开云体育 and the Agency of Education have launched an Education Ambassadors program to develop educational resources and support teachers using public media programming.
The new program will connect educators to quality curriculum, radio, video, podcasts, and interactives. Ten experienced educators will assist Vermont teachers in discovering and using public media resources by providing new access points for free, standards-based, multimedia teacher resources, as well as creating 鈥渃lick-ready鈥� teacher resources to local content.
The launch of the program was funded by a generous contribution from Bob and Karen Allen of Dorset. Bob Allen is a member of the 开云体育 board of directors.
鈥淎s a former sixth-grade teacher, I know how important it is to have free access to high-quality multimedia resources that align with educational goals,鈥� said Scott Finn, president and CEO of 开云体育. 鈥淭hanks to Bob and Karen, we're able to launch this program to support our hard-working educators.鈥�
This program is part of a partnership between 开云体育 and the Vermont Agency of Education.
"Since the beginning of the pandemic, our partnership with 开云体育 has supported teachers, students and families with high quality educational resources," said Secretary of Education Dan French. "This initiative, building on educators' expertise, will ensure that all Vermont teachers continue to have the support and expertise they need to include these resources in high quality, creative, and engaging instruction."
The ambassadors have a variety of educational backgrounds and come from all regions of Vermont. The group meets monthly over a two-year term. The 2022-2024 ambassadors are:
鈼� Maria Davies, DEI Coordinator, Technology & Career Development,
鈼� Sam Hagen, Executive Director of
鈼� Lindy Johnson, Literacy Coach, .
鈼� Ainaka Luna, World Language Teacher and DEI Coach, ,
鈼� Karen McCalla, 2022 Vermont Teacher of the Year, Teacher Librarian and Technology Integration Specialist at
鈼� Sam Nelson, Middle Level Humanities Teacher, ,
鈼� Stefanie Seng, School Counselor, ,
鈼� Mary Schell, Community + School Coordinator at
鈼� Caty Sutton, Co-Principal and Curriculum Director, ,
鈼� Julia Wayne, Preschool Teacher and Early Childhood Special Educator at ,
鈥淎s an early childhood special educator, lifelong musician, and mother of three young children, my goal as an Education Ambassador is to foster a lasting educational connection for all learners by helping to implement creative programming,鈥� said Julia Wayne, early special educator from Hinesburg Community School.
More information about this partnership can be found here.
