have 283 00:11:19,085 --> 00:11:20,325 really big stuff. 284 00:11:20,525 --> 00:11:21,885 I saw a big cow. 285 00:11:21,955 --> 00:11:24,925 I've never seen such a big high, huge cow like that. 286 00:11:25,285 --> 00:11:27,325 I saw big horses like back home. 287 00:11:27,345 --> 00:11:29,925 We also do have those animals, but they're not that huge. 288 00:11:30,225 --> 00:11:32,245 It was so fun and interesting for me 289 00:11:32,245 --> 00:11:34,285 because this is my first time, so everything 290 00:11:34,285 --> 00:11:36,565 that I saw was really fun and interesting. 291 00:11:36,745 --> 00:11:37,845 - So Ava, you've been in a 292 00:11:37,845 --> 00:11:39,125 Bethel classroom now for a couple weeks. 293 00:11:39,185 --> 00:11:40,685 What's something that sticks out for you 294 00:11:40,685 --> 00:11:42,645 that we are doing successfully in our classrooms? 295 00:11:42,965 --> 00:11:44,365 - I like the fact that, uh, 296 00:11:44,905 --> 00:11:48,205 you are really incorporating technology in the classes. 297 00:11:48,515 --> 00:11:49,645 Yeah, it's a good thing 298 00:11:50,105 --> 00:11:52,925 and it's a good way of really, I, I think like 299 00:11:53,005 --> 00:11:54,485 that you can do your work faster, 300 00:11:54,515 --> 00:11:57,205 whereas back home we are still sticking 301 00:11:57,345 --> 00:11:59,325 to like our old methods of teaching. 302 00:11:59,345 --> 00:12:02,365 We still have the chalkboard, uh, we still have the, 303 00:12:02,865 --> 00:12:04,245 the chalk that we use. 304 00:12:04,545 --> 00:12:07,445 So I think this one is very effective in a way that, 305 00:12:07,505 --> 00:12:09,645 you know, you can get the message across faster. 306 00:12:09,985 --> 00:12:11,685 That's what I've observed. Mm-Hmm, 307 00:12:11,725 --> 00:12:12,725 - . 308 00:12:12,725 --> 00:12:13,125 So like that was another thing. 309 00:12:13,125 --> 00:12:15,045 Like we're trying to get them set up with like whiteboards 310 00:12:15,065 --> 00:12:17,205 and whiteboard markers just to increase engagement. 311 00:12:17,345 --> 00:12:19,685 So just the lack of resources when I was there. 312 00:12:19,835 --> 00:12:22,405 It's hard for me now that I've taught for 12 years 313 00:12:23,195 --> 00:12:25,645 without a white, like without kids using whiteboards 314 00:12:25,645 --> 00:12:26,685 because it's so engaging 315 00:12:26,905 --> 00:12:28,765 and then that's a way to hold them all accountable. 316 00:12:29,545 --> 00:12:32,245 So I think just brainstorming like how to take 317 00:12:32,245 --> 00:12:34,365 what we have here and then be like 318 00:12:34,365 --> 00:12:36,685 what can we take back that's sustainable? But 319 00:12:36,685 --> 00:12:39,205 - It was really interesting to see that, uh, here 320 00:12:39,255 --> 00:12:42,565 where your, your government is really intentional about 321 00:12:42,565 --> 00:12:45,325 making sure that students are having those 322 00:12:45,325 --> 00:12:46,445 type of facilities. 323 00:12:46,505 --> 00:12:49,645 And I'm not trying to say this to look down on my, 324 00:12:49,785 --> 00:12:51,085 on my people or government, 325 00:12:51,105 --> 00:12:53,245 but it's just something different that I saw Uhhuh 326 00:12:53,315 --> 00:12:55,285 that was also really interesting for me. 327 00:12:55,505 --> 00:12:57,725 - And I'll take this opportunity to thank our voters 328 00:12:57,825 --> 00:13:00,325 for continuing to pass our technology levy to allow us 329 00:13:00,345 --> 00:13:02,365 to have one iPad for every student 330 00:13:02,365 --> 00:13:04,005 and all these other great technological advances. 331 00:13:04,105 --> 00:13:05,605 So thank you voters for that. 332 00:13:06,025 --> 00:13:07,445 And thank you both for joining me 333 00:13:07,445 --> 00:13:08,965 and thank you for coming all the way over 334 00:13:09,065 --> 00:13:10,885 to share your experiences with our children 335 00:13:10,985 --> 00:13:12,445 and thanks for joining us on the podcast. 336 00:13:12,945 --> 00:13:15,005 - Of course. Thank you so much for having me 337 00:13:15,225 --> 00:13:17,005 and I would definitely love to come back 338 00:13:17,025 --> 00:13:20,885 and, um, I really would want this relationship to continue 339 00:13:20,885 --> 00:13:22,325 because it's something that we have started 340 00:13:22,425 --> 00:13:23,965 and it has to continue. 341 00:13:27,405 --> 00:13:29,365 - Connor, excellent interview as always. 342 00:13:29,425 --> 00:13:31,245 And it's really great that Ava got to be here 343 00:13:31,265 --> 00:13:32,445 during fair season. 344 00:13:32,545 --> 00:13:35,485 The Puyallup Fair is a fantastic place to visit 345 00:13:35,585 --> 00:13:37,565 and to soak up some of our local culture. 346 00:13:38,035 --> 00:13:39,085 Next week we'll be chatting 347 00:13:39,085 --> 00:13:41,645 with our chief financial officer, Brian Ley, 348 00:13:41,645 --> 00:13:42,845 about the district's budget 349 00:13:42,905 --> 00:13:45,765 and all things money. We hope you'll join us. 350 00:13:45,945 --> 00:13:46,445 - Bye everybody.