We’re back on another Tuesday with another podcast drop: this week featuring Julie Mountcastle, simultaneously Head of School and Grade 2 / 3 Teacher at Slate School, a K-12 independent school located in North Haven, Connecticut. Julie has been a teacher for nearly 20 years and has taught every elementary grade level and worked in both traditional and project-based classrooms. Passionate about reimagining elementary education, Julie has extended her collaborative and creative energy to every aspect of Slate School, including the development of the curriculum, the school and building design, the integration of the arts into every day, the school’s mission steeped in curiosity-driven education, and sharing that mission with the world . . . even (especially so) during this strange past year. Highlights of our conversation with Julie include:
Don’t forget to also tune in to our Teacher Talks companion podcast . . . this week’s features Shea Egger interviewing three educators of young (and not so young) children: PK3 educator Lea Crongeyer, first grade teacher Mary McCall McArthur, and fifth grade teacher Toby Lowe.
(Season 7, Episode 4) The Joys and Challenges of Teaching & Mom’ing at the Same School
(Season 7, Episode 3): Exploring Teacher Loneliness
(Season 7, Episode 2) Introverts and Extroverts - Teaching Your Way
(Season 7, Episode 1) On Ghosts and Cloaks: The Invisible Parts of Teacher Life
(Season 6, Ep. 5) Motion Pictures Meets Reality: Education through the Eyes of Matilda
(Season 6, Ep. 4) Motion Pictures Meets Reality: Lessons Learned from ”School of Rock”
(Season 6, Ep.3) Motion Pictures Meets Reality: Learning the Art of Slowing Down from Mr. Rogers
(Season 6, Ep.2) Motion Pictures Meet Reality: ”Eighth Grade” Takes Us Back to the most Visceral Truths of Coming-of-Age
(Season 6, Ep. 1) Motion Pictures Meet Reality: Schooling as Portrayed by Abbott Elementary
(Season 5, Ep. 7) Reframing Accountability as Embracing a Series of Tensions: Season Five Reflection
(Season 5, Ep. 6) Reframing Admin Accountability as Transparency & Trust: Looking to our Past to Help Inform our Future
(Season 5, Ep. 5) Reframing Faculty Accountability as Clarity of Expectations
(Season 5, Ep. 4) Reframing the Role of Parents in Accountability: Fostering a Healthy Child-Home-School Connection
(Season 5, Ep.3): Lessons Learned from Honor Council
(Season 5, Ep. 2): Reframing Student Accountability
(Season 5, Ep. 1) Reframing Accountability in Schools: Why is Accountability Such a Dirty Word?
Bridging the Faculty/Admin Divide (Ep. 6): Discipline & Restorative Practices
Bridging the Faculty/Admin Divide (Ep. 5): Starting Fresh with Foundations
Bridging the Faculty/Admin Divide (Ep 4): ”A Day in the Life”
Bridging the Faculty/Admin Divide (Ep. 3): Unpacking Teacher Support
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